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Settings for the system
(SYSTEM menu)
You can use the SYSTEM menu to customize
the settings of the receiver.
Select “4-SYSTEM” in the amplifier menus.
For details on adjusting the parameters, see
“Navigating through menus” (page 24) and
“Overview of the menus” (page 25).
SYSTEM menu parameters
xNAME IN (Naming inputs)
Lets you set the name of inputs. For details,
see “Naming inputs” (page 23).
xDIMMER (Brightness of the
display)
Lets you adjust the brightness in 3 steps.
x12V TRIG. (12V Trigger)
Lets you turn the receiver on/off in another
zone, or select various option for use of the
12V Trigger function.
• INPUT (for main zone only)
Lets you turn on the output of 12V triggers
when the preset input is selected.
When you select “INPUT”, the setting
display which sets each input trigger to on/
off appears. Press V/v to select the input,
then press . Press V/v again to select
“ON” or “OFF”, then press .
• ZONE
Lets you turn the output of 12V triggers on
or off based on whether the selected zone is
turned on or off.
•CTRL
Lets you turn the output of 12V triggers on
or off manually using the CIS command of
the IR remote.
•OFF
Lets you turn off output of 12V triggers even
when the main receiver is turned on.
Tips
• Even when this receiver is in standby mode (press
?/1 on the remote to turned off this receiver), the
receiver in zone 2 remains turned on. To turn off all
receivers, press ?/1 and AV ?/1 on the RM-
AAU056 remote at the same time (SYSTEM
STANDBY).
• Only signals from components connected to the
analog input jacks are output through the ZONE 2
OUT jacks.
• When tuner is selected; the same type of radio
station (FM/AM) selected in the main zone is set in
zone 2. However, you can select the input other
than tuner in zone 2.
• When the receiver in the main zone is turned off, or
an input source other than tuner is selected, you can
select a radio station from AM or FM in zone 2.
When the receiver in the main zone or zone 2 is
turned off, you can select a broadcast from FM/
AM/XM/SIRIUS in one zone in which the receiver
is turned on.
xRS232C (RS232C Control)
Lets you use this menu for the zone 2
operation.
•ON
The receiver can receive commands from the
RS232C port.
•OFF
The receiver does not receive commands
from the RS232C port.