CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

Front panel

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1STANDBY/ON

Turns the unit on, or sets it in standby mode. When you turn the unit on, you will hear a click and there will be a 4 to 5-second delay before it can reproduce sound.

Standby mode

In this mode, the unit uses a small amount of power in order to receive infrared-signals from the remote control.

2INPUT MODE

Sets the priority for the types of input signals (AUTO, DTS, ANALOG) received when one component is connected to two or more input jacks. You cannot set priority for an audio source if you have selected 6CH INPUT as the input source.

3INPUT

Selects the input source you want to listen to or watch.

46CH INPUT

Selects the audio source connected to the 6CH INPUT jacks. This selection takes priority over sources selected with INPUT (or the input selector buttons on the remote control).

5Remote control sensor

Receives signals from the remote control.

6Front panel display

Shows information about the operational status of the unit.

7TUNING MODE (AUTO/MAN’L MONO)

Switches the tuning mode between automatic and manual.

8PRESET/TUNING (EDIT)

Switches the function of PRESET/TUNING l / h between selecting a preset station number and tuning (the colon (:) turns on or off).

This button is also used to exchange the assignment of two preset stations with each other.

9FM/AM

Switches the reception band between FM and AM.

0MEMORY (MAN’L/AUTO FM)

Stores the current station in memory.

qVOLUME

Controls the output level of all audio channels. This does not affect the OUT (REC) level.

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Yamaha RX-V440RDS owner manual Controls and Functions, Front panel

RX-V440RDS specifications

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