CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

Remote control

This section describes the function of each control on the remote control used to control this unit. To operate other components, see “REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES” on page 78.

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

POWER

POWER

STANDBY

POWER

0

 

TV

AV

 

 

 

CD

MD/CD-R

TUNER

 

 

2

DVD

DTV/CBL

DVR

V-AUX

 

 

REC

 

CODE SET

MULTI CH IN

A

 

DISC SKIP

 

 

SLEEP

B

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

FREQ/TEXT

 

EON

AMP

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODE

PTY SEEK

START

 

J

 

TV VOL

TV CH

VOLUME

E

 

TV MUTE

TV INPUT

 

 

F

 

 

 

MUTE

 

STEREO

MUSIC

ENTERTAIN

MOVIE

 

3

1

2

3

4

 

STANDARD

SELECT

EXTD SUR.

DIRECT ST.

 

4

5

6

7

8

G

SPEAKERS

ENHANCER

NIGHT

STRAIGHT

 

 

5

9

0

10

ENT.

H

LEVEL

 

 

SET MENU

6

 

 

 

TITLE

 

 

MENU

I

 

BAND

 

 

SRCH MODE

7

 

ENTER

 

 

 

A/B/C/D/E

A/B/C/D/E

 

8

RETURN

 

 

DISPLAY

 

 

DAB MEMORY

PRESET/CH

 

 

Controlling this unit

Press AMP to control this unit.

1Infrared signal transmitter

Outputs infrared control signals. Aim the transmitter at the component you want to operate (see page 7).

2Input selector buttons

Select the input source.

3Sound field program selector buttons

Select sound field programs (see page 54).

– Use SELECT to play back 2-channel sources in surround (see page 40).

– Use EXTD SUR. to switch between 5.1 and 6.1- channel playback of multi-channel sources (see page 39).

– Use DIRECT ST. to play back 2-channel sources in hi-fi stereo sound (see page 37).

4SPEAKERS

Turns on or off the set of front speakers connected to the FRONT A and/or B terminals on the rear panel. Press this button repeatedly to toggle as follows:

A on

B on

A and B off

5ENHANCER

Turns on or off the Compressed Music Enhancer mode (see page 35).

6LEVEL

Selects the speaker channel to be adjusted (see page 34).

7Cursor buttons u / d / j / i, ENTER

Select and adjust the sound field program parameters or the “SET MENU” parameters.

8RETURN

Returns to the previous menu level when adjusting the “SET MENU” parameters.

9STANDBY

Sets this unit to the standby mode (see page 25).

0POWER

Turns on this unit (see page 25).

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Yamaha RX-V459 owner manual Remote control, Controlling this unit

RX-V459 specifications

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