Controls and Functions, Front panel

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

Front panel

Note

The XM Satellite Radio controlling functions in the following buttons (SEARCH MODE, CATEGORY, PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h, MEMORY, and DISPLAY) are only applicable to the U.S.A. model and are operational only when “XM” is selected as the input source. For details, see “XM Satellite Radio controls and functions” on page 53.

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ZONE 2	ZONE
ON/OFF	CONTROL

MASTER			PRESET/TUNING FM/AM	A/B/C/D/E	l PRESET/TUNING/CH h	MEMORY	TUNING MODE
			EDIT			MAN'L/AUTO FM	AUTO/MAN'L
			NEXT
			SEARCH MODE	CATEGORY	LEVEL		DISPLAY
ON OFF
			PROGRAM			INPUT
MAIN ZONE
PHONES	SPEAKERS
	A	B	STRAIGHT	TONE CONTROL	INPUT MODE		MULTI CH

INPUT

ON/OFF

EFFECT

SILENT CINEMA

VOLUME

VIDEO AUX

VIDEO

L AUDIO R

PORTABLE

B C D E F G H

1MASTER ON/OFF

Turns on or off this unit (see page 27).

2MAIN ZONE ON/OFF

Turns on the main zone or sets it to the standby mode (see page 27).

Notes

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

•When you turn on this unit, there will be a 4 to 5-second delay before this unit can reproduce sound.

•This button is operational only when MASTER ON/OFF is pressed inward to the ON position.

3Remote control sensor

Receives signals from the remote control (see page 8).

4Front panel display

Shows information about the operational status of this unit (see page 9).

(U.S.A. model)

I J K L

5A/B/C/D/E, NEXT

•Selects one of the 5 preset station groups (A to E) when “TUNER” is selected as the input source (see page 45).

•Selects the speaker channel whose output level you want to adjust when “TUNER” is not selected as the input source (see page 35).

6PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h, LEVEL +/–

•Selects one of the 8 preset station numbers (1 to 8) when “TUNER” is selected as the input source. The colon (:) is displayed in the front panel display (see page 45).

•Selects the tuning frequency when “TUNER” is selected as the input source. The colon (:) is not displayed in the front panel display (see page 45).

•Adjusts the level of the speaker channel selected using NEXT when “TUNER” is not selected as the input source (see page 35).

7MEMORY (MAN’L/AUTO FM)

Stores a preset station in the memory. Hold down this button for more than 3 seconds to start automatic preset tuning (see page 47).

RX-V559 specifications

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Yamaha RX-V559 owner manual Controls and Functions, Front panel

Models: RX-V559