Remote Control Functions
a Use/Learn: This switch selects
the operation mode of the remote
control. Slide it to the left for normal
operation. Slide it to the right when
the remote is being programmed.
b Source Power: Press these
buttons to control power for the last
source device selected when power
on/off commands have been pro-
grammed into the remote’s memory.
c Main Power: Press these
buttons to turn the unit on or off.
d Audio Source Selectors: Press
these buttons to select any of the
audio only sources (CD, Phono,
Tape 1, Tape 2) as the AVR55’s input.
e Video Source Selectors: Press
these buttons to select any of the
audio/video sources (
TV, DVD, Vid 1,
Vid 2) as the AVR55’s input.
f Night Mode: Press this button
to activate the “Night” mode, pre-
venting loud playback when the
digital modes are in use without
altering the dynamic range of the
output signal.
g Delay: Press this button to
change the delay time, after the
Delay function has been initiated by
first pressing the Select button j.
h Digital Audio Input Selectors:
Press one of these buttons to select
a digital audio input.
i AM/FM: Press this button to
select the AVR55’s tuner as an input
source. Pressing this button when
the tuner is in use will switch
between the AM and FM bands.
j Select: Press this button to initi-
ate the process that changes the
delay time (see page 20).
k Test Tone: Press this button to
begin the adjustment of the output
levels. A test tone will circulate
among the speakers. Press this but-
ton to select the individual channels
for output-level adjustments (see
page 19).
l Channel Select: Press this
button to view the output level for the
surround or center channels. When
the Test Tone button k has been
pressed so that the Tone is audible,
pressing this button will change the
channel available for adjustment
(see page 19).
m Speaker Level Adjust: When
setting the system output levels,
press these buttons to increase or
decrease the output level.
n Main Volume: These buttons
control the unit’s volume. Note
that all channels are controlled
simultaneously.
o Display: Press this button
to reduce the brightness of the
front panel display, or to turn it off
completely.
p Mute: Press this button to tem-
porarily cut the audio output of the
receiver. Press it again to return to
the previous volume level.
q Transport Controls: These
buttons may be programmed to
control the tape or disc motion of the
last playback source selected with
the Source Selection buttons d.
Use them as you would the Play,
Stop, Pause, Record, Reverse Play
and Forward Play buttons on any
VCR, CD, cassette, DVD or LD
remote control. The Reverse Play
button fi also operates the FM
Mode function of the AVR55’s tuner.
r Tune/Search and Fast
Forward: These buttons may be
programmed to have multiple
functions, which vary according to
the input device selected.
a. When the TUNER has been
selected, these buttons are used
to tune stations.
b. When CD, Tape, DVD, LD or
VCR is the input source, these
buttons act as the Fast Scan
Forward — or Fast Scan
Reverse ‚ controls.
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