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REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Volume Control:

Press this button to raise or lower the volume.

Navigation (

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and

OK Buttons:

These buttons are

used to make selections within the menu system. These buttons are
also used to operate the tuner.

Alphanumeric Keys:

Use these buttons to enter numbers for

radio station frequencies or to select station presets. Use the alphabetic
keys with other products as required. When prompted for a text entry,
the first press of the key displays the first letter printed above the key.
Each additional press displays the other letters. When the desired letter
appears, wait a moment for it to be entered before moving to the next
character.

Last Channel:

When controlling a cable, satellite or HDTV set-top

box or a TV, press this button to return to the previous television channel.

Activity:

This button may be programmed to transmit a series of

commands with a single press, which is useful for powering on all
devices and selecting the correct settings on each device, or for selecting
multi-digit channels with a single press. See the Advanced Functions
section for more information on Activities.

Back/Exit:

Press this button to return to the previous menu or to exit

the menu system. This button may have the same effect with some
source devices.

Menu Button:

This button is used to display the main menu on some

source devices. To display the AVR 254’s main menu, press the AVR
Settings Button.

Disc Menu:

While a DVD is playing, press the DVD Source Selector,

then this button, to display the disc’s menu.

Teletext Buttons:

Use these buttons with a Teletext-capable televi-

sion if your broadcast, cable or satellite provider offers Teletext service.
They are normally not used in North America. These buttons are also
used to operate some source devices. See Table A13 in the appendix
for details.

Channel/Page Control:

When the tuner has been selected, this

control selects a preset radio station. Press these buttons while operat-
ing a cable, satellite or HDTV set-top box or a television to change
channels. The Page control may be available with some DVD players
when playing a DVD Audio disc containing pages of images associated
with a track.

Record Button:

Use this button to make recordings when an audio

or video recorder is in use.

AVR Settings Button:

Press this button to display the AVR’s Main

Menu. It is also used to switch the remote’s device mode from a source
device to the AVR.

Info Settings Button:

Press this button to display the AVR’s Info

Menu, which contains the settings for the current source.

Source Settings Button:

Press a Source Selector and then this

button to display a source device’s settings menu.

Zone Selector:

Use this switch to select whether AVR commands

will affect the main listening area (Zone 1) or the remote zone of a
multizone system ( Zone 2). For normal operation, leave the switch in
the Zone 1 position.

Track Skip:

These buttons have no effect on the receiver, but are

used with source components to change tracks or chapters.

Transport Controls:

These buttons have no effect on the receiver,

but are used to control many source components.

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