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6 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
Front Panel Controls
9
Surround Mode Selector: Press this
button to cycle through the individual surround
modes available after the Surround Mode
Group Selector
5
was pressed (see item
5
above). Note that depending on the type of
input, some modes are not always available. (See
page 32 for more information about surround
modes).
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Tuning Selector: Press the left side of the
button to tune lower frequency stations and the
right side of the button to tune higher frequency
stations. When a station with a strong signal is
reached, the TUNED indicator
I
will illuminate
in the Main Information Display
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(see page 40 for more information on tuning
stations).
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Tuner Band Selector: Pressing this button
will automatically switch the AVR 5550 to the
Tuner mode. Pressing it again will switch be-
tween the AM and FM frequency bands. Holding
it pressed for 3 seconds will switch between
stereo or mono receiving and automatic or
manual tuning mode.When the button is pressed
so that the AUTO Indicator
J
lights, the tuner
will search for the next station with an acceptable
signal when the Tuning Selector
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K
é
is
pressed.When the button is pressed so that the
AUTO Indicator
J
is not lit, each press of the
Tuning Selector
)
K
é
will increase the
frequency. (See page 40 for more information on
using the tuner.)
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Set Button: When making choices during the
setup and configuration process, press this button
to enter the desired setting as shown in the Main
Information Display
˜
into the AVR 5550’s
memory.
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Preset Stations Selector: Press this
button to scroll up or down through the list of
stations that have been entered into the preset
memory. (See page 40 for more information on
tuner programming.)
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Button: When an adjustment is being
made using the Channel Select
Ù
or Digital
Select
Û
buttons, this button may be pressed
to scroll through the available options.
%
Input Source Selector: Press this button to
change the input by scrolling through the list of
input sources.
^ RDS Select Button: Press this button to dis-
play the various messages that are part of the RDS
data system of the AVR 5550’s tuner. (See page 40
for more information on RDS).
& Delay Adjust Selector: Press this button to
begin the process of adjusting the delay settings
for Dolby surround modes. See page 25 for more
information on delay adjustments.
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Digital Optical 3 Input: Connect the optical
digital audio output of an audio or video product
to this jack.When the Input is not in use, be
certain to keep the plastic cap installed to avoid
dust contamination that might degrade future
performance.
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Input/Output Status Indicators: These
LED indicators will normally light green to show
that the front panel Video 4 A/V
Ô
jacks or the
Coaxial 3 digital
Ó
jack is operating as an
input.When either of these jacks has been con-
figured for use as an output, the indicator will
turn red to show that the jack may be used for
recording. (See page 21 for more information on
configuring the front panel jacks as outputs,
rather than inputs.)
Ó
Digital Coax 3 Jack: This jack is normally
used for connection to the output of portable
audio devices, video game consoles or other
products that have a coax digital jack. It may
also be configured as an output jack, to feed a
digital signal to a CD-R, MiniDisc or other digital
recording device. (See page 21 for information
on configuring the Digital Coax 3 Jack to an
output.)
Ô
Video 4 Input/Output Jacks: These
audio/video jacks may be used for temporary
connection to video games or portable audio/
video products such as camcorders and portable
audio players. They may also be configured as
output jacks (also S-Video) to feed a signal to
any recording Audio or Video device (see page 35
for more information).
Bass Control: Turn this control to modify
the low frequency output of the left/right chan-
nels by as much as ±10dB. Set this control to a
suitable position for your taste or room acoustics.
Ò
Balance Control: Turn this control to
change the relative volume for the front left/right
channels.
NOTE: For proper operation of the surround
modes this control should be at the midpoint or
“12 o’clock” position.
Ú
Treble Control: Turn this control to modify
the high frequency output of the left/right channels
by as much as ±10dB. Set this control to a suitable
position for your taste or room acoustics.
Û
Digital Select Button: When playing a
source that has a digital output, press this button
to select between the Optical
* W
and
Coaxial
Ó X
Digital inputs (See page
33 for more information).
Ù
Channel Select Button: Press this button
to begin the process of trimming the channel
output levels using an external audio source.
(For more information on output level trim
adjustment, see page 35).
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Volume Control: Turn this knob clockwise
to increase the volume, counterclockwise to
decrease the volume. If the AVR is muted,
adjusting volume control will automatically
release the unit from the silenced condition.
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Input indicators: A green LED will light in
front of the input that is currently being used as
the source for the AVR 5550.
˜
Main Information Display: This display
delivers messages and status indications to help
you operate the receiver. (See pages 7 for a com-
plete explanation of the Information Display.)
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Remote Sensor Window: The sensor
behind this window receives infrared signals from
the remote control.Aim the remote at this area
and do not block or cover it unless an external
remote sensor is installed.
˘
Surround Mode Indicators: A green LED
will light in front of the surround mode that is
currently in use.