Overview Of The Grc-800 - Adcom GTP-860II Owner's Manual

2.1 GRC-800 Overview
The GRC-800 remote control is a
learning remote control that is
capable of saving commands for all
remote controls in your home theater
system. In this way, you may elimi-
nate the confusion of using multiple
remotes. Although such power comes
with some added complexity, the
complexity is minimal and with some
repetition will become second nature.
Eight Source Select Buttons
The single most important aspect to
master about the GRC-800 remote
control is the function of the eight
source select buttons at the top of
the remote. These are the buttons
labeled [53] and [26] in the figure
on the opposite page. Each of these
buttons cause two things to happen
when used. First, they select the cor-
responding input on the GTP-860II.
Second, THESE KEYS REMAP ALL OF
THE OTHER BUTTONS ON THE REMOTE
CONTROL. You can think of each of
these buttons as having a page of
commands associated with it. Some
buttons, such as volume up and down,
are pre programmed to operate the
GTP-860II for each source. These
buttons can be "written over" if you
like, but default to GTP-860II opera-
tions for your convenience.
Most of the GTP-860II remote com-
mands are saved under the main
remote page. Whenever you desire
to control the GTP-860II via remote,
you must first ensure the main page is
active. As an example, press [53] main
on the remote control. Now, press
the dim button. If your GTP-860II is
on, the brightness of the front panel
display changes. Notice also that the
main button on your remote illumi-
nates. This serves as a reminder that
the main remote page is currently
active. Now press the CD button and
then the play button. Notice now
that the CD source button lights. The
CD remote page is now active. If you
have an ADCOM CD player, this com-
mand will cause an idle CD to play.
Now, press the dim button again. You
should note that CD button does not
light. The dim command is not pre
programmed in the CD remote page.
If your GTP-860II is on you will also
notice the display does not respond
to this command. Press the [53] main
button again to reenter the main
remote page. The dim button will now
again change the GTP-860II display.
The button description that follows
distinguishes the function of each
button dependent on the page the
remote is in. The remote is shipped
from the factory with ADCOM com-
mands saved under the main, tuner,
and CD pages, and with important
GTP-860II functions such as volume
saved under each page.
The ADCOM universal remote control-
ler is preset to operate all GTP-860II
functions (MAIN and TUNER device
mode) and most GCD-700/750 CD
functions (CD device mode).
Alkaline batteries are recommended
for maximum operating life. Four AAA
(R 03) batteries should be fitted in
the battery compartment at the rear
of the remote control. When replac-
ing batteries, check that they have
been put in correctly, as indicated on
the base of the battery compartment.
Remote Features
[ 26 ] Source Selectors
1, vid 2, vid 3, vid 4, vid 5, tuner,
CD):
These buttons serve two functions.
• First, they switch inputs on the
GTP-860II so you can hear the source
you've just selected.
• Second (and even more important),
they can change the functions of
all the other buttons on the remote
controller. In other words, if you
first push the CD device selector, the
remote's play button generates a
command code for your DVD player.
If you then press the vid 5 device
selector, the same play button would
send a different command code
that might, for example, start your
mini-disc player. (Of course, this all
depends on how you programmed the
remote in the first place. This will be
covered shortly.)
[ 27 ] Power Button
In all modes, this is pre programmed
to turn the GTP-860II on and off.
[ 28 ] Input Selector
In main mode, these are similar to
the source selectors described above
but they switch only GTP-860II inputs.
They DO NOT automatically change
the functions of other remote buttons.
[ 29 ] Mute Button
In all modes, this button is pre pro-
grammed to mute outputs of device.
Mute does not affect recordings
made using the Tape outputs but will
affect the signal going to the Preamp
Outputs. When the unit is in mute
mode, any adjustment of the Volume
Control on the front panel [4] will
release the muting, i.e. the original
volume level will be resumed.
[ 30 ] Dynamic Range
In main mode, this button is pre pro-
grammed to adjust dynamic range of
Dolby Digital encoded sources.
The d. range button, which can be
used only in combination with a Dolby
Digital source, incrementally reduces
the audio track's dynamic range in
(vid
four steps (100%, 75%, 50% and 25%)
to allow for comfortable listening
under a variety of conditions. The
normal or default position is 100%. To
adjust the dynamic range, each con-
secutive press of the d. range button
will reduce the value in 25%
increments, as shown in the alpha-
numeric display section.
Although we usually prefer to repro-
duce a source's full dynamic range
(the difference between very loud
and very soft sounds), it may occa-
sionally be desirable to reduce the
dynamic range. For example, when
playing a movie late at night, loud
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