Basic Operations; Operating The Remote Control - Yamaha Aventage RX-A870 Owner's Manual

Basic operations

This section describes basic operations such as playing Blu-ray Discs and DVDs, and tuning into radio stations. Most operations can be performed using the
remote control.

Operating the remote control

Unit input sources and settings that have been
assigned to SCENE keys can be selected with just
one touch (SCENE function).
The unit turns on automatically when it is in standby
mode. By default, the following settings assigned to
each SCENE key.
SCENE key
1
Input HDMI1
MOVIE
Sound program
(Sci-Fi)
Compressed
Off
Music Enhancer
HDMI output HDMI
OUT
jack
(RX-A870 only) 1+2
18 En
3
2 4
NET
AUDIO1 TUNER
RADIO
MUSIC MUSIC
STRAIGHT (7ch (7ch
Stereo) Stereo)
On On On
HDMI HDMI HDMI
OUT OUT OUT
1+2 1+2 1+2
Mute the audio output
Adjust the volume level
Turn on/off (standby) the unit
Select an input source
HDMI HDMI
1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
5 5 6 6 7 7 V-AUX V-AUX V-AUX
AUDIO AUDIO
1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4
AV AV
5 5 5 1 1 6 AUDIO 2 2 TUNER TUNER TUNER
BLUETOOTH BLUETOOTH BLUETOOTH USB USB USB NET NET NET PHONO PHONO PHONO
PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY HDMI OUT HDMI OUT HDMI OUT HDMI OUT
MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN ZONE 2 ZONE 2 ZONE 2 ZONE 2
SCENE SCENE
1 2 3 4
MUTE MUTE
PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM VOLUME VOLUME
MODE MODE MODE
TOP MENU TOP MENU TOP MENU POP-UP/MENU POP-UP/MENU POP-UP/MENU POP-UP/MENU
TUNING TUNING TUNING TUNING PRESET PRESET P P
SUR. DECODE STRAIGHT SUR. DECODE STRAIGHT
MOVIE MOVIE MUSIC MUSIC
ENHANCER PURE DIRECT ENHANCER PURE DIRECT
INFO INFO INFO SLEEP SLEEP SLEEP
The unit is equipped with a variety of sound
programs and surround decoders that allow you to
enjoy playback sources in your favorite sound
mode.
STRAIGHT: Input sources will be played without any
sound field effects.
PURE DIRECT: Input sources will be played using only
those functions absolutely vital to playback to minimize
noise generated by electronic circuitry. Functions such
as the front panel display will be temporarily disabled to
achieve Hi-Fi sound quality.
ENHANCER: Compressed music stored on a
Bluetooth device or USB storage device will be played
with additional depth and breadth.
MOVIE, MUSIC, SUR. DECODE: Sound programs
suitable for movies and music can be selected using
MOVIE or MUSIC, and unprocessed multichannel
playback from 2-channel sources is enabled using
SUR. DECODE.