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Playing Around: Viewing Modes
Take a moment to get familiar with RR-990 now.
1. Press each of the component selectors quickly.
You’ll hear a confirming “double beep” and the
center portion of the screen will change as you
select a different component. Notice that each
selector has a hidden icon that appears only
when you’ve activated the Control Panel for
that component. Also, notice that each
component’s Control Panel takes up almost the
entire center portion of the screen.
2) Now, press and hold the active component se-
lector (the selector with the visible icon) for
about two seconds. You’ll hear a single con-
firming beep (if “beep” is enabled — see be-
low) and the control panel will change to show
only essential buttons. This is the Basic view-
ing mode we spoke of earlier. Press and hold
the same component selector again until you
hear another beep and you’re back to the Com-
plete mode view. It’s your choice.
The RR-990 will remember the view you’ve chosen
for each individual component’s Control Panel. This
lets you select, for example, a Complete view for your
VCR, a Basic view for your TV, and a Custom view
for your laserdisc player, etc.
To “Beep” Or Not To “Beep”
You can turn off the confirming beep by simply press-
ing the component selector a second time immedi-
ately after selecting the component. To reinstate the
beep, just press the same selector once more!
NOTE: Look for the “beep” icon in the upper right
hand corner of the POWER control. If it’s there,
the beep is enabled; if not, it isn’t.
Custom Screen Configuration
As we’ve already explained, the RR-990 gives you three
ways to view each component’s control panel: Stan-
dard, Basic, and Custom.
Let’s look a bit more closely at the Custom viewing
mode.
You may have noticed that the Standard mode was
very complete — perhaps too complete for your use
— while the Basic mode just didn’t provide quite
enough flexibility for your system.
The Custom mode gives you the opportunity to con-
figure each of the RR-990’s eight component Con-
trol Panels to suit your exact needs. The Custom view
option lets you delete just the buttons you decide are
unnecessary from that component’s Standard Con-
trol Panel. Here’s how:
NOTE: You must begin to customize a Control
Panel from the Complete viewing mode.
1. Press the Component Selector for the compo-
nent Control Panel you want to customize. (If
“beep” is enabled, you’ll hear a double beep as
you switch to the desired Control Panel.)
2. Hold the appropriate Component Selector for
approximately six (6) seconds. The following
things will happen as you do:
• The “Beep” icon will disappear from the
Power button.
• The Basic screen will appear accompanied
by a beep (notice that the beep icon has re-
appeared).
• The Standard screen will reappear accompa-
nied by a beep.
•A Standard Edit screen will appear accom-
panied by three beeps.