![]() One neat solution to the style/function problem is the set of four Scene buttons provided on the front panel and echoed on the remote control. I’ll be talking about the remote control and the apps in a subsequent episode. The remote control (until you lose it, of course) or the app for your phone or tablet tends to do most of the grunt work. In practice I found myself rarely using the front panel except for the occasional touch on the nicely friction-loaded volume control. The two inputs in the recess beside the volume control on the right of the picture are the HDMI connector and (nearest the volume control) a USB connector that can provide power and accept USB sticks of music tracks. But on at least one occasion I did need to use the Zone control buttons (the unit was stuck on Zone 2 and for some reason had become inaccessible over the LAN) and I had to fish out my torch and put on my reading glasses to find them. Blending the buttons into the facade like this is Yamaha’s solution to the non-trivial problem of combining style and function (my old Harman Kardon concealed buttons like these under a hinged flap, which introduced its own problems). And all the functions they represent can be accessed through other routes, like the remote control, or wirelessly via the phone apps or a Web browser. I suppose Yamaha’s thinking is that most of these are for set-up, not much called for in daily use. The buttons relate to functions like zone control and the tuning and presets of AM and FM radio stations. I’ve had to do a spot of Photoshopping to make sure the tiny buttons at the bottom of the picture show up here at all. The UnRAID Story: The Prasanna Addendum.The UnRAID Story (Chapter 4): Time to Cache In.The UnRAID Story (Chapter 3): More Room for Data.The UnRAID Story (Chapter 2): Getting Even.Opinion: Why there is only one FreeCell.Opinion: The Paralysis of Positive Thinking.Data Sheet: The X-plore on the Shield Gotcha.Data Sheet: Low Energy Audio and the Future of ASHA.Data Sheet: Dust and your DLP Projector.Data Sheet: DeBloating the Huawei P30 Pro.
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