I have the 2805, and the remote is just OK. I think the Denon manuals are very limited on understanding features and covering all topics in laymens terms.

In the 2805 and higher receivers they did increase the size of the receiver display, you also have an option to use OSD (on screen display) however you have to hook it up so your TV can display the images you see in the manual.

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