Can I customize the AVR Maestro home screen?

Yes. Tap the Customize Dashboard icon to enter edit mode, then drag cards to reorder, tap the red circle to remove one, Add to insert widgets you don't have yet, Reset for defaults, and Done to finish. Cards are dimmed while editing so you can't change a receiver setting by accident.

Does AVR Maestro show what's playing?

When the active source exposes metadata, the Now Playing card shows album art, track and artist or station info and transport controls. Tap Launch HEOS to browse stations, queues and streaming services; once playback starts, AVR Maestro takes back over the now-playing display and widgets.

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Dashboard

Your home base, your way

A device status card stays pinned at the top - model, connection, power - with a customizable grid of widgets below it. Add, remove and reorder cards so the dashboard shows exactly what you care about.

Make it yours

Customize in seconds

Tap the Customize Dashboard icon (top-left) to enter edit mode:

Drag a card to reorder it.
Tap the red circle to remove a card.
Add opens a sheet of widgets you don't have yet.
Reset restores the defaults; Done exits.

Cards are dimmed while editing so you can't change a receiver setting by accident. Widgets only render when your receiver exposes the feature.

The widgets

Everything you can pin

Widget	What it does
Volume	Slider with dB readout, mute, and 8 saved volume presets.
Source	Open the input picker; long-press tiles to reorder.
Sound Mode	Current surround mode; tap for a grouped picker.
Now Playing	Album art, track info and transport for HEOS sources.
Zones	Compact Zone 2 / Zone 3 status + quick controls.
Quick Select	Denon Quick Select / Marantz Smart Select buttons.
Speaker Preset	Preset 1 / 2 switcher (chassis-dependent).
Audyssey / Dirac	One-glance calibration state + quick deep-link.
Channel / Sub Levels	Per-channel and subwoofer level snapshots with steppers.
ECO, Sleep, DRC, Restorer, Video, Room Size, LFE	One-tap toggles and pickers, each shown only when supported.

Now Playing & HEOS

See and control what's playing

When the active source exposes metadata, the Now Playing card shows album art, track / artist / station info and transport (play / pause / next / previous).

To browse music - stations, queues, streaming services, HEOS rooms - tap Launch HEOS on the Now Playing card. AVR Maestro opens the official HEOS app for browsing; once playback starts there, AVR Maestro takes back over the now-playing display, transport and widgets. Analog, optical/coaxial and HDMI passthrough sources don't report metadata, so the card stays empty for those.

Common questions

Dashboard FAQ

Can I customize the home screen?

Yes - tap Customize Dashboard, then drag to reorder, tap the red circle to remove, Add for more widgets, Reset for defaults, Done to finish. Cards dim while editing so you can't change a setting by accident.

Does it show what's playing?

Yes, for sources that expose metadata - album art, track/artist/station and transport. Tap Launch HEOS to browse; AVR Maestro takes back over the now-playing display once playback starts.

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