I contacted the Denon service department about the RC-855. It is no longer in production. They told me to buy the RC-974 that is the replacement remote. I bought one for $87.00 from Vance Baldwin Electronics at their online site. It came yesterday. Now my problem is setting up the RC-974 to work with my AVR1700.
Since my manual only cantains setup info for the RC-855 there is a small problem understanding the buttons and what to push for what situation. I am currently searching for a place to get this info, since the Denon site has no area to download manuals. I'll pass on any more info I find. One would think a manual would be supplied, but I guess we are on our own to find it.