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MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Main Remote Control Functions

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The AVR4500’s remote may

be programmed to control up to seven devices,
including the AVR 4500. Before using the remote,
it is important to remember to press the

Input

Selector

button

that corresponds to the unit

you wish to operate. In addition, the AVR 4500’s
remote is shipped from the factory to operate the
AVR 4500 and most Harman Kardon CD or DVD
players and cassette decks. The remote is also
capable of operating a wide variety of other prod-
ucts using the control codes that are part of the
remote or by learning commands from other
remotes. Before using the remote with other prod-
ucts, follow the instructions on pages 42-45 to
program the proper codes for the products in your
system.

It is also important to remember that many of the
buttons on the remote take on different functions,
depending on the product selected using the

Input Selector Button

. The descriptions

shown here primarily detail the functions of the
remote when it is used to operate the AVR 4500.
(See page 45 for information about alternate
functions for the remote’s buttons.)

Power Off Button:

Press this button to

place the AVR 4500 or a selected device unit in the
Standby mode. Note that when the AVR 4500 is
switched off this will turn off the main room func-
tions, but if the Multiroom system is activated, it
will continue to function.

IR Transmitter Window:

Point this window

towards the AVR 4500 when pressing buttons on
the remote to make certain that infrared commands
are properly received.

Program/SPL Indicator:

This three-color

indicator is used to guide you through the process
of programming the remote or learning commands
from a remote into the AVR 4500’s remote code
memory and it is also used as a level indicator
when using the remote’s EzSet capabilities. (See
page 26 for more information on setting output
levels, and see page 42 for information on pro-
gramming the remote.)

Power On Button:

Press this button to turn

on the power to a device selected by pressing one
of the

Input Selectors

(except Tape).

Input Selectors:

Pressing one of these but-

tons will perform three actions at the same time.
First, if the AVR is not turned on, this will power
up the unit. Next, it will select the source shown
on the button as the input to the AVR. Finally, it
will change the remote control so that it controls
the device selected. After pressing one of these
buttons you must press the

AVR Selector

button

again to operate the

AVR’s functions with the remote.

AVR Selector:

Pressing this button will

switch the remote so that it will operate the AVR’s
functions. If the AVR is in the Standby mode, it will
also turn the AVR on.

AM/FM Tuner Select:

Press this button to

select the AVR’s tuner as the listening choice.
Pressing this button when the tuner is in use will
select between the AM and FM bands.

6-Channel/8 Channel Direct Input:

Press

this button to select the device connected to the

6-Channel Direct Inputs

or the

8-Channel Direct Inputs

(the input avail-

able will depend on the selection 5.1 or 6.1/7.1
made in the surround mode setting, see page 23
for more information).

Test Tone:

Press this button to begin the

sequence used to calibrate the AVR 4500’s output
levels. (See page 26 for more information on
calibrating the AVR 4500.)

Sleep Button:

Press this button to place the

unit in the Sleep mode. After the time shown in
the display, the AVR 4500 will automatically go
into the Standby mode. Each press of the button
changes the time until turn-off in the following
order:

Hold the button pressed for two seconds to turn
off the Sleep mode setting.
Note that this button is also used to change
channels on your TV, VCR and Sat receiver when
the appropriate source is selected, using the
device

Input Selectors

Surround Mode Selector:

Press this but-

ton to select any of the HALL, THEATER or VMAx
surround modes. Note that depending on the type
of input, some modes are not always available.
(See page 29 for more information about sur-
round modes.) Note that this button is also used
to tune channels on your TV, VCR and Sat receiver
when the appropriate source is selected using the
device

Input Selector

Night Mode:

Press this button to activate

the Night mode. This mode is available only with
Dolby Digital encoded sources, and it preserves
dialog (center channel) intelligibilty at low volume
levels (See page 25 for more information).

Channel Select Button:

This button is

used to start the process of setting the AVR
4500’s output levels with an external source.
Once this button is pressed, use the

⁄

buttons

to select the channel being adjusted, then

press the

Set

button

, followed by the

⁄

buttons

again, to change the level setting.

(See page 35 for more information.)

⁄

Buttons:

These multipurpose buttons

are used to change or scroll through items in the
on-screen menus or on the front panel or to make
configuration settings such as digital inputs or
delay timing. When changing a setting, first press
the button for the function or setting to be
changed (e.g., press the

Digital Select Button

to change a digital input) and then press one

of these buttons to scroll through the list of
options or to increase or decrease a setting. The
sections in this manual describing the individual
features and functions contain specific informa-
tion on using these buttons for each application.

When the AVR 4500 remote is being programmed
for the codes of another device, these buttons are
also used in the “Auto Search” process (See page
42 for more information on programming the
remote.)

‹

Button:

This button is used to change the

menu selection or setting during some of the
setup procedures for the AVR 4500.

Set Button:

This button is used to enter set-

tings into the AVR 4500’s memory. It is also used
in the setup procedures for delay time, speaker
configuration and channel output level adjust-
ment.

Digital Select:

Press this button to assign

one of the digital inputs

*Ó

to a source.

(See page 33 for more information on using digi-
tal inputs.)

Numeric Keys:

These buttons serve as a

ten-button numeric keypad to enter tuner preset
positions. They are also used to select channel
numbers when

VCR

Sat

receiver has been

selected on the remote, or to select track numbers
on a CD, DVD or LD player, depending on how the
remote has been programmed.

Tuner Mode:

Press this button when the

tuner is in use to select between automatic tun-
ing and manual tuning. When the button is
pressed so that the

AUTO

indicator

goes out,

pressing the

Tuning

buttons

)≠

will

move the frequency up or down in single-step
increments. When the FM band is in use and the

AUTO

indicator

is on, pressing this button will

change to monaural reception making even weak
stations audible or improving the audio perform-
ance with noisy stereo stations. (See page 40 for
more information.)

Direct Button:

Press this button when the

tuner is in use to start the sequence for direct
entry of a station’s frequency. After pressing the
button simply press the proper

Numeric Keys

to select a station (See page 40 for more

information on the tuner).

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