Harman Kardon AVR 525 Owner'S Manual Download

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MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The AVR 525’s remote may be

programmed to control up to eight devices, including
the AVR 525. 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 525’s remote is shipped from
the factory to operate the AVR 525 and most
Harman Kardon CD or DVD players and cassette
decks. The remote is also capable of operating a
wide variety of other products using the control codes
that are part of the remote. Before using the remote
with other products, follow the instructions on pages
44–53 to program the proper codes for the products
in your system.

It is also important to remember that many of the but-
tons on the remote take on different functions, depend-
ing on the product selected using the Device Control
Selectors. The descriptions shown here primarily detail
the functions of the remote when it is used to operate
the AVR 525. (See page 40 for information about
alternate functions for the remote’s buttons.)

Power Off Button:

Press this button to place the

AVR 525 or a selected device in the Standby mode.
Note that this will turn off the main room functions, but if
the Multiroom system is activated, it will continue to
function.

IR Transmitter Window:

Point this window

towards the AVR 525 when pressing buttons on the
remote to make certain that infrared commands are
properly received.

Program/SPL Indicator:

This three-color indica-

tor is used to guide you through the process of pro-
gramming the remote or learning commands from a
remote into the AVR 525’s remote code memory and
it is also used as a level indicator when using the
remote’s EzSet capabilities. (See page 24 for more
information on setting output levels, and see page 38
for information on programming the remote.)

Power On Button:

Press this button to turn on

the power to a device selected by pressing one of the

Input Selectors

Input Selectors:

Pressing one of these buttons

will perform three actions at the same time. First, if the
AVR 525 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 525. 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 525’s functions with the remote.

AVR Selector:

Pressing this button will switch the

remote so that it will operate the AVR 525’s functions. If

the AVR 525 is in the Standby mode, it will also turn the
AVR 525 on.

AM/FM Tuner Select:

Press this button to select

the AVR 525’s tuner as the listening choice. Pressing
this button when the tuner is already 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

8-Channel

Direct Inputs

. (See page 27 for more

information.)

Test Button:

Press this button to begin the

sequence used to calibrate the AVR 525’s output levels.
(See page 24 for more information on calibrating the
AVR 525.)

Sleep Button:

Press this button to place the unit

in the Sleep mode. After the time shown in the display,
the AVR 525 will automatically go into the Standby
mode. Each press of the button changes the time until
turn-off in the following order:

This button is also used to change channels on your
TV when the TV is selected.

When the AVR 525 remote is being programmed with
the codes to operate another device, this button is also
used in the “Auto Search” process. (See page 38 for
more information on programming the remote.)

Surround Mode Selector:

Press this button to

cycle through the DSP, VMAx and Stereo surround
modes such as Hall, Theater, VMAx Near and Far, and
Surround Off. This button is also used to tune channels
when the TV is selected using the device

Input

Selector

. When the AVR 525 remote is being

programmed with the codes of another device, this
button is also used in the “Auto Search” process. (See
page 38 for more information on programming the
remote.)

Night Mode:

Press this button to activate the

Night mode. This mode is available in specially
encoded digital sources, and it preserves dialogue
(center channel) intelligibility at low volume levels.

Channel Select Button:

This button is used to

start the process of setting the AVR 525’s output levels to
an external source. Once this button is pressed, use the

⁄

Buttons

to select the channel being adjust-

ed, then press the

Set Button

, followed by the

⁄

Buttons

again, to change the level setting.

(See page 32 for more information.)

⁄

Buttons:

These multipurpose buttons are

used to change or scroll through items in the on-

screen menus, make configuration settings such as
digital inputs or delay timing, or to select surround
modes. When changing a setting, first press the button
for the function or setting to be changed (e.g., press
the

Surround Mode Selector

to select a sound

field mode or the

Digital Select Button

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 information on using these buttons for
each application.

‹

Button:

This button is used to change the

menu selection or setting during some of the setup
procedures for the AVR 525.

Set Button:

This button is used to enter settings

into the AVR 525’s memory. It is also used in the
setup procedures for delay time, speaker configuration
and channel output level adjustment.

Digital Select:

Press this button to assign one

of the digital inputs

to a source. (See

page 28 for more information on using digital 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
TV, Cable or SAT 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 tuning and manual
tuning. When the button is pressed so that the

AUTO

Indicator

goes out, pressing the

Tuning Buttons

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will move the frequency up or down in

single-step increments. When the FM band is in use,
pressing this button when a station’s signal is weak will
change to monaural reception. (See page 31 for more
information.)

Direct Button:

Press this button when the tuner

is in use to start the sequence for direct entry of a sta-
tion’s frequency. After pressing the button, simply
press the proper

Numeric Keys

to select a sta-

tion. (See page 31 for more information on the tuner.)

Tuning Up/Down:

When the tuner is in use, these

buttons will tune up or down through the selected fre-
quency band. If the

Tuner Mode Button

has

been pressed so that the

AUTO Indicator

is illumi-

nated, pressing and holding either of the buttons for
three seconds will cause the tuner to seek the next sta-
tion with acceptable signal strength for quality reception.
When the

AUTO Indicator

is NOT illuminated,

pressing these buttons will tune stations in single-step
increments. (See page 31 for more information.)

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