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OPERATION
Operation
Basic Operation
Once you have completed the setup and configu-
ration of the AVR, it is simple to operate and
enjoy. The following instructions should be
followed for you to maximize your enjoyment of
your new receiver:
Turning the AVR On or Off
• When using the AVR for the first time, you must
press the
Main Power Switch
1
on the front
panel to turn the unit on. This places the unit in a
Standby mode, as indicated by the amber color of
the
Power Indicator
3
. Once the unit is in
Standby, you may begin a listening session by
pressing the
System Power Control
2
or the
Source
button
%
on the front panel or the
AVR Selector
5
. Note that the
Power
Indicator
3
will turn blue. This will turn the unit
on and return it to the input source that was last
used. The unit may also be turned on from Standby
by pressing any of the
Source Selector
buttons
on the remote
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or the
Source
button
%
on the front panel.
NOTE:
After pressing one of the
Input Selector
buttons
4
(except VID3) to turn the unit on,
press the
AVR Selector
5
to have the remote
control the AVR functions.
To turn the unit off at the end of a listening ses-
sion, simply press the
System Power Control
2
on the front panel or the
Power Off Button
3
on the remote. Power will be shut off to any
equipment plugged into the rear panel
Switched AC Outlets
G
and the
Power
Indicator
3
will turn orange.
When the remote is used to turn the unit “off” it
is actually placing the system in a Standby mode,
as indicated by the orange color of the
Power
Indicator
3
.
When you will be away from home for an
extended period of time it is always a good idea
to completely turn the unit off with the front
panel
Main Power Switch
1
.
NOTE:
All preset memories may be lost if the unit
is left turned off with the
Main Power Switch
1
for more than two weeks.
Using the Sleep Timer
• To program the AVR for automatic turn-off, press
the
Sleep Button
9
on the remote. Each press
of the button will increase the time before shut
down in the following sequence:
The sleep time will be displayed in the
Main
Information Display
Ò
and it will count
down until the time has elapsed.
When the programmed sleep time has elapsed,
the unit will automatically turn off (to Standby
mode). Note that the front panel display will dim
to one half brightness when the Sleep function is
programmed. To cancel the Sleep function, press
and hold the
Sleep Button
9
until the infor-
mation display returns to normal brightness and
the Sleep indicator numbers disappear and the
words
S L E E P O F F
appear in the
Main
Information Display
Ò
.
Source Selection
• To select a source, press any of the
Source
Selector
buttons on the remote
46
7
.
NOTE:
After pressing one of the
Input Selector
buttons
4
to turn the unit on, press the
AVR Selector
5
to have the remote control the
AVR functions.
• The input source may also be changed by
pressing the front-panel
Input Source Selector
button
%
. Each press of the button will move
the input selection through the list of available
inputs.
• As the input is changed, the AVR will auto-
matically switch to the digital input (if selected),
surround mode and speaker configuration that
were entered during the configuration process for
that source.
• The front-panel
Video 3 Inputs
Ô
,
Optical
Digital 3 Input
*
or the
Coaxial Digital 3
Input
Ó
may be used to connect a device such
as a video game or camcorder to your home
entertainment system on a temporary basis.
• As the input source is changed, the new input
name will appear momentarily as an on-screen
display in the lower third of the video display.
The input name will also appear in the
Main
Information Display
Ò
and a blue LED will
light next to the selected input’s name in the
front-panel
Input Indicators
ˆ
.
• When a pure audio input (CD, Tuner, Tape,
6-Channel Input) is selected, the last video input
used remains routed to the
Video Outputs
P
and
Video Monitor Output
B
. This permits
simultaneous viewing and listening to different
sources.
• When
Digital Media Player (DMP)
source is selected, if a compatible Apple iPod
device is inserted in an optional Harman Kardon
that is connected to
DMP
Connector
8
on the rear panel, function
messages will appear on any video display
connected to the AVR’s
Video Monitor
Outputs
B
, and the remote control may be
used to navigate the iPod and access many of its
functions.
The function messages will also appear in the
front-panel display, and the iPod’s battery may be
charged. See the owner’s guides for
and your iPod for more information.
• When a Video source is selected, its audio signal
will be fed to the speakers and the video signal for
that input will be routed to the appropriate
Monitor Output Jack
B
and will be viewable on
a TV monitor connected to the AVR. If a component
video source is connected to the
Video 1
L
,
Video 2
J
Component Inputs
, it will be
routed to the
Component Video Outputs
K
.
Make certain that your TV is set to the proper input
to view the appropriate video signal (composite,
S-Video or component video, see Notes for S-
Video on page 14).
6-Channel Direct Input
The
6 C H DIRECT INPUT
should be used
when the input source device has its own internal
bass management system. This input passes the
input from the source directly through to the vol-
ume control without any analog to digital conver-
sion and it mutes the unused input jacks to pre-
vent unwanted noise from interfering with system
performance.
Note that when the 6-Channel Direct Input is in
use, you may not select a surround mode, as the
external decoder determines the processing in
use. In addition, there is no signal at the record
outputs or bass management when the
6-Channel Direct Input is in use and the tone or
balance controls will not function.
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