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 fol-
lowed 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 orange 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
456"
.
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.
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
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
8
on the remote. Each
press of the button will increase the time before
shut down in the following sequence:
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
8
until the
information display returns to normal brightness
and the
SLEEP OFF
message appears in
the
Main Information Display
Ú
.
Source Selection
• To select a source, press any of the
Source Selector
buttons on the remote
456"
.
NOTE:
After pressing one of the
Input Selector
buttons
4
you must 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 automat-
ically switch to the digital input (if selected), sur-
round mode and speaker configuration that
were entered during the configuration process
for that source.
• The front-panel
Video 3 Inputs
˜
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 in the
Main Information
Display
Ú
and a green LED will light next to
the selected input’s name in the front-panel
Input Indicators
Ô
.
• When a pure audio source (Tuner, CD, Tape) is
selected, the last video input used remains
routed to the
Video 1 Outputs
and
Video
Monitor Output
. This permits simultaneous
viewing and listening to different sources.
• 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
and will be
viewable on a TV monitor connected to the AVR.
Controls and Use of Headphones
• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using
the front panel
Volume Control
(
or remote
Volume Up/Down
!
buttons.
• The
Balance Control
&
may be used to
adjust the relative sound output between the left
front and right front speakers.
• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs
press the
Mute
button
#
. This will interrupt
the output to all speakers and the headphone
jack, but it will not affect any recording or
dubbing that may be in progress. Press the
Mute
button
#
again to return to normal
operation.
• During a listening session you may wish to
adjust the
Bass Control
^
and
Treble
Control
*
to suit your listening tastes or room
acoustics.
• To set the output of the AVR so that the out-
put is “flat,” with the Tone controls and the
Balance control de-activated, press the
Tone
Mode
button
6
button once or twice so that
the words
Tone Out
appear momentarily in
the
Main Information Display
Ú
. To return
the tone controls to an active condition, press
the
Tone Mode
6
button once or twice so
that the words
Tone I n
momentarily appear
in the
Main Information Display
Ú
.
• For private listening, plug the 6.3 mm stereo
phone plug from a pair of stereo headphones
into the front panel
Headphone Jack
4
. Note
that when the headphone’s plug is connected,
the word
HEADPHONE
will scroll once
across the
Main Information Display
Ú
and
all speakers will be silenced. When the
headphone plug is removed, the audio feed to
the speakers will be restored.
Surround Mode Selection
One of the most important features of the
AVR is its ability to reproduce a full multichannel
surround sound field from digital sources, analog
matrix surround encoded programs and standard
stereo or even mono programs. In all, a total of
fifteen listening modes are available on the AVR.
Selection of a surround mode is based on person-
al taste, as well as the type of program source
material being used. For example, motion pic-
tures, CD’s or TV programs bearing the logo of
one of the major surround encoding processes,
such as Dolby Surround should be played in either
the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie (with movies) or
Music (with music) surround mode or with the
Harman Kardon´s exclusive Logic 7 Movie Mode,
to create a full range discrete 5.1 channel sur-
round signal from surround encoded programs
with a stereophonic left and right rear signal,
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