Operation; Basic Operation; Source Selection - Harman Kardon AVR 210 Owner's Manual

Operation

Basic Operation

Once you have completed the setup and
configuration of the AVR 210, it is simple to
operate and enjoy. The following instructions
will help you maximize the enjoyment of your
new receiver:
Turning the AVR 210 On or Off
• When using the AVR 210 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 on the front panel or the AVR Selector
f. Note that the Power Indicator 3 will
turn green. 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 Input Selector buttons on the
remote efg or the Source button !
on the front panel.
NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector
buttons eg to turn the unit on, press the
AVR Selector f to set the remote control to
the AVR 210 functions.
To turn the unit off at the end of a listening
session, simply press the System Power
Control 2 on the front panel or the Power
Off button d on the remote. Power will be
shut off to any equipment plugged into the rear
panel Switched AC Outlets fl and the
Power Indicator 3 will turn amber.
When the remote is used to turn the unit "off"
it is actually placing the system in a Standby
mode, as indicated by the amber color of the
Power Indicator 3.
• To program the AVR 210 for automatic turn-
off, press the Sleep button i on the remote.
Each press of the button will increase the time
before shut down in the following sequence:
90 80 70 60 50
min min min min min
40 30 20 10
OFF
min min min min
The sleep time will be displayed in the Preset
Number/Sleep Timer Indicator Q and it
will count down until the time has elapsed.
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When the programmed sleep time has elapsed,
the unit will automatically turn off. 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 i until
the information display returns to normal
brightness, the Sleep indicator numbers
disappear and the words SLEEP OFF
appear in the Main Information Display X.
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 are lost if the unit is
left turned off by using the Main Power
Switch 1 for more than two weeks.

Source Selection

• To select a source, press any of the Source
Selector buttons on the remote eg.
• 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 210 will
automatically switch to the digital input (if
selected), surround mode, speaker configura-
tion, output levels, crossover frequency and
night mode status that were entered during the
configuration process for that source.
• The front-panel Video 4 Inputs %^ may
be used to connect a device such as a video
game or camcorder to your home entertain-
ment 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 X and a green LED will
light next to the selected input's name in the
front panel Input Indicators .
• When an audio source is selected, the last
video input used remains routed to the Video
Outputs c and Video Monitor Output ‹.
This permits simultaneous viewing and listening
to different sources.
• When a Video source is selected, the video sig-
nal for that input will be routed to the Video
Monitor Output jack ‹ and will be viewable
on a TV monitor connected to the AVR 210.
Volume Control
• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level
using the front panel Volume Control Ó or
remote Volume Up/Down buttons.
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• When listening in the Stereo mode with the
surround circuits off, the Balance Control *
may be used to adjust the relative sound output
between the front left and right speakers.
• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs
press the Mute button . This will interrupt
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the output to all speakers and the headphone
jack, but it will not affect any recording or dub-
bing that may be in progress. When the system
is muted, the MUTE indicator Y will light in
the Main Information Display Û. Press the
Mute button again to return to normal
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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 210 so that
the output is "flat, " with the tone controls 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 X. To return the
tone controls to an active condition, press the
Tone Mode 6 button once or twice so that
the words Tone In momentarily appear in
the Main Information Display X.
• For private listening, plug the 1/4" 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 X
and all speakers will be silenced. When the
headphone plug is removed, the audio feed to
the speakers will be restored.