Harman Kardon AVR 220 Owner's Manual page 6

Front Panel Controls
[] Surround Mode Selector:Pressthis but-
ton to changethe surroundmodeby scrolling
through the list of availablemodes.Notethat
dependingonthe type of input, s ome modes
are not alwaysavailable.(Seepage25 for more
information about surroundmodes.
[] TuningSelector: Pressthe left sideof the
button to tune lower-frequency stationsand the
rightside of the buttonto tune higher-frequency
stations.Whena stationwith a strongsignal
is reached, t he TUNEDIndicator [] will be
illuminatedin the Main Information
Display []
[] Digital Optical 3 Input: Connect t he opti- [] Delay: Pressthis button to bec n the
caldigital output of an audioor video productto sequence of stepsrequired to enter delaytime
thisjack.Whenthe Input isnot in use, b e certain settings.(Seepage 18 for moreinformation on
to keepthe plasticcap installedto avoid dust delaytimes.)
contamination that might degradefuture
performance. [] Digital Input Selector:When playinga
sourcethat has a digital output, pressthis
[] Digital Coax 3 Jack:Thisjack is usedfor button to selectbetweenthe Optical []!_
connectionto the output of portableaudio and Coaxial []_ Digital inputs. (Seepages
devices, v ideo game consolesor other products 26128 for moreinformationon digital audio.)
that havea coaxdigital jack.
[] Main Information Display:This display
[] Video 4 Video Input Jacks:Thesejacks deliversmessages and statusindicationsto
may be usedfor temporaryconnection to the helpyouoperatethe receiver. (Seepages7-8
Eomposite or S-Video output of video games, for a complete explanationof the Information
Totune manually, t ap the button lightly and camcorders or otherportablevideo products. Display.)
notethat the tuner will step up onefrequency
incrementper button press. W hen the button is [] Video 4 Audio Input Jacks:Theseaudio
held for a few seconds you will note that the jacksmay Deusedfor temporaryconnectionto
video gamesor portableaudio/video3roducts
unit will quicklysearchthe frequency3and.
Release it oncethe fast tuning starts;the tuner suchas camcorders anc portableaudio players.
will automatically scanfor the next stationwith
an acceptable signal andthen stop.
[] Tuner Band Selector: Pressing this button
will automaticallyswitchthe AVR220 to the
Tunermode.Pressing it again will switch
betweenthe AM and FMfrequencybands.(See
page 28 for moreinformationon the tuner.)
[] PresetStations Selector: _ressthis
button to scrollup or down through the list or
stationsthat havebeenentered nto the preset
memory.(Seepage 29 for moreinformation on
tuner presets.)
[] Input Source Selector: Pressthis button
[] Channel Select Button: Press this button
to beginthe process of trimming the channel
output levelsusingan externalaudio source.
(Formoreinformationon output leveltrim
adjustment,seepage29.)
[] BassControl:Turnthis controlto modify
the low frequency outputof the left/rightchan- [] Speaker Select Button: Pressthis button
nelsbyas muchas_+10dB. Setthis controlto a to beginthe process of configuringthe unit to
suitable_ositionfor yourtasteor roomacoustics, matchthe type of speakersusedin your listen-
ing room.(Seepage 19for moreinformation
[] Balance Control: Turnthis control to on speakersetupand configuration.)
changethe relativevolumefor the front
left/riqhtchannels. [] TestTone Selector: Pressthis button to
beginthe process of adjustingthe channel o ut-
NOTE:Forproper operationof the surround put levelsusingthe internaltest tone as a ref-
modesthis control shouldbe at the midpoint erence. ( Formoreinformationon output level
or "12 o'clock" position, ac_ustment, s eepage21.)
[] TrebleControl:Turnthis controlto modify
the highfrequency outputof the left/rightchan-
nelsbyas muchas_+10dB. Setthis controlto a
to changethe input by scrollingup or down
[] Surround Mode Indicators: A greenLED
will light in front of the surroundmode that is
currentlyin use.
through the list of input sources, suitablepositionfor yourtasteor roomacoustics. _ Remote SensorWindow: Thesensor
[] FM Mode Selector:Press this button to [] Volume Control: Turnthis knobclockwise behindthis window receivesinfraredsignals
to increasethe volume,counterclockwise to from the remotecontrol.Aim the remoteat this
selectAuto or Manualtuning.Whenthe button
decrease the volume.If the AVR220 is muted, area anddo not blockor coverit.
is pressed so that the AUTOIndicator []
lights, t he tunerwill search for the next station adjustingvolumecontrol w ill automatically
releasethe unit from the silencedcondition.
with an acceptable signalwhen the Tuning
Selector []_ is pressed. When the buttonis
pressedsothat the AUTOIndicator [] is not
lit, eachpressof the Tuning Selector[]_
will increase the frequency. Thisbuttonmay also
be usedto switchbetweenStereoand Mono
modesfor FMradioreception. W henweak
receptionis encountered, p ressthe button until
the STEREO Indicator [] goesout to switch
to Mono reception. Press and holdagainto
switchbackto STEREO m ode.(Seepage28 for
moreinformation o n using the tuner.)
[] Set Button: When makingchoicesduring
the setupand configuration process, p ressthis
buttonto enterthe desiredsettingasshown
in the Main Information Display[] into the
AVR220's memory. Theset buttonmayalso
beusedto changethe displaybrightness.
(Seepage31.)
[] Input Indicators: A green LEDwi light in
front of the in_ut that is currentlybeingusedas
the sourcefor the AVR220.
6 FRONTPANELCONTROLS