Basic Operation; Source Selection; 6-Channel Direct Input; Controls And Use Of Headphones - Harman Kardon AVR 155 Owner's Manual

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 Main Power Switch
on the rear panel ON to turn the unit
on.. This places the unit in a Standby mode, as indi-
cated 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 . Note that the
Power Indicator 3 will turn white. 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
Source button % on the front panel.
NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector
buttons (except VID3) to turn the unit on,
press the AVR Selector to have the remote
control the AVR 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 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 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.
If you plan to be away from home for an
extended period of time it is always a good idea
to completely turn the unit off with the rear panel
Main Power Switch X.
NOTE: All preset memories may be lost if the unit
is left turned off with the Main Power Switch
X for more than two weeks.
Using the Sleep Timer
• To program the AVR for automatic turn-off, press
the Sleep Button 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.
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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
mation display returns to normal brightness and
the Sleep indicator numbers disappear and the
words
SLEEP OFF
Information Display Ò.

Source Selection

• To select a source, press any of the Source
Selector buttons on the remote
.
NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector
buttons to turn the unit on, press the
AVR Selector
AVR functions.
• The input source may also be changed by
or the
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.
• When a pure audio input (CD, Tuner, Tape,
6-Channel Input) is selected, the last video input
used remains routed to the Video Out puts
and Video Monitor Output
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 appro priate
Monitor Output Jack
a TV monitor connected to the AVR. If a component
video source is connected to the Video 1
Video 2 Component Inputs, it will be
routed to the Component Video Outputs
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
when the input source device has its own internal
bass management system. This input passes the
input from the source directly through to the
until the infor-
volume control without any analog to digital
conversion and it mutes the unused input jacks to
prevent unwanted noise from interfering with
appear in the Main
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.

Controls and Use of Headphones

to have the remote control the
• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using
the front panel Volume Control 1 or remote
Volume Up/Down
• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs press
the Mute button
put to all speakers and the headphone jack, but it
will not affect any recording or dubbing that may
be in progress. When the system is muted, the
word
mation Display Ò. Press the Mute button
• To set the output of the AVR to be either "flat",
with the tone controls deactivated, or to activate
the tone controls, press the Tone Mode (bold)
button 8 on the Front Panel or the Tone (bold)
button
or TONE IN appear on the Main Information
Display (and on your TV screen if this is set to
show the OSD). Before these words disappear
again after a few seconds, press the (left arrow,
right arrow) 7 buttons on the front panel or the
(arrow up, arrow down)
remote to switch between the OFF and IN func-
tions. If you want to use the tone controls, select
TONE IN, and switch between TONE IN, TREBLE
MODE and BASS MODE by pressing repeatedly
. This permits
the Tone Mode (bold) button 8 on the Front
Panel or the Tone (bold) button ` on the
Remote. If you want to change the Treble level,
press either of the (arrow left, arrow right) but-
tons 7 on the Front Panel or either of the (arrow
up, arrow down) buttons
and will be viewable on
while the words TREBLE MODE are still visible in
the display. You can increase or decrease the level
,
in steps of 2dB, up to a maximum of 10dB. Use
the same procedure for bass level.
.
• 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
the Main Information Display Ò and all
should be used
6 CH DIRECT INPUT
buttons.
. This will interrupt the out-
will blink in the Main Infor -
MUTE
again to return to normal operation.
on the Remote. The words TONE OFF
buttons on the
on the Remote
will scroll once across
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