Controls And Functions - Harman Kardon AVR45 Service Manual

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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

Front Panel
Main Power Switch : Press this button to Bass Control :
apply power to the AVR-65. the lower frequency output of the left / right
When the switch is pressed in the unit is placed channels by as much as +/-10dB. Set this
in a Standby mode, as indicated by the amber control to a suitable position for your taste and
LED. room acoustics.
This button MUST be pressed in to operate the
unit. To turn the unit off and prevent the use of Treble Control :
the remote control, this switch should be pressed the high frequency output of the left / right
until it pops out from the panel so that the word channels by as much as +/-10dB.
"OFF" may be read at the top of the switch. Set this control to a suitable position for your
taste and room acoustics.
NOTE : In normal operation this switch is left in
the "ON" position.
Balance Control :
change the relative volume for the front left /
System Power Control : When the Main
right channels.
Power Switch 1 is "ON", press this button to
turn on the AVR-65 ; press it again to turn the NOTE :
unit off. Note that the Power Indicator modes this control should be at the midpoint, or
surrounding the switch will turn green when "12 o'clock" position.
the unit is on.
Video 3 Inputs :
Power Indicator : This LED will illuminate in may be used for temporary connection of video
amber when the unit is in the Standby mode to games, camcorder, digital still cameras or
signal that the unit is ready to be turned on. portable audio products. To select a source
When the unit is in operation, the indicator will connected to these jacks, press the Video 3
turn green. Input Selector
Head Phone Jack : This jack may be used T-Mon Selector :
to listen to the AVR-65's output through a pair of the device connected to the
headphones. Be certain that the headphones (24) as the listening source. The previously
have a standard 1/4" stereo phone plug. selected source will continue to show in the
Turn this control to modify information Display
above the button will illuminate to remind you
that you are listening to the tape monitor output.
CD : Press this button to select the device
connected to the CD Input jacks (6) as the
Turn this control to modify listening source.
DVD : Press this button to select the
device connected to the DVD play jacks (7) as
the listening and viewing source.
Turn this control to Video Input Selectors :
buttons to select a source connected to the rear
panel Audio/Video inputs (3), (16), or the front
panel Audio/Video input
For proper operation of the surround
6-Channel director Selector :
button to select the output of an optional, external
6-channel decoder connected to the
These audio / video inputs
inputs (5) as the listening source.
AM/FM : Press this button to select the
tuner as the AVR-65's input source. When it is
first pressed the last station tuned will be heard.
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Press it again to change between AM and FM
bands.
Press this button to select
Tape Monitor jacks Tuning button : Press the left side of the
button to tune lower frequency station and the
right side of the button to tune higher frequency
stations. When a station with a strong signal is
tuned, the TUNED indicator
the Information Display . A brief(1/2 second)
press of the button will manually tune to the next
frequency increment, while pressing and holding
the button for a long period will automatically
tune to the next station with a signal strong
enough for acceptable reception.
Preset Scan : Press this button to
automatically scan through the station that have
been programmed in the AVR-65's memory.
The tuner will play five seconds of each station
before moving to the next preset station. To stop
the scan when the desired station is heard, press
, and the red LED
the button again.
Preset Stations Selector :
to select stations that have been entered into the
preset memory.
TUN.MODE/RDS : Press this button to
select the auto or mono mode for FM tuning.
In the AUTO mode, AUTO indicator will
Press one of these
illuminate in the information display, and when
stations are transmitting stereo signals, the
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stereo reception will be provided and
indicator will also be illuminated in the
Press this
information display. In the MONO mode the left
6 Ch Direct
and right signals from stereo broadcasts will be
mixed together and reproduced through all
channels. Select MONO for better reception of
weak signals.
Dolby Digital Selector : Press this button to
select the Dolby Digital surround mode when
listening to a program that carries the Dolby
Digital surround mode when listening to a
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program that carries the Dolby Digital information.
will illuminate in
Dolby Pro Logic Selector : Press this
button to select the Dolby Pro Logic surround
mode when listening to an analog or
digital(PCM) program that is encoded with
surround-sound information.
Dolby 3 Stereo Selector : Press this button
to select the Dolby 3 Stereo listening mode.
This mode is used primarily when a program
has surround information when a center channel
speaker, but no surround speakers, is installed.
Surround Mode Selectors : Press one of
these buttons to select the analog surround
modes. These modes may be used with any
Press this button analog program source to create a pleasing
surround effect.
DTS Selector : press this button to select
DTS decoding when listening to an audio or
video program that is encoded with DTS
data.(See page 25 for more information on
surround modes and digital audio.)
Stereo Surround Off : Press this button to turn off
all surround processing, and to listen to a
program in traditional stereo from the left front
and right front speakers only.
Mute : Press this button to momentarily
silence the speaker output of the AVR-65.
Volume Control : Turn the knob clockwise to
increase volume, counter clockwise to decrease
the volume.
Delay : Press this button to begin the
sequence of steps required to enter delay time
settings.
Digital Input Selector : When playing a
source that has a digital output, press this button
to select between the Optical (19) and Coaxial
(18) Digital inputs.
Set Button : When making choices during
the setup and configuration process, press this
button to enter the desired setting, as shown in
the information Display, into the AVR-65's
memory.
Multi-room : Press this button to begin the
process of selecting and configuring the
AVR-65's output channels.
Speaker Selector Button : Press this button
to begin the process of selecting the speaker
positions that are used in your listening room.
32 Selector Buttons : When you are
establishing the AVR-65's configuration settings,
use these buttons to select between the choices
available. as shown in the information Display .
Information Display : This display delivers
messages and status indications to help you
operate the receiver.
Remote Sensor Window : The sensor
behind this window receives infrared signals from
the remote control. Aim the remote at this area
and do not block or cover it unless an external
remote sensor is installed.