Tuner Operation; Recording; Using; The Bridge - Harman Kardon AVR 240 Owner's Manual

of digital surround encoding used and adjust to
accommodate it.
• When some digital sources are playing, you may
not be able to select some of the analog surround
modes such as Dolby Pro Logic II or IIx, Dolby 3
Stereo, Hall, Theater or Logic 7.
• When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing, it is
not possible to make an analog recording using the
Tape Outputs £ and Video 1 Audio Outputs
Y. However, the digital signals will be passed
through to the Digital Audio Outputs ·a.

Tuner Operation

The AVR 240's tuner is capable of tuning AM, FM and
FM Stereo broadcast stations. Stations may be tuned
manually, or they may be stored as favorite station
presets and recalled from a 30-position memory.
Station Selection
1. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select Button g on
the remote to select the tuner as an input. The
tuner may be selected from the front panel either
by pressing the Input Source Selector ^ until
the tuner is active or by pressing the Tuner Band
Selector !.
2. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select Button g or
Tuner Band Selector ! again to switch between
AM and FM so that the desired frequency band is
selected.
3. Press the Tuner Mode Button & I to select
manual or automatic tuning.
When the button is pressed so that AUTO
appears in the Lower Display Line ı each
press of the Tuning Selectors 9u will put
the tuner in a scan mode that seeks the next
higher- or lower-frequency station with acceptable
signal strength. An AUTO ST TUNED indica-
tion
will momentarily appear when the station stops
at a stereo FM station, and an AUTO TUNED
indication will momentarily appear when an AM or
monaural FM station is tuned. Press the Tuning but-
tons again to scan to the next receivable station.
When the button is pressed so that MANUAL
appears in the Lower Display Line ı each tap
of the Selector will increased or decrease the fre-
quency by one increment. When the tuner receives
a strong-enough signal for adequate reception,
MANUAL TUNED will appear in the Lower
Display Line ı.
4. Stations may also be tuned directly in either the
automatic or manual mode. To enter a station's fre-
quency directly, first select the AM or FM band as
desired be pressing the AM/FM Tuner Select
Button g. Next, press the Direct Button J.
Within five seconds of seeing the DIRECT IN
scroll in the Upper Display Line P, enter the
station frequency by pressing the Numeric Keys
r. If you press an incorrect button while entering
a direct frequency, press the Clear Button W to
start over.
NOTE: When FM reception of a station is weak, audio
quality will be increased by switching to Mono mode
by pressing the Tuner Mode Button & I so that
MANUAL appears momentarily in the Lower
Display Line ı and goes out. This will also
activate manual tuning mode.
Preset Tuning
Using the remote, up to 30 stations may be stored in
the AVR 240's memory for easy recall using the front
panel controls or the remote.
To enter a station into the memory, first tune the
station using the steps outlined above. Then:
1. Press the Memory Button X on the remote.
Two underscore lines will appear at the far right
side of the Upper Display Line P.
2. Within five seconds, press the Numeric Keys r
corresponding to the location where you wish to
store this station's frequency. Once entered, the
preset number will appear in the Upper Display
Line P.
3. Repeat the process after tuning any additional
stations to be preset.
Recalling Preset Stations
• To manually select a station previously entered in
the preset memory, press the Numeric Keys r
that correspond to the desired station's memory
location.
• To manually tune through the list of stored preset
stations one by one, press the Preset Stations
Selector Buttons $T on the front panel or
remote.

Recording

In normal operation, the audio or video source
selected for listening through the AVR 240 is sent to
the record outputs. This means that any program you
are watching or listening to may be recorded simply
by placing machines connected to the Tape Outputs
£ or Video 1 Audio/Video and S-Video Outputs
hY in the Record mode.
When a digital audio recorder is connected to the
Digital Audio Outputs ·a, you are able to record
the digital signal using a CD-R, MiniDisc or other digital
recording system.
OPERATION
NOTES:
• The digital outputs are active only when a digital sig-
nal is present, and they do not convert an analog
input to a digital signal, or change the format of the
digital signal. In addition, the digital recorder must
be compatible with the output signal. For example,
the PCM digital input from a CD player may be
recorded on a CD-R or MiniDisc, but Dolby Digital
or DTS signals may not.
• Please make certain that you are aware of any
copyright restrictions on any material you copy.
Unauthorized duplication of copyrighted materials
is prohibited by federal law.

Using

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When Harman Kardon's Bridge (optional) is connected
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and a compatible iPod ® is docked in The Bridge, press
Selector Button d to choose
the DMP Bridge
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the iPod as the input source. Pressing the DMP
Selector Button d will also activate the
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AVR remote's control codes for the iPod, and you may
also use the front-panel controls to operate the iPod.
You may also select DMP as the source
The Bridge
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from the front panel by repeatedly pressing the Input
Source Selector ^ until DMP appears in the
Upper Display Line P, although no Input
Indicator Ú will light.
When The Bridge is properly connected and a com-
patible iPod is properly docked, DMP/THE
BRIDGE IS CONNECTED will scroll
across the Upper Display Line P. Once that mes-
sage appears, use the remote or front-panel buttons
to control the iPod. See the Function List Table on
pages 44–45 for a listing of the remote control but-
tons that have been programmed to control the iPod.
In brief, the Reverse Search, Play and Forward
Search Buttons ` and the
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no and Set Button p may be used in a sim-
ilar manner to the corresponding controls on the
iPod. Additional buttons on the remote may also be
used to navigate your iPod's albums and playlists.
Complete details on operating an iPod using
and an AVR remote are furnished with
The front-panel controls may be used to access a lim-
ited number of iPod functions. Press the Tuner Mode
Button & to play or pause the current track. The
Tuning Selector 9 may be used to search reverse
(left side of button) or forward (right side of button)
through the tracks. Press the Tuner Band Selector
! to call up the iPod's menu. Press the Preset
Station Selectors $ to scroll, and the Set Button
@ to select. For complete information on using the
AVR's remote or front-panel controls to operate an
iPod, see the instructions packed with The Bridge.
OPERATION OPERATION
› Buttons
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