Front-Panel Controls - Harman Kardon AVR 140 Owner's Manual

AVR 140
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1 Main Power Switch
2 Power Indicator
3 Standby/On Switch
4 Headphone Jack
5 Tone Mode
6 Speaker Selector
7 Surround Mode Group Selector
8 Surround Mode Selector
9 Tuning Selector
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Buttons
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1 Main Power Switch: Press this button to apply
power to the AVR 140. When the switch is pressed
in, the unit is in Standby, as indicated by the amber
Power Indicator 2. This button MUST be pressed
in to operate the unit. To turn the unit off and prevent
the use of the remote control, this switch should be
pressed until it pops out from the front panel and the
word "OFF" is seen at the top of the switch.
NOTE: This switch is normally left in the "ON" position.
2 Power Indicator: This LED lights amber when the
unit is in the Standby mode to signal that the AVR is
ready to be turned on. When the unit is in operation,
the indicator is blue.
3 Standby/On Switch: When the Main Power
Switch 1 is "ON, " press this button to turn on the
AVR 140; press it again to turn the unit off. The Power
Indicator 2 turns blue when the unit is on.
4 Headphone Jack: This jack may be used to listen
to the AVR 140's output through a pair of headphones.
The speakers will automatically be turned off when the
headphone jack is in use.
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! Tuner Band Selector
@ Set Button
# Digital Input Selector
$ Preset Station Selector
% Delay Adjust Selector
^ Input Source Selector
& Tuner Mode Selector
* Optical 3 Digital Audio Input
( Coaxial 3 Digital Audio Input
Ó Video 3 Video Input Jacks
5 Tone Mode: This button controls the tone mode
settings, enabling adjustment of the bass and treble
boost/cut. You may also use it to take the tone con-
trols out of the signal path completely for "flat"
response. The first press of the button displays a
TONE IN message in the Lower Display Line
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out of the signal path, press either of the ‹ ‹ /› ›
Buttons ) until the display reads TONE OUT.
To change the bass or treble settings, make sure that
TONE IN appears in the Lower Display Line ı
or press either of the ‹ ‹ /› › Buttons ) until it does.
Press the Tone Mode Button 5 until the desired
option of TREBLE MODE or BASS MODE
appears in the Lower Display Line ı and in the
on-screen display and then press either of the ‹ ‹ /› ›
Buttons ) to enter the desired boost or cut setting.
Both treble and bass contours may be boosted or
cut by up to + or –10dB in increments of 2dB. See
pages 17 and 27 for information on the tone controls.
NOTE: The AVR 140 is not equipped with a traditional
Balance control. When listening to 2-channel materials,

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VID 2
VID 3
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Ò Volume Control
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ı Lower Display Line
ˆ Surround Mode Indicators
˜ Remote Sensor Window
if you wish to adjust the stereo image, you may use
the Channel Adjust Selector
decrease the level of the left front channel by up to +
or –10dB, and then to decrease or increase the right
front channel by the corresponding amount. However,
when listening to surround materials and most 2-chan-
nel materials, it is recommended that you leave these
settings at the results obtained during the configuration
process described on pages 15 through 25.
6 Speaker Selector: Press this button to begin
configuring the unit to match the type of speakers
used in your listening room. (See pages 20–22 for
more information on speaker setup and configuration.)
7 Surround Mode Group Selector: Press this but-
ton to select the top-level group of surround modes.
Each press of the button will select the current or last
used mode in each of the surround mode groups
(e.g., Dolby, DTS, DTS Neo:6, Logic 7, DSP, Stereo).
When the button is pressed so that the name of the
surround mode group appears in the on-screen display
and in the Lower Display Line ı, press the
Surround Mode Selector 8 to cycle through the
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FMAM
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Channel Adjust Selector
to increase or
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