Operation; Basic Operation; Source Selection - Harman Kardon AVR 220 Owner's Manual

Operation

Basic Operation

Once you have completed the setup and
configuration of the AVR 220, it is simple to
operate and enjoy. The following instructions
will help you maximize the enjoyment of your
new receiver:
Turning the AVR 220 On or Off
• When using the AVR 220 for the first time, you
must press the Main Power Switch
front panel to turn the unit on. This places the
unit in a Standby mode, as indicated by the
amber color of the Power Indicator
the unit is in Standby, you may begin a listening
session by pressing the System Power Control
on the front panel or the AVR Selector
. Note that the Power Indicator
turn green. 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 Input Selector Buttons
on the remote or the Input Source
Selector on the front panel.
NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector
Buttons to turn the unit on, press the
AVR Selector to set the remote control to
the AVR 220's functions.
To turn the unit off at the end of a listening
session, simply press the System Power
Control 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 Outlet fl and the
Power Indicator 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 .
• To program the AVR 220 for automatic turn-
off, press the Sleep Button on the remote.
Each press of the button will decrease the time
before shut down in the following sequence:
90 80 70 60 50
min min min min min
40 30 20 10
OFF
min min min min
The sleep time will be displayed in the Preset
Number/Sleep Timer Indicator
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. 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
the information display returns to normal
brightness, the Sleep indicator numbers
disappear and the words
appear in the Main Information Display
on the
When you will be away from home for an
extended period of time it is always a good
idea to completely turn the unit off with the
. Once
front panel Main Power Switch
NOTE: All preset memories are lost if the unit is
will left turned off by using the Main Power
Switch for more than two weeks.

Source Selection

• To select a source, press any of the Source
Selector Buttons
• The input source may also be changed by
pressing the front-panel Input Source
Selector . Each press of the button will
move the input selection through the list of
available inputs.
• As the input is changed, the AVR 220 will
automatically switch to the digital input (if
selected), surround mode, speaker configura-
tion, output levels, crossover frequency and
night mode status that were entered during the
configuration process for that source.
• The front-panel Video 4 Inputs
be used to connect a device such as a video
game or camcorder to your home entertain-
ment 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
light next to the selected input's name in the
front panel Input Indicators
• When an audio source is selected, the last
video input used remains routed to the Video
and it
Outputs ·b and Video Monitor Output
¤. This permits simultaneous viewing and lis-
tening to different sources.
• When a Video source is selected, the video sig-
nal for that input will be routed to the Video
Monitor Output Jack ¤ and will be viewable
on a TV monitor connected to the AVR 220.
until Volume Control
• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level
using the front-panel Volume Control
remote Volume Up/Down
.
• When listening in the Stereo mode with the
surround circuits off, the Balance Control
may be used to adjust the relative sound output
between the front left and right speakers.
.
• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs
press the Mute Button
rupt the output to all speakers and the head-
phone jack, but it will not affect any recording
or dubbing that may be in progress. Press the
Mute Button
operation.
on the remote.
• During a listening session you may wish to
adjust the Bass Control
Control
room acoustics.
• To set the output of the AVR 220 so that
the output is "flat, " with the tone controls de-
activated, press the Tone Mode Button
until the words
tarily in the Main Information Display
To return the tone controls to an active condi-
tion, press the Tone Mode Button
the words
the Main Information Display
may
• For private listening, plug the 1/4" stereo
phone plug from a pair of stereo headphones
into the front panel Headphone Jack
Note that when the headphone's plug is con-
nected, the word
once across the Main Information Display
and all speakers will be silenced. When the
headphone plug is removed, the audio feed to
the speakers will be restored.
and a green LED will
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or
buttons.
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. This will inter-
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again to return to normal
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and Treble
to suit your listening tastes or
appear momen-
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until
momentarily appear in
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