Basic Operation; Source Selection; Volume Control; Surround Mode Selection - Harman Kardon AVR 70 Owner's Manual

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Once the input, speaker and antenna
connections have been made, and the
system has been configured, the receiver
is ready for operation. Note that some
controls are duplicated on both the front
panel and the remote control, while
others appear on one or the other, but not
both.
To turn the unit on, press either the
button on the front panel
Power
Main Power ON b
When power is turned on, the receiver will
return to the input source in use when
the unit was last turned on. The front
panel display will also illuminate
to provide status indicators of the unit's
operation.

Source Selection

To select or change the input source,
press one of the
Source
front panel
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Source buttons on the remote
To listen to one source while you watch
another, first select the video source (
, , or
TV VCR1 VCR2 Aux
select the desired audio source (
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CD Tape 1 Tape 2
The audio source will be displayed on the
Information Display, while the video
source will be displayed in the upper left
corner of the Fluorescent Display next to
VISUAL ¡
the word

Volume Control

The AVR70's volume is controlled using
either front panel knob
buttons on the remote.
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Volume
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Basic Operation

NOTE: Unlike conventional
mechanically driven volume controls,
this receiver's volume is set using digital
devices. This means that the volume
knob has no firm stopping point at either
end of its rotation. Depending on the
speed with which the knob is turned, it is
normal for as many as three complete
rotations to be required for full travel
or from the loudest setting to the softest.
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on the remote.
When the volume is adjusted, the word
will appear in the main
Master
portion of the Information Display,
followed by a two digit number. The
number indicates the variation from the
reference point established when the
output levels are set.

Surround Mode Selection

buttons on the One of the most important features of
or one of the the AVR70 is its ability to reproduce a full
. multichannel surround soundfield from
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both surround encoded programs, and
standard stereo programs.
,
LD
), and then Selection of a surround mode is based on
personal taste, as well as the type of
AM/FM
program source material being used. For
example, motion pictures bearing the
logo of one of the major surround
encoding processes, such as Dolby
Surround, DTS Stereo
may be played in either the Dolby Pro
. Logic, Dolby 3 Stereo or Movie Surround
Modes. Other mode selections are
described elsewhere in this manual.
or the NOTE: Once a program has been
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Main
encoded with surround information, it
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retains the surround matrix as long as
the program is broadcast in stereo. Thus,
movies with surround sound will carry
surround information when they are
broadcast via conventional TV stations,
cable, pay TV and satellite transmission
in stereo. In addition, a growing number
of made for television programs, sports
broadcasts, radio dramas and music CDs
are also recorded in surround sound. You
may obtain a list of these programs and
discs from Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corp., Woothon Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4
8QJ, England.
Surround modes may be selected in one
of three ways.
From the front panel, use the
or
Mode
the list of modes. The selected mode will
appear in large letters in the front panel
display, and in a two line reminder on
the video screen. Once the selection is
made, the mode will continue to appear
in a smaller indictor at the bottom of the
front panel display.
From the remote, modes may be selected
by simply pressing the button that
corresponds to the desired mode.
™ or UltraStereo
Modes may also be selected using the on
screen display. Press
the remote to display the
Then press
screen cursor is next to
. Press
MODE
move to the next menu.
Mode ⁄
buttons to scroll through
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on
SELECT r
.
MAIN MENU
once so that the on
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SURROUND
again to
SELECT r