Volume Punch-Through - Harman Kardon AVR 520 Owner's Manual

Programming the Remote
Notes on Usingthe AVR 520 Remote
With Other Devices.
• Manufacturers may usedifferent codesets
for the sameproductcategory.Forthat rea-
son, it is importantthat youcheckto see
whetherthe codeset you haveenteredoper-
ates asmanycontrolsaspossible. I f it
appearsthat only a few functionsoperate,
checkto seewhetheranothercodeset will
work with morebuttons.
• Whena button is pressedon the AVR520
remote,the red light underthe Input
Selector_ for the product beingoperat-
ed shouldflash briefly.If the DeviceControl
Selector f lashesfor somebut not all buttons
for a particular product,it doesNOTindicate
a problemwith the remotebut rather that
no function is programmed for the button
beingpushed.
Volume Punch-Through
TheAVR520's remotemay be programmed to
operatethe Volume Control _ and Mute
functions of either the TVor the AVR520
in conjunction w ith any of the devicescon-
trolled by the remote.Forexample,sincethe
AVR520 will likelybe usedasthe soundsys-
tem forTV viewing,you may wish to havethe
AVR520's volumeactivated,althoughthe
remote is set to run the TV.Eitherthe AVR520
or TV volumecontrol may be associated with
any of the remote'sdevices. T oprogramthe
remotefor Volume Punch-Through, follow these
steps:
1. Press the Input Selector_ forthe unit
youwish to haveassociated with the volume
controlandthe Mute Button _ at the
sametime untilthe red light appears under
the Input Selector_ andnotethat the
Program/SPL Indicator _ will flash
amber.
2. Press the Volume Up Button _ and
note that the Program/SPL Indicator
will stop flashing and stay amber.
3. Presseither the AVR Selector _ or the
Input Selector_, dependingon which
system's volumecontrol you wish to have
attached for the punch-through mode.The
Program/SPL Indicator _ will blink
greenthreetimesandthen go out to confirm
the data entry.
Example:Tohavethe AVR520's volume
control activatedeventhough the remote is
set to control the TV, f irst pressthe
Video/W Input Selector I!_ andthe
Mute Button _ at the sametime. Next,
pressthe Volume Up Button _, fol-
lowed bythe AVRSelector (_.
NOTE:Shouldyou wishto returnthe remoteto
the originalconfiguration after enteringa
VolumePunch-Through, you will needto repeat
the stepsshownabove.However, p ressthe same
Input Selector i n Steps1 and3.
Channel Control Punch-Through
TheAVR520'sremotemaybe programmed to
operatesothat the channel c ontrolfunction for
either the TV, c ableor satellitereceiverusedin
yoursystemmaybe usedin conjunctionwith
one of the otherdevices controlledbythe
remote.Forexample, w hile usingandcontrolling
the VCR,you maywish to changechannels on a
cable boxor satellitereceiverwithout havingto
changethe deviceselected bythe AVR520 or
the remote.Toprogram the remotefor Channel
ControlPunch-Through, follow thesesteps:
Press the Input SelectorButton _ for
the deviceyou wish to havethe channelcon-
trol associated with andthe Mute Button
at the sametime until the red light
appearsunderthe Input Selector_ and
the Program/SPL Indicator _ flashes
amber.
2. Press the Volume Down Button _. The
Program/SPLIndicator _ will stopflash-
ing and stayamber.
Press and release the Input Selector
Button _ for the devicethat will be used
to changethe channels. TheProgram/SPI.
Indicator _ will blinkgreenthreetimes
andthen go out to confirmthe data entry.
Example:Tocontrolthe channelsusingyour
CableBoxor SatelliteReceiver whilethe
remoteis setto controlthe VCR, f irst press
the MID I/VCR Input SelectorButton
andthe Mute Button _ at the same
time.Next,release them and pressthe
Volume Down Button _, followed bythe
VID 2/W Input SelectorButton _.
NOTE: T oremovethe Channel C ontrolPunch-
Throughand returnthe remoteto its original
configuration,repeatthe stepsshown in the
exampleabove.However, p ressthe VID I/VCR
Input Selectorin Steps1 and 3.
Transport Control Punch-Through
TheAVR520'sremotemay be programmed to
operateso that the Transport Control
Functions _ (Play, S top,Fast F orward,
Rewind,Pause andRecord) f or a VCR,DVDor
CDwill operatein conjunctionwith oneof the
otherdevices controlledbythe remote.For
example, w hile usingandcontrollingthe TV,you
maywish to start or stop yourVCRor DVDwith-
out havingto changethe deviceselectedbythe
AVR520or the remote. T oprogramthe remote
forTransport C ontrolPunch-Through, follow
thesesteps:
1. Press the Input Selector _ for the device
youwish to havethe channel c ontrol associ-
atedwith andthe Mute Button _ at the
sametime until the red light appears under
the Input Selector _ andthe Program/
SPI.Indicator _ flashesamber.
2. Press the PlayButton I_). TheProgram/
SPLIndicator _ will stop flashingand
stayamber.
3. Press and release the Input Selector
Button _ for the devicethat will be used
to changethe channels. TheProgram/SPI.
Indicator _ will blink greenthreetimes
andthen go out to confirmthe data entry.
Example:Tocontrolthe transportof a DVD
playerwhilethe remoteis setto controlthe
TV, f irst pressthe VID 2/W Input Selector
Button finland the Mute Button _ at
the sametime. Next,releasethem and press
the Play Button I_t, followedby the DVD
Input Selector Button I!_.
NOTE: T o remove the ChannelControlPunch-
Through and returnthe remoteto its original
configuration, r epeatthe stepsshownin the
exampleabove.However, p ressthe VID 2/TV
Input Selector in Steps1 and 3.
NOTE:Beforeprogramming the remotefor
Volume,Channel o r TransportPunch-Through,
makecertainthat any programming needed for
the specific TV,CD,DVD,Cableor Satellite
Receivers h asbeencompleted.
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