Tuneroperation - Harman Kardon AVR 110 Owner's Manual

Operation
3. Note that not att digitally encodedprograms
contain full 5.1-channelaudio.Consultthe pro-
gramguide that accompanies the DVDor laser
discto determinewhich type of audio has been
recordedon the disc.TheAVR110 wiii auto-
maticallysensethe type of digital surround
encodingusedand adjustto accommodate it.
4. When a digital sourceis playing,you may not
be able to selectsomeof the analog surround
modessuchas DotbyProLogic,Dolby3, Stereo,
Halt,Theateror Logic7.
5. When a DolbyDigital or DTSsourceis play-
ing, it is not possibleto makean analog record-
ing usingthe Tape 1_ andVideo 1 or Video
2 Record Outputs _I_.._. However, t he
digital signalswilt be passedthrough to the
Digital Audio Outputs 1_t.
PCM Audio Playback
PCM(PulseCodeModulation)is the non-
compressed digital audio systemusedfor
compactdiscsandlaserdiscs. T hedigital circuits
in the AVR110 arecapableof high-quality
digital-to-analogdecoding, a ndthey may be
connecteddirectlyto the digital audiooutput
of yourCD or LDplayer.
Connectionsmaybe made to eitherthe rear
panelOptical or Coaxial Inputs _ or the
fiont panelDigital Inputs _J_lJ.
Tolistento a PCMdigital source, f irst selectthe
input for the desiredsource(e.g.,CD).Nextpress
the Digital Select buttonk':_ and then use
the ,I,/T buttons_I on the remote,or the
Selector buttons[] on the front panel,until
the desiredchoiceappearsin the Main
Information Displayi'T_.
When a PCMsourceis playing,the PCM indi-
cator [] will light. DuringPCMplaybackyou
may selectany surroundmodeexceptDotby
Digitalor DT&
Playbackfrom PCMsourcesmay alsobenefit
flora the Logic7 Mode.When playingback a
surround-encoded PCMsource,suchas an LD
or surround-encoded CD,usethe Logic 7 C or
Cinemamode.When playingtrue stereo
recordings, u sethe Logic7 M or Musicmode
for a wider soundstageandincreased rear-
channelambience.
MP3 Audio Playback
TheAVR110 is oneofthe first A/V receiversto
provideon-boarddecodingfor the MP3audio
format usedby computersand portable audio
devices,in addition,somenew CD playersare
capableof playingbackoptical discsthat are
recordedwith MP3,rather than standardCD
audio information.Byoffering MP3 decoding,
the AVR110 is ableto delivermoreprecise
conversionof the digital signalsto an analog
output, along with the benefitsof listeningto
the MP3 audiothrough the AVR110's high
current amplifierandthe speakersfrom your
surroundsystem, r ather than the smaller
speakersand low-poweredamplifierstypically
usedwith computers.
Totake advantageofthe AVR110's MP3capa-
bilities,simplyconnectthe PCMoutput ofa
computer'ssoundcard or the PCMoutput of a
portable digital audiodeviceto either the rear
panel Digital Inputs _ or the front panel
Digital Inputs _J_]. As soonasthe digital
signal is available,the MP3 Bitstream
Indicator [] will light, and the audio will
begin playing.
NOTES:
• TheAVR110 is only capableof playingsig-
nalsin the MP3 (MPEGl/Layer 3) format, it
is not compatiblewith other computeraudio
codecs.
• Thedigital audio input signal may be either
optical or coaxial, but the signalmust be in
the PCMformat. Directconnectionof USBor
serialdata outputsis not possible, e ven
though the signalsare in the MP3format. If
you haveany questionsabout the data out-
put format from your computeror a sound
card, checkwith the device'sowner'smanual
or contact the manufacturer's technicalsup-
port area.
Tuner Operation
TheAVR110'stuner is capableof tuningAM,
FM andFM Stereobroadcaststations.Stations
may be tuned manually,or they may be stored
as favoritestation presetsand recalledflora a
30-position memory.
Station Selection
1. Pressthe AM/FM Tuner Select button 0
on the remoteto selectthe tuner asan input.
Thetuner may be selectedfrom the front panel
by either pressingthe Input Source Selector
[] until the tuner is active or by pressingthe
Tuner Band Selector [] at anytime.
2. Pressthe AM/FM Tuner Select button 1_
or Tuner Band Selector [] againto switch
betweenAM andFM sothat the desired
flequencyband is selected.
3. Rossthe FM Mode button[] _) to select
manual o r automatic tuning.
Whenthe AUTOindicator[] is illuminatedin
the Main Information Display[] the tuner
will stop onlyat thosestationsthat havea
strongenoughsignalto be received with
acceptable quality.
Whenthe AUTO indicator[] is not illumi-
nated,the tuner is in a manualmodeand
wilt stop at eachfrequencyincrementin the
selected band.
4.To selectstations,pressthe Tuning
Selector button []_. Whenthe AUTO
indicator[] is illuminated,pressthe button
for two seconds and then releaseto causethe
tuner to searchfor the next highest-or lowest-
frequency station that hasan acceptable signal.
Whentuning FMstationsin the Auto mode,the
tuner will selectonlystereostations.Totuneto
the next station,pressthe button again. If the
STEREO indicator[] is not illuminated,tap
the TuningSelector button []I_ to
advanceonefrequencyincrementat a time,or
pressandhold it to locatea specificstation.
Whenthe TUNEDindicator[] lights, the sta-
tion is properlytuned and shouldbe heardwith
clarity.
5. Stationsmayalso be tuned directlybypress-
ing the Direct button _), andthen pressing
the Numeric Keys _ that correspondto the
station'sfrequency. T hedesiredstationwill
automaticallybe tuned,if you pressan incor-
rectbutton while enteringa direct frequency,
pressthe Clear button I_I to start ovec
NOTE:Whenthe FM receptionof a station is
weak, audio quality will be increased by
switchingto Mono modeby pressingthe
FM Mode button[] _ until the STEREO
indicator[] goesout.
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