Harman Kardon AVR 505 LIMITED EDITION Owner's Manual page 11

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Remote Control Functions
Macro Buttons: Press these buttons
to store or recall a "Macro", which is a
pre-programmed sequence of commands
stored in the remote. (See page 28 for more
information on storing and recalling macros.)
Transport Buttons: These buttons do not
have any functions for the AVR, but they may be
programmed for the forward/reverse play opera-
tion of a wide variety of CD or DVD players, and
audio or video- cassette recorders. (See page 27
for more information on programming the
remote.)
Skip Up/Down Buttons: These buttons
do not have a direct function with the AVR, but
when used with a compatibly programmed CD
or DVD changer they will change the tracks on
the disc currently being played in the changer.
RDS Select Button: Press this button to
display the various messages that are part of the
RDS data system of the AVR 's tuner. (See page
26 for more information on RDS).
Preset Up/Down: When the tuner is in
use, press these buttons to scroll through the
stations programmed into the AVR 's memory.
When CD or DVD is selected using the Input
Selector button
, these buttons may func-
tion as Slow Fwd/Rev (DVD) or "+10" (CD).
Clear Button: Press this button to clear
incorrect entries when using the remote to
directly enter a radio station's frequency.
Memory Button: Press this button to enter
a radio station into the AVR 's preset memory. Two
underline indicators will flash at the right side of
the Main Information Display
have five seconds to enter a preset memory
location using the Numeric Keys
page 25 for more information.)
Delay/Prev Ch.: Press this button to begin
the process for setting the delay times used by
the AVR when processing surround sound. After
pressing this button, the delay times are entered
by pressing the Set button
and then using
the
buttons
to change the setting.
/
Press the Set button again to complete the
process. (See page 18 for more information.)
Button: This button does not have a
function with the AVR. When a DVD player or TV
is selected, it may be used to navigate the menus
of those devices.
Speaker Select: Press this button to
begin the process of configuring the AVR's Bass
Management System for use with the type of
speakers used in your system. Once the button
has been pressed, use the
buttons
/
select the channel you wish to set up. Press the
Set button
and then select the speaker
type (see page 15 for more information.)
Spare Button: This button does not have
any function for the operation of the AVR, but it
is available for use when programmed with the
code from another remote. (See page 27).
Volume Up/Down: Press these buttons to
raise or lower the system volume.
TV/Video Button: This button does not
have a direct function on the AVR, but when
used with a compatibly programmed VCR, DVD
or satellite receiver that has a "TV/Video" func-
tion, pressing this button will switch between
the output of the player or receiver and the
external video input to that player. Consult the
Owner's Manual for your specific player or
receiver for the details of how it implements this
function.
Mute: Press this button to momentarily
silence the AVR or TV set being controlled,
depending on which device has been selected.
When the AVR remote is being programmed to
operate another device, this button is pressed
with the Input Selector button
the programming process. (See page 27 for more
information on programming the remote.)
NOTE: As any of the remote buttons pressed is
active with the device selected, the correspon-
ding Selector button
red to confirm your selection.
Dim Button: Press this button to activate
the Dimmer function, which reduces the bright-
ness of the front panel display, or turn it off
entirely. The first press of the button shows the
default state, which is full brightness by indicat-
, you then
ing
DIMMER FULL
Information Display
. (See
again within five seconds to reduce the bright-
ness by 50%, as indicated by
. Press the button again within five sec-
HALF
onds and the main display will go completely
dark. Note that this setting is temporary; the dis-
play will always return to full brightness when
the AVR is turned on. In addition,both the
Power Indicator
ing inside the volume control will always remain
at full brightness regardless of the setting. This is
to remind you that the AVR is still turned on.
Dolby Mode Selector: This button is used
to select one of the available Dolby Surround
processing modes. Each press of this button will
select one of the Dolby Pro Logic II modes, Dolby
3 Stereo or Dolby Digital. Note that the Dolby
Digital mode is only available with a digital input
selected and the other modes only as long as a
Dolby Digital source is not playing . See page 21
to
for the available Dolby surround mode options.
source is in use the AVR will select the appropri-
ate mode automatically and no other mode will
be available. Pressing this button will display the
mode currently selected by the AVR´s decoder,
depending on the surround material played and
the speaker setting.
select one of the available Logic 7 surround
modes. (See page 21 for the available Logic 7
options).
select a stereo playback mode. When the button
is pressed so that
in the Main Information Display
will operate in a bypass mode with true fully
analog, two-channel left/right stereo mode with
no surround processing or bass management as
opposed to other modes where digital process-
ing is used. When the button is pressed so that
SURROUND OFF
Information Display
to begin
two-channel presentation of the sound along
with the benefits of bass management. When
the button is pressed so that
appears, the stereo signal is routed to all five
speakers, if installed.(See page 18 for more
information on stereo playback modes).
will briefly flash
selector button cycles the AVR through the
various DTS Neo:6 modes, which extract a five-
channel surround field from two-channel pro-
gram material (from PCM source or analog input
signal). The first press selects the last DTS Neo:6
surround mode that was in use, and each
in the Main
subsequent press selects the next mode in the
. Press the button
following order:
DIMMER
to select the component connected to the
and the blue accent light-
6-Channel Direct Input
Note that when you wish to use the Six Channel
Direct Input in conjunction with a video source,
you must first select the video source by pressing
one of the Input Selectors
button to choose the 6-Channel Direct Input
DTS Digital Mode Selector: When a DTS
Logic 7 Selector: Press this button to
Stereo Mode Selector: Press this button to
DSP SURR OFF
appears in the Main
, you may enjoy a
5 C H STEREO
DTS Neo:6 Mode Selector: Pressing this
DTS Neo:6 MUSIC
DTS Neo:6
CINEMA
6-Channel Direct Input: Press this button
as the audio.
. Then press this
as the audio source.
REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 11
appears
, the AVR

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