Front Panel Controls - Harman Kardon AVR45 Owner's Manual

& Preset Stations Selector: Press
this button to select stations that
have been entered into the preset
memory. (See page 26 for more
information on tuner programming.)
* Tune Mode: Press this button to
select the stereo or mono mode for
FM tuning. In the STEREO mode a
Stereo indicator P will illuminate in
the information display, and stereo
reception will be provided when sta-
tions are transmitting stereo signals.
In the MONO mode the left and right
signals from stereo broadcasts will
be mixed together and reproduced
through all channels. Select MONO
for better reception of weak signals.
( Dolby Digital Selector: Press
this button to select the Dolby Digital
surround mode when listening to a
program that carries the Dolby
Digital information. (See pages
–
22 25 for more information on
surround modes and digital audio.)
Ó Dolby Pro Logic Selector: Press
this button to select the Dolby Pro
Logic surround mode when listening
to an analog program that is encoded
with surround-sound information. (See
pages 22–25 for more information on
surround modes.)
Ô Dolby 3 Stereo Selector: Press
this button to select the Dolby 3
Stereo listening mode. This mode is
used primarily when a program has
surround information when a center
channel speaker, but no surround
speakers, is installed. (See pages
22–25 for more information on
surround modes.)

Front Panel Controls

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Analog Surround Mode
Selectors: Press one of these
buttons to select the analog sur-
round modes. These modes may
be used with any analog program
source to create a pleasing surround
effect. (See pages 22–25 for more
information on surround modes.)
Ò Test Tone: Press this button to
begin the sequence of steps used to
set the AVR45's output levels. When
this button is pressed, a test tone will
replace the currently selected listen-
ing source. (See page 19 for more
information on using the test tone to
set the output levels.)
Ú Surround Off: Press this button
to turn off all surround processing,
and to listen to a program in tradi-
tional stereo from the left front and
right front speakers only.
Û Mute: Press this button to
momentarily silence the speaker
output of the AVR45.
Ù Volume Control: Turn the knob
clockwise to increase volume,
counterclockwise to decrease the
volume.
ı Delay: Press this button to begin
the sequence of steps required to
enter delay time settings. (See page
20 for more information on delay
times.)
ˆ Digital Input Selector: When
playing a source that has a digital
output, press this button to select
between the Optical · and Coaxial
° Digital inputs. (See pages 22–25
for more information on digital audio.)
˜ Set Button: When making
choices during the setup and con-
figuration process, press this button
to enter the desired setting, as
shown in the Information Display
3 3, into the AVR45's memory. (See
pages 17–24 for more information on
setup and configuration.)
¯ Channel Select: Press this
button to begin the process of
selecting and configuring the
AVR45's output channels. (See
pages 17–24 for more information on
setup and configuration.)
˘ Speaker Select Button: Press
this button to begin the process of
selecting the speaker positions that
are used in your listening room. (See
pages 17–24 for more information on
setup and configuration.)
¸ Selector Buttons: When you are
establishing the AVR45's configura-
tion settings, use these buttons to
select between the choices avail-
able, as shown in the Information
Display 3 3.
3 3 Information Display: This
display delivers messages and
status indications to help you
operate the receiver. (See page 7
for a complete explanation of the
Information Display.)
3 4 Remote Sensor Window: The
sensor behind this window receives
infrared signals from the remote con-
trol. Aim the remote at this area and
do not block or cover it unless an
external remote sensor is installed.