Operation; Basic Operation; Source Selection; Channel/8-Channel Direct Input - Harman Kardon AVR 230 Owner's Manual

OPERATION

Basic Operation

Once you have completed the initial setup and configu-
ration of the AVR 230, it is simple to operate and
enjoy. The following instructions will help you maximize
the enjoyment of your new receiver:
Turning the AVR 230 On or Off
• When using the AVR 230 for the first time, you must
first press the Main Power Switch 1 on the front
panel to turn the unit on. This places the unit in a
Standby mode, as indicated by the amber color of the
Power Indicator 2 . Once the unit is in Standby, you
may begin a listening session by pressing the
Standby/On Switch 3 on the front panel, or the
Power On Button d or AVR Selector f on the
remote. The Power Indicator 2 will turn blue. This
will turn the unit on and return it to the input source that
was last used. The unit may also be turned on from
Standby by pressing any of the Input Selector
Buttons eg on the remote or the Input Source
Selector Button ^ on the front panel.
NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector
Buttons eg to turn the unit on, press the AVR
Selector f to set the remote control to the AVR 230
functions.
To turn the unit off at the end of a listening session,
simply press the Standby/On Switch 3 on the front
panel or the Power Off Button a on the remote.
Power will be shut off to any equipment plugged into
the rear-panel Switched AC Accessory Outlet ‡
and the Power Indicator 2 will turn amber.
When the remote is used to turn the unit "off" it is
actually placing the system in a Standby mode, as indi-
cated by the amber color of the Power Indicator 2.
• To program the AVR 230 for automatic turn-off,
press the Sleep Button j on the remote. Each
press of the button will decrease the time before
shut-down in the following sequence:
90 80 70 60
min min min min
40 30 20 10
min min min min
The sleep time will be displayed in the Lower
Display Line ¯ and it will count down until the
time has elapsed.
When the programmed sleep time has elapsed, the
unit will automatically turn off. The front-panel display
will dim to one-half brightness when the Sleep function
is programmed. To cancel the Sleep function, press
and hold the Sleep Buttonj until the information
display returns to normal brightness; the Sleep
indicator numbers will disappear and the words
SLEEP OFF will appear in the Lower Display
Line ¯ .
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When you will be away from home for an extended
period of time it is always a good idea to completely
turn the unit off with the front-panel Main Power
Switch 1 .
NOTE: All preset memories are lost if the unit is left
turned off by using the Main Power Switch 1 for
more than four weeks.

Source Selection

• To select a source, press any of the Input
Selector Buttons eg
• The input source may also be changed by pressing
the front-panel Input Source Selector Button ^.
Each press of the button will move the input
selection through the list of available inputs.
• As the input is changed, the AVR 230 will automati-
cally switch to the digital input (if selected), surround
mode, output levels and night mode status as well
as any speaker configuration or crossover settings
established by using the INDEPENDENT
Bass Management setting, that were entered during
the configuration process for that source.
• The front-panel Video 4 Inputs ÓÔ, Optical 3
Digital Input * or the Coaxial 3 Digital Input (
may be used to connect a device such as a video
game or camcorder to your home entertainment
system on a temporary basis.
• As the input source is changed, the new input name
will appear momentarily as an on-screen display in
the lower third of the video display. The input name
will also appear in the Upper Display Line ˜ in
the on-screen display and in the front-panel Input
Indicators ı.
• When an audio source is selected, the last video input
used remains routed to the Video 1/Video 2 Video
and S-Video Outputs gi
50
min
S-Video Monitor Outputs b
OFF
simultaneous viewing and listening to different
sources.

6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input

• There are two input choices available for use with
sources such as a DVD-Audio or SACD player that
are connected to the 6/8-Channel Direct Inputs
j. Select the appropriate input according to
the way your system and source equipment are
configured:
6 CH DIRECT should be used when the
SBR and SBL inputs are NOT in use and the
input source device has its own internal bass
management system. This input passes the input
from the source directly through to the volume
control without any analog to digital conversion
and it mutes the unused input jacks to prevent
unwanted noise from interfering with system per-
formance.
8 CH DIRECT should be used when an
input is connected to all eight 8-Channel Direct
Inputs j and when the input source device has
its own internal bass management system. This
input passes the input from the source directly
through to the volume control without any analog-
to-digital conversion and it mutes the unused
on the remote.
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input jacks to prevent unwanted noise from
interfering with system performance.

Volume Control

• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using the
front-panel Volume Control Ù or remote Volume
Up/Down Buttons
• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs, press the
Mute Button
all speakers and the headphone jack, but it will not
affect any recording or dubbing that may be in
progress. When the system is muted, the word
MUTE will flash in the Lower Display Line ¯.
Press the Mute Button
normal operation.
• You may adjust the bass and treble tone controls
at any point during a listening session by simply
turning the Bass Control  or Treble Control
Ú until the desired setting is achieved. You may
also totally remove the tone controls from the circuit
so that the output is "flat" at any time by pressing
the Tone Mode Button 5 and then pressing the
Button ) so that TONE OFF appears
/
‹ ›
in the on-screen display and the Lower Display
Line ¯ .
• For private listening, plug the 1/4" stereo phone
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36 and Video and plug from a pair of stereo headphones into the
front-panel Headphone Jack 4 . When the
31 . This permits
headphone's plug is connected, the word
HEADPHONE will scroll once across the
Lower Display Line ¯ and all speakers will be
silenced. When the headphone plug is removed,
the audio feed to the speakers will be restored.

Surround Mode Selection

One of the most important features of the AVR 230
is its ability to reproduce a full multichannel surround
sound field from digital sources, analog matrix
surround-encoded programs and standard stereo
programs.
Selection of a surround mode is based on personal
taste, as well as the type of program source material
.
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. This will interrupt the output to
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