Harman Kardon AVR 140 Owners Manual - Page 33

OPERATION others, without reducing the impact of the digital source. The Night mode is available only when Dolby Digital signals with special data are being played. The Night mode may be engaged when a Dolby Digital DVD is playing by pressing the Night Mode Button l on the remote. Next, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons n to select either the middle range or full compression versions of the Night mode. To turn the Night mode off, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons n until the message in the lower third of the video display and in the Lower Display Line Q reads D-RANGE OFF. The Night mode may also be selected to always be on at either level of compression using the options in the DOLBY menu. See page 19 for information on using the menus to set this option. IMPORTANT NOTES ON DIGITAL PLAYBACK: • When the digital playback source is stopped, or in a pause, fast-forward or chapter-search mode, the digital audio data will momentarily stop and the channel position letters inside the Speaker/ Channel Input Indicators O will flash. This is normal and does not indicate a problem with either the AVR 140 or the source machine. The AVR 140 will return to digital playback as soon as the data is available and when the machine is in a standard play mode. • When playing DVDs or viewing TV signals with digital audio, the number of channels and format of the incoming bitstream may vary depending on the portion of the DVD being viewed (e.g., trailers, director's commentary), or when commercials or local station identification is broadcast. The AVR 140 will automatically react to changes in the incoming signal. • Some television system broadcasters are not capable of transmitting a 5.1 digital signal. Therefore, although the program material may be encoded in the Dolby Digital or DTS formats, the actual broadcast may only be a 2.0 signal. Check with your cable or satellite provider for more information. • Although the AVR 140 will decode virtually all current DVD movies, CDs and HDTV sources, it is possible that some future digital sources may not be compatible with the AVR 140. • Not all digitally encoded programs contain full 5.1or 6.1-channel audio. Consult the program guide that accompanies the DVD to determine which type of audio has been recorded on the disc. The AVR 140 will automatically sense the type of digital surround encoding used and adjust to accommodate it. • When some digital sources are playing, you may not be able to select some of the analog surround modes such as Dolby Pro Logic II or IIx, Dolby 3 Stereo, Hall, Theater or Logic 7. Refer to the tables on page 32 for more information. • When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing, it is not possible to make an analog recording using the Tape Outputs £ and Video 1 Audio Outputs k. However, the digital signals will be passed through to the Digital Audio Outputs fl‡. Tuner Operation The AVR 140's tuner is capable of tuning AM, FM and FM Stereo broadcast stations. Stations may be tuned manually, or they may be stored as favorite station presets and recalled from a 30-position memory. Station Selection 1. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select Button g on the remote to select the tuner as an input. The tuner may be selected from the front panel either by pressing the Input Source Selector ^ until the tuner is active or by pressing the Tuner Band Selector !. 2. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select Button g or Tuner Band Selector ! again to switch between AM and FM so that the desired frequency band is selected. 3. Press the Tuner Mode Button &I to select manual or automatic tuning. When the button is pressed so that AUTO appears in the Lower Display Line ı each press of the Tuning Selectors 9u will put the tuner in a scan mode that seeks the next higher or lower frequency station with acceptable signal strength. An AUTO ST TUNED indication will momentarily appear when the station stops at a stereo FM station, and an AUTO TUNED indication will momentarily appear when an AM or monaural FM station is tuned. Press the Tuning buttons again to scan to the next receivable station. When the button is pressed so that MANUAL appears in the Lower Display Line ı each tap of the Selector will increased or decrease the frequency by one increment. When the tuner receives a strong-enough signal for adequate reception, MANUAL TUNED will appear in the Lower Display Line ı. 4. Stations may also be tuned directly in either the automatic or manual mode. To enter a station's frequency directly, first select the AM or FM band as desired be pressing the AM/FM Tuner Select Button g. Next, press the Direct Button J. Within five seconds of seeing the DIRECT IN scroll in the Upper Display Line P, enter the station frequency by pressing the Numeric Keys r. If you press an incorrect button while entering a direct frequency, press the Clear Button W to start over. NOTE: When FM reception of a station is weak, audio quality will be increased by switching to Mono mode by pressing the Tuner Mode Button &I so that MANUAL appears momentarily in the Lower Display Line ı and goes out. This will also activate manual tuning mode. Preset Tuning Using the remote, up to 30 stations may be stored in the AVR 140's memory for easy recall using the frontpanel controls or the remote. To enter a station into the memory, first tune the station using the steps outlined above. Then: 1. Press the Memory Button X on the remote. Two underscore lines will appear at the far right side of the Upper Display Line P. 2. Within five seconds, press the Numeric Keys r corresponding to the location where you wish to store this station's frequency. Once entered, the preset number will appear in the Upper Display Line P. 3. Repeat the process after tuning any additional stations to be preset. Recalling Preset Stations • To manually select a station previously entered in the preset memory, press the Numeric Keys r that correspond to the desired station's memory location. • To manually tune through the list of stored preset stations one by one, press the Preset Stations Selector Buttons $T on the front panel or remote. Recording In normal operation, the audio or video source selected for listening through the AVR 140 is sent to the record outputs. This means that any program you are watching or listening to may be recorded simply by placing machines connected to the Tape Outputs £ or Video 1 Audio/Video and S-Video Outputs ek in the Record mode. When a digital audio recorder is connected to the Digital Audio Outputs fl‡, you are able to record the digital signal using a CD-R, MiniDisc or other digital recording system. NOTES: • The digital outputs are active only when a digital sig- nal is present, and they do not convert an analog input to a digital signal, or change the format of the digital signal. In addition, the digital recorder must be compatible with the output signal. For example, OPERATION 33