Harman Kardon AVR 1710S Owners Manual - Page 35

Symptom, Cause, Solution

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ENGLISH ENGLISH Troubleshooting AVR Troubleshooting Symptom Unit does not function Cause • No AC power Solution • Ensure that the power cord is plugged into a live AC power outlet • Check if the AC outlet is switch-controlled Front-panel display lights, but there's no sound or picture • Intermittent input connection • Mute is on • Volume control is turned down • Secure all input and speaker connections • Press Mute button • Turn up Volume control No sound from any speaker • is in protection mode due to possible short circuit • is in protection mode due to internal problems • Check all speaker wires at speaker and AVR connections for crossed wires • Contact your local Harman Kardon service center No sound from center or surround speakers • Incorrect surround mode • Program material is monophonic • Incorrect speaker • Program material is stereo • Select a surround mode other than stereo • Mono programs contain no surround information • Check the speaker in the setup menu • The surround decoder may not create center- or surround-channel information from nonencoded programs Unit does not respond to remote control commands • Weak batteries in remote • Remote sensor is obscured • Change batteries in remote • Ensure that the AVR's front-panel remote sensor is in the line of sight of the remote Intermittent buzzing in tuner • Local interference • Move the AVR or antenna away from computers, fluorescent lights, motors or other electrical appliances (AVR 1710S/AVR 171S only): Surround-back speaker settings cannot be accessed, and the test tone does not play through the surround back speakers • Multi-zone operation has been selected/Assigned AMP • Use the Speaker Setup menu to reassign the Assigned channels have been assigned to Zone 2 AMP to the surround back left and right channels Unable to activate remote control Programming mode • Source Selector button is not held for at least 3 seconds • Be sure to hold the Source Selector button for at least 3 seconds Remote buttons light, but AVR does not respond • Remote is in Zone 2 mode • Press Zone 2 button (button will not illuminate when remote is in Zone 1 control mode). Unable to establish network connection • AVR network programming requires rebooting • Cycle the AVR into the Off mode, and then turn it on again Additional information on troubleshooting possible problems with your AVR and installation-related issues may be found in the list of "Frequently Asked Questions," which is located in the Product Support section of our Web site: www.harmankardon.com 35

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AVR
ENGLISH
Troubleshooting
Symptom
Cause
Solution
Unit does not function
• No AC power
• Ensure that the power cord is plugged into a live AC
power outlet
• Check if the AC outlet is switch-controlled
Front-panel display lights, but there’s no sound or picture
• Intermittent input connection
• Mute is on
Volume control is turned down
• Secure all input and speaker connections
• Press Mute button
Turn up Volume control
No sound from any speaker
is in protection mode due to possible short
circuit
is in protection mode due to internal
problems
• Check all speaker wires at speaker and AVR
connections for crossed wires
• Contact your local Harman Kardon service center
No sound from center or surround speakers
• Incorrect surround mode
• Program material is monophonic
• Incorrect speaker
• Program material is stereo
• Select a surround mode other than stereo
• Mono programs contain no surround information
• Check the speaker
in the setup menu
The surround decoder may not create center- or
surround-channel information from nonencoded
programs
Unit does not respond to remote control commands
Weak batteries in remote
• Remote sensor is obscured
• Change batteries in remote
• Ensure that the AVR’s front-panel remote sensor is in
the line of sight of the remote
Intermittent buzzing in tuner
• Local interference
• Move the AVR or antenna away from computers,
fluorescent lights, motors or other electrical appliances
(AVR 1710S/AVR 171S only):
Surround-back speaker
settings cannot be accessed, and the test tone does not
play through the surround back speakers
• Multi-zone operation has been selected/Assigned AMP
channels have been assigned to Zone 2
• Use the Speaker Setup menu to reassign the Assigned
AMP to the surround back left and right channels
Unable to activate remote control Programming mode
• Source Selector button is not held for at least 3
seconds
• Be sure to hold the Source Selector button for at least
3 seconds
Remote buttons light, but AVR does not respond
• Remote is in Zone 2 mode
• Press Zone 2 button (button will not illuminate when
remote is in Zone 1 control mode).
Unable to establish network connection
AVR network programming requires rebooting
• Cycle the AVR into the Off mode, and then turn it on
again
Additional information on troubleshooting possible problems with your AVR and installation-related issues may be found in the list of “Frequently Asked Questions,” which is located
in the Product Support section of our Web site: www.harmankardon.com