Harman Kardon AVR 335 Owners Manual - Page 27

OPERATION

Basic Operation

Once you have completed the initial setup and configu-

ration of the AVR 335, it is simple to operate and

enjoy. The following instructions will help you maximize

the enjoyment of your new receiver:

Turning the AVR 335 On or Off

• When using the AVR 335 for the first time, you must

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

ç∂

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 335

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

å

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 335 for automatic turn-off, press

the

Sleep Button

j

on the remote. Each press of

the button will decrease the time before shutdown in

the following sequence:

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 Button

j

until the information

display returns to normal brightness; the Sleep

indicator numbers will disappear and the words

SLEEPOFF

will appear in the

Lower Display

Line

¯

.

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

ç∂

on the remote.

• 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 selec-

tion through the list of available inputs.

• As the input is changed, the AVR 335 will automati-

cally switch to the digital input (if selected), surround

mode, speaker configuration, output levels, crossover

frequency and night mode status 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

˜

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

Outputs

hk

and

Video

and

S-Video

Monitor Outputs

c

. This permits simultaneous

viewing and listening to different sources. This also

allows you to choose a video source and then

select the

6/8-Channel Direct Inputs

j

as the

audio source.

• When a composite or S-video source is selected, the

video signal for that input will be routed to the

S-Video

Monitor Output

c

and will be viewable on a TV

monitor connected to the AVR 335.

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 how

your system and source equipment are configured:

±

6CHDIRECT

should be used when the

SBR and SBL inputs

j

are NOT in use. The AVR

presumes that 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 performance.

±

8CHDIRECT

should be used when an

input is connected to all eight

8-Channel Direct

Inputs

j

. The AVR operates on the assumption

that the input source device has its own internal

bass management system. This input passes the

input from the source directly through to the vol-

ume control without any analog-to-digital conver-

sion and it mutes the unused input jacks to pre-

vent 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

.

• When listening in one of the Stereo modes with the

surround circuits off, the

Balance Control

Ò

may

be used to adjust the relative sound output between

the front left and right speakers. For all other modes,

it is important that the

Balance Control

Ò

remain

in the “12 o’clock” position in order to ensure a

proper sound field presentation.

• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs, press the

Mute Button

K

. This will interrupt the output

to 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

K

again to return to

normal operation.

• You may adjust the bass and treble tone controls at

any point during a listening session by simply turn-

ing 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” by pressing the

Tone Mode

Button

5

and then pressing the

‹

/

›

Button

)

so that

TONEOFF

appears in the on-screen

display and the

Lower Display Line

¯

.

• For private listening, plug the 1/4" stereo phone

plug from a pair of stereo headphones into the

front-panel

Headphone Jack

4

. When the

headphone plug is connected, all speakers will be

silenced and

DOLBYH:BP

will scroll once

across the

Lower Display Line

¯

, indicating that

the headphone output is in the Bypass mode, and

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