Harman Kardon AVR 335 Owners Manual - Page 31

Speaker/Channel Indicators

In addition to the bitstream indicators, the AVR 335

features a set of unique channel-input indicators that

tell you how many channels of digital information are

being received and/or whether the digital signal is

interrupted (see Figure 12).

Figure 12

These indicators are the L/C/R/LFE/SL/SR/SBL/SBR

letters that are inside the center boxes of the

Speaker/

Channel Input Indicators

ˆ

on the front panel.

When a standard analog signal is in use, only the “L”

and “R” indicators will light, as

analog signals have only

left and right channels.

Digital signals, however, may have two, five, six or

seven channels, depending on the program material,

the method of transmission and the way in which it

was encoded. When a digital signal is playing, the let-

ters in these indicators will light in response to the

specific signal being received. It is important to note

that although Dolby Digital, for example, is referred

to as a “5.1” system, not all Dolby Digital DVDs or

programs are encoded for 5.1. Thus, it is sometimes

normal for a DVD with a Dolby Digital soundtrack to

trigger only the “L” and “R” indicators.

NOTE:

Many DVD discs are recorded with both “5.1”

and “2.0” versions of the same soundtrack. When

playing a DVD, always be certain to check the type of

material on the disc. Most discs show this information

in the form of a listing or icon on the back of the disc

jacket. When a disc does offer multiple soundtrack

choices, you may have to make some adjustments to

your DVD player (usually with the “Audio Select” button

or in a menu screen on the disc) to send a full 5.1

feed to the AVR 335. It is also possible for the type of

signal feed to change during the course of a DVD

playback. In some cases, the previews of special

material will only be recorded in 2.0 audio, while the

main feature is available in 5.1 audio. The AVR 335

will automatically sense changes to the bitstream and

channel count and reflect them in these indicators.

Night Mode

A special feature of Dolby Digital is the Night mode,

which enables specially encoded Dolby Digital input

sources to be played back with full digital intelligibility

while reducing the minimum peak level by 1/4 to 1/3.

This prevents abruptly loud transitions from disturbing

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 dis-

play and in the

Lower Display Line

¯

reads

D-RANGEOFF

.

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:

• Although the AVR 335 will decode virtually all current

DVDs, CDs and HDTV sources, it is possible that some

future digital sources may not be compatible with it.

• Not all digitally encoded programs contain full 5.1-

or 6.1-channel audio. Consult the program guide

that accompanies the DVD or laser disc to deter-

mine which type of audio has been recorded on the

disc. The AVR 335 will automatically sense the digi-

tal surround encoding used and accommodate it.

• When a digital source is playing, you may not be

able to select some of the analog surround modes

such as Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby 3, Stereo, Hall,

Theater or Logic 7.

• 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

or

Video 2

Audio Outputs

. However, the digital signals

will be passed through to the

Digital Audio

Outputs

ab

.

PCM Audio Playback

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the noncompressed

digital audio system used for compact discs and laser

discs. The digital circuits in the AVR 335 are capable of

high-quality digital-to-analog decoding, and they may

be connected directly to the digital audio output of your

CD or LD player.

Connections may be made to either the rear-panel

Optical

or

Coaxial Inputs

dg

or the front-panel

Digital Inputs

*(

.

To listen to a PCM digital source, first select the input for

the desired source (e.g., CD). Next press the

Digital

Select Button

#q

and then use the

∕

/

¤

Buttons

n

on the remote, or the

‹

/

›

Selector

Buttons

)

on the front panel, until the desired choice

appears in the

Upper Display Line

˜

.

During PCM playback, you may select any Surround

mode except Dolby Digital or DTS.

Tuner Operation

The AVR 335’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 pre-

sets and recalled from a 30-position memory.

Station Selection

1. Press the

AM/FM Tuner Select Button

g

ç

to select the tuner as an input. The tuner may be

selected from the front panel by either pressing the

Input Source Selector

^

until the tuner is active

or by pressing the

AM/FM Band Selector

!

.

2. Press the

AM/FM Tuner Select Button

g

ç

or

AM/FM Band Selector

!

again to switch

between AM and FM so that the desired frequency

band is selected.

3. Press the

Tuner Mode Button

&s

to select

manual or automatic tuning.

When the button is pressed so that

AUTO

appears in the

Lower Display Line

¯

each

press of the

Tuning Selectors

9u

é

will put

the tuner in a scan mode that seeks the next higher

or lower frequency station with acceptable signal

strength. An

AUTOSTTUNED

indication

will momentarily appear when the station stops

at a stereo FM station, and an

AUTOTUNED

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

¯

each tap

of the Selector will change the frequency by one

increment. When the tuner receives a strong enough

signal for reception,

MANUALTUNED

will

appear in the

Lower Display Line

¯

.

4. Stations may also be tuned directly in either the

automatic or manual mode.To enter a station’s fre-

quency directly, first select the AM or FM band as

desired be pressing the

AM/FM Tuner Select

Button

g!

. Next, press the

Direct Button

t

. Within 5 seconds of when

DIRECTIN

scrolls in the

Upper Display Line

˜

, enter the

station frequency by pressing the

Numeric Keys

r

. If you press an incorrect button while entering

37

35

OPERATION

OPERATION

31

Harman Kardon AVR 335 Owners Manual - Page 31

Tuner Operation - source code

Page 31 highlights