Harman Kardon AVR45 Owners Manual - Page 8

Front Panel Controls

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1

Main Power Switch:

Press this

button to apply power to the AVR45.

When the switch is pressed in the

unit is placed in a Standby mode, as

indicated by the amber LED

3

sur-

rounding the

System Power

control

2

. This button MUST be pressed in

to operate the unit. To turn the unit

off and prevent the use of the remote

control, this switch should be press

this switch until it pops out from the

front panel so that the word “OFF”

may be read at the top of the switch.

NOTE:

In normal operation this

switch is left in the “ON” position.

2

System Power Control:

When

the

Main Power Switch

1

is “ON,”

press this button to turn on the

AVR45; press it again to turn the unit

off. Note that the

Power Indicator

surrounding the switch

3

will turn

green when the unit is on.

3

Power Indicator:

This LED will

illuminate in amber when the unit is

in the Standby mode to signal that

the unit is ready to be turned on.

When the unit is in operation, the

indicator will turn green.

4

Headphone Jack:

This jack may

be used to listen to the AVR45’s out-

put through a pair of headphones.

Be certain that the headphones

have a standard

1

/

4

" stereo phone

plug.

5

Bass Control:

Turn this control to

modify the low-frequency output of

the left±right channels by as much as

²10dB. Set this control to a suitable

position for your taste and room

acoustics.

6

Treble Control:

Turn this control

to modify the high-frequency output

of the left±right channels by as much

as ²10dB. Set this control to a

suitable position for your taste and

room acoustics.

7

Balance Control:

Turn this

control to change the relative volume

for the front left±right channels.

NOTE:

For proper operation of the

surround modes this control should

be at the midpoint, or “12 o’clock”

position.

8

Video 3 Inputs:

These

audio±video inputs may be used for

temporary connectiion of video

games, camcorders, digital still

cameras or portable audio products.

To select a source connected to

these jacks, press the

Vid 3 Input

Selector

@

.

9

T•Mon Selector:

Press this

button to select the device connect-

ed to the

Tape Monitor

jacks

c

as

the listening source. The previously

selected source will continue to

show in the

Information Display

33

, and the red LED above the

button will illuminate to remind you

that you are listening to the tape

monitor output.

)

CD:

Press this button to select

the device connected to the

CD

Input

jacks

§

as the listening

source.

!

DVD Input:

Press this button to

select the device connected to the

DVD Play

jacks

¶

as the listening

and viewing source.

@

Video Input Selectors:

Press

one of these buttons to select a

source connected to the rear panel

Audio/Video

inputs

£ﬂ

, or the

front panel

Audio/Video

input

8

.

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6-Channel Direct Selector:

Press this button to select the output

of an optional, external 6-channel

decoder connected to the

6 Ch

Direct

inputs

∞

as the listening

source.

$

AM/FM:

Press this button to

select the tuner as the AVR45’s input

source. When it is first pressed the

last station tuned will be heard.

Press it again to change between

AM and FM bands.

%

Tuning Button:

Press the left side

of the button to tune lower frequency

stations and the right side of the

button to tune higher frequency

stations. When a station with a strong

signal is reached, the

TUNED

indicator

R

will illuminate in the

Information

Display

33

.

^

Preset Scan:

Press this button

to automatically scan through the

stations that have been programmed

in the AVR45’s memory. The tuner

will play five seconds of each station

before moving to the next preset

station. To stop the scan when the

desired station is heard, press the

button again. (See page 26 for more

information on the tuner memory

system.)

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