Harman Kardon AVR500 Owners Manual - Page 12

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REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Remote Control Functions

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The AVR 500’s remote

may be programmed to control up to eight

devices, including the AVR 500. Before using the

remote, it is important to remember to press the

Device Control Selector

button

ab

c

that corresponds to the unit you wish to

operate. In addition, the AVR 500’s remote is

shipped from the factory to operate the AVR 500

and most Harman Kardon CD or DVD players

and cassette decks. The remote is also capable

of operating a wide variety of other products

using the control codes that are part of the

remote. Before using the remote with other

products, follow the instructions on pages

27–29 to program the proper codes for the

products in your system.

It is also important to remember that many of

the buttons on the remote take on different

functions, depending on the product selected

using the Device Control Selectors. The descrip-

tions shown here primarily detail the functions

of the remote when it is used to operate the

AVR 500. (See page 29 for information about

alternate functions for the remote’s buttons.)

a

AVR Selector:

Pressing this button will

switch the remote so that it will operate the

AVR’s functions. If the AVR is in the Standby

mode, it will also turn the AVR on.

b

CD/Tape/DVD Input Selectors:

Pressing

one of these buttons will perform three actions

at the same time. First, if the AVR is not turned

on, this will power up the unit. Next, it will

select the source shown on the button as the

input to the AVR. Finally, it will change the

remote control so that it controls the device

selected. After pressing one of these buttons

you must press the

AVR Button

a

again to

operate the AVR’s functions with the remote.

c

Video Remote Selectors:

Press one of

these buttons to use the remote to control the

functions of the device shown on the button. (For

more information on programming the remote to

operate these devices, see pages 27–29.

NOTE:

As any of these buttons is pressed, it

will briefly flash red to confirm your selection.

d

Power Off Button:

Press this button to

place the unit in the Standby mode. Note that

this will turn off the main room functions, but

if the Multiroom system is activated, it will

continue to function.

e

Test Tone:

Press this button to begin the

sequence used to calibrate the AVR 500’s output

levels. (See pages 17–18 for more information

on calibrating the AVR 500.)

f

Mute:

Press this button to momentarily

silence the AVR 500 or TV set being controlled,

depending on which device has been selected.

When the AVR 500 remote is being programmed

to operate another device, this button is pressed

with the

Device Control Selector

button

b

c

to begin the programming process. (See

page 27 for more information on programming

the remote.)

g

∕

/

¤

Buttons:

These are multi-purpose

buttons. They will be used most frequently to

select a surround mode. To change the surround

mode, first press the

SURR/CH

¤

button

31

.

Next press these buttons to scroll up or down

through the list of surround modes that appear in

the

Information Display

35

.. These buttons are

also used to increase or decrease output levels

when configuring the unit with either the inter-

nal test tone or an external source. They are

also used to enter delay time settings after the

Delay

button

28

has been pressed.

h

Channel-Select Button:

This button is

used to start the process of setting the AVR 500’s

output levels to an external source. Once this

button is pressed, use the

∕

/

¤

buttons

g

to

select the channel being adjusted, then press the

Set

button

i

, followed by the

∕

/

¤

buttons

again, to change the level setting. (See page 25

for more information.)

i

Set Button:

This button is used to enter

settings into the AVR 500’s memory. It is also

used in the setup procedures for delay time,

speaker configuration and channel output level

adjustment.

j

‹

Button:

This button is used to change

the menu selection or setting during some of

the setup procedures for the AVR.

k

Digital Select:

Press this button to assign

one of the digital inputs

de

to a source.

(See page 23 for more information on using

digital inputs.)

l

6-Ch. Direct Inputs:


select the component connected to the 6-Ch.

direct Input

§

as the source

m

Video Input Selectors:

Press this button

to select one of the video inputs as the listening

and viewing source.

n

AM/FM Tuner Select:


select this AVR’s tuner as the listening choice.

Pressing this button when a tuner is in use will

select between the AM and FM bands.

o

Tuner Mode:

Press this button when the

tuner is in use to select between automatic

tuning and manual tuning. When the button is

pressed so that the

AUTO

indicator

R

goes

out, pressing the

Tuning

buttons

x

will

move the frequency up or down in single-step

increments. When the FM band is in use, press-

ing this button when a station’s signal is weak

will change to monaural reception, as indicated

by the

MONO

indicator

S

. (See page 24 for

more information.)

p

Memory Button:

Press this button to enter

a radio station into the AVR 500’s preset memory.

After pressing the button the

MEMORY

indicator

Q

will flash; you then have five seconds to

enter a present memory location using the

Numeric Keys

q

. (See pages 24–25 for

more information.)

q

Numeric Keys:

These buttons serve as a

ten-button numeric keypad to enter tuner preset

positions. They are also used to select channel

numbers when

TV

has been selected on the

remote, or to select track numbers on a CD,

DVD or LD player, depending on how the

remote has been programmed.

r

Macro 1–2 Buttons:

These buttons are

used to recall or enter the programming

sequence for a preprogrammed Macro

sequence. (See page 28 for more information

on programming and using Macros.)

s

OSD Button:

Press this button to view the

on-screen displays.

t

Light Button:

Press this button to activate

the remote’s built-in backlight for better

legibility of the buttons in a darkened room.

u

Direct/Macro 3 Button:

This button has

two functions. Pressing it when the tuner is in

use will start the sequence for direct entry of a

station’s frequency. After pressing the button

simply press the proper

Numeric Keys

q

to

select a station. This button may also be used

to store or recall a macro sequence. (See pages

24–25 for more information on the tuner, and

page 28 for more information on programming

and using Macros.)

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