Harman Kardon AVR500 Owners Manual - Page 22

Operation Main Information Display V will now read VFD FULL. • Within five seconds, press either of the Selector Buttons 34 to choose either half brightness, as indicated by the display VFD HALF, or completely off with the display blank. You may cycle through all of the options by continually pressing the Selector Buttons 34.. • When the desired brightness setting is reached, Press Set Button 31 twice to return to normal. Source Selection • To select a source at any time, press any of the Source Selector buttons on the remote b m n or front panel 9 ) ! @ # $. • The front-panel Video 3 Inputs 8 may be used to connect a device such as a video game or camcorder to your home entertainment system on a temporary basis. • When an audio source is selected the last video input used remains routed to the Video Outputs 1 ™ and TV Monitor Video Output b. This permits simultaneously viewing and listening to different sources. • When a Video Input source is selected, the video signal for that input will be routed to the TV Monitor Video Output jack b and will be viewable on a TV monitor connected to the AVR 500. Make certain that your TV is set to the proper input to view the signal. Volume Control • Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using the front-panel Volume Control ˆ or remote Volume Up/Down 32 buttons. • When listening in the Stereo mode, with the surround circuits off, the Balance Control 7 may be used to adjust the relative sound output between the left-front and right-front speakers. • To temporarily silence all speaker outputs press the Mute button f ı. This will interrupt the output to all speakers and the head- phone jack, but it will not affect any recording or dubbing that may be in progress. When the system is muted the MUTE indicator X will light in the Information Display 35. Press the Mute button f ı again to return to normal operation. • During a listening session you may wish to adjust the Bass Control 5 and Treble Control 6 to suit your listening tastes or room acoustics. • For private listening, plug the 1/4" stereo phone plug from a pair of stereo headphones into the front-panel Headphone Jack 4. • In normal operation, when the AVR 500 is turned on, it will always return to the volume setting in effect when the unit was turned off. However, for some installations you may prefer to always have the AVR turn on at a specific setting, regardless of the level when the unit was turned off. To enter that mode and setting, folow these steps: 1. Press both of the Selector Buttons 34. at the same time. Note that VFD DIMMER will appear in the Main Information Display V. 2. Quickly release both buttons, and then press either one of the Selector Buttons 34. again and note that VOL DEFAULT will appear in the Main Information Display V. 3. To have the volume control always turn on at the same level, press the Set Button i and then release it. The Main Information Display will now read Vol Set xxDB, with the actual number being the current volume level. 4. Within five seconds, use the Volume Control ˆ to set the desired volume level for turn on. 5. When the volume level is set, press the Set Button i 31 twice to return to normal operation. • To return the Volume Control setting at turn on to the last volume level in use, follow these steps: 1. Press both of the Selector Buttons 34. at the same time. Note that VFD DIMMER will appear in the Main Information Display V. 2. Quickly release both buttons, and then press either one of the Selector Buttons 34. again and note that VOL DEFAULT will appear in the Main Information Display V. 3. Press the Set Button i 31.. 4. Press the Selector Buttons 34. until DEFAULT OFF appears in the Main Information Display V. 5. Press the Set Button i 31. twice to return to normal operation. Surround-Mode Selection One of the most important features of the AVR 500 is its ability to reproduce a full multichannel surround-sound field from digital sources, analog matrix surround-encoded programs and standard stereo programs. In all, a total of eight listening modes are available on the AVR 500. Selection of a surround mode is based on personal taste, as well as the type of program source material being used. For example, motion pictures or TV programs bearing the logo of one of the major surround-encoding processes, such as Dolby Surround, DTS Stereo or UltraStereo† may be played in either the Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic or Movie Surround modes depending on the source material. NOTE: Once a program has been encoded with surround information, it retains the surround matrix as long as the program is broadcast in stereo. Thus, movies with surround sound will carry surround information when they are broadcast via conventional TV stations, cable, pay TV and satellite transmission. In addition, a growing number of made-for-television programs, sports broadcasts, radio dramas and music CDs are also recorded in surround sound. You may view a list of these programs at the Dolby Laboratories Web site at www.dolby.com. When a program is not listed as carrying intentional surround information, you may find that the Pro Logic, Dolby 3 Stereo, Logic 7 and VMAx modes often deliver enveloping surround presentations through the use of the natural information present in all stereo recordings. However, for stereo, but non-surround programs, we suggest that you try the Logic 7, VAMx or Theater modes. Surround modes are selected using either the front-panel controls or the remote. To select a surround mode from the front panel, simply press the button that corresponds to the (continued on page 23) 21 OPERATION