Harman Kardon AVI200MKII Owners Manual - Page 6

Input, Function, Selector

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12. CENTER MODE SELECTOR This button operates only in DOLBY PRO-LOGIC and DOLBY 3 STEREO mode. The mode changes as below, when the button is pressed in succession. DOLBY PRO-LOGIC MODE NORM -+ WIDE -> PHANTOM DOLBY 3 STEREO MODE NORM --> WIDE The display window shows each mode. NORM: Select this mode if you use a small center speaker. The bass sound of the center channel is reproduced from the front speakers, because the small speaker cannot produce enough bass. WIDE: Select this mode if you use a medium-to-large center speaker. The bass sound is reproduced from the center speaker. PHANTOM: Select this mode if you don't use a center speaker. The center speaker's sound is reproduced from the front speakers. 13. TEST TONE BUTTON This button operates only in DOLBY PRO-LOGIC and DOLBY 3 STEREO mode. When the button is pressed, 2 seconds of test tone is generated in all channels (Left, Center, Right, and Rear) in succession. The display window shows TEST Left, Center, Right, and Rear in succession (in DOLBY PRO-LOGIC mode) or Left, Center or Right (in DOLBY 3 STEREO mode) in succession. Use this button to test speaker connections. 14. SOURCE/DIRECT BUTTON This feature bypasses the tone control circuitry, resulting in flatter frequency response and wider bandwidth. When it is activated, "DIRECT" illuminates in the display. 15. TAPE 2 MONITOR BUTTON Set TAPE 2 MONITOR to the "off" position when you want to hear the other input functions. Press this button to monitor the cassette deck connected to the TAPE 2 MON input jacks. 16. INPUT FUNCTION SELECTOR Press the button to select the desired input function: VCR 1, VCR 2, VDP, TAPE 1, TV/Aux, Tuner, CD or Phono. To dub from VCR 2 to VCR 1, press the VCR 2 button and then press the VCR 1 REC button. For the input function of VCR 1 press the VCR 2 button and VCR1 DUBBING button. Set the recording VCR (VCR 1) to recording mode. Set the playback VCR (VCR 2) to playback mode. Dubbing will start. ■ To hear another input source during video tape dubbing: Press the input function you want to hear, and play the input source. NOTE: If you press the TEST TONE button during VCR 1 DUBBING, the audio signal is not recorded. 17. VCR 2 SELECTOR Push in this button to select the VCR 2 jacks on the front, rather than the VCR 2 jacks on the rear. 5

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12.
CENTER
MODE
SELECTOR
This
button
operates
only
in
DOLBY
PRO
-LOGIC
and
DOLBY
3
STEREO
mode.
The
mode
changes
as
below,
when
the
button
is
pressed
in
succession.
DOLBY
PRO
-LOGIC
MODE
NORM
-+
WIDE
—>
PHANTOM
DOLBY
3
STEREO
MODE
NORM
-->
WIDE
The
display
window
shows
each
mode.
NORM:
Select
this
mode
if
you
use
a
small
center
speaker.
The
bass
sound
of
the
center
channel
is
reproduced
from
the
front
speakers,
because
the
small
speaker
cannot
produce
enough
bass.
5
WIDE:
Select
this
mode
if
you
use
a
medium
-to
-large
center
speaker.
The
bass
sound
is
reproduced
from
the
center
speaker.
PHANTOM:
Select
this
mode
if you
don't
use
a
center
speaker.
The
center
speaker's
sound
is
reproduced
from
the
front
speakers.
13.
TEST
TONE
BUTTON
This
button
operates
only
in
DOLBY
PRO
-LOGIC
and
DOLBY
3
STEREO
mode.
When
the
button
is
pressed,
2
seconds
of
test
tone
is
generated
in
all
channels
(Left,
Center,
Right,
and
Rear)
in
succession.
The
display
window
shows
TEST
Left,
Center,
Right,
and
Rear
in
succession
(in
DOLBY
PRO
-LOGIC
mode)
or
Left,
Center
or
Right
(in
DOLBY
3
STEREO
mode)
in
succession.
Use
this
button
to
test
speaker
connections.
14.
SOURCE/DIRECT
BUTTON
This
feature
bypasses
the
tone
control
circuitry,
resulting
in
flatter
frequency
response
and
wider
bandwidth.
When
it
is
activated,
"DIRECT"
illuminates
in
the
display.
15.
TAPE
2
MONITOR
BUTTON
Set
TAPE
2
MONITOR
to
the
"off"
position
when
you
want
to
hear
the
other
input
functions.
Press
this
button
to
monitor
the
cassette
deck
connected
to
the
TAPE
2
MON
input
jacks.
16.
INPUT
FUNCTION
SELECTOR
Press
the
button
to
select
the
desired
input
function:
VCR
1,
VCR
2,
VDP,
TAPE
1,
TV/Aux,
Tuner,
CD
or
Phono.
To
dub
from
VCR
2
to
VCR
1,
press
the
VCR
2
button
and
then
press
the
VCR
1
REC
button.
For
the
input
function
of
VCR
1
press
the
VCR
2
button
and
VCR1
DUBBING
button.
Set
the
recording
VCR
(VCR
1)
to
recording
mode.
Set
the
playback
VCR
(VCR
2)
to
playback
mode.
Dubbing
will
start.
To
hear
another
input
source
during
video
tape
dubbing:
Press
the
input
function
you
want
to
hear,
and
play
the
input
source.
NOTE:
If
you
press
the
TEST
TONE
button
during
VCR
1
DUBBING,
the
audio
signal
is
not
recorded.
17.
VCR
2
SELECTOR
Push
in
this
button
to
select
the
VCR
2
jacks
on
the
front,
rather
than
the
VCR
2
jacks
on
the
rear.