Harman Kardon AVR80MKII Owners Manual - Page 25

Basic

Operation

23

Once

the

input,

speaker

and

antenna

connections

have

been

made,

and

the

system

has

been

configured,

the

receiver

is

ready

for

operation.

Note

that

some

controls

are

duplicated

on

both

the

front

panel

and

the

remote

control,

while

oth-

ers

appear

on

one

or

the

other,

but

not

both.

To

turn

the

AVR80il

on

for

the

first

time,

press

the

front

panel

POWER

button

m.

Note

that

the

front

panel

will

light

up

and

the

unit

will

return

to

the

last

input

source

selected

and

the

front

panel

dis-

plays

will

illuminate.

If

the

unit

is

con-

nected

to

a

TV

set

the

current

operating

conditions

will

appear

briefly

on

screen.

Once

the

unit

has

been

turned

on

with

the

front

panel

switch

it

may

then

be

turned

on

and

off

for

future

use

using

the

Main

Power

Q

buttons

on

the

remote.

Note

that

the

remote

power

will

NOT

operate

unless

the

Power

button

has

first

been

manually

depressed.

Source

Selection

To

select

or

change

the

input

source,

press

one

of

the

Source

buttons

on

the

front

panel

IMIEMEIn

or

one

of

the

Source

buttons

on

the

remote

0.

NOTE:

Once

you

have

programmed

your

remote

control

with

the

proper

infrared

commands

for

your

TV

set,

a

"Power

On"

command

will

automatically

be

sent

to

the

TV

when

you

select

the

TV

input

using

the

remote

control.

To

listen

to

one

source

while

you

watch

another,

first

select

the

video

source

(LD,

TV,

VCR1,

VCR2

or

Aux),

and

then

select

the

desired

audio

source

(AM/FM

CD,

Tape

1,

Tape

2).

NOTE:

When

the

unit

is

in

"standby"

mode,

pressing

any

of

the

source

buttons

will

turn

on

the

unit.

The

audio

source

will

be

displayed

on

the

Information

Display,

while

the

video

source

will

be

displayed

in

the

upper

left

corner

of

the

Fluorescent

Display

next

to

the

word

VISUAL

O.

Volume

Control

The

AVR8OE's

volume

is

controlled

using

either

the

front

panel

knob

m

or

the

MAIN

VOLUME

buttons

0

on

the

remote.

NOTE:

Unlike

conventional

mechanical-

ly

driven

volume

controls,

this

receiver's

volume

is

set

using

digital

devices.

This

means

that

the

volume

knob

has

no

firm

stopping

point

at

either

end

of

its

rota-

tion.

Depending

on

the

speed

with

which

the

knob

is

turned,

it

is

normal

for

as

many

as

three

complete

rotations

to

be

required

for

full

travel

from

the

loudest

setting

to

the

softest.

When

the

volume

is

adjusted,

the

word

Master

will

appear

in

the

main

por-

tion

of

the

Information

Display,

followed

by

a

two

digit

number.

The

number

indi-

cates

the

variation

from

the

reference

point

established

when

the

output

levels

are

set.

Surround

Mode

Selection

One

of

the

most

important

features

of

the

AVR80//

is

its

ability

to

reproduce

a

full

multichannel

surround

soundfield

from

both

surround

encoded

programs,

and

standard

stereo

programs.

In

addi-

tion,

this

is

one

of

the

few

receivers

avail-

able

that

is

equipped

for

Home

THX,

the

ultimate

in

home

theater.

In

all

a

total

of

eight

listening

modes

are

available

on

the

AVR80//.

Selection

of

a

surround

mode

is

based

on

personal

taste,

as

well

as

the

type

of

pro-

gram

source

material

being

used.

For

example,

motion

pictures

bearing

the

logo

of

one

of

the

major

surround

encod-

ing

processes,

such

as

Dolby

Surround,

DTS

Stereo

or

UltraStereo

may

be

played

in

either

the

THX

Cinema,

Dolby

Pro

Logic

or

Movie

Surround

Modes.

TV

or

radio

broadcasts

of

programs

in

sur-

round,

but not

originally

produced

as

theatrical

motion

pictures

should

be

played

back

in

the

Dolby

Pro

Logic

or

Movie

Surround

modes.

Other

mode

selections

are

described

elsewhere

in

this

manual.

NOTE:

Once

a

program

has

been

encod-

ed

with

surround

information,

it

retains

the

surround

matrix

as

long

as

the

pro-

gram

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

dra-

mas

and

music

CDs

are

also

recorded

in

surround

sound.

You

may

obtain

a

list

of

these

programs

and

discs

from

Dolby

Laboratories

Licensing

Corp.,

100

Potrero

Avenue,

San

Francisco,

CA

94103.

Surround

modes

may

be

selected

in

one

of

three

ways.

From

the

front

panel,

use

the

ModeA

or

Modems

buttons

le

to

scroll

through

the

list

of

modes.

The

selected

mode

will

appear

in

large

letters

in

the

front

panel

display,

and

in

a

two

line

reminder

on

the

video

screen.

Once

the

selection

is

made,

the

mode

will

continue

to

appear

in

a

smaller

indictor

at

the

bot-

tom

of

the

front

panel

display.

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