Harman Kardon AVR80MKII Owners Manual - Page 26

Basic

Operation

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IMPORTANT

NOTE:

Many

people

incorrectly

presume

that

sound

should

always

be

heard

from

the

surround

channels.

In

reality,

it

is

normal

for

the

surround

channels

to

operate

occasion-

ally,

and

often

to

be

silent.

Movie

direc-

tors

and

sound

mixers

typically

use

these

channels

only

when

needed

to

create

an

effect

or

establish

ambience.

Artificially

increasing

the

volume

level

to

the

sur-

round

channels

may

destroy

the

illusion

of

carefully

controlled

audio

effects

and

add

unwanted

noise

to

your

system.

From

the

remote,

modes

may

be

selected

by

simply

pressing

the

button

that

corre-

sponds

to

the

desired

mode.

Modes

may

also

be

selected

using

the

on

screen

display.

Press

SELECT

m

on

the

remote

to

display

the

MAIN

MENU.

Then

press

V

(1)

twice

so

that

the

on

screen

cursor

is

next

to

SURROUND

MODE.

Press

SELECT

m

again

to

move

to

the

next

menu.

At

the

SURROUND

MODE

MENU,

press

the

or

buttons

4ir)

until

the

desired

mode

name

appears

on

the

screen.

Press

v

twice

until

the

>

cursor

is

next

to

RETURN

TO

MAIN

MENU

and

press

SELECT.

At

the

main

menu

select

MENU

OFFand

press

SELECT

to

exit

the

menus.

A

different

mode

may

be

selected

for

audio

and

video

sources.

Once

a

mode

has

been

selected,

it

will

be

attached

to

those

sources

in

memory.

Thus,

you

may

select

THX

CINEMAas

the

mode

for

video

and

HALL

SURROUNDfor

audio.

After

the

initial

selections

made,

the

unit

will

automatically

return

to

your

preferred

mode

for

each

type

of

input

whenever

it

is

chosen.

TV

Auto

Function

With

the

increasing

sophistication

of

today's

home

entertainment

systems,

it

often

takes

numerous

remote

controls

to

turn

on

all

components

in

a

system.

This

receiver's

unique

"TV

Auto

On"

function

greatly

simplifies

that

task

and

reduces

the

actions

needed

to

bring

your

entire

system

to

life.

If

you

are

using

a

TV

or

projector

that

has

video

output,

and

you

wish

to

use

the

output

of

its

tuner

as

an

audio

source

for

the

AVR80//,

connect

the

TV's

audio

and

video

outputs

to

the

rear

panel

of

the

AVR80ii.

©p

Once

those

connections

are

made,

the

AVR8OH

will

automatically

turn

on

whenever

the

TV

set

is

on,

thanks

to

a

video

sensing

circuit

in

the

AVR8OH.

This

eliminates

the

need

to

turn

the

unit

on

separately

from

the

TV

As

long

as

the

TV

is

on

and

feeding

a

video

signal,

the

AVR80//

will

remain

on.

If

no

other

input

source

is

selected

and

the

TV

is

turned

off,

the

AVR80//

will

turn

off

approximately

five

minutes

after

the

TV

set.

If

you

select

another

input,

such

as

CD

or

the

AM/FM

turner

after

the

unit

has

turned

on,

it

will

remain

on

even

if

the

TV

is

turned

off.

You

must

then

turn

the

receiver

off

using

the

front

panel

or

remote

POWER

buttons.

OM

NOTE:

The

TV

Auto

On

Function

will

only

respond

to

conventional

video

sig-

nals.

It

will

NOT

operate

with

S

-Video.

IMPORTANT

NOTE:

If

you

do

not

have

a

video

source

connected

to

the

TV

VIDEO

g]

input,

or

do

not

wish

to

use

this

feature,

it

is

important

that

you

dis-

able

it.

To

disable

the

TV

Auto

on

feature

press

the

TV

and

Memo

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buttons

on

the

front

panel

at

the

same

time.

Hold

them

for

a

few

seconds

until

the

front

panel

information

display

shows

TV

AT

ON.

Immediately

release

both

but-

tons

and

then

quickly

press

the

TV

but-

ton

El

again.

The

front

panel

display

will

read

TV

AT

OFF.

Release

the

button

to

complete

the

system

change.

Should

you

wish

to

reactivate

the

feature

again

in

the

future,

press

the

buttons

as

shown

above

and

then

press

the

TV

but-

ton

until

the

display

again

reads

TV

AT

ON.

Tuner

Operation

The

FM/AM

tuner

is

extremely

fl

exible,

and

offers

a

number

of

options.

The

fol-

lowing

instructions

will

enable

you

to

take

advantage

of

the

tuner's

many

fea-

tures.

To

select

tuner

operation,

press

the

AM/FM

button

Q

on

the

front

panel,

or

the

remote

O.

Press

the

button

again

to

select

the

desired

frequency

band

if

required.

Manual

up/down

tuning

is

accessible

by

pressing

the

TUNE

button

EB

either

up

A

or

down

V

or

the

Tune/Search

and

Tune/Search

0

buttons

on

the

remote.

Pressing

these

buttons

once

increases

or

decreases

the

station

frequency

by

one

step.

Holding

the

buttons

down

quickly

scans

for

the

next

station.

Holding

the

tune

buttons

for

a

few

seconds

and

then

releasing

them

will

set

the

tuner

to

the

next

station

with

an

acceptable

signal.

When

manually

tuning

stations,

observe

the

SIGNAL

LEVEL

indicator

(j3

and

the

TUNED(?)

indicators.

The

more

bars

visible

on

the

SIGNAL

LEVEL

indicator,

the

stronger

the

sig-

nal

and

the

better

the

station

will

sound.

A

station

is

properly

tuned

when

the

TUNED

indicator

is

illuminated.

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