Harman Kardon AVR80MKII Owners Manual - Page 32

Advanced

Features

30

In

addition

to

basic

audio

functions,

this

receiver

is

capable

of

both

sophisticated

audio/video

dubbing

and

a

wide

range

of

surround

modes.

Advanced

digital

signal

processing

provides

specialized

surround

modes

that

are

compatible

with

virtually

all

types

of

music

software

and

movie

soundtracks.

For

the

ultimate

in

sound

reproduction,

the

AVR80//

is

equipped

for

digital

input

from

laser

disc

or

CD

players

with

a

coaxial

digital

output,

so

that

the

sound

reaching

the

surround

processor

comes

directly

from

the

disc.

Finally,

the

AVR8011

is

prepared

for

the

future

with

provisions

for

connection

to

outboard

multi

channel

(Dolby

Digital

and

DTS)

digital

audio

decoders.

Audio

Tape

Dubbing

The

input

to

the

audio

recorders

is

nor-

mally

the

source

currently

selected

for

listening

through

the

AVR80H.

If

you

are

using

a

tape

recorder

or

cassette

deck

with

three

heads

and

wish

to

listen

to

the

"off

tape"

playback

to

verify

the

record-

ing,

press

the

front

panel

T-MON

button

or

the

TAPE

1

(MON)

Q

but-

ton

on

the

remote

until

the

red

light

over

T-MON

on

the

front

panel

illuminates.

You

will

then

hear

the

source

as

it

is

being

recorded

and

played

back

through

your

tape

machine.

The

source

will

be

verified

in

both

the

front

panel

and

on

screen

displays.

Note

that

the

video

sur-

rounding

the

word

AUDIO

will

turn

white

to

indicate

that

you

are

in

the

Tape

Monitor

mode.

To

record

one

input

source

while

you

lis-

ten

to

another

select

the

desired

output

by

pressing

the

front

panel

Record

Out

Tape

-1

copy

button

Og.

Each

press

of

the

button

will

change

the

output

to

the

tape

recorder

in

the

following

order:

SOURCE

TUNER

CD

TAPE

24

SOURCE

Once

the

input

is

selected

you

may

change

the

input

for

the

main

listening

system

without

fear

of

disturbing

the

recording

as

long

as

the

AVR80/Cs

power

is

on.

NOTE:

It

is

not

possible

to

select

one

of

the

video

inputs

(VCR1,

VCR2,

LD,

AUX)

as

a

direct

recording

source

using

the

Record

Out

select

button.

To

make

an

audio

recording

from

one

of

these

sources

first

select

the

desired

source

as

the

main

input,

and

then

use

the

Record

Out

TAPE

1

button

gig

to

select

SOURCE.

Video

Dubbing

Video

dubbing

is

similar

to

that

for

audio

recording,

with

changes

to

accommodate

the

requirements

of

recording

both

an

audio

and

video

source.

For

video

record-

ing

it

is

important

to

note

that

the

output

to

VCR

1

only

is

selected

with

the

front

panel

switch.

The

output

to

VCR2

is

always

set

to

the

current

input

source.

(Unless

that

Source

is

VCR2,

in

which

case

the

VCR

2

record

output

is

blank.)

To

select

inputs

for

VCR

dubbing

use

the

VCR

1

COPY

button

jgg

on

the

front

panel.

At

the

first

press

of

the

button,

a

status

display

will

appear

on

both

the

front

panel

display

and

the

on

screen

video

menus

(Figure

#8)

to

remind

you

that

the

input

source

currently

in

use

is

also

being

routed

to

the

VCR

1

output.

If

this

is

acceptable,

no

further

action

is

required.

To

record

a

source

other

than

the

input,

press

the

VCR

1

COPY

button

again,

and

note

that

the

display

will

change

in

the

following

order:

SOURCE4TV4LD4

VCR

2

AUX

SOURCE

Press

the

button

until

the

input

you

wish

to

record

appears.

You

may

now

change

the

main

listening

input

without

fear

of

disturbing

the

recording

as

long

as

the

unit's

power

remains

on.

NOTE:

Input

sources

for

either

the

audio

or

video

tape

outputs

may

also

be

select-

ed

using

the

on

screen

video

menu

sys-

tem

described

elsewhere

in

this

manual.

Audio/Video

Simulcast

Recording

It

is

possible

to

record

the

video

from

one

source

along

with

the

audio

from

a

differ-

ent

input.

This

is

useful

in

the

case

of

musical

programs

where

the

sound

is

being

broadcast

via

FM,

or

for

sports

events

where

you

wish

to

have

the

picture

from

a

TV

station,

but

the

play-by-play

from

a

radio

station.

To

create

a

simulcast

recording

first

select

the

video

source

input

(TV,

LD,

VCR

2,

AUX)

using

the

input

selection

buttons

on

the

remote

control

or

front

panel.

gin©

Next,

select

the

audio

source

(FM/AM,

CD

or

TAPE)

©la

.

Note

that

the

on

screen

on

screen

menu

display

will

show

the

split

sources

(Figure

#

7).

The

front

panel

dis-

play

will

show

the

audio

source

in

large

letters

in

the

main

portion

of

the

Information

Display,

while

the

video

source

will

appear

in

smaller

letters

next

to

the

VISUAL()

indicator.

Once

the

split

source

is

configured,

select

SOURCE

as

the

input

for

VCRI

by

pressing

the

VCR

1

COPY

button.

Input

sources

for

VCR

1

COPY

dubbing

may

also

be

made

using

the

on

screen

video

menu

system.

Delay

Time

Adjust

One

aspect

of

the

surround

modes

is

the

delay

of

audio

signals

between

the

front

speakers

and

the

rear

speakers.

Each

sur-

round

mode

is

factory

preset

with

a

spe-

cific

delay

time,

but

it

is

possible

to

individually

adjust

the

delay

timing

to

custom tailor

the

sound

to

your

individ-

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