Harman Kardon AVR 140 Owner's Manual

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FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS1 Main Power Switch: Press this button to applypower to the AVR 140. When the switch is pressedin, the unit is in Standby, as indicated by the amberPower Indicator 2. This button MUST be pressedin to operate the unit. To turn the unit off and preventthe use of the remote control, this switch should bepressed until it pops out from the front panel and theword “OFF” is seen at the top of the switch.NOTE: This switch is normally left in the “ON” position.2 Power Indicator: This LED lights amber when theunit is in the Standby mode to signal that the AVR isready to be turned on. When the unit is in operation,the indicator is blue.3 Standby/On Switch: When the Main PowerSwitch 1 is “ON,” press this button to turn on theAVR 140; press it again to turn the unit off. The PowerIndicator 2 turns blue when the unit is on.4 Headphone Jack: This jack may be used to listento the AVR 140’s output through a pair of headphones.The speakers will automatically be turned off when theheadphone jack is in use.5 Tone Mode: This button controls the tone modesettings, enabling adjustment of the bass and trebleboost/cut. You may also use it to take the tone con-trols out of the signal path completely for “flat”response. The first press of the button displays aTONE IN message in the Lower Display Lineı and in the on-screen display. To take the controlsout of the signal path, press either of the ‹‹/››Buttons ) until the display reads TONE OUT.To change the bass or treble settings, make sure thatTONE IN appears in the Lower Display Line ıor press either of the ‹‹/›› Buttons ) until it does.Press the Tone Mode Button 5 until the desiredoption of TREBLE MODE or BASS MODEappears in the Lower Display Line ı and in theon-screen display and then press either of the ‹‹/››Buttons ) to enter the desired boost or cut setting.Both treble and bass contours may be boosted orcut by up to + or –10dB in increments of 2dB. Seepages 17 and 27 for information on the tone controls.NOTE: The AVR 140 is not equipped with a traditionalBalance control. When listening to 2-channel materials,if you wish to adjust the stereo image, you may usethe Channel Adjust Selector  to increase ordecrease the level of the left front channel by up to +or –10dB, and then to decrease or increase the rightfront channel by the corresponding amount. However,when listening to surround materials and most 2-chan-nel materials, it is recommended that you leave thesesettings at the results obtained during the configurationprocess described on pages 15 through 25.6 Speaker Selector: Press this button to beginconfiguring the unit to match the type of speakersused in your listening room. (See pages 20–22 formore information on speaker setup and configuration.)7 Surround Mode Group Selector: Press this but-ton to select the top-level group of surround modes.Each press of the button will select the current or lastused mode in each of the surround mode groups(e.g., Dolby, DTS, DTS Neo:6, Logic 7, DSP, Stereo).When the button is pressed so that the name of thesurround mode group appears in the on-screen displayand in the Lower Display Line ı, press theSurround Mode Selector 8 to cycle through the1 Main Power Switch2 Power Indicator3 Standby/On Switch4 Headphone Jack5 Tone Mode6 Speaker Selector7 Surround Mode Group Selector8 Surround Mode Selector9 Tuning Selector) ‹/› Buttons! Tuner Band Selector@ Set Button# Digital Input Selector$ Preset Station Selector% Delay Adjust Selector^ Input Source Selector& Tuner Mode Selector* Optical 3 Digital Audio Input( Coaxial 3 Digital Audio InputÓ Video 3 Video Input JacksÔ Video 3 Audio Input Jacks Channel Adjust SelectorÒ Volume ControlÚ Input IndicatorsÛ Speaker/Channel Input IndicatorsÙ Upper Display Lineı Lower Display Lineˆ Surround Mode Indicators˜ Remote Sensor WindowDIGITAL LOGIC 7 VID 1 DVDCDFMAMTAPE6 8 CHVID 2VID 3PRO LOGIC3 STEREO DSP5 7 CH. STEREOSURR. OFF12 67 #Ú (*Û8 )!@ )&%34˜5 9$ ^ÒÓAVR 140ˆ ÙÔıFRONT-PANEL CONTROLSFRONT-PANEL CONTROLS 55NOTE: To make it easier to follow the instructions that refer to this illustration, a larger copy may be downloaded from the Product Support section for this productat www.harmankardon.com.