Harman Kardon AVR 144 Owner's Manual

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14REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONSThis is done using the on-screen menu system, as described in theInitial Setup section.Numeric Keys: Use these buttons to enter radio station frequencieswhen using the tuner (after pressing the Direct Button), or to select stationpresets.Tuning Mode: This button toggles between manual (one frequencystep at a time) and automatic (seeks frequencies with acceptable signalstrength) tuning mode. It also toggles between stereo and mono modeswhen an FM station is tuned.Memory: After you have tuned a particular radio station, press thisbutton, then the numeric keys, to save that station as a radio preset.Tuning: Press these buttons to tune a radio station. Depending onwhether the tuning mode has been set to manual or automatic, eachpress will either change one frequency step at a time, or seek the nextfrequency with acceptable signal strength.Direct: Press this button before using the Numeric Keys to directlyenter a radio station frequency.Clear: Press this button to clear a radio station frequency you havestarted to enter.Preset Stations Selector: Press these buttons to select a presetradio station.Tone Mode: Press this button to access the tone controls (bass andtreble). Use the Navigation Buttons to make your selections.Disc Skip: This button has no effect on the receiver, but is used withsome optical disc changers to skip to the next disc.Macros: These buttons may be programmed to execute long com-mand sequences with a single button press. They are useful for pro-gramming the command to turn on or off all of your components, or foraccessing specialized functions for a different component than you arecurrently operating.Surround Mode Selectors: Press any of these buttons to selecta type of surround sound (e.g., multichannel) mode. Choose from theDolby modes, DTS modes, Logic 7 modes or Stereo modes. Eachpress of a button will cycle to the next available variant of that mode.Not all modes or mode groups are available with all sources.Night Mode: Press this button to activate Night mode with speciallyencoded Dolby Digital discs or broadcasts. Night mode compresses theaudio so that louder passages are reduced in volume to avoid disturbingothers, while dialogue remains intelligible.Track Skip: These buttons have no effect on the receiver, but areused with many source components to change tracks or chapters.Transport Controls: These buttons have no effect on the receiver,but are used to control many source components. By default, when theremote is operating the receiver, these buttons will control a DVD player.