Harman Kardon AVR 145 Owner's Manual

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30 OPERATIONOperationBasic OperationOnce you have completed the setup and configu-ration of the AVR, it is simple to operate andenjoy. The following instructions should befollowed for you to maximize your enjoyment ofyour new receiver:Turning the AVR On or Off• When using the AVR for the first time, you mustpress the Main Power Switch 1 on the frontpanel to turn the unit on. This places the unit in aStandby mode, as indicated by the amber color ofthe Power Indicator 3. Once the unit is inStandby, you may begin a listening session bypressing the System Power Control 2 or theSource button % on the front panel or theAVR Selector 5. Note that the PowerIndicator 3 will turn blue. This will turn the uniton and return it to the input source that was lastused. The unit may also be turned on from Standbyby pressing any of the Source Selector buttonson the remote 4567 or the Sourcebutton % on the front panel.NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selectorbuttons 4 (except VID3) to turn the unit on,press the AVR Selector 5 to have the remotecontrol the AVR functions.To turn the unit off at the end of a listening ses-sion, simply press the System Power Control2 on the front panel or the Power Off Button3 on the remote. Power will be shut off to anyequipment plugged into the rear panelSwitched AC Outlets and the PowerIndicator 3 will turn orange.When the remote is used to turn the unit “off” itis actually placing the system in a Standby mode,as indicated by the orange color of the PowerIndicator 3.When you will be away from home for anextended period of time it is always a good ideato completely turn the unit off with the frontpanel Main Power Switch 1.NOTE: All preset memories may be lost if the unitis left turned off with the Main Power Switch1 for more than two weeks.Using the Sleep Timer• To program the AVR for automatic turn-off, pressthe Sleep Button 9 on the remote. Each pressof the button will increase the time before shutdown in the following sequence:The sleep time will be displayed in the MainInformation Display Ò and it will countdown until the time has elapsed.When the programmed sleep time has elapsed,the unit will automatically turn off (to Standbymode). Note that the front panel display will dimto one half brightness when the Sleep function isprogrammed. To cancel the Sleep function, pressand hold the Sleep Button 9 until the infor-mation display returns to normal brightness andthe Sleep indicator numbers disappear and thewords SLEEP O F F appear in the MainInformation Display Ò.Source Selection• To select a source, press any of the SourceSelector buttons on the remote 467.NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selectorbuttons 4 to turn the unit on, press theAVR Selector 5 to have the remote control theAVR functions.• The input source may also be changed bypressing the front-panel Input Source Selectorbutton %. Each press of the button will movethe input selection through the list of availableinputs.• As the input is changed, the AVR will auto-matically switch to the digital input (if selected),surround mode and speaker configuration thatwere entered during the configuration process forthat source.• The front-panel Video 3 Inputs Ô, OpticalDigital 3 Input * or the Coaxial Digital 3Input Ó may be used to connect a device suchas a video game or camcorder to your homeentertainment system on a temporary basis.• As the input source is changed, the new inputname will appear momentarily as an on-screendisplay in the lower third of the video display.The input name will also appear in the MainInformation Display Ò and a blue LED willlight next to the selected input’s name in thefront-panel Input Indicators ˆ.• When a pure audio input (CD, Tuner, Tape,6-Channel Input) is selected, the last video inputused remains routed to the Video Outputs and Video Monitor Output . This permitssimultaneous viewing and listening to differentsources.• When Digital Media Player (DMP)source is selected, if a compatible Apple iPoddevice is inserted in an optional Harman Kardonthat is connected to DMPConnector on the rear panel, functionmessages will appear on any video displayconnected to the AVR’s Video MonitorOutputs , and the remote control may beused to navigate the iPod and access many of itsfunctions.The function messages will also appear in thefront-panel display, and the iPod’s battery may becharged. See the owner’s guides forand your iPod for more information.• When a Video source is selected, its audio signalwill be fed to the speakers and the video signal forthat input will be routed to the appropriateMonitor Output Jack and will be viewable ona TV monitor connected to the AVR. If a componentvideo source is connected to the Video 1 ,Video 2 Component Inputs, it will berouted to the Component Video Outputs .Make certain that your TV is set to the proper inputto view the appropriate video signal (composite,S-Video or component video, see Notes for S-Video on page 14).6-Channel Direct InputThe 6 C H DIRECT INPUT should be usedwhen the input source device has its own internalbass management system. This input passes theinput from the source directly through to the vol-ume control without any analog to digital conver-sion and it mutes the unused input jacks to pre-vent unwanted noise from interfering with systemperformance.Note that when the 6-Channel Direct Input is inuse, you may not select a surround mode, as theexternal decoder determines the processing inuse. In addition, there is no signal at the recordoutputs or bass management when the6-Channel Direct Input is in use and the tone orbalance controls will not function.30935_AVR145_ENG 01/12/06 9:53 Side 30