Harman Kardon AVR 171S Owner's Manual

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26AVROperating Your AVRHARMAN NSP: A HARMAN proprietary technology, NSP uses sophisticated digitalprocessing to deliver a true natural sounding three-dimensional listening experiencefrom conventional 2-channel stereo sources like CDs and stereo broadcasts. Whilepreserving the recording’s original timbre and spatial balance, HARMAN NSP creates asimulated listening space that automatically adjusts to suit the type of program you arelistening to.The following adjustments are available:• Stage Width: This adjustment allows you to widen or narrow the width of the apparentlistening space in front of you. For example, a higher setting would be appropriate fora recording of an orchestra playing in a concert hall, while a lower setting would bemore appropriate for a recording of a singer playing an acoustic guitar.• Stage Depth: This adjustment lets you control the total size of the apparent listeningspace. A higher setting would approximate the acoustic qualities of larger listeningspaces, such as concert halls and arenas, while a lower setting would approximatethe acoustic qualities of smaller listening spaces like small clubs or coffee houses.Movie: Select from the following when you want a surround mode for movie playback:DTS Neo:6 Cinema or Dolby Pro Logic II (IIx or IIz when seven main speakers are present)in the AVR 1710S/AVR 171S.Music: Select from the following when you want a surround mode for music playback:DTS Neo:6 Music or Dolby Pro Logic II (IIx or IIz when seven main speakers are presentin the AVR 1710S/AVR 171S). The Dolby Pro Logic II/IIx/IIz Music mode allows access toa submenu with some additional settings. See Audio Processing and Surround Sound, onpage 29, for more information.Game: Dolby Pro Logic II (IIx/IIz when seven main speakers are present) Game is availablefor video game playback..After you have made your selection, press the Back/Exit button.You can also change surround mode categories by repeatedly pressing the SurroundMode button on either the remote or the front panel.• You can change surround modes within surround mode categories by pressing theSurround Mode Select buttons on the front panel.See Audio Processing and Surround Sound, on page 29, for more information on surroundmodes.Listening to FM and AM RadioSelect the Radio source. A screen similar to the one in the illustration below will appear.Use the Up/Down buttons or the Remote’s Channel buttons to tune a station as displayedon the front panel and on-screen display.The AVR defaults to automatic tuning, meaning each press of the Up/Down buttons scansup or down the frequency band until a station with acceptable signal strength is found.To switch to manual tuning, in which each press of the Up/Down buttons steps througha single tuning frequency increment, press the Tuning Mode button on the front panel orpress and hold the OK button on the remote control for more than 3 seconds. Each pressof the button toggles between automatic and manual tuning modes.Once you have tuned an FM station, toggling the Mode setting also switches the radiobetween stereo and monaural reception. (Mono reception may improve reception ofweaker stations.) Note that some surround modes are not available with monauralreception.Preset StationsYou can store a total of 30 stations (AM and FM combined) as presets. When you want tosave the currently tuned station as a preset, press the remote’s Memory button. Use theNumber buttons to enter the desired preset number.To tune to a preset station:• Press the Left/Right buttons.• Press the remote’s Preset Scan button. The AVR will tune to each preset stationin order for five seconds. When the desired preset is tuned, press the Preset Scanbutton again.• Enter the preset number using the Number buttons. For presets 10 through 30, press0 before the preset number. For example, to enter preset 21, press 0-2-1.Auto Store is an alternate method for storing presets automatically. When you select AutoStore, your AVR will scan for any frequencies with good signal and save them as presetsautomatically. To use Auto Store:• In either FM or AM source, press the Info/Option button on the AVR’s remotecontrol.• Press OK to select “Auto Store.”• Highlight “Yes” and press “OK.”Your AVR may take several minutes to complete the Auto Store process. Note thatperforming Auto Store will erase all currently saved preset station.Listening to Media on a USB DeviceYour AVR is compatible with MP3 and WMA media.MP3 compatibility: Mono or stereo, contstant bit rates (CBR) from 8kbps to 320kbps,variable bit rates (VBR) from lowest to highest quality, with sample rates from 8kHz –48kHz.WMA compatibility: Ver. 9.2 basic, stereo CBR with 32kHz – 48kHz sampling rate and40kbps – 192kbps bit rate, mono CBR with 8kHz – 16kHz sampling rate and 5kbps –16kbps bit rate, VBR Pass Encoding and Quality Encoding 10 – 98, 44kHz and 48kHzsampling rate.No other types of media are supported.Playing files on a USB device1. Insert the USB drive into the AVR’s front-panel USB port.IMPORTANT: Do not connect a personal computer or peripheral to the USB port. USBhubs and multi-card readers are not supported.2. Press the USB source selector button on the remote until the front-panel display’s“USB” as the source. The USB screen will appear.3. Select a folder and press the OK button. The AVR will list all compatible audio files.TR00306_AVR_OM_161S and 171S_EMEA_B.indb 26 26/05/15 2:29 pm