Harman Kardon AVR 235 Owner's Manual

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28 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 VID4) 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 theunit is left turned off with the Main PowerSwitch 1 for more than two weeks.Using the Sleep Timer• To program the AVR for automatic turn-off,press the Sleep Button 9 on the remote. Eachpress of the button will increase the time beforeshut down in the following sequence:The sleep time will be displayed in the MainInformation Display ˜ 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 ˜.Source Selection• To select a source, press any of the SourceSelector buttons on the remote 46.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 processfor that source.• The front-panel Video 4 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 ˜ 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,6/8 Channel Input) is selected, the last videoinput used remains routed to the Video Out-puts and Video Monitor Output .This permits simultaneous viewing and listeningto different sources.• When a Video source is selected, its audiosignal will be fed to the speakers and the videosignal for that input will be routed to the appro-priate Monitor Output Jack and will be view-able on a TV monitor connected to the AVR. If acomponent video source is connected to the DVD or 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 13).6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input• There are two input choices available for usewith sources such as a DVD-Audio or SACD play-er that are connected to the 8-Channel DirectInputs . Select the appropriate input accord-ing to the way your system and source equip-ment is configured:• The 6 C H DIRECT INPUT should beused when the SBR and SBL inputs are NOT inuse and the input source device has its owninternal bass management system. This inputpasses the input from the source directly throughto the volume control without any analog to digi-tal conversion and it mutes the unused inputjacks to prevent unwanted noise from interferingwith system performance.• The 8 C H DIRECT INPUT should beused when an input is connected to all eight8-Channel Direct Inputs and when theinput source device has its own internal bassmanagement system. This input passes the inputfrom the source directly through to the volumecontrol without any analog to digital conversionand it mutes the unused input jacks to preventunwanted noise from interfering with systemperformance.Note that when the 6-Channel or 8-ChannelDirect Input is in use, you may not select a sur-round mode, as the external decoder determinesthe processing in use. In addition, there is nosignal at the record outputs or bass managementwhen the 6-Channel or 8-Channel Direct Input isin use and the tone or balance controls will notfunction.90min 80min 70min 60min 50min40min 30min 20min 10min OFF