Harman Kardon AVR 347 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION 45ENGLISHOperationconnecting its analog audio outputs to theappropriate analog inputs (e.g. DVD) of the AVR.Additionally, the digital signals will be passedthrough to the Digital Audio Outputs .Tape RecordingIn normal operation, the audio or video sourceselected for listening through the AVR is sent tothe record outputs. This means that any programyou are watching or listening to may be record-ed simply by placing machines connected to theoutputs for Tape Outputs or Video 1Outputs in the record mode.When a digital audio recorder is connected toany of the Digital Audio Outputs , you areable to record the digital signal using a CD-R,MiniDisc or other digital recording system.Note that all digital signals will be passedthrough to both, coaxial and optical, digitaloutputs simultanously, no matter which kind ofdigital input was selected.NOTES:• The digital outputs are active only when a digi-tal signal is present, and they do not convert ananalog input to a digital signal, or change the for-mat of the digital signal (e.g. Dolby Digital toPCM or vice versa, but coaxial digital signals areconverted to optical signals and vice versa). Inadditon, the digital recorder must be compatiblewith the output signal. For example, the PCM dig-ital output from a CD player may be recorded ona CD-R or MiniDisc, but Dolby Digital or DTS sig-nals may not.• To make an analog recording from a digitalsource is possible, but only from a PCM source(not Dolby Digital or DTS) and correctly only with"Surround Off" mode (with any Surround modeonly the L/R front signals will be fed to therecord outputs).UsingWhen Harman Kardon’s (optional) isconnected and a compatible Apple® iPod® isdocked in The Bridge, press the DMPSelector Button D to choose the iPodas the input source allowing playback of audio,video and still-image materials on your iPodthrough your high-quality audio/video system.Pressing the DMP Selector ButtonD will also activate the AVR remote’s con-trol codes for the iPod, and you may also use thefront-panel controls to operate the iPod. Youmay also select DMP as the sourcefrom the front panel by repeatedly pressing theInput Source Selector % until DMP appearsin the Upper Display Line Ò, although noInput Indicator  will light.When The Bridge is properly connected and acompatible iPod is properly docked, the UpperDisplay Line Ò will read DMP/CON-NECTED. Once that message appears, use theremote or front-panel buttons to control theiPod. See the Function List Table on pages 58-59for a listing of the remote control buttons thathave been programmed to control the iPod.Whether or not an iPod is docked in The Bridge,the screen shown in Figure 30 will appear on avideo display connected to the AVR, but you willnot be able to affect the screen without an iPoddocked in The Bridge. Navigate The Bridge’sscreens by using the ‹/› Buttons E tohighlight a line and pressing the Set ButtonF to select the line. The › Button scrollsdown, and the ‹ Button E scrolls up. Pressthe Menu Button to return to the previouslevel of The Bridge’s menu system. Remember toset the remote in The Bridge device mode bypressing the Tape/The Bridge button. If it lightsin red, press it again quickly so that it lights ingreen, indicating it is in The Bridge mode.Figure 30MUSIC: This line allows you to navigate theaudio materials stored on your iPod.PHOTOS/VIDEOS: Selecting this item allowsyou to play still images or videos stored on theiPod. The screen shown in Figure 31 will appear,directing you to operate the iPod’s own controlsdirectly to play images and videos. You may usethe AVR 347 remote instead of the iPod’s con-trols to navigate it. Visual materials will be dis-played on a video display connected to the AVR.Figure 31SETTING: This line accesses the Settings menu,shown in Figure 32. The items in this menuenable you to use the Shuffle and Repeat func-tions on the iPod. You may also set the Resumefunction, which resumes play of a selection fromthe point at which it was stopped,Figure 32NOTE: iTunes allows you to set certain selec-tions to always or never remember playbackposition, or to be skipped in Shuffle mode. TheAVR 347’s settings cannot override these iTunessettings.In brief, the Reverse Search, Play andForward Search Buttons P and the⁄/¤/‹/› Buttons DE and SetButton F may be used in a similar manner tothe corresponding controls on the iPod.Complete details on operating an iPod usingand an AVR remote are furnishedwith .The front-panel controls may be used to access alimited number of iPod functions. Press the RDSselect button ^ to play or pause the currenttrack. The Tuning Selector ) may be used tosearch reverse (left side of button) or forward(right side of button) through the tracks. Pressthe Tuner Band Selector ! to call up theiPod’s menu. Press the Preset StationsSelector # to scroll, and the Set Button @to select.While a selection is playing, the song title, artistand album name, if available on the iPod, willscroll across the upper line in the front panelMessage Display Ò. The lower line will dis-play the elapsed time of the track on the left, theplay mode icon, and the time remaining on theright.In addition, if a video display is connected to theAVR, a screen will appear briefly to displayinformation about the iPod’s status and thetrack. The top line will display the play modeicon, with the phrase “Now Playing” appearingto the right to remind you that you are viewingthe status of the current track, as opposed toanother menu screen. Below that the AVR dis-plays the total number of tracks in the currentplay list on the right (all materials on the iPodare considered one of the play lists) with thenumber of the current track on the left. The songtitle, artist and album are displayed. At the bot-tom of the screen is a graphic bar indicating thecurrent play position within the track, with theelapsed and remaining times appearing belowthe bar.