Harman Kardon AVR 435 Owner's Manual

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Basic OperationOnce you have completed the initial setup and configu-ration of the AVR 435, it is simple to operate andenjoy. The following instructions will help you maximizethe enjoyment of your new receiver:Turning the AVR 435 On or Off• When using the AVR 435 for the first time, you mustpress the Main Power Switch A to turn the unit on.This places the unit in a Standby mode, as indicated bythe amber illumination surrounding the Standby/OnSwitch 1. Once the unit is in Standby, you may begina listening session by pressing the Standby/On Switch1 on the front panel, or the Power On Button b orAVR Selector e∫ on the remote. This will turnthe unit on and return the AVR to the input source thatwas last used. The unit may also be turned on fromStandby by pressing any of the Input SelectorButtons dXhç∂ on the remote or theInput Source Selector Button 7 on the front panel.Whenever the AVR is turned on, you will see all of thefront-panel indicators light up for a few seconds. This isnormal, and it is part of the unit’s power-on self testprocedure.NOTE: After pressing one of the Input SelectorButtons dXhç∂ to turn the unit on,press the AVR Selector e∫ to set the remotecontrol to the AVR 435 functions.To turn the unit off at the end of a listening session,simply press the Standby/On Switch 1 on the frontpanel or the Power Off Button aå on theremote. Power will be shut off to any equipmentplugged into the rear-panel Switched AC AccessoryOutlet ⁄ and the illumination around the Standby/On Switch 1 will turn amber.When the remote is used to turn the unit “off,” it isactually placing the system in a Standby mode, as indi-cated by the amber lighting around the Standby/OnSwitch 1.• To program the AVR 435 for automatic turn-off,press the Sleep Button S on the remote. Eachpress of the button will decrease the time beforeshut-down in the following sequence:Once you have set the desired Sleep Time, the frontpanel display will automatically dim to half brightnessand return. To check on the time remaining until theunit shuts off, press the Sleep Button S once.To cancel the Sleep function, press and hold theSleep ButtonS until the information display returnsto normal brightness; and the words SLEEPOFF will appear in the Lower Display Line $.When you will be away from home for an extendedperiod of time, it is always a good idea to completelyturn the unit off with the front-panel Main PowerSwitch A.NOTE: All preset memories are lost if the unit is leftturned off by using the Main Power Switch A formore than four weeks.Source Selection• To select a source, press any of the Input SelectorButtons dXhç∂ on the remote.• The input source may also be changed by pressingthe front-panel Input Source Selector Button 7.Each press of the button will move the input selec-tion through the list of available inputs.• When a new input is selected, the AVR will automat-ically switch to the digital input (if selected), surroundmode, component video input, A/V Sync Delay andNight Mode configurations that were in effect thelast time that input was used. If the LEVELTRIM line on the CHANNEL ADJUSTmenu (Fig. 20) was set to INDEPENDENT,as shown on pages 30–31, the settings for channeloutput levels will also change to the preset values.• The front-panel Video 4 Inputs M, Optical Digital3 Input K or the Coaxial Digital 3 Input L maybe used to connect a device such as a video gameor camcorder to your home entertainment system ona temporary basis.• As the input source is changed, the new input namewill appear momentarily as an on-screen display inthe lower third of the video display. The input namewill also appear in the Upper Display Line # andin the front-panel Input Indicators !.• When an audio only source is selected, the last videoinput used remains routed to the Video 1/Video 2Video Outputs ‡· and Video Monitor Outputs›. This permits simultaneous viewing and listeningto different sources.• When a composite or S-video source is selected, thevideo signal for that input will be routed to the VideoMonitor Output › and will be viewable on a TVmonitor connected to the AVR 435.6-Channel/8-Channel Direct InputThere are two input choices available for use withsources such as a DVD-Audio or SACD player that areconnected to the 8-Channel Direct Inputs .Select the appropriate input according to the way yoursystem and source equipment is configured:• The 6 CH DIRECT input should be usedwhen the SBR and SBL inputs are NOT in use andthe input source device has its own internal bassmanagement system. This input passes the inputfrom the source directly through to the volume con-trol without any analog to digital conversion and itmutes the unused input jacks to prevent unwantednoise from interfering with system performance.• The 8 CH DIRECT input should be usedwhen an input is connected to all eight 8-ChannelDirect Inputs and when the input sourcedevice has its own internal bass management sys-tem. This input passes the input from the sourcedirectly through to the volume control without anyanalog to digital conversion and it mutes theunused input jacks to prevent unwanted noisefrom interfering with system performance.Volume and Tone Control• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using thefront-panel Volume Control ) or remote VolumeUp/Down Buttons r .• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs, press theMute Button . This will interrupt the out-put to all speakers and the headphone jack, but itwill not affect any recording or dubbing that may bein progress. When the system is muted, the wordMUTE will flash in the on-screen display andUpper Display Line #, press the Mute Buttonsagain to return to normal operation.• The unit’s tone controls may be taken out of thesignal path by pressing the Tone Mode Button onthe front panel C or the remote V. The firstpress of either button will show a message in theon-screen display and Lower Display Line $with the current status of the tone controls. The sys-tem default is TONE IN, which indicates thatthe bass and treble controls are active. Press the⁄/¤ Navigation Button o on the remote orthe ‹/› Button H on the front panel to changethe setting to TONE OUT, which is “flat”response without the tone controls being active.• When the tone controls are active, the amount ofbass and treble boost/cut may be adjusted by firstpressing the Tone Mode Button on the front panelC or the remote V two or three times until thedesired setting (BASS MODE or TREBLEMODE) appears in the on-screen display and theLower Display Line $. Next, use the ⁄/¤Navigation Button o on the remote or the ‹/›Button on the front panel H to change the settingas desired. 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