Harman Kardon AVR 435 Owner's Manual

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OPERATIONOPERATIONOPERATION 37OPERATION 37format. Direct connection of USB or serial dataoutputs is not possible, even though the signalsare in the MP3 format. If you have any questionsabout the data output format from your computeror a sound card, check with the device’s owner’smanual or contact the manufacturer’s technicalsupport area.• If your computer or sound card’s digital output is notcapable of direct connection to the AVR 435, youmay use an optional, external transcoder to convertthe USB output of a computer to a format compati-ble with the AVR.• Due to the wide variation in MP3 formats andencoding speeds, it is possible that the AVR 435may not be compatible with all MP3 input signals.Some may produce unacceptable results and somemay not be decoded. This is not a fault of either thecomputer or the AVR 435, but rather a by-productof the unpredictable nature of MP3 playback.IMPORTANT NOTES ON DIGITAL PLAYBACK:• When playing DVDs, please note that even when youhave selected a specific digital audio format for play-back, an individual disc may change formats or thenumber of available channels during playback. Forexample, even if you select a DTS mode for the movie,you may see Dolby Digital in use when the trailers,menus or copyright warnings are playing. This is not afault with either the AVR or your DVD player, as bothare responding to the way the disc was created.• When viewing digital television signals, note that thenumber of audio channels available may vary duringthe course of a program, depending on the content.For example, while a sports even may have 5.1sound, the commercials or local station content maybe in 2.0. In addition, not all local stations are currentlyequipped for carrying the 5.1 digital audio signals. Thismay mean that even though the actual program isproduced with 5.1, it may be transmitted in a 2.0configuration in some areas. Your AVR will automaticallychange to react to the proper type of audio stream if itis changed by the broadcast station.• Although the AVR 435 will decode virtually all currentDVD movies, CDs and HDTV sources, it is possiblethat some future digital sources may not be compati-ble with the AVR 435.• Not all digitally encoded programs contain full 5.1-or 6.1-channel audio. Consult the program guidethat accompanies the DVD or laser disc to deter-mine which type of audio has been recorded on thedisc. The AVR 435 will automatically sense the typeof digital surround encoding used and adjust toaccommodate it.• When a digital source is playing, you may not beable to select some of the analog surround modessuch as Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Pro Logic IIx,Stereo, Hall, Theater or Logic 7.• When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing,it is not possible to make an analog recording usingthe Tape Outputs and Video 1 or Video 2Audio Outputs . However, the digital signalswill be passed through to the Digital AudioOutputs ikM.Tuner OperationThe AVR 435’s tuner is capable of tuning AM, FM andFM Stereo broadcast stations. Stations may be tunedmanually, or they may be stored as favorite station pre-sets and recalled from a 30-position memory.Station Selection1. Press the AM/FM Tuner Selector Buttonon the remote to select the tuner as an input. Thetuner may be selected from the front panel byeither pressing the Input Source Selector 7until the tuner is active or by pressing the TunerBand Selector 5.2. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select Button orTuner Band Selector 5 again to switch betweenAM and FM so that the desired frequency band isselected.3. Press the Tuning Mode Selector 8 l to selectmanual or automatic tuning.When the button is pressed so that AUTO/STEREO appears in the Upper Display Line#, each press of the Tuning Selectors 4wwill put the tuner in a scan mode that seeks thenext higher or lower frequency station with accept-able signal strength. An AUTO ST TUNEDindication will momentarily appear when thestation stops at a stereo FM station, and anAUTO TUNED indication will momentarilyappear when an AM or monaural FM station istuned. Press the Tuning buttons again to scan tothe next receivable station.When the button is pressed so that MANUAL/MONO appears in the Upper Display Line #,each tap of the Selector will increase or decreasethe frequency by one increment. When the tunerreceives a strong enough signal for adequatereception, MANUAL TUNED will appear inthe Lower Display Line $.4. Stations may also be tuned directly in either theautomatic or manual mode. To enter a station’s fre-quency directly, first select the AM or FM band asdesired be pressing the AM/FM Tuner SelectButton 5 . Next, press the Direct Buttoni. Within 5 seconds of when DIRECT INscrolls in the Upper Display Line #, enter thestation frequency by pressing the Numeric Keysk. If you press an incorrect button while enteringa direct frequency, press the Clear Button j tostart over.NOTE: When the FM reception of a station is weak,audio quality will be increased by switching to Monomode by pressing the Tuning Mode Button 8lso that MANUAL/MONO appears momentarilyin the Upper Display Line # and then goes out.This will also activate manual tuning mode.Preset TuningUsing the remote, up to 30 stations may be stored in theAVR 435’s memory for easy recall using the front-panelcontrols or the remote.To enter a station into the memory, first tune the stationusing the steps outlined above. Then:1. Press the Memory Button on the remote; thestation’s frequency will flash.2. Within five seconds, press the Numeric Keys kcorresponding to the location where you wish to storethis station’s frequency. Once entered, the presetnumber will appear in the Upper Display Line #.3. Repeat the process after tuning any additionalstations to be preset.Recalling Preset Stations• To manually select a station previously entered in thepreset memory, press the Numeric Keys k thatcorrespond to the desired station’s memorylocation.• To manually tune through the list of stored preset sta-tions one by one, press the Preset Stations SelectorButtons 6v on the front panel or remote.RecordingIn normal operation, the audio or video sourceselected for listening through the AVR 435 is sent tothe record outputs. This means that any program youare watching or listening to may be recorded simplyby placing machines connected to the outputs forTape Outputs or Video 1/Video 2 Audio andVideo Outputs ‡· in the record mode.When a digital audio recorder is connected to theDigital Audio Outputs ik, you are able to recordthe digital signal using a CD-R, MiniDisc or other digi-tal recording system.3334353637383940414849464744454243383940413132302829252627282930242322212031373635343332 31373635343332484950514746454443423334353637383940414849464744454243383940413132302829252627282930242322212031373635343332 31373635343332484950514746454443423334353637383940414849464744454243383940413132302829252627282930242322212031373635343332 3137363534333248495051474645444342333435363738394041383940413132302829252627282930242322212031373635343332 3137363534333248495051474645444342333435363738394041383940413132302829252627282930242322212031373635343332 3137363534333248495051474645444342333435363738394041383940413132302829252627282930242322212031373635343332 3137363534333248495051474645444342333435363738394041383940413132302829252627282930242322212031373635343332 31373635343332484950514746454443423334353637383940414849464744454243383940413132302829252627282930242322212031373635343332 31373635343332484950514746454443423334353637383940414849464744454243383940413132302829252627282930242322212031373635343332 31373635343332484950514746454443423334353637383940414849464744454243383940413132302829252627282930242322212031373635343332 3137363534333248495051474645444342