Harman Kardon AVR 445 Owner's Manual

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OPERATIONOPERATION 39OPERATION 39• 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,to make an analog recording using the TapeOutputs 2 and Video 1 Audio Outputs g,you must change the REC OUT setting onthe second page of the IN/OUT SETUPmenu (Fig. 3) to DSP DWNMIX. The digitalsignals will be passed through to the Digital AudioOutputs X Y.UsingThe AVR 445 is equipped for use with Harman Kardon’soptional iPod docking station.When The Bridge is connected to the AVR and aniPod properly docked, you may use either remote tocontrol the iPod for audio playback while using thefront-panel display and on-screen semi-OSD mes-sages to help you locate tracks or view informationabout the track being played. In addition, connectingan iPod to the AVR 445 through The Bridge alsocharges the iPod’s battery. You may even have theAVR 445 automatically turn on with your iPod as aplayback source whenever the iPod is turned on, byusing the DMP AUTO POWER menu option,described on page 43.To select The Bridge as the AVR’s input source:• From the front panel, press the Input SourceSelector 6 on the front panel as needed.• From the main remote, press the DMP InputSelector 3.• From the ZR 10 remote, press the /DMP S®.When The Bridge is connected and a compatible iPodproperly docked, the iPod’s menu will be replaced with“harman/kardon” at the top of the iPod’s screen andthe front-panel display and semi-OSD message willshow messages that will guide you through the menuand content selection. If the Lower Display Line Dshows an UNPLUGGED… message, pleasecheck to see that the correct iPod adapter is used inThe Bridge and that the iPod is properly seated.The AVR’s front-panel controls may also be used toaccess a limited number of iPod functions. Press theTuning Mode Button 7 to play or pause the cur-rent track. The Tuning Selector 3 may be used tosearch in reverse (left side of button) or forward (rightside of button) through the tracks. Press the TunerBand Selector 4 to call up the iPod’s menu. Pressthe Preset Station Selectors 5 to scroll and theSet Button I to select. For complete informationon using the remote or front-panel controls to operatean iPod, see the instructions that are included withThe Bridge.AM/FM Tuner OperationThe AVR 445’s AM/FM tuner is capable of tuning AM,FM and FM Stereo broadcast stations. Stations may betuned manually, or they may be stored as favorite sta-tion presets and recalled from a 30-position memory.Tuner and Station SelectionThe AVR 445’s AM/FM tuner may be selected as theunit’s source, and stations changed, by following oneof these steps:• From the front panel, press the Input SourceSelector 6 until the desired tuner frequency band(AM, FM or XM) appears. To change stations withina frequency band, press the Tuning Selection 3.• You may also press the front panel’s Tuner BandSelector 4 to select the tuner. The first presswill select the last used frequency band and station.Subsequent presses will change the frequencybands, selecting the last used station or XM pro-gram used. Press the Tuning Selection 3 tochange stations within a frequency band.• From the main remote, press the Tuner/FM SelectButton X by pressing the button up towardsthe top of the remote. The first press of the buttonselects the frequency band and station or XMchannel that was last tuned. Press the buttonagain to select between FM, AM and XM. You mayalso directly select the FM tuner by pressing theTuner/FM Select Button X down toward thebottom of the remote. To change stations, pressthe Tuning Up/Down Button M.• To select the tuner from the ZR 10 remote, pressthe Tuner Selector É, or for XM Radio pressthe XM Radio Selector Button ƒ (when anoptional XM Connect & Play module is connectedand the programming service has been activated).• To change the tuning mode, press the Tuning ModeButton 7Bø.When the button is pressed so that AUTO/STEREO appears in the Upper Display Line #,each press will put the tuner in a scan mode thatseeks the next higher or lower frequency station withacceptable signal strength. An AUTO STTUNED indication will momentarily appear whenthe station stops at a stereo FM station, and anAUTO TUNED indication will momentarily appearwhen an AM or monaural FM station is tuned. Pressthe 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 adequate recep-tion, MANUAL TUNED will appear in theLower Display Line $.• Stations may also be tuned directly in either theautomatic or manual mode. To enter a station’sfrequency directly, first select the AM or FM bandas shown above. Next, press the Direct Button8μ. Within 5 seconds of whenDIRECT IN scrolls in the Upper DisplayLine #, enter the station frequency by pressingthe Numeric Keys k∆. If you press anincorrect button while entering a direct frequency,press the Clear Button 9¬ to start over.NOTE: When FM reception of a station is weak, audioquality will be increased by switching to Mono modeby switching to the MANUAL/MONO mode.Preset TuningUsing the remote, up to 30 AM or FM stations may bestored in the AVR 445’s memory for easy recall, usingthe front-panel controls or the remote.To enter a station into the memory, first tune the stationusing the steps outlined above. Then:1. Press the Memory Button bñ; the station’sfrequency will flash.2. Within 5 seconds, press the Numeric Keysc∆ corresponding to the location where youwish to store this station’s frequency. Once entered,the preset number will appear in the Upper DisplayLine #.3. Repeat the process after tuning any additionalstations to be preset.Recalling Preset Stations• To manually select a station previously enteredin the preset memory, press the Numeric Keysc∆ that correspond to the desired station’smemory location.• To manually tune through the list of stored preset stationsone by one, press the Preset Buttons 6v onthe front panel or the main remote, or the Prev/NextTransport Controls π on the ZR 10 remote.XM Radio OperationXM Radio is a satellite-delivered service that offershundreds of program channels, as well as local trafficand weather information for select cities. The AVR 445is “XM Ready,” which means that the unit is able toreceive the XM service when an optional XM Connect& Play module is connected and the service activated.You may purchase the antenna module needed forXM Radio from many electronics or online retailers, ordirectly from XM Radio through the “Home Receivers”section of the XM Radio Store at www.xmradio.com.The BridgeTMThe BridgeTMThe BridgeTM