Harman Kardon AVR 445 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION40 OPERATIONOnce you have purchased the XM module, followthe instructions accompanying it to activate the XMService. Connect the plug on the XM module to theXM Ready Input V on the rear panel of the AVR445. For best results, point the antenna module out awindow, again, following the instructions packed withthe XM product. If a window view is not available forthe antenna, XM Radio operates a series of terrestrialrepeater stations that may be able to provide recep-tion, though this service is not available everywhere.IMPORTANT NOTE: XM Radio requires both theoptional, external antenna module and a sub-scription to the XM Radio service. Antenna andservice sold separately; XM Radio is not avail-able in Alaska or Hawaii.If you need to view the antenna module’s number,connect it to the AVR and then follow one of the stepsshown below to select XM Radio as the input source.Tune to “000” to get a readout of the number.Once you have an activated module connected, followone of these steps to select XM Radio as your sys-tem’s audio source:• From the front panel, press the Input SourceSelector 6. If XM was the last-used tuner source,it will appear; or press the button again until XMRadio is heard. Press the Tuning Selector 3 tochange stations within a frequency band. Press theTuning Selector 3 to select a different XM channel.• From the main remote, press the Tuner/FM SelectButton X by pressing the button up towards thetop of the remote as needed until XM Radio isshown as the source. To change stations, press theTuning Up/Down Button M.• To select the tuner from the ZR 10 remote control,press the XM Radio Selector Button ƒ.Channels are selected using the Prev/NextTransport Controls π.While using XM Radio is similar in many ways toAM/FM terrestrial radio, the wide range of programchoices available, as well as the ability of the XM serv-ice to add special data and information tags into thedigital audio data stream, means that some of thefront-panel and remote controls traditionally usedfor tuner operation have different functions withXM Radio.• When XM Radio is the AVR’s source, the channelnumber will appear in the Upper Display Line C,along with an indication of the Preset number, if any,and a series of bars at the far right end of the dis-play. These bars (not shown in the semi-OSD mes-sage), show the current signal strength similar to thesignal strength displays on a cellular phone.• The current channel’s name will normally appear inthe Lower Display Line D. For local traffic infor-mation, the name of a city will be shown in place ofthe channel name. You may change this display toshow the current artist and track title information bypressing the Tuning Mode Selector 7Bø.When you are listening to a channel with local trafficinformation in the “200” series of channel numbers,these buttons change the display to show the tem-perature and current weather for the selected city.• To tune a channel number directly, simply press theNumeric Keys c∆. Unlike standard AM/FMtuner operation, it is not necessary to press theDirect button first.• The AVR 445 has five banks of preset memoriesfor XM Radio, each with eight memory positionsand designated by a letter (“A” through “E”). Tostore a channel into a memory group, first pressthe Set Button Fœ until PRESETSEARCH appears in the Upper Display LineC and on the top line of the semi-OSD display.Next, press the ‹/› Navigation Buttons D© until the desired preset memory bank letterappears in the Lower Display Line D and in thebottom line of the semi-OSD display. Next, press theMemory Button bñ and note that a dashwill start to flash next to the preset memory bankletter. Within five seconds, press the NumericButton c∆ from 1 to 8 for the memory slotyou wish to use.• To tune up or down through a list of channels storedin the currently active preset memory, press thePreset Up/Down Buttons L. You may alsouse the Preset Station Selector 5 on the frontpanel, or the Prev/Next Transport Controls πon the ZR 10 remote. To change to another presetbank, press the Set Button FIœ and thenpress the ‹/› Navigation Buttons HD©until the desired preset memory bank letter appearsin the Lower Display Line D and in the bottomline of the semi-OSD display.• Each XM Radio channel is assigned a category,which may be viewed by pressing the TuningMode Selector B7ø. You may search foran XM channel in any of the categories by firstpressing the Set ButtonFIœ and thenpressing the ‹/› Navigation Buttons HD©until the desired category name appears in theLower Display Line D and in the bottom lineof the semi-OSD display. Press the Set ButtonFIœ again to start the search for the nextchannel in that category.• Note that you may see a LOADING message,indicating that the XM tuner is downloading contentand may not be able to operate. If the messagecontinues to appear, check to see whether the XMantenna is properly positioned toward a south-facingwindow, experiment with the antenna position, orchange to another input and then reselect XM Radio.RecordingIn normal operation, the audio or video sourceselected for listening through the AVR 445 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 Audio and VideoOutputs S g in the record mode. Remember thatif your source is Dolby Digital or DTS, and you wishto make an analog recording, you must changethe REC OUT setting on the second page ofthe IN/OUT SETUP menu (Figure 3) toDSP DWNMIX.When a digital audio recorder is connected to theDigital Audio Outputs X Y , you are able to recordthe digital signal using a CD-R, MiniDisc or other digi-tal recording system.NOTES:• The digital outputs are active only when a digital sig-nal is present, and they do not convert an analoginput to a digital signal, or change the format of thedigital signal. In addition, the digital recorder mustbe compatible with the output signal. For example,the PCM digital input from a CD player may berecorded on a CD-R or MiniDisc, but Dolby Digitalor DTS signals may not.• The Front-Panel Video 4 N jacks may be config-ured for use as outputs, allowing connection to arecorder, when the steps shown in the section beloware followed.• Please make certain that you are aware of anycopyright restrictions on any material you copy.Unauthorized duplication of copyrighted materialsis prohibited by federal law.Front-Panel ConnectionsIn addition to the rear-panel digital and analog outputs,the AVR 445 offers Harman Kardon’s exclusive config-urable front-panel output-jack feature. For easy con-nection of portable devices, you may switch the front-panel Video 4 Jacks N from an input to an outputby changing the VIDEO 4 setting on the secondpage of the IN/OUT SETUP menu (Figure 3)from IN to OUT.Once the setting is made, the Input/Output StatusIndicator M will turn red, indicating that the jacks arenow outputs, instead of the default setting as inputs.Once changed to an output, the setting will remain aslong as the AVR 445 is turned on, unless the settingis changed in the OSD menu system. However, oncethe AVR 445 is turned off, the setting is canceled.When the unit is turned on again, the front-panel jackswill return to their normal default setting as inputs.