Harman Kardon AVR 7000 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION 31Operation6-channel output, the AVR 7000 will automati-cally sense changes to the bitstream and channelcount and reflect them in these indicators.The letters used by the Speaker/Channel InputIndicators P also flash to indicate when a bit-stream has been interrupted. This will happenwhen a digital input source is selected before theplayback starts, or when a digital source such asa DVD is put into a Pause mode. The flashingindicators remind you that the playback hasstopped due to the absence of a digital signaland not through any fault of the AVR. This is nor-mal, and the digital playback will resume oncethe playback is started again.Night Mode A special feature of Dolby Digital isthe Night mode, which enables AC-3 inputsources to be played back with full digital intelli-gibilty while reducing the maximum peak leveland lifting the low levels by 1/4 to 1/3. This pre-vents abruptly loud transitions from disturbingothers without reducing the impact of the digitalsource. The Night mode is available only whenDolby Digital mode is selected.The Night mode may be engaged when a DolbyDigital DVD is playing by pressing the NightButton P on the remote. Next, press the ⁄/¤buttons 6 to select either the middle range orfull compression versions of the Night mode. Toturn the Night mode off, press the ⁄/¤ buttons6 until the message in the lower third of thevideo display and the Main InformationDisplay W reads D-Range Off. When the Nightmode is active, the Night Mode Indicator Nwill also illuminate.The Night mode may also be selected to alwaysbe on at either level of compression using theoptions in the Surround Setup Menu. See page25 for information on using the menus to set thisoption.IMPORTANT NOTES ON DIGITAL PLAYBACK:1. When the digital playback source is stopped,or in a pause, fast forward or chapter searchmode, the digital audio data will momentarilystop, and the channel position letters inside theSpeaker/Channel Indicators P will flash.This is normal and does not indicate a problemwith either the AVR 7000 or the source machine.The AVR 7000 will return to digital playback assoon as the data is available and when themachine is in a standard play mode.2. Although the AVR 7000 will decode virtually allDVD movies, CDs and HDTV sources, it is possiblethat some future digital sources may not be com-patible with the AVR 7000.3. Note that not all digitally encoded programscontain full 5.1-channel audio. Consult the pro-gram guide that accompanies the DVD or laserdisc to determine which type of audio has beenrecorded on the disc. The AVR 7000 will auto-matically sense the type of digital surroundencoding used, indicate it in the BitstreamIndicators A and Channel Input IndicatorsP and adjust to accommodate it.4. When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing,you normally may not be able to select some ofthe analog surround modes such as Dolby ProLogic, Dolby 3, Stereo, Hall, Theater or Logic 7,except with special audio tracks (see indication”AC-3” above) or data format selected (see”PCM” above).5. When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing,it is not possible to make an analog recordingusing the Tape ‚ and VID 1 h record outputs,if the source is connected to any digital input ofthe AVR7000 only. But the analog two channelsignal of that source, the ”Downmix” to Stereoor Dolby Surround, can be recorded by connect-ing its analog audio outputs to the appropriateanalog inputs (e.g. DVD) of the AVR7000, even ifthe digital input of the AVR7000 remains select-ed. Additionally, the digital signals will be passedthrough to the Digital Audio Outputs ‡.Tuner OperationThe AVR 7000’s tuner is capable of tuning AM,FM and FM Stereo broadcast stations and receiv-ing RDS data. Stations may be tuned manually, orthey may be stored as favorite station presets andrecalled from a 30 position memory.Station Selection1. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select button Don the remote to select the tuner as an input. Thetuner may be selected from the front panel byeither pressing the Input Source Selector !until the tuner is active or by pressing the TunerBand Selector 9 at any time.2. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select button Dor Tuner Band Selector 9 again to switchbetween AM and FM so that the desired frequen-cy band is selected.3. Press the Tuner Mode button E on theremote or hold the Band Selector 9 on thefront panel pressed for 2 seconds to select manu-al or automatic tuning.When the AUTO indicator V is illuminated in theMain Information Display the tuner will only stopat those stations that have a strong enough signalto be received with acceptable quality.When the AUTO indicator V is not illuminated,the tuner is in a manual mode and will stop ateach frequency increment in the selected band.4. To select stations press any Tuning button 8N. When the AUTO indicator V is illumin-ated, press the button to cause the tuner tosearch for the next highest or lowest frequencystation that has an acceptable signal or hold thebutton pressed to tune more quickly and releaseit to start the auto search. In the Auto mode thetuner will play each station in stereo or monomode, just as the program is transmitted. If theAUTO indicator V is not illuminated, tap theTuning button 8N to advance one frequencyincrement at a time, or press and hold it to locatea specific station. When the TUNED indicator Uilluminates, the station is properly tuned andshould be heard with clarity.5. Stations may also be tuned directly by pressingthe Direct button K, and then pressing theNumeric Keys G that correspond to the sta-tion’s frequency. The desired station will auto-matically be tuned after the latest number isentered. If you press an incorrect button whileentering a direct frequency, press the Clear but-ton L to start over.NOTE: When the FM reception of a stereostation is weak, audio quality will be increasedby switching to Mono mode by pressing the