Harman Kardon AVR 745 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION46 OPERATION(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 TC 30 remote, press the Devices Button4 and then press the Screen Button 6 to theleft of Audio Inputs. When the next pageof options appears on the LCD Screen 7, pressthe Screen Button 6 to the left of Tuner.The tuner will become the active input and theoptions on the LCD screen will become those neededfor tuner operation. Press the Screen Button 6next to any option to use it. For example, press theScreen Button 6 next to FM-AM-XM tochange the frequency band. To tune up or downthrough the current frequency band, press theScreen Button 6 next to Tuning Up orTuning Down. When the tuner is the activedevice on the TC 30, the Channel Up/Down buttonsare used to change station presets.• To directly access the commands used for listeningto FM radio, press the Activities Button 3 andthen press the Screen Button 6 to the right ofListen to FM Radio.• 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 or Passport moduleis connected and the programming service hasbeen activated).• To change the tuning mode, press the Tuning ModeSelector 8 or the TC 30 Screen Button 6 nextto Tune M.When the button is pressed so that AUTO/STEREO appears in the Upper Display Line#, each press will put the tuner in a scan modethat seeks the next higher or lower frequency stationwith acceptable signal strength. An AUTO STTUNED indication will momentarily appear whenthe station 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 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’s fre-quency directly, first select the AM or FM band asshown above. Next, press the Direct Button μor the Screen Button 6 next to Direct.Within 5 seconds of when DIRECT IN scrollsin the Upper Display Line #, enter the stationfrequency by pressing the Numeric Keys k.If you press an incorrect button while entering adirect frequency, press the Clear Button ¬ tostart 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 stations may be stored in theAVR 745’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 ø on the ZR 10remote; the station’s frequency will flash or press theScreen Button 6 next to Memory.2. Within 5 seconds, press the Numeric Keys ∆H corresponding to the location where you wishto store this station’s frequency. Once entered, thepreset 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 entered inthe preset memory, press the Numeric Keys ∆H that correspond 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 the remote, thePrev/Next Transport Controls π on the ZR 10remote, or the Channel Up/Down Buttons G onthe TC 30 remote control when the tuner is theactive input device.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 745is “XM Ready,” which means that the unit is able toreceive the XM service when an optional XM Connectand Play or Passport module is connected and theservice activated. You may purchase the antennamodule needed for XM Radio from many electronicsor online retailers, or directly from XM Radio throughthe “Home Receivers” section of the XM Radio Storeat www.xmradio.com.Once you have purchased the XM module, followthe instructions accompanying it to activate the XMService. Connect the plug on the XM module to theXM Ready Module Input Y on the rear panel of theAVR 745. For best results, point the antenna moduleout a window, again, following the instructions packedwith the XM product. If a window view is not availablefor the antenna, XM Radio operates a series of terres-trial repeater stations that may be able to providereception, though this service is not availableeverywhere.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 Selection 3to change stations within a frequency band. Pressthe Tuning Selection 3 to select a differentXM channel.• From the TC 30 remote, press the Devices Button4 and then press the Screen Button 6 to theleft of Audio Inputs. When the next pageof options appears on the LCD Screen 7, pressthe Screen Button 6 to the left of Tuner.The tuner will become the active input and theoptions on the LCD screen will become those need-ed for tuner operation. Press the Screen Button6 next to any option to use it. For example, totune up or down through the current frequencyband, press the Screen Button 6 next toTuning Up or Tuning Down. Whenthe tuner is the active device on the TC 30, theChannel Up/Down buttons may be used to changestation presets.• The easiest way to select XM Radio as a sourcewith the TC 30 remote is to invoke the XM Activity.First press the Activities Button 3 and thenpress the Screen Button 6 to the right ofListen to XM Radio. This will bothselect XM Radio as the unit’s input and change theoptions shown on the LCD Screen 7 to thoseappropriate for XM Radio. To tune through the list ofOPERATION46 OPERATION