Harman Kardon AVR 7550HD Owner's Manual

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36OPERATIONFor traffic and weather channels, the current city’s name willappear instead of the channel name, and the local weather andtemperature will be displayed on screen.To store a channel in one of the 40 preset locations:1. Tune to the desired channel and press the OK Button. Two dasheswill flash.2. Use the Alphanumeric Keys to enter the numbered preset loca-tion you wish to store the channel in. For two-digit numbers,enter a “0” before the number.3. After you have programmed presets, directly enter the presetnumber (1 through 40) using the Alphanumeric Keys. For two-digit positions, enter a “0” before the number.USB PLAYBACKTo enjoy audio and still-image playback of media stored on a USBflash drive, connect the drive to the front-panel USB Port and selectthe USB source on the AVR. Press the Menu Button and select“Browse USB”. The AVR will list the folders and files of audio andstill-image content. Do not connect a personal computer or peripheralto the USB Port. USB hubs and multi-card readers are not supported.IMPORTANT NOTE: The AVR 7550HD’s internal processorrequires about 10 seconds to detect, recognize and connectto a USB device. Please wait 10 seconds after inserting a deviceor switching the USB source before attempting to browse thedevice. If you try to browse the device sooner, the AVR maynot display the device’s contents correctly in the on-screenslide-in menu. If that happens, remove the device and reinsertit into the USB Port, then wait 10 seconds before browsing.Always stop playback before removing a USB drive, and waitat least 10 seconds before inserting another drive.• To expand a folder, press the OK Button or the 3Navigation Button.• To collapse a folder or return to the previous menu level, pressthe Back/Exit Button or the 7 Button.• To play all audio or still-image files within a folder, select thefolder and press the OK Button or the Play Button.• To skip to the next track or image, press the 3Navigation Button.• To return to the beginning of the current track, press the7 Button once; to return to the previous track, press the7 Button twice. When displaying images, pressing the7 Button returns to the previous image.• The Transport Controls may be used to control playback forskipping to the previous or next track, searching at high speedforward or backward within a track, playing a file, pausingplayback or stopping playback.• To repeat a file or folder, press the Menu Button and select theRepeat option. Each press of the OK Button will change thesetting from Off (no repeat) to Repeat One (file) to Repeat All(files at the current directory level of the drive). Repeat All willalways be activated when Random Music playback is turned on.• To play the audio tracks in random order, press the MenuButton and select the Random Music setting. Each press of theOK Button turns the setting on or off. The AVR will automaticallyrepeat the tracks until playback is stopped manually.• To view the still images in random order, press the Menu Buttonand select the Random Photos setting. Each press of the OKButton turns the setting on or off.• To view a slideshow of images, select a folder containing theimages for playback. You may also select audio files storedon the same device for playback as background music to theslideshow. Select the audio file, then the image files.• When both music and a slideshow are playing, if the slide-inmenu is not displayed, press the 7/3 Buttons to skip to thenext picture or return to the previous picture. When the slide-inmenu is displayed, press the 7/3 Buttons to skip to the nextor previous audio track.• While an image is being displayed, each press of the 1 Buttonrotates the image 90º clockwise, and each press of the 5 Buttonrotates the image 90º counterclockwise.• To change the duration of each image on screen during aslideshow, press the Menu Button and select the SlideshowSpeed setting. Each press of the OK Button changes the speed:Slow, Medium or Fast.INTERNET RADIOWith its network connection, the AVR 7550HD opens a world ofMP3- and WMA-format streams when Internet access is available.Connect the RJ-45 Network jack on the AVR to an Ethernet port ona home-network router. Turn on the AVR and the video display, andpress the Network Selector on the remote. Each press togglesbetween the Network Now Playing and Internet Radio screens.With the Internet Radio screen displayed, the AVR will automati-cally connect to the Internet via the www.radioharmankardon.comportal. To select a stream, press the Menu Button, and use the1/5Buttons to search by category: Presets, Favourites, Location,Genre, New Stations, Most Popular or Podcasts.To create a Favourites list, log onto www.radioharmankardon.comfrom your PC. Enter the ID # of your AVR 7550HD (found by pressingthe Menu Button and selecting “Network Setup”) and create anaccount. Favourites that you select on the Web site will be availableon the AVR.Navigation is similar to other slide-in menus. Scroll to the desireditem and press the OK Button or the 3 Button to select it. To returnto the previous menu level (or to clear the menu from view from thetop level), press the Back/Exit Button or the 7 Button.If you know the URL (Uniform Resource Locator, or Web address)of a specific audio stream, select the Direct Station option fromthe menu. The AVR 7550HD is not able to connect to streams thatrequire site registration or other interaction prior to playing thestream. A live stream is required. If the AVR cannot connect to thestream, the “Station Not Live” message will appear briefly, and theInternet Radio screen will remain essentially blank. Not all URLswill be accessible.Up to 30 preset Internet Radio stations may be programmed. Toset a preset, first tune the station. Press the OK Button, and twodashes will flash. Enter the preset number using the AlphanumericKeys. The connection to the station will momentarily stop, interrupt-ing the program, and the AVR will reconnect to the station.To connect to a station programmed as a preset, enter its presetnumber using the Alphanumeric Keys, or select from the previouslyprogrammed presets using the 7/3 Buttons.