Harman Kardon AVR245 Service Manual

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14REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONSChannel Level: Press this button to adjust the output levels for eachchannel so that all speakers sound equally loud at the listening position.Usually this is done while playing an audio selection, such as a favorite CD,after you have calibrated the levels using EzSet+, as described in the InitialSetup section.Speaker Setup: Press this button to configure speaker sizes, that is,the low-frequency capability of each speaker. Usually this is done usingthe on-screen menu system, as described in the Initial Setup section.Navigation (⁄/¤/‹/›) and Set Buttons: These buttons areused to make selections within the on-screen menu system, or whenaccessing the functions of the four buttons surrounding this area of theremote – Channel Level, Speaker Setup, Digital Input or Delay.Digital Input Select: Press this button to select the specific digitalaudio input (or analog audio input) you used for the current source.Delay: Press this button to set delay times that compensate for placingthe speakers at different distances from the listening position, or toresolve a “lip sync” issue that may be caused by digital video process-ing. This is done using the on-screen menu system, as described in theInitial Setup section.Numeric Keys: Use these buttons to enter radio station frequenciesor to select station presets. When the AM or FM band is in use, pressthe Direct button before entering the station frequency.When listening to XM Radio, you may enter channel numbers withoutfirst pressing the Direct Button; however, to access the preset stations,you will need to use the Preset Stations Selectors. To access anotherbank of XM presets, press the Set Button repeatedly until PRESETSEARCH appears, then use the ⁄/¤ Buttons to select the letterof the desired bank.Tuning Mode: This button toggles between manual (one frequencystep at a time) and automatic (seeks frequencies with acceptable signalstrength) tuning mode. It also toggles between stereo and mono modeswhen an FM station is tuned.When listening to XM Radio, press the Tuning Mode Button once to viewthe category name of the current channel. Additional presses will displaythe artist, song title and channel name.Memory: After you have tuned a particular radio station, press thisbutton, then the numeric keys, to save that station as a radio preset.For XM Radio, the procedure for saving a preset is a little different. Tosave the current channel in one of the 40 available preset locations,press the Set Button repeatedly until PRESET SEARCH appears. Usethe ⁄/¤ Buttons to select a letter (A through E) representing one ofthe five banks of preset memory slots. Then press the Memory button,followed by a Numeric Key (1 through 8) for the precise preset memorylocation you wish to save the channel in.Tuning: Press these buttons to tune a radio station or XM Radio chan-nel. Depending on whether the tuning mode has been set to manual orautomatic, each press will either change one frequency step at a time,or seek the next frequency with acceptable signal strength.Direct: Press this button before using the Numeric Keys to directlyenter a radio station frequency (AM or FM bands only).Clear: Press this button to clear a radio station frequency you havestarted to enter.Preset Stations Selector: Press these buttons to select a presetradio station.For XM Radio, first press the Set Button repeatedly until PRESET SEARCHappears and then use the ⁄/¤ Buttons to select the letter of thedesired bank of presets.Tone Mode: Press this button to access the tone controls (bass andtreble). Use the Navigation Buttons to make your selections.Disc Skip: This button has no effect on the receiver, but is used withsome optical disc changers to skip to the next disc.Macros: These buttons may be programmed to execute long com-mand sequences with a single button press. They are useful for pro-gramming the command to turn on or off all of your components, or foraccessing specialized functions for a different component than you arecurrently operating.Surround Mode Selectors: Press any of these buttons to selecta type of surround sound (e.g., multichannel) mode. Choose from theDolby modes, DTS modes, Logic 7 modes or Stereo modes. Eachpress of a button will cycle to the next available variant of that mode.Not all modes or mode groups are available with all sources.Night Mode: Press this button to activate Night mode with speciallyencoded Dolby Digital discs or broadcasts. Night mode compresses theaudio so that louder passages are reduced in volume to avoid disturbingothers, while dialogue remains intelligible.Track Skip: These buttons have no effect on the receiver, but areused with many source components to change tracks or chapters.Dim: Press this button to partially or fully dim the front-panel display.Transport Controls: These buttons have no effect on the receiver,but are used to control many source components. By default, when theremote is operating the receiver, these buttons will control a DVD player.13AVR245 harman/kardon