Harman Kardon AVR247 Service Manual

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REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONSSleep Button: Press this button to activate the sleep timer, which turnsoff the receiver after a programmed period of time of up to 90 minutes.Volume Controls: Press these buttons to raise or lower the volume,which will be shown in decibels (dB) in the Message Display.DSP Surround: Press this button to select a DSP surround mode(Hall 1, Hall 2, Theater).On-Screen Display (OSD): Press this button to activate theon-screen menu system.Multiroom: Press this button to control the multiroom system. Threesettings are available: MULTI ON/OFF, which is used to turn the multiroomsystem on or off; MULTI LEVEL, which adjusts the volume of the remotezone only; and MULTI INPUT, which is used to select the source input forthe remote zone. See Multiroom Operation in the Advanced Functionssection for more information on using the AVR 247’s multiroom system.Channel 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/EQ, 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 processing.This may also be done using the on-screen menu system, as describedin the Initial 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 without firstpressing the Direct Button; however, to access the preset stations, you willneed to use the Preset Stations Selectors. To access another bank of XMpresets, press the Set Button repeatedly until PRESET SEARCH appears,then use the ⁄/¤ Buttons to select the letter of the desired bank.Tuning Mode: When listening to AM or FM radio, this button togglesbetween manual (one frequency step at a time) and automatic (seeksfrequencies with acceptable signal strength) tuning mode. It also togglesbetween stereo and mono modes when 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 Radiochannel. For the AM and FM bands, and depending on whether thetuning mode has been set to manual or automatic, each press will eitherchange one frequency step at a time, or seek the next frequency withacceptable 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 commandsequences with a single button press. They are useful for programming thecommand to turn on or off all of your components, or for accessing special-ized functions for a different component than you are currently 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.13AVR247 harman/kardon