Harman Kardon AVR7000 Preliminary Service Manual

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Contents

FRONT PANEL CONTROLSFront Panel Controls7 Surround Mode Selector: Press this but-ton to change the surround mode by scrollingthrough the list of available modes. Note thatdepending on the type of input, some modesare not always available. (See page 25 for moreinformation about surround modes.)8 Tuning Selector: Press the left side of thebutton to tune lower frequency stations and theright side of the button to tune higher frequencystations. When a station with a strong signal isreached, the TUNED indicator U will illumi-nate in the Information Display Ò .To tune manually, tap the button lightly andnote that the tuner will step up one frequencyincrement per button press. When the button isheld for a few seconds you will note that theunit will quickly search the frequency band.Release it once the fast tuning starts and thetuner will automatically scan for the next stationwith an acceptable signal and then stop.9 Tuner Band Selector: Pressing this buttonwill automatically switch the AVR to the Tunermode. Pressing it again will switch between theAM and FM frequency bands. (See page 29 formore information on the tuner.)) Preset Stations Selector: Press this but-ton to select stations that have been enteredinto the preset memory. (See page 29 for moreinformation on tuner programming.)! Input Source Selector: Press this buttonto change the input by scrolling through the listof input sources.@ FM Mode Selector: Press this button toselect Auto or Manual tuning. When the buttonis pressed so that the AUTO Indicator V lights,the tuner will search for the next station with anacceptable signal when the Tuning Selector8xé is pressed. When the button ispressed so that the AUTO Indicator V is not lit,each press of the Tuning Selector 8xéwill increase the frequency. (See page 29 formore information on using the tuner.)# Bass Control: Turn this control to modifythe low frequency output of the left/right chan-nels by as much as ±10dB. Set this control to asuitable position for your taste or room acoustics.$ Video 4 Input Jacks: These audio/videojacks may be used for temporary connection tovideo games or portable audio/video productssuch as camcorders and portable audio players.In normal use, they are an input that may beselected by pressing the Input SourceSelector ! on the front panel, or the Video4 Selector on either remote m ç. Thesejacks may also be configured as an audio/videooutput, that will make a dub of the currentlyselected source when connected to an externalrecorder or camcorder. To change the jacks fromtheir default setting as an input to an output,use the Advanced Menu in the OSD system.(See page 31 for more information on using theVideo 4 jacks as a record output.)% Video 4 Status Indicator: This indicatorwill normally be green to show that the Video 4jacks are operating as an input source. Whenthe jacks have been configured as an output,the indicator will turn red to show that they arebeing used for recording. (See page 31 formore information on using the Video 4 jacks.)^ Treble Control: Turn this control to modifythe high frequency output of the left/right chan-nels by as much as ±10dB. Set this control to asuitable position for your taste or room acoustics.& Balance Control: Turn this control tochange the relative volume for the frontleft/right channels.NOTE: For proper operation of the surroundmodes this control should be at the midpointor “12 o’clock” position.* Volume Control: Turn this knob clockwiseto increase the volume, counterclockwise todecrease the volume. If the AVR is muted,adjusting volume control will automaticallyrelease the unit from the silenced condition.( Set Button: When making choices duringthe setup and configuration process, press thisbutton to enter the desired setting as shownin the Information Display Ò into theAVR 7000’s memory. The set button may alsobe used to change the display brightness.(See page 31.)Ó Input indicators: A green LED will light infront of the input that is currently being used asthe source for the AVR 7000.Ô Delay: Press this button to begin thesequence of steps required to enter delay timesettings. (See pages 20–21 for more informa-tion on delay times.) Digital Input Selector: When playing asource that has a digital output, press thisbutton to select between the Optical · andCoaxial ° Digital inputs. (See pages 27–29for more information on digital audio.)Ò Information Display: This display deliv-ers messages and status indications to help youoperate the receiver. (See pages 7–8 for a com-plete explanation of the Information Display.)Ú Channel Select Button: Press this buttonto begin the process of trimming the channeloutput levels using an external audio source.(For more information on output level trimadjustment, see page 29.)Û Speaker Select Button: Press this buttonto begin the process of selecting the speakerpositions that are used in your listening room.(See page 22 for more information on setupand configuration.)Ù Test Tone Selector: Press this button tobegin the process of adjusting the channel out-put levels using the internal test tone as a ref-erence. (For more information on output leveladjustment, see page 23.)ı Surround Mode Indicators: A green LEDwill light in front of the surround mode that iscurrently in use.ˆ Remote Sensor Window: The sensorbehind this window receives infrared signalsfrom the remote control. Aim the remote at thisarea and do not block or cover it unless anexternal remote sensor is installed.