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Basic operation – Harman-Kardon AVR80 User Manual

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Basic Operation

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Modes may also be selected using the on
screen display. Press

SELECT

r

on

the remote to display the

MAIN MENU

.

Then press

¤

q

twice so that the on

screen cursor is next to

SURROUND

MODE

. Press

SELECT

r

again to

move to the next menu.

At the

SURROUND MODE MENU

,

press the

or

buttons

r

until the

desired mode name appears on the
screen. Press

¤

twice until the

>

cursor

is next to

RETURN TO MAIN MENU

and press

SELECT

. At the main menu

select

MENU OFF

and press

SELECT

to exit the menus.

A different mode may be selected for
audio and video sources. Once a mode
has been selected, it will be attached to
those sources in memory. Thus, you may
select

THX CINEMA

as the mode for

video and

HALL SURROUND

for

audio. After the initial selections are
made, the unit will automatically return
to your preferred mode for each type of
input whenever it is chosen.

TV Auto Function
With the increasing sophistication of
today’s home entertainment systems, it
often takes numerous remote controls to
turn a system on. This receiver’s unique
“TV Auto” feature simplifies that task and
greatly reduces the actions needed to
bring your entire system to life.

If a video feed is connected to the

TV

VIDEO IN

jack

N

during the

installation, that signal is used to trigger
system turn on. Even when the receiver is
turned off, the presence of an video signal
at the

TV VIDEO

jack will automatically

cause the receiver to turn on. As long as
the signal is present, the receiver will
remain on. When the TV or other source
is turned off, the receiver will
automatically return to a standby (“off”)
mode within five minutes.

Note that if the receiver is turned on
automatically by this function, it will
remain on if another source is
subsequently selected. In that case, the
receiver needs to be turned off manually
even if the TV source is turned off.

Tuner Operation
The FM/AM tuner is extremely flexible,
and offers a number of options. The
following instructions will enable you to
take advantage of the tuner’s many
features.

To select tuner operation, press the

AM/FM

button

3

on the front panel, or

the remote

c

. Press the button again to

select the desired frequency band if
required.

Manual up/down tuning is accessible
by pressing the

TUNE

button

^

either

up

or down

¤

or the Tune/Search

and Tune/Search

j

buttons on the remote. Pressing these

buttons once increases or decreases the
station frequency by one step. Holding the
buttons down quickly scans for the next
station. Holding the tune buttons for a
few seconds and then releasing them
automatically will set the tuner to the
next station with an acceptable signal.

When manually tuning stations, observe
the

SIGNAL LEVEL

indicator

fl

and

the

TUNED

indicators. The more

bars visible on the

SIGNAL LEVEL

indicator, the stronger the signal and the
better the station will sound. A station is
properly tuned when the

TUNED

indicator is illuminated.

Tuner Mode
Pressing the

FM Mode

button

Ù

on the

front panel selects how a station will be
received. When the button is pressed so
that the

AUTO

¢

indicator is lit,

stations broadcasting in stereo will be
received in stereo. You may note stereo
broadcasts by observing that the

STEREO

§

indicator will illuminate.

When the

FM Mode

button

Ù

is

pressed until the

AUTO

¢

light goes

out, all stations will be received in a
monaural mode regardless of the method
of transmission.

NOTE: When a station is broadcasting in
stereo, but has a weak signal level, the
reproduction may not be acceptable. In
this case, select the Auto Off mode, as
monaural reception is less susceptible to
noise in weak reception areas.

Tuner Presets
There are thirty preset positions that may
be used to store your favorite stations in
any order. These may be used to
memorize both the station’s frequency,
reception mode and a name. Stations
may be preset automatically or
manually, and then recalled in a variety
of ways.

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