Harman-Kardon AVR 330 - Manual (Page 25)

OPERATION
OPERATION 25
Basic Operation
Once you have completed the initial setup and configu-
ration of the AVR 330, it is simple to operate and
enjoy. The following instructions will help you maximize
the enjoyment of your new receiver:
Turning the AVR 330 On or Off
• When using the AVR 330 for the first time, you must
press the Main Power Switch 1 on the front panel
to turn the unit on. This places the unit in a Standby
mode, as indicated by the amber color of the Power
Indicator 2. Once the unit is in Standby, you may
begin a listening session by pressing the Standby/On
Switch 3 on the front panel, or the Power On
Button
d or AVR Selector f on the remote.
The Power Indicator 2 will turn blue. This will turn
the unit on and return it to the input source that was
last used. The unit may also be turned on from
Standby by pressing any of the Input Selector
Buttons
eg ç∂ on the remote or the
Input Source Selector Button ^ on the front
panel.
NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector
Buttons
eg to turn the unit on, press the AVR
Selector f to set the remote control to the AVR 330
functions.
To turn the unit off at the end of a listening session,
simply press the Standby/On Switch
3 on the
front panel or the Power Off Button aå on
the remote. Power will be shut off to any equipment
plugged into the rear-panel Switched AC Accessory
Outlet ° and the Power Indicator
2 will turn
amber.
When the remote is used to turn the unit “off” it is
actually placing the system in a Standby mode, as indi-
cated by the amber color of the Power Indicator
2.
• To program the AVR 330 for automatic turn-off, press
the Sleep Button j on the remote. Each press of
the button will decrease the time before shutdown in
the following sequence:
The sleep time will be displayed in the Lower
Display Line ¯ and it will count down until the
time has elapsed.
When the programmed sleep time has elapsed, the
unit will automatically turn off. The front-panel display
will dim to one-half brightness when the Sleep function
is programmed. To cancel the Sleep function, press
and hold the Sleep Button
j until the information
display returns to normal brightness; the Sleep
indicator numbers will disappear and the words
SLEEP OFF will appear in the Lower Display
Line
¯.
When you will be away from home for an extended
period of time, it is always a good idea to completely
turn the unit off with the front-panel Main Power
Switch 1.
NOTE: All preset memories are lost if the unit is left
turned off by using the Main Power Switch 1 for
more than four weeks.
Source Selection
• To select a source, press any of the Input Selector
Buttons egç∂ on the remote.
• The input source may also be changed by pressing
the front-panel Input Source Selector Button ^.
Each press of the button will move the input selec-
tion through the list of available inputs.
• As the input is changed, the AVR 330 will automati-
cally switch to the digital input (if selected), surround
mode, speaker configuration, output levels, crossover
frequency and night mode status that were entered
during the configuration process for that source.
• The front-panel Video 4 Inputs ÓÔ, Optical 3
Digital Input * or the Coaxial 3 Digital Input (
may be used to connect a device such as a video
game or camcorder to your home entertainment
system on a temporary basis.
• As the input source is changed, the new input name
will appear momentarily as an on-screen display in
the lower third of the video display. The input name
will also appear in the Upper Display Line
˜ and
in the front-panel Input Indicators ı.
• When an audio source is selected, the last video input
used remains routed to the Video 1/Video 2 Video
Outputs hk
and Video and S-Video
Monitor Outputs c . This permits simultaneous
viewing and listening to different sources. This also
allows you to choose a video source and then
select the 8-Channel Direct Inputs j as the
audio source.
• When a composite or S-Video source is selected, the
video signal for that input will be routed to the S-Video
Monitor Output c and will be viewable on a TV
monitor connected to the AVR 330.
6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input
• There are two input choices available for use with
sources such as a DVD-Audio or SACD player that
are connected to the 8-Channel Direct Inputs j.
Select the appropriate input according to the way
your system and source equipment are configured:
■ 6 CH DIRECT should be used when the
SBR and SBL inputs are NOT in use and the
input source device has its own internal bass
management system. This input passes the
input from the source directly through to the
volume control without any analog to digital
conversion and it mutes the unused input jacks
to prevent unwanted noise from interfering with
system performance.
■ 8 CH DIRECT should be used when an
input is connected to all eight 8-Channel Direct
Inputs j and when the input source device has
its own internal bass management system. This
input passes the input from the source directly
through to the volume control without any analog-
to-digital conversion and it mutes the unused
input jacks to prevent unwanted noise from inter-
fering with system performance.
Volume Control
• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using the
front-panel Volume Control Ù or remote Volume
Up/Down Buttons .
• When listening in one of the Stereo modes with the
surround circuits off, the Balance Control Ò may
be used to adjust the relative sound output between
the front left and right speakers. For all other modes,
it is important that the Balance Control
Ò remain
in the “12 o’clock” position in order to ensure a
proper sound field presentation.
• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs, press the
Mute Button K . This will interrupt the output
to all speakers and the headphone jack, but it will
not affect any recording or dubbing that may be in
progress. When the system is muted, the word
MUTE will flash in the Lower Display Line ¯.
Press the Mute Button
K again to return to
normal operation.
• You may adjust the bass and treble tone controls at
any point during a listening session by simply turn-
ing the Bass Control
 or Treble Control Ú
until the desired setting is achieved. You may also
totally remove the tone controls from the circuit so
that the output is “flat” at any time by pressing the
Tone Mode Button
5 and then pressing the ‹ / ›
Button ) so that TONE OFF appears in the
on-screen display and the Lower Display Line ¯.
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