Sleep timer, Operation, 28 operation – Harman-Kardon AVR 520 User Manual

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28 OPERATION

Operation

Basic Operation
Once you have completed the initial setup and
configuration of the AVR 520, it is simple to
operate and enjoy. The following instructions will
help you maximize the enjoyment of your new
receiver:

Turning the AVR 520 On or Off
• When using the AVR 520 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 3. Once
the unit is in Standby, you may begin a listening
session by pressing the System Power Control
2 on the front panel or the AVR Selector f.
Note that the Power Indicator 3 will turn
green. 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 on the remote
efg∫ç∂ or the Source 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 520 functions.

To turn the unit off at the end of a listening
session, simply press the System Power
Control

2 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 Outlet ‡ and the
Power Indicator

3 will turn amber.

When the remote is used to turn the unit “off”
it is actually placing the system in a Standby
mode, as indicated by the amber color of the
Power Indicator

• To program the AVR 520 for automatic turn-
off, press the Sleep Button

j on the remote.

Each press of the button will decrease the time
before shut-down in the following sequence:

The sleep time will be displayed in the Preset
Number/Sleep Timer Indicator

R and it

will count down until the time has elapsed.

When the programmed sleep time has elapsed,
the unit will automatically turn off. Note that
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
disappear and the words SLEEP OFF
appear in the Main Information Display

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 two weeks.

Source Selection
• To select a source, press any of the Source
Selector Buttons on the remote

ç∂.

• 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 selection through the list of
available inputs.

• As the input is changed, the AVR 520 will
automatically switch to the digital input (if
selected), surround mode, speaker configura-
tion, output levels, crossover frequency and
night mode status that were entered during the
configuration process for that source.

• The front panel Video 4 Inputs Ô 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 Main
Information Display

Y and a green LED will

light next to the selected input’s name in the
front-panel Input Indicators

ˆ.

• When an audio source is selected, the last
video input used remains routed to the Video
Outputs gi and Video Monitor Output
¤. This permits simultaneous viewing and lis-
tening to different sources.

• When a Video source is selected, the video sig-
nal for that input will be routed to the Video
Monitor Output Jack ¤ and will be viewable
on a TV monitor connected to the AVR 520.

Volume Control

• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level
using the front panel Volume Control

ı or

remote Volume Up/Down

buttons.

• When listening in the Stereo mode, with the
surround circuits off, the Balance Control

may be used to adjust the relative sound output
between the left front and right front speakers.

• 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 MUTE
Indicator

Z will light in the Main

Information Display

˜. Press the Mute

Buttons

K again to return to normal

operation.

• During a listening session, you may wish to
adjust the Bass Control

 and Treble

Control

Ú to suit your listening tastes or

room acoustics.

• To set the output of the AVR 520 so that
the output is “flat,” with the tone controls de-
activated, press the Tone Mode Button

once or twice so that the words Tone Out
appear momentarily in the Main Information
Display

Y. To return the tone controls to an

active condition, press the Tone Mode

8 but-

ton once or twice so that the words Tone
In momentarily appear in the Main
Information Display

• For private listening, plug the 1/4" stereo
phone plug from a pair of stereo headphones
into the front panel Headphone Jack 4.
Note that when the headphone’s plug is con-
nected, the word HEADPHONE will scroll
once across the Main Information Display
Y and all speakers will be silenced. When the
headphone plug is removed, the audio feed to
the speakers will be restored.

Surround Mode Selection
One of the most important features of the AVR
520 is its ability to reproduce a full multichan-
nel surround-sound field from digital sources,
analog matrix surround-encoded programs and
standard stereo programs.

Selection of a surround mode is based on per-
sonal taste, as well as the type of program
source material being used. For example, motion
pictures or TV programs bearing the logo of one
of the major surround-encoding processes, such

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