Harman-Kardon AVR 435 - Manual (Page 32)

Basic Operation
Once you have completed the initial setup and configu-
ration of the AVR 435, it is simple to operate and
enjoy. The following instructions will help you maximize
the enjoyment of your new receiver:
Turning the AVR 435 On or Off
• When using the AVR 435 for the first time, you must
press the Main Power Switch A to turn the unit on.
This places the unit in a Standby mode, as indicated by
the amber illumination surrounding the Standby/On
Switch 1. Once the unit is in Standby, you may begin
a listening session by pressing the Standby/On Switch
1 on the front panel, or the Power On Button b or
AVR Selector e∫ on the remote. This will turn
the unit on and return the AVR 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 d
Xhç∂ on the remote or the
Input Source Selector Button 7 on the front panel.
Whenever the AVR is turned on, you will see all of the
front-panel indicators light up for a few seconds. This is
normal, and it is part of the unit’s power-on self test
procedure.
NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector
Buttons d
Xhç∂ to turn the unit on,
press the AVR Selector e∫ to set the remote
control to the AVR 435 functions.
To turn the unit off at the end of a listening session,
simply press the Standby/On Switch 1 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 illumination around the Standby/
On Switch 1 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 lighting around the Standby/On
Switch 1.
• To program the AVR 435 for automatic turn-off,
press the Sleep Button S on the remote. Each
press of the button will decrease the time before
shut-down in the following sequence:
Once you have set the desired Sleep Time, the front
panel display will automatically dim to half brightness
and return. To check on the time remaining until the
unit shuts off, press the Sleep Button
S once.
To cancel the Sleep function, press and hold the
Sleep Button
S until the information display returns
to normal brightness; 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 A.
NOTE: All preset memories are lost if the unit is left
turned off by using the Main Power Switch A for
more than four weeks.
Source Selection
• To select a source, press any of the Input Selector
Buttons d Xhç∂ on the remote.
• The input source may also be changed by pressing
the front-panel Input Source Selector Button 7.
Each press of the button will move the input selec-
tion through the list of available inputs.
• When a new input is selected, the AVR will automat-
ically switch to the digital input (if selected), surround
mode, component video input, A/V Sync Delay and
Night Mode configurations that were in effect the
last time that input was used. If the
LEVEL
TRIM line on the CHANNEL ADJUST
menu (Fig. 20) was set to
INDEPENDENT,
as shown on pages 30–31, the settings for channel
output levels will also change to the preset values.
• The front-panel Video 4 Inputs M, Optical Digital
3 Input K or the Coaxial Digital 3 Input L 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 !.
• When an audio only source is selected, the last video
input used remains routed to the Video 1/Video 2
Video Outputs ‡· and Video Monitor Outputs
›. This permits simultaneous viewing and listening
to different sources.
• When a composite or S-video source is selected, the
video signal for that input will be routed to the Video
Monitor Output › and will be viewable on a TV
monitor connected to the AVR 435.
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
.
Select the appropriate input according to the way your
system and source equipment is configured:
• The 6 CH DIRECT input 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 con-
trol without any analog to digital conversion and it
mutes the unused input jacks to prevent unwanted
noise from interfering with system performance.
• The 8 CH DIRECT input should be used
when an input is connected to all eight 8-Channel
Direct Inputs
and when the input source
device has its own internal bass management sys-
tem. 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.
Volume and Tone Control
• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using the
front-panel Volume Control ) or remote Volume
Up/Down Buttons r
.
• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs, press the
Mute Button . This will interrupt the out-
put 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 on-screen display and
Upper Display Line #, press the Mute Buttons
again to return to normal operation.
• The unit’s tone controls may be taken out of the
signal path by pressing the Tone Mode Button on
the front panel C or the remote
V. The first
press of either button will show a message in the
on-screen display and Lower Display Line $
with the current status of the tone controls. The sys-
tem default is
TONE IN, which indicates that
the bass and treble controls are active. Press the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button o on the remote or
the ‹ / › Button H on the front panel to change
the setting to TONE OUT, which is “flat”
response without the tone controls being active.
• When the tone controls are active, the amount of
bass and treble boost/cut may be adjusted by first
pressing the Tone Mode Button on the front panel
C or the remote V two or three times until the
desired setting (
BASS MODE or TREBLE
MODE) appears in the on-screen display and the
Lower Display Line $. Next, use the
⁄ / ¤
Navigation Button o on the remote or the ‹ / ›
Button on the front panel H to change the setting
as desired. The unit will return to normal operation
within 5 seconds after the setting is changed.
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