Harman Kardon AVR 135 Owners Manual - Page 11

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

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Direct Button:

Press this button when the tuner

is in use to start the sequence for direct entry of a sta-

tion’s frequency. After pressing the button, simply

press the proper

Numeric Keys

r

to select a sta-

tion. (See page 26 for more information on the tuner.)

u

Tuning Up/Down:

When the tuner is in use, these

buttons will tune up or down through the selected fre-

quency band. If the

Tuner Mode Button

s&

has

been pressed so that

AUTO

appears in the on-

screen display and

Lower Display Line

¯

, pressing

and holding either of the buttons for three seconds will

cause the tuner to seek the next station with acceptable

signal strength for quality reception. When

MANUAL

appears in the

Lower Display Line

¯

, pressing these

buttons will tune stations in single-step increments. (See

page 26 for more information.)

v

OSD Button:

Press this button to activate the

On-Screen Display (OSD) system used to set up or

adjust the AVR 135’s parameters.

w

Dolby Mode Selector:

This button is used to

select from among the available Dolby Surround pro-

cessing modes. Each press of this button will select

one of the Dolby Pro Logic II modes or Dolby 3

Stereo. When a Dolby Digital-encoded source is in use,

the Dolby Digital mode may also be selected. (See

page 24 for the available Dolby surround mode

options.)

x

DTS Digital Mode Selector:

When a DTS-

encoded digital source is selected, each press of this

button will scroll through the available DTS modes. The

specific choice of modes will vary according to whether

or not the source material contains DTS-ES 6.1

Discrete encoding. When a DTS source is not in use,

this button has no function. (See page 24 for the avail-

able DTS Digital options.)

y

Logic 7 Mode Select Button:

Press this button

to select from among the available Logic 7 surround

modes. (See page 24 for the available Logic 7

options.)

z

Skip Up/Down Buttons:

These buttons do not

have a direct function with the AVR 135, but when

used with a compatibly programmed CD or DVD

changer they will change to the previous disc in the

changer or carousel.

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Transport Controls:

These buttons do not have

any functions for the AVR 135, but they may be

programmed for the forward/reverse play operation

of a wide variety of CD or DVD players, and audio or

video cassette recorders. (See page 32 for more

information.)

Stereo Mode Select Button:

When the button

is pressed so that

DSP SURR OFF

appears in

the

Lower Display Line

¯

, the AVR will operate in

a bypass mode with true, fully analog, two-channel

left/right stereo mode with no surround processing or

bass management, as opposed to other modes where

digital processing is used. When the button is pressed

so that

SURROUND OFF

appears in the

Lower

Display Line

¯

, you may enjoy a two-channel pre-

sentation of the sound along with the benefits of bass

management. Depending on whether your system is

configured for 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 channels, the next press

of the button will cause either

5 CH STEREO

or

7 CH STEREO

to appear, and the stereo signal

will be routed to all five (or seven) speaker channels.

(See page 24 for more information on stereo play-

back modes.)

DTS Neo:6 Mode Select:

Press this button to

select a DTS Neo:6 mode. These modes take a two-

channel stereo- or matrix surround-encoded source

and create a full five-, six- or seven-channel sound

field. (See page 24 for the DTS Neo:6 options.)

Macro Buttons:

Press these buttons to store or

recall a “Macro”, which is a preprogrammed sequence

of commands stored in the remote. (See page 32 for

more information on storing and recalling macros.)

Disc Skip Button:

This button has no direct

function for the AVR 135 but is most often used to

change to the next disc in a CD or DVD player when

the remote is programmed for that type of device.

(See page 31 for more information on using the

remote with products other than the AVR 135.)

Preset Up/Down:

When the tuner is in use,

press these buttons to scroll through the stations

programmed into the AVR 135’s memory. When

some source devices, such as CD players, VCRs and

cassette decks, are selected using the device

Input

Selectors

e

, these buttons may function as

Chapter Step or Track Advance.

Clear Button:

Press this button to clear incorrect

entries when using the remote to directly enter a radio

station’s frequency.

Memory Button:

Press this button to enter a

radio station into the AVR 135’s preset memory. First,

tune the desired station, and then press this button.

Two underline indicators will flash at the right side of

the

Upper Display Line

˜

, and within five seconds

press the

Numeric Keys

r

for the preset number

between 01 and 30 that you wish to assign to the

station. (See page 26 for more information.)

Delay/Prev Ch.:

Press this button to begin

the process for setting the delay times used by the

AVR 135 when processing surround sound. After

pressing this button, the delay times are entered by

pressing the

Set Button

p

and then using the

/

/

¤

Buttons

n

to change the setting. Press the

Set Button

p

again to complete the process.

(See page 19 for more information.)

Speaker Select:

Press this button to begin

the process of configuring the AVR 135’s bass man-

agement system for use with the type of speakers

used in your system. Once the button has been

pressed, use the

/

/

¤

Buttons

n

to select the

channel you wish to set up. Press the

Set Button

p

and then select another channel to configure.

When all adjustments have been completed, press

the

Set Button

p

twice to exit the settings and

return to normal operation. (See page 17 for more

information.)

Spare Button:

This button has no direct function

for the AVR 135.

Volume Up/Down:

Press these buttons to raise

or lower the system volume.

TV/Video Selector:

This button does not have a

direct function on the AVR 135, but when used with a

compatible VCR, DVD or satellite receiver, pressing this

button will switch between the output of the device

and the external video input.

6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input:

Press

this button to select the device connected to the

6/8-Channel Direct Inputs

f

.

(See page 22 for

more information.)

Mute:

Press this button to momentarily silence

the AVR 135 or TV set being controlled, depending on

which device has been selected. When the AVR 135

remote is being programmed to operate another device,

this button is pressed with the

Input Selector Button

e

to begin the programming process. (See page

30 for more information on programming the remote.)

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