Harman Kardon AVR 135 Owners Manual - Page 22

Basic Operation

Once you have completed the initial setup and configu-

ration of the AVR 135, it is simple to operate and

enjoy. The following instructions will help you maximize

the enjoyment of your new receiver:

Turning the AVR 135 On or Off

• When using the AVR 135 for the first time, you must

first 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

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 135

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

a

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 135 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

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

SLEEPOFF

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

eg

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

selection through the list of available inputs.

• As the input is changed, the AVR 135 will automati-

cally switch to the digital input (if selected), surround

mode, output levels and night mode status as well

as any speaker configuration settings established by

using the

INDEPENDENT

Bass Manage-

ment setting, that were entered during the configu-

ration process for that source.

• The front-panel

Video 3 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

˜

in

the on-screen display 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

and

S-

Video Outputs

dj

and

Video

and

S-Video

Monitor Outputs

°g

. This permits simultaneous

viewing and listening to different sources.

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

6/8-Channel Direct Inputs

f

. 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. The AVR

assumes that 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 sys-

tem performance.

±

8 CH DIRECT

should be used when an

input is connected to all eight

8-Channel Direct

Inputs

f

. The AVR assumes that the input

source device has its own internal bass manage-

ment 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.

Volume Control

• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using the

front-panel

Volume Control

Ù

or remote

Volume

Up/Down Buttons

• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs, press the

Mute Button

. 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

Upper Display Line

˜

.

Press the

Mute Button

again to return to

normal operation.

• You may adjust the bass and treble tone controls

at any point during a listening session by simply

turning 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

¯

.

• For private listening, plug the 1/4" stereo phone

plug from a pair of stereo headphones into the

front-panel

Headphone Jack

4

. When the

headphone’s plug is connected, the phrase

HEADPHONESIN

will scroll once across

the

Lower Display Line

¯

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 135

is its ability to reproduce a full multichannel surround

sound field from digital sources, analog matrix

surround-encoded programs and standard stereo

programs.

Selection of a surround mode is based on personal

taste, as well as the type of program source material

being used. For example, motion pictures or TV pro-

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