Harman-Kardon AVR 445 owner manual Channel Punch-Through, Transport Punch-Through

CONFIGURING THE REMOTE

Channel Punch-Through

Channel punch-through allows the Channel Up/Down buttons to send commands to a different device than the one selected for other commands. For example, you may wish to use a cable box or satellite receiver as the source for a VCR, so you would want the Channel Up/Down Buttons Yto transmit com- mands to the cable box even though the other button commands are programmed to operate the VCR.

To program the remote for channel punch-through, follow these steps. This example will show how to program channel punch-through so that the com- mands programmed for Channel Up/Down for the VID 3/Cable device will be transmitted when the VID 1/VCR device has been selected as the current device.

1.Press and hold the Program Button Ofor about 3 seconds while the message shown in Figure 25 appears in the remote’s LCD Information Display 2. Release the button when the red light under the Set Button F appears.

2.The remote’s MAIN MENU message (Figure 26), will appear in the LCD and the Set Button Fwill remain illuminated in red. Press the ⁄/ ¤ Navigation Button Duntil PUNCH- THROUGH appears on the bottom line of the LCD screen, as shown in Figure 59. Press the Set Button Fto enter the main punch-through menu branch.

3.At the next menu screen, press the ⁄/ ¤ Navigation Button Duntil CHANNEL appears on the bottom line of the LCD screen, as shown in Figure 65. Press the Set Button Fto begin programming the remote for Channel punch-through.

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Figure 65

4.The next display screen (Figure 66) is where you select the device that will receive the punch- through commands. In our example, that is the VID 2/TV button, as that is where we want the cable box’s channel controls to be active. Press the ⁄/ ¤ Navigation Button Duntil the name of the base device appears and then press the Set Button F.

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Figure 66

5.At the next display screen (Figure 67), you will select the device whose Channel Up/Down com- mands will be used. Press the ⁄/ ¤ Navigation

Button Duntil the desired device name appears to the right of the device in use. In our example, that is the cable box. When the desired combination of devices appears, press the Set Button F.

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Figure 67

6.When the Set button is pressed, the display will change to show you that the new combination of control commands is being saved to the unit’s memory, as shown in Figure 68. The word SAVED will flash four times and then the remote will return to normal operation.

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Figure 68

7.Once the punch-through is programmed, the Channel Up/Down Buttons of the second device named will be used when those buttons Yare pressed while the master device is in use.

Returning the Channel Control Settings to Default Operation

If you wish to remove the Channel Punch-Through so that the commands for Channel Up/Down are returned to the factory default setting, follow the steps shown above, except that in Steps 4 and 5, select the same device for both the DEVICE IN USE on the left side of the bottom line and the PUNCH- THROUGH device. In the example used, the display to return the remote to default settings will appear as shown in Figure 69.

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Figure 69

Transport Punch-Through

The Play G, Stop J, Fast Forward/Reverse I, Pause J, Record Jand Skip Up/Down KTransport Controls are set at the factory to oper- ate your DVD player, or the controls of a specific device such as a VCR or CD player when they are selected. However, by using the Transport Punch- Through feature you may program these controls to transmit the commands for a different device. For example, you may wish to operate the transport of a second VCR connected to the VID 2/TV input, as shown in the following example.

1.Press and hold the Program Button Ofor about 3 seconds while the message shown in Figure 25 appears in the remote’s LCD Information Display 2. Release the button when the light under the Set Button F turns red.

2.The remote’s MAIN MENU message (Figure 26), will appear in the LCD and the Set Button Fwill remain illuminated in red. Press the ⁄/ ¤ Navigation Button Duntil PUNCH- THROUGH appears on the bottom line of the LCD screen, as shown in Figure 59. Press the Set Button Fto enter the main punch-through menu branch.

3.At the next menu screen, press the ⁄/ ¤ Navigation Button Duntil TRANSPORT appears on the bottom line of the LCD screen, as shown in Figure 70. Press the Set Button F to begin programming the remote for transport punch-through.

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Figure 70

4.The next display screen (Figure 71) selects the device that will receive the punch-through com- mands. In our example, that is the TV button, as that is where we want the VCR’s transport controls to be active. Press the ⁄/ ¤ Navigation Button Duntil the name of the base device appears and then press the Set Button F.

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Figure 71

5.At the next display screen (Figure 72), select the device whose transport commands will be used. Press the ⁄/ ¤ Navigation Button Duntil the desired device name appears to the right of the device in use. In our example, that is the VCR. When the desired combination of devices appears, press the Set Button F.

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Figure 72

6.When the Set button is pressed, the display will change to show you that the new combination of control commands is being saved to the unit’s memory, as shown in Figure 73. The word SAVED will flash four times and then the remote will return to normal operation.

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Figure 73

7.Once the punch-through is programmed, the transport buttons of the second device named will be used when those buttons are pressed while the master device is in use.

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