Operation
Tape Recording
In normal operation, the audio or video source selected for listening through the AVR is sent to the record outputs. This means that any program you are watching or listening to may be recorded simply by placing machines connected to the outputs for Tape Outputs or Video 1 Outputs in the record mode.
When a digital audio recorder is connected to any of the Digital Audio Outputs , you are able to record the digital signal using a CD-R, MiniDisc or other digital recording system. Note that all digital signals will be passed through to both, coaxial and optical, digital outputs simultanously, no matter which kind of digital input was selected.
NOTES:
•The digital outputs are active only when a digital signal is present, and they do not convert an analog input to a digital signal, or change the format of the digital signal (e.g. Dolby Digital to PCM or vice versa, but coaxial digital signals are converted to optical signals and vice versa). In additon, the digital recorder must be compatible with the output signal. For example, the PCM digital output from a CD player may be recorded on a CD-R or MiniDisc, but Dolby Digital or DTS signals may not.
•To make an analog recording from a digital source is possible, but only from a PCM source (not Dolby Digital or DTS) and correctly only with "Surround Off" mode (with any Surround mode only the L/R front signals will be fed to the record outputs).
Using 
When Harman Kardon’s 
(optional) is connected and a compatible Apple® iPod® is
docked in The Bridge, press the 
DMP
Selector Button to choose the iPod as the input source allowing playback of audio, video and still-image materials on your iPod through your high-quality audio/video system. Pressing
the 
DMP Selector Button will also activate the AVR remote’s control codes for the iPod, and you may also use the front-panel controls to operate the iPod. You may also select
DMP as the source from the front
been programmed to control the iPod. In brief, the Reverse Search, Play and Forward Search Buttons P and the ⁄/¤/‹/› Buttons DE and Set Button F may be used in a similar manner to the corresponding controls on the iPod. Complete details on operat-
ing an iPod using 
and an AVR remote
are furnished with 
.
NOTES:
•The Play and Pause functions are not available unless content has been selected for playback by navigating the menu system.
•For the Search function, press and hold the indicated button. Pressing the Previous Track Button once skips to the beginning of the current track. Press the Previous Track Button twice to skip to the beginning of the previous track.
The front-panel controls may be used to access a limited number of iPod functions. Press the RDS select button ^ to play or pause the current track. The Tuning Selector ) may be used to search reverse (left side of button) or forward (right side of button) through the tracks. Press the Tuner Band Selector ! to call up the iPod’s menu. Press the Preset Stations Selector # to scroll, and the Set Button @ to select.
While a selection is playing, the song title, artist and album name, if available on the iPod, will scroll across the upper line in the front panel Message Display Ò. The lower line will display the elapsed time of the track on the left, the play mode icon, and the time remaining on the right.
In addition, if a video display is connected to the AVR, a screen will appear briefly to display information about the iPod’s status and the track. The top line will display the play mode icon, with the phrase “Now Playing” appearing to the right to remind you that you are viewing the status of the current track, as opposed to another menu screen. Below that the AVR displays the total number of tracks in the current play list on the right (all materials on the iPod are considered one of the play lists) with the number of the current track on the left.
The song title, artist and album are displayed. At the bottom of the screen is a graphic bar indicat- ing the current play position within the track, with the elapsed and remaining times appearing below the bar.
After a period of time the screen may disappear from view. The length of time is set using the Full-OSD Time Out setting in the System Settings menu (described in the Advanced Functions sec- tion). You may restore the Now Playing screen to view by pressing either of the ‹/› Buttons
E, and you may then navigate the menus as explained above.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you use a screen saver built into your video display to avoid possible damage from “burn-in” that may occur with plasma and many CRT displays when a still image, such as a menu screen, remains on dis- play for an extended period of time.
NOTES ON VIDEO PLAYBACK:
•Before attempting to play videos stored on your iPod, check the Video Settings menu on the iPod and make sure that the TV Out setting is set to On. The TV Signal setting should be PAL to match the capabilities of your video dis- play. Set Widescreen to On or Off, depending on the aspect ratio of your video display. If your selection was playing and paused at the time you changed the TV Out setting, the iPod may require you to navigate its menu system and reselect the video for the new TV Out setting to take effect. Resuming play from the Now Playing function may not reflect the change to the TV Out setting. This is a function of the iPod, not the AVR 147.
•In Video mode, the iPod’s menus will not be visible on your video display, although you may view them on the iPod’s screen. You may operate the iPod using the AVR remote, as long as it is in The Bridge device mode.
•You may view the AVR’s on-screen displays while The Bridge is in use, just as you would with any other video source.
