Harman-Kardon Operating Your AVR, Controlling the Volume, Muting the Sound, AVR 1650/AVR

AVR 1650/AVR 165

Operating Your AVR

Operating Your AVR

Now that you have installed your components and completed a basic configuration, you are ready to begin enjoying your home theater system.

Controlling the Volume

Adjust the volume either by turning the front-panel Volume knob (clockwise to increase volume or counterclockwise to decrease volume) or by pressing the Volume Up/Down buttons on the remote. The volume is displayed as a negative number of decibels (dB) below the 0dB reference point.

0dB is the maximum recommended volume for your AVR. Although it’s possible to turn the volume to a higher level, doing so may damage your hearing and your speakers. For certain more dynamic audio materials, even 0dB may be too high, allowing for damage to equipment. Use caution with regard to volume levels.

Muting the Sound

To mute all speakers and the headphones, press the Mute button on the remote. Any recording in progress will not be affected. The MUTE message will appear in the front- panel display as a reminder. To restore the sound, press the Mute button again, or adjust the volume.

Listening Through Headphones

Plug the 1/4-inch stereo plug on a pair of headphones into the front-panel Phones jack for private listening. The default Headphone Bypass mode delivers a conventional 2-channel signal to the headphones. Press the Surround Modes button on the front panel or use the remote and OSD to switch to HARMAN headphone virtual surround processing, which emulates a 5.1-channel speaker system. No other surround modes are available for the headphones.

Selecting a Source

There are two different ways to select a source:

•Press the front-panel Source Select buttons.

•Directly select any source by pressing its Source Selector button on the remote.

The AVR selects the audio and video inputs assigned to the source and any other settings you made during setup.

The source name, the audio and video inputs assigned to the source, and the surround mode will appear on the front panel.

Video Troubleshooting Tips

If there is no picture:

•Check the source selection.

•Check all connections for a loose or incorrect connection.

•Check the video-input selection on the TV/display device.

Additional Tips for Troubleshooting HDMI Connections

•Turn off all devices (including the TV, the AVR and any source components).

•Unplug the HDMI cables, starting with the cable between the AVR and the TV, and continuing with the cables between the AVR and each source device.

•Carefully reconnect the cables from the source devices to the AVR. Connect the cable from the AVR to the TV last.

•Turn on the devices in this order: TV, AVR, source devices.

NOTE: Depending upon the particular components involved, the complexity of the required communication between HDMI components may cause delays of up to a minute in the completion of some actions, such as input switching or switching between SD and HD channels.

Listening to FM and AM Radio

Select the AM/FM source. Use the Tuning Up/Down buttons to tune a station, which will be shown on the front-panel display and the TV screen.

The AVR defaults to automatic tuning, meaning each press of the Tuning Up/Down buttons scans until a station with acceptable signal strength is found. To switch to manual tuning, in which each press of a Tuning button steps through a single frequency increment, press the Tuning Mode button. Each press of the Tuning Mode button toggles between the automatic and manual tuning modes.

Once you have tuned an FM station, toggling the Tuning Mode setting also switches the radio between stereo and monaural reception. (Mono reception may improve reception of weaker stations.)

Preset Stations

A total of 30 stations (AM and FM combined) may be stored as presets. When the desired station has been tuned in, press the Memory button on the remote, and two dashes will flash on the front-panel Message display. Use the Number buttons to enter the desired preset number.

To tune a preset station, press the Preset Up/Down buttons or enter the preset number using the Number buttons.

Listening to an iPod/iPhone Device

When The Bridge IIIP is connected to its proprietary input on the AVR, and an iPod or iPhone is docked, you may play the audio materials on your iPod or iPhone through your high-quality audio/video system, operate the iPod or iPhone using the AVR remote or the AVR’s front-panel controls, view navigation messages on the AVR’s front panel or a connected video display, and charge the iPod or iPhone.

As of this writing, your AVR supports audio playback from the following Apple products: iPod classic, iPod nano 3G, iPod nano 4G, iPod nano 5G, iPod nano 6G, iPod touch, iPod touch 2G, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 4G, iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4G. For the latest compatibility information, please see our Web site: www.harmankardon.com.

After docking an iPod or iPhone device in The Bridge IIIP, select the Bridge Source Selector button on the remote. “Bridge” will appear on the front-panel Message display, and a The Bridge screen will appear on a TV connected to the AVR.

SONG: Previously Disenchanted

ARTIST: Jugalbandi

ALBUM: Yellow Star Mailing List

10:17 15:33

The screen will show the currently playing song, artist, album, elapsed time, play mode and total track time. Use the remote’s Transport Control buttons to control playback.

Navigating iPod/iPhone Device Menus

Pressing the remote’s Speaker Setup (Menu) button while an iPod/iPhone device is playing in The Bridge IIIP will display the iPod/iPhone Menu screen on a connected TV:

Menu

Playlists

Artists

Albums

Songs

Podcasts

Genres

Composers

Audiobooks

Use the Up/Down and OK buttons to navigate through the list and select the desired category. When the category’s screen appears, use the Up/Down and OK buttons to navigate within the category and make selections. NOTE: Not all categories may appear with all iPod/iPhone devices.

•To return to a previous menu screen at any time, press the Speaker Setup (Menu) button.

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