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24 OPERATION

Program Search (PTY)
A major benefit of RDS is its ability to encode
broadcasts with Program Type (PTY) codes that
indicate the type of material being broadcast.
The following list shows the abbreviations used
to indicate each PTY along with an explanation
of the PTY:

• TRAFFIC: Traffic Information 

and Road Conditions

• POP M: Popular Music

• ROCK M: Rock Music

• M.O.R M: Middle of the Road Music

• LIGHT M: Classical Music

• CLASSICS: Serious Classical Music

• OTHER M: Other Music

• NEWS: News

• INFO: Information

• SPORT: Sports

• AFFAIRS: Current Affairs

• EDUCATE: Educational

• DRAMA: Drama

• CULTURE: Culture

• SCIENCE: Science

• VARIED: Varied Speech Programs

• WEATHER: Weather Information

• FINANCE: Financial Programs

•CHILDREN: Children’s Programs

• SOCIAL: Social Affairs Programs

• RELIGION: Religious Broadcasts

• PHONE IN: Phone-In Programs

• TRAVEL: Travel and Touring

• LEISURE: Leisure and Hobby

• JAZZ: Jazz Music

• COUNTRY: Country Music

• NATION N: National Music

• OLDIES: Oldies Music

• FOLK M: Folk Music

• DOCUMENT: Documentary Programs

• TEST: Station Alarm Test Message

• ALARM: Emergency Broadcast Information

You may search for a specific Program Type
(PTY) by following these steps:

1. Press the RDS PTY button and 

note

that the Information Display will show
SELECT PTY

.

2. After three seconds, the display will show the
last PTY in use. If you wish to use the same PTY,
press the RDS PTY button again 

within

six seconds, and the tuner will begin to search
for the first station with the matching PTY and
acceptable signal strength. You also may press
the RDS PTY button directly 

after 

PTY

SELECT

is displayed to start the PTY search

with the last selected PTY at once.

3. To search for a different PTY, press the Tun-
ing Up/Down buttons l

while PTY

SELECT

or the last PTY in use is still dis-

played to scroll through the list of available PTY
types. To search for the next available station
with any RDS data, select RDS ONLY as
the PTY type.

4. When the PTY is selected, press the RDS PTY
button 

within six seconds, and note the

PTY indicator will flash in the Information Dis-
play. The AVR 200RDS will go into an automatic
search mode and attempt to find the next sta-
tion with acceptable signal strength that match-
es the desired PTY type. Press the RDS PTY
button 

twice again to find another match-

ing station. When a station is tuned, the search
will stop and the Information Display will show
RDS

briefly and then the station’s “Call Let-

ters” or other “Program Service” information.

5. The tuner will make one complete scan of the
entire FM band for stations that match the
desired PTY type and have acceptable reception
quality. If no such station is found, the word
NONE

will appear briefly in the Information

Display, and the tuner will return to the last FM
station in use before the search.

In normal operation, the audio or video source
selected for listening through the AVR 200RDS
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 Out i or
Video 1 ° in the record mode.

NOTE: Recording the signal of a Dolby Digital
source is possible only if it’s connected to the
analog inputs of the AVR 200RDS too, see page
21.

OPERATION  25

Normal output-level adjustment for the 
AVR 200RDS is established using the Test Tone,
as outlined on page 17. In some cases, howev-
er, it may be desirable to adjust the output lev-
els using program material such as a test disc,
or a selection you are familiar with. Additionally,
the output level for the subwoofer can only be
adjusted using this procedure.

To adjust the output levels using program mate-
rial, first select the surround mode for which you
want to trim the speakers (see NOTE below) and
set the reference volume for the front-left and
front-right channels using the Volume Control
ˆ

. If you wish to vary the difference

between the left and right channels, use the
Balance Control 7.

Once the reference level has been set, press the
Channel-Select button q 32 and note that
FRONT L LEV

will appear in the Main

Information Display N. To change the level,
first press the Set button t 31, and then
use the Selector buttons 34 or the 

‹

›

buttons r to raise or lower the level. DO NOT
use the volume control, as this will alter the ref-
erence setting.

Once the change has been made, press the Set
button t 31 and then press the Selector
buttons 34 or the 

‹

›

buttons r to select

the next output channel location that you wish
to adjust. To adjust the subwoofer level, press
the Selector buttons 34or the 

‹

›

buttons

r until S-WOOFER LEV appears in the
Main Information Display N.

Press the Set button t 31 when the name of
the desired channel appears in the Main Infor-
mation Display N, and follow the instruc-
tions shown earlier to adjust the level.

Repeat the procedure as needed until all chan-
nels requiring adjustment have been set. When
all adjustments have been made press the Set
button t 31 twice and the AVR 200RDS will
return to normal operation.

NOTE: The output levels may be separately
trimmed for each digital and analog surround
mode. If you wish to have different trim levels for a
specific mode, select that mode using the front-
panel buttons Ó Ô  Ò Ú or

on the

remote control and follow the instructions in the
steps shown above.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The output levels may also
be separately trimmed for each input selected to
compensate for different input levels from the
various sources used.

The AVR 200RDS is equipped for future
expansion through the use of optional, external
adapters for formats that the AVR 200RDS may
not be capable of processing. When an adapter
is connected to the 6-Channel Direct Input
·, you may select it by pressing the 6-Ch
Input Selector

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Note that when the 6-Channel Direct Input is in
use, you may not select a surround mode, as the
external decoder determines processing. In
addition, there is no signal at the record out-
puts when the 6-Channel Direct Input is in use.

This product is equipped with a memory backup
system that preserves tuner presets and system
configuration information if the unit is turned
off completelly, accidentally unplugged or sub-
jected to a power outage. This memory will last
for approximately two weeks, after which time
all information must be reentered.

26 REMOTE CONTROL

The AVR 200RDS includes a powerful remote
control that is preset to operate all AVR func-
tions and most Harman Kardon products like
cassette decks and CD or DVD player. All func-
tions controllable by the AVR 200RDS remote
are listed in the table on page 27. Each button is
numbered in the same way as on the remote pic-
ture here. Note that the functions for CD, Tape
and DVD work only after the corresponding
Device selector button a was pressed. An
arrow ”fi” in the table means that this but-
ton still operates the original function on the
AVR.

Note that the numbers used on page 27 for the
purposes of describing how a button operates
are a different set of numbers than those used
in the rest of this manual to describe the button
functions for the AVR.

Using the Remote with a Harman Kardon
CD-R Recorder/Player
The AVR’s remote is programmed to operate
Harman Kardon CD-R products, and you have a
choice of having those commands work with
either the “Tape” or “CD” Device Selector
a. The choice of which is used should mirror
where the CD-R is connected, as pressing the
Device Selector will also choose an input source
for the AVR.

If you have connected a Harman Kardon CD-R to
the Tape Inputs •, press the Tape Device
Selector a and the “2” Numeric Key o
at the same time. Release them and the Pro-
gram/Command Indicator

blinks twice.

To return the code functions to operate a Har-
man Kardon cassette deck, press the Tape
Device Selector a and the “1” Numeric
Key o at the same time. Release them and
the Program/Command Indicator

blinks

once, and the Tape control functions will be
restored.

If you have connected a Harman Kardon CD-R to
the CD Inputs ¶, press the CD Device Selec-
tor a and the “2” Numeric Key o at the
same time. Release them and the
Program/Command Indicator

blinks

twice. To return the code functions to operate a
Harman Kardon CD player, press the CD Device
Selector a and the “1” Numeric Key o
at the same time. Release them and the Pro-
gram/Command Indicator

blinks once,

and the CD control functions will be restored.

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