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OPERATION 33

• To set the output of the AVR so that the output
is “flat,” with the tone and balance controls de-
activated, press the Tone Mode button 8 once
or twice so that the words 

Tone Off

appear

momentarily in the Main Information Display
Ò. To return the tone controls to an active con-
dition, press the Tone Mode 8 button once or
twice so that the words 

Tone I n

momentarily

appear in the Main Information Display Ò.

• For private listening, plug the 6.3 mm stereo
phone plug from a pair of stereo headphones
into the front panel Headphone Jack 4. Note
that when the headphone’s plug is connected,
the word 

DOLBY H:BP

will scroll once across

the Main Information Display Ò and all
speakers will be silenced. When the headphone
plug is removed, the audio feed to the speakers
will be restored.

• When the headphones are in use, you may take
advantage of the Dolby Headphone modes to
bring added spaciousness to headphone listen-
ing. Press the Dolby Mode Select Button

M

or the Surround Mode Group Selector 5 to
cycle through the three Dolby Headphone modes
to select the one that you prefer.

One of the most important features of the 
AVR 240 is its ability to reproduce a full multi-
channel surround sound field from digital
sources, analog matrix surround encoded
programs and standard stereo or even mono
programs.

Selection of a surround mode is based on person-
al taste, as well as the type of program source
material being used. For example, CDs, motion
pictures or TV programs bearing the logo of one
of the major surround-encoding processes, such
as Dolby Surround should be played in either the
Dolby Pro Logic II or IIx Movie (with movies) or
Music (with music) surround mode, with any DTS
NEO:6 mode or with Harman Kardon´s exclusive
Logic 7 Movie Mode, to create a full range 5.1
channel or (with Logic 7 and DTS NEO:6) even
7.1 channel surround signal from surround
encoded programs, with a stereophonic left and
right rear signal, just as it was recorded (e.g.
sound being recorded from left rear side will be
heard from that side only, for more details see
chart on page 30-31).

Note that when Dolby Digital 2.0 signals (e.g.
"D.D. 2.0" tracks from DVD), that are encoded
with Dolby Pro Logic information, are received via
any digital input, the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie
mode will be selected automatically (in addition
to the Dolby Digital mode) and will decode a full
range 5.1 channel surround sound even from
those recordings (see also "Dolby Digital" on
page 33).

To create wide, enveloping sound field environ-
ments and defined pans and flyovers with all
analog stereo recordings select the Dolby Pro
Logic II Music or Emulation mode or Harman

Kardon’s exclusive Logic 7 Music mode for a
dramatic improvement in comparison to the
Dolby Pro Logic (I) mode of former times.

NOTE: Once a program has been encoded with
matrix surround information, it retains the sur-
round information as long as the program is
broadcast in stereo. Thus, movies with surround
sound may be decoded via any of the analog sur-
round modes such as Pro Logic II or IIx Cinema,
Logic 7 Cinema or DTS Neo:6 Cinema, when they
are broadcast via conventional TV stations, cable,
pay-TV and satellite transmission. In addition, a
growing number of made-for-television programs,
sports broadcasts, radio dramas and music CDs are
also recorded in surround sound. You may view a
list of these programs at the Dolby Laboratories
Web site at www.dolby.com.

Even when a program is not listed as carrying
intentional surround information, you may find
that the Dolby Pro Logic II or IIx Music, DTS NEO:6
Music or Logic 7 Music or Enhanced modes often
deliver enveloping surround presentations through
the use of the natural surround information
present in all stereo recordings.

However, for stereo programs without any
surround information the Theater, Hall and 5/7CH
Stereo modes should be tried (effective particularly
with old ”extreme” stereo recordings) and for
mono programs, we suggest that you try the
Theater or Hall modes. And when you use only two
front channel speakers you should select Harman’s
patented VMAx mode, delivering a virtually three
dimensional sound space with two speakers only.

Surround modes are selected using either the
front panel controls or the remote. To select a
new surround mode from the front panel, first
press the Surround Mode Group Selector
Button 5 until the desired major surround
mode group such as Dolby, DTS or Logic 7 is
selected. Next, press the Surround Mode
Selector Button 9 to choose the specific
individual surround mode.

To select a surround mode using the remote con-
trol, press the button for the major surround
mode group that includes the mode you wish to
choose from: Dolby

M, DTS Surround N,

, Logic 7 O, Stereo  or

A. The first press of the button

will show the current mode from that group if it
is already in use, or the first available mode if you
are currently using another mode. To cycle
through the available modes in that group press
the button again until the desired mode appears
in the Main Information Display Ò and the
on-screen display.

To select from the DSP modes (Hall 1, Hall 2,
Theater, VMAx Near or VMAx Far) press the
Surround Mode Selector

A repeatedly to

scroll through the list of available modes.

As the surround modes change, a blue LED will
light next to the current mode in the Surround
Mode Indicators ( list on the front panel.

Note that the Dolby Digital or DTS modes may
only be selected when a digital input is in use. In
addition, when a digital source is present, the
AVR will automatically select and switch to the
correct mode (Dolby Digital or DTS), regardless of
the mode that has been previously selected. For
more information on selecting digital sources, see
the following section of this manual.

When the 6-Channel/8-Channel direct inputs are
in use there is no surround processing, as these
inputs take the analog output signals from an
optional, external DVD-Audio or SACD player, or
another source device and carry them straight
through to the volume control.

To listen to a program in traditional two-channel
stereo, using the front left and front right speakers
only (plus the subwoofer, if installed and
configured), press the Stereo Button 5

until 

SURR OFF

appears in the Main

Information Display Ò.

Digital audio is a major advancement over older
analog surround processing systems such as
Dolby Pro Logic. It delivers five or six discrete
channels: left front, center, right front, left
surround and right surround and with DTS ES
(see below) even surround back (with identical
signals for left and right). Each channel repro-
duces full frequency range (20Hz to 20kHz) and
offers dramatically improved dynamic range and
significant improvements to signal-to-noise
ratios. In addition, digital systems have the
capability to deliver an additional channel that is
specifically devoted to low-frequency information.
This is the “.1” channel referred to when you see
these systems described as “5.1,” “6.1” or
“7.1”. The bass channel is separate from the
other channels, but since it is intentionally
bandwidth-limited, sound designers have given it
that unique designation.

Dolby Digital 
Dolby Digital (originally known as AC-3

®

) is a

standard part of DVD, and is available on
specially encoded LD discs and satellite
broadcasts and it is a part of the new high-
definition television (HDTV) system.

Note that an optional, external RF demodulator is
required to use the AVR to listen to the Dolby
Digital sound tracks available on laser discs.
Connect the RF output of the LD player to the
demodulator and then connect the digital output
of the demodulator to the Optical or Coaxial
inputs 

*Ó of the AVR.

No demodulator is required for use with DVD
players or DTS-encoded laser discs.

34 OPERATION

DTS
DTS is another digital audio system that is capa-
ble of delivering 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 audio. Although
both DTS and Dolby Digital are digital, they use
different methods of encoding the signals, and
thus they require different decoding circuits to
convert the digital signals back to analog.

DTS-encoded sound tracks are available on select
DVD and LD discs, as well as on special audio-
only DTS CDs. You may use any LD, DVD or CD
player equipped with a digital output to play DTS-
encoded special audio-only CDs with the AVR,
but DTS-LDs can be played on LD players and
DTS-DVDs on DVD players only. All that is
required is to connect the player’s digital output
to either the Optical or Coaxial input on the
rear panel 

 or front panel *Ó.

In order to listen to DVDs encoded with DTS
sound tracks, the DVD player must be compatible
with the DTS signal as indicated by a DTS logo on
the player’s front panel. Note that early DVD play-
ers may not be able to play DTS- encoded DVDs.
This does not indicate a problem with the AVR, as
some players cannot pass the DTS signal through
to the digital outputs. If you are in doubt as to
the capability of your DVD player to handle DTS
DVDs, consult the player’s owner’s manual.

Please note that some DVD players are shipped
with their output set for Dolby Digital only. To
insure that DTS data is being sent to the AVR,
please check the setup menu system on your DVD
player to make certain that DTS data output is
enabled.

PCM Audio Playback
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the non- com-
pressed digital audio system used for compact
discs, Non-Dolby Digital/DTS Laserdiscs and some
special PCM encoded DVDs. The digital circuits in
the AVR are capable of high quality digital-to-ana-
log decoding, and they may be connected directly
to the digital audio output of your CD/DVD or LD
player (LD only for PCM or DTS programs, for
Dolby Digital laser discs an RF adapter is needed,
see ”Dolby Digital” above).

Connections may be made to either the Optical
or Coaxial inputs 

 on the rear panel or the

front panel Digital Inputs *Ó.

To listen to a PCM digital source, first select the
input for the desired source (e.g., CD) to feed its
video signal (if any) to the TV monitor and to pro-
vide its analog audio signal for recording. Next
press the Digital Select button Û

G and then

use the 

⁄

¤

buttons 

D on the remote, or the

Selector buttons 7 on the front panel, until the
desired choice appears in the Main Information
Display Ò, then press the Set button @

F

to confirm the choice.

During PCM playback the unit automatically will
turn to the default surround mode or to the

LOGIC 7

mode but you also may select any

surround mode except Dolby Digital or DTS.

Selecting a Digital Source
To utilize either digital mode you must have prop-
erly connected a digital source to the AVR.
Connect the digital outputs from DVD players,
HDTV receivers, satellite systems or CD players to
the Optical or Coaxial inputs on the rear or
front panel 

*Ó. In order to provide a

backup signal and a source for analog stereo
recording, the analog outputs provided on digital
source equipment should also be connected to
their appropriate inputs on the AVR rear panel
(e.g., connect the analog stereo audio output
from a DVD to the DVD Audio inputs

 on the

rear panel when you connect the source’s digital
outputs).

To select a digital source such as DVD, first select
its input using the remote or front panel Input
Selector

4% as outlined in this manual in

order to feed its video signal (if any) to the TV
monitor and to provide its analog audio signal for
recording. When the digital input associated with
the input selected (e.g. “DVD”) is not selected
automatically (due to the input settings made
earlier during the system configuration, see page
17), select the digital source by pressing the
Digital Input Selector button 

G Û and

then using the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D on the remote

or the Selector buttons 7 on the front panel to
choose any of the 

OPTICAL

or 

COAXIAL

inputs, as they appear in the Main Information
Display Ò or on-screen display.

When the digital source is playing, the AVR will
automatically detect whether it is a multichannel
Dolby Digital or DTS source or a conventional
PCM signal, which is the standard output from
CD players.

Note that a digital input (e.g. coaxial) remains
associated with any analog input (e.g. DVD) as
soon as it is selected, thus the digital input need
not be re-selected each time the appropriate
input choice (e.g. DVD) is made.

Digital Bitstream Indicators
When a digital source is playing, the AVR senses
the type of bitstream data that is present. Using
this information, the correct surround mode will
automatically be selected. For example, DTS bit-
streams will cause the unit to switch to DTS
decoding, and Dolby Digital bitstreams will enable
Dolby Digital decoding. When the unit senses
PCM data, from CDs and LDs and some music
DVDs or certain tracks on normal DVDs, it will
allow the appropriate surround mode to be select-
ed manually. Since the range of available surround
modes depends on the type of digital data that is
present, the AVR uses a variety of indicators to let
you know what type of signal is present. This will
help you to understand the choice of modes and
the input channels recorded on the disc.

When a digital source is playing, the AVR will
display a variety of messages to indicate the type

of bitstream received. These messages will appear
shortly after an input or surround mode is
changed, and will remain in the Main Informa-
tion Display Ò for about five seconds before
the display returns to the normal surround mode
indication.

For Dolby Digital and DTS sources, a three digit
indication will appear, showing the number of
channels present in the data. An example of this
type of display is 3/2/.1.

The first number indicates how many discrete
front channel signals are present.

• A 3 tells you that separate front left, center and

front right signals are available. This will be dis-
played for Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 pro-
grams.

• A 2 tells you that separate front left and right

signals are available, but there is no discrete
center channel signal. This will be displayed for
Dolby Digital bit streams that have stereo pro-
gram material.

• A 1 tells you that there is only a mono channel

available in the Dolby Digital bitstream.

The middle number indicates how many discrete
surround channel signals are present.

• A 2 tells you that separate surround left and

right signals are available. This will be displayed
for Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 programs.

• A 1 tells you that there is only a single, sur-

round encoded surround channel. This will
appear for Dolby Digital bit streams that have
matrix encoding.

• A 0 indicates that there is no surround channel

information. This will be displayed for two-
channel stereo programs.

The last number indicates if there is a discrete
Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel. This is the
“.1” in the common abbreviation of “5.1” sound
and it is a special channel that contains only bass
frequencies.

• A .1 tells you that an LFE channel is present.

This will be displayed for Dolby Digital 5.1 and
DTS 5.1 programs, as available.

• A 0 indicates that there is no LFE channel infor-

mation available. However, even when there is
no dedicated LFE channel, low frequency sound
will be present at the subwoofer output when
the speaker configuration is set to show the
presence of subwoofer.

• The information in the right side of the display

will tell you if the digital audio data contains a
special flag signal that will automatically
activate the appropriate 6.1 or 7.1 mode. This
will be shown as EX-ON or EX-OFF for Dolby
Digital bitstreams and ES-ON or ES-OFF for DTS
bitstreams.

OPERATION  35

An 

UNLOCK

message may appear in the

Lower Display Line Ò. This is your indication
that the digital audio data stream has been inter-
rupted or is no longer present. When that occurs,
the unit’s digital signal processor has no signal to
lock onto, and is thus “unlocked.” You may see
this message when a DVD is first started until the
stream is playing and the processor determines
which mode to apply; or any time the data stream
is stopped or paused, such as when the menus of
some discs are displayed or when the player is
switching between the different sections of a
disc. You may also see the message when a satel-
lite receiver, cable set-top or HDTV tuner is in use
if the digital audio is temporarily interrupted
when channels are changed or when a cable box
switches from a channel with a digital data
stream to a channel with analog audio only. The

UNLOCK

message is normal, and does not indi-

cate any problem with your receiver. Rather, it
tells you that the incoming data has simply been
paused or is not present for a variety of possible
reasons.

When Dolby Digital 3/2/.1 or DTS 3/2/.1 signals
are being played, the AVR will automatically
switch to the proper surround mode, and no other
processing may be selected. When a Dolby Digital
signal with a 3/1/0 or 2/0/0 signal is detected you
may select any of the Dolby surround modes.

If the EX flag is off, and your receiver has been
configured for 6.1/7.1 operation, you may manu-
ally turn on EX processing as appropriate by sim-
ply selecting the Dolby Digital EX surround mode
as described on pages 18 and 30. When the ES
flag is not present in a DTS bitstream, you may
benefit from a 6.1-channel presentation by select-
ing the DTS+Neo:6 surround mode as described
on pages 18 and 30. In that mode, the DTS Neo:6
algorithms will be used to derive the surround
back channel from the DTS bit-stream informa-
tion.

When Dolby Digital 3/2/.1 or DTS 3/2/.1 signals
are being played, the AVR will automatically
switch to the proper surround mode, and no other
processing may be selected, with these excep-
tions:

• When a Dolby Digital 2.0 signal is detected, you

may choose to listen to it in its native form. To
do so, scroll through the Dolby surround modes
until the Stereo icon lights in the Surround
Mode Indicators ( in addition to the Dolby
Digital icon.
Alternatively, you may engage surround pro-
cessing by scrolling through the Dolby Pro Logic
II and IIx modes, and the Dolby Pro Logic icon
will light in addition to the Dolby Digital icon.

• As indicated above, when the EX flag is not

present in a Dolby Digital bitstream, you may
scroll through the Dolby surround modes to
manually select Dolby Digital EX processing.

• When a DTS 5.1 signal is detected, you may lis-

ten to it as a two-channel presentation, a 5.1-
channel presentation or a 6.1-channel presen-
tation (if your AVR is configured for 6.1 opera-
tion). To hear a two-channel presentation, scroll
through the DTS sur-round modes until the
Stereo icon lights in the Surround Mode
Indicators ( in addition to the DTS icon.
Continue scrolling to engage DTS 5.1 process-
ing or DTS+Neo:6 (6-channel) processing.

• If a DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete signal is present, you

may choose a two-channel presentation, a 5.1-
channel presentation or a 6.1-channel presen-
tation (if your AVR has been configured for 6.1
operation). Scroll through the DTS surround
modes until the Stereo icon lights in the
Surround Mode Indicators ( in addition
to the DTS icon. Continue scrolling to engage
DTS 5.1 processing or DTS-ES Discrete
processing.

When a Dolby Digital signal with a 3/1/0 or 2/0/0
signal is detected you may select any of the Dolby
surround modes.

It is always a good idea to check the readout for
the channel data to make certain that it matches
the audio logo information shown on the back of
a DVD package. In some cases you will see indi-
cation for “2/0/0” even when the disc contains a
full 5.1, or 3/2/.1 signal. When this happens,
check the audio output settings for your DVD
player or the audio menu selections for the specif-
ic disc being played to make certain that the play-
er is sending the correct signal to the AVR.

PCM Playback Indications
PCM is the abbreviation for Pulse Code
Modulation, which is the type of digital signal
used for standard CD playback, and other non-
Dolby Digital and non-DTS digital sources such as
Mini-Disc. When a PCM signal is detected, the
Main Information Display Ò will briefly
show a message with the letters PCM, in addition
to a readout of the sampling frequency of the
digital signal.

In most cases this will be 

4 8 KHZ

, though in

the case of specially mastered, high-resolution
audio discs you will see a 

9 6 KHZ

indication.

The 

PCM 4 8 KHZ

indication will also appear

when modes or inputs are changed for analog
sources. In those cases the system is telling you
the sampling frequency used internally at the
output of the analog-to-digital converters that
change the incoming signal from a VCR, tape
deck, the tuner, or other ana-log source to digital.

Speaker/Channel Indicators
In addition to the Bitstream Indicators, the 
AVR features a set of unique channel-input
indicators that tell you how many channels of
digital information are being received and/or
whether the digital signal is interrupted.
(See Figure).

These indicators are the L/C/R/LFE/SL/SR/SBL/SBR
letters that are inside the center boxes of the
Speaker/Channel Input Indicators $ in the
front panel Main Information Display Ò.

When a standard analog stereo or matrix 
surround signal is in use, only the “L” and “R”
indicators will light, as analog signals have only
left and right channels.

Digital signals, however, may have one, two, five,
six or seven separate channels, depending on the
program material, the method of transmission
and the way in which it was encoded. When a
digital signal is playing, the letters in these 
indicators will light in response to the specific sig-
nal being received. It is important to note that
although Dolby Digital, for example, is referred to
as a “5.1” system, not all Dolby Digital DVDs or
audio tracks selected on DVD or other Dolby
Digital programs are encoded for 5.1. Thus, it is
sometimes normal for a DVD with a Dolby Digital
soundtrack to trigger only the “L” and “R”
indicators.

NOTE: Many DVD discs are recorded with both
“5.1” and “2.0” versions of the same sound-
track. When playing a DVD, always be certain to
check the type of material on the disc. Most discs
show this information in the form of a listing or
icon on the back of the disc jacket. When a disc
does offer multiple soundtrack choices, you may
have to make some adjustments to your DVD
player (usually with the “Audio Select” button or
in a menu screen on the disc) to send a full 5.1
feed to the AVR or to select the appropriate audio
track and thus language. It is also possible for the
type of signal feed to change during the course of
a DVD playback. In some cases the previews of
special material will only be recorded in 2.0
audio, while the main feature is available in 5.1
audio. As long as your DVD player is set for 6-
channel output, the AVR will automatically sense
changes to the bitstream and channel count and
reflect them in these indicators.

Important Note: When a digital surround
source (Dolby Digital, DTS) is played, the letters
SBL/SBR for the Surround Back channels will
appear only when a DTS ES DISCRETE 6.1 source
is played. Then this surround mode will be indicat-
ed in the front display and on-screen display. With
all other recordings the icons for the surround

36 OPERATION

back speakers may light (when those speakers
have been configured) to indicate that a signal
will be fed to them (Matrix decoded with NEO:6,
LOGIC 7 or 7 CH Stereo), but no letters inside
will light as the unit will not receive an input sig-
nal for the surround back channels.

The letters used by the Speaker/Channel Input
Indicators $ also flash to indicate when a bit-
stream has been interrupted. This will happen
when a digital input source is selected before the
playback starts, or when a digital source such as
a DVD is put into a Pause mode. The flashing
indicators remind you that the playback has
stopped due to the absence of a digital signal
and not through any fault of the AVR. This is
normal, and the digital playback will resume
once the playback is started again.

Night Mode 
A special feature of Dolby Digital is the Night
mode, which enables Dolby Digital input sources
to be played back with full digital intelligibilty
while reducing the maximum peak level and
lifting the low levels by 

1

/

4

to 

1

/

3

. This prevents

abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others
without reducing the impact of the digital source.
The Night mode is available only when the Dolby
Digital mode is selected.

The Night mode may be engaged when a Dolby
Digital DVD is playing by pressing the Night
Button 

B on the remote. Next, press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D to select either the middle range or

full compression versions of the Night mode. To
turn the Night mode off, press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons

D until the message in the lower third of the
video display and the Main Information
Display Ò reads 

D-RANGE OFF

.

The Night mode may also be selected to always be
on as soon as the Dolby Digital mode is 
activated at either level of compression using the
options in the 

DOLBY

menu. See page 18 for

information on using the menus to set this option.

IMPORTANT NOTES ON DIGITAL PLAYBACK:
• When the digital playback source is stopped, or
in a pause, fast forward or chapter search mode,
the digital audio data will momentarily stop, and
the channel position letters inside the Speaker/
Channel Indicators $ will flash. This is nor-
mal and does not indicate a problem with either
the AVR or the source machine. The AVR will
return to digital playback as soon as the data is
available and when the machine is in a standard
play mode.

• Although the AVR will decode virtually all DVD
movies, CDs and HDTV sources, it is possible that
some future digital sources may not be compatible
with the AVR.

• Note that not all digitally encoded programs
and not all audio tracks on a DVD contain full
5.1 or 6.1 channel audio. Consult the program

guide that accompanies the DVD or laser disc to
determine which type of audio has been record-
ed on the disc. The AVR will automatically sense
the type of digital surround encoding used,
indicate it in the Channel Input Indicators $
and adjust to accommodate it.

• When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing,
you normally may not be able to select some of
the analog surround modes such as Dolby Pro
Logic II, Dolby 3 Stereo, Hall, Theater, 5CH/7CH
Stereo or Logic 7, except with specific Dolby
Digital 2.0 recordings that can be played with
the Pro Logic II modes too (see page 30).

• When a digital source is playing, it is NOT pos-
sible to make an analog recording using the
Tape

 or Video 1   record outputs, even if

the source is connected to any digital input of
the AVR only, as long as "Surround Off" mode is
selected (possible with a PCM source only). But
the analog two channel signal, even of a Dolby
Digital (not DTS) source, the ”Downmix” to
Stereo or Dolby Surround, can be recorded by
connecting its analog audio outputs to the
appropriate analog inputs (e.g. DVD) of the AVR.
Additionally, the digital signals will be passed
through to the Digital Audio Outputs 

.

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 out-
puts 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 ana-
log 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).

When Harman Kardon’s 

(optional) is

connected and a compatible Apple

®

iPod

®

is

docked in The Bridge, press the 

 to choose the iPod as the

input source. Pressing the 

 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 panel by repeatedly press-
ing the Input Source Selector % until 

DMP

appears in the Upper Display Line Ò,
although no Input Indicator  will light.

When The Bridge is properly connected and a
com-patible iPod is properly docked, the Upper
Display Line Ò will read 

DMP/CON-

NECTED

. Once that message appears, use the

remote or front-panel buttons to control the
iPod. See the Function List Table on pages 44-45
for a listing of the remote control buttons that
have been programmed to control the iPod. In
brief, the Reverse Search, Play and Forward
Search Buttons

P and the 

⁄

/

¤

/

‹

/

›

DE and Set Button F may

be used in a similar manner to the corresponding
controls on the iPod. Additional buttons on the
remote may also be used to navigate your iPod’s
albums and playlists. Complete details on operat-
ing an iPod using 

and an AVR remote

are furnished with 

.

The front-panel controls may be used to access a
limited number of iPod functions. Press the
Tuner Mode Button ^ to play or pause the
current track. The Tuning Selector ) may be
used to search reverse (left side of button) or for-
ward (right side of button) through the tracks.
Press the Tuner Band Selector ! to call up
the iPod’s menu. Press the 

‹

/ 

›

Buttons 7 to

scroll, and the Set Button @ to select.

Normal output level adjustment for the 
AVR is established using the test tone, as out-
lined on page 27. In some cases, however, it may
be desirable to adjust the output levels using
program material such as a test disc, or a selec-
tion you are familiar with. Additionally, the out-
put level for the subwoofer and those for the
Stereo and VMAx modes can only be adjusted
using this procedure.

To adjust the output levels using program materi-
al, first select the surround mode for which you
want to trim the speakers (see NOTE below), start
your program material source and set the 
reference volume for the front left and front right
channels using the Volume Control

.