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ADVANCED FEATURES 37

The AVR is equipped with a number of advanced
features that add extra flexibility to the unit’s
operation. While it is not necessary to use these
features to operate the unit, they provide addi-
tional options that you may wish to use.

In normal operation, the front-panel displays and
indicators remain on at full brightness, although
you may also dim them or turn them off as
shown on page 36. As an additional option, you
may also set the AVR so that the displays are on
whenever a button is pressed on the front panel
or remote, but then fade out after a set period of
time.

To set the front-panel displays to the Fade mode,
press the OSD Button

L to bring the Master

Menu to the screen. Press the 

⁄

/

¤

E so that the ➞ cursor is pointed to

the 

ADVANCED

line, and press the Set

F to enter the 

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 11).

With the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu on

your video display, press the 

⁄

/

¤

E so that the ➞ cursor is pointed to

the 

VFD FADE TIME OUT

line. Next, press

the 

‹

/

›

E so that the

amount of time that you wish the displays to fade
out after a button is pressed is shown.

Once this time is set and the unit returned to nor-
mal operation, the displays will remain on for the
time period selected whenever a button is
pressed on the front panel or remote. After that
time they will gradually fade out, with the excep-
tion of the lighting surrounding the Standby/On
Switch 3, which remains on to remind you that
the AVR is turned on. Note that if the displays
have been turned completely off using the Dim
Button, as shown on page 36, the Fade function
will not operate.

If you wish to make adjustments to other items
on the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu, press

the 

⁄

/

¤

E to place the

➞ cursor next to the desired item, or place the

➞ cursor next to the 

BACK T O MASTER

MENU

line and press the Set Button

F to

make an adjustment to another menu. If you
have completed all adjustments, press the OSD
Button

L to exit the menu system.

The AVR’s front panel Main Information
Display ˜ is set at a default brightness level
that is sufficient for viewing in a normally lit
room. However, in some home theater installa-
tions, you may wish to occasionally lower the
brightness of the display, or turn it off completely.

To change the display brightness setting for a
specific listening session, you will need to make
an adjustment in the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD
button 

L to bring the 

MASTER MENU

to

the screen. Press the 

⁄

Button 

E, until the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the 

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set Button 

F to enter the

ADVANCED SELECT

menu (Figure 11).

To change the brightness setting, at the

ADVANCED SELECT

menu, make certain

that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the 

VFD

line, and press the 

›

Button 

E until the desired

brightness level is highlighted in the video dis-
play. When 

FULL

is highlighted, the display is

at its normal brightness. When 

HALF

is high-

lighted, the display is at half the normal bright-
ness level. When 

OFF

is highlighted, all of the

indicators in the Main Information Display
˜ will go dark. Note, however, that the Power
Indicator 3, will always remain lit to remind
you that the unit is turned on.

If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

E until the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the desired setting or

the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

to exit the menu system.

The display brightness may also be changed by
pressing and holding the Set button @ on the
front for three seconds until the message in the
Main Information Display ˜ reads 

VFD

FULL

. Within five seconds, press the front

panel Selector buttons 7$ until the desired
brightness display level is shown. At that point,
press the Set button @ again to enter the 
setting.

Once the desired brightness level is selected, it
will remain in effect until it is changed again or
until the unit is turned off.

As is the case with most audio/video receivers,
when the AVR is turned on, it will always return
to the volume setting in effect when the unit was
turned off. However, you may prefer to always
have the AVR turn on at a specific setting, regard-
less of what was last in use when the unit was
turned off. To change the default condition so
that the same volume level is always used at
turn-on, you will need to make an adjustment in

the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu. To start the

adjustment, press the OSD button 

L to bring

the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1) to the screen.

Press the 

⁄

button 

E, until the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the 

ADVANCED

line. Press

the Set button 

F to enter the 

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 11).

At the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu make

certain that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

VOLUME DEFAULT

line by pressing the

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

E as needed. Next, press the 

›

button 

E so that the word 

O N

is highlighted

in the video display. Next, press the 

¤

button

E once so that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next

to the 

DEFAULT VOL SET

line. To set the

desired turn-on volume, press the 

‹

/

›

buttons

E or hold them pressed until the desired vol-
ume level is shown on the 

DEFAULT VOL

SET

line. Note that this setting may NOT be

made with the regular volume controls.

NOTE: Since the setting for the turn-on volume
cannot be heard while the setting is being made,
you may wish to determine the setting before
making the adjustment. To do this, listen to any
source and adjust the volume to the desired level
using the regular volume controls 

)î. When

the desired volume level to be used at turn-on is
reached, make a note of the setting as it appears
in the lower third of the video screen or in the
Main Information Display ˜.
A typical volume level will appear as a negative
number such as -25dB. When making the 
adjustment, use the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E to enter

this setting.

Unlike some of the other adjustments in this
menu, the turn-on volume default will remain in
effect even when the unit is turned off comple-
tely, unless it is changed or turned off in this
menu.

If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

E until the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the desired setting or

the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

to exit the menu system.

The semi-OSD system places one line messages
at the lower third of the video display screen
whenever the Volume, Input Source, Surround
mode or tuner frequency of any of the configura-
tion settings are changed. The semi-OSD system
is helpful in that enables you to have feedback
on any control changes or remote commands
using the video display when it is difficult to view
the front-panel displays. However, you may occa-
sionally prefer to turn these displays off for a par-
ticular listening session. You may also want to 

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38 ADVANCED FEATURES / MULTIROOM OPERATION

adjust the length of time the displays remain on
the screen. Both of those options are possible
with the AVR.

To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will need to
make an adjustment in the 

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 11). To start the adjust-

ment, press the OSD button 

L to bring the

MASTER MENU

to the screen. Press the 

⁄

Button 

E, until the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to

the 

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set Button 

F

to enter the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu.

At the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu make

certain that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

SEMI OSD

line by pressing the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons

E as needed. Next, press the 

›

button 

E so

that the word 

OFF

is highlighted in the video

display.

Note that this setting is temporary and will remain
active only until it is changed or until the AVR is
turned off. Once the unit is turned off, the semi-
OSD displays will remain activated, even if they
were switched off for the previous listening ses-
sion.

To change the length of time that the semi-OSD
displays remain on the screen, go to the

ADVANCED SELECT

Menu as outlined ear-

lier, and press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

E as needed,

until the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

SEMI-OSD TIME OUT

line. Next, press the

‹

/

›

Buttons 

E until the desired time in sec-

onds is displayed. Note that unlike most of the
other options in this menu, this is a permanent
setting change, and the time-out entry will remain
in effect until it is changed, even when the unit is
turned off.

If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

E until the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the desired setting or

the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

to exit the menu system.

The 

FULL OSD

menu system is used to simplify

the setup and adjustment of the 
AVR using a series of on-screen menus. The facto-
ry default setting for these menus leaves them on
the screen for 20 seconds after a period of inac-
tivity before they disappear from the screen or
Time Out. This Time Out is a safety measure to
prevent the menu text from burning into the CRTs
in your monitor or projector, which might happen
if they were left on indefinitely. However, some
viewers may prefer a slightly longer or shorter
period before the Time Out display.

To change the Full-OSD Time Out, you will need to
make an adjustment in the 

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 11). To start the adjust-

ment, press the OSD button 

L to bring the

MASTER MENU

to the screen. Press the 

⁄

button 

E, until the on-screen 

¤

cursor is next

to the 

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set Button

F to enter the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu (Figure 11).

At the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu make

certain that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

FULL O S D TIME O U T

line by pressing the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

E as needed. Next, press the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E until the desired time is displayed in

seconds. Note that unlike most of the other options
in this menu, this is a permanent setting change,
and the time-out entry will remain in effect until it
is changed, even when the unit is turned off.

If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

E until the 

on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the desired setting

or the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

to exit the menu system.

The AVR is fully equipped to operate as the con-
trol center for a complete multiroom system that
is capable of sending one source to a second zone
in the house while separate source is listened to
in the main room. In addition to providing for
control over the selection of the remote source
and its volume, the AVR offers a comprehensive
range of options for powering the speakers in the
second zone.

• Using the line-level Multiroom Audio
Outputs

, the selected source may be fed to

optional, external power amplifiers that may be
matched to the specifics of the installation.

• When the main room system is configured for
5.1 operation, the Surround Back Left/Right
amplifier channels may be used to power the
remote zone so that no additional amplifiers are
required.

• Using built-in A-BUS Ready technology, optional
A-BUS modules may be connected to the AVR via
a single Category Five wire, so that remote zone
speakers may be powered directly from the mod-
ule or keypad without the need for additional
power, IR sensor or volume control wires to be run
to the second zone.

In addition, the AVR includes a remote IR sensor
input so that remote control commands from the
Zone II remote included with the unit may be
transmitted to the unit, while standard IR
input/output jacks allow the remote zone’s com-
mands to be sent to compatible IR-controlled
source devices.

Installation
Although simple remote room systems may be
installed by the average do-it-yourself hobbyist,
the complexity of your multizone/multiroom sys-
tem involves running wires inside of walls where
the services of a specially trained installer may be
required. Regardless of who does the work,
please remember that local building codes may
govern in-wall electrical work, including proper
specification of any wiring used and the way in
which it is connected. You are responsible for
making certain that all Multiroom installation
work is done properly and in compliance with all
applicable codes and regulations.

For standard installations, follow the instructions
shown on page 16 and 18 for the connection of
speaker wire and IR remote wiring to the AVR.

For installations where the Surround Back
Left/Right amplifier channels are used to power
the remote zone, make certain that the system is
configured for that type of operation, as shown
on page 37.

For installations where A-BUS modules are used,
follow the instructions provided with the A-BUS
remote modules or keypads.
Additional information will also be made available
through the Harman Kardon Web Site at
www.harmankardon.com.

RS-232 Control
The AVR is rare among A/V receivers in that it pro-
vides the capability for full remote control from
compatible computers or specialized remote con-
trol systems. RS-232 programming requires spe-
cialized programming knowledge and for that rea-
son we recommend that it only be done by quali-
fied installers.

For more information on using the RS-232 port
for remote control, visit the Harman Kardon Web
site at www.harmankardon.com or contact our
customer service department.

Multiroom Setup
Once the audio and IR link connections have been
made, the AVR needs to be configured for multi-
room operation using the steps below. Press the
OSD button 

L to bring the 

M A S T E R

M E N U

(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the 

⁄

button 

E twice, until the on-screen 

›

cursor is

next to the 

MULTI-ROOM

line. Press the Set

button 

F to enter the 

MULTI-ROOM

menu

(Figure 12).

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MULTIROOM OPERATION  39

When the 

MULTI-ROOM

menu appears, the

on-screen 

›

cursor will be at the 

MULTI-

ROOM

line. Since this line is used to turn the

system on and off, do not make an adjustment
here unless you wish to turn the system on at
this time. To turn the system on, press the 

›

but-

ton 

E so that 

O N

is highlighted. If you do not

wish to turn the system on at this time or to pro-
ceed to the next step, press the 

¤

Button 

E

once so that the 

›

on-screen cursor is next to

the 

MULTI I N

line.

At the 

MULTI I N

line, press the 

‹

/

›

buttons

E until the desired Audio/Video input to the
multi-room system appears in the highlighted
video. When the selection has been made, press
the 

¤

button 

E once so that the 

›

on-screen

cursor is next to the 

MULTI VOL

line.

At the 

MULTI VOL

line, press the 

‹

/

›

but-

tons 

E or hold them pressed until the desired

volume level for the multi-room system is
entered. DO NOT use the regular volume control
knobs for this setting. When all settings for the
multiroom setup have been made, press the 

¤

buttons 

E once so that the on-screen 

›

cursor

is next to the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and press the Set button 

F. If you have

no other adjustments to make, press the OSD
button 

L to exit the menu system.

The AVR is equipped with seven full-power
amplifier channels to allow for complete 7.1-
channel operation without the need for addition-
al external amplifiers. However, in some installa-
tions you may wish to use the traditional 5.1-
channel configuration for the main listening
room, which allows the surround back left/right
amplifier channels to be used to power speakers
placed in a remote zone location.

If you wish to use the Surround Back channel
amplifiers to power the remote zone, you must
change a setting in the 

MULTI ROOM

SETUP

menu. To make that change, first call

up the menu system by pressing the OSD
Button

L to bring the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1) to the screen. Next, press the 

¤

Button 

E until the 

›

cursor is next to the

MULTI ROOM

line. Press the Set Button

F to enter the 

MULTI ROOM SETUP

menu .

To change the setting so that the Surround Back
amplifiers are fed by the source selected through
the Multiroom system, press the 

‹

/

›

E so that 

MULTI

is highlighted in reverse

video and press the Set Button

F.

Remember that once this setting is made you will
not be able to take advantage of any of the
6.1/7.1- channel decoding or processing modes,
and no Surround Back speakers must be selected
in the speaker setup procedure outlined earlier. In
addition the speakers used for the remote zone
must be connected to the Surround
Back/Multiroom Speaker Outputs

(. The

volume for these speakers is set by the multi-
room system, as explained on page 39 of this
manual.

Multiroom Operation
When operating the AVR from a remote room
location where an IR sensor link has been con-
nected to the AVR’s rear panel Multiroom IR
Input

, you may use either the Main remote

control or the Zone II remote. To turn on the mul-
tiroom feed, press any of the Input Selector
buttons on the Zone II remote ∫ç∂ or the
Main remote

456. Press the AVR

5∫ to turn the unit on to the last

source, or any of the other Selector buttons to
turn on to a specific source.

As long as an IR feed to the AVR has been estab-
lished from the remote room, using any of the
buttons on either remote will control the remote
location volume 

)î, change the tuner

frequency 

Kè, change the tuner preset

"© or mute the output ,˚.

If the Remote IR Output jack 

 on the AVR is

connected to an IR Input jack on compatible
Harman Kardon audio components such as CD,
DVD or cassette players, the transport functions
of those machines may also be controlled using
the Transport Controls

PɃ

©˙∆ on either remote control.

To turn the system off from the remote room,
press the Power-Off button 

0å. Remember

that the AVR may be turned on or off from the
remote room regardless of the 
system’s operation or status in the main room.

NOTE: When the tuner is selected as the source
for the remote zone, any change to the frequency
or preset will also change the station being lis-
tened to in the main room, if the tuner is in use
there. Similarly, if someone in the main room
changes the station, the change will also impact
the remote room.

To activate the feed to the remote room, press
the Multiroom button

( on the remote. Next,

press the Set button 

F. Press the 

⁄

¤

but-

tons 

E to turn the multiroom feed on or off.

When the multiroom system is on, the Main 

Information Display ˜ or OSD will display
M U L T I O N

. Press the Set button 

F twice

to enter the setting.

IMPORTANT NOTE: When an A-BUS module is
connected, the AVR’s Multiroom system must be
turned on before the A-BUS module is able to
communicate with the AVR. Once turned on
using the instructions in the preceding para-
graph, the Multiroom system must remain on in
order for the A-BUS module to operate.

When the unit is in the Standby mode, but ready
for Multiroom or A-BUS operation, the lighting
around the Standby/On Switch 3 remains
blue and a 

MULTI O N

message appears in the

Lower Display Line ˜, even though the unit
is “off” in the main listening room.

When the multiroom system is turned on, the
input selected using the Multiroom Menu will be
fed to the Multiroom Output jacks 

 on the

rear panel as well as the A-BUS Jack 

".

The volume will be as set in the same menu,
although it may also be adjusted using an option-
al IR sensor and the Zone II remote in the remote
location or on the optional audio power amplifier
connected to the Multiroom Output jacks 

.

Although changes to the input source or remote
room volume will normally be made using an IR
sensor in the remote room that is connected to
the AVR, it is also possible to change those set-
tings from the main listening room. This is useful
for situations where some or all of the remote
rooms do not have an IR sensor, or to take con-
trol over the remote room without actually being
in that room.

In addition to using the 

MULTIROOM

menu,

as shown on the previous page, you may change
the source or volume in the remote zone using
the remote. Press the Multiroom Button

(

on the remote, and when the 

MULTI

ON/OFF

message appears in the on-screen

display and the Lower Display Line ˜, press
the Set Button

F and then press the 

⁄

¤

E to toggle past

that message to 

MULTI LEVEL

or 

MULTI INPUT

.

To change the remote room’s input source,
when 

MULTI INPUT

appears, press the 

F, and then press the 

⁄

¤

E until the desired input

appears in the on-screen display and in the
Lower Display Line ˜. Remember that only
analog or PCM input sources may be selected for
use with the Multiroom system. Dolby Digital or
DTS sources are not available to the Multiroom
system.

To change the remote room’s volume, when

MULTI LEVEL

appears, press the Set

F, and press the 

⁄

¤

E to change the volume setting. Note

that this volume adjustment controls the level for

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the output to the Multiroom Audio Outputs
 and for any speakers connected to the
Surround Back/Multiroom Speaker Outputs
' when the Surround Back amplifier channels
are configured for Multiroom use, as shown on
page 36. This adjustment does NOT change the
volume level for any room where an ABUS mod-
ule is used, as that setting is only adjustable
using the A-BUS module’s volume control or
built-in IR sensor.

Once the multiroom system is turned on, it will
remain on even if the AVR is placed in the
Standby mode in the main room by pressing the
Power Off Button

0 or the System Power

Control 2 on the front panel. To turn off the
multiroom system from the main listening room,
when the AVR is on press the Multiroom but-
ton 

( and then the Set button F.

Press the 

⁄

¤

buttons 

E so that the Main

Information Display ˜ or OSD will display

MULTI OFF

.

Even when the AVR is turned off (to Standby
mode) and the multiroom system is turned off
too, the multiroom system may be turned on at
any time by pressing the Multiroom button
(, or any of the Selector buttons ∫ç
∂ in the remote room.

The AVR’s tuner is capable of tuning AM, FM and
FM Stereo broadcast stations and receiving RDS
data. Stations may be tuned manually, or they
may be stored as favorite station presets and
recalled from a 30 position memory.

1. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select button 

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on the remote to select the tuner as an input.
The tuner may be selected from the front panel
by either pressing the Input Source Selector
% until the tuner is active or by pressing the
Tuner Band Selector ! at any time.

2. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select button 

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or Tuner Band Selector ! again to switch
between AM and FM so that the desired 
frequency band is selected.

3. Press the Tuner Mode button 

I on the

remote or hold the Band Selector ! on the
front panel pressed for 3 seconds to select 
manual or automatic tuning.

When the button is pressed so that 

AUTO

appears in the Main Information Display ˜
each press of the Tuning Selectors 8

K will

put the tuner in a scan mode that seeks the next
higher or lower frequency station with accept-
able signal strength. An 

AUTO S T TUNED

indication will momentarily appear when the sta-
tion stops at a stereo FM station, and an 

AUTO

TUNED

indication will momentarily appear

when an AM or monaural FM station is tuned.
Press the Tuning buttons again to scan to the
next receivable station.

When the button is pressed so that 

MANUAL

appears in the Main Information Display ˜
each tap of the Selector will increased or
decrease the frequency by one increment. When
the tuner receives a strong enough signal for
adequate reception,

MANAUL TUNED

will

appear in the Main Information Display ˜.

4. Stations may also be tuned directly by press-
ing the Direct button 

J, and then pressing

the Numeric Keys

H that correspond to the

station’s frequency. Note that for entering num-
bers higher than 100 you need to enter only the
"1" rather than "10", the first "0" will be
added automatically. The desired station will
automatically be tuned after the latest number is
entered. If you press an incorrect button while
entering a direct frequency, press the Clear
button 

# to start over.

NOTE: When the FM reception of a stereo
station is weak, audio quality will be increased
by switching to Mono mode by pressing the
Tuner Mode button 

I on the remote or hold-

ing the Band Selector ! on the front panel so
that 

MANUAL

appears momentarily in the

Main Information Display ˜ and then goes
out.

Preset Tuning
Using the remote, up to 30 stations may be
stored in the AVR’s memory for easy recall using
the front panel controls or the remote.

To enter a station into the memory, first tune the
station using the steps outlined above. Then:

1. Press the Memory button 

$ on the

remote. Note that two underscore lines will
appear in the Main Information Display ˜.

2. Within five seconds, press the Numeric 
Keys

H corresponding to the location where

you wish to store this station’s frequency. Once
entered, the preset number will appear in the
Main Information Display ˜.

3. Repeat the process after tuning any additional
stations to be preset.

Recalling Preset Stations
• To manually select a station previously entered
in the preset memory, press the Numeric Keys
H that correspond to the desired station’s
memory location.

• To manually tune through the list of stored
preset stations one by one, press the Preset
Stations Selector buttons #

" on the

front panel or remote.

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