Harman Kardon AVR 85 (serv.man2) Service Manual ▷ View online
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Harman Kardon
Dolby Digital Audio/Video Receiver
AVR75/85
AVR75 & AVR85 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
1. Power: Press this button once to turn the unit on and off.
Once the unit is turned on, it may be turned off and then on
again from the remote, if desired.
NOTE: When the remote is used to turn the unit off the LED
surrounding the Power Switch will turn amber, indicating
that the AVR75/85 is in a Standby mode. In this condition
the unit is NOT disconnected from the AC main power
supply.
2. AM/FM Tuner Selector: Press this button once to select
the tuner. Press it again to switch between AM and FM.
3. Headphone Jack: Plug standard stereo headphones into
this jack for private listening.
NOTE: When the headphones are in use the output to the
speakers is muted and the surround mode is automatically
switched to
switched to
STEREO
. When the headphones are removed
from the jack, sound to the speakers is restored and the unit
returns to the previous sound mode.
TV DVD V1 V2 V3
VISUAL
kHz
MHz
dB
AC-3 PCM
DIGITAL PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO
HALL
STEREO
MOVIE RF OPT
MATRIX
TEST
COAX
NIGHT LFE ATT
SLEEP P-SCAN DISP
MEMO AUTO TUNED STEREO
TV DVD V1 V2 V3
VISUAL
kHz
MHz
dB
AC-3 PCM
DIGITAL PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO
HALL
STEREO
MOVIE RF OPT
MATRIX
TEST
COAX
NIGHT
MULTI
LFE ATT
SLEEP P-SCAN DISP
MEMO AUTO TUNED STEREO
DOLBY
D I G I T A L
DOLBY
D I G I T A L
AM/FM
AM/FM
CD
CD
T-1/MON
T-1/MON
T-2
T-2
TV
TV
DVD
DVD
V1
V1
V2
V2
V3
MULTI
V3
OSD
OSD
ATT
ATT
MEMO
MEMO
CLR
CLR
MODE
MODE
P-SET
P-SET
P-SCN
P-SCN
TUNE
TUNE
MUTE
MUTE
VIDEO 3
VIDEO 3
Volume
Volume
Video
Video
L - Audio - R
L - Audio - R
Balance
Balance
Treble
Treble
Bass
Bass
Mode
Mode
Coax
Coax
OPT
OPT
RF
RF
Night
Night
Phones
Phones
Power
Power
L
L
Min
Min
Min
Min
R
R
Max
Max
Max
Max
Digital Input
Digital Input
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Harman Kardon
Dolby Digital Audio/Video Receiver
AVR75/85
4. CD: Press this button to select the CD player.
5. Tape 1/Monitor: Press this button to select Tape One as
the input source. A red LED above the button will illuminate
to indicate that the Tape Monitor has been selected.
6. Night Mode: Press this button to activate the “Night”
mode, preventing loud playback when the digital modes are
in use.
7. Tape 2: Press this button to select tape 2 input.
8. TV Input: Press this button to select the source
connected to the TV Input (38).
9. Digital input Selectors: Press one of these buttons to
select a digital input source. The digital audio source may
be the same as, or different from, the analog audio of the
selected video source.
10. DVD Input: Press this button to select the source
connected to the DVD Input (37). Note that the DVD or LV
player’s digital audio output is used, it must be selected
separately using the Digital Input Selectors (9).
11. Video Sources: Press any of these buttons to select a
video input source.
12. Mode: Press these buttons to scroll up or down through
the list of available surround modes.
13. OSD (On-Screen Display): Press this button to activate
the Attenuation mode which cuts the analog input signal by
50% to compensate for high-level input sources.
14. ATT Attenuation Mode Select: Press this button to
activate the Attenuation Mode which cuts the analog input
signal by 50% to compensate for high-level input sources.
15. Memo: The memo button is used to enter stations to the
tuner’s preset memory in either the manual or automatic
modes.
16. Clear: The clear button is used to cancel tuning,
memory input or when cleaning the unit’s memories.
17. FM Mode: Press this button to select the tuning mode
for FM stations.
18. Bass: This knob adjusts the tone of low-frequency
sounds. Turn it to the right to boost bass frequencies or to
the left to cut bass frequencies.
19. Treble: This knob adjusts the tone of high-frequency
sounds. Turn it to the right to boost high frequencies or to
the left to cut high frequencies.
20. P-Set: Press this button to manually scroll up or down
through the FM or AM stations programmed into the
receiver’s preset memory.
21. Balance: This knob adjusts the balance between the
front left and right speakers.
22. P-Scan: Press this button to automatically scan through
the FM or AM stations preset into the receiver’s memory.
Press the button again to stop the scan when the tuner is at
the desired station.
23. Tune: Press this button to manually scan up or down
through the FM or AM bands.
24. Video 3 Input: Audio or Video sources connected to
these jacks may be selected by pressing the Video Source
button (11).
25. Mute: Press this button to cut the output to the
speakers. Press it again to return to the previous volume
level.
26. Volume Control: Turn the knob clockwise to increase
volume, counterclockwise to decrease the volume. Note
that approximately two revolutions of the knob are required
to go from no output to maximum volume.
27. Information Display: This display delivers messages
and status indications to help you operate the receiver.
Refer to the separate diagram for complete explanation of
the FL display.
28. Remote Sensor Window: The sensor behind this
window receives infrared signals from the remote control.
Aim the remote at this area and do not block or cover it
unless an external remote sensor is installed.
29. Multiroom Control: NOTE: this feature differentiates
the AVR85 from the AVR75. The AVR75 does not have
this feature. Press this button to turn the remote room feed
On or Off. The MULTI indicator (D) will light or flash when
the remote feed is On. Note that the remote feed will remain
On after the main room power is turned Off until it is
switched Off by pressing this button again.
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Harman Kardon
Dolby Digital Audio/Video Receiver
AVR75/85
AVR75 & AVR85 FRONT PANEL DISPLAY
TV
TV
DVD
DVD
V1
V1
V2
V2
V3
V3
VISUAL
VISUAL
kHz
MHz
kHz
MHz
dB
dB
AC-3
AC-3
PCM
PCM
DIGITAL
DIGITAL
PRO LOGIC
PRO LOGIC
3 STEREO
3 STEREO
HALL
HALL
STEREO
STEREO
MOVIE
MOVIE
RF
RF
OPT
OPT
MATRIX
MATRIX
TEST
TEST
COAX
COAX
NIGHT
NIGHT
MULTI
LFE
LFE
ATT
ATT
SLEEP
SLEEP
P-SCAN
P-SCAN
DISP
DISP
MEMO
MEMO
AUTO
AUTO
TUNED
TUNED
STEREO
STEREO
Q
Q
P
P
O
O
N
N
M
M
L
L
R
R
S
S
A
A
B
B
C
C
E
E
D
F
F
G
G
H
H
I
I
K
K
J
J
AVR85 DISPLAY
AVR75 DISPLAY
A.
AC-3 Indicator: This indicator illuminates when the
AVR75 is decoding a Dolby Digital input source.
B.
Surround Mode Status: These indicators display the
currently selected surround mode.
C.
Digital Mode Indicators: These indicators show which
digital input is in use.
D.
Multi: This indicator signifies that the AVR85 is sending
a program source to a remote room location. Note that it
may be illuminated even when the unit is “off” in the main
listening room, signifying that operation continues at
another location. When a remote command is being
received via the Multi IR connection (59), this indicator will
flash. NOTE: this feature differentiates the AVR85 from
the AVR75. The AVR75 does not have this feature.
E.
Sleep Indicator: This indicator lights when the
AVR75/85 is in the Sleep mode.
F.
Night Indicator: This indicator lights when the
AVR75/85 is in Night mode, which prevents the AVR75/85
from loud playback when digital sources are in use.
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Harman Kardon
Dolby Digital Audio/Video Receiver
AVR75/85
G.
P-Scan: This indicator flashes when the stations
programmed into the tuner memory are being automatically
reviewed.
H.
LFE Indicator: This indicator will illuminate when the
Low-Frequency Effects (LFE) option has been turned on
through the controls in
through the controls in
SETUP MENU 3
.
I.
DISP: This indicator lights when the FL display has been
turned off using the Display button (16) to remind you that
the unit is still turned on.
J.
ATT Indicator: This indicator lights when the Attenuation
function has been engaged to cut the input from analog
sources by approximately 50%.
K.
Main Information Display: This ten-digit display shows
messages relating to the status, input source, surround
mode, tuner, volume level or other aspects of unit’s
operation.
L.
Stereo: This indicator lights when an FM station is
broadcasting in stereo.
M.
Tuned: This indicator lights when an AM or FM station is
properly tuned and locked.
N.
Auto: This indicator signifies that the Automatic Tuning
mode is in use for FM broadcasts.
O.
Memo: This indicator flashes when the Memo button is
pressed when entering presets and other information into
the tuner’s memory.
P.
Test: This indicator flashes when the output levels are
being set using the built-in test signal generator.
Q.
“Visual” Indicator: These indicators display which input
source is being fed to the video monitor output.
R.
PCM Indicator: This indicator illuminates to show that a
standard PCM (S/P-DIF) digital audio signal is being
decoded by the digital-to-analog converter.
S.
Signal Level Indication: This is a visual indication of the
the strength of a radio station signal. The more bars visible,
the stronger the station.
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