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Auto:

When 

Auto

is selected, the ID and PTY

portions of the RDS datastream will be displayed 
in the front panel 

(Figure FPD-14)

shortly after an FM station transmitting RDS is tuned.
This is the factory default condition and it is
recommended to enable you to make maximum use of
the RDS system.

Manual:

When 

Manual

is displayed, the tuner

will not display RDS data-fields unless 

is

pressed to display the Radiotext only (if any). When

Manual

is displayed, you may also enter data fields

for FM stations that will display a section name or ID
and attach an 

RDS PTY

search code, even when the

station does not actually transmit RDS data.

If you select 

Auto

, press 

¤

i

and the

highlighted video line will skip over the 

ID

and 

Type

lines, as they may not be changed in the Automatic mode.
If RDS data is present, however, the data transmitted by
the station will be displayed. You will now be at the

Type Search    >

line, where you may conduct an

RDS search. To make a search, press 

›

i

to enter the PTY menu, described on page 41. To initiate
the search for the PTY selected press the button again. If
no search is required, and all adjustments have been
made, press 

j

twice to exit from the menu

system and return to normal operation.

A unique feature of the 2.0 is the ability to not only create
names for FM stations, but to assign an RDS program type
(PTY) to them, even if the station is not transmitting RDS
data. To program that type of entry, first make certain that
the appropriate station is tuned and the 

RDS

line on the

Tuner Menu

has been set to 

Manual

, as described

above. After the setting is made, press 

¤

i

so that the 

ID

line is highlighted.

At the 

ID

line, press 

›

i

and note that a

series of underline dashes will appear (Figure OSD-36).
Next press 

⁄

or

¤

i

and note that a

full set of upper and lower case alphanumeric characters
will appear. Press the buttons until the first letter or
character of the label or name you wish to give this
station appears.

Figure OSD-36

After reaching the desired character, press 

›

i

to move to the next position. Repeat the

procedure, pressing 

⁄

or

¤

i

to bring

the next desired letter into view. Repeat the procedure for
each space until you have the entire name or
identification label. When you are finished, press 

j

and any spaces to the right of the label that are not

used will disappear. The dashes are only there to guide
you during character entry and will not remain once the

button is pressed.

While the 

ID

line is highlighted, press 

¤

i

so that the 

Type

line is highlighted. At this time, use

‹

or 

›

i

to scroll through the list of

RDS Program Types as detailed in Appendix C on page
54. You may assign any name on the list, regardless of the
type of programming the station broadcasts. Unlike RDS
codes, which are set by the station, this is totally under
your control.

Note that there are three codes available for assignment
that are not part of the official RDS types. Shown in the
list as 

PERSONL1

, 

PERSONL2

and 

PERSONL3

,

these are your own “personal” program types, and you
may assign them as you wish. Using these special
personal codes lets a member of the family assign their
own PTY tag to a favorite station, and then quickly search
it out by choosing their “

PERSONL

” program type in an

RDS search as described on page 41. 

              T u n e r   M e n u

      P S e t :           Ð Ð Ð
      F R E Q :           9 0 . 7 0

      B a n d :           F M

      R D S :             M a n u a l

      I D :               Ð Ð Ð Ð Ð Ð Ð Ð
      T y p e :          

      T y p e   S e a r c h                 >

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IMPORTANT NOTE: When a station is transmitting
RDS data, but is manually assigned a different PTY type
name, the station will be searchable only by the newly
assigned PTY name, not the actual RDS code being 
transmitted.

Once the 

Type

is set, press 

¤

i

TWICE, so that the highlighted area moves back up to the

PSet

line. While at this line press 

and note

that an instruction will appear at the bottom of the screen
(Figure OSD-37). Follow the instruction by pressing 

‹

or 

›

i

until the desired preset

number appears. Remember that if you choose a preset
number that has already been assigned to a station, the
previous preset data will be overwritten.

Figure OSD-37

Once the desired preset number has been chosen, press
and hold 

until the two-line message at the

bottom of the menu screen disappears. The station is now
programmed into the memory system.

At this point you may program other stations, once again
using 

⁄

and

¤

i

to move through the

various options, and then following the instructions
shown above for programming that specific menu item.
When all tuner programming is complete, press 

j

twice to return to normal operation.

It may sometimes be desirable to view the video from one
source while you listen to the audio from another. With
the flexibility of the 2.0, it is possible to establish a
permanent input source profile that matches different
input sources. It is more likely, however, that you will

              T u n e r   M e n u

      P S e t :           Ð Ð Ð
      F R E Q :           9 1 . 5 0

      B a n d :           F M

      R D S :             M a n u a l

      I D :               S W F   3

      T y p e :           C L A S S I C S

    S e l e c t   P r e s e t   n u m b e r

T h e n   p r e s s   S T O R E   t o   s a v e

only want to do this on an occasional basis, such as
watching a sports broadcast on television while you listen
to the play-by-play commentary from a radio station.

The Simulcast feature enables you to split the 2.0’s output
between a video and audio source simply and easily for
one listening session only. 

To watch one source while you listen to another, first
select a video source by pressing either 

, 

, 

or

g

on the remote. Next press 

h

, note that

this action is not indicated in any display.

Within five seconds, select the audio source you wish to
listen to by pressing 

, 

, 

or 

buttons 

g

.

The two sources will be combined and you will see and
hear the results on screen and in your speakers.

Note that the Simulcast feature is canceled if you switch
to any new input or turn the 2.0 off.

The flexibility of the Signature 2.0 enables you to not only
listen to a wide variety of input sources, it provides for
recording of either the same audio and video source
selected for listening through the main outputs, or a
totally different source.

To establish the settings for recording, go to the 

Setup

Menu

by pressing 

j

. When the 

Setup menu appears (Figure OSD-1 or OSD-33), 
press 

¤

i

if necessary until 

Record

Outputs    >

is highlighted. Press 

›

i

to move to the next screen.

The display message for the 

Rec Output Menu

varies according to the option selected. When the 

Track

Input

is highlighted on the 

Output

line (Figure OSD-

38), no other information appears. With this option, 

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the feed to the devices connected to the 

£ ⁄ ›

will be the same as selected for viewing and

listening through the 2.0’s main outputs. Put another way,
when 

Track Input

is selected, whatever you hear

and see through the system will also be sent to the
recorder. 

Figure OSD-38

This is a simple way to make a copy of whatever you are
watching or listening to, but if you choose this option it is
important to note that the record output will change if the
main input source is changed. If you want to make certain
that the recording is NOT INTERRUPTED, press 

‹

or 

›

i

so that 

Selectable

is highlighted

on the 

Output

line.

When the 

Selectable

option is chosen, an additional

line appears on the menu (Figure OSD-39). The sources
selected on this menu page will remain assigned to the
record outputs regardless of which input source is being
listened to through the main system. Thus, you may
watch and listen to one set of input sources, and record a
totally different set of sources, and the record feed will
not be changed or interrupted as long as the 2.0 remains
turned on.

      R e c   O u t p u t   M e n u

    O u t p u t :     T r a c k   I n p u t

Figure OSD-39

To assign a particular input source to the record outputs,
press 

⁄

or

¤

i

to move the

highlighted video to the input you wish to change. 
Use 

‹

or 

›

to change the input until the

desired source location appears in the highlighted video
bar.

Repeat the procedure for each input you wish to change,
and the press 

j

twice to enter the settings and

return to normal operation. The input choices selected for
recording now will remain in effect until they are changed
through the 

Rec Output Menu

.

• When an S-Video source is selected for recording, it will

be sent to both the 

and standard 

⁄ ›

. Composite video sources,

however, DO NOT appear at the S-Video outputs. The
only way to record a composite source is through the

›

.

•  The feed to the record outputs is at a fixed level, and is

not altered by any changes to the volume control or
other Effects settings.

•  The feed to the record outputs is “clean,” in that the on-

screen menu displays do not appear on the record
outputs. This prevents unwanted information from
interfering with recordings.

•  IMPORTANT NOTE: Audio from Dolby Digital

(AC-3), PCM digital sources or the 6-CH Direct inputs

¡

may not be recorded. To make a recording from a

digital audio source you must use the analog outputs
provided on the playback machine.

      R e c   O u t p u t   M e n u

    O u t p u t :     S e l e c t a b l e

    V i d e o :       C o m p o s i t e   1

    S Ð V i d e o :   S Ð V i d e o   1

    A u d i o :       A n a l o g   1

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The items described on this page and in the table below
are a brief guide to minor problems that you may be able
to correct yourself, and to certain anomalies that result
from outside conditions.

If these solutions do not rectify a problem, or if the
problem persists, contact your dealer or installer. Problems
may also be solved by an authorized Harman Kardon
Service Center. Harman Kardon may be contacted directly
via the Internet at www.harmankardon.com

When the surround mode name blinks in the front panel

(Figure FPD-12) that is your

indication that there is a mismatch between the input
source and the surround mode, or that there is no digital
input at all.

Certain modes are digital only, while others operate with
analog signals only. The blinking light is an indication of a
source/mode mismatch.

When this condition exists, the 2.0 will automatically
select a properly matched surround mode and continue
normal operation. To view the name of the mode
selected, press 

x

. The correct mode will be

displayed next to the 

Alt Mode

indication (Figure

OSD-27). To stop the flashing message, press the
appropriate 

y 4

until the

correct mode is selected.

If the mode name flashes when the mode and input are
matched, this is an indication that the 2.0 is not receiving
digital data from the source machine. This will typically
occur when a DVD player is in pause or a fast scan mode,
as no digital data is typically output unless the disc is
playing. To confirm that the lack of data is the cause of
the error message, press 

x

and check the on-

screen status screen. If a 

NO AC-3 Info

message

appears (Figures OSD-14/OSD-18/OSD-27), this is your
indication that the player is not sending a digital signal.

Put the unit into Play, check the digital input connections
or check to see that a digital input is selected to solve this
problem.

Certain early models of DVD players may occasionally
cause a sharp “crack” or “snap” in the output channels
during track or chapter changes. This is caused by a
momentary discontinuity in the digital data output which
is not long enough to trigger the flashing error message,
but long enough to disrupt the processor. This type of
random noise is caused by the DVD player, and it does
not indicate a problem with the 2.0.

In rare cases where the 2.0’s operation or the displays
seem abnormal, the cause may be erratic operation of the
system’s memory or microprocessor.

The first step to correct this problem is to turn the 2.0 off
using 

1

and unplug the unit from the AC

wall outlet and wait at least three minutes. After the
pause, reconnect the AC power cord and turn the unit on
again. If the system still malfunctions, a system reset may
clear the problem.

Note that clearing the system memory may correct the
problem, but will also erase all system configuration data,
input source assignments, input profile names, effects
level settings and tuner preset memories. It is always a
good idea to record your system configuration
information in the Worksheets in Appendix B, if possible,
before resetting the system. To reset the system, press

j

to view the 

Setup Menu

. Press 

¤

i

until 

Advanced Setup    >

is

highlighted. Press 

›

i

to go to the next

screen.