AVR 2550 (serv.man17) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 31

PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE 31

The AVR 2550’s remote may be programmed to
operate the Volume Control

  and the Mute

" from either the TV or the AVR in conjunction
with any of the six devices controlled by the
remote. For example, since the AVR 2550 will like-
ly be used as the sound system for TV viewing,
you may wish to have the AVR’s volume activated
although the remote is set to run the TV.

To program the remote for Volume Punch-
Through, follow these steps:

1. Press the Input Selector

4 for the unit you

wish to have associated with the volume control
and the Mute button 

" at the same time until

the red light illuminates under the Input Selector
4 and note that the Program Indicator 2
will flash orange.

2. Press the Volume Up button 

  and note

that the Program Indicator

2 will stop flash-

ing and stay orange.

3. Press either the AVR Selector

5 or the

4, depending on which sys-

tem’s volume control you wish to have attached
for the punch-through mode. The Program
Indicator 

2 will blink green three times and

then go out to confirm the data entry.

Example: To have the AVR’s volume control acti-
vated even though the remote is set to control
the TV, first press the Video/TV Input Selector
4 and the Mute button " at the same time.
Next, press the Volume Up button 

 , followed

by the AVR Input Selector

5.

NOTE: Should you wish to return the remote to
the original configuration after entering a Volume
Punch-Through, you will need to repeat the steps
shown above. However, in the example above,
press the Video/TV Input Selector in steps one
and three.

The AVR 2550’s remote may be programmed to
operate so that the channel control function for
either the VCR, TV, cable or satellite receiver used
in your system may be used in conjunction with
one of the other devices controlled by the
remote. For example, while using and controlling
the VCR, you may wish to change channels on a
cable box or satellite receiver without having to
change the device selected by the AVR 2550 or
the remote. To program the remote for Channel
Control Punch-Through, follow these steps:

1. Press the Input Selector button 

4 for the

device you wish to have the channel control asso-
ciated with and the Mute button 

" at the same

time until the red light illuminates under the Input
Selector

4 and the Program Indicator 2

flashes orange.

2. Press the Volume Down button 

 .The

2 will stop flashing and

stay orange.

3. Press and release the AVR

5 or Input

Selector button 

4 for the device that will be

used to change the channels. The Program
Indicator

2 will blink green three times and

then go out to confirm the data entry.

Example: To control the channels using your TV
while the remote is set to control the VCR, first
press the VID 1/VCR Input Selector button 

4

and the Mute button 

" at the same time. Next,

release them and press the Volume Down button
 , followed by the VID 2/TV Input Selector
button

4.

NOTE: To remove the Channel Control Punch-
Through and return the remote to its original con-
figuration, repeat the steps shown in the example
above. However, press the VID 1/VCR Input
Selector in Steps 1 and 3.

The AVR 2550’s remote may be programmed to
operate so that the Transport Control Functions
L (Play, Stop, Fast Forward, Rewind, Pause and
Record) for a VCR, DVD or CD will operate in con-
junction with one of the other devices controlled
by the remote. For example, while using and con-
trolling the TV, you may wish to start or stop your
VCR or DVD without having to change the device
selected by the AVR 2550 or the remote. To pro-
gram the remote for Transport Control Punch-
Through, follow these steps:

1. Press the Input Selector

4 for the device

you wish to have the transport control associated
with and the Mute button 

" at the same time

until the red light illuminates, under the Input
Selector

4 and the Program Indicator 2

flashes orange.

2. Press the Play button 

L.The Program

2 will stop flashing and stay orange.

3. Press and release the AVR

5 or Input

Selector button 

4 for the device that will be

used to change the transport function. The
Program Indicator

2 will blink green three

times and then go out to confirm the data entry.

Example: To control the transport of a CD player
while the remote is set to control the TV, press the
VID 2/TV Input Selector button 

4and the

Mute button 

" at the same time. Next, release

them and press the Play button

L, followed by

the CD Input Selector button

4.

NOTE: To remove the Transport Control Punch-
Through and return the remote to its original con-
figuration, repeat the steps shown in the example
above. However, press the VID 2/TV Input
Selector in Steps 1 and 3.

NOTE: Before programming the remote for
Volume, Channel or Transport Punch-Through,
make certain that any programming needed for
the specific TV, CD, DVD, Cable or Satellite
Receivers has been completed.

As you add components to your home-theater sys-
tem, occasionally you may wish to totally repro-
gram the remote control without the confusion of
any commands, macros or ”Punch-Through“ pro-
gramming that you may have done. To do this, it is
possible to reset the remote to the original factory
defaults and command codes by following these
steps. Note, however, that once the remote is
reset, all commands or codes that you have
entered will be erased and will need to be re-
entered:

1. Press any of the Input Selector buttons 

4

and the ”O“ button 

G at the same time until

the Program Indicator 

2 begins to flash

orange.

2. Press the ”3“ button 

G three times.

3. The red LED under the Input Selector

4 will

go out and the Program Indicator 

2 will stop

flashing and turn green.

4. The Program Indicator 

2 will remain green

until the remote is reset. Note that this may take a
while, depending on how many commands are in
the memory and need to be erased.

5. When the Program Indicator 

2 goes out,

the remote has been reset to the factory settings.