AVR 55 - Harman Kardon Audio Service Manual (repair manual). Page 11

Remote Control Functions

a

This switch selects

the operation mode of the remote
control. Slide it to the left for normal
operation. Slide it to the right when
the remote is being programmed.

b

Press these 

buttons to control power for the last
source device selected when power
on/off commands have been pro-
grammed into the remote’s memory.

c

Press these 

buttons to turn the unit on or off.

d

Press

these buttons to select any of the
audio only sources (

, 

,

, 

) as the AVR55’s input.

e

Press

these buttons to select any of the
audio/video sources (

, 

, 

,

) as the AVR55’s input.

f

Press this button 

to activate the “Night” mode, pre-
venting loud playback when the 
digital modes are in use without
altering the dynamic range of the
output signal.

g

Press this button to

change the delay time, after the
Delay function has been initiated by
first pressing the 

button 

j.

h

Press one of these buttons to select
a digital audio input. The digital
audio source may be the same as,
or different than, the analog audio
source of the selected video input.

i

Press this button to

select the AVR55’s tuner as an input
source. Pressing this button when
the tuner is in use will switch
between the AM and FM bands.

j

Press this button to initi-

ate the process that changes the
delay time (see page 20). 

k

Press this button to

begin the adjustment of the channel
output levels. The first press will
circulate the test tone among the
speakers. A second press enables
the levels to be set for each channel
(see page 19).

l

Press this

button to view the output level for the
surround or center channels. When
the 

button 

k has been

pressed so that the Tone is audible,
pressing this button will change the
channel available for adjustment
(see page 19).

m

When

setting the system output levels,
press these buttons to increase or
decrease the output level.

n

These buttons

control the unit’s volume. Note 
that all channels are controlled
simultaneously.

o

Press this button 

to reduce the brightness of the 
front panel display, or to turn it off
completely.

p

Press this button to tem-

porarily cut the audio output of the
receiver. Press it again to return to
the previous volume level.

q

These 

buttons may be programmed to
control the tape or disc motion of the
last playback source selected with
the 

buttons 

d.

Use them as you would the Play,
Stop, Pause, Record, Reverse Play
and Forward Play buttons on any
VCR, CD, cassette, DVD or LD
remote control. The Reverse Play
button 

fi also operates the FM

Mode function of the AVR55’s tuner.

r

These buttons may be

programmed to have multiple
functions, which vary according 
to the input device selected.

a. When the 

has been

selected, these buttons are used
to tune stations.

b. When 

, 

, 

, 

or 

is the input source, these

buttons act as the Fast Scan
Forward 

—

or Fast Scan

Reverse 

‚

controls.