DVD 26 (serv.man2) - Harman Kardon Audio Service Manual (repair manual). Page 9

REMoTE CoNTRol fUNCTIoNs

J

 Stereo Mode Selector: Press this button to 

select a stereo playback mode. When the button 
is pressed so that 

DSp SURR OFF

 appears in 

the Main Information Display F, the AVR will 
operate in a bypass mode with true fully analog, 
two-channel left/right stereo mode with no surround 
processing or bass management as opposed to other 
modes where digital processing is used. When the 
button is pressed so that 

SURROUND OFF

 appears 

in the Main Information Display F, you may 
enjoy a two-channel presentation of the sound along 
with the benefits of bass management. When the 
button is pressed so that 

5 CH STEREO

 appears, 

the stereo signal is routed to all five speakers, if 
installed.(see page 15 for more information on stereo 
playback modes).

K

 Logic 7 Selector: Press this button to select one 

of the available logic 7 surround modes. (see page 19 
for the available logic 7 options).

L

 Dim Button: Press this button to activate the 

Dimmer function, which reduces the brightness of 
the front panel display, or turn it off entirely. The first 
press of the button shows the default state, which 
is full brightness by  indicating 

VFD FUll

 in the 

Main Information Display F. Press the button 
again within five seconds to reduce the  brightness by 
50%, as indicated by 

VFD HalF

. Press the button 

again within five  seconds and the main display will go 
completely dark. Note that this setting is temporary; 
the  display will always return to full brightness when 
the AVR is turned on. In addition,both the Power 
Indicator 2 and the blue accent  lighting inside the 
volume control will always remain at full brightness 
regardless of the  setting. This is to remind you that the 
AVR is still turned on.

M

 Transport Buttons: These buttons operate the 

DVD player.

N

 Skip Up/Down Buttons (DVD): 

(DWN): Press to go to beginning of current track. Press 
again quickly to go to beginning of previous track. 
After pressing the PAUSE button, each press of this 
button will move the image in reverse frame by frame. 

(UP): Press to go to beginning of next track. After 
pressing the PAUSE  button, each press of this button 
will move the image forwards frame by frame.

O

 Night Mode: Press this button to activate the 

Night mode. This mode is available only with Dolby 
Digital encoded digital sources, and it  preserves dialog 
(center channel) intelligibilty at low volume levels 
(see page 16 for more  information).

P

 DTS Digital Mode Selector: When a DTs 

source is in use the AVR will select the  appropriate 
mode automatically and no other mode will be 
available. Pressing this button will display the mode 
currently selected by the AVR´s decoder, depending on 
the surround material played and the speaker setting.

Q

 Dolby Mode Selector: This button is used to 

select one of the available Dolby surround processing 
modes. Each press of this button will select one of 
the Dolby Pro logic II modes, Dolby 3 stereo or Dolby 
Digital. Note that the Dolby Digital mode is only 
available with a  digital input selected and the other 
modes only as long as a Dolby Digital source is not 
playing. 

R

 Repeat (DVD): Each press of this button 

changes the playback mode to repeat a chapter or 
track or the entire disc. A repeat icon will appear in the 
upper right corner of the screen indicating the current 
repeat mode. If the Player Information screen is active, 
the changes will be displayed on screen.

S

 Random (DVD): Press for RANDoM playback in 

random order.

T

 Tone Mode/Progressive Scan/Interlaced 

Button: Pressing this button enables or disables the 
bass and Treble tone  controls. When the button is 
pressed so that the words 

TONE IN

 appear in the 

Main Information Display F, the settings of 
the Bass and Treble controls will affect the output 
 signals. When the button is pressed so that the words 

TONE OUT

 appear in the Main Information 

Display F, the output signal will be “flat,” without 
any bass or treble alteration.

for DVD: Press this button to change the resolution 
of the Component Video output between standard 
definition and  progressive definition (PAl interlaced 
and PAl progressive; NTsC interlaced and NTsC 
 progressive). 
The new setting will become effective after  quitting 
the setup menu.

U

 Tuning Up/Down: When the tuner is in use, 

these buttons will tune up or down through the 
selected frequency band. If the Tuner Mode  button 
W

 has been pressed or the Band button 8 on the 

front panel was held pressed so that 

aUTO

 appears 

in the Main Information Display F, pressing 
either of the buttons will cause the tuner to seek the 
next station with acceptable signal strength for quality 
reception. When the 

maNUal

 appears in the Main 

Information Display F, pressing these  buttons 
will tune stations in single-step  increments. (see page 
22 for more information).

V

 Direct Button: Press this button when the 

tuner is in use to start the sequence for direct entry 
of a station’s frequency. After pressing the button 
simply press the proper Numeric Keys X to select 
a station (see page 22 for more information on the 
tuner).

W

 Tuner Mode/Zoom: Press this button when 

the tuner is in use to select between automatic  tuning 
and  manual tuning. When the button is pressed 
so 

maNUal

 appears in the Main Information 

Display F, pressing the Tuning buttons U7 
will move the frequency up or down in single-step 
increments. When the fM band is in use and 

aUTO

 

appears in the Main Information Display F, 
pressing this button will change to monaural reception 
making even week stations audible. (see page 22 for 
more information.)

When a DVD or VCD is playing, press this button to 
zoom the picture so that it is enlarged. There are 4 
steps to the zoom  function, each progressively larger. 
Press through each of the zoom stages to return to a 
normal picture.

X

 Numeric Keys: These buttons serve as a ten-

button numeric keypad to enter tuner preset positions. 
for DVD play you may enter track numbers directly, 
followed by oK to go to the track.

Y

 Digital Select/Audio Mode: Press this button 

to assign one of the digital inputs 4G9L to a 
source. (see page 12 for more information on using 
digital inputs.) Audio Mode: When operating the 
DVD, press this button to switch between Audio 
Modes.

Z

 Navigation Buttons: These are multi-purpose 

buttons. They will be used most  frequently to select 
a surround mode. These  buttons are also used to 
increase or decrease output levels when  configuring 
the unit, to select speaker  configuration or to select the 
digital inputs.

a

 Channel Select /Disc Menu Button: This 

button is used to start the process of setting the AVR’s 
output levels with an external source. once this button 
is pressed, use the 

KL

 buttons Z to select the 

channel being adjusted, then press the OK button 
A

, followed by the 

KL

 buttons again, to change 

the level setting. (see page 21 for more information.)

DVD Disc Menu: Displays the actual DVD Disc Menu 
on the TV screen in play mode. When playing discs 
with JPEG images, pressing this button will access the 
thumbnails.

b

 V.OFF/Test Button: Press to turn off video 

output for improved performance from audio-only 
discs. Press again to restore video output.

Tone: Press this button to begin the sequence used 
to calibrate the AVR’s output levels. (see page 16 for 
more information on calibrating the AVR).

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