Remote Control Functions
a Infrared Transmitters: An
infrared beam is transmitted from
these emitters when you press any
button on the remote. For best oper-
ation, always point the front of the
remote towards the sensor on the
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and do not obstruct this
area.
b Sleep: Press this button to place
the unit in the sleep mode. The dis-
play will dim and the unit will turn off
after the number of minutes shown
in the information display.
c Power Button: Press this button
to turn the AVR40 on or off.
NOTE: In order for this button to
work, the AVR40 must first be placed
in the standby mode by pressing the
front panel Main Power Switch 1
until it is engaged and the ring sur-
rounding the switch turns amber.
d Input Select Buttons: Press
one of these buttons to choose an
input source.
NOTE: Automatic Power On: When
you press an Input Select Button
while the unit is in the Standby
Mode, the system will automatically
be turned on.
e Preset Scan/Disc Skip: Press
these buttons to scan up or down
through the stations entered in the
tuner memory. The
›
button will also
advance the disc being played in
compatible Harman Kardon CD
changers.
f Cassette Control: These but-
tons control some transport func-
tions of compatible Harman Kardon
cassette decks. The
‹›
buttons put
the deck or primary transport in play
or change the direction during play.
The
Î
/
±
button will pause the deck
during play or record. Press it again
to continue playback or recording.
g Transport Control: These but-
tons control the play
›
, Pause
±
and
Stop
Í
functions of compatible
Harman Kardon CD or cassette
players.
h Manual Tune/Fast Forward/
Reverse: Press these buttons to
manually tune higher or lower fre-
quency stations. They may also be
used to put a compatible Harman
Kardon CD player or cassette deck
in the fast forward
››
or fast reverse
‹‹
mode.
i Automatic Tune/Track Change:
Press these buttons to tune to sta-
tions with a strong enough signal for
acceptable listening. These buttons
will also change the disc track on
compatible Harman Kardon CD
players.
NOTE: In order for the transport
controls
ghi
to function, you
must first press the Source Select
Button
d
for the device to be
controlled.
j Battery Compartment: Install
two “AA” batteries as shown to
power the remote control.
k Display: Press this button to
change the display brightness. One
press dims the display and a sec-
ond press turns the display com-
pletely off. Press it again to return to
normal brightness.
l Master Volume Control: Push
the bar away from you to raise the
unit’s volume, and press it towards
you to lower the volume.
m Mute: Press this button to
momentarily silence the speakers.
Note that the word MUTE will flash in
the information display along with
the Mute/Volume Indicator ı to
remind you that the Mute function is
engaged. Press the button again to
return to the previously selected
listening level.
n Center Boost: Press this button
to increase the level of the Center
Channel for improved dialogue intel-
ligibility, or to turn the Center Boost
circuit off. Note that a Red LED will
illuminate above the CTR. Boost
button
Ò
on the front panel when
Center Boost is activated.
o Wrap: Press these buttons to
increase or decrease the amount of
Wrap signal that is applied when the
unit is in a surround mode and the
rear channel speakers are engaged.
p Scan: Press this button to auto-
matically scan through the list of sta-
tions programmed into the tuner
memory. The tuner will stop for five
seconds at each station. To stop the
scan on a desired station press the
button again.
q Calibrate: Press this button to
begin the calibration process that
establishes the proper output levels
for each channel.
r Surround Mode: Press this but-
ton to select a surround processing
mode. Each press will cycle through
the list of available modes. Select
SURR OFF to turn all surround pro-
cessing off and listen in a two chan-
nel stereo mode.
s Calibrate Speaker Select:
Press these buttons to select the
speaker being adjusted when using
the Calibrate function.
t Calibrate Level Adjust: Press
these buttons to adjust the center or
rear channel level when using the
Calibrate function.
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