OPERATION
the PCM digital input from a CD player may be
recorded on a CD-R or MiniDisc, but Dolby Digital
or DTS signals may not.
• Please make certain that you are aware of any
copyright restrictions on any material you copy.
Unauthorized duplication of copyrighted materials
i
s prohibited by federal law.
Using
W
hen Harman Kardon’s (optional) is connected
and a compatible iPod
®
is docked in The Bridge, press
the
DMP Selector Button d to choose
the iPod as the input source. Pressing the
DMP Selector Button d will also activate the AVR
remote’s control codes for the iPod, and you may also
use the front-panel controls to operate the iPod. You
may also select DMP as the source from the
front panel by repeatedly pressing the
Input Source
Selector
^ until DMP appears in the Upper
Display Line
P, although no Input Indicator Ú
will light.
When The Bridge is properly connected and a com-
patible iPod is properly docked,
DMP/THE
BRIDGE IS CONNECTED
will scroll
across the
Upper Display Line P. Once that
message appears, use the remote or front-panel
buttons to control the iPod. See the Function List
Table on pages 41–42 for a listing of the remote
control buttons that have been programmed to
control the iPod. In brief, the
Reverse Search, Play,
Pause
and Forward Search Buttons ` and the
⁄/¤/‹/›Buttons no and Set Button p
may be used in a similar manner to the corresponding
controls on the iPod. Complete details on operating an
iP
od using
and an A
VR remote are fur
nished
with .
The front-panel controls may be used to access a lim-
ited number of iPod functions. Press the
Tuner Mode
Button
& to play or pause the current track. The
Tuning Selector 9 may be used to search reverse
(left side of button) or forward (right side of button)
through the tracks. Press the
Tuner Band Selector
! to call up the iPod’
s menu. Press the
Preset
Sta
tion Selectors
$ to scroll,
and the
Set Button
@ to select. For complete information on using the
AVR’s remote or front-panel controls to operate an
iP
od,
see the instructions packed with The Bridge
.
Output Level Trim Adjustment
Nor
mal output level adjustment for the
A
VR 140 is
established using the test tone, as outlined on pages
23–24. In some cases, however, it may be desirable
to adjust the output levels using program material such
as a test disc
,
or a selection you are familiar with.
Additionally, the output level for the subwoofer can
only be adjusted using this procedure.
To adjust the output levels using program material, first
set the reference volume for the front left and front right
channels using the Volume Control Òb
.
If you are using a disc with test signals or an external
signal generator as the source from which to trim the
output levels, you may use a handheld SPL meter to
g
uide you to the correct SPL levels. Set the meter to
the C-Weighting Slow scale, and adjust the volume
until the meter reads 75dB.
O
nce the reference level has been set, press the
C
hannel Select Button
m
a
nd
F
RONT L
LEVEL
will appear in the Lower Display Line
Q and semi-OSD. To change the level, first press
the
Set Button p, and then use the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons
n
to raise or lower the level. DO NOT
use the volume control, as this will alter the
reference setting.
Once the change has been made, press the
Set
Button
p and then press the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons
n
to select the next output channel location you wish to
adjust. To adjust the subwoofer level, press the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons
n
until WOOFER LEVEL appears in
the
Lower Display Line Q and on screen.
Repeat the procedure as needed until all channels
requiring adjustment have been set. When all adjust-
ments have been made and no further adjustments
are made for five seconds, the AVR 140 will return to
normal operation.
The channel output for any input may also be adjusted
using the full-OSD on-screen menu system. First, set
the volume to a comfortable listening level using the
Volume Control Òb. Then, press the OSD
Button
v to bring up the MASTER MENU
(Figure 1).
Press the
¤
Button n until the on-
screen
›
cursor is next to the MANUAL
SETUP
line. Then, press the Set Button p
to display the MANUAL
SETUP
submenu,
and use the
⁄/¤ Buttons n to scroll to the
CHANNEL ADJUST line. Press the Set
Button
p again to display the CHANNEL
ADJUST
submenu.
Once the menu appears on your video screen, first
use the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons n to move the on-screen
›
cursor so that it is next to the TEST TONE
line. Press the
‹
/
›
Buttons o so that OFF
appears
.
This will turn off the test tone and allow you
to use your external test disc or other source material
as the reference
.
Then, use the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons n
until the › cursor is next to the TEST TONE
SEQ
line so that you may select between automatic
and manual movement of the test tone from one
channel to the next.
When
AUTO appears
,
the test
tone will automatically circulate from one channel to
the next, pausing momentarily at each channel. If you
adjust the level of any channel, the test tone will
remain paused at that channel until several seconds
after your last adjustment before continuing to the next
c
hannel. When
M
ANUAL
a
ppears, the test tone will
r
emain paused at the last channel until you use the
⁄/¤ Buttons n to select another channel.
A
t each channel position, use the
‹
/
›
B
uttons
o
to change the output level. Remember, the goal is to
have the output level at each channel be equal when
heard at the listening position.
R
egardless of the method used to adjust the output
levels, whether the test tone or an external source is
used, when the AVR is configured for 6.1 operation
with only a single surround back speaker you will still
have an output adjustment for both a surround back
left and surround back right speaker location even
though there is only one speaker. This is not a dupli-
cate adjustment. Rather, it is needed so that the prop-
er balance is achieved for 7.1-channel processing
modes when the discrete surround back channels are
mixed to a single output.
If you wish to reset all the levels to their original
factory default of 0dB offset, press the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons
n so that the on-screen cursor is next to the
CHANNEL RESET line and press the
‹
/
›
Buttons o so that the word ON appears.
After the
levels are reset, resume the procedure outlined above
to reset the levels to the desired settings. When all
adjustments are done, press the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons
n
to move the on-screen
›
cursor so that it is next to
BACK TO MANUAL SETUP and then press
the
Set Button p if you wish to go back to the
manual setup menu to make other adjustments. If you
have no other adjustments to make
,
press the
OSD
Button
v to exit the menu system.
NOTE: The output levels may be separately trimmed for
each digital and analog surround mode, by selecting that
mode and following the instructions shown above
.
Dim Function
Since the AVR 140 will often be used when movies
or other video programming is viewed under low-light
conditions, you may wish to lower the brightness of
the front-panel displays and indicators so that they do
not distract from the video presentation. You may dim
the displays using the remote.
Simply press the
Dim Button 7 once to dim the
front panel to half the normal brightness level; press
it again to tur
n the displays off
.
Note that when the
displays are dimmed or turned off, the blue
Power
Indicator
1 will remain lit as a reminder that the
A
VR is still turned on. The accent lighting for the
V
olume Control
M will dim when the panel displays
are at half-brightness.
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