Harman Kardon AVR20 II User Manual

1. POWER BUTTON
Press this button to turn the power on.
Press again to turn the power off. It can
also be used as a system power button,
if you connect the other components to
the switched outlets.
NOTE: In POWER OFF state, the
POWER indicator will light up orange
' and power is partially supplied to the —
infrared remote control receiver and
the memory circuitry.
2. 1/2 SPEAKER SWITCHES
These switches allow you to select
various combinations of speakers as
follows;
Mi To drive 1 pair of speakers, push
only the speaker 1 switch in.
ME To drive a second pair of speakers,
push only the speaker 2 switch in.
MM To drive both pairs of speakers,
push both 1 and 2 switches in.
ME To use headphones for private
listening or monitoring, leave both
1 and 2 switches pushed out.
NOTE: If both speaker switches are
pushed in and only one set of
speakers is connected to the receiver,
no sound will be heard.
Front Panel Controls
3. HEADPHONE JACK
Stereo headphones can be plugged
into this jack for private listening.
Headphone impedance should be
between 8 and 2K ohms. Best results
between 200 and 400 ohms.
4. BASS CONTROL
Modifies the low-frequency sound of
the left and right channels as much as
+/- 10dB. Set this control at a suitable
position for your taste and room
acoustics.
5. TREBLE CONTROL
Modifies the high-frequency sound of »
the left and right channels as much as
+/- 10dB. Set this control at a suitable
position for your taste and room:
acoustics.
6. BALANCE CONTROL
This control is used for balancing the
relative sound volume. of the. left and
right channel speakers. Clockwise |
rotation reduces the volume from the
left speaker, counterclockwise rotation
reduces the volume from the right —
speaker.
7. SURROUND MODE
SELECTOR
Press this switch to select the desired
surround mode. The mode is changed
as below, when it is pressed in
succession.
' DOLBY PRO LOGIC -> DOLBY 3 STEREO — HALL-> OFF
The mode indicator, ™ on the display
window indicates the selected mode.
In the OFF mode, the indicator
disappears.
_ -DELAY TIME (see page 16)
- 8. CENTER MODE SELECTOR
This button operates only in Dolby Pro
Logic and Dolby 3 Stereo mode. The
mode changes as below, when the
button is pressed in succession.
DOLBY PRO-LOGIC MODE
NORM —> WIDE — PHANTOM —> -
DOLBY
3
STEREO
MODE
~
[ NORM — WIDE ]
The display window shows each mode.
NORM: Select this mode if you use a
small center speaker. The bass sound
of the center channel is reproduced from
the front speakers, because the small
speaker cannot produce enough bass.
WIDE: Select this mode if you use a
medium-to-large center speaker. The
bass sound is reproduced from the
center speaker.
PHANTOM: Select this mode if you
don’t use a center speaker. The center
speaker's sound is reproduced from the
front speakers.
9. TEST TONE BUTTON
This button operates only in DOLBY
PRO-LOGIC and DOLBY 3 STEREO
mode. When the button is pressed, 2
seconds of test tone is generated in all
channels (Left, Center, Right, and
Surround) in succession. The display
window shows TEST L, C, R and $ in
succession.
The letter L, C, R or S (in DOLBY
PRO-LOGIC mode) or L, C or R (in
DOLBY 3 STEREO mode) blinks 2
times in succession. Use this button to
test speaker connections.

Harman Kardon AVR20 II Specifications

General

Brand	Harman Kardon
Model	AVR20 II
Category	Receiver
Language	English