Harman Kardon AVR 445 User Manual

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FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS
Standby/On Switch
Surround Mode Group Selector 
Surround Mode Selector
Tuning Selector 
Tuner Band Selector
Preset Station Selector
Input Source Selector
Tuning Mode Selector
Front-Panel Door
Volume Control
Input Indicators 
Speaker/Channel Input Indicators
Upper Display Line 
Lower Display Line 
Surround Mode Indicators 
Remote Sensor Window
FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS
FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS
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The following controls and indicators are available on the AVR 445’s front panel:
The following controls and jacks are located behind the front-panel door. To open the door, place the edge of a finger on the left or right edge of the panel and gently swing the
door down toward you.
Main Power Switch  
Headphone Jack
Tone Mode Button
Speaker Selector Button
Channel Adjust Selector 
Digital Input Selector
Delay Adjust Selector 
H ‹/› Buttons
Set Button
EzSet/EQ Microphone Jack
Optical 4 Digital Input
Coaxial 4 Digital Input
Input/Output Status Indicator
Video 4 Input/Output Jacks
Standby/On Switch: When the Main Power
Switch is “ON,” press this button to turn on the
AVR 445; press it again to turn the unit off. Note that
the illumination surrounding the switch will turn blue
when the unit is on, or in the Multiroom mode.
Surround Mode Group Selector: Press this but-
ton to select the top-level group of surround modes.
Each press of the button will select one of the sur-
round mode categories. Once the button is pressed so
that the name of the desired surround mode category
appears in the on-screen display and in the Lower
Display Line $, press the Surround Mode
Selector to cycle through the individual modes
available. For example, press this button to select Dolby
modes, and then press the Surround Mode Selector
to choose from the various mode options.
Surround Mode Selector: Press this button 
to select from among the available surround mode
options for the surround mode category selected.
The specific modes will vary based on the number of
speakers available, the surround mode category and
whether the input source is digital or analog. For exam-
ple, press the Surround Mode Group Selector 2
to select a category such as Dolby or Logic 7, and
then press this button to see the specific mode choices
that are available. For more information on mode
selection, see pages 24, 35 and 58.
NOTE: To make it easier to follow the instructions that refer to this illustration, a larger copy may be downloaded from the Product Support section for this product at
www.harmankardon.com.
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