Harman-Kardon AVR 8500 Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 5
1
Main Power Switch: Press this button to
apply power to the AVR.When the switch is
pressed in, the unit is placed in a Standby mode,
as indicated by the orange LED
3
surrounding
the System Power Control
2
.This button
MUST be pressed in to operate the unit.To turn
the unit off completely and prevent the use of
the remote control, this switch should be
pressed until it pops out from the front panel so
that the word “OFF” may be read at the top of
the switch.
NOTE: This switch is normally left in the “ON”
position.
2
System Power Control: When the Main
Power Switch
1
is “ON,” press this button to
turn on the AVR; press it again to turn the unit off
(to Standby). Note that the Power Indicator
surrounding the switch
3
will turn green when
the unit is on.
3
Power Indicator: This LED will be illuminat-
ed in orange when the unit is in the Standby
mode to signal that the unit is ready to be turned
on.When the unit is in operation, the indicator
will turn green.
4
Headphone Jack:This jack may be used to
listen to the AVR’s output through a pair of head-
phones. Be certain that the headphones have a
standard 6.3 mm stereo phone plug. Note that
the main room speakers and all Preamp
Outputs
A
will automatically be turned off
when the headphone jack is in use.
5
Dolby Mode Selector: Pressing this selector
button cycles the AVR through the various Dolby
surround modes.The first press of the button
switches the surround mode to the last Dolby sur-
round mode that was in use.
Each subsequent press selects the next mode in
the following order:
Note that DOLBY DIGITAL mode is available only
with digital input selected and the other modes
only when a Dolby Digital source is not playing.
6
Home THX Mode Selector: Press this
button to select Home THX processing.The AVR
will automatically select Home THX 5.1 pro-
cessing, named "THX CINEMA" with Dolby
Digital sources and "THX" with all others, when
no Surround back speakers are installed or when
an analog source is playing.When Surround Back
speakers are installed and any digital multi-
channel signal with independent surround
channels (any Dolby Digital x/2 or DTS source) is
playing the AVR will automatically select the THX
Surround EX (7.1) mode, when the button is
pressed once. It will keep a 5.1 signal or down-
mix any 6.1 signal to 5.1 and select Home THX
5.1 when the button is pressed a second time.
To escape from the THX processing and return to
the "Non-THX" mode the button for the
surround mode selected previously must be
pressed again.
7
Logic 7 Mode Selector /
Button:This
button has two functions: In normal use, press it
to select one of the Logic 7 modes.When an
adjustment is being made using the Digital
Select
Û
or the Tone Mode
8
button, this
button may be pressed to scroll through the
available options.
DOLBY 3 STEREO
DOLBY
DIGITAL
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II MOVIE
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II
MUSIC
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II
EMULATION
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Main Power Switch
System Power Control
Power Indicator
Headphone Jack
Dolby Mode Selector
Home THX Mode Selector
Logic 7 Mode Selector /
Button
Tone Mode
DSP Surround Mode Selector
Tuning Selector
Tuner Band Selector
6Ch/8Ch Direct Button
Preset Station Selector
Stereo Mode Selector /
Button
Input Source Selector
RDS Selector
DTS Neo:6 Mode Selector
Optical Digital 4 Input
Optical Digital 4 Output
Coaxial Digital 4 Input
Coaxial Digital 4 Output
Input/Output Status Indicators
Video 5 Input/Output Jacks
DTS Surround Mode Selector
Digital Select Button
Volume Control
Input Indicators
Main Information Display
Remote Sensor Window
Surround Mode Indicators
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