Harman Kardon AVR 340, Owner'S Manual

PROGRAMMING THE MAIN REMOTE

•  When a button is pressed on the AVR 340 remote,

the red light under the 

Input Selector

ef

for

the product being operated should flash briefly. If
the Device Control Selector flashes for some but
not all buttons for a particular product, it indicates
that no function is programmed for the button
being pushed.

Volume Punch-Through

The AVR 340’s remote may be programmed to oper-
ate the 

Volume Control

b

and 

Mute

f

func-

tions of either the TV or the AVR 340 in conjunction
with any of the devices controlled by the remote. For
example, since the AVR 340 will likely be used as the
sound system for TV viewing, you may wish to have
the AVR 340’s volume activated, although the remote
is set to run the TV. Either the AVR 340 or TV volume
control may be associated with any of the remote’s
devices. The factory default setting is to have the 
AVR 340’s volume activated for all devices except

TAPE

. To program the remote for Volume Punch-

Through, follow these steps:

1. Press the 

Input Selector

e

for the unit you wish

to have associated with the volume control and the

Mute Button

f

at the same time until the red

light appears under the 

Input Selector 

e

; the

Program Indicator

c

will flash amber.

2. Press the 

Volume Up Button

b

; the 

Program

Indicator

c

will stop flashing and stay amber.

3. Press either the 

AVR Selector

f

or the 

Input

Selector

e

, depending on which system’s

volume control you wish to have attached for the
punch-through mode. The 

Program Indicator 

c

will blink green three times and then go out to con-
firm the data entry.

Example:

To have the AVR 340’s volume control

activated even though the remote is set to control
the TV, first press the 

Video 3/TV Input Selector

e

and the 

Mute Button

f

at the same time.

Next, press the 

Volume Up Button

b

, followed

by the 

AVR Selector

f

.

NOTE:

Should you wish to return the remote to the

original configuration after entering a Volume Punch-
Through, you will need to repeat the steps shown
above. However, press the same Input Selector in 
Steps 1 and 3.

Channel Control Punch-Through

The AVR 340’s remote may be programmed to operate
so that the channel control function for either the TV,
cable or satellite receiver used in your system may be
used in conjunction with one of the other devices con-
trolled by the remote. For example, while using and con-
trolling the VCR, you may wish to change channels on a

cable box or satellite receiver without having to change
the device selected by the AVR 340 or the remote.
To program the remote for Channel Control Punch-
Through, follow these steps:

1. Press the 

Input Selector Button

ef

for the

device you wish to have the channel control associ-
ated with and the 

Mute Button

f

at the same

time until the red light appears under the 

Input

Selector

ef

and the 

Program Indicator

c

flashes amber.

2. Press the 

Volume Down Button

b

. The

Program Indicator

c

will stop flashing and 

stay amber.

3. Press and release the 

Input Selector Button

e

for the device that will be used to change the 
channels. The 

Program Indicator

c

will blink

green three times and then go out to confirm the
data entry.

Example:

To control the channels using your cable

box or satellite receiver while the remote is set to
control the VCR, first press the 

VID 1/VCR Input

Selector Button

e

and the 

Mute Button

f

at the same time. Next, release them and press the

Volume Down Button

b

, followed by the 

VID 2/

Cable/Sat Input Selector Button 

e

.

NOTE:

To remove the Channel Control Punch-Through

and return the remote to its original configuration, repeat
the steps shown in the example above. However, press
the same Input Selector in Steps 1 and 3.

Transport Control Punch-Through

The AVR 340’s remote may be programmed to operate
so that the 

Transport Control Functions 

`

(Play,

Stop, Fast Forward, Rewind, Pause and Record) for a
VCR, DVD or CD will operate in conjunction with one of
the other devices controlled by the remote. For exam-
ple, while using and controlling the TV, you may wish to
start or stop your VCR or DVD without having to change
the device selected by the AVR 340 or the remote. The
factory default setting is to have the DVD’s transport
controls activated when the 

AVR, VID2/CABLE

or 

SAT

or 

VID3/TV

devices have been selected. To program

the remote for Transport Control Punch-Through, follow
these steps:

1. Press the 

Input Selector

ef

for the device

you wish to have the channel control associated with
and the 

Mute Button

f

at the same time until

the red light appears under the 

Input Selector

e

and the 

Program Indicator

c

flashes amber.

2. Press the 

Play Button

`

. The 

Program

Indicator

c

will stop flashing and stay amber.

3. Press and release the 

Input Selector Button

e

for the device that will be used to change the chan-
nels. The 

Program Indicator

c

will blink green

three times and then go out to confirm the data entry.

Example:

To control the transport of a DVD player

while the remote is set to control the TV, first press
the 

VID 3/TV Input Selector Button

e

and the

Mute Button

f

at the same time. Next, release

them and press the 

Play Button

`

, followed by

the 

DVD Input Selector Button

e

.

NOTES:

•

To remove the Channel Control Punch-Through and

return the remote to its original configuration, repeat
the steps in the example above. However, press the
same Input Selector in Steps 1 and 3.

•

Before programming the remote for Volume, Channel

or Transport Punch-Through, make certain that any
programming needed for the specific TV, CD, DVD,
cable or satellite receivers has been completed.

•

The AVR 340 remote is preprogrammed at the 

factory so that the 

Transport Control Functions

`

operate the DVD player whenever the AVR

device is selected.

Resetting the Remote Memory

As you add components to your home theater system,
occasionally you may wish to reset the remote to the
original factory defaults and command codes by 
following these steps. Once the remote is reset, all 
commands or codes that you have entered will be
erased and will need to be reentered:

1. Press any of the 

Input Selector Buttons

e

and

the 

“O” Button

r

at the same time until the

Program Indicator 

c

begins to flash amber.

2. Press the 

“3” Button

r

three times.

3. The red LED under the 

Input Selector

e

will go

out and the 

Program Indicator 

c

will stop flash-

ing and turn green.

4. The 

Program Indicator 

c

will remain green until

the remote is reset. Note that this may take a while,
depending on how many commands are in the
memory that need to be erased.

5. When the 

Program Indicator 

c

goes out, the

remote has been reset to the factory settings.

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