Harman Kardon AVR 135 Owners Manual - Page 16

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Input Setup The first step in configuring the AVR 135 is to configure each input. Once an input is configured, all settings for the Digital Input, Surround Mode and Delay Timing will "attach" themselves to that input and be stored in a nonvolatile memory. The later selection of that input will automatically recall those settings. For that reason, the procedures described below must be repeated for each input source so that you have the opportunity to customize each source to your specific listening requirements. However, once made, they need not be changed again unless you need to alter a setting. When using the full-OSD system to make the setup adjustments, press the OSD Button v once so that the MASTER MENU (Figure 1) appears. The › cursor will be next to the INPUT SETUP line. Press the Set Button p to enter the menu and the INPUT SETUP menu (Figure 2) will appear on the screen. Press the ‹/› Buttons o until the desired input name appears in the highlighted video, as well as being indicated in the front-panel Input Indicators ı. If the input will use the standard left/ right analog inputs, no further adjustment is needed. * INPUT SETUP * INPUT :VIDEO 1 DIGITAL IN:ANALOG AUTO POLL :OFF BACK TO MASTER MENU Figure 2 If you wish to associate one of the digital inputs with the selected input source, press the ¤ Button n on the remote while the INPUT SETUP menu (Figure 2) is on the screen, and the on-screen cursor will drop down to the DIGITAL IN line. Press the ‹/› Buttons o until the name of the desired digital input appears. To return to the analog input, press the buttons until the word ANALOG appears. When the correct input source appears, press the ¤ Button n once so that the › cursor appears next to BACK TO MASTER MENU, and press the Set Button p. To change the digital input at any time using the discrete function buttons and the semi-OSD system, press the Digital Select Button q on the remote. Within five seconds, make your input selection using the ⁄/¤ Buttons n until the desired digital or analog input is shown in the Upper Display Line ˜ and in the lower line of the on-screen display. Press the Set Button p to enter the new digital input assignment. Some digital video input sources, such as a cable box or HDTV set-top, may change between analog and digital outputs, depending on which channel is in use. The AVR 135's Auto Polling feature allows you to avoid losing the audio feed when this happens by permitting both analog and digital connections to the same source on the AVR. Digital audio is the default, and the unit will automatically switch to the analog audio if the digital audio stream stops. In cases where only a digital source is used, you may wish to disable the Auto Polling feature to prevent the AVR from trying to "find" an analog source when the digital source is paused. To turn Auto Polling off for any input, first make certain that the › cursor is pointing to the AUTO POLL line on the menu screen. Next, press the ‹/› Navigation Buttons o so that OFF appears. Repeat the procedure at any time so that ON appears to restore the Auto Polling feature. When all needed adjustments have been made, press the ¤ Button n until the › cursor is next to BACK TO MASTER MENU to continue with the system configuration. Surround Setup The next step is to set the surround mode you wish to use with the input that was previously selected in the INPUT SETUP menu. Since surround modes are a matter of personal taste, feel free to select any mode you wish - you may change it later. However, to make it easier to establish the initial parameters for the AVR 135, it is best to select Dolby Pro Logic II or Logic 7 for most analog inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs connected to digital sources. In the case of inputs such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, you may wish to set the mode to Stereo ("Surround off") as they are not typically used with multichannel program material, and it is unlikely that surround-encoded material will be used. Alternatively, the Logic 7 Music mode is a good choice for stereoonly source material. See page 24 for more information on available surround modes. When selecting surround modes for digital program material, the AVR 135 will always examine the data stream and automatically select Dolby Digital or DTS as applicable. It is easiest to complete the surround setup using the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the MASTER MENU (Figure 1), press the ⁄/¤ Buttons n until the › cursor is next to the SURROUND SELECT line. Press the Set Button p until the SURROUND SELECT menu (Figure 3) is on the screen. ** SURROUND SELECT ** DOLBY SURROUND DTS LOGIC 7 DSP (SURR) VMAX STEREO BACK TO MASTER MENU Figure 3 Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 3) selects the surround mode category, and within each of those categories there will be a choice of the specific mode options. The choice of modes will vary according to the speaker configuration in your system. When the SURR BACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 5 on page 18) is set to NONE, the AVR 135 will be configured for 5.1-channel operation, and only the modes appropriate to a five-speaker system will appear. When the SURR BACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 5) is set to SMALL or LARGE the AVR 135 will be configured for 6.1/7.1-channel operation, and additional modes such as Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES will appear, as they are only available when six main speakers are present. In addition, some of the modes available in the AVR 135 will not appear unless a digital source is selected and is playing the correct bitstream. Remember that when you use only a single, surround back speaker, you will get the benefits of a 6.1/7.1 system, but with only one speaker installed at the back of the room. The mode indications will show 7.1 in some cases, but no additional adjustment is needed for 6.1 operation. Remember that the AVR 135 will combine the left and right surround back channel information present in 7.1 modes such as Logic 7/7.1 and 7-channel stereo, outputting the information as a single surround back channel. To select the mode that will be used as the initial default for an input, first press the ⁄/¤ Buttons n until the on-screen cursor is next to the desired mode's master category name, such as DOLBY, DTS, DSP (SURR) or VMAX. Next, press the Set Button p to view the sub-menu. Press the ‹/› Buttons o to scroll through the available choices, and then press the ¤ Button n so that the cursor is next to BACK TO MASTER MENU to continue the setup process. 16 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION