Harman Kardon AVR 135 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 15System ConfigurationOnce the speakers have been placed in the roomand connected, the remaining steps are to pro-gram the system configuration memories. Withthe AVR two kind of memories are used, thoseassociated individually with the input selected,e.g. surround modes, and others working global-ly for all inputs selected like speaker output lev-els, crossover frequencies or delay times used bythe surround sound processor.First Turn OnYou are now ready to power up the AVR to beginthese final adjustments.1. Plug the Power Cable into an unswitchedAC outlet.2. Press the Main Power Switch 1 in until itlatches and the word “OFF” on the top of theswitch disappears inside the front panel. Notethat the Power Indicator 3 will turnorange, indicating that the unit is in theStandby mode.3. Remove the protective plastic film from themain front-panel lens. If left in place, the filmmay affect the performance of your remotecontrol.4. Install the three supplied AAA batteries in theremote as shown. Be certain to follow the (+)and (–) polarity indicators that are on the topof the battery compartment.5. Turn the AVR on either by pressing the SystemPower Control 2 or the Input SourceSelector % on the front panel, or via theremote by pressing the Power On Button3, AVR Selector 5 or any of the InputSelectors 46 on the remote. The PowerIndicator 3 will turn blue to confirm that theunit is on, and the Main InformationDisplay ˜ will also light up.NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selectorbuttons 4 to turn the unit on, press the AVRSelector 5 to have the remote control the AVRfunctions.Using the On-Screen DisplayWhen making the following adjustments, youmay find them easier to make via the unit’s on-screen display system. These easy-to-readdisplays give you a clear picture of the currentstatus of the unit and facilitate speaker, delay,input or digital selection you are making.To view the on-screen displays, make certain youhave made a connection from the Video MonitorOut jack on the rear panel to the compositeor S-Video input of your TV or projector. In orderto view the AVR’s displays, the correct video inputmust be selected on your video display. Note thatthe on-screen menus are not available when acomponent video display is in use.IMPORTANT NOTE: When viewing the on-screenmenus using a CRT-based projector, plasma displayor any direct-view CRT monitor or television, it isimportant that they not be left on the screen for anextended period of time. As with any video display,but particularly with projectors, constant display ofa static image such as these menus or video gameimages may cause the image to be permanently“burned into” the CRT. This type of damage is notcovered by the AVR warranty and may not be cov-ered by the projector TV set’s warranty.The AVR has two on-screen display modes,“Semi-OSD” and “Full-OSD.” When making con-figuration adjustments, it is recommended thatthe Full-OSD mode be used. This will place acomplete status report or option listing on thescreen, making it easier to view the availableoptions and make the settings on the screen. TheSemi-OSD mode uses one-line displays only.Note that when the full OSD system is in use, themenu selections are not shown in the Infor-mation Display ˜. When the full OSD menusystem is used, OSD O N will appear in theMain Information Display ˜ to remind youthat a video display must be used.When the semi-OSD system is used in conjunc-tion with the discrete configuration buttons, theon screen display will show a single line of textwith the current menu selection. That selectionwill also be shown in the Main InformationDisplay ˜.The full OSD system can always be turned on oroff by pressing the OSD button L. When thisbutton is pressed the MASTER MENU(Figure 1) will appear, and adjustments are madefrom the individual menus. Note that the menuswill remain on the screen for 20 seconds after thelatest action was made on the screen menu, thenthey will “time-out” and disappear from thescreen. The time-out may be increased to asmuch as 50 seconds by going to theADVANCED SELECT menu, and changingthe item titled FULL OSD TIME OUT.The semi-OSD system is also available as a sys-tem default, although it may be turned off byusing the ADVANCED SELECT menu. (Seepage 34). With the semi-OSD system, you maymake adjustments directly, by pressing the but-tons on the front panel or remote control for thespecific parameter to be adjusted. For example, tochange the digital input for any of the sources,press the Digital Select Button ÛG andthen any of the Selector buttons ‹/› 7 or⁄/¤ D on the front panel or remote.Figure 1System SetupThe AVR 135 features an advanced memory sys-tem that enables you to establish different con-figurations for the speaker configuration, digitalinput, surround mode, delay times, crossover fre-quencies and speaker setting for each inputsource. To ease the speaker setting, the samespeaker setting can also be made for all inputs.This flexibility enables you to custom tailor theway in which you listen to each source and havethe AVR memorize them. This means, for example,that you may associate different surround modesand analog or digital inputs with differentsources, or set different speaker configurationswith the resultant changes to the bass manage-ment system or the use of the center speakerand/or the Subwoofer. Once these settings aremade, they will automatically be recalledwhenever you select that input.The factory default settings for the AVR 135 haveall inputs configured for an analog audio inputexcept for the DVD input, where the CoaxialDigital Input is the default. Once the DSPprocessing system is used for the first time forany input, the speaker settings will automaticallydefault to “Small” at all positions with the sub-woofer set to “LFE.” The default setting for thesurround modes is Logic 7 Music, although DolbyDigital or DTS will automatically be selected asappropriate when a source with digital encodingis in use.Before using the unit, you will probably want tochange the settings for most inputs so that theyare properly configured to reflect the use of digi-tal or analog inputs and the surround mode asso-ciated with the input. Remember that since theAVR memorizes the settings for each input indi-vidually, you will need to make these adjustmentsfor each input used. However, once they aremade, further adjustment is only required whensystem components are changed.