Harman Kardon AVR 144 Owner's Manual

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34OPERATIONThe source name will appear in the upper line of the front-panel display.If you retitled the source, only the new title will appear. Otherwise, theaudio input assigned to the source (analog or one of the digital audioinputs) will also appear. The surround mode will be displayed on thelower line. The same information will also appear on screen in thesemi-OSD, unless you have set the semi-OSD to OFF in the SystemSetup menu (see Advanced Functions section).Audio Input SelectionThe AVR 144 is programmed at the factory to use the analog audioinputs for each source (except for the DVD and Video 2 sources, whichdefault to Coax 1 and Optical 1). To assign a digital audio input to asource (if you have not done so using the Input Setup menu duringInitial Setup), press the Digital Button on the remote. The current audioinput selection will flash in the display, and you may press the ⁄/¤Buttons to scroll through the audio inputs. When the desired inputappears, press the Set Button to select it. See Figure 50.Figure 50 – Digital Input SelectionIf the Auto Poll feature has been left ON in the Input Setup menu, and ifa digital audio input has been assigned to the source, the AVR 144 willfirst check the digital audio input for a signal. If a signal is present, theAVR 144 will select the digital audio input. If no signal is present, theAVR 144 will switch to the analog audio inputs for the source.Video Input SelectionWhen a source is selected, the AVR 144 switches to a video inputas follows:The COMPONENT IN line of the Input Setup menu indicates whichof the two component video inputs on the AVR 144 is assigned toeach source. All of the sources listed in the left column of the SourceIndicators display on the front panel are assigned to the ComponentVideo 2 inputs by default, and the sources listed in the right columndefault to the Component Video 1 sources. This list appears inFigure 51.Figure 51 – Front-Panel Input IndicatorsYou may reassign either component video input to another source, butthere is no option to disable the component video inputs for any source.If a signal is present at the component video input assigned to thatsource, it will be selected. If your device is not using component video,make sure that other devices connected to the component video inputsare turned off.If no signal is present at the component video input, then the S-video orcomposite video input for the source will be selected. It is not possibleto reassign the S-video or composite video inputs to other sources.For audio-only sources, such as the tuner or CD inputs, when nocomponent video signal is present, the last-used video source will beselected.6-Channel Direct InputsIf you wish to hear audio through the 6-Channel Direct Inputs togetherwith video, then connect your multichannel player to the ComponentVideo 1 Inputs, and connect the player’s 6-channel analog audio outputsto the 6-Channel Inputs on the AVR. Assign the Component Video 1input to the 6-Channel Input source. The AVR will automatically selectthe correct component video and audio inputs when you select thissource.If you need to use composite or S-video for your multichannel player,e.g., if your video display does not have component video inputs, thenyou will need to use the video inputs for another source. Since theAVR automatically selects the last-used video inputs for audio sources,first select the source you connected the video cables to, and thenthe 6-Channel Inputs for the audio.Example: You would like to connect a DVD-Audio player to the AVR 144.You plan on playing a variety of discs using this player, including con-ventional DVDs and even CDs as well as multichannel discs. Whenplaying DVDs and CDs, it is preferable to use a digital audio connectionto obtain the best sound quality and the benefit of any digital surroundformats contained on the DVD. However, when playing DVD-Audio discs,you will need to use the 6-channel analog audio connections. In addition,some of these discs contain video materials.We recommend you connect this player as follows:a) Connect the player’s coaxial digital audio output to the Coaxial 1 inputon the AVR. This input is assigned by default to the DVD source.b) Connect the player’s component video outputs to the ComponentVideo 1 inputs on the AVR, which are assigned by default to the DVDand 6-Channel Input sources. If your video display doesn’t have com-ponent video inputs, then connect the player’s composite or S-videooutput to the DVD’s corresponding video input.c) Connect the player’s 6-channel analog audio outputs to the AVR’s6-Channel Inputs.d) Program the player’s remote control codes into the DVD InputSelector. Note that not all commands will necessarily be available.When you wish to view a DVD, simply select the DVD source.When you wish to listen to a DVD-Audio disc and view the menus andother still images on the disc, first select DVD, and then select the 6-/8-Channel Inputs as the source. See Figure 52.DIGITAL LOGIC 7 VID 1 DVDCDFMAMTAPE6 CHVID 2VID 3PRO LOGICDSP5 CH. STEREOSURR. OFF