Harman Kardon AVR 1510 Owner's Manual

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23ENGLISHAVR Set Up the AVR andOperating Your AVR6. If you have not selected an HDMI connector for Video In, select “Audio In” and select theaudio input connector you want to assign to the source button. Press the OK button.7. Press the remote’s Back/Exit button and repeat steps 3 – 6 for the remaining sourcebuttons with connectors you want to re-assign.Title: This selection lets you change the display name for the source, which is useful ifyour source’s device type is different from the source’s preprogrammed name. Use theUp/Down buttons to scroll forward or backward through the alphanumeric charactersuntil the desired character appears, then use the Left/Right buttons to move the cursor tothe next or previous position. Move the cursor again to leave a blank space. (Your namecan have a maximum of 10 characters.) When you have finished, press the OK Button.The new name will appear on the AVR’s front panel and throughout the on-screen menusystem.Tone: This setting determines whether the treble and bass controls are active for thesource. When it’s set to Off, the tone controls are out of the circuit, with no changes to thesound. When it’s set to On, the bass and treble controls are in the circuit.Treble/Bass: These settings boost or cut the treble or bass frequencies by up to 10dB,in 2dB increments. Use the Left/Right buttons to change the setting. The default settingis 0dB.Night Mode: This setting activates Night mode for the source, which works with speciallyencoded Dolby Digital discs or broadcasts. Night mode compresses the audio so thatlouder passages are reduced in volume to avoid disturbing others, while dialogue remainsintelligible. The following settings are available:Off: No compression is applied. Loud passages in the program remain as they wereŘrecorded.Mid: Loud passages in the program are reduced moderately in volume.ŘMax: Loud passages in the program are reduced more in volume.ŘLip Sync: This setting lets you resynchronize the audio and video signals from the sourceto eliminate a “lip sync” problem. Lip-sync issues can occur when the video portion of asignal undergoes additional processing in either the source device or the video display.Use the Left/Right buttons to delay the audio by up to 180ms. (The active source’s videowill be visible behind the OSD menu, allowing you to synchronize the audio with thepicture.)You can also make lip sync adjustments without activating the AVR’s OSD menus.Pressing the remote’s Delay button will display the Lip Sync menu bar on the TV,superimposed at the bottom of the video. Use the Left/Right buttons to delay the audiountil it is synchronized with the picture.Set Up the NetworkTo play MP3 or WMA media located on DLNA-compatible devices connected to thenetwork or use the AVR’s internal Internet radio tuner, the AVR must be connected toyour home network.If your network uses an automatic IP address, you should not have to perform anynetwork setup procedures. Once you connect the AVR to your home network, the networkshould automatically assign the AVR an IP address, and the AVR should automatically joinyour network.If your AVR does not automatically join your network (in which case the AVR will display a“Not Connected” message when you press the Network source button):1. Press the OSD/Menu button, select System Setup, then select Network.2. The Network menu will appear.3. Select IP Configuration, then press the Right button button twice to cycle the settingfrom “Auto” to “Manual” and back to “Auto.”4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, then press down once more. Select “Apply &Save”. The AVR will attempt to connect to the network.5. If the AVR again fails to connect to the network, you may need to enter your network’ssettings manually. In this case, you may need to obtain your network’s settings fromyour ISP or network administrator. After obtaining your network’s settings:Select IP Configuration and use the Left/Right buttons to change the setting toa)“Manual.” The following settings will become active: IP Address, Subnet Mask,Gateway, Primary DNS and Secondary DNSUse the Up/Down buttons to select the correct numbers and make entries for allb)of these settings.When you have finished, scroll down to the bottom of the page, then press downc)once more. Select “Apply & Save,” and press the OK button. The AVR will refreshthe network connection while it remains on. If the AVR cannot connect to thenetwork using the manual settings, contact your ISP or network administrator forassistance.IMPORTANT: You must select “Apply & Save” for your network settings to takeeffect.NOTE: We recommend that you directly connect the AVR to a home-network router sothat it can directly access the Internet for Internet radio, or access devices on the networkfor playback of content stored on the devices (see Listening to Media via Your HomeNetwork, on page 26, for more information).NOTE: If you have trouble connecting to the network at any time, cycle the AVR intothe Off mode, and then turn it back on.Operating Your AVRNow that you have installed your components and completed a basic configuration, youare ready to begin enjoying your home theater system.HARMAN Remote AppFor easy control of your AVR with your hand-held device, download the free HarmanKardon Remote app from iTunes App Store for compatible Apple products, or from GooglePlay for compatible Android powered smartphones.The Harman Kardon Remote App controls virtually all the functions of AVR 1510 andAVR 151 AVRs that are connected to the same network as the device that has the appinstalled. With this easy-to-use app you can turn the AVR on or off, select a source,control the volume and virtually any other function. You can also access and navigate allof the AVR’s on-screen setup menus.