Harman Kardon AVR 1565 Owner's Manual

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19AVR 1565/AVR 1566ENGLISHSet Up the AVR, continued,and Operating Your AVRFor each source device you connected to a digital audio input:5.use the remote’s up and down arrow buttons to select “Source.” use the left anda)right arrow buttons to change the listed source to one of the sources you connectedto a digital audio input connector.use the remote’s down arrow button to select “Audio In.”b)* INPUT SETUP *SOURCE : DVDTITLE:AUDIO IN : OPT 1AUTO POLL : ONBXR : OFFTONE : INBASS : 0TREBLE : 0BACK TO MASTER MENUuse the remote’s left and right arrow buttons to select the digital audio input wherec)you connected the source device.Additional Input Setup Menu ItemsYou can also adjust the following settings independently for each source:Title: You may change the display name for any source (except the radio). this featuremay help you to select the correct source device even when you have forgotten whichphysical connections you used.Move the cursor to the title line and press the ok button. A block cursor will blink.1.use the up/down buttons to scroll through the alphabet in upper and lower case,2.the numbers and many punctuation marks. when you have selected the desiredcharacter, press the right button to move to the next space. press the right buttontwice to leave a blank space.press the ok button when you have finished.3.Auto Poll: the Auto poll feature is used when both an analog audio and a digital audioconnection have been made for one source device. If no digital signal is available, theAVr will automatically switch to the analog input for the source. this situation can occurwith some cable or satellite television broadcasts, where some channels are broadcastwith digital audio and others with analog audio, or when a dVd player is paused orstopped.For some sources such as dVd players, the Auto poll feature is unnecessary and may beundesirable. to turn Auto poll off, move the cursor to the Auto poll line and press the left/right buttons until off appears. with Auto poll turned off, the AVr will check for a signalonly at the audio input assigned to the source.the remaining Input Setup menu items adjust the AVr’s audio performance for thatsource and may be skipped at this time. For most listening, we recommend leavingthese settings at their factory defaults, allowing you to enjoy the sound mix created byyour favorite movie and music artists.BXR: enhances bass performance when playing Mp3 tracks. Select on, or leave it at thedefault off setting for non-Mp3 audio sources.Tone: this setting determines whether the treble and bass controls are active. when thisline is set to off, the tone controls are out of the circuit, with no changes to the sound.when this line is set to on, the bass and treble frequencies are boosted or cut, dependingupon the bass and treble settings (see below).Bass and Treble: boost or cut the low or high frequencies by up to 10db by using theleft/right buttons to change the setting by 2db at a time.when you’re finished, press the remote’s oSd button to turn off the on-screen menu.Operating Your AVRnow that you have installed your components and completed a basic configuration, youare ready to begin enjoying your home theater system.Controlling the VolumeAdjust the volume either by turning the front-panel Volume knob (clockwise to increasevolume or counterclockwise to decrease volume) or by pressing the Volume up/downbuttons on the remote. the volume is displayed as a negative number of decibels (db)below the 0db reference point.0db is the maximum recommended volume for your AVr. Although it’s possible to turnthe volume to a higher level, doing so may damage your hearing and your speakers. Forcertain more dynamic audio materials, even 0db may be too high, allowing for damageto equipment. use caution with regard to volume levels.Muting the Soundto mute all speakers and the headphones, press the Mute button on the remote. Anyrecording in progress will not be affected. the Mute message will appear in the front-panel display as a reminder. to restore the sound, press the Mute button again, or adjustthe volume.Listening Through Headphonesplug the 1/4-inch stereo plug on a pair of headphones into the front-panel phonesjack for private listening. the default headphone bypass mode delivers a conventionaltwo-channel signal to the headphones. press the Surround Modes button on the frontpanel or use the remote and oSd to switch to hArMAn headphone virtual surroundprocessing, which emulates a 5.1-channel speaker system. no other surround modesare available for the headphones.Selecting a Sourcethere are two different ways to select a source:press the front-panel Source Select buttons.•directly select any source by pressing its Source Selector button on the remote.•the AVr selects the audio and video inputs assigned to the source and any other settingsyou made during setup.the source name, the audio and video inputs assigned to the source, and the surroundmode will appear on the front panel.Video Troubleshooting TipsIf there is no picture:check the source selection.•check all connections for a loose or incorrect connection.•check the video-input selection on the tV/display device.•Additional Tips for Troubleshooting HDMI Connectionsturn off all devices (including the tV, the AVr and any source components).•unplug the hdMI cables, starting with the cable between the AVr and the tV, and•continuing with the cables between the AVr and each source device.carefully reconnect the cables from the source devices to the AVr. connect the•cable from the AVr to the tV last.turn on the devices in this order: tV, AVr, source devices.•NOTE: Depending upon the particular components involved, the complexity ofthe required communication between HDMI components may cause delays ofup to a minute in the completion of some actions, such as input switching orswitching between SD and HD channels.