Harman Kardon AVR 230 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 17SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONSYSTEM CONFIGURATION 17SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONTo make this process as quick and easy as possible,we suggest that you use the full-OSD system with theon-screen menus, and step through each input. Onceyou have completed the settings for the first input,many settings may be duplicated for the remaininginputs. It is also a good idea to set the configurationdata in the order these items are listed in the MAS-TER MENU, as some settings require a specificentry in a prior menu item. Remember that once thesettings are made for one input, they must be madefor all other input sources in your system.Input SetupThe first step in configuring the AVR 230 is to configureeach input. Once an input is selected, all settings forthe Digital Input, Surround Mode and Delay Timing will“attach” themselves to that input and be stored in anonvolatile memory. This means that once made, theselection of an input will automatically recall those set-tings. For that reason, the procedures described belowmust be repeated for each input source so that youhave the opportunity to customize each source to yourspecific listening requirements. However, once made,they need not be changed again unless you need toalter a setting.When using the full-OSD system to make the setupadjustments, press the OSD Button v once so thatthe 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 theINPUT SETUP menu (Figure 2) will appear onthe screen. Press the ‹/› Buttons o until thedesired input name appears in the highlighted video,as well as being indicated in the front-panel InputIndicators ı. If the input will use the standard left/right analog inputs, no further adjustment is needed.Figure 2If you wish to associate one of the digital inputs withthe selected input source, press the ¤ Button non the remote while the INPUT SETUP menu(Figure 2) is on the screen, and the on-screen cursorwill drop down to the DIGITAL IN line. Pressthe ‹/› Buttons o until the name of the desireddigital 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 nextto BACK TO MASTER MENU, and press theSet Button p.To change the digital input at any time using the dis-crete function buttons and the semi-OSD system,press the Digital Select Button q on the remote.Within five seconds, make your input selection usingthe ⁄/¤ Buttons n until the desired digital oranalog input is shown in the Upper Display Line ˜and in the lower line of the on-screen display. Pressthe Set Button p to enter the new digital inputassignment.When all needed adjustments have been made, pressthe ¤ Button n until the › cursor is next toBACK TO MASTER MENU to continue withthe system configuration.Surround SetupThe next step is to set the surround mode you wishto use with the input that was previously selected inthe INPUT menu. Since surround modes are amatter of personal taste, feel free to select any modeyou wish – you may change it later. However, to makeit easier to establish the initial parameters for theAVR 230, it is best to select Dolby Pro Logic II orLogic 7 for most analog inputs and Dolby Digital forinputs connected to digital sources. In the case ofinputs such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, youmay wish to set the mode to Stereo (“Surround off”)as they are not typically used with multichannelprogram material, and it is unlikely that sur round-encoded material will be used. Alternatively, the Logic 7Music mode is a good choice for stereo-only sourcematerial. See page 26 for more information on avail-able surround modes.When selecting surround modes for digital programmaterial, the AVR 230 will always examine the datastream and automatically select Dolby Digital or DTSas applicable.It is easiest to complete the surround setup using thefull-OSD on-screen menus. From the MASTERMENU (Figure 1), press the ⁄/¤ Buttons nuntil the › cursor is next to the SURROUNDSELECT line. Press the Set Button p until theSURROUND SELECT menu (Figure 3) is onthe screen.Figure 3Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 3)selects the surround mode category, and within eachof those categories there will be a choice of thespecific mode options. The choice of modes willvary according to the speaker configuration in yoursystem. When the SURR BACK line of theSPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 5) is set toNONE the AVR 230 will be configured for 5.1-channel operation, and only the modes appropriate toa five-speaker system will appear. When the SURRBACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu(Figure 5) is set to SMALL or LARGE theAVR 230 will be configured for 6.1/7.1-channel oper-ation, and additional modes such as Dolby Digital EXand DTS-ES will appear, as they are only availablewhen seven main speakers are present. In addition,some of the modes available in the AVR 230 willnot appear unless a digital source is selected and isplaying the correct bitstream. Remember that whenyou use only the AVR 230’s internal amplifier and asingle, surround back speaker, you will get all the ben-efits of a 6.1/7.1 system, but with only one speakerinstalled at the back of the room. The mode indica-tions will show 7.1 in some cases, but no additionaladjustment is needed for 6.1 operation.To select the mode that will be used as the initialdefault for an input, first press the ⁄ /¤ Buttonsn until the on-screen cursor is next to the desiredmode’s master category name, such as DOLBY,DTS, DSP or VMAX. Next, pressthe Set Button p to view the sub-menu. Press the‹/› Buttons o to scroll through the availablechoices, and then press the ¤ Button n so thatthe cursor is next to BACK TO MASTERMENU to continue the setup process.The following few paragraphs detail the instructionsneeded for modes with multiple choices.On the DOLBY menu (Figure 4), choices includeDolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II-Music, Dolby ProLogic II-Movie, Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby 3 Stereo.The Dolby Digital EX mode is only available when thesystem is set for 6.1/7.1 operation by configuring theSurround Back speakers to “Small” or “Large” asdescribed on page 19. 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