Harman Kardon AVR 245 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 19ENGLISHSystem ConfigurationHowever, we recommend that the first time youuse the AVR, you take advantage of the simplicityof configuring the system using the EzSet+process, which takes the guesswork out of speak-er size and delay settings, and balances thespeaker output levels to tailor the AVR’s soundpresentation to your specific system and room.Before beginning the EzSet+ procedure, there area few adjustments that need to be made toensure accurate results.The factory default settings for the AVR 245 haveall inputs configured for an analog audio inputexcept for the DVD input, where the CoaxialDigital Input is the default and the Video 2input, where the Optical Digital Audio Input is the default. Once the DSP processing systemis used for the first time for any input, the speakersettings will automatically default to “Small” atall positions with the subwoofer set to “LFE.” Thedefault setting for the surround modes is Logic 7Music, although Dolby Digital or DTS will auto-matically be selected as appropriate when asource with digital encoding is 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 ofdigital or analog inputs and the surround modeassociated with the input. Remember that sincethe AVR memorizes the settings for each inputindividually, you will need to make these adjust-ments for each input used. However, once theyare made, further adjustment is only requiredwhen system components are changed.To make this process as quick and as easy aspossible, we suggest that you use the full-OSDsystem with the on-screen menus, and stepthrough each input.It is recommended that you record your settingsfor each input using the work-sheets in theappendix to this manual, in the event there is apower loss or if you need to reenter the settingsfor some other reason.Input SetupThe first step in configuring the AVR is to selectan input, i.e. to associate an analog or digitalinput with each input source in use, e.g. CD orDVD. Note that once an input is selected, all set-tings for the Digital Input, Speaker Configuration,Delay and Surround Mode will ”attach”themselves to that input and be stored in anonvolatile memory. This means that once made,the selection of an input will automatically recallthose settings. For that reason, the proceduresdescribed below must be repeated for each inputsource so that you have the opportunity to cus-tom tailor each source to your specific listeningrequirements. However, once made they need notbe changed again unless you need to alter asetting.When using the full-OSD system to make thesetup adjustments, press the OSD button Lonce so that the MASTER MENU (Figure 1)appears. Note that the › cursor will be next tothe INPUT SETUP line. Press the Set buttonF to enter the menu and the INPUTSETUP menu (Figure 2) will appear on thescreen. Press the ‹/› buttons E until thedesired input name appears in the highlightedvideo, as well as being indicated in the frontpanel Input Indicators  by the blue LED nextto the desired input name. If the input will use thestandard left/right analog inputs, no furtheradjustment is needed.Figure 2The AVR offers you the option of renaming eachinput (except tuner) as it appears in the on-screenand front panel messages. This is helpful if youhave more than one VCR, if you wish to associatea specific product brand name with the input, orto simply enter any name that will help you toremember which source is being selected.To change the input name, press the ⁄/¤Navigation Button D on the remote so thatthe ➞ cursor is pointing to TITLE. Next, pressand hold the Set Button F for a few secondsuntil a flashing box appears to the right of thecolon. Immediately release the Set Button F,as you are now ready to enter the device name.Press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button D andnote that a complete set of alpha-numeric charac-ters will appear with the start of the alphabet incapital letters followed by the lower-case lettersand then numbers and symbols. When you pressthe ¤ Navigation Button D, a series ofsymbols and numbers will appear, followed by areverse list of the alphabet in lower-case letters.Press the button either way until the first letter ofthe desired name appears. If you wish to enter ablank space as the first character, press the ›Navigation Button .When the desired character appears, press the ›Navigation Button and repeat the processfor the next letter, and continue until the desiredname is entered, up to a maximum of fourteencharacters.Press the Set Button F to enter the inputname into the system memory and to proceedwith the configuration process.If your system includes any sources that areequipped with Y/Pr/Pb component video outputs,the AVR is able to switch them to send the propersignals to your video display. All ComponentVideo Inputs " may be assigned to anysource for added system flexibility. The defaultsetting is for the Video 1 Component VideoInput to be assigned to the DVD, with theComponent Video 2 Jacks assigned to theother inputs. If your system does not include com-ponent video at this time, or if you do not need tochange these defaults, press the ¤ NavigationButton D to go to the next setting.To change the Component Video assignment, firstmake certain that the ➞ cursor is pointing to theCOMPONENT I N line on the menu screen,and then press the ‹/› Navigation ButtonE until you see the desired input in thehighlighted video. The clicking noise that you willhear when the component video inputs isswitched is normal, due to the relay used toensure proper isolation between the three inputs.If your video display has component video inputsbut your source device only uses S-video or com-posite video (e.g., an older VCR), then you maybenefit from the AVR 245’s video transcoding, inwhich composite and S-video signals aretranscoded to higher-quality component video,enabling a single cable connection from the AVRto the television.The CONVERT option that appears on theCOMPONENT I N line in Figure 2 indicatesthat the source is connected using either compos-ite or S-video. The video signal will be transcodedto component video and will be available at thecomponent video monitor outputs. If yourtelevision is not component-video-capable, youmay view this source using the composite or S-video monitor outputs.Note: Although the video signal is transcoded tothe component video format, it is not processedor upscaled.When the desired component input has beenselected, press the ¤ Navigation Button Dgo to the next setting.