Harman Kardon AVR 2600 Owner's Manual

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27INITIAL SETUPThe AVR will also select the assigned video source. The only “audio-only” sources on the AVR 2600 are the Radio and The Bridge III(video may be available; see page 32), which use special on-screenmenus. For external sources, if no video signal is present, the displaywill remain black. You may pair an audio device with an A/V device’svideo signal using the Info Settings menu. Sources may share audioor video inputs.NOTE: The Bridge III obtains its audio and video signals(when available) from the iPod or iPhone docked in it, and itmay not be used with other audio or video sources.Video Input From Source: Assign the correct videoinput. Refer to Table 2, where you noted the physical video inputthe source is connected to, and select that input here.Audio Input From Source: Assign the correct analog ordigital audio input. Refer to Table 2, where you noted the physicalaudio input the source is connected to, and select that input here.If both analog and digital audio connections were made, select thedigital input here, and select the analog input at the Audio AutoPolling and Zone 2 Audio lines below.6-/8-Channel InputsThe 6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs are used when playingcertain multichannel discs (DVD-Audio, Blu-ray Disc, SACD andHD-DVD) on a player that decodes the audio and outputs it via itsmultichannel analog audio outputs but not via its HDMI output.HDMI-Equipped Multichannel Disc Player:• Connect the player’s HDMI output to one of the AVR’s HDMIInputs. No other connections are necessary.• Assign the HDMI Input to both the Audio and Video Input FromSource settings.HDMI-Equipped Multichannel Disc PlayerThat Does Not Output Multichannel Audiovia an HDMI Connection:• Connect the player’s HDMI output and its multichannel analogaudio outputs to one of the AVR’s HDMI Inputs and to the AVR’s6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs.• Assign the HDMI Input to both the Audio and Video Input FromSource settings.• When listening to DVD-Video discs, CDs or other materials out-putting standard-definition digital audio, do nothing, as long asthe HDMI Input is assigned to the Audio Input From Source setting.• To listen to high-resolution multichannel discs, change the AudioInput From Source setting to “6/8 Channel”. Change it back to theHDMI Input to listen to standard-resolution digital materials.Multichannel Disc Player Without HDMI Output,or When Video Display Has No HDMI Input:• Connect the player’s component video outputs to one set ofComponent Video Inputs on the AVR. Depending on the capabilitiesof the player and your video display, you may need to use acomposite video connection instead.• Connect the player’s digital audio output to a digital audio inputon the AVR.• Connect the player’s multichannel audio outputs to the AVR’s6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs.• Assign the correct digital audio and analog video inputs to theAudio and Video Input From Source settings.• When listening to DVD-Video discs, CDs or other materials out-putting standard-definition digital audio, do nothing, as longas the correct digital audio input is assigned to the Audio InputFrom Source setting.• To listen to high-resolution multichannel discs, change the AudioInput From Source setting to “6/8 Channel”. Change it back to thedigital audio input to listen to standard-resolution digital materials.NOTE: The 6-/8-Channel Inputs pass the incoming signalsdirectly to the volume control, without digitizing or processingthem. It is not possible to change the surround mode or adjustany of the audio controls in the Audio Effects menu whenusing the 6-/8-Channel Inputs. Configure the bass managementsettings (i.e., speaker size, delay and output level) on yoursource device to match the settings programmed using theEzSet/EQ procedure, which may be viewed using the SpeakerSetup menu (see Advanced Functions section). Consult theowner’s guide for your multichannel player for more information.Resolution to Display: This setting reflects the videooutput resolution, which is dependent upon the capabilities of thevideo display.• If the display is connected to the AVR’s HDMI Output, the twodevices will communicate with each other, and the AVR will auto-matically select the best available video output resolution.• If the display is connected to the AVR’s Component Video Outputs,there is no automatic detection of the display’s capabilities, andthe video output resolution must be manually adjusted to matchthe display’s capabilities (which may be obtained from the display’smanual or its manufacturer’s Web site).• If the display is connected to the AVR’s Composite Video MonitorOutput, the video output resolution must be set to 480i (the factorydefault) to view any content, including the AVR’s own menus.Adjust the resolution by pressing the front-panel Resolution Buttonand using the 1/5 Buttons until the correct setting appears in thefront-panel Message Display. For composite video, the correct settingis 480i. For component video, it is the highest resolution where apicture is visible. You will be prompted to accept or cancel the reso-lution change; the CANCEL message will appear on the front panel.Press the 5 Button to view the ACCEPT option, and then press theOK Button.NOTE: When the display has a DVI input which is connectedto the AVR using an HDMI-to-DVI adapter, the picture will bedistorted or blank if the display is not HDCP-compliant. In thatcase, a different video connection must be used (componentor composite).