Harman Kardon AVR 435 Owner's Manual

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20 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONSYSTEM CONFIGURATION2. Press the Main Power Switch A locatedbehind the Front-Panel Control Door 9 inuntil it latches and the word “OFF” on the top ofthe switch disappears inside the front panel. Notethat the illumination around the Standby/OnSwitch 1 will turn amber, indicating that theunit is in the Standby mode.3. Carefully remove the protective plastic film fromthe front-panel lens. If left in place, the film willprevent proper operation of the remote control.4. Install four of the supplied AAA batteries in theremote as shown. Be certain to follow the (+)and (–) polarity indicators that are in the batterycompartment.5. Turn the AVR 435 on either by pressing theStandby/On Switch 1 on the front panel, orvia the remote by pressing the Power On Buttonb, the AVR Selector e∫ or any of theInput Selectors 3Xhç∂ on theremote. The lighting around the Standby/OnSwitch 1 will turn blue to confirm that theunit is on.Using the On-Screen DisplayWhen making the following adjustments, you may findit easier to use the AVR 435’s on-screen display sys-tem. These easy-to-read displays give you a clear pic-ture of the current status of the unit and make it easyto see which speaker, delay, input or digital selectionyou are making.To view the on-screen menus, make certain you havemade a connection from the Video Monitor OutJack › on the rear panel to the composite or S-video input of your TV or projector. In order to view theAVR 435’s displays, the correct video source must beselected on the video display. The on-screen menusare not available when a component videodisplay is in use.IMPORTANT NOTE: When viewing the on-screenmenus using a CRT-based projector, plasma display ordirect-view CRT monitor or television, it is important thatthey not be left on for an extended period of time. Theconstant display of a static image such as these menusmay cause the image to be permanently “burned into”the projection tubes, plasma screen or CRT. This type ofdamage is not covered by the AVR 435 warranty andmay not be covered by the projector/TV set’s warranty.The AVR 435 has two on-screen display modes,“Semi-OSD” and “Full-OSD.” When making configura-tion adjustments, it is recommended that the full-OSDmode be used. This will place an easily viewed list ofthe available options on the screen.Making Configuration AdjustmentsThe full-OSD system is available by pressing theOSD Button U. When this button is pressed, theMASTER MENU (Figure 1) will appear, andadjustments are made from the individual menus.Figure 1The semi-OSD system is also available, allowing youto make adjustments directly, by pressing the appro-priate buttons on the front panel or remote control forthe specific parameter to be adjusted. For example, tochange the digital input for any of the sources, pressthe Digital Select Button p and then press the⁄/¤ Navigation Button o to scroll through thelist of options as they appear in the on-screen displayor in the Lower Display Line $.To use the full-OSD menu system, press the OSDButton U. When the menu is on the screen, pressthe ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o until the on-screenÔ cursor is next to the item you wish to adjust, andthen press the Set Button q to adjust that item.The menus will remain on the screen for 20 seconds,and then they will “time-out” and disappear from thescreen. The time-out may be increased to as muchas 50 seconds by going to the ADVANCEDSELECT menu, and changing the item titledFULL OSD TIME OUT.When the full-OSD system is in use, the menu selec-tions are not shown in the Upper or Lower DisplayLines #$. When the full-OSD menu system isused, OSD ON will appear in the Upper DisplayLine # to remind you that a video display must beused. When the semi-OSD system is used in conjunc-tion with the discrete configuration buttons, the on-screen display will show a single line of text with thecurrent menu selection. That selection will also beshown in the Upper or Lower Display Lines #$,depending on which parameter is being adjusted.Setting the System Configuration MemoryThe AVR 435 features an advanced memory systemthat enables you to establish different configurationsfor the speaker “size,” component video assignment,digital input, surround mode and crossover frequencyfor each input source. This flexibility enables you tocustomize the way in which you listen to each sourceand have the AVR 435 memorize those settings. Thismeans, for example, that you may set different speakerconfigurations with the resultant changes to the bassmanagement system. Once these settings are made,they will automatically be recalled whenever you selectthat input.The factory default settings for the AVR 435 have allinputs except for DVD and Video 3 configured for ananalog audio input, the Coaxial Digital Audio Input 1for DVD and the Optical Digital Input 1is the default for Video 3. The default speaker settingsare “Small” at all positions, with the Subwoofer on.The default setting for the surround modes is Logic 7Music for analog sources. Dolby Digital or DTS willautomatically be selected as appropriate when a digitalsource is in use.Before using the unit, you may want to change thesettings for some inputs so that they are properlyconfigured to reflect the use of digital or analog inputs,the type of speakers installed and the surround modespecifics of your home theater system. Rememberthat since the AVR 435 memorizes the settings foreach input individually, you will need to make theseadjustments for each input used. However, once theyare made, further adjustment is required only whensystem components are changed.To make this process as quick and easy as possible,we suggest that you use the full-OSD system withthe on-screen menus, and step through each input.Once you have completed the settings for the firstinput, many settings may be duplicated for the remain-ing inputs. It is also a good idea to set the configura-tion data in the order these items are listed in theMASTER MENU, as some settings require aspecific entry in a prior menu item.Input SetupThe first step is to configure each input. Once aninput is selected, the settings for the Digital Input,Component Video assignment and Surround Mode 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 to3334353637383940414849464744454243383940413132302829252627282930242322212031373635343332 3137363534333244554746454443423334353637383940414849464744454243383940413132302829252627282930242322212031373635343332 3137363534333248495051474645444342* * M A S T E R M E N U * *I N P U T S E T U PA U D I O S E T U PS U R R O U N D S E L E C TE Z S E T / E QM A N U A L S E T U PM U L T I - R O O MA D V A N C E D→→20 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION