Harman Kardon AVR 745 Owner's Manual

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will also appear in the Upper Display Line # andin the front-panel Input Indicators !.• When an audio only source is selected, the last videoinput used remains routed to the Video 1/Video 2Video Outputs U and Video Monitor Outputs R.This permits simultaneous viewing and listening todifferent sources.• When a composite or S-video source is selected, thevideo signal for that input will be routed to the VideoMonitor Output R and will be viewable on a TV mon-itor connected to the AVR 745.6-Channel/8-Channel Direct InputThere are four input choices available for use withsources such as DVD-Audio SACD player or HD-DVDor Bluray disc player that are connected to the8-Channel Direct Inputs f. Select the appropriateinput according to the way your system and sourceequipment is configured:• The 6 CH DIRECT input should be usedwhen the SBR and SBL inputs are NOT in use andthe input source device has its own internal bassmanagement system. This input passes the inputfrom the source directly through to the volume con-trol without any analog-to-digital conversion, and itmutes the unused input jacks to prevent unwantednoise from interfering with system performance.• The 6 CH DVD AUDIO input should be usedwhen the SBR and SBL inputs are NOT in use andwhen the input source does NOT have its own inter-nal bass-management system. When this input is inuse, the analog source is converted to digital so thatyou may use the same bass-management optionsfor the direct input as are used for all other inputs.This input also mutes the unused input jacks to pre-vent unwanted noise from interfering with systemperformance.• The 8 CH DIRECT input should be usedwhen an input is connected to all eight 8-ChannelDirect Inputs f and when the input source devicehas its own internal bass-management system. Thisinput passes the input from the source directlythrough to the volume control without any analog-to-digital conversion.• The 8 CH DVD AUDIO input should be usedwhen an input is connected to all eight 8-ChannelDirect Inputs f and when the input source doesnot have its own internal bass-management system.When this input is in use, the analog source is con-verted to digital so that you may use the samebass-management options for the direct input asare used for all other inputs.Volume and Tone Control• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using thefront-panel Volume Control ) or remote VolumeUp/Down Buttons C˙.• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs, press theMute Button B4. This will interrupt the outputto all speakers and the headphone jack, but it willnot affect any recording or dubbing that may bein progress. When the system is muted, the wordMUTE will flash in the on-screen display (exceptwhen 720p or 1080i sources are in use) andUpper Display Line #; press the Mute ButtonsB4 again to return to normal operation.• The unit’s tone controls may be taken out of thesignal path by pressing the Tone Mode Button onthe front panel C or by pressing the DevicesButton 4 on the TC 30 remote and then press-ing the Screen Button 6 to the left of ToneMode at the bottom of the list of options on thebottom left side of the LCD Screen 7. The firstpress of either button will show a message in theon-screen display (except when 720p or 1080isources are in use) and Lower Display Line $with the current status of the tone controls. The sys-tem default is TONE IN, which indicates thatthe bass and treble controls are active. Press the⁄/¤ Navigation Buttons D on the TC30remote or the ‹/› Buttons H on the front panelto change the setting to TONE OUT, whichis “flat” response without the tone controlsbeing active.• When the tone controls are active, the amount ofbass and treble boost/cut may be adjusted up to12dB in 2dB steps by first pressing the Tone ModeButton on the front panel C or by first pressingthe Devices Button 4 on the TC 30 remote andthen pressing the Screen Button 6 to the left ofTone Mode at the bottom of the list ofoptions on the bottom left side of the LCD Screen7 two or three times until the desired setting(BASS MODE or TREBLE MODE)appears in the on-screen display and the LowerDisplay Line $. Next, use the ‹/› NavigationButtons D on the remote or the ‹/›Navigation Buttons on the front panel H tochange the setting as desired. The unit will return tonormal operation within five seconds after the set-ting is changed.• For private listening, simply place a standard1/4" stereo headphone plug or adapter into theHeadphone Jack B behind the door 9 on thefront panel. The speakers will automatically muteand a two-channel stereo signal will be sent to theheadphones. The Lower Display Line $ will readDOLBY H: BP, indicating that the headphoneoutput is in the Bypass mode, and to confirm thatno processing is being used. To listen through theheadphones using the Dolby Headphone mode,simply press the buttons on the remote or frontpanel as shown below for changing a Dolby mode.DOLBY H: DH will appear in the LowerDisplay Line when the Dolby Headphone modeis in use.Surround Mode SelectionOne of the most important features of the AVR 745is its ability to reproduce a full multichannel surroundsound field from digital sources, analog matrixsurround-encoded programs and standard stereoprograms.Selection of a surround mode is based on personaltaste, as well as the type of program source materialbeing used. For example, motion pictures or TV pro-grams bearing the logo of one of the major surround-encoding processes, such as Dolby Surround or DTSStereo may be played in either the Dolby Digital,Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema, DTS Neo:6 Cinema, orLogic 7 Cinema surround modes, depending on thesource material.NOTE: Once a program has been encoded with matrixsurround information, it retains the surround informationas long as the program is broadcast in stereo. Thus,movies with surround sound may be decoded via anyof the analog surround modes such as Pro Logic IICinema, Logic 7 Cinema or DTS Neo:6 Cinema, whenthey are broadcast via conventional TV stations, cable,pay-TV and satellite transmission. In addition, a growingnumber of made-for-television programs, sports broad-casts, radio dramas and music CDs are also producedin surround sound. You may view a list of these pro-grams at the Dolby Laboratories Web site atwww.dolby.com.Even when a program is not listed as carrying inten-tional surround information, you may find that the DolbyPro Logic II, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Logic 7 or DTS Neo:6,and the Hall or Theater modes often deliver envelopingsurround presentations through the use of the naturalinformation present in all stereo recordings.Surround modes may be changed at any time byusing either the front panel or remote control. Toselect a new surround mode from the front panel, firstpress the Surround Mode Group Selector Button2 until the desired major surround mode group suchas Dolby, DTS or Logic 7 is selected. Next, press theSurround Mode Selector Button 3 to choose thespecific individual surround mode.To select a surround mode using the TC 30 remote,first press the Devices Button 4, followed by theScreen Button 6 at the top of the row of buttonson the left side of the TC 30, to the left of the A/Vreceiver image on the LCD screen. After the list ofoptions displayed on the LCD Screen 7 changes,Continued on page 42OPERATION40 OPERATION