Harman Kardon AVR 210 Owners Manual - Page 18

System Configuration Input Setup The first step in configuring the AVR 210 is to select an input. This may be done by pressing the front panel Input Source Selector ! until the desired input's name appears momentarily in the Main Information Display X, and the green LED lights next to the input's name in the front panel Input Indicators . The input may also be selected by pressing the appropriate Input Selector on the remote control eg. When using the full-OSD system to make the setup adjustments, press the OSD button v once so that the MASTER MENU (Figure 1) appears. Note that the › cursor will be next to the INPUT SETUP line. Press the Set button o to enter the menu and the INPUT SETUP menu (Figure 2) will appear on the screen. Press the ‹/› buttons n 31 until the desired input name appears in the highlighted video, as well as being indicated in the front panel Input Indicators  by the green LED next to the desired input name. If the input will use the standard left/right analog inputs, no further adjustment is needed. * INPUT SETUP * INPUT :VIDEO 1 DIGITAL IN:ANALOG RETURN TO MENU Figure 2 If you wish to associate one of the digital inputs with the selected input source, press the ¤ button q on the remote while the INPUT SETUP menu (Figure 2) is on the screen, and note that the on-screen cursor will drop down to the DIGITAL IN line. Press the ‹/› buttons n 31 until the name of the desired digital 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 q until so that the › cursor appears next to RETURN TO MENU, and press the Set button o. To change the digital input at any time using the discrete function buttons and the semi-OSD system, press the Digital Input Select button Úp on the front panel or the remote. Within five seconds, make your input selection using the Selector buttons on the front panel 5 or the ⁄/¤ buttons mq on the remote until the desired digital or analog input is shown in the Main Information Display X and in the lower third of the video display connected to the AVR 210. Press the Set button o to enter the new digital input assignment. Surround Setup Once the basic input setup has been completed, the next step is to set the surround mode you wish to use with an input. Since surround modes are a matter of personal taste, feel free to select any mode you wish - you may change it later. However, to make it easier to establish the initial parameters for the AVR 210, it is best to select Dolby Pro Logic for most analog inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs connected to digital sources. In the case of inputs such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, you may wish to set the mode to Stereo (as they are not typically used with multichannel program material), where it is unlikely that surround-encoded material will be used. Alternatively, the Logic 7 Music mode is a good choice for stereo-only source material. It is easiest to complete the surround setup using the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the MASTER MENU (Figure 1), press the ⁄/¤ buttons mq until the › cursor is next to the SURROUND SETUP menu. Press the Set button o so that the SURROUND SETUP menu (Figure 3 or 4) is on the screen. * SURROUND SETUP * SURROUND: SURR OFF CENTER DELAY: MS SURR DELAY: MS NIGHT: RETURN TO MENU Figure 3 * SURROUND SETUP * SURROUND: DOLBY DIGITAL CENTER DELAY: 0MS SURR DELAY: 00MS NIGHT: OFF MID MAX RETURN TO MENU Figure 4 Since the factory default for all inputs is Stereo, the phrase SURR OFF will initially appear in highlighted video (Figure 3). To change the surround mode while the › cursor is next to the surround line, press the ‹/› buttons n 31 until the desired surround mode's name appears in the highlighted video. As the modes are changed, a green LED will also light next to the mode names in the Surround Mode Indicators ˜ on the front panel. Note that the data lines next to the items in the screen display will show either numbers or a series of dashes, depending on whether or not the specific parameter is adjustable. For example, the Center Delay and Night Mode items are only adjustable for Dolby Digital, and the Delay Time is only adjusted for Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic. Note, also, that Dolby Digital and DTS will only appear as choices (Figure 4) when a digital input was previously selected. Depending on the surround mode selected, you will now proceed to change either the delay time or the crossover frequency. For Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic, pressing the ⁄/¤ mq buttons on the remote will take you to the delay settings. Delay Settings If Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic is selected as the surround mode for an input, you may need to adjust the delay time setting. Note that the delay time is not adjustable for any other modes. Due to the different distances between the listening position for the front-channel speakers and the surround speakers, the amount of time it takes for sound to reach your ears from the front versus surround speakers differs. You may compensate for this difference through the use of the delay settings to adjust the timing for the specific speaker placement and acoustic conditions in your listening room or home theater. The factory setting is appropriate for most rooms, but some installations create an uncommon distance between the front and surround speakers that may cause the arrival of frontchannel sounds to become disconnected from surround-channel sounds. 18 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION