Harman Kardon AVR 635 Owners Manual - Page 21

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

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alter a setting. The configuration settings for speaker

“size” and crossover points are set once and applied

to all inputs.

When using the full-OSD system to make the setup

adjustments, press the

OSD Button

once so

that the

MASTERMENU

(Figure 1) appears. The

²

cursor will be next to the

IN/OUTSETUP

line. Press the

Set Button

q

and the

IN/OUT

SETUP

menu (Figure 2) will appear on the screen.

Press the

‹

/

›

Navigation Button

o

until the

desired input name appears in the highlighted video,

as well as being indicated in the front-panel

Input

Indicators

!

. When you are scrolling through the

list of available inputs, you will hear a slight click from

time to time. This is normal, as it is caused by the

relay that is used to switch between the two

Component Video inputs.

Figure 2

When one of the four Video inputs is selected as the

source, you have the option of renaming the input as it

appears in the on-screen and front panel messages.

This is helpful if you have more than one VCR, if you

wish to associate a specific product brand name with

the input, or to simply enter any name that will help

you to remember which source is being selected.

To change the input name, press the

∕

/

¤

Navigation Button

o

on the remote so that the

²

cursor is pointing to

TITLE

. Next, press and hold

the

Set Button

q

for a few seconds until a flashing

box appears to the right of the colon. Immediately

release the

Set Button

q

, as you are now ready

to enter the device name.

Press the

∕

/

¤

Navigation Button

o

and note

that a complete set of alphanumeric characters will

appear with the start of the alphabet in capital letters

followed by the lowercase letters and then numbers

and symbols. When you press the

¤

Navigation

Button

o

, a series of symbols and numbers will

appear, followed by a reverse list of the alphabet in

lowercase letters. Press the button either way until the

first letter of the desired name appears. If you wish to

enter a blank space as the first character, press the

›

Navigation Button

o

.

When the desired character appears, press the

›

Navigation Button

o

and repeat the process for

the next letter, and continue until the desired name is

entered, up to a maximum of 14 characters. Press

the

Set Button

q

to enter the input name into the

system memory and to proceed with the configuration

process.

If your system includes any sources that are equipped

with Y/Pr/Pb component video outputs, the AVR 635

is able to switch them to send the proper signals to

your video display. Each of the two

Component

Video Inputs

cd

may be assigned to any source

for added system flexibility. The default setting is for

the

Component Video 1 Jacks

c

to be assigned

to the DVD and 6/8-Channel Direct inputs, with the

Component Video 2 Jacks

d

assigned to all other

inputs. If your system does not include component

video at this time, or if you do not need to change

these defaults, press the

¤

Navigation Button

o

to go to the next setting.

To change the Component Video assignment, first

make certain that the

²

cursor is pointing to the

COMPONENTIN

line on the menu screen,

and then press the

‹

/

›

Navigation Button

o

until you see the desired input in the highlighted

video. The clicking noise that you will hear when the

component video inputs are switched is normal, due

to the relay used to ensure proper isolation between

the two inputs.

When the desired component input has been selected,

press the

¤

Navigation Button

o

to go to the

next setting.

If you wish to associate one of the digital inputs with

the selected input source or change the default digital

input selection, press the

¤

Navigation Button

o

on the remote while the

IN/OUTSETUP

menu (Figure 2) is on the screen, and the on-screen

cursor will drop down to the

DIGITALIN

line.

Press the

‹

/

›

Navigation Button

o

until the

name of the desired digital input appears. To return

to the analog input, press the button until the word

ANALOG

appears.

When configuring the digital input for a source device

such as a digital cable box or other set-top tuner

product with a digital audio output where you have

connected both the digital and analog outputs of the

source to the AVR, select the appropriate digital input

on this menu. The digital source will become the

default, and the AVR will always look there first to

see whether a signal is present. However, if the digital

data stream is interrupted for any reason, the AVR will

automatically switch to the analog connection as a

backup. This is particularly useful when configuring

the connection for digital set-top boxes, where some

channels feature digital sound, but others do not.

To change the digital input at any time using the dis-

crete function buttons and the semi-OSD system,

press the

Digital Select Button

p

on the remote.

Within 5 seconds, make your input selection using

the

∕

/

¤

Navigation Button

o

until the desired

digital or analog input is shown in the

Upper Display

Line

#

and in the lower line of the on-screen

display.

An exclusive Harman Kardon feature is the ability to

switch front-panel coaxial digital audio and analog

audio/video jacks from their normal use as inputs to

output connections so that portable recording devices

may easily be connected. On the AVR 635, the

Coaxial 4 Digital Jack

M

is normally an input, but

this may also be switched to a digital output for use

with CD-R/RW decks, MD recorders or other digital

recorders. To change the jack to an output, press the

∕

/

¤

Navigation Button

o

while the

IN/OUT

SETUP

menu is on the screen until the

²

cursor

is next to

COAXIAL4

. Then press the

‹

/

›

Navigation Button

o

so that

OUT

is highlighted.

The

Input/Output Status Indicator

L

will turn red,

indicating that the jack is now a record output.

NOTE:

A signal will be sent to this jack only when the

input selected for use by the AVR 635 is digital. Digital

signals will be passed through regardless of their for-

mat, and which digital input (optical or coax) they are

fed from. However, analog signals are not converted to

digital, and the format of the signal (e.g., PCM, Dolby

Digital or DTS) may not be changed.

The front-panel analog

Video 4 Inputs

N

are nor-

mally set as an input for use with camcorders, video

games and other portable audio/video products, but

they may be switched to an output for connection

to audio/video recorders. To temporarily switch them

to outputs, you must first be at the

IN/OUT

SETUP

menu. Press the

¤

Navigation Button

o

until the on-screen

²

cursor is pointing to the

VIDEO4

line. Press the

›

Navigation Button

o

so that the word

OUT

is highlighted. The

Input/Output Status Indicator

L

between the S-

and composite video jacks will turn red, indicating that

the analog Video 4 jacks are now record outputs.

Selection of the front-panel jacks as an output will

remain effective as long as the AVR 635 is on. Once

the unit is turned off, the jacks will revert to their nor-

mal use as an input when the unit is turned on again.

The AVR 635 uses high-quality video decoding circuitry

that makes it possible to convert standard (composite)

or S-video signals from their original form to separate

component analog outputs that carry the receiver’s

OSD menus and messages with no loss in quality. This

enables you to simplify connections to a digital video

* IN/OUT SETUP *

±

±

SOURCE

:±

VIDEO 1

±

TITLE:

±

COMPONENT IN:

COMP V 1±

DIGITAL IN

:

ANALOG±

COAXIAL 4

:

IN

OUT±

VIDEO 4±

:

IN

OUT±

VIDEO CONV

:OFF

ON

±

V-CONV PORT :

AUTO±

±

BACK TO MASTER MENU±

±

→

±

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