Harman Kardon AVR 745 Owners Manual - Page 27

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Triangle Fixed:

This test signal

puts two opposing triangles on screen, with a black

triangle on the right and a white triangle on the left,

to test aspects of the pull-down logic software.

Triangle Flashing:

This test

signal also puts two opposing black and white

triangles on the screen, but it flashes them at a

high frame rate, to test the 3/2 pull-down edit

detection and other aspects of the processor and

interpolation software.

Ramp/Square:

This complex pattern

uses a variety of fixed and pulsating gray-scale

tests to test different aspects of the 3/2 pull-

down edit detection and other aspects of the

processor and interpolation software.

The

OUTASPECTRATIO

line sets the

aspect ratio for the input source currently being adjusted.

To make a change from the default setting, press the

‹

/

›

Navigation Buttons

D

©

. Remember that

this setting impacts the actual playback only. The on-

screen menus will always be output as a 4:3 signal,

though they may be stretched to 16:9 by a setting

available in your video display.

BRIGHTNESS:

The changes to this setting

are similar to the Brightness control on your display,

changing the video level. If circumstances are such

that a source has a low signal and appears dark,

you may wish to change this setting, but be careful

not to increase it to the point where the video dis-

play is over-driven into clipping or blooming.

CONTRAST:

The changes to this setting are

similar to the Contrast control on your display,

changing the black level to compensate for poor

contrast.

SATURATION:

The changes to this setting

are similar to the Color control on your display, and

may be used as needed to compensate for over- or

under-color-saturation.

When all settings on this submenu page that require

adjustment have been made, use the

/

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

to move the on-

screen cursor next to

PAGE 1

and then press

the

OK/Enter Button

E

or the

Set Button

œ

to return to the previous

ADVANCED

CONFIGURATION

settings page, or point

the on-screen cursor at

TO VIDEO MAIN

to

return to the

VIDEO MAIN

menu.

Audio Setup

This menu allows you to configure the tone controls.

If you do not wish to change any of those settings at

this time, proceed to the next menu screen. To make

configuration changes to those parameters, first make

certain that the

MASTER MENU

is on screen

with the cursor pointing to the

AUDIO SETUP

line, and press the

OK/Enter Button

E

or the

Set

Button

œ

. The

AUDIO SETUP

menu

(Figure 8) will appear.

Figure 8

The first line controls whether or not the bass/treble

tone controls are in the signal path. The normal default

is for them to be in-line, but if you wish to remove

them from the circuit for “flat” response, first make

certain that the cursor is pointing to the

TONE

line

on the menu and press the

‹

/

›

Navigation

Buttons

D

©

so that

OUT

is highlighted.

If you wish to leave the tone controls in the signal

path, the amount off boost or cut for bass and treble

may be adjusted up to ±12dB in 2dB steps by press-

ing the

/

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

so

that the cursor is next to

BASS

or

TREBLE

,

depending on which setting you wish to adjust. Next,

press the

‹

/

›

Navigation Buttons

o

until the

desired setting is shown.

When all desired changes have been made on this

menu, press the

/

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

so that the cursor is next to the

BACK

TO

MASTER MENU

line; press the

OK/Enter

Button

E

or the

Set Button

œ

.

Surround Setup

T

he next step is to set the surround mode you wish

to use with the input that was previously selected in

the

IN/OUTSETUP

menu. 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 745, we suggest Logic 7

(Cinema or Music) for most analog inputs. In the case

of inputs such as a CD Player,Tape Deck or Tuner,

you may wish to set the mode to Stereo (“Surround

Off”), as they are not typically used with multichannel

program material, and it is unlikely that sur

round-

encoded material will be used. Alternatively, the

Logic 7

Music

mode is a good choice for stereo-only source

material.

See page 41 for more information on avail-

able surround modes.

For digital program material, the AVR will always exam-

ine the data stream and automatically select a Dolby

Digital or DTS mode, as applicable.

To begin the surround setup process, from the

MASTER

MENU

(Figure 1), press the

/

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

until the cursor is next

to the

SURROUND SELECT

line. Press the

OK/Enter Button

E

or the

Set Button

œ

until

the

SURROUND SELECT

menu (Figure 9)

is on the screen.

Figure 9

The first line on the menu allows you to select the

input for which the specific surround settings will

be applied. Press the

‹

/

›

Navigation Buttons

D

©

to select the input source to be configured.

The

AUDIOIN-PORT

and

AUDIOIN

lines are for display only and may not be changed

through the

SURROUNDSETUP

menu. The

AUDIOIN-PORT

displays the physical con-

nection source for the current active input, and the

AUDIOIN

line shows the signal type present.

Note that an

UNLOCK

message in the

AUDIO

IN

line indicates that a digital physical input source

has been selected, but that no data stream is present.

When the input selection has been made, press the

/

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

to move to

the next configuration line.

The

ADCSAMPLING

line is where you deter-

mine whether the unit’s upsampling feature is turned

on or off. The default setting of

48kHz

puts the

feature in a bypass, or “off,” mode and will pass digital

audio data through the DSP at its native sample rate.

To process incoming 44.1kHz signals at a higher res-

olution, upsampled 96kHz sample rate, press the

‹

/

›

Navigation Buttons

D

©

once so that

96kHz

is highlighted.

When the desired setting has been made, or if no

adjustment is required at this line, press the

/

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

to move to the next

configuration line.

The

SURRMODE

and

SELECT

lines are

related, as they guide you to the choice of the sur-

round mode that will be activated whenever the input

being configured is selected.

At the

SURRMODE

line, press the

‹

/

›

Navigation Buttons

D

©

to select the surround

mode group (such as Dolby modes, DTS modes,

Logic 7 modes, and DSP or Stereo modes) that is

applicable to the input source. After making a selec-

tion, press the

/

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

to move to the

SELECT

line.

** SURROUND SETUP **

SOURCE:

VIDEO 1

AUDIO IN PORT: ANALOG

AUDIO IN: PCM 44.1kHz

ADC SAMPLING:

48K

96K

SURR MODE: LOGIC 7

SURR SELECT: MUSIC 5.1

DEFAULT SURR: LAST

SURROUND CONFIG

DOLBY SURR SETUP

BACK TO MASTER MENU

±

* AUDIO SETUP *

TONE

:

IN

OUT

BASS

:0

TREBLE

:0

BACK TO MASTER MENU

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