Harman-Kardon AVR 146 - Manual (Page 27)

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INITIAL SETUP
Before you begin enjoying your new receiver, a few adjustments should
be made to configure the AVR 146 to match your actual system.
Make sure that you have connected a video display to either the S-video
or composite video monitor output on the receiver. When you turn on
your display and the AVR, you should see a blue screen. A message
may appear briefly at the bottom of the screen. This message is part of
the on-screen display system, and is referred to as the “semi-OSD”. The
semi-OSD is activated any time you send a command to the AVR, and
any time the AVR detects a change in the incoming signal. Semi-OSD
messages are overlaid on top of any video signal, so that you may
continue to watch your program while making adjustments to the AVR.
Although it’s possible to configure the AVR using only the remote and
the semi-OSD messages, we recommend that you use the full-screen
menu system, known as the “full OSD”.
Using the On-Screen Menu System
The full OSD system is accessed by pressing the OSD Button on the
remote. See Figure 37. While the full OSD system is in use, it isn’t
possible to see any video programming. In addition, an OSD ON
message will appear on the front panel of the receiver to remind
you to use a video display.
Figure 37 – Navigation Buttons
The Master Menu will always be displayed when you first press the
OSD Button. Use the
⁄ / ¤ Buttons on the remote to point the cursor
to different lines in the menu. Press the Set Button on the remote to
select a line that has no setting to be adjusted, such as one of the sub-
menus listed in the Master Menu, or a line that returns you to a previous
menu. Within the submenus, after you have positioned the cursor at a
particular line item, use the
‹/› Buttons on the remote to change a
setting. When the desired setting appears, use the ⁄ / ¤ Buttons to
navigate to another line item. Except for the TITLE setting in the INPUT
SETUP menu, there is no need to press the Set Button after your
desired setting appears.
The Master Menu allows access to four submenus: Input Setup,
Surround Select, Manual Setup and System Setup. See Figure 38.
Figure 38 – Master Menu Screen
If you are an experienced home theater user, you may prefer to
use the menus in this order:
1. System Setup (described in Advanced Functions section)
2. Manual Setup (described here and in Advanced Functions)
3. Input Setup (described in this section)
4. Surround Select (see Advanced Functions section)
We recommend that most users follow the instructions in this INITIAL
SETUP section to configure a basic home theater system. You may
return to these menus at any time to make additional adjustments. We
suggest that you record your configuration settings in the appropriate
places in Tables A3 through A7 in the appendix in case you need to
reenter them after a system reset, or if the AVR’s Master Power Switch
is turned off or the unit is unplugged for more than four weeks.
This section requires that you complete all of the steps in the Installation
section that apply to your receiver. You should have connected all of
your loudspeakers and a video display, as well as your source devices.
You should be able to turn on the receiver and view a blue screen on
your video display. If necessary, reread the Installation Section before
continuing.
Step One – Determine Speaker Size
The AVR 146 can’t detect how many speakers you’ve connected to
it; nor can it determine their capabilities. For this part of the system
setup, you will need to consult the owner’s guide for each of your
speakers. If you don’t have the guide, you may be able to obtain the
speaker’s technical specifications from the manufacturer’s Web site,
or by contacting the manufacturer directly.
The specification you’re looking for is the frequency response, which is
usually given as a range, e.g., 100Hz – 20kHz (±3dB). This specification
tells you whether the speaker is able to play sounds that are very high
or low-pitched, represented by the high and low frequencies. We are
concerned with the lowest frequency that each of your main speakers
is capable of playing, which is 100Hz in this example. Use the Table A5
worksheet in the appendix to note this number as the crossover for
that speaker (not the same as the crossover frequency listed in the
speaker’s specifications).
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