Harman-Kardon AVR 445 - Manual (Page 24)

24 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Before using the unit, you will probably want to
change the settings for some inputs so that they
are properly configured to reflect the use of
digital or analog inputs and the surround mode
associated with the input. Remember that since
the AVR memorizes the settings for each input
individually, you will need to make these
adjustments for each input used. However, once
they are made, further adjustment is only
required when system components are changed.
To make this process as quick and as easy as
possible, we suggest that you use the full-OSD
system with the on-screen menus, and step
through each input.
In/Out Setup
The first step in configuring the AVR is to select
an input, i.e. to associate an analog or digital
input with each input source in use, e.g. CD or
DVD. Note that once an input is selected, all
settings for the Digital Input, Speaker Configura-
tion and Surround Mode will ”attach” them-
selves to that input and be stored in a non-
volatile memory. This means that once made, the
selection of an input will automatically recall
those settings. For that reason, the procedures
described below must be repeated for each input
source so that you have the opportunity to
custom tailor each source to your specific
listening requirements. However, once made they
need not be changed again unless you need to
alter a setting.
When using the full-OSD system to make the
setup adjustments, press the OSD button
L
once so that the MASTER MENU (Figure 7)
appears. Note that the ➞ cursor will be next to
the IN/OUT SETUP line. Press the Set
button F to enter the menu and the
IN/OUT SETUP menu (Figure 8) will
appear on the screen. Press the ‹ / › buttons E
until the desired input name appears in the
highlighted video, as well as being indicated in
the front panel Input Indicators ˆ.
Figure 8
When any input other than the tuner, 8-channel
inputs or USB input, is selected as the source,
you have the option of renaming the input as it
appears in the on-screen and front panel mes-
sages. 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 E on the remote so that
the ➞ cursor is pointing to
TITLE . Next, press
and hold the Set Button F for a few seconds
until a flashing box appears to the right of the
colon. Immediately release the Set Button
F,
as you are now ready to enter the device name.
Press the ⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button E and
note that a complete set of alpha-numeric
characters will appear with the start of the
alphabet in capital letters followed by the lower-
case letters and then numbers and symbols.
When you press the
¤ Navigation Button
E, a series of symbols and numbers will
appear, followed by a reverse list of the alphabet
in lower-case 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 E.
When the desired character appears, press the ›
Navigation Button E and repeat the process
for the next letter, and continue until the desired
name is entered, up to a maximum of fourteen
characters.
Press the Set Button F to enter the input
name into the system memory and to proceed
with the configuration process.
The audio input defaults for all sources except
the Tuner, USB and 6/8-Channel Direct inputs are
shown in the table in the Appendix. If your
system configuration follows the default table, no
changes are needed and you may press the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button EF to move to
the next line.
With the cursor pointing to AUDIO
IN-PORT , press the ‹ / › Navigation
Button EF to change the default to a
different audio input connection. When the name
of the desired input appears, press the
⁄ / ¤
Navigation Button EF to move to the
next line.
In normal operation, when a digital audio stream
is interrupted, the unit will automatically switch
to the analog inputs associated with that source.
This is particularly useful with cable set-top boxes
where the input is normally digital, but
occasionally changes to analog. If you wish to
configure an input so that the auto-poll circuit is
turned off, while the on-screen cursor is pointing
to the
AUDIO AUTO POLL line, simply
press the ‹ / › Navigation Button EF so
that OFF (rather than O N ) is in a white video
highlight.
When the desired auto-poll setting is entered,
press the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button EF to
move to the next line.
When the cursor is at the VIDEO IN-PORT
line, you are able to select an alternative to the
default input setting for the video input
associated with any source except HDMI 1 and
HDMI 2. For the Video 1 and Video 4 inputs, the
factory default of
AUTO will select either
composite or S-video, depending on which has
an active signal. For the Video 2, Video 3 and
DVD inputs, the
AUTO setting will normally
select the default component input, but if it is
not in use, the system will revert to a composite
or S-video output if either one is active.
You may set COMPONENT INPUT to OFF
if you aren’t using component video, and the AVR
will not select the component video inputs.
To have the AVR always look to a specific source
connection when an input is selected, make
certain that the on-screen cursor is pointing to
the
VIDEO IN-PORT line, and then press
the ‹ / › Navigation Button EF until the
name of the desired input appears.
Note that this setting is not available when the
HDMI inputs are selected. The choice of available
inputs may vary according to whether an audio-
only source (such as the tuner, CD or tape) or an
audio/ video source (such as Video 1–Video 4 or
DVD) is selected.
When the desired video input setting has been
made, press the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button
EF to move to the next line.
If your system includes any sources that are
equipped with Y/Pr/Pb component video outputs,
the AVR is able to switch them to send the
proper signals to your video display. Each of the
Component Video Inputs
JLf is
assigned to a default source, as shown in the
table in the Appendix, but if you have connected
your system differently than the factory settings,
you may select any of the three inputs for any
source except the HDMI inputs or the Tuner. 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
EF to go to the next setting.
To change the Component Video assignment,
first make certain that the
➞ cursor is pointing
to the COMPONENT I N line on the menu
screen, and then press the ‹ / › Navigation
Button EF until you see the desired input
in the highlighted video.
When the desired component input has been
selected, press the
¤ Navigation Button
EF go to the next setting.
At the
VIDEO PROCESS line, you are able
to select whether video format conversion, is to
be used with the input source being configured.
If you do not need to change the setting, simply
press the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button EF to
move to the next line.
* I N / O U T S E T U P *
S O U R C E : V I D E O 1
T I T L E :
A U D I O I N - P O R T : A N A L O G
A U D I O A U T O P O L L : O N O F F
V I D E O I N - P O R T : A U T O
C O M P O N E N T I N P U T : C O M P 1
V I D E O P R O C E S S : V C O N V E R
A / V S Y N C D L A Y : 0 m S
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