System configuration – Harman-Kardon AVR 240 User Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

(Figure 2) is on the screen, and the on-screen cursor
will drop down to the

DIGITAL IN line. Press

the

‹

›

Buttons o 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 digital input jack appears, press the

Button n once so that the

›

cursor appears

next to

BACK TO MASTER MENU, and

press the Set Button p.

To change the digital input at any time using the dis-
crete function buttons and the semi-OSD system,
press the Digital Select Button q on the remote.
Within five seconds, make your input selection using
the

⁄

Buttons n until the desired digital or

analog input is shown in the Upper Display Line

and in the lower line of the on-screen display. Press
the Set Button p to enter the new digital input
assignment.

Some digital video input sources, such as a cable box
or HDTV set-top, may change between analog and
digital outputs, depending on which channel is in use.
The AVR 240’s Auto Polling feature allows you to
avoid losing the audio feed when this happens by
automatically searching both analog and digital con-
nections for a signal. Digital audio is the default, and
the unit will automatically switch to the analog audio
if the digital audio stream stops.

In cases where only a digital source is used, such as
for a DVD player, you may wish to disable the Auto
Polling feature to prevent the AVR from trying to “find”
an analog source when the digital source is paused.
To turn Auto Polling off for any input, first make certain
that the

›

cursor is pointing to the

AUTO POLL

line on the menu screen. Next, press the

‹

›

Buttons o so that

OFF appears. To restore the

Auto Polling feature, repeat the procedure at any time
so that

ON appears.

When DMP

has been selected as the source

input, an additional line will appear in this menu that
lets you select whether you wish to allow your iPod to
continue charging while docked in

when the

AVR 240 is turned off and placed in Standby mode.
To make your selection, press the

⁄

Buttons

n until the

›

cursor is next to the line reading

RECHARGE IN ST-BY. Press the

‹

›

Buttons o until the word

YES appears if you

wish charging to continue, and the blue lighting on
The Bridge will remain lit when the AVR 240 is in
Standby mode to indicate that charging is taking
place. The default setting is

NO, in which the docked

iPod will not continue to charge when the AVR 240
is turned off, even though

remains connected

to the AVR.

When all needed adjustments have been made, press
the

Button n until the

›

cursor is next to

BACK TO MASTER MENU to continue
with the system configuration.

Audio Setup

This menu allows you to configure the tone controls. If
you do not wish to change those settings at this time,
proceed to the next menu screen. However, to make
configuration changes to those parameters, make cer-
tain that the

MASTER MENU (Figure 1) is on

screen with the › cursor pointing to the

AUDIO

SETUP line, and press the Set Button p. The
AUDIO SETUP menu (Figure 3) will appear.

Figure 3

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 ‹/› Buttons o
so that

OUT appears.

If you wish to leave the tone controls in the signal
path, make sure that

IN appears on the TONE

line, using the ‹/› Buttons o to adjust this set-
ting if necessary. The amount of boost or cut for bass
and treble may be adjusted by up to ±10dB, in 2dB
increments, by pressing the

⁄

Buttons n so

that the › cursor is next to

BASS or TREBLE

depending on which setting you wish to adjust. Next,
press the ‹/› Buttons o until the desired setting
is shown.

When all desired changes have been made on this
menu, press the

Button n so that the › cur-

sor is next to the

BACK TO MASTER MENU

line; press the Set Button p.

Surround Setup

The next step is to set the surround mode you wish
to use with the input that was previously selected in
the

INPUT SETUP 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 240, it is best to select Dolby
Pro Logic II or Logic 7 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
surround-encoded material will be used. Alternatively,
the Logic 7 Music mode is a good choice for stereo-
only source material. See pages 34–35 for more
information on available surround modes.

When selecting surround modes for digital program
material, the AVR 240 will always examine the data
stream and automatically select Dolby Digital or DTS
as applicable.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• You will not be able to access any of the Dolby

Digital or DTS Digital modes unless a source signal
in that format is present. Thus, in order to make
adjustments to the output levels and delay settings
(if available) for these modes, you will need to play
a source in that format, such as a DVD.

• You will not be able to access any of the 6.1- or

7.1-channel modes; such as Dolby Digital EX, DTS
Neo:6 (6CH), 7-channel Stereo and Logic 7/7.1;
unless the AVR 240 has been configured for 6.1-/
7.1-channel operation by setting the surround back
speaker channels to

SMALL or LARGE using

the

SPEAKER SIZE submenu, which is

accessed from the

MANUAL SETUP sub-

menu. See page 27 for more information. Note that
the AVR 240 is configured for 6.1/7.1 operation
by default.

It is easiest to complete the surround setup using
the full-OSD on-screen menus, although you may also
use the remote control buttons for each mode group
(see pages 12–13). From the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1), press the

⁄

Buttons n until the

›

cursor is next to the

SURROUND SELECT

line. Then press the Set Button p until the
SURROUND SELECT submenu (Figure 3)
is on the screen.

Figure 4

Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 4)
selects the surround mode category, and within each
of those categories there will be a choice of the
specific mode options. The choice of modes will
vary according to the speaker configuration in your

* SURROUND SELECT *

DOLBY SURROUND
DTS
LOGIC 7
DSP(SURR)
VMAx
STEREO

BACK TO MASTER MENU

* AUDIO SETUP *

TONE :IN
BASS :0
TREBLE :0

BACK TO MASTER MENU

The

Bridge

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Bridge

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