Harman-Kardon AVR 310 - Manual (Page 19)

19 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
System Configuration
Input Setup
The first step in configuring the AVR 310 is to
select an input. This may be done by pressing
the front panel Input Source Selector !
until the desired input’s name appears momen-
tarily in the Main Information Display Y,
and the green LED lights next to the input’s
name in the front panel Input Indicators .
The input may also be selected by pressing
the appropriate Input Selector on the remote
control eg.
When using the full-OSD system to make the
setup adjustments, press the OSD button v
once so that the main AUDIO SETUP
menu (Figure 1) appears. Note that the
› cur-
sor will be next to the INPUT SETUP line.
Press the Set button p to enter the menu
and the IN/OUT SETUP menu (Figure 2)
will appear on the screen. Press the
‹ / › but-
tons o until the desired input name
appears in the highlighted video, as well as
being indicated in the front panel Input
Indicators  by the green LED next to the
desired input name. If the input will use the
standard left/right analog inputs, no further
adjustment is needed.
Figure 2
If you wish to associate one of the digital
inputs with the selected input source, press the
¤ button n on the remote while the
INPUT select menu (Figure 2) is on the
screen, and note that 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 input
source appears, press the
¤ button n once
so that the › cursor appears next to
RETURN TO MENU, and press the Set
button p.
To change the digital input at any time using
the discrete function buttons and the semi-OSD
system, press the Digital Input Select button
Úq on the front panel or the remote.
Within five seconds, make your input selection
using the Selector buttons on the front panel
5 or the
⁄ / ¤ buttons n on the remote
until the desired digital or analog input is
shown in the Main Information Display Y
and in the lower third of the video display
connected to the AVR 310. Press the Set but-
ton p to enter the new digital input assign-
ment.
An exclusive Harman Kardon feature is the abil-
ity to switch front panel jacks from their normal
use as inputs to output connections so that
portable recording devices may easily be con-
nected. On the AVR 310, the Coaxial 3
Digital Jack % is normally an input, but it
may also be switched to a digital output for use
with CD-R/RW decks, MD recorders or other
digital audio recorders. To change the jack to
an output, press the
⁄ / ¤ buttons n while
the IN/OUT SETUP menu is on the
screen so that the
› cursor is next to COAX-
IAL 3. Then press the ‹ / › buttons o/
so that the word OUT is highlighted. Note
that the Digital Coax 3 Status Indicator $
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 310
is digital. Digital signals will be passed through
regardless of their format, 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.
Selection of the Digital Coax 3 jack as an
output will remain effective as long as the
AVR 310 is on. However, once the unit is turned
off, the jack will revert to its normal use as an
input when the unit is turned on again.
Surround Setup
Once the basic input setup has been com-
pleted, the next step is to set the surround
mode you wish to use with an input. 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
310, it is best to select Dolby Pro Logic for most
analog inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs con-
nected to digital sources. In the case of inputs
such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, you
may wish to set the mode to Stereo (as they are
not typically used with multichannel program
material), where 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.
It is easiest to complete the surround setup
using the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the
AUDIO SETUP menu (Figure 1), press the
⁄ / ¤ buttons n until the › cursor is next to
the SURROUND SETUP menu. Press the
Set button p so that the SURROUND
SETUP menu (Figure 3 or 4) is on the
screen.
Figure 3
Figure 4
Since the factory default for all inputs is Stereo,
the phrase SURR OFF will initially appear in
highlighted video (Figure 3). To change the sur-
round mode while the
› cursor is next to the
surround line, press the ‹ / › buttons o
until the desired surround mode’s name
appears in the highlighted video. As the modes
are changed, a green LED will also light next to
the mode names in the Surround Mode
Indicators ˜ on the front panel.
Note that the data lines next to the items in the
screen display will show either numbers or a
series of dashes, depending on whether or not
the specific parameter is adjustable. For exam-
ple, the Center Delay and Night Mode items are
only adjustable for Dolby Digital, and the Delay
Time is only adjusted for Dolby Digital and
Dolby Pro Logic. Note, also, that Dolby Digital
and DTS will only appear as choices (Figure 4)
when a digital input was previously selected.
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