Input Setup - Harman Kardon AVR 525 Owner's Manual

4. Install the three supplied AAA batteries in the
remote as shown. Be certain to follow the (+)
and (–) polarity indicators that are on the top of
the battery compartment.
5. Turn the AVR 525 on either by pressing the
System Power Control on the front panel,
or via the remote by pressing the Power On
Button , the AVR Selector
the Input Selectors on the remote. The
Power Indicator will turn green to confirm
that the unit is on, and the Main Information
Display will also light.
Using the On-Screen Display
When making the following adjustments, you may find
it easier to use the AVR 525's on-screen display sys-
tem. These easy-to-read displays give you a clear pic-
ture of the current status of the unit and make it easy
to see which speaker, delay, input or digital selection
you are making.
To view the on-screen menus, make certain you have
made a connection from the Video Monitor Out
Jack › on the rear panel to the composite or S-
Video input of your TV or projector. In order to view
the AVR 525's displays, the correct video source must
be selected on the video display. The on-screen
menus are not available when a component video
display is in use.
IMPORTANT NOTE: When viewing the on-screen
menus using a CRT-based projector, plasma display or
any direct-view CRT monitor or television, it is important
that they not be left on the screen for an extended peri-
od of time. The constant display of a static image such
as these menus or video game images may cause the
image to be permanently "burned into" the projection
tubes, plasma screen or CRT. This type of damage is not
covered by the AVR 525 warranty and may not be cov-
ered by the projector/TV set's warranty.
The AVR 525 has two on-screen display modes,
"Semi-OSD" and "Full-OSD." When making configura-
tion adjustments, it is recommended that the Full-OSD
mode be used. This will place an option listing on the
screen, making it easier to view the available options.
Making Configuration Adjustments
The full-OSD system is available by pressing the OSD
Button . When this button is pressed, the
MASTER MENU (Figure 1) will appear, and
adjustments are made from the individual menus.
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I N / O U T S E T U P
S U R R O U N D
S P E A K E R
D E L A Y A D J U S T
C H A N N E L
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The semi-OSD system is also available, allowing you
or any of to make adjustments directly, by pressing the appro-
priate buttons on the front panel or remote control for
the specific parameter to be adjusted. For example, to
change the digital input for any of the sources, press
the Digital Select Button
/ Buttons
options as they appear in the on-screen display or the
Lower Display Line
To use the full-OSD menu system, press the OSD
Button . When the menu is on the screen, press
the / Buttons
is next to the item you wish to adjust, and then press
the Set Button
will remain on the screen for 20 seconds, and then
they will "time-out" and disappear from the screen. The
time-out may be increased to as much as 50 seconds
by going to the ADVANCED menu, and changing
the item titled FULL OSD TIME OUT.
When the full-OSD system is in use, the menu selec-
tions are not shown in the Main Information Display
. When the full-OSD menu system is used,
OSD ON will appear in the Upper Display Line
and the OSD Indicator
you that a video display must be used. When the
semi-OSD system is used in conjunction with the dis-
crete configuration buttons, the on-screen display will
show a single line of text with the current menu selec-
tion. That selection will also be shown in the Upper
Display Line or the Lower Display Line
depending on which parameter is being adjusted.
Setting the System Configuration Memory
The AVR 525 features an advanced memory system
that enables you to establish different configurations
for the speaker configuration, digital input, surround
mode, delay times, crossover frequency and output
levels for each input source. This flexibility enables you
to custom-tailor the way in which you listen to each
source and have the AVR 525 memorize those set-
tings. This means, for example, that you may use dif-
ferent output levels or trims for different sources, or
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and then press the
to scroll through the list of
.
until the on-screen cursor
to adjust that item. The menus
will light to remind
,
set different speaker configurations with the resultant
changes to the bass management system. Once these
settings are made, they will automatically be recalled
whenever you select that input.
The factory default settings for the AVR 525 have all
inputs except for DVD configured for an analog audio
input except for the DVD input, where the Coaxial
Digital Audio Input 1 i is the default. The default
speaker settings are for "Large" speakers at the front
left/right, "Small" at all other positions, and for the
Subwoofer set as being on. However, once the DSP
processing system is used for the first time for any
input, the speaker settings will automatically default to
"Small" at all positions with the subwoofer set to "LFE."
The default setting for the surround modes is
"Surround Off," or two-channel stereo, although Dolby
Digital or DTS will automatically be selected as appro-
priate when a source with digital encoding is in use.
Before using the unit, you will probably want to
change the settings for most inputs so that they are
properly configured to reflect the use of digital or ana-
log inputs, the type of speakers installed and the sur-
round mode specifics of your home theater system.
Remember that since the AVR 525 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 possi-
ble, we suggest that you use the full-OSD system with
the on-screen menus, and step through each input.
Once you have completed the settings for the first
input, many settings may be duplicated for the remain-
ing inputs. It is also a good idea to set the configura-
tion data in the order these items are listed in the
MASTER MENU, as some settings require a
specific entry in a prior menu item. Remember that
once the settings are made for one input, they must
be made for all other input sources in your system.

Input Setup

The first step in configuring the AVR 525 is to configure
each input. Once an input is selected, all settings for
the Digital Input, Speaker Configuration, Surround
Mode and Delay Timing will "attach" themselves 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.