Input Setup; Surround Setup - Harman Kardon AVR 510 Owner's Manual

System Configuration

Input Setup

The first step in configuring the AVR 510 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 MASTER MENU (Figure 1)
appears. Note that the › cursor will be next to
the INPUT SETUP line. Press the Set but-
ton p to enter the menu and the IN/OUT
SETUP menu (Figure 2) will appear on the
buttons o
screen. Press the ‹ ›
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the desired input name appears in the high-
lighted video, as well as being indicated in the
front panel Input Indicators
LED next to the desired input name. If the input
will use the standard left/right analog inputs,
no further adjustment is needed.
* I N / O U T S E T U P *
I N P U T : V I D E O 1
D I G I T A L I N : A N A L O G
V I D E O 4 : I N O U T
C O A X I A L 3 : I N O U T
R E T U R N T O M E N U
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
¤
IN/OUT SETUP menu (Figure 2) is on
the screen, and note that the on-screen cursor
will drop down to the DIGITAL IN line.
buttons o
Press the ‹ › until the name
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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
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›
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
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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 510. Press the Set
button p to enter the new digital input
assignment.
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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. The front panel analog Video 4 Inputs
^ are normally set as an input for use with
camcorders, video games and other portable
audio/video products, but they may be switched
to an output for connection to portable
audio/video recorders. To temporarily switch
them to outputs, you must first be at the
until
IN/OUT SETUP menu. Press the
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button n until the on-screen
pointing to the VIDEO 4 line. Press the
by the green
button so that the word OUT is high-
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lighted. Note that the Input/Output Status
Indicator $ between the S and Composite
video jacks will turn red, indicating that the
analog Video 4 jacks are now record outputs.
On the AVR 510, the Digital Coax 3 jack %
is normally an input, but this may also be
switched to a digital output for use with
CD-R/RW decks, MD recorders or other A/V
recorders. To change the jack to an output,
buttons n while the
press the
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IN/OUT SETUP menu is on the screen
until the › cursor is next to COAXIAL 3.
Then press the ‹
the word OUT is highlighted. Note that the
Input/Output 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 510
is digital. Digital signals will be passed through
regardless of their format, and which digital
input (optical or coax) they are fed from.
button n
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 front panel jacks as an output
will remain effective as long as the AVR 510 is
on. Once the unit is turned off, the jacks will
revert to their normal use as an input when the
unit is turned on again.
buttons n on the remote
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› cursor is
›
buttons o/
› so that
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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 510, it is best to select Dolby Pro Logic for
most analog inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs
connected 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
MASTER 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.
* S U R R O U N D S E T U P *
S U R R O U N D : S U R R O F F
C E N T E R D E L A Y : M S
S U R R D E L A Y : M S
N I G H T :
R E T U R N T O M E N U
Figure 3
* S U R R O U N D S E T U P *
S U R R O U N D : D O L B Y
D I G I T A L
C E N T E R D E L A Y : 0 M S
S U R R D E L A Y : 0 0 M S
N I G H T : O F F M I D M A X
R E T U R N T O M E N U
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
buttons o
surround line, press the ‹ ›
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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.
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