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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
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
.
When using the full-OSD system to make the
setup adjustments, press the OSD button
once so that the main
menu (Figure 1) appears. Note that the
sor will be next to the
Press the Set button
to enter the menu
and the
menu (Figure 2)
will appear on the screen. Press the
tons
until the desired input name
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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
on the remote while the
select menu (Figure 2) is on the
screen, and note that the on-screen cursor will
drop down to the
the
buttons
until the name of the
/
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desired digital input appears. To return to the
analog input, press the buttons until the word
appears. When the correct input
source appears, press the
button
so that the
cursor appears next to
, and press the Set
button
.
To change the digital input at any time using
the discrete function buttons and the semi-OSD
system, press the Digital Input Select button
on the front panel or the remote.
Within five seconds, make your input selection
using the Selector buttons on the front panel
or the
buttons
/
until the desired digital or analog input is
shown in the Main Information Display
and in the lower third of the video display
,
connected to the AVR 310. Press the Set but-
ton
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
cur-
may also be switched to a digital output for use
line.
with CD-R/RW decks, MD recorders or other
digital audio recorders. To change the jack to
an output, press the
but-
the
/
screen so that the
. Then press the
so that the word
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
line. Press
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
once
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-
on the remote
only source material.
NOTE: If you have selected Logic 7 C or M as
your surround mode for the current listening
session, and you are using a digital input, and
you have not changed the default surround
mode for that input source to the same Logic 7
mode, then you will notice that if the digital
signal is interrupted for any reason (such as
stopping the source device), upon resumption
of the signal, the AVR 310 will use a different
surround mode. In fact, the AVR 310 will use
whichever mode was set as the default for that
source. The factory default for all sources is
Stereo mode, unless the receiver detects a
Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream.
It is easiest to complete the surround setup
buttons
while
/
using the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the
menu is on the
cursor is next to
/
buttons
/
/
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the
is highlighted. Note
Set button
Figure 3
Figure 4
Since the factory default for all inputs is Stereo,
the phrase
highlighted video (Figure 3). To change the sur-
round mode while the
surround line, press the
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
menu (Figure 1), press the
buttons
until the
cursor is next to
menu. Press the
so that the
menu (Figure 3 or 4) is on the screen.
will initially appear in
cursor is next to the
buttons
/
on the front panel.
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