System Configuration; First Turn On; Using The On-Screen Display; System Setup - Harman Kardon AVR 245 Owner's Manual

System Configuration

Subwoofers produce largely nondirectional
sound, so they may be placed almost anywhere in
a room. Actual placement should be based on
room size and shape and the type of subwoofer
used. One method of finding the optimal location
for a subwoofer is to begin by placing it in the
front of the room, about 15 cm from a wall, or
near the front corner of the room. Another
method is to temporarily place the subwoofer in
the spot where you will normally sit, and then
walk around the room until you find a spot where
the subwoofer sounds best. Place the subwoofer
in that spot. You should also follow the instruc-
tions of the subwoofer's manufacturer, or you
may wish to experiment with the best location for
a subwoofer in your listening room.
Once the speakers have been placed in the room
and connected, the remaining steps are to pro-
gram the system configuration memories.
Although it is necessary to assign input/output
settings and surround mode choices manually, we
recommend that you take advantage of the
power and precision of EzSet+ to automatically
select and enter the settings for all other audio
parameters. This will not only save you time; it
will ensure that your room is calibrated and
equalized with an accuracy not possible when
these settings are made manually. You are now
ready to power up the AVR 245 to begin these
final adjustments.

First Turn On

You are now ready to power up the AVR to begin
these final adjustments.
1. Plug the Power Cable into an unswitched
AC outlet.
2. Press the Main Power Switch 1 in until it
latches and the word "OFF" on the top of the
switch disappears inside the front panel. Note
that the Power Indicator 3 will turn
orange, indicating that the unit is in the
Standby mode.
3. Remove the protective plastic film from the
main front-panel lens. If left in place, the film
may affect the performance of your remote
control.
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.
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5. Turn the AVR on either by pressing the System
Power Control 2 or the Input Source
Selector % on the front panel, or via the
remote by pressing the Power On Button
, AVR Selector or any of the Input
Selectors on the remote. The Power
Indicator 3 will turn blue to confirm that the
unit is on, and the Main Information
Display Ò will also light up.
NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector
buttons to turn the unit on, press the AVR
Selector to have the remote control the AVR
functions.

Using the On-Screen Display

When making the following adjustments, you
may find them easier to make via the unit's on-
screen display system. These easy-to-read
displays give you a clear picture of the current
status of the unit and facilitate speaker, delay,
input or digital selection you are making.
To view the on-screen displays, 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's displays, the correct video input
must be selected on your video display. Note that
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 period of time. As with any video display,
but particularly with projectors, constant display of
a static image such as these menus or video game
images may cause the image to be permanently
"burned into" the CRT. This type of damage is not
covered by the AVR warranty and may not be
covered by the projector TV set's warranty.
The AVR has two on-screen display modes,
"Semi-OSD" and "Full-OSD." When making
configuration adjustments, it is recommended
that the Full-OSD mode be used. This will place a
complete status report or option listing on the
screen, making it easier to view the available
options and make the settings on the screen. The
Semi-OSD mode uses one-line displays only.
Note that when the full OSD system is in use, the
menu selections are not shown in the Infor-
mation Display Ò. When the full OSD menu
system is used, will appear in the
OSD O N
Main Information Display Ò to remind you
that a video display must be used.
When the semi-OSD system is used in conjunc-
tion with the discrete configuration buttons, the
on screen display will show a single line of text
with the current menu selection. That selection
will also be shown in the Main Information
Display Ò.
The full OSD system can always be turned on or
off by pressing the OSD button
button is pressed the
MASTER MENU
(Figure 1) will appear, and adjustments are made
from the individual menus. Note that the menus
will remain on the screen for 20 seconds after the
latest action was made on the screen menu, 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
menu, and changing
ADVANCED SELECT
the item titled
FULL OSD TIME OUT
The semi-OSD system is also available as a sys-
tem default, although it may be turned off by
using the
ADVANCED SELECT
page 42). With the semi-OSD system, you may
make adjustments directly, by pressing the but-
tons 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 Û
then any of the Selector buttons
on the front panel or remote.
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Figure 1

System Setup

The AVR 245 features an advanced memory
system that enables you to establish different
configurations for the speaker configuration,
digital input, surround mode, delay times,
crossover frequencies and speaker setting for
each input source. To ease the speaker setting,
the same speaker setting can also be made for all
inputs. This flexibility enables you to custom tailor
the way in which you listen to each source and
have the AVR memorize them. This means, for
example, that you may associate different
surround modes and analog or digital inputs with
different sources, or set different speaker configu-
rations with the resultant changes to the bass
management system or the use of the center
speaker and/or the Subwoofer. Once these
settings are made, they will automatically be
recalled whenever you select that input.
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