Input Setup - Harman Kardon AVR 245 Owner's Manual

System Configuration
However, we recommend that the first time you
use the AVR, you take advantage of the simplicity
of configuring the system using the EzSet+
process, which takes the guesswork out of speak-
er size and delay settings, and balances the
speaker output levels to tailor the AVR's sound
presentation to your specific system and room.
Before beginning the EzSet+ procedure, there are
a few adjustments that need to be made to
ensure accurate results.
The factory default settings for the AVR 245 have
all inputs configured for an analog audio input
except for the DVD input, where the Coaxial
Digital Input is the default and the Video 2
input, where the Optical Digital Audio Input
is the default. 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 Logic 7
Music, although Dolby Digital or DTS will auto-
matically be selected as appropriate 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 analog inputs and the surround mode
associated with the input. Remember that since
the AVR memorizes the settings for each input
individually, you will need to make these adjust-
ments 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
possible, we suggest that you use the full-OSD
system with the on-screen menus, and step
through each input.
It is recommended that you record your settings
for each input using the work-sheets in the
appendix to this manual, in the event there is a
power loss or if you need to reenter the settings
for some other reason.

Input Setup

The first step in configuring the AVR is to select
an input, i.e. to associate an analog or digital
input with each input source in use, e.g. CD or
DVD. Note that once an input is selected, all set-
tings for the Digital Input, Speaker Configuration,
Delay and Surround Mode will "attach"
themselves to that input and be stored in a
nonvolatile 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 cus-
tom tailor each source to your specific listening
requirements. However, once made they need not
be changed again unless you need to alter a
setting.
When using the full-OSD system to make the
setup adjustments, press the OSD button
once so that the
MASTER MENU
appears. Note that the cursor will be next to
›
the line. Press the Set button
INPUT SETUP
to enter the menu and the
INPUT
menu (Figure 2) will appear on the
SETUP
screen. Press the buttons
‹ / ›
desired input name appears in the highlighted
video, as well as being indicated in the front
panel Input Indicators  by the blue 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
The AVR offers you the option of renaming each
input (except tuner) as it appears in the on-screen
and front panel messages. This is helpful if you
have more than one VCR, if you wish to associate
a specific product brand name with the input, or
to simply enter any name that will help you to
remember which source is being selected.
To change the input name, press the
Navigation Button on the remote so that
the ➞ cursor is pointing to
TITLE
and hold the Set Button for a few seconds
until a flashing box appears to the right of the
colon. Immediately release the Set Button
as you are now ready to enter the device name.
⁄
Press the Navigation Button
/ ¤
note that a complete set of alpha-numeric charac-
ters will appear with the start of the alphabet in
capital letters followed by the lower-case letters
and then numbers and symbols. When you press
the Navigation Button , a series of
¤
symbols and numbers will appear, followed by a
reverse list of the alphabet in lower-case letters.
Press the button either way until the first letter of
the desired name appears. If you wish to enter a
blank space as the first character, press the
Navigation Button .
When the desired character appears, press the
Navigation Button and repeat the process
for the next letter, and continue until the desired
name is entered, up to a maximum of fourteen
characters.
Press the Set Button
name into the system memory and to proceed
(Figure 1) with the configuration process.
If your system includes any sources that are
equipped with Y/Pr/Pb component video outputs,
the AVR is able to switch them to send the proper
signals to your video display. All Component
until the
Video Inputs
source for added system flexibility. The default
setting is for the Video 1 Component Video
Input to be assigned to the DVD, with the
Component Video 2 Jacks
other inputs. If your system does not include com-
ponent video at this time, or if you do not need to
change these defaults, press the
Button to go to the next setting.
To change the Component Video assignment, first
make certain that the ➞ cursor is pointing to the
COMPONENT I N
and then press the
until you see the desired input in the
highlighted video. The clicking noise that you will
hear when the component video inputs is
switched is normal, due to the relay used to
ensure proper isolation between the three inputs.
If your video display has component video inputs
but your source device only uses S-video or com-
posite video (e.g., an older VCR), then you may
benefit from the AVR 245's video transcoding, in
which composite and S-video signals are
transcoded to higher-quality component video,
enabling a single cable connection from the AVR
⁄
/ ¤
to the television.
The
CONVERT
. Next, press
COMPONENT I N
that the source is connected using either compos-
ite or S-video. The video signal will be transcoded
,
to component video and will be available at the
component video monitor outputs. If your
and television is not component-video-capable, you
may view this source using the composite or S-
video monitor outputs.
Note: Although the video signal is transcoded to
the component video format, it is not processed
or upscaled.
When the desired component input has been
selected, press the
go to the next setting.
›
›
to enter the input
may be assigned to any
assigned to the
Navigation
¤
line on the menu screen,
Navigation Button
‹ / ›
option that appears on the
line in Figure 2 indicates
Navigation Button
¤
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 19