Configure Sources - Harman Kardon AVR 245 Owner's Manual

INITIAL SETUP
Figure 51 – EzSet+ – Speaker Delay
NOTE: The AVR 245 is also capable of setting a different type
of delay, called A/V Sync Delay. A/V Sync Delay is used to com-
pensate for lip sync problems that may occur when a video dis-
play device or set-top box causes delays while digital video sig-
nals are processed. It simultaneously adds a delay to all speaker
channels in the system. A/V Sync Delay is not set during
EzSet+. It may be set while watching a program as follows:
press the Delay Button on the remote and the first setting dis-
played is A/V Sync Delay. Press the Set Button to select it and
then use the ⁄ / ¤ Buttons to adjust it.
Speaker Level: During this test, EzSet+ ensures that all speakers
sound equally loud at the listening position. During a surround sound
presentation, it is common for the surround channels to sound less
prominent, or not to be used at all, at times. By setting the baseline
channel levels correctly, the settings programmed by the artist can be
even more effective.
Speaker Size: This test checks the low-frequency range capabilities of
each of your speakers to ensure that low-frequency sounds are not sent
to speakers unable to reproduce them efficiently. Each of the main
speakers in your system will be assigned a value of Large or Small,
depending solely on how it handles low frequencies.
Speaker Crossover: This test determines the lowest frequency each
of your main speakers is capable of handling effectively, in order to
set the highest frequency the subwoofer should reproduce. The system
balances the need to ensure that all frequencies are reproduced for
smooth transitions between the subwoofer and main speakers without
losing any information, against the need to avoid overtaxing smaller
satellite speakers.
When EzSet+ has finished running all of these tests, a screen similar to
the one in Figure 52 will appear. The TEST DONE-UNPLUG MIC mes-
sage will disappear after a few seconds, replaced by a speaker channel
name. You may move the cursor to that line and scroll through the
speaker channels to review the EzSet+ results. If they are satisfactory,
return the cursor to the SAVE SETTING line, and press the Set Button
to save the EzSet+ settings.
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Figure 52 – EzSet+ – Completed

Configure Sources

In the Installation section, you physically connected various cables
between your source devices and the AVR. In this section, you will
assign the various audio and video inputs to their sources, ensuring that
the AVR uses the correct connections each time you select a source.
Press the OSD Button to view the Master Menu. The cursor will be
pointing to the INPUT SETUP line, and you need only press the Set
Button to display the Input Setup menu. See Figure 53.
Figure 53 – Input Setup Menu Screen
The first line indicates that the receiver is currently set to the tuner
source. In fact, you may hear static if the tuner is set to an unused fre-
quency. You will not be able to make any changes to the tuner, other
than selecting a component video input or adjusting the tone controls.
It is not recommended that you make either of these changes for
the tuner.
Press the ‹ Button to view the next source. The sources will be selected
in the following order: Tape, 6-Channel Inputs, 8-Channel Inputs,
DMP/The Bridge, Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4, HDMI 2, HDMI 1,
DVD, CD and XM Radio. Pressing the
the reverse order.
For each of these sources, you may adjust the following settings. At a
minimum, you should make sure that sources connected to any of the
component video or digital audio inputs have the correct settings. Other
settings are optional, and you may adjust them at a later time when you
have more experience with the AVR. Refer to the worksheets you filled
out during installation as you assign inputs to each source.
› Button selects the sources in