Audio Setup; Surround Setup - Harman Kardon AVR 340 Owner's Manual

to change these defaults, press the
¤
to go to the next setting.
To change the Component Video assignment, first
make certain that the cursor is pointing to the
COMPONENT IN line on the menu screen;
then press the ‹/› Buttons o until you see the
desired input. When the desired component video
input has been selected, press the
¤
to go to the next setting.
If you wish to associate one of the digital inputs with
the selected input source, press the
¤
on the remote while the INPUT SETUP menu
(Figure 2) is on the screen, and the on-screen cursor
will drop down to the DIGITAL IN line. Press
Buttons o until the name of the desired
the /
‹ ›
digital input appears. To return to the analog input,
press the buttons until the word ANALOG appears.
When the correct digital input jack appears, press the
Button n once so that the
cursor appears
¤ ›
next to BACK TO MASTER MENU, and
press the Set Button p.
To change the digital input at any time using the dis-
crete function buttons and the semi-OSD system,
press the Digital Select Button q on the remote.
Within five seconds, make your input selection using
Buttons n until the desired digital or
the /
⁄ ¤
analog input is shown in the Upper Display Line P
and in the lower line of the on-screen display. Press
the Set Button p to enter the new digital input
assignment.
Some digital video input sources (such as a cable box
or HDTV set-top) may change between analog and
digital outputs, depending on which channel is in use.
The AVR 340's Auto Polling feature allows you to
avoid losing the audio feed when this happens by
automatically searching both analog and digital con-
nections for a signal. Digital audio is the default, and
the unit will automatically switch to analog audio if the
digital audio stream stops.
In cases where only a digital source is used, such as
for a DVD player, you may wish to disable the Auto
Polling feature to prevent the AVR from trying to "find"
an analog source when the digital source is paused.
To turn Auto Polling off for any input, first make certain
cursor is pointing to the AUTO POLL
that the ›
line on the menu screen. Next, press the
Buttons o so that OFF appears. To restore
the Auto Polling feature, repeat the procedure at
any time so that ON appears.
The Bridge
When DMP has been selected as the source
TM
input, an additional line will appear in this menu that
lets you select whether you wish to allow your iPod to
Button n
continue charging while docked in
AVR 340 is turned off and placed in Standby mode.
To make your selection, press the
n until the
›
RECHARGE IN ST-BY. Press the
Buttons o until the word YES appears if you
wish charging to continue, and the blue lighting on
The Bridge will remain lit when the AVR 340 is in
Button n
Standby mode to indicate that charging is taking
place. The default setting is NO, in which the docked
iPod will not continue to charge when the AVR 340
Button n
is turned off, even though
to the AVR.
When all needed adjustments have been made, press
Button n until the
the
¤
BACK TO MASTER MENU to continue with
the system configuration.

Audio Setup

This menu allows you to configure the tone controls. If
you do not wish to change those settings at this time,
proceed to the next menu screen. However, to make
configuration changes to those parameters, make cer-
tain that the MASTER MENU (Figure 1) is on
screen with the › cursor pointing to the AUDIO
SETUP line, and press the Set Button p. The
AUDIO SETUP menu (Figure 3) will appear.
* A U D I O
T O N E
B A S S
T R E B L E
B A C K
Figure 3
The first line controls whether or not the bass/treble
tone controls are in the signal path. The normal default
is for them to be in-line, but if you wish to remove
them from the circuit for "flat" response, first make
certain that the › cursor is pointing to the TONE
line on the menu and press the ‹/› Buttons o
so that OUT appears.
If you wish to leave the tone controls in the signal
path, make sure that IN appears on the TONE
line, using the ‹/› Buttons o to adjust this set-
/ ting if necessary. The amount of boost or cut for bass
‹ ›
and treble may be adjusted by up to ±10dB, in 2dB
increments, by pressing the
that the › cursor is next to BASS or TREBLE
depending on which setting you wish to adjust. Next,
press the ‹/› Buttons o until the desired setting
is shown.
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when the
The Bridge
TM
/ Buttons
⁄ ¤
cursor is next to the line reading
‹ / ›
The Bridge
remains connected
TM
cursor is next to
›
S E T U P *
: I N
: 0
: 0
T O M A S T E R M E N U
Buttons n so
/
⁄ ¤
When all desired changes have been made on this
Button n so that the › cur-
menu, press the
¤
sor is next to the BACK TO MASTER MENU
line; press the Set Button p.

Surround Setup

The next step is to set the surround mode you wish
to use with the input that was previously selected in
the INPUT SETUP menu. 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 340, it is best to select Dolby
Pro Logic II or Logic 7 for most analog inputs. In the
case of inputs such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or
Tuner, you may wish to set the mode to Stereo
("Surround Off") as they are not typically used with
multichannel program material, and 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. See pages 35–40 for more
information on available surround modes.
When selecting surround modes for digital program
material, the AVR 340 will always examine the data
stream and automatically select Dolby Digital or DTS
as applicable.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
• You will not be able to access any of the Dolby
Digital or DTS Digital modes unless a source signal
in that format is present. Thus, in order to make
adjustments to the output levels and delay settings
(if available) for these modes, you will need to play
a source in that format, such as a DVD.
• You will not be able to access any of the 6.1- or
7.1-channel modes; such as Dolby Digital EX, DTS
Neo:6 (6CH), 7-channel Stereo and Logic 7/7.1;
unless the AVR 340 has been configured for 6.1-/
7.1-channel operation by setting the surround back
speaker channels to SMALL or LARGE using
the SPEAKER SIZE submenu, which is
accessed from the MANUAL SETUP sub-
menu. See page 28 for more information. Note that
the AVR 340 is configured for 6.1/7.1 operation by
default.
It is easiest to complete the surround setup using
the full-OSD on-screen menus, although you may also
use the remote control buttons for each mode group
(see pages 12–13). From the MASTER MENU
Buttons n until the
(Figure 1), press the /
⁄ ¤
cursor is next to the SURROUND SELECT
line. Then press the Set Button p until the
SURROUND SELECT submenu (Figure 3)
is on the screen.
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