System Setup; Settings Associated Only With Input Selected - Harman Kardon AVR 7000 Owner's Manual

System Configuration

System Setup

Once the speakers have been placed in the room
and connected, the remaining steps are to pro-
gram the system configuration memories. With
the AVR 7000 two kind of memories are used,
those associated individually with the input
selected, e.g. surround modes, and others work-
ing independently from any input selected like
speaker output levels, crossover frequencies or
delay times used by the surround sound
processor.
You are now ready to power up the AVR 7000 to
begin these final adjustments.
1. Plug the Power Cable › into an unswitched
AC outlet.
2. Press the Main Power Switch
latches and the word "OFF" on the top of the
switch disappears inside the front panel. Note
that the Power Indicator will turn amber,
indicating that the unit is in the Standby mode.
3. Install the four supplied AAA batteries in the
remote as shown. Be certain to follow the (+) and
(–) polarity indicators that are on the bottom of
the battery compartment.
4. Turn the AVR 7000 on either by pressing the
System Power Control or the Input
Source Selector on the front panel, or via
the remote by pressing the AVR Selector
any of the CD/Tape/ DVD Selectors
remote. The Power Indicator will turn green
to confirm that the unit is on, and the
Information Display will also light up.
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 Monitor Out
jack e 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.
IMPORTANT NOTE: When viewing the displays on
a projection TV 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 projec-
tors, 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
7000 warranty and may not be covered by the pro-
jector TV set's warranty.
The AVR 7000 has two on-screen display modes,
"Semi-OSD" and "Full-OSD." When making con-
figuration adjustments, it is recommended that
the Full-OSD mode be used. This will place a com-
plete 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.
in until it
Using the full OSD system and the on-screen
menus is usually the easiest way to make adjust-
ments, as this method presents the full range of
choices for each option on the screen. However,
note that when the full OSD system is in use, the
menu selections are not shown in the
Information Display
OSD menu system is used, OSD ON will appear in
the Main Information Display
OSD Indicator
that a video display must be used.
When the semi-OSD system is used in conjunction
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 Note that the horizontal arrow but-
tons cannot be used with the semi-
/
OSD. Settings must be made by pressing the
or
appropriate discrete configuration button, e.g.
on the
Speaker and options be selected, e.g.
Center Speaker, with the
Buttons on the front or
remote, then Set
the setting can be made, e.g. Small/Large, with
the Selector Buttons
/
on the remote and confirmed again
/
with the Set
Selecting the On-Screen display
The full OSD system is always available by press-
ing the OSD button
pressed the main
(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 the item titled
The semi-OSD system is also available as a system
default, although it may be turned off by using
the
page 35.) 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 as outlined
above.
Figure 1
Settings associated only with Input
selected
The AVR 7000 features an advanced memory sys-
tem that enables you to establish different config-
urations for the speaker configuration, digital
input and surround mode for each input source.
This flexibility enables you to custom tailor the
. When the full
way in which you listen to each source and have
the AVR 7000 memorize them. This means, for
and the
example, that you may associate different sur-
will illuminate to remind you
round modes and analog or digital inputs with
different sources, or set different speaker configu-
rations with the resultant changes to the bass
management system. Once these settings are
made, they will automatically be recalled when-
ever you select an input.
The default settings for the AVR 7000, as it is
shipped from the factory, have all inputs set for
an analog source, with stereo as the surround
mode, the front left and right speakers set to
"large" (with surround modes other speakers to
"small"), and a subwoofer connected. Before
Selector
/
using the unit, you will probably want to change
on the
/
these settings for most inputs so that they are
to confirm. Afterwards
properly configured to reflect the use of digital or
analog inputs, the type of speakers installed and
on the front or
the surround mode specifics. Remember, since the
AVR 7000's memory system keeps the settings for
button.
each input separate from the other inputs, you
will need to make these adjustments for each
input used. However, once they are made, further
. When this button is
adjustment is only required when system compo-
menu
nents 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. Once you have completed the
settings for the first input, many settings may be
duplicated for the remaining inputs. It is also a
good idea to set the configuration data in the
.
order these items are listed in the Main Audio
menu. (See
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