Input Setup; Surroundsetup - Harman Kardon AVR 220 Owner's Manual

System Configuration
Input Setup
Thefirst step in configuringthe AVR220 is to
selectan input.Thismay be done by pressing
the front panel Input Source Selector []
untilthe desiredinput's nameappearsmomen-
tarily in the Main Information Display l_l,
and the greenLEDlights next to the input's
name in the front panel Input Indicators F_"_.
Theinput mayalso be selectedby pressing
the appropriateInput Selector 41_O on
the remotecontrol.
When usingthe full-OSDsystemto makethe
setupadjustments,pressthe OSD Button
onceso that the MASTER MENU (Figure1)
appears.Note that the • cursorwill be next to
the INPUT SETUP line. Press the Set
Button li_ to enterthe menu andthe
INPUT SETUP menu(Figure2) will
appearon the screen.Pressthe ,/• Buttons
li_]t_ until the desiredinputnameappears
in the highlightedvideo,as well as beingindi-
cated inthe front panelInput Indicators []
by the greenLEDnext to the desiredinput
name.If the inputwill usethe standard
left/right analog inputs, n o further adjustmentis
needed.
f * INPUT SETUP *
• INPUT :_
DIGITAL IN:_
RETURN TO MENU
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Figure 2
If you wish to associateoneof the digital
inputswith the selectedinput source,pressthe
• Button _ on the remotewhile the
INPUT SETUP menu(Figure2)is on the
screen,and note that the on-screencursorwill
drop down to the DIGITAL IN line.Press
the _i/• Buttons li_]t_ until the nameof
the desireddigital input appears. T oreturn to
the analog input, pressthe buttonsuntil the
word AN AL OG appears.Whenthe correct
input sourceappears,pressthe • Button
until the • cursorappearsnext to RETURN
T O MEN U, and pressthe Set Button I[1_.
Tochangethe digital input at anytime using
the discretefunction buttonsandthe semi-OSD
system,pressthe Digital Input Select
Button []I_ on the front panel or the
remote.Withinfive seconds, m akeyour input
selectionusing the Selector Buttons [] on
the front panel or the A/• ButtonsIi_)Ii_
on the remoteuntil the desireddigital or ana-
log input is shown in the Main Information
Display [] andin the lower third of the video
displayconnected to the AVR220. Pressthe
Set Button qi_ to enterthe new digital input
assignment.
Surround Setup
Oncethe basicinput setup hasbeen com-
pleted,the next step isto setthe surround
modeyou wish to usewith an input.Since
surroundmodesarea matter of personaltaste,
feel free to selectany modeyou wish - you
maychangeit later. However, t o makeit easier
to establishthe initial parameters for the
AVR220, it is bestto selectDolbyProLogicII
for mostanalog inputsand DolbyDigitalfor
inputsconnected to digital sources. I n the case
of inputssuchasa CD Player, T apeDeckor
Tuner, y ou may wish to set the modeto Stereo
(asthey are not typicallyusedwith multichan-
nel programmaterial),whereit is unlikelythat
surround-encoded m aterialwill be used.
Alternatively, t he Logic7 Musicmode is a good
choicefor stereo-onlysourcematerial.
NOTE:If you haveselectedLogic7 C or M as
yoursurroundmodefor the current listening
session, a nd you'reusing a digital input, and
you haven'tchangedthe default surround
modefor that input sourceto the sameLogic7
mode,you will noticethat, if the digital signal is
interruptedfor any reason(suchasstoppingthe
sourcedevice),upon resumptionof the signal,
the AVR220 will use a different surround
mode.In fact, the AVR220 will usewhichever
modewasset asthe default for that source.
Thefactory default for all sources is Stereo
mode,unlessthe receiverdetectsa Dolby
Digitalor DTSbitstream.
It is easiestto completethe surroundsetup
usingthe fulI-OSD on-screenmenus.From the
MASTER MENU (Figure1),pressthe A/•
ButtonsI[_tli_ until the • cursoris next to
the SURROUND SETUP menu.Pressthe
Set Button _ sothat the SUR ROUN D
SETUP menu (Figure3 or 4) is on the
screen.
* SURROUND SETUP *
CENTER DELAY: --MS
SURR DELAY: .-MS
NIGHT: .-. ......
RETURN TO MENU
Figure 3
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*SURROUND SETUP *
• !RROUN I
CENTER DELAY: BMS
SURR DELAY: O_MS
NIGHT: _ MID MAX
RETURN TO MENU
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Figure 4
Sincethe factory default for all inputs is Stereo,
the phraseSURR OFF will initially appearin
highlightedvideo (Figure3).Tochangethe sur-
round modewhile the • cursoris next to the
surroundline, pressthe _/• Buttons qi_]t_
untilthe desiredsurroundmode'sname
appearsin the highlighted video.As the modes
arechanged,a greenLEDwill also light next to
the mode namesin the Surround Mode
Indicators [] on the front panel.
Note that the data linesnext to the items in the
screendisplaywill showeither numbersor a
seriesof dashes,dependingon whetheror not
the specificparameteris adjustable.Forexam-
ple,the CenterDelayand Night Mode items are
only adjustablefor DolbyDigital,and the Delay
Timeis only adjustedfor DolbyDigitaland
DolbyProLogic I1.Note,also,that DolbyDigital
and DTS will only appearas choices(Figure4)
when a digital input was previouslyselected.
Depending on the surroundmodeselected,you
may now proceedto changeeitherthe delay
time or the crossover frequency.ForDolby
Digitaland DolbyPro LogicII, pressingthe
A/• Ii_)Ii_ buttonson the remotewill take
you to the delaysettings.
Delay Settings
If DolbyDigitalor DolbyPro LogicII is selected
asthe surroundmodefor an input, you may
needto adjustthe delay time setting.Note that
the delaytime is not adjustablefor any other
modes.
Dueto the different distancesbetweenthe
listeningpositionfor the front-channelspeakers
andthe surroundspeakers, the amountof time
it takes for soundto reachyourearsfrom the
front versussurroundspeakers differs.Youmay
compensate for this differencethrough the use
of the delaysettingsto adjustthe timing for the
specificspeakerplacementand acousticcondi-
tions in your listeningroomor home theater.
Thefactory setting is appropriatefor most
rooms,but someinstallationscreatean uncom-
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