Audio Setup; Surround Setup - Harman Kardon AVR 745 Owner's Manual

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System Configuration
The
OUT ASPECT RATIO
aspect ratio for the input source currently being
adjusted. To make a change from the default
setting, press the / Navigation Buttons
‹ ›
DF. Remember that this setting impacts
the actual playback only. The on-screen menus
will always be output as a 4:3 signal, though
they may be stretched to 16:9 by a setting
available in your video display.
: The changes to this setting
BRIGHTNESS
are similar to the Brightness control on your dis-
play, changing the video level. If circumstances
are such that a source has a low signal and
appears dark you may wish to change this set-
ting, but be careful not to increase it to the
point where the video display is over-driven into
clipping or blooming.
: The changes to this setting are
CONTRAST
similar to the Contrast control on your display,
changing the white level to compensate for
poor contrast.
: The changes to this setting
SATURATION
are similar to the Color control on your display,
and may be used as needed to compensate for
over or under color saturation.
When all settings on this sub-menu page that
require adjustment have been made, use the
Navigation Buttons DF to move the on-
screen ➞ cursor next to
PAGE 1
press the OK/Enter Button E on the TC 30
or the Set Button Q to return to the previous
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
page, or move the on-screen ➞ cursor next to
the line to return to the
T O VIDEO MAIN
main Video menu.

Audio Setup

This menu allows you to configure the tone con-
trols. If you do not wish to change any of those
settings at this time, proceed to the next menu
screen. However, to make configuration changes
to those parameters, make certain that the
is on the screen with the ➞
MASTER MENU
cursor pointing to the
AUDIO SETUP
and press the OK/Enter Button E on the
TC 30 or the Set Button Q. The
SETUP menu (Figure 7) will appear.
* A U D I O S E T U P
→ T O N E : I N
B A S S : 0
T R E B L E : 0
B A C K T O M A S T E R
Figure 7
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line sets the 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
menu and press the
DF so that
video.
If you wish to leave the tone controls in the sig-
nal path, the amount off boost or cut for bass
and treble may be adjusted by pressing the
Navigation Button DF so that the
⁄ / ¤
➞ cursor is next to the line for the setting you
wish to adjust. Next, press the
Button DF until the desired setting is
shown.
When all desired changes have been made on
this menu, press the
DF so that the ➞ cursor is next to the
B A C K T O M A I N M E N U
the OK/Enter Button E on the TC 30 or the
Set Button Q.

Surround Setup

The next step for that input is to set the surround
mode you wish to use with that input. Since sur-
round modes are a matter of personal taste, feel
/
‹ ›
free to select any mode you wish – you may
change it later. The Surround Mode chart on page
and then
42 may help you select the mode best suited to
the input source selected. For example you may
select Dolby Pro Logic II or Logic 7 for most ana-
settings
log inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs connected
to digital sources. In the case of inputs such as a
CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, you may wish to
set the mode to Stereo, if that is your preferred
listening mode for standard stereo sources,
where it is unlikely that surround encoded materi-
al will be used. Alternatively, the 5 Channel Stereo
or Logic 7 Music mode may also be a good
choice for stereo-only source material.
It is easiest to complete the surround setup using
the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the
line,
menu (Figure 1), press the
MASTER
buttons DF until the ➝ cursor is next to the
AUDIO
SURROUND SELECT
OK/Enter Button E on the TC 30 or the Set
Button Q so that the
*
menu (Figure 8) is on the screen.
SELECT
O U T
* * S U R R O U N D
➔ ➔
S O U R C E :
A U D I O I N
M E N U
A U D I O I N :
A D C S A M P L I N G :
S U R R M O D E :
S U R R S E L E C T :
D E F A U L T
S U R R O U N D
D O L B Y S U R R
B A C K T O
Figure 8
The first line on the menu allows you to select
the input for which the specific surround settings
will be applied. Press the
Buttons DF to select the input source to
be configured.
line on the
TONE
The
Navigation Button
‹ / ›
lines are for display only and may not be
is highlighted in reverse
OUT
changed through the
menu. The
physical connection source for the current active
input, and the
nal type present. Note that an
sage in the
digital physical input source has been selected,
Navigation but that no data stream is present.
‹ / ›
When the input selection has been made, press
the
to the next configuration line.
Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
The
determine whether the unit's upsampling feature
line and press
is turned on or off. The default setting of 48kHz
puts the feature in a bypass, or "off," mode and
will pass digital audio data through the DSP at
its native sample rate. To process incoming
44.1kHz signals at a higher resolution, upsam-
pled 96kHz sample rate, press the
Navigation Buttons DF once so that
96kHz is highlighted.
When the desired setting has been made, or if no
adjustment is required at this line, press the
⁄
the next configuration line.
The
related, as they guide you to the choice of the
surround mode that will be activated whenever
the input being configured is selected.
At the
Navigation Buttons DF to select the sur-
round mode group (such as Dolby modes, DTS
modes, Logic 7 modes, and DSP or Stereo modes)
that is applicable to the input source. After mak-
ing a selection, press the
Button DF to move to the
/
⁄ ¤
At the
menu. Press the
the specific mode to be used from within the
major surround mode group. The choice of modes
SURROUND is governed by the input type (as some modes
such as Dolby Digital or DTS-ES are not available
for analog sources), as well as by the speaker
configuration, since some modes are only
S E T U P * *
V I D E O 1
available when a full 7.1 speaker complement is
P O R T : A N A L O G
P C M 4 4 . 1 k H z
present. The full list of available modes is
4 8 K 9 6 K
detailed in the surround mode chart on page 42.
L O G I C 7
M U S I C 5 . 1
In addition, you may also use the settings in the
S U R R : L A S T
C O N F I G
SURROUND CONFIG
S E T U P
modes you do not normally use from the
M A S T E R M E N U
available choices.
/ Navigation
‹ ›
and
AUDIO IN-PORT AUDIO I N
SURROUND SETUP
displays the
AUDIO IN-PORT
line shows the sig-
AUDIO I N
UNLOCK
line indicates that a
AUDIO I N
Navigation Button DF to move
⁄ / ¤
line is where you
ADC SAMPLING
/
‹ ›
Navigation Button DF to move to
/ ¤
and lines are
SURR MODE SELECT
line, press the /
SURR MODE
‹ ›
Navigation
⁄ / ¤
SELECT
line, you are able to choose
SELECT
menus to delete
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mes-
line.