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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 23

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 23

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

to change these defaults, press the

Button

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

until you see the

desired input. When the desired component video
input has been selected, press the

Button

to go to the next setting.

If you wish to associate one of the digital inputs with
the selected input source, press the

Button

on the remote while the

INPUT SETUP

(Figure 2) is on the screen, and the on-screen cursor
will drop down to the

DIGITAL IN

line. Press

the

‹

›

Buttons

until the name of the desired

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

once so that the

›

cursor appears

next to

BACK TO MASTER MENU

, and

press the

Set Button

To change the digital input at any time using the dis-
crete function buttons and the semi-OSD system,
press the

Digital Select Button

on the remote.

Within five seconds, make your input selection using
the

⁄

Buttons

until the desired digital or

analog input is shown in the

Upper Display Line

and in the lower line of the on-screen display. Press
the

Set Button

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
that the

›

cursor is pointing to the

AUTO POLL

line on the menu screen. Next, press the

‹

›

Buttons

so that

OFF

appears. To restore

the Auto Polling feature, repeat the procedure at
any time so that

appears.

When DMP

has been selected as the source

input, an additional line will appear in this menu that
lets you select whether you wish to allow your iPod to

continue charging while docked in

when the

AVR 340 is turned off and placed in Standby mode.
To make your selection, press the

⁄

Buttons

until the

›

cursor is next to the line reading

RECHARGE IN ST-BY

. Press the

‹

›

Buttons

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
Standby mode to indicate that charging is taking
place. The default setting is

, in which the docked

iPod will not continue to charge when the AVR 340
is turned off, even though

remains connected

to the AVR.

When all needed adjustments have been made, press
the

Button

until the

›

cursor is next to

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

. The

AUDIO SETUP

menu (Figure 3) will appear.

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

so that

OUT

appears.

If you wish to leave the tone controls in the signal
path, make sure that

appears on the

TONE

line, using the

‹

›

Buttons

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

⁄

Buttons

that the

›

cursor is next to

BASS

TREBLE

depending on which setting you wish to adjust. Next,
press the

‹

›

Buttons

until the desired setting

is shown.

When all desired changes have been made on this
menu, press the

Button

so that the

›

cur-

sor is next to the

BACK TO MASTER MENU

line; press the

Set Button

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

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

(Figure 1), press the

⁄

Buttons

until the

›

cursor is next to the

SURROUND SELECT

line. Then press the

Set Button

until the