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OPERATION

45

ENGLISH

• To select an input using the ZR 10 remote,
press one of the 

Input Selectors

D

, or the

source-specific buttons for 

Tuner

C

or 

The

Bridge

.

• As the input is changed, the AVR will automati-
cally switch to the digital input (if selected), sur-
round mode component video input, A/V Sync
Delay and Night Mode configurations that were
in effect the last time that input was used. If the

LEVEL TRIM

line on the 

CHANNEL

ADJUST

menu (Fig. 30) was set to

INDEPENDENT

, as shown on page 40, the

settings for channel output levels will also
change to the preset values.

• The front-panel 

Video 4 Inputs

Ô

,

Optical

Digital 4 Input

*

or the 

Coaxial Digital 4

Input

Ó

may be used to connect a device such

as a video game or camcorder to your home
entertainment system on a temporary basis.
When they are configured as outputs (see page
51) you can also connect an audio or video
recorder (composite or S-Video) for recording the
source selected.

• As the input source is changed, the new input
name will appear momentarily as an on-screen
display in the lower third of the video display. The
input name will also appear in the 

Main

Information Display

˜

.

• When a pure audio input (CD, Tuner, Tape, 6/8
Channel Input) is selected, the last video input
used remains routed to the 

Video Outputs

(except from its own Video 1/ source) and

Video

Monitor Output

. This permits simultaneous

viewing and listening to different sources.

• When a Video source is selected, its audio
signal will be fed to the speakers and the video
signal for that input will be routed to the appro-
priate 

Monitor Output Jack

and will be view-

able on a TV monitor connected to the AVR. If a
component video source is connected to the 

DVD

,

or 

Video 1 or 2

Component Inputs

,

it will be routed to the 

Component Video

Outputs

. Make certain that your TV is set to

the proper input to view the appropriate video
signal (composite, S-Video or component video,
see Notes for S-Video on page 15).

6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input

• There are two input choices available for use
with sources such as a DVD-Audio or SACD play-
er that are connected to the 

8-Channel Direct

Inputs

. Select the appropriate input accord-

ing to the way your system and source equip-
ment is configured:

• The 6 CH DIRECT input should be used when
the SBR and SBL inputs are NOT in use and the
input source device has its own internal bass
management system. This input passes the input
from the source directly through to the volume
control without any analog to digital conversion
and it mutes the unused input jacks to prevent
unwanted noise from interfering with system per-
formance.

• The 6 CH DVD AUDIO input should be used
when the SBR and SBL inputs are NOT in use and
the input source device does NOT have its own
internal bass management system. When this
input is in use the analog source is converted to
digital so that you may use the same Quadruple
Crossover bass management options for the
direct input as you do with all other inputs. This
input also mutes the unused input jacks to pre-
vent unwanted noise from interfering with sys-
tem performance.

• The 8 CH DIRECT INPUT should be used when
an input is connected to all eight 8-Channel
Direct Inputs 9 and when the input source device
has its own internal bass management system.
This input passes the input from the source
directly through to the volume control without
any analog to digital conversion.

• The 8 CH DVD AUDIO input should be used
when an input is connected to all eight 
8-Channel Direct Inputs 9 and the input source
device does NOT have its own internal bass
management system. When this input is in use
the analog source is converted to digital so that
you may use the same Quadruple Crossover bass
management options for the direct input as you
do with all other inputs.

Note that when the 6-Channel or 8-Channel
Input is in use, you may not select a surround
mode, as the external decoder determines the
processing in use. In addition, there is no signal
at the record outputs or bass management when
the 6-Channel or 8-Channel Direct Input is in use
and the tone or balance controls will not
function.

Controls and Use of Headphones

• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using
the front panel 

Volume Control

ı

or remote

Volume Up/Down 

C

I

buttons.

• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs press
the 

Mute

button 

B

K

. This will interrupt the

output to all speakers and the headphone jack,
but it will not affect any recording or dubbing
that may be in progress. When the system is
muted, the word 

MUTE

will blink in the 

Main

Information Display 

˜

. Press the 

Mute

button 

B

K

again to return to normal

operation.

• The unit’s tone controls may be taken out of
the signal path by pressing the 

Devices Button

4

on the TC 30 remote and then pressing the

Screen Button

6

to the left of 

TONE

MODE

at the bottom of the list of options on

the bottom left side of the 

LCD Screen

7

. The

first press of either button will show a message
in the on-screen display (except when 720p or
1080i sources are in use) and 

Lower Display

Line

˜

with the current status of the tone

controls. The system default is 

TONE I N

,

which indicates that the bass and treble controls
are active. Press the 

/

¤

Navigation Button

D

F

on the TC30 remote or the 

/

Buttons

7$

on the front panel to change the

setting to 

TONE OUT

, which is “flat” response

without the tone controls being active.

• When the tone controls are active, the amount
of bass and treble boost/cut may be adjusted by
first pressing the 

Devices Button

4

on the

TC 30 remote and then pressing the 

Screen

Button

6

to the left of 

TONE MODE

at the

bottom of the list of options on the bottom left
side of the 

LCD Screen

7

two or three times

until the desired setting (

BASS MODE

or

TREBLE MODE

) appears in the on-screen

display and the 

Lower Display Line

˜

. Next,

use the 

/

¤

Navigation Button

D

F

on

the remote or the 

/

Button

on the front panel

7$

to change the setting as desired. The unit

will return to normal operation within five sec-
onds after the setting is changed.

• For private listening, plug the 6.3 mm stereo
phone plug from a pair of stereo headphones
into the front panel 

Headphone Jack

4

.

Note that when the headphone’s plug is con-
nected, the speakers will automatically mute and
a two-channel stereo signal will be sent to the
headphones. The 

Lower Display Line

˜

will

read 

DOLBY H

:

B P

, indicating that the head-

phone output is in the Bypass mode, and to con-
firm that no processing is being used.

Operation

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Summary of Contents for AVR 745

Page 1: ...ENGLISH AVR 745 Audio VideoReceiver OWNER S MANUAL 29510_AVR745_Engelsk 30 10 06 9 31 Side 1...

Page 2: ...tions have been used EXAMPLE bold type indicates a specific remote control or front panel button or rear panel connection jack EXAMPLE OCR type indicates a message that is visible on the front panel i...

Page 3: ...witched to outputs for use with portable recorders a Harman Kardon exclusive Two video recording outputs preamp out and a color coded eight channel input make the AVR virtually future proof with every...

Page 4: ...ts inside this product Opening the cabinet may present a shock hazard and any modification to the prod uct will void your guarantee If water or any metal object such as a paper clip wire or a staple a...

Page 5: ...Mode Selector 9 to cycle through the individual modes available For example press this button to select Dolby modes and then press the Surround Mode Selector 9 to choose from the various mode options...

Page 6: ...to an output Video 4 Input Output Jacks These audio video jacks may be used for temporary connection to video games or portable audio video products such as camcorders and portable audio players They...

Page 7: ...s as follows Front Left White Front Right Red Center Green Surround Left Blue Surround Right Gray Surround Back Left Brown Surround Back Right Tan Subwoofer LFE Purple Digital Audio Orange Composite V...

Page 8: ...e computer through the AVR 745 This connection is also used to connect a compatible computer to the AVR for firmware upgrades when available See page 48 for more information on playback of computer au...

Page 9: ...s and any wooden or fabric surface DVD Video 3 Component Video Inputs These inputs may be used with any source device equipped with analog Y Pr Pb or RGB component video outputs The factory default is...

Page 10: ...5 Help Button 6 Screen Buttons 7 LCD Screen 8 Page Left Right Buttons 9 Transport Control Buttons A Device Control Buttons B Mute Button C Volume Controls D Navigation Buttons E OK Enter Button F Glo...

Page 11: ...p Skip Back Skip Forward Play Record Fast Reverse Fast Forward Pause for Devices such as DVD or CD players digital recorders and VCRs when they are active A Device Control Buttons These buttons direct...

Page 12: ...sor that is connected to the AVR s Multi IR input jack We strongly recommend that the ZR 10 remote be used for the initial configuration and setup process for the AVR 745 A Power Off When used in the...

Page 13: ...the proper Numeric Keys G to select a station See page 57 for more information on the tuner N Memory Button Press this button to enter a radio station into the AVR s preset memory Two underline indica...

Page 14: ...o consult in selecting the proper cable Regardless of the brand of cable selected we recommend that you use a cable constructed of fine multistrand copper with an area greater than 2 mm2 Cable with an...

Page 15: ...he AVR should be made as follows HDMI 1 0 sources carry digital video and mul tichannel or 2 channel PCM audio signals only Connect the HDMI output of a 1 0 source to either of the HDMI Inputs on the...

Page 16: ...adapters or cables are needed Units for playback such as satellite receivers camcorders DVD or LD players need an adapter from Scart to 3 RCA plugs see fig 1 normal video devices or from Scart to 2 R...

Page 17: ...ecific control signals apart from Audio Video signals will be fed to the TV These specific signals are With all video sources the signal for automatic input selection that switches the TV automaticall...

Page 18: ...is recommended for long multiroom connections Option 3 Taking advantage of the AVR s built in seven channel amplifier it is possible to use two of the amplifier channels to power speakers in the remo...

Page 19: ...o other devices such as card readers USB memory stor age devices external hard drives USB acces sories digital cameras or cellular phones Connection to these devices may cause dam age to the device an...

Page 20: ...EQII 7 2 channel calibration procedure In that case we suggest you install all of your speakers except the surround back speaker and run the EzSet EQII procedure for a 5 1 channel system see page 31 A...

Page 21: ...the ZR 10 which is designed primarily for use in remote rooms but which may also be used as a compact remote in your main home theater room The TC 30 remote packed with your new receiver will operate...

Page 22: ...a complete 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 Making Configu...

Page 23: ...hat the MASTER MENU Figure 1 appears Note that the cursor will be next to the IN OUT SETUP line Press the OK Enter Button E or the Set button Q to enter the menu and the IN OUT SETUP menu Figure 2 wil...

Page 24: ...ng At the VIDEO PROCESS line you are able to select which type of video processing or con version if any is to be used with the input source being configured The default setting is to have the AVR 745...

Page 25: ...configuration changes are required An exclusive Harman Kardon feature is the ability to switch front panel jacks from their normal use as inputs to output connections so that portable recording device...

Page 26: ...o receivers in that it not only includes an onboard video processing system using DCDi by Faroudja technology but that it also allows the video con trols to be individually set for each video input so...

Page 27: ...the AVR The settings here are primarily changes to the video enhance ment level and aspect ratio for a specific type of device and defaults were selected after testing on a wide range of product bran...

Page 28: ...s setting is on the processing is adapted to preserve the detail in faces and flesh tones while reducing noise in the total picture COMPOSITE VIDEO ENHANCE When this setting is on composite video sign...

Page 29: ...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...

Page 30: ...ce is present This includes both the native Dolby Discrete mode which cannot be turned off as well as other modes which may be applied as post processing on the source and system speaker configuration...

Page 31: ...Y SURR SETUP menu see fig 10 To adjust the Night mode setting make certain that the cursor is on the NIGHT line of the DOLBY menu Next press Buttons DF to choose between the following settings OFF Whe...

Page 32: ...matic mode which calibrates the system for speaker presence speaker size speaker crossover channel output level speaker to lis tener delay time and room equalization To choose this mode simply press...

Page 33: ...termine whether the speaker is in the cor rect position For example it can tell whether a speaker is connected to the Surround Right out put but it cannot tell whether the speaker is on the right or l...

Page 34: ...d either complete the EQ Design or return to the EZSET EQ MAIN menu If there was an error during the test the Design Step 2 Error message will appear Follow the on screen instructions to check speaker...

Page 35: ...QII we recommend that you save the settings even if you are not sure whether you like them then rerun the EQ Design process again Since the AVR 745 is able to store multi ple EQ Design settings this w...

Page 36: ...e all of the necessary speaker adjustments advanced users may wish to experiment with how different combinations of settings sound in their home theater environment or to use set tings other than thos...

Page 37: ...ter or Surround speakers the use of Dolby Virtual Speaker as a surround mode may provide a sound field that simulates the presence of these speakers See page 42 for more infor mation on the Dolby Virt...

Page 38: ...own on page 36 for using the Manual mode The speaker configuration settings may also be adjusted directly and without going into the OSD menu system at any time using the TC 30 remote control To adjus...

Page 39: ...ing the menu system To adjust the A V Sync delay press the Navigation Button DF so that the cur sor is pointing to the A V SYNC DELAY line on the menu and then press the Navigation Button DF to delay...

Page 40: ...ain Power Switch 1 and check the speaker wiring or connections to external power amplifiers to make certain that each speaker is connected to the correct output terminal After checking for speaker pla...

Page 41: ...the remote that are used to select an input source BCD Next return to the CHAN NEL OUTPUT submenu using the steps out lined above At the CHANNEL OUTPUT menu press Navigation Button DF until the cursor...

Page 42: ...h matrix surround or even with normal stereo mode creating separate rear left and rear right signals in any case The Pro Logic II mode creates compelling five channel surround sound from conventional...

Page 43: ...Speaker technology uses a next generation advanced algorithm to reproduce the Reference dynamics and surround sound effects of a precisely placed 5 1 channel speaker system using only Wide front left...

Page 44: ...Outlets and the Power Indicator 3 will turn orange When the remote is used to turn the unit off it is actually placing the system in a Standby mode as indicated by the orange color of the Power Indica...

Page 45: ...cted to all eight 8 Channel Direct Inputs 9 and when the input source device has its own internal bass management system This input passes the input from the source directly through to the volume cont...

Page 46: ...est that you try the Theater or Hall modes Surround modes are selected using either the front panel controls or the remote To select a new surround mode from the front panel first press the Surround M...

Page 47: ...tput set for Dolby Digital only To insure that DTS data is being sent to the AVR please check the setup menu system on your DVD player to make certain that DTS data output is enabled PCM Audio Playbac...

Page 48: ...und will be present at the subwoofer output when the speaker configuration is set to show the presence of subwoofer The information in the right side of the display will tell you if the digital audio...

Page 49: ...udio track and thus language It is also possible for the type of signal feed to change during the course of a DVD playback In some cases the pre views of special material will only be recorded in 2 0...

Page 50: ...display and semi OSD message will show messages that will guide you through the menu and content selection If the Lower Display Line shows an UNPLUGGED message please check to see that the correct iP...

Page 51: ...ble with the output signal For example the PCM digital output from a CD player may be recorded on a CD R or MiniDisc but Dolby Digital or DTS signals may not To make an analog recording from a digital...

Page 52: ...y wish to lower the brightness of the front panel displays and indica tors so that they do not distract from the video presentation You may dim the displays using the menu system as shown on page 53 o...

Page 53: ...at its normal brightness When HALF is highlighted the display is at half the normal brightness level When OFF is highlighted all of the indicators in the Main Information Display will go dark Note ho...

Page 54: ...remain in effect until it is changed even when the unit is turned off If you wish to make other adjustments in the menu press the Buttons DF until the on screen cursor is next to the desired setting o...

Page 55: ...rvice department Multiroom Setup Once the audio and IR link connections have been made the AVR needs to be configured for multiroom operation using the steps below To change a setting from its factory...

Page 56: ...have been pro grammed for any source device into the TC 30 To turn the system off from the remote room press the Power Off button A on the ZR 10 Remember that the AVR may be turned on or off from the...

Page 57: ...the Tuner Selector C To change the tuning mode press the Tune M Button O or the TC 30 Screen Button 6 next to TUNE M When the button is pressed so that AUTO appears in the Main Information Display ea...

Page 58: ...TEXT or NO TIME message after the individual time out In any FM mode the RDS function requires a strong enough signal for proper operation Program Search PTY An important feature of RDS is its capabil...

Page 59: ...Power Make certain AC power cord is plugged Power Switch 1 is pushed into a live outlet Check to see if outlet is switch controlled Display lights but no sound Intermittent input connections Make cert...

Page 60: ...ALOG USB HDMI 1 COMPONENT 3 ON DSP DOWNMIX Table 2 Video Source Defaults FEATURE DVD VCR CABLE DIG SAT DIG SAT ANALOG CABLE ANALOG CAMERA DIG CAMERA ANALOG Noise Reduction OFF ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON...

Page 61: ...Feet Surround Right 12 0 Feet Surround Back Right 12 0 Feet Surround Back Left 12 0 Feet Surround Left 12 0 Feet Subwoofers 12 0 Feet Worksheet D System Defaults and Settings Feature System Default Yo...

Page 62: ...essing A V Sync Delay Trigger 2 Record Output Auto Poll Input Source Type Display Type Video Input Port Enhance Level Input Aspect Ratio Noise Reduction X Color Supressor DCDi Interpolation Film Mode...

Page 63: ...assis All features and specifications are subject to change without notice Harman Kardon and Power for the Digital Revolution are registered trademarks of Harman International Industries Incorporated...

Page 64: ...Drive Woodbury New York 11797 www harmankardon com Harman Consumer Group Inc 2 route de Tours 72500 Ch teau du Loir France 2006 Harman Kardon Incorporated Part No ZKD2801HA00 R 29510_AVR745_Engelsk 30...

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