Harman Kardon Harman/kardon AVR 154, Owner'S Manual

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INITIAL SETUP
NOTE: Setting the channel levels while one surround mode is
active does not carry over to other modes. After you have set
the levels satisfactorily in one mode, note the results and change
to other surround modes. For those modes that don’t reflect
your level settings, either copy the settings you obtained as
a short cut, or re-do the procedure to determine the correct
settings for those surround modes.
Step Five – Configure Sources
This is the last step in the configuration process. In the Installation
section, you physically connected various cables between your source
devices and the AVR. In this section, you will assign the various audio
and video inputs to their sources, ensuring that the AVR uses the
correct connections each time you select a source.
Press the OSD Button to view the Master Menu. The cursor will
be pointing to the INPUT SETUP line, and you need only press the
OK Button to display the Input Setup menu. See Figure 49.
Figure 49 – Input Setup Menu Screen
The first line indicates that the receiver is currently set to the tuner
source. You may hear static if the tuner is set to an unused frequency.
You will not be able to make any changes to the tuner, other than
selecting a component video input or adjusting the tone controls.
It is not recommended that you make either of these changes for
the tuner at this time.
Press the
‹
Button to view the next source. The sources will be selected
in the following order: Tape, 6-Channel Inputs, AUX, Video 1, Video 2,
Video 3, HDMI 3, HDMI 2, HDMI 1, DVD and CD. Pressing the
›
Button selects the sources in the reverse order.
For each of these sources, you may adjust the following settings. At a
minimum, you should make sure that sources connected to any of the
component video or digital audio inputs have the correct settings. Other
settings are optional, and you may adjust them at a later time when you
have more experience with the AVR. Refer to the Table A5 worksheet in
the Appendix that you filled out during installation as you assign inputs
to each source.
TITLE: You may change the display name for any source (except the
tuner). Not only does this enable you to customize your system; it helps
you to select the correct source device even when you have forgotten
which physical connections you used.
Move the cursor to the TITLE line and press the OK Button. A block cur-
sor will blink. See Figure 50.
Figure 50 – Retitling a Source Input
Use the ⁄
/
¤ Buttons to scroll through the alphabet in upper and
lower case, as well as numbers and a variety of punctuation marks.
When you have selected the desired character, press the
›
Button to
move to the next space. You may also press the
›
Button to leave a
blank. Press the OK Button when you have finished spelling out the
new display name for the source.
COMPONENT IN: If you connected the source to one of the two
component video inputs, and the incorrect set of inputs is displayed at
this line, press the
›
Button to change the setting.
AUDIO IN: See Table A2 in the Appendix for the factory default analog
or digital audio inputs assigned to each source. If you used a digital
audio connection for a source, change this setting to assign the correct
digital audio input, even if you also connected its analog audio outputs
to the receiver. Move the cursor to this line, and press the
‹
/
›
Buttons until the correct digital input appears.
AUTO POLL: The Auto Poll feature is used when both an analog
audio and digital audio connection have been made for one source
device. If no digital signal is available, the AVR 154 will switch to the
analog inputs for the source. This situation can occur with some cable
or satellite television broadcasts, where some channels are broadcast
with digital audio and others with analog audio, or when a DVD player
is paused or stopped.
For some sources, the Auto Poll feature is unnecessary and may be
undesirable, such as for a DVD player. Move the cursor to this line, and
press the
‹
/
›
Buttons until OFF appears, disabling the Auto Poll feature.
With Auto Poll turned off, the receiver will only check for a signal at the
audio input assigned to the source.
The remaining lines in the Input Setup menu activate the tone controls,
and may be skipped at this time. We recommend leaving the tone
controls at their factory defaults for most listening, in order to enjoy
the sound mix created by your favorite movie and music artists.
However, if your room or speakers have unusual characteristics, or
simply as a matter of personal preference, see the Tone Controls
section on page 34 for more information.
You are now ready to begin enjoying your new receiver!