AVR 340 (serv.man2) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 20

20 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

However, we recommend that the first time you
use the AVR, you take advantage of the simplicity
of configuring the system using the EzSet/EQ
process, which takes the guesswork out of speak-
er size and delay settings, and balances the
speaker output levels to tailor the AVR’s sound
presentation to your specific system and room.
Before beginning the EzSet/EQ procedure, there
are a few adjustments that need to be made to
ensure accurate results.

The factory default settings for the AVR 340 have
all inputs configured for an analog audio input
except for the DVD input, where the Coaxial
Digital Input

 is the default and the Video 2

input, where the Optical Digital Audio Input
 is the default. Once the DSP processing system
is used for the first time for any input, the speaker
settings will automatically default to “Small” at
all positions with the subwoofer set to “LFE.” The
default setting for the surround modes is Logic 7
Music, although Dolby Digital or DTS will auto-
matically be selected as appropriate when a
source with digital encoding is in use.

Before using the unit, you will probably want to
change the settings for most inputs so that they
are properly configured to reflect the use of digi-
tal or analog inputs and the surround mode asso-
ciated with the input. Remember that since the
AVR memorizes the settings for each input indi-
vidually, you will need to make these adjustments
for each input used. However, once they are
made, further adjustment is only required when
system components are changed.

To make this process as quick and as easy as pos-
sible, we suggest that you use the full-OSD sys-
tem with the on-screen menus, and step through
each input.
It is recommended that you record your settings
for each input using the work-sheets in the
appendix to this manual, in the event there is a
power loss or if you need to reenter the settings
for some other reason.

Input Setup
The first step in configuring the AVR is to select
an input, i.e. to associate an analog or digital
input with each input source in use, e.g. CD or
DVD. Note that once an input is selected, all
settings for the Digital Input, Speaker Configura-
tion, Delay and Surround Mode will ”attach”
themselves to that input and be stored in a
nonvolatile memory. This means that once made,
the selection of an input will automatically recall
those settings. For that reason, the procedures
described below must be repeated for each input
source so that you have the opportunity to
custom tailor each source to your specific
listening requirements. However, once made they
need not be changed again unless you need to
alter a setting.

When using the full-OSD system to make the
setup adjustments, press the OSD button 

L

once so that the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1)

appears. Note that the 

›

cursor will be next to

the 

INPUT SETUP

line. Press the Set button

F to enter the menu and the 

INPUT

SETUP

menu (Figure 2) will appear on the

screen. Press the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E until the

desired input name appears in the highlighted
video, as well as being indicated in the front
panel Input Indicators  by the blue LED next
to the desired input name. If the input will use the
standard left/right analog inputs, no further
adjustment is needed.

The AVR offers you the option of renaming each
input (except tuner) as it appears in the on-screen
and front panel messages. This is helpful if you
have more than one VCR, if you wish to associate
a specific product brand name with the input, or
to simply enter any name that will help you to
remember which source is being selected.

To change the input name, press the 

⁄

/

¤

D on the remote so that

the 

➞ cursor is pointing to 

NAME

. Next, press

and hold the Set Button

F for a few seconds

until a flashing box appears to the right of the
colon. Immediately release the Set Button

F,

as you are now ready to enter the device name.

Press the 

⁄

/

¤

D and

note that a complete set of alpha-numeric charac-
ters will appear with the start of the alphabet in
capital letters followed by the lower-case letters
and then numbers and symbols. When you press
the 

¤

D, a series of sym-

bols and numbers will appear, followed by a
reverse list of the alphabet in lower-case letters.
Press the button either way until the first letter of
the desired name appears. If you wish to enter a
blank space as the first character, press the 

›

.

When the desired character appears, press the 

›

 and repeat the process

for the next letter, and continue until the desired
name is entered, up to a maximum of fourteen
characters.

Press the Set Button

F to enter the input

name into the system memory and to proceed
with the configuration process.

If your system includes any sources that are
equipped with Y/Pr/Pb component video outputs,
the AVR is able to switch them to send the proper
signals to your video display. Both Component
Video Inputs

 may be assigned to any

source for added system flexibility. The default
setting is for the Video 1 Component Video
Input

 to be assigned to the DVD, with the

 assigned to the

other inputs. If your system does not include com-
ponent video at this time, or if you do not need to
change these defaults, press the 

¤

D to go to the next setting.

To change the Component Video assignment, first
make certain that the 

➞ cursor is pointing to the

COMPONENT I N

line on the menu screen,

and then press the 

‹

/

›

E until you see the desired input in the
highlighted video. The clicking noise that you will
hear when the component video inputs is
switched is normal, due to the relay used to
ensure proper isolation between the three inputs.

When the desired component input has been
selected, press the 

¤

D

go to the next setting.

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

¤

D on the remote while the 

INPUT

SETUP

menu (Figure 2) is on the screen, and

note that the on-screen cursor will drop down to
the 

DIGITAL I N

line. Press the 

‹

/

›

E 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 input source appears,
press the 

¤

button 

D until the ➝ cursor

appears next to 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

,

and press the Set Button

F.

To associate an analog or digital input with the
input source currently selected at any time using
the discrete function buttons, press the Digital
Input Select Button Û

G on the front panel

or the remote while the full-OSD is not in use.
Within five seconds, make your input selection
using the Selector buttons on the front panel 7
or the 

⁄

/

¤

D Buttons on the remote until

the desired digital or analog input is shown in the
Main Information Display Ò and in the
lower third of the video display connected to the
AVR. Press the Set Button

F to enter the new

input assignment.

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