Harman-Kardon AVR 146 owner manual Initial Setup, Using the On-Screen Menu System

Before you begin enjoying your new receiver, a few adjustments should be made to configure the AVR 146 to match your actual system.

Make sure that you have connected a video display to either the S-video or composite video monitor output on the receiver. When you turn on your display and the AVR, you should see a blue screen. A message may appear briefly at the bottom of the screen. This message is part of the on-screen display system, and is referred to as the “semi-OSD”. The semi-OSD is activated any time you send a command to the AVR, and any time the AVR detects a change in the incoming signal. Semi-OSD messages are overlaid on top of any video signal, so that you may continue to watch your program while making adjustments to the AVR.

Although it’s possible to configure the AVR using only the remote and the semi-OSD messages, we recommend that you use the full-screen menu system, known as the “full OSD”.

Using the On-Screen Menu System

The full OSD system is accessed by pressing the OSD Button on the remote. See Figure 37. While the full OSD system is in use, it isn’t possible to see any video programming. In addition, an OSD ON message will appear on the front panel of the receiver to remind you to use a video display.

Figure 37 – Navigation Buttons

The Master Menu will always be displayed when you first press the OSD Button. Use the ⁄/¤ Buttons on the remote to point the cursor to different lines in the menu. Press the Set Button on the remote to select a line that has no setting to be adjusted, such as one of the sub- menus listed in the Master Menu, or a line that returns you to a previous menu. Within the submenus, after you have positioned the cursor at a particular line item, use the ‹/› Buttons on the remote to change a setting. When the desired setting appears, use the ⁄/¤ Buttons to navigate to another line item. Except for the TITLE setting in the INPUT SETUP menu, there is no need to press the Set Button after your desired setting appears.

The Master Menu allows access to four submenus: Input Setup, Surround Select, Manual Setup and System Setup. See Figure 38.

INITIAL SETUP

Figure 38 – Master Menu Screen

If you are an experienced home theater user, you may prefer to use the menus in this order:

1.System Setup (described in Advanced Functions section)

2.Manual Setup (described here and in Advanced Functions)

3.Input Setup (described in this section)

4.Surround Select (see Advanced Functions section)

We recommend that most users follow the instructions in this INITIAL SETUP section to configure a basic home theater system. You may return to these menus at any time to make additional adjustments. We suggest that you record your configuration settings in the appropriate places in Tables A3 through A7 in the appendix in case you need to reenter them after a system reset, or if the AVR’s Master Power Switch is turned off or the unit is unplugged for more than four weeks.

This section requires that you complete all of the steps in the Installation section that apply to your receiver. You should have connected all of your loudspeakers and a video display, as well as your source devices. You should be able to turn on the receiver and view a blue screen on your video display. If necessary, reread the Installation Section before continuing.

Step One – Determine Speaker Size

The AVR 146 can’t detect how many speakers you’ve connected to it; nor can it determine their capabilities. For this part of the system setup, you will need to consult the owner’s guide for each of your speakers. If you don’t have the guide, you may be able to obtain the speaker’s technical specifications from the manufacturer’s Web site, or by contacting the manufacturer directly.

The specification you’re looking for is the frequency response, which is usually given as a range, e.g., 100Hz – 20kHz (±3dB). This specification tells you whether the speaker is able to play sounds that are very high or low-pitched, represented by the high and low frequencies. We are concerned with the lowest frequency that each of your main speakers is capable of playing, which is 100Hz in this example. Use the Table A5 worksheet in the appendix to note this number as the crossover for that speaker (not the same as the crossover frequency listed in the speaker’s specifications).

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