Harman-Kardon AVR 1600 owner manual System Settings, Channel Inputs

INITIAL SETUP

to enjoy the sound mix created by your favorite movie and music artists.

BXR: Enhances bass performance when playing MP3 tracks. Select ON, or leave at the default OFF setting for non-MP3 audio.

Tone: Determines whether the treble and bass controls are active. When it’s off, the tone controls are “flat”, with no changes. When it’s on, the bass and treble frequencies are boosted or cut, depending upon the tone-control settings. When an analog audio source is in use and the 2-Channel Stereo surround mode is selected, setting the Tone to OFF places the unit in analog bypass mode.

Bass and Treble: Boost or cut the low or high frequencies by up to 10dB by using the 7/3 Buttons to change the setting by 2dB at a time.

6-/8-Channel Inputs

The 6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs are used when playing certain multichannel discs (DVD-Audio, Blu-ray Disc, SACD and HD-DVD) on a player that decodes the audio and outputs it via its multichannel analog audio outputs but not via its HDMI output.

HDMI-Equipped Multichannel Disc Player:

•Connect the player’s HDMI output to one of the AVR’s HDMI Inputs. No other connections are necessary.

•Make sure the HDMI input is selected as the audio input in the Input Setup menu.

HDMI-Equipped Multichannel Disc Player That Does Not Output Multichannel Audio via an HDMI Connection:

•Connect the player’s HDMI output and its multichannel analog audio outputs to one of the AVR’s HDMI Inputs and to the AVR’s

6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs. In addition, connect the player’s component video outputs to one of the AVR’s Component Video Inputs.

•When listening to DVD-Video discs, CDs or other materials outputting standard-definition digital audio, select the HDMI Input as the source and as the Audio Input.

•To listen to high-resolution multichannel discs, select the 6-/8- Channel Analog Audio Inputs as the source, and select the com- ponent video input the player was connected to. It is not possible to view HDMI video while listening to multichannel analog audio.

Multichannel Disc Player Without HDMI Output, or When Video Display Has No HDMI Input:

•Connect the player’s component video outputs to one set of Component Video Inputs on the AVR. Depending on the capabilities of the player and your video display, you may need to use the DVD composite video connection instead.

•Connect the player’s digital audio output to a digital audio input on the AVR.

•Connect the player’s multichannel audio outputs to the AVR’s 6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs.

•When listening to DVD-Video discs, CDs or other materials out- putting standard-definition digital audio, select the DVD source, and make sure the digital audio input he player is connected to is

selected as the audio input in the Input Setup menu. If a component video connection was made, select the correct input at the COM- PONENT IN line of the Input Setup menu. If the DVD Video input was used, it will automatically be selected.

•To listen to high-resolution multichannel discs, select the “6/8 Channel” source. Change it back to the digital audio input to listen to standard-resolution digital materials.

NOTE: The 6-/8-Channel Inputs pass the incoming signals directly to the volume control, without digitizing or processing them. It is not possible to change the surround mode or adjust any of the tone controls when using the 6-/8-Channel Inputs. Configure the bass management settings (i.e., speaker size, delay and output level) on your source device to match the settings programmed using the EzSet/EQ procedure, which may be viewed using the Speaker Setup menu (see Advanced Functions section). Consult the owner’s guide for your multi- channel player for more information.

System Settings

The AVR 1600 offers system settings that make the receiver easier to use. Access these settings by pressing the OSD Button and navi- gating to the SYSTEM SETUP line of the MASTER MENU. Press the OK Button to display the submenu. See Figure 23.

Figure 23 – System Setup Menu Screen

VFD Fade Time Out: Some people find the brightness of the AVR’s front-panel display distracting during movies or listening ses- sions. It’s possible to dim the front-panel display completely using the Dim function (see below). This sets the display to remain dark most of the time, lighting up only when a button is pressed or a remote command is received, and going dark again 5 seconds after the last command. The VFD FADE TIME OUT feature also causes the display to light up only when a button is pressed or a change in the incoming signal is detected, but the display immediately begins to fade to dark. This setting allows you to program the length of the fade time. Select a time-out period of between 3 and 10 seconds, or select OFF if you prefer to leave the displays on at all times or to use the Dim function.

Volume Default and Default Volume Set: These two settings are used together to program the AVR’s volume level at turn-on. This feature avoids discomfort for listeners in case the last user turned the volume very high. Press the OSD Button to remove the display from the screen so that you may adjust the volume to a desired level while a source is playing. Make a note of the number that appears in the display, and return to the SYSTEM SETUP menu. At the DEFAULT VOL SET line, select the desired volume setting, and activate the feature by setting VOLUME DEFAULT to ON.

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