Harman-Kardon AVR 240 owner manual Audio Setup, Surround Setup, System Configuration

System Configuration

Some digital video input sources, such as a cable box or HDTV set-top may change between ana- log and digital outputs, depending on which channel is in use. The AVR’s Auto Polling feature allows you to avoid losing the audio feed when this happens by permitting both analog and digi- tal connections to the same source on the AVR. Digital audio is the default, and the unit will automatically switch to the analog audio if the

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digital audio stream stops.

In cases where only a digital source is used, you may wish to disable the Auto Polling feature to prevent the AVR from trying to “find” an analog source when the digital source is paused. To turn Auto Polling off for any input, first make certain that the ➞ cursor is pointing to the AUTO POLL line on the menu screen. Next, press the ‹/› Navigation Button E so that OFF is highlighted in reverse video. Repeat the proce- dure at any time by highlighting ON to restore the Auto Polling feature.

When DMP has been selected as the source input, an additional line will appear in this menu that lets you select whether you wish to allow your iPod to continue charging while

docked in when the AVR 240 is turned off and placed in Standby mode. To make your selection, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons D until the

➞cursor is next to the line reading

RECHARGE IN ST-BY. Press the ‹/›

Buttons E until the word YES appears if you wish charging to continue, and the blue lighting on The Bridge will remain lit when the AVR 240 is in Standby mode to indicate that charging is taking place. The default setting is NO, in which the docked iPod will not continue to charge when the AVR 240 is turned off, even

though remains connected to the AVR.

When all needed adjustments have been made, press the ¤ Button D until the ➞ cursor is next to BACK TO MASTER MENU to con- tinue with the system configuration.

Audio Setup

This menu allows you to configure the tone con- trols and to turn the upsampling on or off. If you do not wish to change any of those settings at this time, proceed to the next menu screen. However, to make configuration changes to those parameters, make certain that the MASTER MENU is on the screen with the ➞ cursor point- ing to the AUDIO SETUP line, and press the Set Button F. The AUDIO SETUP menu (Figure 3) will appear.

Figure 3

The first line controls whether or not the bass/tre- ble tone controls are in the signal path. The nor- mal default is for them to be in-line, but if you wish to remove them from the circuit for “flat” response, first make certain that the ➞ cursor is pointing to the TONE line on the menu and press the ‹ / › Navigation Button E so that OUT is highlighted in reverse video.

If you wish to leave the tone controls in the sig- nal path, the amount off boost or cut for bass and treble may be adjusted by pressing the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button E so that the ➞ cursor is next to the line for the setting you wish to adjust. Next, press the ‹ / › Navigation Button E until the desired setting is shown.

Surround Setup

The next step for that input is to set the surround mode you wish to use with that input. Since sur- round modes are a matter of personal taste, feel free to select any mode you wish – you may change it later. The Surround Mode chart on page 30 may help you select the mode best suited to the input source selected. For example you may select Dolby Pro Logic II or Logic 7 for most ana- log inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs connected to digital sources. In 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 encoded material will be used. Alternatively, the 5 Channel Stereo or Logic 7 Music mode may also be a good choice for stereo-only source material.

It is easiest to complete the surround setup using the full-OSDon-screen menus. From the MASTER menu (Figure 1), press the ⁄/¤ buttons D until the ➞ cursor is next to the SURROUND SELECT menu. Press the Set Button F so that the SURROUND SELECT menu (Figure 4) is on the screen.

Figure 4

Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 4) selects the surround mode category, and within each of those categories there will be a choice of the specific mode options. The choice of modes will vary according to the speaker configuration in your system.

When the SURR BACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 11) is set to NONE the AVR will be configured for

5.1-channel operation, and only the modes appropriate to a five-speaker system will appear.

When the SURR BACK line of the SPEAK- ER SETUP menu (Figure 11) is set to SMALL or LARGE the AVR will be configured for 6.1/7.1-channel operation, and additional modes such as Dolby Digital EX and 7 STEREO or Logic 7 7.1 will appear. In addition, the modes DTS ES (Discrete) and DTS+NEO:6 (DTS ES Matrix) available in the AVR 240 will not appear unless a digital source is playing the correct bit- stream.

In addition, some of the modes available in the AVR will not appear unless a digital source is selected and is playing the correct bitstream.

Remember that when you use only a single, sur- round back speaker, you will get the benefits of a 6.1/7.1 system, but with only one speaker installed at the back of the room. The mode indi- cations will show 7.1 in some cases, but no addi- tional adjustment is needed for 6.1 operation. Remember that the AVR will combine the left and right surround back channel information present in 7.1 modes such as Logic 7/7.1 and 7-channel stereo, outputting the information as a single sur- round back channel.

Note: When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is selected and playing, the AVR will select the appropriate surround mode automatically, no matter which surround mode was selected for that input as default. Then no other surround modes will be available, except VMAx with Dolby Digital recordings and all Pro Logic II modes with Dolby Digital 2 channel (2.0) recordings (see page 33).

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