Harman-Kardon AVR 645 owner manual In/Out Setup, System Configuration, Figure

System Configuration

Before using the unit, you will probably want to change the settings for some inputs so that they are properly configured to reflect the use of digi- tal or analog inputs and the surround mode associated with the input. Remember that since the AVR memorizes the settings for each input individually, you will need to make these adjust- ments 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 possible, we suggest that you use the full-OSD system with the on-screen menus, and step through each input.

In/Out 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 set- tings for the Digital Input, Speaker Configuration and Surround Mode will ”attach” themselves to that input and be stored in a non-volatile memo- ry. 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 7) appears. Note that the ➞ cursor will be next to the IN/OUT SETUP line. Press the Set but- ton F to enter the menu and the IN/OUT SETUP menu (Figure 8) 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 ˆ.

* I N / O U T S E T U P *

→ S O U R C E : V I D E O 1
T I T L E :
A U D I O I N - P O R T :	A N A L O G
A U D I O A U T O P O L L :		O N	O F F
V I D E O I N - P O R T :	A U T O
C O M P O N E N T I N P U T :		C O M P 1
V I D E O P R O C E S S :	V	C O N V E R
A / V S Y N C D L A Y :	0 m S
M A S T E R M E N U P A G E		2

Figure 8

When any input other than the tuner, 8-channel inputs or USB input, is selected as the source, you have the option of renaming the input as it appears in the on-screen and front panel mes- sages. 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 ⁄/¤ Navigation Button E on the remote so that the ➞ cursor is pointing to TITLE. 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 ⁄/¤ Navigation Button E and note that a complete set of alpha-numeric char- acters will appear with the start of the alphabet in capital letters followed by the lower-case let- ters and then numbers and symbols. When you press the ¤ Navigation Button E, a series of symbols and numbers will appear, followed by a reverse list of the alphabet in lower-case let- ters. 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 › Navigation Button E.

When the desired character appears, press the › Navigation Button E 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.

The audio input defaults for all sources except the Tuner, USB and 6/8-Channel Direct inputs are shown in the table in the Appendix. If your sys- tem configuration follows the default table, no changes are needed and you may press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button EF to move to the next line.

With the cursor pointing to AUDIO IN-PORT, press the ‹ /› Navigation Button EF to change the default to a different audio input connection. When the name of the desired input appears, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button EF to move to the next line.

In normal operation, when a digital audio stream is interrupted, the unit will automatically switch to the analog inputs associated with that source. This is particularly useful with cable set-top boxes where the input is normally digital, but occasion- ally changes to analog. If you wish to configure an input so that the auto-poll circuit is turned off, while the on-screen cursor is pointing to the AUDIO AUTO POLL line, simply press the

‹/› Navigation Button EF so that OFF (rather than ON) is in a white video highlight.

When the desired auto-poll setting is entered, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button EF to move to the next line.

When the cursor is at the VIDEO IN-PORTline, you are able to select an alternative to the default input setting for the video input associat- ed with any source. For the Video 1 and Video 4 inputs, the factory default of AUTO will select either composite or S-video, depending on which has an active signal. For the Video 2, Video 3 and DVD inputs, the AUTO setting will normally select the default component input, but if it is not in use, the system will revert to a composite or S-video output if either one is active.

To have the AVR always look to a specific source connection when an input is selected, make cer- tain that the on-screen cursor is pointing to the VIDEO IN-PORTline, and then press the

‹/› Navigation Button EF until the name of the desired input appears. The default setting for HDMI inputs is AUTO and normally need not be changed. However, in systems where the HDMI connection is used for multichannel audio only (e.g., HDMI 1.1), but the video con- nection is component, due to limitations on the video display, the setting here should be changed to COMPONENT.

When the desired video input setting has been made, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button EF to move to the next line.

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 prop- er signals to your video display. Each of the Component Video Inputs JL is assigned to a default source, as shown in the table in the Appendix, but if you have connected your system differently than the factory settings, you may select any of the three inputs for any source except the HDMI inputs or the Tuner. If your system does not include component video at this time, or if you do not need to change these defaults, press the ¤ Navigation Button EF to go to the next setting.

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