User manual HARMAN KARDON AVR 158

[. . . ] AVR 158 Audio/video receiver Owner's Manual ENGLISH AVR 158 INTRODUCTION SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION PLACE THE AVR FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS REAR-PANEL CONNECTORS SYSTEM REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS INTRODUCTION TO HOME THEATRE TYPICAL HOME THEATRE SYSTEM MULTICHANNEL AUDIO SURROUND MODES PLACE YOUR SPEAKERS PLACING THE LEFT, CENTRE AND RIGHT SPEAKERS PLACING THE SURROUND SPEAKERS PLACING THE SUBWOOFER TYPES OF HOME THEATRE SYSTEM CONNECTIONS SPEAKER CONNECTIONS SUBWOOFER CONNECTIONS SOURCE DEVICE CONNECTIONS VIDEO CONNECTIONS RADIO CONNECTIONS USB PORT MAKING CONNECTIONS CONNECT YOUR SPEAKERS CONNECT YOUR SUBWOOFER CONNECT YOUR TV OR VIDEO DISPLAY CONNECT YOUR SOURCE DEVICES CONNECT THE RADIO AERIALS CONNECT THE 12V TRIGGER OUTPUT CONNECT TO AC POWER 3 3 3 3 4 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 15 15 15 SET UP THE REMOTE CONTROL Table of Contents 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 24 25 26 INSTALL THE BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAM THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR SOURCE DEVICES AND TV SET UP THE AVR TURN ON THE AVR USING THE ON-SCREEN MENU SYSTEM CONFIGURE THE AVR FOR YOUR SPEAKERS ASSIGN THE DIGITAL AUDIO CONNECTORS ADDITIONAL INPUT SETUP MENU ITEMS OPERATING YOUR AVR CONTROLLING THE VOLUME MUTING THE SOUND LISTENING THROUGH HEADPHONES SELECTING A SOURCE VIDEO TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS LISTENING TO FM AND AM RADIO SELECTING A SURROUND MODE ADVANCED FUNCTIONS AUDIO PROCESSING AND SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM SETUP ADVANCED REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAMMING RECORDING SLEEP TIMER RESETTING THE REMOTE PROCESSOR RESET MEMORY TROUBLESHOOTING SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX 2 AVR 158 Introduction Thank you for choosing this Harman Kardon product! For more than fifty years, the Harman Kardon mission has been to share a passion for music and entertainment, using leading-edge technology to achieve premium performance. Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon invented the receiver, a single component designed to simplify home entertainment without compromising performance. Over the years, Harman Kardon products have become easier to use while offering more features and sounding better than ever. The AVR 158 5. 1-channel digital audio/video receiver (AVR) continues this tradition with some of the most advanced audio and video processing capabilities yet and a wealth of listening and viewing options. [. . . ] The Master menu will appear. ** MASTER MENU ** INPUT SETUP SURROUND SELECT SPEAKER SETUP SYSTEM SETUP The Master menu consists of four submenus: Input Setup, Surround Mode, Speaker Setup and System Setup. Use the Up/Down/Left/Right buttons on the remote to navigate the menu system, and press the OK button to select a menu or setting line, or to enter a new setting. The current menu, setting line or setting will appear in the front-panel Message display, as well as on screen. To return to the previous menu, navigate to the "Back to Master Menu" line and press the OK button. Most users should follow the instructions in this Set Up the AVR section to configure a basic home theatre system. You may return to these menus at any time to make additional adjustments, such as those described in the Advanced Functions section, on pages 20 through 23. Before you begin initial setup, all loudspeakers, a video display and all source devices should be connected to the AVR. You should be able to turn on the AVR and view the Master menu when you press the OSD button. If necessary, reread the Making Connections section and the beginning of this section before continuing. 16 AVR 158 Configure the AVR for Your Speakers Your AVR is flexible and may be configured to work with most speakers and to compensate for the acoustic characteristics of your room. Before beginning, place your loudspeakers as explained in the Place Your Speakers section, on page 10, and connect them to the AVR. Consult the owner's guide for the speakers or the manufacturer's Web site for their frequency-range specification. Although you may set the AVR's individual channel levels "by ear, " an SPL (sound-pressure level) metre purchased at a local electronics store will provide greater accuracy. Record your configuration settings in Tables A4 and A6 in the Appendix for easy re-entry after a system reset or after the AVR's Master Power switch has been turned off or the unit has been unplugged for more than four weeks. Step One ­ Determine Your Speakers' Crossover Frequencies Consult the technical specifications for all of your speakers and locate the frequency response, usually given as a range, e. g. , 100Hz ­ 20kHz (±3dB). Write down the lowest frequency that each of your speakers is capable of playing (100Hz in the above example) as the crossover in Table A6 in the Appendix. NOTE: This frequency is not the same as the crossover frequency listed in the speaker's specifications. The AVR's bass management determines which speakers will be used to play back the low-frequency (bass) portion of the source program. Sending the lowest notes to small satellite speakers will result in bad sound and may even damage the speakers. With proper bass management, the AVR divides the source signal at a crossover point. All information above that crossover point is played through your system's speakers, and all information below the crossover point is played through the subwoofer. This way, each loudspeaker in your system will perform at its best, delivering a more powerful and enjoyable sound experience. Step Two ­ Measure the Speaker Distances Ideally, all of your speakers would be placed in a circle, with the listening position at the centre. [. . . ] Logic 7 technology uses 96kHz processing and is available in 5. 1 mode. Especially suited to two-channel sources containing Dolby Surround or matrix encoding, Logic 7 Movie mode increases centre-channel intelligibility. See below Logic 7 Movie Analogue (two-channel) Tuner PCM (32kHz, 44. 1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) Logic 7 Music The AVR is programmed at the factory to default to this mode for twochannel signals. Logic 7 Music mode is well suited to conventional twochannel music recordings. Analogue (two-channel) Tuner PCM (32kHz, 44. 1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) Logic 7 Game Use Logic 7 Game mode to enhance enjoyment of video-game consoles. Analogue (two-channel) Tuner PCM (32kHz, 44. 1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) 5-Channel Stereo Useful for parties, the left- and right-channel information is played through both the front and surround speakers on each side, while the centre speaker plays a summed mono mix. Analogue (two-channel) Tuner PCM (32kHz, 44. 1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) 2-Channel Stereo Turns off all surround processing and plays a pure two-channel signal or a downmix of a multichannel signal. The signal is digitised and bass management settings are applied, making it appropriate when a subwoofer is used. Analogue (two-channel; DSP downmix available for multichannel) Tuner PCM (32kHz, 44. 1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) 31 ENGLISH AVR 158 Appendix Refer to the numbered buttons when using the Remote Control Function List 32 AVR 158 Table A10 ­ Remote Control Function List No. [. . . ]