User manual HARMAN KARDON AVR 235

[. . . ] ® Power for the Digital Revolution. ® AVR 235 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER OWNER'S MANUAL AVR 235 DIGITAL PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO DSP 5 7 CH. OFF LOGIC 7 VID 1 VID 2 VID 3 VID 4 DVD CD FMAM TAPE 6 8 CH AVR 235 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER 3 4 4 5 7 10 14 16 16 16 17 18 20 22 23 23 23 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 27 29 30 30 32 32 32 32 33 33 34 34 34 34 34 34 35 36 36 36 36 37 38 40 50 50 51 51 52 Introduction Safety Information Unpacking Front-Panel Controls Rear-Panel Connections Remote Control Functions Installation and Connections System Configuration Speaker Placement System Setup Input Setup Surround Setup Speaker Setup Delay Settings Output Level Adjustment Using EzSet Manual Output Level Adjustment Operation Basic Operation Source Selection 6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input Volume Control Surround Mode Selection Digital Audio Playback Surround Mode Chart Tuner Operation Recording Output Level Trim Adjustment Advanced Features Display Brightness Turn-On Volume Level Semi-OSD Settings Full-OSD Time-Out Adjustment Default Surround Mode Programming the Remote Programming Product Codes Direct Code Entry Auto Search Method Code Readout Macro Programming Programmed Device Functions Volume Punch-Through Channel Control Punch-Through Transport Control Punch-Through Reassigning the VID4 Device Control Selector Resetting the Remote Memory Function List Setup Code Tables Troubleshooting Guide Processor Reset Technical Specifications Trademark Acknowledgements Index Typographical Conventions In order to help you use this manual with the remote control, front-panel controls and rear-panel connections, certain conventions have been used. EXAMPLE ­ (bold type) indicates a specific remote control or front-panel button, or rear-panel connection jack EXAMPLE ­ (OCR type) indicates a message that is visible on-screen or on the front-panel information display 1 ­ (number in a square) indicates a specific front-panel control ¡ ­ (number in a circle) indicates a rear-panel connection a ­ (number in an oval) indicates a button or indicator on the remote å ­ (letter in an oval) indicates a button on the Zone II remote INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon®!With the purchase of a Harman Kardon AVR 235, you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. [. . . ] Note that the A/V Sync delay setting is unique to each video input source, so you may enter a different setting to compensate for the differences between any product attached to the Video 1, 2, 3 or 4 inputs. To change one of the individual speaker positions directly, press the Speaker Select Button Z, followed by the // ¤ Navigation Button n to select the desired position as that name appears in the on-screen display and the Lower Display Line ¯. When the name of the speaker position to be adjusted appears press the Set Button within five seconds. Press the </ > Navigation Button o to enter the desired delay setting for that speaker and then press the Set Button p to enter the setting. The // ¤ Navigation Button n may be used to select another position, or you may simply wait five Delay Settings Due to the different distances between the listening position and each speaker position, the amount of time it takes for sound to reach your ears from each channel is different. You may compensate for this difference through the use of the delay settings to adjust the timing for the speaker placement and acoustic conditions in your listening room or home theater. The AVR 235's advanced software enables you to quickly and easily set delay times without the need to calculate them using a complex formula. Instead, all you need to do is measure the approximate distance between your listening position and each of the speakers in your system. When you enter those distances into the AVR's memory as shown below, the AVR's microprocessor does the rest of the work, calculating the proper delay time. The measurements need not be accurate to the inch, as the system is designed to accommodate a typical listening area rather than require the precise measurement to one "sweet spot" position. In addition to adjusting the delay time for each individual speaker position, the AVR 235 is among the few A/V receivers that allows you to adjust the delay for the combined output of all speakers as a group. This feature is called A/V Sync Delay; it allows you to compensate for delays to the video image that may be caused by the processing in products such as digital video displays, video scalers, digital cable or satellite systems, or personal video recorders. With proper adjustment of the setting for A/V Sync Delay, you can eliminate the loss of lip sync that may be caused by digital video applications. * >F C F S U A DELAY 2 2 2 0 FE NC F F F F E ADJUST T T T T T DE S S S S BR BL L UB : : : : : 1 1 1 1 * 0 0 0 0 F F F F T T T T L : 1 EN: 1 R : 1 R : 1 NIT: /V SY LAY 0mS BACK TO MASTER MENU Figure 7 Once the DELAY ADJUST menu is on-screen, note that the default for distance settings is in feet. If your measurements are in feet, proceed to the next step; for meters, press the ¤ Navigation Button n until the on-screen > cursor is at the UNIT line. Then, press the < / > Navigation Button o so that METER is highlighted. When the change in measurement units is made, press the //¤ Navigation Button n to return the > cursor to the FL position. With the on-screen > cursor pointing to FL, press the < / > Navigation Button n until the distance from the center speaker to the preferred listening position is entered. Next, press the ¤ Navigation Button n to move the cursor to the next line and use the < / > Navigation Button n again to enter the distance from the main listening position to the center speaker. Repeat the procedure for all active speaker positions, first using the ¤ Navigation Button n to change to the next position, and then use the </ > Navigation Button n to change the setting. Note that only the speaker positions that have been set to LARGE or SMALL in the 22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SYSTEM CONFIGURATION seconds for the system to time out and return to normal operation. When all delay settings made using the menu system have been completed, press the // ¤ Navigation Button n until the > cursor is pointing to the BACK TO MASTER MENU line and press the Set Button p. Hold the remote in front of you at arm's length, being sure not to cover the EzSet Sensor Microphone 43 at the top of the remote. [. . . ] · Contact your local Harman Kardon service center. Display lights, but no sound or picture · Intermittent input connections · Mute is on · Volume control is down Unit turns on, but front-panel display does not light up No sound from any speaker; light around power switch is red · Display brightness is turned off · Amplifier is in protection mode due to possible short · Amplifier is in protection mode due to internal problems · Incorrect surround mode · Input is monaural · Incorrect configuration · Stereo or Mono program material No sound from surround or center speakers · Select a mode other than Stereo. · There is no surround information from mono sources. · Check speaker mode configuration. · The surround decoder may not create center- or rear-channel information from nonencoded programs. [. . . ]