20 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
System Configuration
Input Setup
The first step in configuring the AVR 510 is to
select an input. This may be done by pressing
the front panel
Input Source Selector !
until the desired input’s name appears momen-
tarily in the
Main Information Display Y,
and the green LED lights next to the input’s
name in the front panel
Input Indicators .
The input may also be selected by pressing
the appropriate Input Selector on the remote
control
eg.
When using the full-OSD system to make the
setup adjustments, press the
OSD button v
once so that the MASTER MENU (Figure 1)
appears. Note that the
›
cursor will be next to
the
INPUT SETUP line. Press the Set but-
ton
p to enter the menu and the IN/OUT
SETUP
menu (Figure 2) will appear on the
screen. Press the
‹
/
›
buttons o until
the desired input name appears in the high-
lighted video, as well as being indicated in the
front panel
Input Indicators by the green
LED next to the desired input name. If the input
will use the standard left/right analog inputs,
no further adjustment is needed.
Figure 2
If you wish to associate one of the digital
inputs with the selected input source, press the
¤
button n on the remote while the
IN/OUT SETUP menu (Figure 2) is on
the screen, and note that the on-screen cursor
will drop down to the
DIGITAL IN line.
Press the
‹
/
›
buttons o until the name
of the desired digital input appears. To return to
the analog input, press the buttons until the
word
ANALOG appears. When the correct
input source appears, press the
¤
button n
once so that the
›
cursor appears next to
RETURN TO MENU, and press the Set
button p.
To change the digital input at any time using
the discrete function buttons and the semi-OSD
system, press the
Digital Input Select button
Úq on the front panel or the remote.
Within five seconds, make your input selection
using the
Selector buttons on the front panel
5 or the
⁄
/
¤
buttons n on the remote
until the desired digital or analog input is
shown in the
Main Information Display Y
and in the lower third of the video display
connected to the AVR 510. Press the
Set
button p to enter the new digital input
assignment.
An exclusive Harman Kardon feature is the abil-
ity to switch front panel jacks from their normal
use as inputs to output connections so that
portable recording devices may easily be con-
nected. The front panel analog
Video 4 Inputs
^ are normally set as an input for use with
camcorders, video games and other portable
audio/video products, but they may be switched
to an output for connection to portable
audio/video recorders. To temporarily switch
them to outputs, you must first be at the
IN/OUT SETUP menu. Press the
¤
button n until the on-screen
›
cursor is
pointing to the
VIDEO 4 line. Press the
›
button so that the word OUT is high-
lighted. Note that the
Input/Output Status
Indicator
$ between the S and Composite
video jacks will turn red, indicating that the
analog Video 4 jacks are now record outputs.
On the AVR 510, the
Digital Coax 3 jack %
is normally an input, but this may also be
switched to a digital output for use with
CD-R/RW decks, MD recorders or other A/V
recorders. To change the jack to an output,
press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons n while the
IN/OUT SETUP menu is on the screen
until the
›
cursor is next to COAXIAL 3.
Then press the
‹
/
›
buttons o/ so that
the word
OUT is highlighted. Note that the
Input/Output Status Indicator $ will turn
red, indicating that the jack is now a record
output.
NOTE: A signal will be sent to this jack only
when the input selected for use by the AVR 510
is digital. Digital signals will be passed through
regardless of their format, and which digital
input (optical or coax) they are fed from.
However, analog signals are not converted to
digital, and the format of the signal (e.g., PCM,
Dolby Digital or DTS) may not be changed.
Selection of the front panel jacks as an output
will remain effective as long as the AVR 510 is
on. Once the unit is turned off, the jacks will
revert to their normal use as an input when the
unit is turned on again.
Surround Setup
Once the basic input setup has been com-
pleted, the next step is to set the surround
mode you wish to use with an input. Since
surround modes are a matter of personal taste,
feel free to select any mode you wish – you
may change it later. However, to make it easier
to establish the initial parameters for the
AVR 510, it is best to select Dolby Pro Logic for
most analog 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 (as
they are not typically used with multichannel
program material), where it is unlikely that
sur
round-encoded material will be used.
Alternatively, the
Logic 7 Music mode is a good
choice for stereo-only source material.
NOTE: If you have selected Logic 7 C or M as
your surround mode for the current listening
session, and you are using a digital input, and
you have not changed the default surround
mode for that input source to the same Logic 7
mode, then you will notice that if the digital
signal is interrupted for any reason (such as
stopping the source device), upon resumption
of the signal, the AVR 510 will use a different
surround mode. In fact, the AVR 510 will use
whichever mode was set as the default for that
source. The factory default for all sources is
Stereo mode, unless the receiver detects a
Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream.
It is easiest to complete the surround setup
using the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the
MASTER MENU (Figure 1), press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons n until the
›
cursor is next to the
SURROUND SETUP menu. Press the Set
button p so that the SURROUND
SETUP
menu (Figure 3 or 4) is on the
screen.
Figure 3
Figure 4
