HARMAN KARDON AVR 310
Owner's Manual

System Configuration
Input Setup The first step in configuring the AVR 310 is to select an input. This may be done by pressing the front panel Input Source Selector ! until the desired input�s name appears momentarily 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 main AUDIO SETUP menu (Figure 1) appears. Note that the � cursor will be next to the INPUT SETUP line. Press the Set button p to enter the menu and the IN/OUT SETUP menu (Figure 2) will appear on the screen. Press the �/� buttons o 31 until the desired input name appears in the highlighted 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.
* IN/OUT SETUP *

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 310. Press the Set button p to enter the new digital input assignment. An exclusive Harman Kardon feature is the ability to switch front panel jacks from their normal use as inputs to output connections so that portable recording devices may easily be connected. On the AVR 310, the Coaxial 3 Digital Jack % is normally an input, but it may also be switched to a digital output for use with CD-R/RW decks, MD recorders or other digital audio recorders. To change the jack to an output, press the �/¤ buttons n while the IN/OUT SETUP menu is on the screen so that the � cursor is next to COAXIAL 3. Then press the �/� buttons o/ 31 so that the word OUT is highlighted. Note that the Digital Coax 3 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 310 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.

Logic 7 Music mode is a good choice for stereoonly 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 310 will use a different surround mode. In fact, the AVR 310 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 AUDIO SETUP 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.
* SURROUND SETUP SURR * SURROUND: C S N R E U I E N R G T TER R HT: URN OFF MS MS

DELAY: DELAY: TO MENU

INPUT DIGITAL COAXIAL RETURN

:VIDEO 1 IN:ANALOG 3 :IN OUT TO MENU

Figure 3
* SURROUND D D DELA DELA SETUP O I Y Y *

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 INPUT select 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 31 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 �q on the front panel or the remote. Within five seconds, make your input selection
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Selection of the Digital Coax 3 jack as an output will remain effective as long as the AVR 310 is on. However, once the unit is turned off, the jack will revert to its normal use as an input when the unit is turned on again. Surround Setup Once the basic input setup has been completed, 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 310, 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 surroundencoded material will be used. Alternatively, the

SURROUND: CENTER SURR NIGHT: RETURN

LBY GITAL : 0MS : 00MS MAX

OFF MID TO MENU

Figure 4

Since the factory default for all inputs is Stereo, the phrase SURR OFF will initially appear in highlighted video (Figure 3). To change the surround mode while the � cursor is next to the surround line, press the � / � buttons o 31 until the desired surround mode�s name appears in the highlighted video. As the modes are changed, a green LED will also light next to the mode names in the Surround Mode Indicators � on the front panel.

19 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION