Operation Manual

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Figure 15
The first line controls whether the bass/treble tone
controls are in the signal path. The normal default is
for them to be in-line, but if you wish to remove them
from the circuit for “flat” response, first make certain
that the ➔ cursor is pointing to the TONE line on
the menu and press the ‹/› Navigation Button
o so that OUT is shown.
When the tone controls are in the signal path, the
amount of boost or cut for bass and treble may be
adjusted by pressing the
⁄/¤ Navigation Button
o so that the ➔ cursor is next to the line for the
setting you wish to adjust. Next, press the ‹/›
Navigation Button o until the desired setting
is shown.
Additional Audio Input Adjustments
After the Audio Settings for one input have been
adjusted for Surround mode, digital input (if any),
speaker type, and output levels, go back to the
IN/OUT SETUP line on the MASTER
MENU (Figure 1) and enter the settings for each
input you will use. In most cases, only the digital input
and surround mode will be different from one input
to the next, while the other settings will usually be
the same.
If you wish to have different speaker “size” and
crossover settings for an input, remember to change
the BASS MGR setting to INDEPENDENT,
as shown on page 27. When all settings and adjust-
ments have been made, press the OSD Button 
to return to normal operation of the AVR.
Video Setup
The AVR 7300 is unique among audio/video receivers
in that it not only includes an onboard video processing
system using DCDi by Faroudja technology, but that it
also allows the video controls to be individually set for
each video input source. This permits you to compen-
sate for the problems inherent in older technologies
such as VCR while taking the maximum advantage of
new source options such as DVD, digital cable and
satellite programming.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The video processor is only
available when the AVR 7300 is connected to a “digi-
tal ready” or HDTV video display, which is defined as a
product that is able to accommodate input sources of
480P or greater through Y/Pr/Pb analog component
inputs. If your video display does not have that capa-
bility, you may skip the settings in this section, as they
will not apply to your home theater system. In addition,
note that the video processor is only active when the
input signals are standard 480i analog video or 480P
analog video as output from sources such as progres-
sive scan DVD players. When HDTV signals of 720P
or 1080I are in use, they are passed directly through
to the display without any processing.
Within the VIDEO SETUP menu there is a
MAIN MENU screen with settings that define
the input and establish the global settings for the
video output. The two video ADVANCED
CONFIGURATION submenus contain the
individual parameters that will be applied to the specific
video input in use. Before proceeding with the setup,
we suggest that you look at the default settings for
each input, which are listed in the appendix to this
manual. If the settings for any input mirror the configu-
ration of your home theater system, then no further
adjustment is needed.
It is worth noting that the impact of many of the indi-
vidual settings is subtle, and it is only when they are
grouped together that the full power of the video pro-
cessing system is unleashed. That means that there is
no “right” or “wrong” setting in many cases, and the
setting that looks best to your eyes is the one that is
truly correct for your specific combination of equip-
ment, room environment and your own personal view-
ing preferences. Feel free to experiment with different
setting combinations, as you can't “hurt” anything by
doing so.
When you do reach the combination of settings for
both your display system and each input, it is a good
idea to write those settings down using the worksheets
found on pages 57 and 58. (A copy of the blank
worksheets may also be found in the support section
our Web site at www.harmankardon.com/support.)
NOTE: All of the menus in the video setup system are
viewed over the video source that is currently playing.
In order to see the impact of any menu setting
changes in the video in real time, you must first turn
on the Faroudja processing system by pressing either
the Video Processing On/Off Button h or the
front-panel Set/Video Button and releasing the
button so that FAROUDJA:ON appears in
the semi-OSD message and in the Lower Display
Line $.
To reach the MAIN VIDEO SETUP menu,
press the OSD Button , and then press the Set
Button q. When the MAIN MENU (Figure 1)
appears on your video screen, press the
¤
Navigation Button o until the on-screen ➔ cur-
sor is pointing to VIDEO SETUP and press the
Set Button q again. The MAIN VIDEO
SETUP menu (Figure 16) will appear on-screen.
Figure 16
Once the main VIDEO SETUP menu is dis-
played with the on-screen ➔ cursor pointing to
SOURCE press the
‹/› Navigation Buttons
o until the name of the input you wish to change
the settings for is shown. At the same time, any video
input name that you had previously programmed to
individualize the source setting will be shown on the
TITLE line. If you have not already changed the
input name and wish to do so at this time, press the
¤ Navigation Button o so that the on-screen
➔ cursor is pointing to TITLE and follow the
instructions for changing the input source name as
shown on page 23.
Once an input is selected, the first configuration choice
is to tell the AVR 7300 what type of device is being
used for that source. To change this setting from the
system default, press the
¤ Navigation Button
o so that the on-screen ➔ cursor is pointing to
SOURCE TYPE and then press the
‹/›
Navigation Buttons o to select from among the
options shown one that is closest to the type of prod-
uct connected to that input. The selection made will
change the settings on the ADVANCED
CONFIGURATION SUB-MENUS to
the parameters best suited to that type of device. Of
course, you may also change these settings yourself
at any time through the submenus.
The list of input source defaults is:
DVD: This setting is optimized for use with the
output signal of a typical DVD player.
VCR: This setting is optimized for use with the
output signal of an analog videocassette recorder.
CABLE DIG: This setting is optimized for
use with digital cable set-top boxes. However, it is
important to note that even when a digital cable
system is in use, there may be a mix of digital and
** VIDEO SETUP **
SOURCE :VIDEO 1
TITLE :
SOURCE TYPE : VCR
DISPLAY TYPE : CRT
VIDEO INPUT PORT:AUTO
ENHANCE LEVEL : 32
IN ASPECT RATIO : 4:3
ADVANCED CONFIG SET
BACK TO MASTER MENU
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* TONE CONTROL *
TONE :IN
BASS :0
TREBLE :0
BACK TO AUDIO SETUP
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