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32 OPERATION
Operation
In addition to the rear panel digital outputs, the
AVR 5000 offers Harman Kardon’s exclusive con-
figurable front panel output jack feature. For easy
connection of portable devices, you may switch
the front panel Digital Coax jack
%
or the
Video 4 jack
^
from an input to an output by
following these steps:
1. Press the OSD button
L
to view the
MASTERMENU (Figure 1).
2. Press the Set button
F
to enter the
IN/OUTSETUP menu (Figure 2).
3. Press the
¤
button
D
so that the on-screen
›
cursor is next to VIDEO4 or COAXI-
AL3depending on which input you wish to
change to an output. Either input, or both may
be changed at any time.
4. Press either of the
‹
/
›
buttons
E
/
U
so
that the word OUTis highlighted.
5. Press the OSD button
L
to exit the menus
and return to normal operation.
Note that once the setting is made, the appropri-
ate Input/Output Status Indicator $ will
turn red, indicating that the selected analog or
digital jacks are now an output, instead of in the
default setting as an input. Once changed to an
output, the setting will remain as long as the
AVR 5000 is turned on, unless the setting is
changed in the OSD menu system, as described
above. Note, however, that once the AVR 5000 is
turned off, the setting is cancelled.When the unit
is turned on again, the front panel jacks will
return to their normal default setting as an input.
If you wish to use their jacks as an output at a
future time, the setting must be changed again
using the OSD menu system, as described above.
NOTES:
• The digital outputs are active only when a digital
signal is present, and they do not convert an ana-
log input to a digital signal, or change the format
of the digital signal (e.g. Dolby Digital to PCM or
vice versa, but coaxial digital signals are converted
to optical signals and vice versa). In additon, the
digital recorder must be compatible with the out-
put signal. For example, the PCM digital input
from a CD player may be recorded on a CD-R or
MiniDisc, but Dolby Digital or DTS signals may not.
• To make an analog recording of a Dolby Digital
or DTS source is not possible, if the source is con-
nected to a digital input of the AVR5000 only.
But the analog two channel signal of that source
can be recorded (see item 5, ”Important Notes
on Digital Playback” above).
Output Level Trim Adjustment
Normal output level adjustment for the
AVR5000 is established using the test tone, as
outlined on pages 24 and 25. In some cases,
however, it may be desirable to adjust the output
levels using program material such as a test disc,
or a selection you are familiar with.Additionally,
the output level for the subwoofer and those for
the Stereo and VMAx modes can only be adjust-
ed using this procedure.
To adjust the output levels using program materi-
al, first select the surround mode for which you
want to trim the speakers (see NOTE below), start
your program material source and set the refer-
ence volume for the front left and front right
channels using the Volume Control
Ó
X
î
.
Once the reference level has been set, press the
Channel Select button
C
Ù
and note that
FRONT L LEV will appear in the Main
Information Display
Y
. To change the level,
first press the Set button
F
Ô
, and then use
the Selector buttons
5
or the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
D
to raise or lower the level. DO NOT use the
volume control, as this will alter the reference
setting.
Once the change has been made, press the Set
button
F
Ô
and then press the Selector but-
tons
5
or the ⁄/¤ buttons
D
to select the
next output channel location that you wish to
adjust.To adjust the subwoofer level, press the
Selector buttons 5 or the
⁄/¤ buttons
D
until WOOFER LEVappears in the Main
Information Display
Y
or on-screen display.
(only available if the subwoofer is turned on).
Press the Set button
F
Ô
when the name of
the desired channel appears in the Main
Information Display
Y
and on-screen display,
and follow the instructions shown above to
adjust the level.
Repeat the procedure as needed until all chan-
nels requiring adjustment have been set.When
all adjustments have been made press the Set
button
F
Ô
twice, the AVR5000 will return
to normal operation.
If you are using a disc with noise test signals or
an external signal generator as the source from
which to trim the output levels, you may use the
EzSet feature of the remote to guide you to the
correct SPL level.To use the remote for this pur-
pose, start the test tone from the source and
press and quickly release the SPL Indicator
Select
Z
to activate the sensor. When the test
tone from the source is fed to the speaker you
want to trim, the Program Indicator
2
will
change color to indicate the level.Adjust the
level for the appropriate channel until the LED
lights green for all channels. When it is red the
level is too high; when it is amber the level is too
low. As the remote is used as sound pressure
level (SPL) sensor, in this case the channels can
be selected and their levels be adjusted, as
described above, with the Channel Select but-
ton
Ù
and the Selector
5
and Set buttons
Ô
on the AVR´s front panel only (with help of
an assisting person).After the output levels of all
channels are aligned,press the SPL Indicator
Select
Z
to turn the sensor and indicator off.
The channel output may also be adjusted using
the full-OSD on-screen menu system. First, set
the volume to a comfortable listening level using
the Volume Control
Ó
X
î
. Then, press
the OSD button
L
to bring up the MAS-
TER MENU (Figure 1). Press the
¤ Button
D
until the on-screen › cursor is next to the
CHANNELADJUST line. Press the Set
Button
F
to activate the CHANNEL
ADJUSTmenu (Figure 8).
Figure 8
Once the menu appears on your video screen,
use the
⁄/¤ buttons
D
to move the on-screen
› cursor so that it is next to the channel that you
wish to adjust.Then, use the
‹/› buttons
EU
to raise or lower the output level.
When all adjustments are done, press the
⁄/¤
buttons
D
to move the on-screen › cursor so
that it is next to RETURN TO MENU
and then press the Set Button
F
if you wish to
go back to the main menu to make other adjust-
ments. If you have no other adjustments to make,
press the OSD button
L
to exit the menu
system.
NOTE: The output levels may be separately
trimmed for each digital and analog surround
mode. If you wish to have different trim levels for a
specific mode, select that mode and then follow the
instructions in the steps shown above.
Changing the levels by the trim adjustment as
described above will automatically change the
level settings in the Output Adjust Menu (Fig. 7,
page 25) correspondingly (and vice versa).With
Stereo and Vmax modes the adjustment proce-
dure described above is the only way to trim the
output level (e.g. to match the Vmax level with
other modes).
* CHANNEL ADJUST *
FRONT LEFT : 0dB
CENTER : 0dB
FRONT RIGHT : 0dB
SURR RIGHT : 0dB
SURR LEFT : 0dB
SUBWOOFER : 0dB
CHANNEL RESET: OFF ON
RETURN TO MENU