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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Input Setup
The first step in configuring the AVR5000 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
46.

When using the full-OSD system to make the
setup adjustments, press the OSD button 

L

once so that the MASTER MENU (Figure
1) appears. Note that the 

›

cursor will be next

to the IN/OUT SETUP line. Press the
Set button 

F to enter the menu and the

IN/OUT S E T U P

menu (Figure 2) will

appear on the screen. Press the 

‹

/

›

buttons

E! 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.

If you wish to associate one of the digital inputs
with the selected input source, press the 

¤

but-

ton 

D on the remote while the IN/OUT

S E T U P

menu (Figure 2) is on the screen, and

note that the on-screen cursor will drop down to
the DIGITAL I N line. Press the 

‹

/

›

but-

tons 

E! until the name of the desired digi-

tal input name appears. To return to the
A N A L O G

input, press the buttons until the

word analog appears. When the correct input
appears, press the 

¤

button 

D until the 

›

cursor appears next to RETURN T O
M E N U

, and press the Set button 

F.

To change the digital input associated with the
input selected at any time using the discrete
function buttons and the semi-OSD system,
press the Digital Input Select button Ú

G

on the front panel or the remote. Within five sec-
onds, make your input selection using the
Selector buttons on the front panel 5 or the

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D 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
AVR5000. Then press the Set button 

F to

enter the new digital input assignment.

An exclusive Harman Kardon feature is the abili-
ty 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 Jacks
^

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, select the IN/OUT
S E T U P

menu. Press the 

¤

button 

D until

the on-screen 

›

cursor is pointing to the

V I D E O 4

line. Press the 

›

button 

! so

that the word O U T is highlighted. 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 AVR5000, 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 

D while the IN/OUT

S E T U P

menu is on the screen so that the 

›

cursor is next to COAXIAL 3. Then press
the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E/! so that the word

O U T

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 AVR5000
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 Digital Coax 3 jack as an 
output will remain effective as long as the
AVR 5000 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 input setup has been completed, the
next step for that input is to set the surround
mode you wish to use with that input. Since sur-
round modes are a matter of personal taste, feel
free to select any mode you wish – you may
change it later. The Surround Mode chart on
page 28 may help you select the mode best suit-
ed to the input source selected. However, to
make it easier to establish the initial parameters
for the AVR5000, 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, if
that is your preferred listening mode for stan-
dard stereo sources, where it is unlikely that sur-

round encoded material will be used.
Alternatively, the 5 Channel Stereo or Logic 7
Music mode may also be a good choice for
stereo-only source material.

It is easiest to complete the surround setup
using the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the
main MASTER MENU menu (Figure 1),
press the 

⁄

/

¤

button 

D until the 

›

cursor is

next to the SURROUND SETUP menu.
Press the Set button 

F so that the

SURROUND SETUP

menu (Figure 3 or 4)

is on the screen.

Since the factory default for all inputs is Stereo,
the words S U R R O F F will initially appear in
highlighted video (Figure 3) unless another sur-
round mode choice was made with the input
just selected. To change the surround mode
while the 

›

cursor is next to the surround line,

press the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E! until the desired

surround mode’s name appears in the highlight-
ed 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.

Note that the data lines next to the items in the
screen display will show either numbers or a
series of dashes, depending on whether or not
the specific parameter is adjustable. For example,
the Center Delay and Night Mode items are only
adjustable for Dolby Digital, and the Delay Time
is only adjusted for Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro
Logic. Note, also, that Dolby Digital and DTS will
only appear as choices (Figure 4) when a digital
input was previously selected. These settings for
Delay, Crossover Frequency and Night mode, that
are independent of any input selected, will be
described in the next chapter on page 23.

*   S U R R O U N D   S E T U P   *

S U R R O U N D :  

D O L B Y  

                   

D I G I T A L

C E N T E R   D E L A Y :     0 M S
S U R R       D E L A Y :   0 0 M S
N I G H T :  

O F F

  M I D   M A X

R E T U R N   T O   M E N U

*   S U R R O U N D   S E T U P   *

S U R R O U N D :  

S U R R   O F F

C E N T E R   D E L A Y :     M S
S U R R       D E L A Y :     M S
N I G H T :     

  

  

R E T U R N   T O   M E N U

    *   I N / O U T   S E T U P   *    

I N P U T           :

V I D E O   1

D I G I T A L   I N :

A N A L O G

C O A X I A L   3   :

I N

  O U T

V I D E O   4       :

I N

  O U T  

R E T U R N   T O   M E N U

22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Speaker Setup
This menu tells the AVR5000 which type of
speakers are in use. This is important as it
adjusts the settings that determine which speak-
ers receive low frequency (bass) information. For
each of these settings use the L A R G E setting
if the speakers for a particular position are tradi-
tional full-range loudspeakers that are capable
of reproducing sounds below 100Hz. Use the
S M A L L

setting for smaller, frequency-limited

satellite speakers that do not reproduce sounds
below 100Hz. Note that when “small” front (left
and right) speakers are used, a subwoofer is
required to reproduce low frequency sounds. If
you are in doubt as to which category describes
your speakers, consult the specifications in the
speakers’ owner’s manual, or ask your dealer.
Remember that the speaker setup must be made
individually for each input of the AVR5000.

It is best to select the Dolby Pro Logic mode for
making the speaker setup. You should note the
surround mode you´ve associated with the select-
ed input, select the Dolby Pro Logic mode and
after the speaker setup was made with that
input, reset to the surround mode formerly
selected. Note that with the currently selected
input all settings will be copied to other surround
modes too (as far as possible) and need not be
repeated with any other mode (but with each
input used).

1. It is easiest to enter the proper settings for the
speaker setup through the SPEAKER
S E T U P

menu (Figure 5). If that menu is not

alredy on your screen from the prior adjustments,
press the OSD button 

L to bring up the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1), and then

press the 

¤

button 

D twice so that the cursor

is on the SPEAKER SETUP line. At this
point, press the Set button 

F to bring up the

S P E A K E R S E T U P

menu 

(Figure 5).

Figure 5

2. When the SPEAKER SETUP menu
appears, the on-screen cursor 

›

will be at the top

of the list of speaker positions, pointing toward
the LEFT/RIGHT line, which sets the con-
figuration for the front left and right speakers. If
you wish to make a change to the front speakers
configuration, press the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E! so

that either LARGE or SMALL appears,
matching the appropriate description from the
definitions shown above.

When SMALL is selected, low frequency front
channel sounds will be sent only to the subwoofer
output. Note that if you choose this option and
there is no subwoofer connected, you will not hear
any low frequency sounds from the front channels.

When LARGE is selected, a full-range output
will be sent to the front left and front right out-
puts. Depending on the choice made in the
SUBWOOFER

line in this menu (see below),

the front left and right bass information may also
be directed to a subwoofer.

Important Note: When a speaker set with two
front satellites and a passive subwoofer is used,
connected to the front speaker outputs

,

the fronts must be set for LARGE.

3. When you have completed your selection for the
front channel, press the 

¤

button 

D on the

remote to move the cursor to CENTER.

4. Press the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E! on the remote

to select the option that best describes your
Center speaker based on the speaker definitions
shown on this page.

When SMALL is selected, low frequency center
channel sounds will be sent to the Fronts, if they
are set for LARGE and Sub is turned off. When
Sub is on, low frequency center channel sounds
will be sent to the subwoofer only.

When LARGE is selected, a full-range 
output will be sent to the center speaker output,
and with analog and digital surround modes NO
center channel signal will be sent to the
subwoofer output.

When NONE is selected, no signal will be sent
to the center channel output. The receiver will
operate in a “phantom” center channel mode
and center channel information will be sent to
the left and right front channel outputs. This
mode is needed if no Center speaker is used
(note that for the use of Logic 7C surround mode
a Center speaker is needed, but Logic 7M works
well without a Center too).

5. When you have completed your selection for

the center channel, press the 

¤

button 

D on

the remote to change the cursor to 
SURROUND

.

6. Press the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E! on the remote

to select the option that best describes the sur-
round speakers in your system based on the
speaker definitions shown on this page.

When SMALL is selected, low frequency sur-
round channel sounds will be sent to the Fronts,
when Sub is turned off, or to the subwoofer out-
put when Sub is on. With Pro Logic mode, there
is no bass in the surround channels.

When LARGE is selected, a full-range output
will be sent to the surround channel outputs
(with all analog and digital surround modes),

and, except with Hall and Theater modes, NO
surround channel bass will be sent to the sub-
woofer output.

When NONE is selected, surround sound infor-
mation will be split between the front-left and
front-right outputs. Note that for optimal per-
formance when no surround speakers are in use,
the Dolby 3 Stereo mode should be used instead
of Dolby Pro Logic.

7. When you have completed your selection for
the surround channel, press the 

¤

button 

D on

the remote to move the cursor to SUBWOOFER.

8. Press the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E! on the remote

to select the option that best describes your sys-
tem.

The choices available for the subwoofer position
will depend on the settings for the other speak-
ers, particularly the front left/right positions.

If the front left/right speakers are set to
S M A L L

, the subwoofer will automatically be

set to S U B, which is the “on” position.

If the front left/right speakers are set to
L A R G E

, three options are available:

• If no subwoofer is connected to the AVR5000,
press the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E! on the remote so

that N O N E appears in the on-screen menu.
When this option is selected, all bass information
will be routed to the front left/right “main”
speakers.

• If a subwoofer is connected to the AVR5000,
you have the option to have the front left/right
“main” speakers reproduce bass frequencies at
all times, and have the subwoofer operate only
when the AVR5000 is being used with a digital
source that contains a dedicated Low Frequency
Effects, or LFE soundtrack. This allows you to use
both your main and subwoofer speakers to take
advantage of the special bass created for certain
movies. To select that option press 

‹

/

›

buttons

E! on the remote so that SUB (LFE)
appears in the on-screen menu.

• If a subwoofer is connected and you wish to
use it for bass reproduction in conjunction with
the main front left/right speakers, regardless of
the type of program source or surround mode
you are listening to, press the 

‹

/

›

buttons

E! on the remote so that SUB
L / R + L F E

appears in the on-screen menu.

When this option is selected, a “complete” feed
will be sent to the front left/right “main” speak-
ers, and the subwoofer will receive the front left
and right bass frequencies under frequency
selected in the next option setting on this menu,
as described below.

9. When you have completed your selection for the
subwoofer, press the 

¤

button n on the remote

to change the cursor to SUBX-OVER
FREQ

.

*   S P E A K E R   S E T U P   *

L E F T / R I G H T :  

S M A L L

           

C E N T E R         :  

S M A L L

S U R R O U N D     :  

S M A L L

S U B W O O F E R   :  

S U B

S U B   X - O V E R   F R E Q : 8 0   H Z
R E T U R N   T O   M E N U

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 

At this line you will select the frequency at which
bass information is directed to the Subwoofer
Output

. The choices available will depend on

the setting made previously for the front
left/right speakers. When making these selec-
tions, choose the crossover frequency that is clos-
est to the lower frequency limit of your front
left/right speakers or, if using large full range
front L/R speakers able to reproduce bass below
40Hz, choose the frequency that is closest to the
upper frequency limit of your subwoofer. This fig-
ure is normally printed in the Owner’s Manual or
data sheet for the speakers, or consult the speak-
er’s manufacturer.

• When the front speakers have been set to
L A R G E

, the crossover choices are 4 0 H z

or 6 0 H z to match the typical crossover points
of full range speakers. Choose the option that is
closest to your speakers’ design.

• When the front speakers have been set to
S M A L L

, the crossover choices are 

8 0 H z

or 1 0 0 H z to match the typical

crossover points of the smaller speakers used in
satellite speaker systems. Choose the option that
is closest to your speakers’ design.

10. When all speaker selections have been made,
press the 

¤

button 

D and then the Set button

F to return to main menu.

11. The Speaker Configuration may also be
changed at any time without using the full-OSD
on-screen menu system by pressing the Speaker
Select button on the front panel ı or remote
". Once the button is pressed, FNT
S P E A K E R

will appear in both the lower

third of the video display and the Main
Information Display Y.

Within five seconds, either press the front panel

‹

/

›

Selector buttons 5 or the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons

D on the remote to select a different speaker
position, or press the Set Button Ô

F to

begin the adjustment process for the front left
and right speakers

When the Set button Ô

F has been pressed

and the system is ready for a change to the front
speaker setting, the on-screen display and Main
Information Display Y will read F N T
L A R G E

or F N T SMALL depending on

the current setting. Press the front panel 

‹

/

›

Selector Buttons 5 or the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D

on the remote until the desired setting is shown,
using the instructions for “large” or “small”
shown earlier, then press the Set button Ô

F.

If another speaker position needs to be changed,
press the front panel 

‹

/

›

Selector buttons 5

or the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D on the remote to

select a different speaker position, press the Set
button Ô

F and then press the front panel

‹

/

›

Selector buttons 5 or the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons

D on the remote until the correct speaker set-
ting is shown and press the Set button Ô

F

again to confirm the selection.

To assist in making these settings, the icons in
the Speaker/Channel Input Indicators Q
will change as the speaker type is selected at
each position. When only the inner icon box is lit,
the speaker is set for “small.” When the inner box
and the two outer boxes with circles inside them
are lit, the speaker is set for “large." When no
indicator appears at a speaker location, that
position is set for “none” or “no” speaker.

Note: These icons are available only when mak-
ing setup changes in the semi-OSD mode.

As an example, in Figure 6 below, the left front
and right front speakers are set for “large,” the
center, left surround and right surround speakers
are set for small, and a subwoofer is set.

Adjustments for Other Inputs
After one input has been adjusted for surround
mode, digital input (if any) and speaker type,
return to the INPUT SETUP line on the
A U D I O S E T U P

menu and enter the set-

tings for each input that you will use. In most
cases, only the digital input and surround mode
will be different from one input to the next, while
the speaker type will usually be the same and
may be quickly entered by entering the same
data used for the original input.

After the settings described above have been
made for all input sources in your system, the
following settings, made with any input, will
remain in effect independent of the input
selected.
In order to set delay time for Dolby Digital and
Dolby Pro Logic surround modes, the OSD menu
system must be used.

Delay Settings 
Only for the Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic
modes, you will need to adjust the delay time
setting. Note that the delay time is not
adjustable for any other modes.

Important Note: Once the delay time is set
with any input it will be effective with all other
inputs too. Moreover the surround delay time
setting must be made only for either the Dolby
Pro Logic or the Dolby Digital mode. The other
setting will be set automatically.

Due the different distances between the listening
position for the front channel speakers and the
surround speakers, the amount of time it takes
for sound to reach your ears from the front or
surround speakers is different. You may compen-
sate for this difference through the use of the
delay settings to adjust the timing for the specific
speaker placement and acoustic conditions in
your listening room or home theater.

The factory setting is appropriate for most rooms,
but some installations create an uncommon dis-
tance between the front and surround speakers
that may cause the arrival of front channel
sounds to become disconnected from surround
channel sounds.

To resynchronize the front and surround chan-
nels, follow these steps:

1. Measure the distance from the listening/ view-

ing position to the front speakers in meters.

2. Measure the distance from the listening/ view-

ing position to the surround speakers.

3. Subtract the distance to the surround speakers

from the distance to the front speakers and
multiply the result by 3.

a. When setting the delay time for the Dolby

Digital surround modes, the optimal delay time
is the result of that subtraction. For example, if
the front speakers are 3 m away and the sur-
round speakers are 1 m away, the optimal
delay time is figured as (3–1)x3=6. Thus, in
this example, the delay time for Dolby Digital
should be set at six milliseconds.

b. When setting the delay time for the Pro Logic

mode, take the result of the subtraction and
add 15 to obtain the optimal delay time. For
example, if the front speakers are 3 m away

L

R

24 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

and the surround speakers are 1 m away, the
optimal delay time is figured as
(3–1)x3+15=21. Thus, in this example, the
Pro Logic delay should be set at twenty mil-
liseconds.

NOTE: The DTS, Logic 7, 5CH Stereo, Hall and
Theater modes use a fixed, nonadjustable delay
time.

The Dolby Digital Mode also includes a separate
setting for the center channel delay mode, since
the discrete nature of these signals makes the
location of the center channel speaker more crit-
ical. To calculate the delay for the center chan-
nel, measure the distance from the preferred lis-
tening position in the center of the room to both
the center channel speaker and either the left or
right speaker.

If the distances are equal, no further adjustment
is required and the center delay should be set to
zero. If the distance to the front speakers is
greater than the distance to the center speaker,
you may wish to reposition the speakers by mov-
ing the front left and front right speakers closer
to the listening position or the center speaker
further away from the listening position.

If repositioning of the speakers is not possible,
adjust the center delay time, adding one milli-
second of center channel delay for every 30 cm
closer to the listening position the center speak-
er is than the front speakers. For example, if the
front left and front right speakers are each 3 m
from the listening position and the center chan-
nel speaker is 2.4 m away, the delay is figured as
300 cm –240 cm=60 cm, suggesting an optimal
center delay of 2 milliseconds.

To set the delay time, continue within the
MASTER MENU

(Figure 1). If the system

is not already at that point, press the OSD but-
ton 

L to bring up the master menu.To make

the delay settings for the Dolby Digital mode
(this will include the Center delay setting, and
the surround delay for the Pro Logic mode will
be set automatically), press the Set

F button

and select any input now that is associated with
a digital input and the Dolby Digital surround
mode (the surround mode associated with each
input selected will be indicated by the
Surround Mode Indicators ˜ in the front
panel), then return to the master menu. Press
the 

¤

button 

D and then the Set button F

to bring up the surround setup menu, now press
the 

¤

button 

D once.

As the Dolby Digital mode is selected, the 

›

cur-

sor will stop at the CENTER DELAY
line. Press the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E! until the

number calgulated using the formula shown
above appears in the disply. When the
C E N T E R D E L A Y

is entered, press the 

¤

button 

D once to move to the SURR

DELAY

line so that the delay for the sur-

round speakers may be set. Press the 

‹

/

›

but-

tons 

E! until the desired figure appears in

the display, using the number calculated using
the formula shown above for the Dolby Digital
surround mode (item 3a). When the delay set-
tings are complete, press the 

¤

button 

D

once to move to the next line.

Note that the delay settings may also be adjust-
ed at any time when the Dolby Digital or Dolby
Pro Logic modes are in use by pressing the
Delay button on the front panel Ò or remote
 , followed by a press of the Set button F.
Next, press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons n on the remote

er the Selector buttons 5 on the front panel
until the desired figure appears in the Main
Information Display Y.

Night Mode Settings
The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that
uses special processing to preserve the dynamic
range and full intelligibility of a movie sound
track while reducing the peak level. This prevents
abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others,
without reducing the sonic impact of a digital
source. Note that the Night mode is only avail-
able when Dolby Digital signals are played.

To adjust the Night mode setting from the
menu, make certain that the 

›

cursor is on the

Night line of the SURROUND SETUP
menu. Next, press 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E! to

choose between the following settings.

OFF

: When OFF is in the highlighted video,

the Night mode will not function.

MID

: When MID is in the highlighted video, a

mild compression will be applied.

MA X

: When MAX is in the highlighted video, a

more severe compression algorithm will be
applied.

We recommend that you select the MID setting
as a starting point and change to the MAX set-
ting later, if desired.

Note that the Night mode may be adjusted
directly any time that a Dolby Digital source is
playing by pressing the Night button 

B.

When the button is pressed, the words 
D-RANGE

will appear in the lower third of

the video screen and in the Main Information
Display Y. Press the 

⁄

/

¤

button 

D within

three seconds to select the desired setting, then
press Set 

F to confirm the setting.

When all settings for the surround setup have
been made, press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D so that

the 

›

cursor is next to RETURN T O

MENU

, and press the Set button 

F to

return to the master menu.

Output Level Adjustment
Output level adjustment is a key part of the con-
figuration process for any surround sound prod-
uct. It is particularly important for a Dolby Digital
receiver such as the AVR5000, as correct outputs
will ensure that you hear sound tracks with the
proper directionality and intensity.

NOTE: Listeners are often confused about the
operation of the surround channels. While some
assume that sound should always be coming
from each speaker, most of the time there will
be little or no sound in the surround channels.
This is because they are only used when a
movie director or sound mixer specifically places
sound there to create ambiance, a special effect
or to continue action from the front of the room
to the rear. When the output levels are properly
set it is normal for surround speakers to oper-
ate only occasionally. Artificially increasing the
volume to the rear speakers may destroy the
illusion of an enveloping sound field that dupli-
cates the way you hear sound in a movie the-
ater or concert hall.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The output level can be
adjusted for each digital and analog surround
mode separately. This allows you to compensate
for level differences between speakers, that may
also vary with the surround mode selected, or to
increase or decrease the level of certain speakers
intentionally, depending on the surround mode
selected.

Before beginning the output level adjustment
process, make certain that all speaker connec-
tions have been properly made. The system
volume should be turned down at first. Finally,
make certain that the Balance Control * is
set to the center “12 o’clock” position.