Ian C
Stunt Coordinator
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2000
- Messages
- 190
Okay, so I just received a refurbished Harman Kardon 230 from their online store (can't beat $300 with full warranty) and I'm pretty happy with it. Sound is great, plenty of inputs, seems to have plenty of power for my system...However, there are a couple niggles that are bugging me.
- I have DVD player, satellite, Xbox, and PS2 hooked up to the same input via s-video and optical (using an Audio Authority automatic switch box). I will be watching satellite in Pro-Logic 2 and then switch over to watch a DVD in Dolby Digital. Everything plays fine and it makes the switch okay...but when I switch back to satellite it defaults to Logic-7 Music...!? I've been through the menus, but there must still be something I'm missing. Why is it defaulting to Logic-7 Music? How can I get it to default to Pro-Logic 2?
Anybody else run into this?
- Other, minor, issues I have are that the switching outlet on the back doesn't handle as much wattage as my old receiver (a Sony DB830) and so I can no longer have my TV plugged into it...It was nice being able to have the TV turn on when I switched on the receiver. Also, the remote is truly craptacular. You actually have to press separate buttons to turn it on and then turn it off, so I can't have my old remote just learn one button for this.
I needed a new remote anyway, so I just bought a HTM MX-500 off a guy on the For Sale forum. I should be able to program it to turn on/off the receiver and TV together with that.
Back to the receiver itself, I'm actually very happy with it and, while I know it was more of a lateral upgrade than a true upgrade, it's a definite improvement over my old Sony DB830. However, the whole defaulting to Logic-7 Music is driving me nuts...Any suggestions/experience with this?
Thanks,
Ian
- I have DVD player, satellite, Xbox, and PS2 hooked up to the same input via s-video and optical (using an Audio Authority automatic switch box). I will be watching satellite in Pro-Logic 2 and then switch over to watch a DVD in Dolby Digital. Everything plays fine and it makes the switch okay...but when I switch back to satellite it defaults to Logic-7 Music...!? I've been through the menus, but there must still be something I'm missing. Why is it defaulting to Logic-7 Music? How can I get it to default to Pro-Logic 2?
Anybody else run into this?
- Other, minor, issues I have are that the switching outlet on the back doesn't handle as much wattage as my old receiver (a Sony DB830) and so I can no longer have my TV plugged into it...It was nice being able to have the TV turn on when I switched on the receiver. Also, the remote is truly craptacular. You actually have to press separate buttons to turn it on and then turn it off, so I can't have my old remote just learn one button for this.
I needed a new remote anyway, so I just bought a HTM MX-500 off a guy on the For Sale forum. I should be able to program it to turn on/off the receiver and TV together with that.
Back to the receiver itself, I'm actually very happy with it and, while I know it was more of a lateral upgrade than a true upgrade, it's a definite improvement over my old Sony DB830. However, the whole defaulting to Logic-7 Music is driving me nuts...Any suggestions/experience with this?
Thanks,
Ian