Harman-Kardon HA160-0004-A manual Balance, Center Channel Adjust, Surround Adjust

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Balance

When imperfections in a recording, or a temporary change in the seating position in your room makes it appropriate to change the balance setting, you may make a temporary change to the room’s sonic center by press- ing the Balance button n. This will bring up the Balance Adjust screen to the on-screen display in the form of the X/Y graph (Figure OSD-9) described on page

32.Use the Ü Ý ÚÛ Menu Control buttons i to change the apparent center of the room. You will hear the impact of the change, and the relative position of the room’s center is shown in both the on-screen display (Figure OSD-9) and the front panel Information Display (Figures FPD-6 and FPD-13).

Balance

R/L 0 F/B 0

Figure FPD-13

When you have completed the adjustment, press the Balance button n to enter the setting and return to normal operation.

Center Channel Adjust

Once the center channel configuration for a system is established there is rarely any need for a change. However, it may occasionally be necessary to alter the center channel settings to compensate for the differences in recordings or room conditions. This feature allows you to change the center channel mode on a one-time basis.

To change the center channel mode, press the Center button o on the remote and note that the current default condition will appear on the screen (OSD-22).

Press the Ü or Ý Menu Control buttons i to change the setting to any of the available modes, which are described on page 31. You will immediately hear the result of any change, and the new center channel mode will be shown in the on-screen display and in the front panel Information Display.

When the adjustment is completed, press the Center button o to enter the setting and return to normal operation.

Surround Adjust

In normal operation, there is rarely any reason to change the speaker setup on a temporary basis. Once the speak- ers are installed in a particular location you will want to take advantage of them to create an enveloping sound- field. On certain occasions, however, you may wish to silence the surround speakers ONLY. That task is accomplished through the use of the Surround button. Permanent changes to the speaker setup may be made through the Spkr Setup Menu, as described on page 24 of this Manual.

To temporarily silence the surround speakers, press the Surr button p. This will bring a status report to the on-screen display (Figure OSD-23) and the front panel Information Display. At that time, the feed to the rear speakers will be turned off, but the audio informa- tion usually directed to the surround speakers will not be lost. To retain the surround field, the information from the channels that have been turned off will be redirected to the front left and right speakers, and the center chan- nel speaker will continue to operate. Using the three front speakers only, while reproducing surround channel information is similar to the Dolby 3 Stereo mode avail- able on traditional audio products.

Operation

C e n t e r : N o r m a l

Figure OSD-22 S u r r o u n d : N o r m a l

Figure OSD-23

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