Harman-Kardon 950-0321-001 Using the receiver, Home Menu, Adjusting Individual Speaker Volumes

BDS

Using the Receiver

Using the receiver	4. The front left and front right speakers will be highlighted. To adjust either of them, press
NOTE: Before using your new BDS system, be sure to set the speaker distances, as explained	the OK button. To adjust a different speaker, use the cursor buttons to highlight it and
	press the OK button. The Level and Distance selection screen will appear.
in Audio Settings: Speaker Settings, on page 22.

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Home Menu

Press the Home button to display the Home Menu screen:

Home Menu

Blu-ray Disc
USB
FM Radio		Type:Disc
Playlist
		Size:23684.875M
Settings		FS:UDF
1 / 5	HOME Exit	OPTIONS Option

The available sources are listed on the left.

If a disc has been inserted into the receiver’s built-in disc slot, it will appear on the list as either “CDDA” (CD), “DVD Video” (DVD) or “Blu-ray Disc.”

NOTE: Audio sources connected to the receiver’s rear-panel digital and line inputs will not appear on the list.

To select a source from the list, use the remote control’s Cursor Up/Down buttons to highlight the desired source, then press the OK button to select it. To use the Playlist function, see Using Playlists, on page 29.

You can also select a source directly by pressing its button (Radio, Aux, etc).

Adjusting Individual Speaker Volumes

You can adjust the volumes of the system’s individual speakers while you’re listening to music or watching films.

1.Press the Settings button. The Settings menu will appear.

2.Select the Audio option. The Audio menu will appear.

3.Select Speaker Settings, then select Configuration, and then select your system’s speaker configuration. After you select your system’s configuration, the speaker setup screen will appear (BDS 800 5.1 system screen shown).

Audio Settings

Tone Controls

	L		Center	R
Audio Out to TV
Speaker Settings	Ls			Rs
		SUB

L (0.0 dB, 3 ft)

R (0.0 dB, 3 ft)

Audio Settings

Tone Controls

	L	Center	R
Audio Out to TV
Speaker Settings	Ls	Level	Rs
		Distance

L (0.0 dB, 3 ft)

R (0.0 dB, 3 ft)

5.Make sure that Level is highlighted, and press the OK button. The Volume adjustment bars will appear.

Audio Settings

Tone Controls

		L			C	R
Audio Out to TV
Speaker Settings	Ls		L	10		Rs
			R		8
				SW1

L (0.0 dB, 10 ft)

R (0.0 dB, 8 ft)

6.Select the speaker you want to adjust, and use the left and right arrow buttons to adjust its volume. You can vary the volume from +10dB to –10dB, in 1dB increments.

7.Press the Exit button twice to return to the speaker setup screen (the front left and front right speakers will still be highlighted). To adjust the volume of a different speaker, use the cursor buttons to highlight it and press the OK button. Repeat Steps 5 – 6 for that speaker.

8.When you are finished adjusting the volumes of all of your system’s speakers, press the Exit button repeatedly until the harman kardon logo screen appears.

Notes on Setting Speaker Volumes in 5.1-Channel Systems:

While setting your system’s individual speaker volume levels is ultimately up to your personal taste, here are some ideas you may find helpful:

tFor films and video-music programs, your overall goal should be to create an enveloping, realistic sound field that draws you into the film or music program without drawing your attention away from the action on the screen.

tFor multichannel music recordings, some music producers will create a sound field that places the musicians all around you; others will create a sound field that places the musicians in front of you, with more subtle ambience in the surround speakers (as you would experience in a concert hall).

tIn most 5.1-channel films, the surround channels are not intended to be as loud or as active as the front channels. Adjusting the surround speakers so they are always as loud as the front channels could make dialogue difficult to understand and will make some sound effects sound unrealistically loud.

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