Harman-Kardon AVR 155 Navigation Buttons E, Time, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Buttons

System Configuration

rival those achieved with expensive test equip-	If you do not wish to continue with the EzSet+
ment and time-consuming procedures. The end	process, press the ‹/› Navigation Buttons
result is a system calibration profile that enables	E	for the arrow to point to NO and then
your new receiver to deliver the best possible	press the OK Button F to return to the
sound, no matter what type of speakers you have	MASTER MENU. Note that if you attempt to
or what the dimensions of your listening room	move to the next menu without plugging in the
are.	microphone, a reminder message will flash at the
We recommend that you take advantage of the	bottom of the screen.
precision of EzSet/EQ to calibrate your system,
but if desired you may also make any of the			Figure 5c
configuration settings manually, or trim the			While this screen is visible, you may start and
settings provided by EzSet/EQ by following the
			stop the calibration process, or monitor the
instructions on pages 23 through 27.
			progress of the measurements and view the
If you wish to configure your AVR manually, or if			results. When the screen first appears, you will
for some reason your EzSet/EQ microphone is			see MEASUREMENT: STOP on the first line
unavailable, you may still do so by following the			of the menu list. To start the EzSet/EQ test
instructions on pages 23 through 27.			process, you must first tell the system how many
Step 1: EzSet/EQ requires that your listening	Figure 5a		speakers are in your system. To do that, choose
	Step 6: After entering YES to start the		one of these two options:
room have as little background noise as possible
to avoid interfering with the measurement of	EzSet/EQ system, you will next see a brief warn-		• If your system includes a full complement of
tones produced by your AVR during the setup	ing message, and the screen will then change to		seven main speakers (front left/center/front
procedure. Turn off all loud fans, air conditioners	the main EzSet/EQ menu. The WARNING screen		right/surround right/surround back
and other equipment, and try to avoid making	is a reminder that in order for the system to per-		right/surround back left/surround left) and a
any noise during the process.	form accurate measurements, it is important that		subwoofer, press the ‹/› Navigation
Step 2: The EzSet/EQ microphone should be	the listening room be as quiet as possible.		Buttons E	so that 7.1 appears to the
	After 5 seconds, the screen will change again to		right of MEASUREMENT, and then press the
placed in either your usual listening position or, if
	display the main EzSet/EQ menu (Figure 5b).		OK Button F to start EzSet/EQ.
there is a large seating area, the center of the
			• If your system includes a traditional surround
room, at the listeners’ ear level. You may find it
convenient to use a camera tripod for stable			speaker complement of five main speakers
placement of the EzSet/EQ microphone at the			(front left/center/ front right/surround right/
correct height. The microphone includes a thread-			surround left) and a subwoofer, press the ‹/›
ed insert on the bottom for tripod mounting.			Navigation Buttons E		so that 5.1
Step 3: Plug the EzSet/EQ microphone into the			appears to the right of MEASUREMENT,
			and then press the OK Button F to start
AVR 147’s Headphone Jack 4, making certain
			EzSet/EQ. To stop the calibration process at any
that the mini-plug to 1/4" phone plug adaptor
			time, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Buttons
supplied with the microphone is firmly connected.
	Figure 5b		D to move the on-screen cursors to the
The microphone cable is approximately 7 meter
			MEASUREMENT line; press the ‹/›
long, which should accommodate most listening	IMPORTANT NOTE: Anyone with hearing that is
			Navigation Buttons E		so that STOP
room situations. If required, you may use an	sensitive to loud noises should leave the room at		appears and press the OK Button F.
optional extension cable, available at most elec-	this point, or use ear protection sufficient to
tronics stores, for use in larger rooms. However,	reduce the noise level. Inexpensive foam-style ear
we recommend that you avoid using extension	plugs, available at most drug stores, may be used
cords for the microphone cable, as they may	to reduce the sound level to a tolerable level. If
adversely affect the test results.	you are uncomfortable with, or cannot tolerate,
Step 4: Once the microphone is properly posi-	loud sounds and do not use some sort of ear pro-
	tection, we strongly recommend that you leave
tioned and plugged in, proceed to the EzSet/EQ
	the room and ask someone else to run the
menus by first pressing the OSD Button L to
	EzSet/EQ process, or that you do not use
bring the Master Menu to the screen. Next, press
	EzSet/EQ and enter the configuration settings
the ⁄/¤ Navigation Buttons D to move
	manually, as described on pages 23 through 27.		Figure 5d
the on-screen cursor to the EZSET/EQ menu
line. Press the OK Button F to move to the	Step 7: The WARNING screen will automati-		Step 8: Once EzSet/EQ has been started, you will
next screen (Figure 5a).	cally be replaced by the main EzSet/EQ menu		hear test signals circulate among all of the
Step 5: The first screen of the EzSet/EQ system	(Figure 5c).		speakers as the system sets the master level,
			checks to see where there are speakers, sets the
will now appear to remind you to plug in the
			distance measurement and calculates delay time
microphone. If you have not already done so,
			settings, sets the speaker “size”, and sets the
plug the microphone into the Headphone Jack
4 as described in steps 2 and 3. When you are			speaker crossover point. During the measurement
			and calibration process, you may observe the
ready to proceed, make certain that the cursor is
			progress of the testing by reading the messages
pointing to YES and press the OK Button F.
			that appear in the second line of the menu

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