Harman-Kardon AVR 240 owner manual Output Level Adjustment, System Configuration

System Configuration

setting. The ⁄/¤ Navigation Button D may be used to select another position, or you may simply wait five seconds for the system to time out and return to normal operation.

The delay settings may be adjusted at any time using the remote control and while viewing an on-screen image by pressing the Delay Select Button .

To change one of the individual speaker posi- tions directly, press the Delay Select Button

,followed by the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button D to select the desired position as that name appears in the on-screen display and the Lower Display Line Ò. When the name of the speaker position to be adjusted appears press the Set Button F within five seconds.

Press the ‹ / › Navigation Button E to

enter the desired delay setting for that speaker and then press the Set Button F to enter the setting. The ⁄/¤ Navigation Button D may be used to select another position, or you may simply wait five seconds for the system to time out and return to normal operation.

Output Level Adjustment

Output level adjustment is a key part of the configuration of any surround-sound product. It is particularly important for a digital receiver such as the AVR, as correct outputs 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 ambience, 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 operate only occasionally. Artificially increasing the volume to the rear speakers may destroy the illusion of an enveloping sound field that duplicates the way you hear sound in a movie theater or concert hall.

If you have already calibrated your system using EzSet+ the output level adjustments shown will reflect the results of the measurements made by EzSet+. No further changes are needed unless you wish to change a specific item to reflect your personal taste or a non-standard system configu- ration.

When the AVR is configured for 6.1-channel operation using a single surround back speaker, the output level adjustments will still provide an adjustment for separate surround back left and surround back right positions even though your system has only one surround back speaker. This means that the Surround Back channel will seem to appear twice, and in 6.1 operation this is nor- mal. The separate SBL/SBR adjustments for 6.1 operation are needed to optimize the balance between the two discrete channels within the AVR as they are mixed for output to a single speaker.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The output level can be adjusted for each digital and analog surround mode individually. 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. Note that adjustments made for any surround mode are effective with all inputs asso- ciated with the same surround mode.

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.

For the easiest set-up, follow these steps while seated in the listening position that will be used most often:

1.Make certain that all speaker positions have been properly configured for their “large” or “small” settings (as outlined above) and turn off the OSD system if it is in use.

2.Adjust the volume so that it is at -15, as shown in the on-screen display or Main Information Display Ò.

3.Select any input associated with the surround mode for which you want to adjust the output levels. Remember that the same adjustments must be made with all other surround modes you´ve in use.

4.Manual output level adjustment is most easily done through the CHANNEL ADJUST menu (Figure 14). If you are already at the main menu, press the ¤ Button D until the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the MANUALSETUP line. If you are not at the main menu, press the OSD Button v to bring up the MASTER MENU (Figure 1), and then press the ¤ Button D three times so that the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the MANUAL SETUP line. Press the Set Button F to bring the MANUAL SETUP menu (Figure 10) to the screen, and then scroll down until the ➞ cursor is pointing at the CHANNEL ADJUST line and press the Set Button F.

*	C H A N N E L A D J U S T				*
F L	:	0 d B	S B R :		0 d B
C E N :		0 d B	S B L :		0 d B
F R	:	0 d B	S L	:	0 d B
S R	:	0 d B	S U B :		0 d B
C H A N N E L R E S E T : O F F
T E S T		T O N E	S E Q : A U T O
T E S Y		T O N E	: O F F
B A C K		T O M A N U A L S E T U P

Figure 14

When the CHANNEL ADJUST menu first appears, the test tone is off. Use the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button D to select any channel for adjustment using an external source, such as a test disc, from which to judge the output lev- els. After the ➞ cursor is pointing to the channel to be adjusted, press the ‹/› Navigation Button E to raise or lower the output level. However, before proceeding with any man- ual adjustment we recommend that you first use the AVR’s internal test tone generator and auto- matic sequencer to send a tone to each channel so that you may verify that all speaker connec- tions have been properly made.

5.To turn the test tone on and have it automati- cally circulate among the channels where a speaker has previously been configured (see page 27), press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button D until the ➞ cursor is pointing to the TEST TONE SEQ line on the menu. Next, press the ‹/› Navigation Button E until AUTO is shown. At this time the test tone will immediately begin to circu- late clockwise around the room, playing for two seconds in each speaker before switching to the next speaker position. The ➞ cursor will blink next to the active speaker to indicate which speaker the sound should be coming from.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Because this test noise will have a much lower level than normal music, the volume must be lowered after the adjustment for all channels is made, but BEFORE you return to the main menu and the test tone turns off.

NOTE: Remember to verify that the speakers have been properly connected. As the test noise circu- lates, listen to make certain that the sound comes from the speaker position shown in the Main Information Display Ò. If the sound comes from a speaker location that does NOT match the position indicated in the display, turn the AVR off using the Main Power Switch 1 and check the speaker wiring or connections to external power amplifiers to make certain that each speak- er is connected to the correct output terminal.

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