Harman-Kardon BDS770 owner manual Using the Receiver, Adjusting Individual Speaker Volumes, Input

BDS 270/BDS 570

Using the Receiver

To select a source from the list, use the Cursor Up/Down buttons to highlight the desired source, then press the OK button to select it. You can also select a source directly by pressing its Input button on the remote.

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

EJECT		POWER		TV
DISC		RADIO	BRIDGE	AUX	Input
HDMI1		HDMI2	HDMI3	COMPONENT	Buttons
1		2		3
4		5		6
7		8		9
REPEAT		0		DISPLAY
HOME		SURROUND		OPTIONS
		OK
CLEAR/EXIT		TOP MENU		POP-UP
+				+
VOLUME		MUTE	CHANNEL
–				–
PROGRAM	BOOKMARK		THUMBNAIL	ZOOM

To use the Playlist function, see Using Playlists, on page 26.

Adjusting Individual Speaker Volumes

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

1.Press the Home button and use the Cursor and OK buttons to select Settings. The Settings menu will appear.

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

3.Select Speaker Settings, then select Manual Configuration, and then select your system’s speaker configuration. After you select your system’s configuration, the speaker setup screen will appear.

Audio Settings

Tone Controls			C
	L			R
Audio Output
Speaker Settings	LS			RS
		SUB

L (0.0 dB, 0.9m/3 ft)

R (0.0 dB, 0.9m/3 ft)

4.The front left and front right speakers will be highlighted. To adjust either of them, press 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.

Audio Settings

Tone Controls					C
		L				R
Audio Output
Speaker Settings	LS		L	2		RS
			R		0
				SW1

L (0.0 dB, 3.0m/10 ft)

R (0.0 dB, 2.4m/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 Clear/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 Clear/Exit button repeatedly to return to the Home Menu screen.

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:

•• For 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.

•• For 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).

•• In 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.

Notes on Setting Subwoofer Volume:

•• Sometimes the ideal subwoofer volume setting for music is too loud for films, while the ideal setting for films is too quiet for music. When setting the subwoofer volume, listen to both music and films with strong bass content and find a “middle ground” volume level that works for both.

•• If your subwoofer always seems too loud or too quiet, you may want to place it in a different location. Placing the subwoofer in a corner will always tend to increase its bass output, while placing it away from any walls or corners will always tend to lessen its bass output.

IMPORTANT: Do not turn the receiver’s volume up to or past the point where the audio from the speakers becomes distorted. Doing so can damage the speakers.

Audio Settings

Tone Controls		C
	L		R
Audio Output
Speaker Settings	LS	Level	RS
		SW Distance

L (0.0 dB, 0.9m/3 ft)

R (0.0 dB, 0.9m/3 ft)

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