Harman Kardon AVR 635 Owner's Manual page 31

the channel adjustment procedure. If any speaker con-
nections were changed we also recommend that you
rerun EzSet/EQ before making any manual calibration
adjustments.
After checking for speaker placement, let the test
noise circulate again, and listen to see which channels
sound louder than the others. Using the front left
speaker as a reference, press the /
‹ ›
Button o on the remote to bring all speakers to the
same volume level. When the / Navigation Button
‹ ›
o is pushed, the test noise circulation will pause on
the channel being adjusted to give you time to make
the adjustment. When you release the button, the cir-
culation will resume after five seconds.
Continue to adjust the individual channels until the
volume level sounds the same from each speaker.
Adjustments should be made with the
‹
Button o on the remote only, NOT the main volume
controls. If you are using a sound-pressure level (SPL)
meter for precise level adjustment, set the volume so
that the meter reads 75dB, C-Weighting Slow.
When all channels have an equal volume level, the
adjustment is complete. To exit this menu, press the
Navigation Button o until the cursor is
/
⁄ ¤
next to the BACK TO MANUAL SETUP
line, and then press the Set Button q to return
to the MANUAL SETUP.
In addition to having the test tone circulate automati-
cally, you may also turn the test tone on, but advance
it from one channel to the next manually. This allows
you to make calibration adjustments, but to have more
control over the way the test tone is moved among
the channels.
To change the tone manually, first make certain that
the CHANNEL ADJUST menu is on the
screen, following the instructions shown above, and
then press the until the cursor is on the TEST
‹ ›
TONE line. Next, press the
/ Navigation
Button o until MAN is in highlighted video. This
will start the test tone from the front left speaker posi-
tion, but rather than circulating to the next channel
every five seconds, as is the case in the automatic
mode, the you must press the / Navigation
⁄ ¤
Button o to change the channel the test tone is
being sent to. When you have circulated through all
channels the test tone will stop, but you may restart it
by returning to the TEST TONE line again and
activating manual sequencing.
The final option for tone adjustment using the menu
system is to not use the internal test tone at all. To do
Navigation Button o
this, simply use the ⁄ / ¤
to change the channel and then use the
Navigation Button o to change the output level.
When making channel output adjustments without the
internal test tone we strongly recommend that you use
a test disc in the "repeat" mode on your DVD or CD
player so that the signal being used is constant
throughout the adjustment process.
The output levels may also be adjusted at any time
using the remote control and semi-OSD system. To
adjust the output levels in this fashion, press the Test
Button f. As soon as the button is pressed, the
Navigation test tone will begin to circulate as indicated earlier. The
correct channel from which the test noise should be
heard will be shown in the lower third of the video
screen and in the Lower Display Line $. While the
test noise is circulating, the proper channel position
will also be indicated in the Speaker/Channel Input
Indicators @ by a blinking letter within the correct
channel.
To adjust the output level, press the
Button o until the desired level is shown in the dis-
/ Navigation
›
play or on screen. Once the buttons are released, the
test noise will begin to circulate again in five seconds.
When all channels have the same output level, press
the Test Button f again to complete the process.
NOTE: Output level adjustment with the test tone is
not available in the Surround Off modes.
In addition to the controls for selecting channels and
the test tone operation, the settings on this menu also
allow you to reset the level settings to either the facto-
ry default of 0dB or to re-establish the settings that
were entered by running EzSet/EQ.
To reset all channel levels to 0dB press
Navigation Button o so that the cursor is pointing
to the LEVEL RESET line and then press the
Navigation Button o once so ON appears
/
⁄ ¤
in highlighted video.
To return to the settings established by EzSet/EQ, even
if you have made manual changes to the output trims
using the steps shown above, press
Navigation Button o so that the cursor is pointing
to the EZSET SETTINGS line and then
press the ⁄ / ¤
ON appears in highlighted video. Remember that after
turning the EzSet/EQ settings back on you must turn
return to this menu line and change the setting to OFF
if you wish to make any manual trim adjustments.
The final setting in this menu enables you to have the
output levels remain the same for all inputs or to be
adjusted differently for each (or any) input. While most
listeners prefer to keep the same output levels for all
sources, you may wish to raise or lower some channels,
particularly the subwoofer output for a specific source
such as a CD that is primarily used for music playback.
⁄ / ¤
To enter individual settings for a specific channel, first
make sure that you have either run EzSet/EQ and/or
made any desired manual trim adjustments to set a
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/ Navigation
⁄ ¤
/
⁄ ¤
⁄ / ¤
Navigation Button o once so
baseline for all channels. After that is done, press the
OSD Button to exit the menu system and then
select the input for which you wish to enter different
level settings by using either the Input Source
Selectors 7 on the front panel or the buttons
on the remote that are used to select an input
source d ç∂. Next, return to the
CHANNEL OUTPUT submenu using the steps
outlined above.
At the CHANNEL OUTPUT menu press
Navigation Button o until the cursor is
⁄ / ¤
pointing to the LEVEL TRIM line and then
Navigation Button o once so
press the /
⁄ ¤
that INDEPENDENT appears in highlighted
video. When this setting is active you may change the
channel output levels for any input without changing
the settings previously established for another.
When all changes to the Channel Output levels and
the associated level trim settings have been made
Navigation Button o until
press the /
⁄ ¤
the cursor is on the BACK TO MANUAL
SETUP menu and then pressing the Set Button
q so that you may make any other adjustments to
the system parameters. If the changes just made com-
plete the manual adjustments needed, press the OSD
Button to exit the menu system and resume
normal system operation.
Additional Input Adjustments
After one input has been adjusted for Surround mode,
digital input (if any), speaker type, and output levels,
go back to the IN/OUT SETUP line on the
MASTER MENU (Figure 1) and enter the set-
tings for each input that you will use. In most cases,
only the digital input and surround mode will be differ-
ent from one input to the next, while the speaker type,
crossover frequency, Night mode and output level
settings will usually be the same and may be quickly
entered by entering the same data used for the
original input.
Once the settings outlined on the previous pages have
been made, the AVR 635 is ready for operation. While
there are some additional settings to be made, these
are best done after you have had an opportunity to lis-
ten to a variety of sources and different kinds of pro-
gram material. These advanced settings are described
on pages 36 and 37 of this manual. In addition, any
of the settings made in the initial configuration of the
unit may be changed at any time. As you add new or
different sources or speakers, or if you wish to change
a setting to better reflect your listening taste, simply
follow the instructions for changing the settings for that
parameter as shown in this section.
Having completed the setup and configuration process
for your AVR 635, you are about to experience the
finest in music and home theater listening. Enjoy!
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