Manual Setup; Speaker Size And Crossover - Harman Kardon AVR 645 Owner's Manual

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
* N E A R F I E L D E R R O R *
N e a r F i e l d E Q w a s n o t
s u c c e s s f u l .
P l e a s e c h e c k m i c
p l a c e m e n t a n d v o l u m e
s e t t i n g
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B A C K T O N E A R F I E L D
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
Figure 17
When the measurements have been successfully
completed, your system is ready for use. Thanks to
EzSet/EQ, the settings for speaker "size," speaker
crossover, channel output and individual channel delay
time have been automatically set and require no fur-
ther adjustment. In addition, EzSet/EQ also performs a
complete room equalization that tailors the system's
performance for the best possible sound with your
combination of speakers, speaker placement and
room acoustics. The next few pages in this manual
detail the procedure for manually entering system
data, but unless you want to view the setting informa-
tion and make an adjustment, you are now ready to
enjoy the finest in home theater and music reproduc-
tion. Go to page 36 for complete information on
operating your AVR 645.

Manual Setup

In most cases it is simpler, easier and more accurate
to let EzSet/EQ take care of entering the system
parameters for speaker "size", speaker crossover,
channel output and individual channel delay time.
However, if you feel that your listening room or system
components are best suited to manual entry of these
settings, the AVR 645 also allows you to enter or trim
any of these system parameters. Even if you do make
the settings manually, we recommend that you run the
EzSet/EQ tests first so that a baseline setting is estab-
lished, and then make your adjustments from there.
Note that once EzSet/EQ has been run you do not
need to adjust all system settings, only those that
you want to change.
To view or change the current settings, press the
∫ on the remote to bring up
OSD Button
the MASTER MENU (Figure 1). Next, press the
Navigation Button n© as needed until the
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cursor is on the EZSET/EQ line. Navigate to the
EZSET/EQ MANUAL SETUP line.
Press the Set Button pœ to view the
MANUAL SETUP menu (Figure 18).
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→ E z S e t E Q : O F F O N
E z S e t A D J U S T
S P E A K E R S I Z E
D E L A Y A D J U S T
C H A N N E L A D J U S T
B A C K T O E Z S E T / E Q M A I N
Figure 18
If you have already run the EzSet/EQ calibration sys-
tem, the first line of the menu enables you to hear
the difference between the settings established by
EzSet/EQ. The default setting is ON, which plays
the incoming source with the EzSet/EQ settings. To
hear the system in a Bypass mode, with none of the
equalization filters in the circuit path, press the
Navigation Button n© so that OFF is high-
lighted. Once changed, this setting will remain until
you change it again in this menu. While you may want
to use this menu option to hear the difference that
EzSet/EQ makes, we recommend that you leave
the setting on to take advantage of the benefits of
EzSet/EQ's advanced room correction technology.
The EzSet ADJUST line on the menu
enables you to set the system's Tilt, or high-frequency
boost. To make this adjustment, first make sure that
EzSet EQ line is set to ON, as this item is not
available when EzSet/EQ is not in the signal path.
To adjust the tilt setting, make sure that the cursor
is on the EzSet ADJUST line, and press
the Set Button pœ. Then press the
Navigation Button n© to enter the desired
setting. When you have completed your adjustment,
Navigation Button n© to move
press the ›
the cursor down to the BACK TO MANUAL
SETUP line and press the Set Button pœ.
Note on Manual Setup Menus: Each manual setup
menu (Speaker Size, Delay Adjust and Channel Adjust)
includes a line that reads EZSET SETTINGS.
When the default setting of OFF is shown, you are
able to make any required adjustments that are avail-
able on that menu. However, you may change the
setting to ON at any time to recall the settings estab-
lished when EzSet/EQ was last run. It is also important
to note that when the EzSet/EQ settings are in use, the
AVR will not allow any changes to be made. To trim
the settings, press the ‹ / › Navigation Button
n© until the cursor is on the EZSET
SETTINGS line on the menu in use and press
Navigation Button n© to change the
the ‹ / ›
setting to OFF. This will allow you to make changes
to the settings on that menu.
Speaker Size Menu
Although most listeners will prefer to take advantage
of the accuracy and speed of EzSet/EQ to make all of
the necessary speaker adjustments, advanced users
may wish to experiment with how different combina-
tions of settings sound in their home theater environ-
ment or to use settings other than those calculated
by EzSet/EQ, to accommodate personal listening
preferences.
The menu system used in your AVR 645 differs
somewhat from conventional speaker setup menus in
that it consolidates the speaker "size" and crossover
into one convenient menu. Even if you are familiar with
making these adjustments, it is strongly recommended
that you read the following section of this manual.
On the SPEAKER SIZE menu (Figure 19) you
‹ / ›
have the option to change the type of speaker config-
ured for each of the four position groups, to change
the crossover setting for any one of those speakers,
to adjust the setting point for the low-pass filter that
determines which frequencies are sent to the sub-
woofer for low-frequency effects (LFE) signals, to
change the subwoofer bass redirection mode when
the Front Left/Right speakers are set to Large and to
change the setting for the subwoofer size. If, as rec-
ommended, you have first run the EzSet/EQ system,
as shown on pages 27–30, the settings established
by EzSet/EQ will be displayed as a starting point for
any manual adjustments. You may reestablish those
settings at any time during an adjustment on this menu
by pressing the /
⁄ ¤
‹ / ›
until the cursor is on the EZSET SETTINGS
line of the menu and then pressing the
Navigation Button n© so that ON is high-
lighted in reverse video. Note, however, that once this
is done, any manual adjustments made will be lost and
must be reentered.
Speaker Size
At each of the four speaker group positions, you have
the ability to select the speaker "size" and, when a
"Small" speaker is selected, the frequency below
which low-frequency information is sent to the sub-
woofer, as opposed to the speakers for the channel
being adjusted. For that reason, before making the
adjustments on the FRONT L/R, CENTER,
SIDE SURR and BACK SURR menu lines,
it is important to know the frequency range for the
speaker. This information is typically found in the
"Specifications" section of the speaker's owner's man-
ual. If you cannot find the specification for the lowest
frequency the speaker can handle, start with the set-
tings entered by running EzSet/EQ and then try one
setting above or below the existing entry. We do not
recommend changing the crossover point more than
Navigation Button n©
‹ / ›