Using Ezset/Eqii - Harman Kardon AVR 745 Owner's Manual

Dolby Pro Logic IIx modes are in use. Press the
Navigation Buttons D© to select the desired
Dolby Pro Logic mode for adjustment, and then press
Navigation Buttons D© to move
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through the three choices. Press the
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Buttons D© to adjust the settings, as desired.
The three Dolby surround settings are:
• CENTER WIDTH: This setting adjusts the
balance of the vocal information in the front sound-
stage between the center and front left/right speak-
ers. The lower settings spread the center channel
sound more broadly into the left and right channels.
A higher number (up to "7") produces a tighter cen-
ter channel presentatioin.
• DIMENSION: This setting alters the perceived
depth of the surround field by creating a shallower
presentation that appears to move sounds toward
the front of the room, or a deeper presentation
that appears to move the center of the sound field
toward the back of the room. The setting of "O" is a
neutral default, with the range of adjustment shown
as "R-3" for a deeper, rear-oriented sound to "F-3"
for a shallower, front-oriented sound.
• PANORAMA: Switch this setting to ON to
add an enveloping wraparound presentation that
increases the perception of sound along the sides
of the room.
When any needed adjustments to the parameter set-
tings for the Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby Pro Logic IIx
Music modes have been made, or if no adjustment
to those settings are required, press the
Navigation Buttons D© to move to the
last line on the menu.
The NIGHT line adjusts the settings for the Night
mode, which is only available when specially encoded
Dolby Digital sources are being played.
The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that uses
special processing to preserve the dynamic range and
full intelligibility of a movie soundtrack, while reducing
the peak level. This prevents abruptly loud transitions
from disturbing others, without reducing the sonic
impact of a digital source.
To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain that
the cursor is on the NIGHT line of the DOLBY
menu. Next, press / Navigation Buttons
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D© to choose between the following settings,
as they appear in the on-screen display:
OFF: When OFF is shown, the Night mode will
not function.
MID: When MID is shown, a mild compression
will be applied.
MAX: When MAX is shown, a more severe com-
pression algorithm will be applied.
/ We recommend that you select the MID setting as
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a starting point and change to the MAX setting later,
if desired.
When all settings on the DOLBY SURROUND
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menu have been competed, press the
Navigation Buttons D© until the cursor is next
to BACK TO SURROUND SETUP and
press the OK/Enter Button o on the TC 30 or the
Set Button œ on the ZR 10 remote. You may then
make any additional changes to the available options
from that screen, or use
D© to move the cursor to the BACK TO
SURROUND CONFIG menu and press the
OK/Enter Button o on the TC 30 or the Set
Button œ on the ZR 10 remote again to back up
one menu.
At the main SURROUND SETUP menu, you
may change the SOURCE to make adjustments
to another input, or when all input sources have been
configured, use
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to move the cursor to the BACK TO MASTER
MENU and press the OK/Enter Button o on the
TC 30 or the Set Button œ on the ZR 10 remote
to return to the main menu so that you may move to
the next step in configuring your AVR 745.

Using EzSet/EQII

The AVR 745 includes the latest Harman Kardon
EzSet/EQII technology to automatically configure your
system to deliver the best possible performance based
on your specific speaker selection, where the speakers
are placed in the room and the acoustic influences in
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your listening room. By using a series of test signals
and the processing power of a Texas Instruments
DA 610 digital signal processor, running at 250mHz.
EzSet/EQII eliminates the need for manual adjustment
of speaker "size", crossover, delay and output level set-
tings while it adds the power of proprietary algorithms
and configurable digital filters to deliver optimal sound
reproduction.
In addition to making system setup quick and easy,
EzSet/EQII is more precise than manual settings. With
EzSet/EQII, you are able to calibrate your system in a
fraction of the time it would take to enter the settings
manually, and with results that rival those achieved with
expensive test equipment and time-consuming proce-
dures. The end result is a system-calibration profile
that enables your new receiver to deliver the best
possible sound, no matter what type of speakers you
have or what the properties of your listening room are.
EzSet/EQII includes a number of improvements to the
original version, including the ability to set up to three
different sets of EQ measurements and the capability
to handle dual subwoofers. The menu and setup sys-
tem not only delivers improved precision for all meas-
urements, but it also guides you through the step-by-
step process of EQ Design. With EzSet/EQII, you can
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
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now "test drive" the settings by listening to the results
of the EzSet/EQII process before entering the settings
into the system memory.
We recommend that you take advantage of the
precision of EzSet/EQII to calibrate your system,
but if desired you may also make any of the
configuration settings manually, or trim the settings
provided by EzSet/EQII by following the instructions
on pages 33–38.
Before starting EzSet/EQII, make certain that you have
connected all speakers for your system and that you
have both the EzSet/EQII microphone and the exten-
der rod handy. If you have a standard camera tripod,
attach the extender rod to the tripod, and then screw
the microphone to the top of the rod. Place the tripod
at your primary listening position, at least three feet
from the nearest hard surface, and adjust it so that the
microphone is at or above ear level. If you do not
have a tripod, simply screw the extender rod into the
bottom of the EzSet/EQII microphone.
Next, plug the microphone into the EzSet/EQII
Microphone Jack J located behind the Front-
Panel Control Door 9.
Finally, before going further, make certain that the pro-
gram volume is at -25dB. If there is a volume or
"level" control on your subwoofer, make certain that it
is set to at least the mid-point, if not a bit higher
To start the EQ Design process, first navigate to the
EZSET/EQ MAIN menu (Fig. 12) by pressing
the OSD Button C on the ZR10 remote or the
Menu Button A on the TC 30. Press the
Navigation Buttons o until the cursor is pointing
to EZSET/EQ in the MASTER MENU.
Press the OK/Enter Button o on the TC 30 or the
Set Button œ to bring the new menu to the screen.
* E Z S E T / E Q M A I N *
S e l e c t a c t i v i t y
A U T O M A T I C E Q D E S I G N
→ →
M A N U A L E Q D E S I G N
E Z S E T / E Q M A N U A L S E T U P
E Z S E T / E Q P R E S E T S E L E C T
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
Figure 12
There are four choices in the EZSET/EQ
MAIN menu, three of which are relevant at this
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time. Use the /
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to move the cursor next to the line that contains the
type of setup you wish to perform, and then press
the OK/Enter Button E on the TC 30 or the
Set Button œ on the ZR 10 remote to start that
process.
• In most cases, you will want to use the Automatic
mode, which calibrates the system for speaker pres-
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
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