Harman Kardon AVR 85 Owner's Manual page 22

9. Enter the information for the
. speaker by using the
SURROUND CH
or buttons on the remote to
i
‹ ›
select the type of surround channel
speaker that will be used. Press the
buttons so that ,
LARGE SMALL
is highlighted to match the speak-
NONE
er type you will use as described
in #7 above. The setting sends a
LARGE
full range output to the left/right
surround speakers, while the
setting sends low-frequency sounds to
the subwoofer output. If the surround
speakers will not be used, the
ting will send the audio for the surround
channels to the front left/right speakers.
When the selection has been made, press
the button once so that the on-screen
¤
cursor is pointing to
GO TO SETUP
>
. Press
Select j
MENU 2
the next menu.
10. At (see figure #3),
SETUP MENU 2
you enter information that configures
the AVR85 for the type of center channel
speaker to be used, and whether or not a
subwoofer is in use. While the on-screen
cursor is pointing to
CENTER CH
the or buttons on the remote to
i
‹ ›
select the correct type of center channel
speaker as described in #7. When
is highlighted a full-range sig-
LARGE
nal will be sent to the center channel.
When is highlighted the audio
SMALL
to the center channel will be cut at
100Hz and low-frequency information
will be routed to the subwoofer output.
When the selection has been made, press
the button once so that the on-screen
¤
cursor is pointing to the
>
line of the display.
SUBWOOFER
System Configuration
11. At the
the or
‹ ›
to highlight
an optional external subwoofer connect-
ed to the
Subwoofer Preamp Output
or . If a subwoofer is not used, highlight
⁄
. In this position all low-frequency
OFF
sounds (below 100Hz) will be routed to
the front left/right speakers, depending on
the setup for those speakers. Note that the
subwoofer cannot be set to
SMALL
front speakers are set to
SETUP MENU 1
set- has been made press the
NONE
so that the on-screen cursor
ing to
GO TO SETUP MENU 3
Select j
12. At
SETUP MENU 3
various control functions will be set.
to move to
The first item is the
CONTROL
Effects channel that is used when Dolby
Digital signals are present. The normal
setting for LFE is 0dB, but the control
may also be set to -10dB for reduced out-
put when an LFE signal is present. The
. press LFE may also be turned
route any LFE signals to the front
left/right speakers. When the LFE level is
set, or to bypass this setting, press the
button
i
next setting.
Note: When the LFE is set to
LFE output is cut, even though the sys-
tem is still decoding the LFE signal from
a digital audio source.
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line use
SUBWOOFER
buttons on the remote
i
or . Select when
ON OFF ON
when the
O F F
in
SMALL
. When the selection
button once
¤
is point-
>
. Press
to move to the next menu.
(see figure #4),
LFE LEVEL
. "LFE" is the Low-Frequency
, which will
OFF
on the remote to move to the
the
OFF
13. The next line is the
setting. This feature reduces the input
level of Dolby Digital sources by
at their loudest thresholds, preventing
unwanted bursts of loud sounds without
restricting the dynamic range or volume
of other sounds or at less than maximum
levels. The feature may be turned
by pressing the or
‹
the remote until
OFF
The Night mode may also be turned
on and off at any time by pressing the
button
e
Night
the Night mode is set, or to bypass this
setting, press the
¤
to the next setting.
14. The
SETUP LOCK
the major control settings from being
changed once it is engaged. This feature
is set at the factory to
all settings may be adjusted. If you wish
to prevent settings from being easily or
inadvertently being changed, use the
or buttons
i
‹ ›
is highlighted. Once the
LOCK
setting is engaged and you exit
, no changes may be made to
MENU 3
any of the Setup menus. To make
changes to these menus you must return
to
SETUP MENU 3
¤
buttons on the remote until
i
is highlighted. When the
UNLOCK
setting is engaged, the word
LOCK
will appear at the top of the
LOCK
menus to remind you that no changes
may be made. At this point, unless you
wish to make changes to the Multiroom
system, press the
¤
and then press
Select j
TO THE MAIN MENU
operation of the Multiroom system is
described on page 32 of this manual.
NIGHT MODE
/ to /
1 3 1 4
OFF
buttons on
i
›
is highlighted.
on the remote. When
button to move
i
prevents any of
, so that
UNLOCK
on the remote until
LOCK
SETUP
and use the or
‹ ›
button twice
i
to
RETURN
. Setup and