Harman Kardon AVR 135 Owner's Manual page 18

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
This menu screen also allows you to enter the settings
for the AVR 135's Triple Crossover feature, which
allows a different crossover point to be used for the
front left/right, center and surround speakers. In sys-
tems where full-range or tower speakers are used for
the front soundstage or where different brands or
models are in use at the various speaker positions, this
feature allows you to customize the bass management
and redirection circuits with a precision not previously
possible.
It is easiest to enter the proper settings for speaker
setup through the SPEAKER SETUP menu
(Figure 5). If that menu is not already on your screen
from the prior adjustments, press the OSD Button
v to bring up the MASTER MENU (Figure 1),
Button n until the cursor is
and then press the
¤
on the SPEAKER SETUP line. At this point,
press the Set Button p to bring up the
SPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 5).
* S P E A K E R S E T U P *
M O D E : S I Z E
L E F T / R I G H T : L A R G E
C E N T E R : S M A L L
S U R R O U N D : S M A L L
S U R R B A C K : S M A L L
S U B W O O F E R : S U B ( L F E )
B A S S M G R : G L O B A L
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
Figure 5
The first line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu
(Figure 5) allows you to switch the menu to change
either the speaker size setting or the exact crossover
point used for that speaker group. For the first pass
through the menu, leave the setting at its default
option of SIZE, and then proceed as outlined
below. Once the speaker choices have been set, you
may wish to return to this line to change the option so
that the crossover settings may be adjusted.
Begin the speaker setup process by making certain that
the cursor is pointing toward the LEFT/RIGHT
line, which sets the configuration for the front left and
right speakers. If you wish to make a change to the
front speakers' configuration, press the
o so that either LARGE or SMALL appears,
matching the appropriate description from the definitions
shown above.
When SMALL is selected, low-frequency sounds will
be sent only to the subwoofer output. If you choose this
option and there is no subwoofer connected, you will
not hear any low-frequency sounds from the front
channels.
When LARGE is selected, a full-range output will be
sent to the front left and front right outputs. Depending
on the choice made in the SUBWOOFER line in
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this menu, bass information may also be directed to the
front left/right speakers, a subwoofer or both.
NOTE: When the front speakers are set to LARGE,
the SUBWOOFER is set to NONE, and the sur-
round mode is set to "Surround Off," or pure two-chan-
nel stereo, if an analog audio source is selected, it will be
routed directly from the input to the volume control
without being digitized or processed. If you have full-
range front speakers and wish to remove all digital pro-
cessing from the circuit path, select this configuration.
If you wish to use this option with only one input, such
as a CD player or an optional, external phono preamp,
choose the INDEPENDENT setting on the
BASS MGR line at the bottom of this menu so that
only those inputs where the analog bypass is desired
will be routed in this fashion.
When you have completed your selection for the front
channel, press the
move the cursor to CENTER.
Buttons o on the remote to select
Press the /
‹ ›
the option that best describes your system, based on the
speaker definitions shown below.
When SMALL is selected, low-frequency center
channel sounds will be sent only to the subwoofer out-
put. If you choose this option and there is no subwoofer
connected, you will not hear low-frequency sounds from
the center channel.
When LARGE is selected, a full-range output will be
sent to the center speaker output, and NO center
channel signal will be sent to the subwoofer output.
NOTE: If you choose Logic 7 as the surround mode
the "large" option will not be available for the center
speaker. This is due to the requirements of Logic 7
processing, and does not indicate a problem with
your receiver.
When NONE is selected, no signals will be sent to
the center channel output. The receiver will operate in
a "phantom" center channel mode and center channel
/ Buttons
‹ › information will be sent to the left and right front chan-
nel outputs. When only front left and right speakers are
used, with no center or surround speakers, VMAx is a
good alternative mode.
When you have completed your selection for the cen-
ter channel, press the
to move the cursor to SURROUND.
Buttons o on the remote to select
Press the /
‹ ›
the option that best describes the side surround
speakers in your system based on the speaker
definitions shown on this page.
Button n on the remote to
¤
Button n on the remote
¤
When SMALL is selected, low-frequency surround
channel sounds will be sent to the subwoofer output
only. If you choose this option and there is no sub-
woofer connected, you will not hear any low-frequency
sounds from the surround channel.
When LARGE is selected, a full-range output will
be sent to the surround channel outputs, and NO sur-
round channel signals will be sent to the subwoofer
output.
When NONE is selected, surround sound informa-
tion will be split between the front left and front right
outputs. For optimal performance when no surround
speakers are in use, the Dolby 3 Stereo mode should
be used.
When you have completed your selections for the
main surround channels, press the
¤
the remote to move the cursor to SURR BACK.
This line serves two functions in that it not only config-
ures the setting for the surround back channels when
they are present; it also tells the AVR 135's processing
system to configure the unit for either 5.1 or 6.1/7.1
operation.
NOTE: In order to adjust the speaker settings for the
surround back channels, either a Logic 7 or DTS
Neo:6 mode must first be selected or a multichannel,
Dolby Digital or DTS source must be playing. This
enables the system to activate the surround back
processing mode.
Buttons o on the remote to select
Press the ‹ / ›
the option that best describes the speaker in use at
the back surround position based on the definitions
shown below:
When NONE is selected, the system will adjust so
that only 5.1-channel surround processing/decoding
modes are available.
When SMALL is selected, the system will adjust so
that the full complement of 6.1/7.1 surround processing/
decoding modes are available, and low-frequency
information below the crossover point will be sent to
the subwoofer output. If you choose this option and
there is no subwoofer connected, you will not hear
any low-frequency sounds from the surround back
channel.
When LARGE is selected, the system will adjust so
that the full complement of 6.1/7.1 surround process-
ing/decoding modes are available, and a full-range
signal will be sent to the surround back channels, with
no low-frequency information sent to the subwoofer
output.
NOTE: It is not possible to configure the AVR 135 for
7.1-channel operation. Do not connect more than one
speaker to the Surround Back Speaker Outputs
Button n on