Manual Setup; Speaker Setup - Harman Kardon AVR 245 Owner's Manual

System Configuration
Note: If you wish to check the test results before
exiting the EzSet+ menu, press the
Navigation Buttons so that the on-screen
cursor is at the second line of the menu listings,
and then press the / Navigation Buttons
‹ ›
to scroll through the list of speaker posi-
tions. The data on each line will also be entered
into the listings on the individual
SPEAKER
, and
SETUP DELAY ADJUST
menus once you exit
ADJUST EZSET+
Step 10: If the measurements are not successful
due to a missing or malfunctioning speaker, an
message and menu will appear, as
ERROR
shown in Figure 7g. The EzSet+ system is pro-
grammed to look for speaker pairs at the front
left/front right, surround left/surround right and
surround back left/surround back right positions.
If the tests to any of those three channel pairs
indicates that one, but not both of the speakers
in the pair is present, the menu will show
next to the speaker position where the tests did
not report back that a speaker is present. Should
this message appear, make note of the suspect
speaker location, exit all menus and turn the
receiver off. Check all speaker wire connections
and then rerun EzSet+.
Figure 7g
When you have successfully completed the
EzSet+ process and made any needed adjust-
ments to the input and surround mode configura-
tions, your receiver is ready for use. If you do not
wish to make any manual adjustments to the set-
tings, you may skip the rest of this section and
proceed to the Basic Operation section of this
manual on page 32 to learn how to operate
AVR 245. For those situations where you may
wish to make a change to the settings entered by
EzSet+, follow the instructions on the following
pages.

Manual Setup

/
⁄ ¤
Harman Kardon recommends that you use the
EzSet+ procedure described on pages 23-25 to
configure your receiver for operation. However,
you may manually configure your AVR if you have
fewer than six speakers in your system, if you
have run EzSet+ but wish to make adjustments, if
your EzSet+ microphone is not available, or if you
CHANNEL
simply prefer to make your adjustments manually.
.
In addition, the A/V Sync Delay setting must be
performed manually (see Delay Settings section,
page 28).
To begin manual setup using the full-OSD menu
system, press the OSD Button v so that the
MASTER MENU
Buttons p until the › cursor points to
/
⁄ ¤
the
MANUAL SETUP
Button p. The
(Figure 8) will appear.
NONE
With the
MASTER MENU
Button n until the › cursor is pointing to
¤
the
MANUAL SETUP
Button p. The
will appear (see Figure 8).
Figure 8
The first line of the
indicates whether EzSet+ has been run and its
settings saved. If this line indicates
you will be able to see the settings determined by
EzSet+ as you view the
SPEAKER X-OVER
and
CHANNEL ADJUST
Buttons n to move the › cur-
use the /
⁄ ¤
sor to point to this line, and then use the ‹/›
Buttons o
you wish to reset the speaker size, crossover, out-
put level and delay settings to their factory
defaults.
Note: If you have forgotten to unplug the EzSet+
microphone, you will be unable to access the
SPEAKER SIZE
and
DELAY ADJUST
Adjust the submenus in the
submenu in order, as some settings require that
previous settings be established first.
appears on screen. Press the
line, and press the Set
menu
MANUAL SETUP
on screen, press the
line, and press the Set
submenu
MANUAL SETUP
menu
MANUAL SETUP
, then
YES
,
SPEAKER SIZE
,
DELAY ADJUST
submenus. You may
to change this setting to if
N O
,
SPEAKER X-OVER
menus.
MANUAL SETUP

Speaker Setup

This menu tells the AVR which type of speakers
are in use. This is important as it adjusts the
settings that decide whether your system will use
the "5-channel" or "6-channel/7-channel"
modes, as well as determine which speakers
receive low-frequency (bass) information.
If you have already completed an automated
setup using EzSet+ the settings calculated during
that procedure will already appear. No further
adjustment is required unless you wish to change
a specific item to reflect your personal taste or a
nonstandard system configuration.
For each of these settings use the
LARGE
setting if the speakers for a particular position are
traditional full-range loudspeakers that are
capable of reproducing sounds below 100Hz.
Use the setting for smaller, frequency-
SMALL
limited satellite speakers that do not reproduce
sounds below 100Hz. Note that when "small"
speakers are used, a subwoofer is required to
reproduce low-frequency sounds. Remember that
the "large" and "small" descriptions do not refer
to the actual physical size of the speakers, but to
their ability to reproduce low-frequency sounds. If
you are in doubt as to which category describes
your speakers, consult the specifications in the
speakers' owner's manual, or ask your dealer.
At last, this menu also makes you chose if the
speaker setting will be the same for each input
source ( ), or will be set differently for
GLOBAL
each input (
).
INDEPENDENT
Notes:
• When "Independent" is selected for the speak-
er settings (see below), they need to be made
for each input individually and you can deter-
mine which speaker should be used depending
on the input source selected. So it´s possible
e.g. to turn off the Center and/or the Sub with
any music source selected and to use them
with any movie input source.
• With the currently selected input all speaker
settings will be copied to all other surround
modes (as far as speakers are used with them)
and need not be repeated when another sur-
round mode is selected with that input.
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