Delay Settings - Harman Kardon AVR 335 Owner's Manual

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
that is higher in frequency than your subwoofer is
capable of reproducing. To prevent unwanted sounds
from being sent to subwoofers that cannot handle
them and which do not have a built-in low-pass filter,
the LFE option line enables you to select a setting
for the low-pass filter that is part of the subwoofer
feed from the LFE channel.
The settings available are the same as those tied to
any one of the four available speaker positions on this
menu. We recommend that you use the frequency that
is just slightly higher than the upper capability limit of
your subwoofer, as shown in the sub's Owner's
Manual. When the cursor is on the LFE line, press
Navigation Buttons o to choose the
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appropriate setting.
When all crossover settings have been made, or in
those cases where none are needed, press the
Button n so that the cursor is next to the BASS
MGR line to make the final setting on this menu.
This setting allows you to use the same speaker size
configuration for all inputs, or to have different settings
for each input. In most cases the factory default set-
ting of GLOBAL will be appropriate, as most lis-
teners do not need to have individualized speaker set-
tings. However, some listeners, particularly those with
full-range front speakers that are used for both movies
and music, may prefer that different bass management
settings be used when listening to music through a CD
player as opposed to a movie from a DVD player, VCR
or cable/satellite set-top.
To customize the speaker setting for each input, make
certain that the MODE line of the SPEAKER
SETUP menu is set to SIZE, and that the cur-
sor is on the BASS MGR line, and press the
Buttons o so that INDEPENDENT appears
in highlighted video. When this setting is entered by
exiting the menu, the configuration settings just
entered will apply to the current input ONLY, and you
will need to go back to the INPUT SETUP
menu to select another input, and then return to this
menu page again to change the settings for the next
input. Repeat the procedure for any input where you
wish to have a different set of speaker configuration
and crossover settings.
When all speaker selections have been made, press
Button n and then the Set Button p to
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return to the MASTER MENU.

Delay Settings

Due to the different distances between the listening
position for the front channel speakers and the sur-
round speakers, the amount of time it takes for sound
to reach your ears from the front versus surround
speakers differs. You may compensate for this differ-
ence through the use of the delay settings to adjust
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the timing for the speaker placement and acoustic
conditions in your listening room or home theater.
If you have already calibrated your system using
EzSet+ the delay settings shown will reflect the results
of the measurements made by EzSet+. No further
changes are needed unless you wish to change an
item to reflect your taste or a nonstandard system
configuration. To change the settings, follow the
instructions below to enter the distance between the
speaker's location and your main listening position.
The measurements need not be accurate to the inch,
as the system is designed to accommodate typical
listening rather than a specific "sweet spot" position.
In addition to adjusting the delay time for each individ-
ual speaker position, the AVR 335 allows you to adjust
the delay for the combined output of all speakers as a
¤ group. This feature is called A/V Sync Delay; it allows
you to compensate for delays to the video image that
may be caused by the processing in products such as
digital video displays, video scalers, digital cable or
satellite systems, or personal video recorders. With
proper adjustment of the setting for A/V Sync Delay,
you can eliminate the loss of lip sync that may be
caused by digital video applications.
Although EzSet+ calculates the delay settings for the
individual speaker positions with very accurate results,
the setting for A/V Sync Delay may only be done
manually, since it requires that you observe the pro-
gram material on your video display while adjusting the
delay, if any, required for the specific source. Thus,
even though you may have used EzSet+ for other
delay settings, the A/V Sync Delay should still be con-
figured as outlined below.
Due to the differences in the way surround modes
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operate, some allow for a wider range of delay times
than others. We recommend that delay times be
adjusted using the Dolby Digital mode. If a different
mode is selected at a later time, the AVR 335 will
automatically restrict the delay settings to those
required by the surround mode in use.
Delay times are only adjustable for the Dolby modes,
so you will notice that the DELAY menu may not
be accessed when any other mode, such as a DTS or
Logic 7 option, has been selected. In addition, when
a non-Dolby Digital mode such as Dolby 3 Stereo or
Pro Logic II is selected, adjustments may be made to
the Surround speakers only.
To set the delay time for a specific input, the
DELAY ADJUST menu (Figure 10) should be
visible on your on-screen display. If the system is not
already at that point, press the OSD Button v to
bring up the MASTER MENU, press the
Button n until the on-screen
the DELAY ADJUST line. Press the Set
Button p to call up the menu.
NOTE: In order to adjust the Delay settings for the
surround back channels, a Dolby Digital or DTS source
must be playing. This enables the system to activate
the surround back processing mode.
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Figure 10
Once the DELAY ADJUST menu is shown,
note that the default setting to enter the distances
from the speakers to the listening position is in feet. If
your measurements are in feet, proceed to the next
step; if your measurements are made in meters, press
Button n until the on-screen
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the UNIT line on the menu. Then, press the
Buttons o so that METER is highlighted. When
the change in measurement units is made, press the
Buttons n to return the
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position. With the on-screen
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press the
distance from the front speakers to the preferred
listening position appears. Next, press the
Navigation Button n to move the cursor to
the CEN line.
If you wish to reset the delay settings to their factory
defaults at any time,
so that the cursor is pointing to DELAY RESET
and then press the
so that OFF appears. The factory settings shown in
Figure 10, will then be restored.
With the on-screen
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center speaker to the preferred listening position is
entered. Repeat the procedure for all active speaker
positions, first using the
to change to the next position, and then use the
Navigation Button n to change the setting. Note
that only the speaker positions that have been set to
LARGE or SMALL in the SPEAKER
SETUP menu, as shown on page 20, may be
adjusted. The appearance of three dashes next to a
speaker position in place of a distance setting indi-
cates that you have not configured an active speaker
for that location.
When the delay time for all speaker positions has
been set you may return to the master menu by
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pressing the
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› cursor is pointing to BACK TO MASTER
MENU and then pressing the Set Button p.
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Navigation Button n
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