Output Level Adjustment - Harman Kardon AVR 240 Owner's Manual

System Configuration
setting. The Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
may be used to select another position, or you
may simply wait five seconds for the system to
time out and return to normal operation.
The delay settings may be adjusted at any time
using the remote control and while viewing an
on-screen image by pressing the Delay Select
Button .
To change one of the individual speaker posi-
tions directly, press the Delay Select Button
, followed by the Navigation
/
⁄ ¤
Button to select the desired position as
that name appears in the on-screen display and
the Lower Display Line Ò. When the name of
the speaker position to be adjusted appears
press the Set Button within five seconds.
Press the Navigation Button
‹ / ›
enter the desired delay setting for that speaker
and then press the Set Button
setting. The Navigation Button
/
⁄ ¤
may be used to select another position, or you
may simply wait five seconds for the system to
time out and return to normal operation.

Output Level Adjustment

Output level adjustment is a key part of the
configuration of any surround-sound product. It
is particularly important for a digital receiver
such as the AVR, as correct outputs ensure that
you hear sound tracks with the proper
directionality and intensity.
NOTE: Listeners are often confused about the
operation of the surround channels. While some
assume that sound should always be coming
from each speaker, most of the time there will
be little or no sound in the surround channels.
This is because they are only used when a movie
director or sound mixer specifically places sound
there to create ambience, a special effect or to
continue action from the front of the room to
the rear. When the output levels are properly
set, it is normal for surround speakers to
operate only occasionally. Artificially increasing
the volume to the rear speakers may destroy
the illusion of an enveloping sound field that
duplicates the way you hear sound in a movie
theater or concert hall.
If you have already calibrated your system using
EzSet+ the output level adjustments shown will
reflect the results of the measurements made by
EzSet+. No further changes are needed unless
you wish to change a specific item to reflect your
personal taste or a non-standard system configu-
ration.
When the AVR is configured for 6.1-channel
operation using a single surround back speaker,
the output level adjustments will still provide an
adjustment for separate surround back left and
surround back right positions even though your
system has only one surround back speaker. This
means that the Surround Back channel will seem
to appear twice, and in 6.1 operation this is nor-
mal. The separate SBL/SBR adjustments for 6.1
operation are needed to optimize the balance
between the two discrete channels within the
AVR as they are mixed for output to a single
speaker.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The output level can be
adjusted for each digital and analog surround
mode individually. This allows you to compensate
for level differences between speakers, that may
to
also vary with the surround mode selected, or to
increase or decrease the level of certain speakers
to enter the
intentionally, depending on the surround mode
selected. Note that adjustments made for any
surround mode are effective with all inputs asso-
ciated with the same surround mode.
Before beginning the output level adjustment
process, make certain that all speaker connec-
tions have been properly made. The system
volume should be turned down at first.
For the easiest set-up, follow these steps while
seated in the listening position that will be used
most often:
1. Make certain that all speaker positions have
been properly configured for their "large" or
"small" settings (as outlined above) and turn
off the OSD system if it is in use.
2. Adjust the volume so that it is at
shown in the on-screen display or Main
Information Display Ò.
3. Select any input associated with the surround
mode for which you want to adjust the output
levels. Remember that the same adjustments
must be made with all other surround modes
you´ve in use.
4. Manual output level adjustment is most easily
done through the
menu (Figure 14). If you are already at the
main menu, press the
the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the
MANUAL SETUP
main menu, press the OSD Button v to
bring up the
MASTER MENU
and then press the
times so that the on-screen ➞ cursor is next
to the
MANUAL SETUP
Set Button
menu (Figure 10) to the screen, and
SETUP
then scroll down until the ➞ cursor is pointing
at the
CHANNEL ADJUST
the Set Button
Figure 14
When the
appears, the test tone is off. Use the
Navigation Button
for adjustment using an external source, such as
a test disc, from which to judge the output lev-
els. After the ➞ cursor is pointing to the channel
to be adjusted, press the
Button
level. However, before proceeding with any man-
ual adjustment we recommend that you first use
the AVR's internal test tone generator and auto-
matic sequencer to send a tone to each channel
so that you may verify that all speaker connec-
tions have been properly made.
5. To turn the test tone on and have it automati-
, as
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Because this test noise will
have a much lower level than normal music, the
volume must be lowered after the adjustment for
all channels is made, but BEFORE you return to
the main menu and the test tone turns off.
NOTE: Remember to verify that the speakers have
CHANNEL ADJUST
been properly connected. As the test noise circu-
lates, listen to make certain that the sound comes
Button until
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from the speaker position shown in the Main
Information Display Ò. If the sound comes
line. If you are not at the
from a speaker location that does NOT match the
position indicated in the display, turn the AVR off
(Figure 1),
using the Main Power Switch 1 and check
Button three
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the speaker wiring or connections to external
power amplifiers to make certain that each speak-
line. Press the
er is connected to the correct output terminal.
to bring the
MANUAL
line and press
.
* C H A N N E L A D J U S T *
F L : 0 d B S B R : 0 d B
C E N : 0 d B S B L : 0 d B
F R : 0 d B S L : 0 d B
S R : 0 d B S U B : 0 d B
C H A N N E L R E S E T : O F F
T E S T T O N E S E Q : A U T O
T E S Y T O N E : O F F
B A C K T O M A N U A L S E T U P
menu first
CHANNEL ADJUST
⁄
to select any channel
/ Navigation
‹ ›
to raise or lower the output
cally circulate among the channels where a
speaker has previously been configured (see
page 27), press the Navigation
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until the ➞ cursor is pointing to
Button
the line on the menu.
TEST TONE SEQ
Next, press the / Navigation Button
‹ ›
until is shown. At this time
AUTO
the test tone will immediately begin to circu-
late clockwise around the room, playing for
two seconds in each speaker before switching
to the next speaker position. The ➞ cursor will
blink next to the active speaker to indicate
which speaker the sound should be coming
from.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 27
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