Harman Kardon AVR 240 Owner's Manual page 28

System Configuration
NOTE: Remember that when your system has
only a single Surround Back speaker and is thus
configured for 6.1-channel operation, you will
hear the test tone twice from the back speaker,
once with the SBL indication and once with the
SBR indication. This is normal, and it allows you
to adjust the output balance for the mixing cir-
cuit that creates a 6.1 output when 7.1 modes
such as Logic 7/7.1 are used.
6. After checking for speaker placement, let the
test noise circulate again, and listen to see
which channels sound louder than the others.
Using the front left speaker as a reference,
press the Buttons
‹ / ›
remote to bring all speakers to the same vol-
ume level. When one of the
‹ / ›
pushed, the test noise circulation will pause on
the channel being adjusted to give you time to
make the adjustment. When you release the
button, the circulation will resume after five
seconds. The on-screen cursor ➞ and the test
noise can also be moved directly to the speak-
er to be adjusted by pressing the
tons on the remote.
7. Continue to adjust the individual channels
until the volume level sounds the same from
each speaker. Note that adjustments should
be made with the Buttons
‹ / ›
the remote only, NOT the main volume con-
trols.
If you are using a sound-pressure level (SPL)
meter for precise level adjustment with the test
tone, open the main Volume Control
15dB and set the individual output level for each
channel so that the meter reads 75dB, C-
Weighted Slow. After all settings are made turn
the main volume down.
You may also make these same adjustments with
complete manual control over the channel being
adjusted by pressing the Navigation
/
⁄ ¤
until the ➞ cursor is pointing to
Button
the line on the menu and
TEST TONE SEQ
then using the / Navigation Button
‹ ›
to select in the highlighted
MANUAL
video. In the mode, the test tone will
MANUAL
also start immediately, but the tone will only be
moved to another channel by pressing the
Navigation Button . When the manual
sequencing mode is active, the tone is turned off
by pressing the Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
until the ➞ cursor is pointing to the
line and the / Navigation Button
TONE ‹ ›
is then pressed to select
OFF
highlighted video.
28 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
If you find that the output levels are either
uncomfortably low or high, you may repeat the
procedure. Return to Step 2 and adjust the mas-
ter volume either slightly higher or lower to
accommodate your particular room layout and
your tastes. You may repeat this procedure as
many times as necessary to achieve a desired
result. In order to prevent possible damage to
your hearing or your equipment, we emphasize
that you should avoid setting the master volume
above 0dB.
When all channels have an equal volume level,
the adjustment is complete. Use the
to move the ➝ cursor next to the
on the Buttons
TEST TONE
buttons is Buttons
stop the test tone.
Note that any time a given surround mode is
selected, even for a different source input, these
output level settings will be used. However, the
output levels must be set independently for each
surround mode, including variations such as
but-
⁄ / ¤
Dolby Pro Logic II-Movie versus Dolby Pro Logic
II-Music. Although this may seem to be tedious, it
is necessary in order to optimize the AVR's perfor-
mance when differing methods are employed to
steer the audio materials to the various channels.
on However, the AVR will carry over the settings for
one mode to the same mode in a different chan-
nel configuration, such as Dolby Pro Logic IIx-
Movie and Dolby Pro Logic II-Movie. If you wish,
as a shortcut to get started quickly, you may set
the levels for Dolby Pro Logic IIx-Movie and copy
to -
down those settings, reentering them for each of
the Dolby modes and entering the settings only
for those speakers which are available for each
mode. Later, it is recommended that you adjust
the output levels while listening to various
sources, as opposed to the test tone. See page 31
for more information on trimming the output lev-
els to external source material.
NOTE: The subwoofer output level is not
adjustable using the test tone. To change the
subwoofer level, follow the steps for Output
Level Trim Adjustment on page 36.
When all channels have an equal volume level,
the adjustment is complete. Now turn the
/
⁄ ¤
Volume down to about –40dB, otherwise
the listening level may be too high as soon as
the source's music starts to play. To exit this
menu, press the
TEST
on-screen cursor is next to the
›
in the
MASTER MENU
Set Button
.
MENU
/
⁄ ¤
line, and press the /
‹ ›
until the word OFF appears to
buttons until the
⁄ / ¤
BACK T O
line, and then press the
to return to the
MASTER
The output levels may also be adjusted at any
time using the remote control and semi-OSD sys-
tem. To adjust the output levels in this fashion,
press the Test Button . As soon as the
button is pressed, the test tone will begin to
circulate as indicated earlier. The correct channel
from which the test noise should be heard will
be shown in the lower third of the video screen
and in the Main Information Display Ò.
While the test noise is circulating, the proper
channel position will also be indicated in the
Speaker/Channel Input Indicators $ by a
blinking letter within the correct channel. Turn up
the Volume until you can hear the test
noise clearly.
To adjust the output level, press the
tons until the desired level is shown in the
display or on screen. Once the buttons are
released, the test noise will begin to circulate
again in five seconds.
When all channels have the same output level,
turn the Volume down to about –40dB,
otherwise the listening level may be too high as
soon as the source's music starts to play.
Afterwards press the Test Tone Selector
button again to turn the test tone off and
complete the process.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Output level adjust-
ment made will be effective for all inputs, but
only for the actual surround mode selected. To
be effective for any other mode select that mode
(with any input) and repeat the level adjustment
described above. This will also allow you to com-
pensate level differences between speakers, that
may be different with each surround mode, or to
increase or decrease the level of certain speakers
intentionally, depending on the surround mode
selected.
Note: Output level adjustment is not available
for the VMAx or Surround Off mode, as no
surround speakers are used (so level differences
between the speakers in the room cannot occur).
But to compensate level differences between
stereo, VMAx and other surround modes (inde-
pendently from the input selected) the outputs
can be adjusted with the Level Trim Adjustment
procedure, see page 36, also for the Surround
Off (Stereo) and VMAx modes.
After one input has been adjusted for analog or
digital input, speaker type and surround mode,
return to the line on the
INPUT SETUP
menu and enter the settings for each
MASTER
input that you will use. In most cases, only the
digital input and surround mode may be differ-
ent from one input to the next, while the speaker
type will usually be the same (inputs set to
). But if prefered you can also select
GLOBAL
different speaker types or turn speakers on or off
individually for each input in use.
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