Speaker Setup Menu - Harman Kardon AVR 3000 Owner's Manual

System Configuration
you are in doubt as to which category describes
your speakers, consult the specifications in the
speakers' owner's manual, or ask your dealer.
Remember that the speaker setup must be made
individually for each input of the AVR 3000.
It is best to select the Dolby Pro Logic mode for
making the speaker setup. That's why you should
note the surround mode you´ve associated with
the selected input, select the Dolby Pro Logic
mode and after the speaker setup was made
with that input, reset to the surround mode for-
merly selected. Note that with the currently
selected input all settings will be copied to other
surround modes too (as far as possible) and need
not be repeated with any other mode (but with
each input used).
1. It is easiest to enter the proper settings for the
speaker setup through the SPEAKER
SETUP menu (Figure 5). If that menu is not
alredy on your screen from the prior adjustments,
press the OSD button to bring up the
MASTER MENU (Figure 1), and then
press the button twice so that the cursor
is on the SPEAKER SETUP line. At this
point, press the Set button to bring up the

SPEAKER SETUP menu

(Figure 5).
* S P E A K E R S E T U P *
L E F T / R I G H T : S M A L L
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 B W O O F E R : S U B
R E T U R N T O M E N U
Figure 5
2. When the SPEAKER SETUP menu
appears, the on-screen cursor will be at the top
of the list of speaker positions, pointing toward
the LEFT/RIGHT line, which sets the con-
figuration for the front left and right speakers. If
you wish to make a change to the front speakers
configuration, press the buttons
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that either LARGE or SMALL appears,
matching the appropriate description from the
definitions shown above.
When SMALL is selected, low frequency front
channel sounds will be sent only to the subwoofer
output. Note that 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 out-
puts. Depending on the choice made in the
SUBWOOFER line in this menu (see below),
the front left and right bass information may also
be directed to a subwoofer.
20 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Important Note: When a speaker set with two
front satellites and a passive subwoofer is used,
connected to the front speaker outputs
the fronts must be set for LARGE.
3. When you have completed your selection for the
front channel, press the
remote to move the cursor to CENTER.
4. Press the buttons
/
to select the option that best describes your
Center speaker based on the speaker definitions
shown on this page.
When SMALL is selected, low frequency center
channel sounds will be sent to the Fronts, if they
are set for LARGE and Sub is turned off. When
Sub is on, low frequency center channel sounds
will be sent to the subwoofer only.
When LARGE is selected, a full-range output
will be sent to the center speaker output, and
with analog and digital surround modes NO cen-
ter channel signal will be sent to the subwoofer
output.
When NONE is selected, no signal will be sent
to the center channel output. The receiver will
operate in a "phantom" center channel mode
and center channel information will be sent to
the left and right front channel outputs. This
mode is needed if no Center speaker is used
(note that for the use of Logic 7C surround mode
a Center speaker is needed, but Logic 7M works
well without a Center too).
5. When you have completed your selection for
the center channel, press the
the remote to change the cursor to
SURROUND.
6. Press the buttons
/
to select the option that best describes the sur-
round speakers in your system based on the
speaker definitions shown on this page.
When SMALL is selected, low frequency sur-
round channel sounds will be sent to the Fronts,
when Sub is turned off, or to the subwoofer out-
so
put when Sub is on. With Pro Logic mode, there
is no bass in the surround channels.
When LARGE is selected, a full-range output
will be sent to the surround channel outputs
(with all analog and digital surround modes),
and, except with Hall and Theater modes, NO
surround channel bass will be sent to the sub-
woofer output.
When NONE is selected, surround sound infor-
mation will be split between the front-left and
front-right outputs. Note that for optimal per-
formance when no surround speakers are in use,
the Dolby 3 Stereo mode should be used instead
of Dolby Pro Logic.
7. When you have completed your selection for
the surround channel, press the
, the remote to move the cursor to SUBWOOFER.
8. Press the
to select the option that best describes your sys-
button on the tem.
The choices available for the subwoofer position
on the remote will depend on the settings for the other speak-
ers, particularly the front left/right positions.
If the front left/right speakers are set to
SMALL, the subwoofer will automatically be
set to S U B, which is the "on" position.
If the front left/right speakers are set to
LARGE, three options are available:
• If no subwoofer is connected to the AVR 3000,
press the
that N O N E appears in the on-screen menu.
When this option is selected, all bass information
will be routed to the front left/right "main"
speakers.
• If a subwoofer is connected to the AVR 3000,
you have the option to have the front left/right
"main" speakers reproduce bass frequencies at
all times, and have the subwoofer operate only
when the AVR 3000 is being used with a digital
source that contains a dedicated Low Frequency
Effects, or LFE soundtrack. This allows you to use
both your main and subwoofer speakers to take
advantage of the special bass created for certain
movies. To select that option press
button on appears in the on-screen menu.
• If a subwoofer is connected and you wish to
use it for bass reproduction in conjunction with
on the remote the main front left/right speakers, regardless of
the type of program source or surround mode
you are listening to, press the
L/R+LFE appears in the on-screen menu.
When this option is selected, a "complete" feed
will be sent to the front left/right "main" speak-
ers, and the subwoofer will receive the front left
and right bass frequencies under frequency
selected in the next option setting on this menu,
as described below.
9. When all speaker selections have been made,
press the
to return to main menu.
10. The Speaker Configuration may also be
changed at any time without using the full-OSD
on-screen menu system by pressing the Speaker
Select button on the front panel
. Once the button is pressed, F N T
SPEAKER will appear in both the lower
third of the video display and the Main
Information Display
button
buttons on the remote
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buttons on the remote so
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buttons
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on the remote so that S U B (LFE)
buttons
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on the remote so that S U B
button and then the Set button
or remote
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