Harman Kardon AVR 245 Owner's Manual page 31

System Configuration
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.
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
master 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
Buttons
line, and press the
TEST TONE
until the word OFF appears to 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 Dolby
Pro Logic II-Movie versus Dolby Pro Logic II-Music.
Although this may seem to be tedious, it is neces-
sary in order to optimize the AVR's performance
when differing methods are employed to steer the
audio materials to the various channels. However,
the AVR will carry over the settings for one mode
to the same mode in a different channel configu-
ration, 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 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 lev-
els while listening to various sources, as opposed
to the test tone. See page 40 for more information
on trimming the output levels 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 40.
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 buttons until the
⁄ / ¤
on-screen cursor is next to the
›
BACK T O
line, and then press the
MASTER MENU
Set Button to return to the
MASTER
.
MENU
The output levels may also be adjusted at any
time using the remote control and semi-OSD sys-
TEST
tem. To adjust the output levels in this fashion,
in the press the Test Button
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
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.
/ Buttons
‹ ›
When all channels have the same output level,
turn the Volume
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.
After one input has been adjusted for analog or
digital input, speaker type and surround mode,
return to 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 different
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.
. As soon as the
until you can hear the test
but-
⁄ / ¤
down to about –40dB,
line on the
Once the settings outlined on the previous pages
have been made, the AVR is ready for operation.
While there are some additional settings to be
made, these are best done after you have had an
opportunity to listen to a variety of sources and
different kinds of program material. These system
settings are described on pages 41 to 42 of this
manual. In addition, any of the settings made in
the initial configuration of the unit may be
changed at any time. As you add new or different
sources or speakers, or if you wish to change a
setting to better reflect your listening taste, sim-
ply follow the instructions for changing the set-
tings for that parameter as shown in this section.
Note that any settings changed at any time, also
when the discrete buttons are used only, will be
stored in memory in the AVR, also if it´s turned off
completely, unless it will be reset (see page 52).
Having completed the setup and configuration
process for your AVR, you are about to
experience the finest in music and home-
theater listening. Enjoy!
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