Manual Output Level Adjustment - Harman Kardon DPR 2005 Owner's Manual

System Configuration

Manual Output Level Adjustment

Output levels may also be adjusted manually,
either to set them to a specific level with an SPL
meter, or to make fine tuning adjustments to the
levels obtained using the EzSet remote.
Manual output level adjustment is most easily
done through the
CHANNEL ADJUST
menu (Figure 8). If you are already at the main
Button E until the on-
menu, press the
¤
screen cursor is next to the
› CHANNEL
line. If you are not at the main menu,
ADJUST
press the OSD Button v to bring up the
(Figure 1), and then press
MASTER MENU
Button E four times so that the on-
the
¤
screen cursor is next to the
› CHANNEL
line. Press the Set Button F to
ADJUST
bring the
CHANNEL ADJUST
8) to the screen.
* 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 T T O N E : O F F
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
Figure 8
Once the menu appears on your video screen,
Button E to move the on-
first use the
⁄
screen cursor so that it is next to the
›
Buttons E so that
line. Press the /
TONE ‹ ›
is highlighted.
O N
You will hear a test noise circulate from speaker
to speaker in a clockwise direction around the
room. The test noise will play for two seconds in
each speaker before circulating, and a blinking
on-screen cursor will appear next to the name of
each speaker location when the sound is at that
speaker. Now turn up the volume until you can
hear the noise clearly.
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 been properly connected. As the test noise
circulates, listen to make certain that the sound
comes from the speaker position shown in the
Main Information Display ˜. If the sound
comes from a speaker location that does NOT
match the position indicated in the display, turn
the DPR off using the Main Power Switch 1
and check the speaker wiring or connections to
external power amplifiers to make certain that
each speaker is connected to the correct output
terminal.
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 E on the remote to bring all speakers
to the same volume level. When one of the
buttons is 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
noise can also be moved directly to the speaker
to be adjusted by pressing the
E on the remote.
Continue to adjust the individual channels until
the volume level sounds the same from each
menu (Figure
speaker. Note that adjustments should be made
Buttons E on the remote only,
with the
/
‹ ›
NOT the main volume controls.
If you are using a sound-pressure level (SPL)
*
meter for precise level adjustment with the test
tone, open the main Volume Control d to -
15dB and set the individual output level for each
channel so that the meter reads 75dB, C-
O N
Weighted Slow. After all settings are made turn
O N
the main volume down.
You may also make these same adjustments with
complete manual control over the channel being
adjusted by pressing the
Button E until the © cursor is pointing to
the
TEST TONE SEQ
TEST
then using the
‹
select
MANUAL
mode, the test tone will also start
MANUAL
immediately, but the tone will only be moved to
another channel by pressing the
Navigation Button E. When the manual
sequencing mode is active, the tone is turned off
by pressing the
until the © cursor is pointing to the
line and the
TONE
E is then pressed to select
highlighted video.
The DPR's EzSet feature may also be used as an
SPL meter to assist in accurate setting of the out-
put levels, when either the internal test tone or
an external source such as a test disc is used. To
use the remote as an SPL meter, follow these
steps:
1. Press and hold the SPL Select Button e
on the remote until the red LED under the Set
Button F lights and the LCD screen in the
remote changes to the display shown below.
2. Press the
⁄
to change the bottom line of the remote's LCD
display to read
below.
S E T S P K R L E V E L S
M A N U A L S P L
/
‹ ›
/
‹ ›
and the test
›
buttons
/
⁄ ¤
Navigation
/
⁄ ¤
line on the menu and
Navigation Button E to
/ ›
in the highlighted video. In the
/
⁄ ¤
Navigation Button E
⁄ / ¤
TEST
Navigation Button
‹ / ›
in the
OFF
Navigation Button E once
as shown
MANUAL SPL
3. Press the Set Button F within five seconds
to activate the remote's manual mode, so that
it functions as an SPL meter. The right corner
of the bottom line of the remote's display will
show the output level of the speakers as the
test tone circulates. The level will show as a
direct SPL indication between
66DB
. Below the remote will read
79DB 66DB
and above it will read
79DB HIGH
4. When you are finished with all adjustments,
press the Clear Button X to return the
remote to normal operation.
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 38.
When all channels have an equal volume level,
the adjustment is complete. Now turn the
Volume d 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
buttons E until the on-
menu, press the
⁄ / ¤
screen cursor is next to the
› BACK T O
line, and then press the Set
MASTER MENU
Button F to return to the
MASTER
.
MENU
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 8. 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 ˜.
While the test noise is circulating, the proper
channel position will also be indicated in the
Speaker/Channel Input Indicators Ú by a
blinking letter within the correct channel. Turn up
the Volume d until you can hear the test
noise clearly.
To adjust the output level, press the
tons E 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 d 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 8
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
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 29
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