Harman Kardon AVR 147 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 27ENGLISHSystem Configurationspeakers installed and Dolby Digital chosen asthe surround mode.When the delay time for all speaker positions hasbeen set you may return to the master menu bypressing the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button Duntil the ➞ cursor is pointing to BACK T OMASTER MENU and then pressing the SetButton F.However, if you have a digital video source or adigital video display that causes lack of lip syncyou may use the A/V Sync adjust feature to delaythe audio signal as it is sent to all channels (asopposed to the individual settings) so that thepicture and sound are brought back together. Werecommend that this adjustment be made usingthe direct access controls on the remote, asshown below. That enables you to see the imagewhile making the adjustment; however, you mayalso adjust it here using the menu system.To adjust the A/V Sync delay, press the ⁄/¤Navigation Button D so that the ➞ cursor ispointing to the A/V Sync Delay line on the menuand then press the ‹/ › Navigation ButtonE to delay the sound sufficiently so that itmatches the on-screen video.The delay settings may be adjusted at any timeusing the remote control and while viewing anon-screen image by pressing the Delay SelectButton . The A/V Sync Delay setting is first,and it may be adjusted by pressing the SetButton F within five seconds of when theA/V SYNC DELAY message appears in theon-screen display and the Lower Display Line˜. Then, press the ‹/ › Navigation ButtonE to enter the desired delay setting thatbrings the video and sound back in sync. Pressthe Set Button F again to enter the setting.Note that the A/V Sync delay setting is unique toeach video input source, so you may enter adifferent setting to compensate for the differ-ences between any product attached to theVideo 1, 2 or 3 inputs.To change one of the individual speaker positionsdirectly, press the Delay Select Button ,followed by the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button Dto select the desired position as that nameappears in the on-screen display and the MainInformation Display Ò. When the name ofthe speaker position to be adjusted appears pressthe Set Button F within five seconds. Pressthe ‹/ › Navigation Button E to enterthe desired delay setting for that speaker andthen press the Set Button F to enter the set-ting. The ⁄/¤ Navigation Button D may beused to select another position, or you maysimply wait five seconds for the system to timeout and return to normal operation.The delay settings may be adjusted at any timeusing the remote control and while viewing anon-screen image by pressing the Delay SelectButton .To change one of the individual speaker positionsdirectly, press the Delay Select Button ,followed by the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button Dto select the desired position as that nameappears in the on-screen display and the LowerDisplay Line Ò. When the name of the speakerposition to be adjusted appears press the SetButton F within five seconds. Press the‹/ › Navigation Button E to enter thedesired delay setting for that speaker and thenpress the Set Button F to enter the setting.The ⁄/¤ Navigation Button D may beused to select another position, or you maysimply wait five seconds for the system to timeout and return to normal operation.Output Level AdjustmentOutput level adjustment is a key part of theconfiguration of any surround-sound product. It isparticularly important for a digital receiver suchas the AVR, as correct outputs ensure that youhear sound tracks with the proper directionalityand intensity.NOTE: Listeners are often confused about theoperation of the surround channels. While someassume that sound should always be comingfrom each speaker, most of the time there will belittle or no sound in the surround channels.This is because they are only used when a moviedirector or sound mixer specifically places soundthere to create ambience, a special effect or tocontinue action from the front of the room to therear. When the output levels are properly set, itis normal for surround speakers to operate onlyoccasionally.Artificially increasing the volume to the rearspeakers may destroy the illusion of anenveloping sound field that duplicates the wayyou hear sound in a movie theater or concert hall.If you have already calibrated your system usingEzSet/EQ the output level adjustments shown willreflect the results of the measurements made byEzSet/EQ. No further changes are needed unlessyou wish to change a specific item to reflect yourpersonal taste or a non-standard systemconfiguration.IMPORTANT NOTE: The output level can beadjusted for each digital and analog surroundmode individually. This allows you to compensatefor level differences between speakers, that mayalso vary with the surround mode selected, or toincrease or decrease the level of certain speakersintentionally, depending on the surround modeselected. Note that adjustments made for anysurround mode are effective with all inputsassociated with the same surround mode.Before beginning the output level adjustmentprocess, make certain that all speaker connec-tions have been properly made. The systemvolume should be turned down at first.For the easiest set-up, follow these steps whileseated in the listening position that will be usedmost often:1. Make certain that all speaker positions havebeen properly configured for their “large” or“small” settings (as outlined above) and turnoff the OSD system if it is in use.2. Adjust the volume so that it is at -15, asshown in the on-screen display or MainInformation Display Ò.3. Select any input associated with the surroundmode for which you want to adjust the outputlevels. Remember that the same adjustmentsmust be made with all other surround modesyou´ve in use.4. Manual output level adjustment is most easilydone through the CHANNEL ADJUSTmenu (Figure 12). If you are already at themain menu, press the ¤ Button D until theon-screen ➞ cursor is next to the MANUALSETUP line. If you are not at the main menu,press the OSD Button v to bring up theMASTER MENU (Figure 1), and then pressthe ¤ Button D three times so that the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the MANUALSETUP line. Press the Set Button F tobring the MANUAL SETUP menu (Figure 8)to the screen, and then scroll down until the➞ cursor is pointing at the CHANNELADJUST line and press the Set ButtonF.Figure 12When the CHANNEL ADJUST menu firstappears, the test tone is off. Use the ⁄/¤Navigation Button D to select any channelfor adjustment using an external source, such asa test disc, from which to judge the output levels.After the ➞ cursor is pointing to the channel tobe adjusted, press the ‹/› Navigation ButtonE to raise or lower the output level.However, before proceeding with any manualadjustment we recommend that you first use theAVR’s internal test tone generator and automaticsequencer to send a tone to each channel so thatyou may verify that all speaker connections havebeen properly made.