Harman Kardon AVR 1565 Owner's Manual

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18AVR 1565/AVR 1566 Set Up the AVR, continuedAfter you return to the Speaker Setup menu, navigate to the distance line and press theok button to display the distance menu.* DISTANCE *FL : 10FTCEN : 10FTFR : 10FTSR : 10FTSL : 10FTSUB : 10FTDELAY RESET : OFFUNIT : FEETA/V SYNC DELAY : 0mSBACK TO SPEAKER SETUPenter the distance from each speaker to the listening position that you measured in Steptwo and recorded in table A4 in the Appendix (see page 27). Select a speaker, then usethe left/right buttons to change the measurement. You can enter distances between 0and 30 feet (9.1m). the default distance for all speakers is 10 feet (3m).the default unit of measurement is feet. to change the unit to meters, scroll down to theunit line and press the left/right buttons.when you have finished entering the settings, select back to Speaker Setup.Step Four – Setting Channel Output Levels ManuallyFor a conventional stereo AVr, a simple balance control adjusts the stereo imaging byvarying the relative loudness of the left and right channels. In a home theater systemwith up to seven main channels plus a subwoofer, achieving proper imaging becomesboth more critical and more complex. the goal is to ensure that each channel is heardat the listening position with equal loudness (when signals of equal loudness are playedthrough them).After you return to the Speaker Setup menu, navigate to the level Adjust line and pressthe ok button to display the level Adjust menu.* LEVEL ADJUST*FL : 0dBCEN: 0dBFR : 0dBSR : 0dBSL : 0dBSUB: 0dBCHANNEL RESET: OFFTEST TONE SEQ: MANUALTEST TONE : OFFBACK TO SPEAKER SETUPAll of the system’s speakers will appear with their current level settings. You can adjusteach speaker’s level between –10db and +10db in 1db increments.while making adjustments, you can measure the channel levels in one of these ways:preferably, use a handheld Spl meter set to the c-weighting, slow scale. Adjust each•speaker so that the meter reads 75db when the AVr’s built-in test noise is playing.by ear. Adjust the levels so that the test tone sounds equally loud to you when it plays•through each speaker.to set your levels using the AVr’s internal test tone, select the menu’s test tone Seqline and use the left/right buttons to select between Auto and Manual. After selectingAuto or Manual, move the cursor to the test tone line and use the left/right buttons tochange the setting to on.Auto: the test tone will automatically circulate to all speakers, as indicated by thehighlight bar. use the left/right buttons to adjust the level for any speaker when thetest tone is paused there. use the up/down buttons to move the cursor to another line,and the test tone will follow the cursor. to stop the test tone, use the up/down buttonsto move the cursor out of the screen’s speaker-listings area.Manual: the test tone will stay on the current speaker until you use the up/downbuttons to move it to another speaker. use the left/right buttons to adjust the level forthe speaker through which the test tone is playing.If you are using an external source to set your output levels, set test tone to off, use theup/down buttons to navigate to each speaker, and use the left/right buttons to adjustthe speaker’s level while the source plays. NOTE: If you are using a handheld Spl meterwith external source material, such as a test disc or an audio selection, play it andadjust the AVr’s master volume control until the meter measures 75db. then adjust theindividual speaker levels.Channel Reset: to reset all channel levels to their factory defaults of 0db, select this lineand press the left/right buttons.when you have finished adjusting the speaker levels, record the settings in table A6 inthe Appendix. then select the back to Speaker Setup option in the oSd.Notes on Setting Speaker Volumes in Home Theater Systems:while setting your system’s individual speaker volume levels is ultimately up to yourpersonal taste, here are some ideas you may find helpful:For films and video-music programs, your overall goal should be to create an•enveloping, realistic sound field that draws you into the film or music program withoutdrawing your attention away from the action on the screen.For multichannel music recordings, some music producers will create a sound field•that places the musicians all around you; others will create a sound field that placesthe musicians in front of you, with more subtle ambience in the surround speakers (asyou would experience in a concert hall).In most 5.1-channel film soundtracks, the surround speakers are not intended to be•as loud or as active as the front speakers. Adjusting the surround speakers so theyare always as loud as the front speakers could make dialogue difficult to understandand will make some sound effects sound unrealistically loud.Notes on Setting Subwoofer Volume:Sometimes the ideal subwoofer volume setting for music is too loud for films, while•the ideal setting for films is too quiet for music. when setting the subwoofer volume,listen to both music and films with strong bass content and find a “middle ground”volume level that works for both.If your subwoofer always seems too loud or too quiet, you may want to place it in a•different location. placing the subwoofer in a corner will always tend to increase itsbass output, while placing it away from any walls or corners will always tend to lessenits bass output.Assign the Digital Audio Connectorsreview the input connections you listed on the1.Input connections and Source buttonstable, on page 13. note which source devices you connected to the digital audioconnectors. (If you did not connect any source devices to the digital audio connectors,you can skip this section.)turn on your tV and select the tV input where you connected the AVr in2.connect YourtV or Video display, on page 13.press the remote control’s oSd button. the AVr’s on-screen display (oSd) Master3.Menu will appear on the tV.** MASTER MENU **INPUT SETUPSURROUND SELECTSPEAKER SETUPSYSTEM SETUPuse the remote’s arrow and ok buttons to select “Input Setup.” the Input Setup menu4.will appear.* INPUT SETUP *SOURCE : DVDTITLE:AUDIO IN : ANALOGAUTO POLL : OFFBXR : OFFTONE : INBASS : 0TREBLE : 0BACK TO MASTER MENU