Harman Kardon AVR 210 Owner's Manual

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19 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONTo resynchronize the front and surround chan-nels, follow these steps:1. Measure the distance from the listeningposition to the front speakers.2. Measure the distance from the listeningposition to the surround speakers.3. Subtract the distance to the surround speak-ers from the distance to the front speakers.a. When setting the delay time for theDolby Digital surround modes, the opti-mal delay time is the result of that sub-traction. For example, if the front speak-ers are ten feet away and the surroundspeakers are five feet away, the optimaldelay time is figured as 10–5=5. Thus, inthis example, the delay time for DolbyDigital should be set at five milliseconds.b. When setting the delay time for the ProLogic mode, take the result of the sub-traction and add 15 to obtain the opti-mal delay time. For example, if the frontspeakers are ten feet away and the sur-round speakers are five feet away, theoptimal delay time is figured as10–5+15=20. Thus, in this example, thePro Logic delay should be set at twentymilliseconds.NOTE: The DTS, Logic 7, Hall and Theatermodes use a fixed, nonadjustable delay time.The Dolby Digital mode also includes a separatesetting for the center channel delay mode, sincethe discrete nature of these signals makes thelocation of the center channel speaker morecritical. To calculate the delay for the centerchannel, measure the distance from the pre-ferred listening position in the center of theroom to both the center channel speaker andeither the left or right speaker.If the distances are equal, no further adjustmentis required and the center delay should be set tozero. If the distance to the front speakers isgreater than the distance to the center speaker,you may wish to reposition the speakers bymoving the front left and front right speakerscloser to the listening position or the centerspeaker further away from the listening position.If repositioning of the speakers is not possible,adjust the center delay time, adding one milli-second of center channel delay for every footcloser to the listening position the centerspeaker is than the front speakers. For example,if the front left and front right speakers areeach 10 feet from the listening position and thecenter channel speaker is 8 feet away, the delayis figured as 10–8=2, suggesting an optimalcenter delay of 2 milliseconds.To set the delay time for a specific input,continue within the SURROUND SETUP(Figure 4) menu. If the system is not already atthat point, press the OSD button v to bringup the MASTER MENU; press the ¤ but-ton q and then the Set button o to bringup the SURROUND SETUP menu, andthen press the ¤ button q once.If the Dolby Digital mode is selected, the › cur-sor will stop at the CENTER DELAY line.In that case, press the ‹/› buttons nuntil the number calculated using the formulashown above appears in the display. When theCENTER DELAY is entered, press the ¤button q once to move to the next line.When the CENTER DELAY is set, or if theDolby Pro Logic mode is selected, the › cursorwill be at the SURR DELAY line so thatthe delay for the surround speakers may be set.Press the ‹/› buttons n until the num-ber calculated using the formula shown aboveappears in the display. When the delay settingsare complete, press the ¤ button q once tomove to the next line.Note that the delay settings may also beadjusted at any time when the Dolby Digital orDolby Pro Logic modes are in use by pressingthe Delay button on the front panel Ò orremote , followed by a press of the Setbutton o. Next, press the ⁄/¤ buttonsmq on the remote or the Selector but-tons 5 on the front panel until the desiredfigure appears in the Main InformationDisplay X.Night Mode SettingsThe Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digitalthat uses special processing to preserve thedynamic range and full intelligibility of a moviesound track while reducing the peak level. Thisprevents abruptly loud transitions from disturb-ing others, without reducing the sonic impact ofa digital source. Note that the Night mode isonly available when specially encoded DolbyDigital signals are played.To adjust the Night mode setting for an inputfrom the menu, make certain that the › cursoris on the NIGHT line of the SURROUNDSETUP menu. Next, press ‹/› buttonsn to choose between the followingsettings, as they appear in the on-screendisplay:OFF: When OFF is highlighted, the Nightmode will not function.MID: When MID is highlighted, a mild com-pression will be applied.MAX: When MAX is highlighted, a moresevere compression algorithm will be applied.We recommend that you select the MID settingas a starting point and change to the MAXsetting later, if desired.Note that the Night mode may be adjusteddirectly any time that a Dolby Digital source isplaying by pressing the Night button k.When the button is pressed, the phraseD-RANGE will appear in the lower third ofthe video screen and in the Main InformationDisplay X. Press the ⁄/¤ button mqwithin three seconds to select the desiredsetting.When all settings for the surround setup havebeen made, press the ⁄/¤ buttons mq sothat the › cursor is next to RETURN TOMENU, and press the Set button o toreturn to the main menu.Speaker SetupThis menu tells the AVR 210 which type ofspeakers are in use. This is important as itadjusts the settings that determine whichspeakers receive low-frequency (bass) informa-tion. For each of these settings use theLARGE setting if the speakers for aparticular position are traditional full-rangeloudspeakers that are capable of reproducingsounds below 100Hz. Use the SMALL set-ting for smaller, frequency-limited satellitespeakers that do not reproduce sounds below100Hz. Note that when “small” speakers areused, a subwoofer is required to reproduce lowfrequency sounds. Remember that the “large”and “small” descriptions do not refer to theactual physical size of the speakers, but to theirability to reproduce low frequency sounds.If you are in doubt as to which categorydescribes your speakers, consult the specifica-tions in the speakers’ owner’s manual, or askyour dealer.31303131System Configuration