Harman Kardon AVR 247 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 33ENGLISHSystem ConfigurationNote that the A/V Sync delay setting is unique toeach video input source, so you may enter adifferent setting to compensate for thedifferences between any product attached to theVideo 1, 2, 3 or 4 inputs.To change one of the individual speakerpositions directly, press the Delay SelectButton , followed by the ⁄/¤Navigation Button D to select the desiredposition as that name appears in the on-screendisplay and the Lower Display Line M. Whenthe name of the speaker position to be adjustedappears press the Set Button F within fiveseconds. Press the ⁄/¤ Navigation ButtonD to enter the desired delay setting for thatspeaker and then press the Set Button F toenter the setting. The ⁄/¤ NavigationButton D may be used to select anotherposition, or you may simply wait five seconds forthe system to time out and return to normaloperation.The delay settings may be adjusted at any timeusing the remote control and while viewing anon-screen image by pressing the Delay SelectButton .Output Level AdjustmentOutput level adjustment is a key part of theconfiguration of any surround-sound product.It is particularly important for a digital receiversuch as the AVR, as correct outputs ensure thatyou hear sound tracks with the properdirectionality and 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. Thisis 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 tothe rear. When the output levels are properly set,it is normal for surround speakers to operateonly occasionally. Artificially increasing thevolume to the rear speakers may destroy theillusion of an enveloping sound field thatduplicates the way you hear sound in a movietheater or concert hall.If you have already calibrated your system usingEzSet/EQ the output level adjustments shownwill reflect the results of the measurementsmade by EzSet/EQ. No further changes areneeded unless you wish to change a specificitem to reflect your personal taste or a non-standard system configuration.When the AVR is configured for 6.1-channeloperation using a single surround back speaker,the output level adjustments will still provide anadjustment for separate surround back left andsurround back right positions even though yoursystem has only one surround back speaker. Thismeans that the Surround Back channel will seemto appear twice, and in 6.1 operation this isnormal. The separate SBL/SBR adjustments for6.1 operation are needed to optimize thebalance between the two discrete channelswithin the AVR as they are mixed for output to asingle speaker.IMPORTANT NOTE: The output level can beadjusted for each digital and analog surroundmode individually. This allows you to compen-sate for level differences between speakers, thatmay also vary with the surround mode selected,or to increase or decrease the level of certainspeakers intentionally, depending on thesurround mode selected. Note that adjustmentsmade for any surround mode are effective withall inputs associated with the same surroundmode.Before beginning the output level adjustmentprocess, make certain that all speakerconnections have been properly made. Thesystem volume 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 C h Adjust menu(Figure 29). If you are already at the mainmenu, press the ¤ Button D until theSpeaker-tab is highlighted in white. If youare not at the main menu, press the OSDButton v to bring up the main menu(Figure 1), and then press the ¤ Button Dtwo times so that the Speaker-tab ishighlighted in white.Press the Set Button F to highlight theManual Configuration-line, andpress Set F. Now scroll down until the theC h Adjust-line is highlighted in blue andpress the Set Button F.Figure 29When the SPEAKER SETUP - C hAdjust menu first appears, the test tone isoff. Use the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button Dand the Set Button F to select any channelfor adjustment using an external source, such asa test disc, from which to judge the outputlevels. When the channel to be adjusted, ishighlighted in blue, press the Set Button Ffollowed by 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 sothat you may verify that all speaker connectionshave been properly made.5. To turn the test tone on and have it automati-cally circulate among the channels where aspeaker has previously been configured (seepage 29), press the ⁄/¤ NavigationButton D until the Test Tone Seq-line is highlighted in blue. Next, press the SetButton F, followed by the ‹/›Navigation Button E until AUTO isshown. At this time the test tone will immedi-ately begin to circulate clockwise around theroom, playing for two seconds in each speakerbefore switching to the next speaker position.The text presenting the active speaker willhighlight in blue to indicate which speaker thesound should be coming from.IMPORTANT NOTE: Because this test noise willhave a much lower level than normal music, thevolume must be lowered after the adjustmentfor all channels is made, but BEFORE you returnto the main menu and the test tone turns off.NOTE: Remember to verify that the speakers havebeen properly connected. As the test noise circu-lates, listen to make certain that the sound comesfrom the speaker position shown in the MainInformation Display Ò. If the sound comesfrom a speaker location that does NOT match theposition indicated in the display, turn the AVR offusing the Main Power Switch 1 and check thespeaker wiring or connections to external poweramplifiers to make certain that each speaker isconnected to the correct output terminal.NOTE: Remember that when your system hasonly a single Surround Back speaker and is thusconfigured for 6.1-channel operation, you willhear the test tone twice from the back speaker,