Harman Kardon AVR 330 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONSYSTEM CONFIGURATION22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONspeaker’s internal low-frequency driver, as opposed tothe midrange driver. Before making any changes tothe settings for the crossover point, we suggest thatyou find the crossover point for the speakers in eachof the three groupings, front left/right, center and sur-rounds, by looking at the specifications page of thespeakers’ owner’s manual, by getting that informationfrom the manufacturer’s Web site, or by contactingyour dealer or the manufacturer’s customer servicedepartment. You will need this figure to accuratelyconfigure the next group of settings.The factory default setting for all speaker positions is100Hz. If that setting is acceptable for all channels,then no adjustments are needed and you may skipthis section. However, should you wish to change oneof the settings, please proceed by pressing the ⁄Button n so that the cursor moves back up to thetop of the list of setting options. Press the ⁄/¤Buttons n so that X-OVER is highlighted andthe menu data will change to the screen shown inFigure 6.Figure 6To change the setting for any of the three speakergroups, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons n until the cursoris next to the line where you wish to make a changeand then press the ‹/› Buttons o until thedesired setting appears. The available choices at whichpoint low-frequency information will be sent to thesubwoofer, rather than to the main speaker channel,are 40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz, 100Hz, 120Hz and 200Hz.Pick the choice that is identical to the information forthe speakers, or if an exact match is not possible, pickthe closest choice that is ABOVE the speaker’s low-frequency limit or crossover point to avoid the creationof a low-frequency “hole” where your system will haveno bass information.In cases where LARGE has been selected as thefront channel speaker option and LFE+L/R hasbeen selected as the subwoofer option, the frontchannel sound information below the setting shownwill be sent to BOTH the front channel speakers andthe subwoofer. Note, also, that when the LARGE-LFE+L/R setting has been selected, thecrossover point is set by making adjustments at theSUBWOOFER line, but the setting for the frontleft/right speakers will automatically change in tandemso that the same setting appears for both speakerpositions. This ensures that there is no “hole” in thesound field due to different crossover points at thefront and subwoofer speakers.When all crossover settings have been made, or inthose cases where none are needed, press the ¤Button n so that the cursor is next to the BASSMGR line to make the final setting on this menu.This setting allows you to use the same speaker con-figuration and crossover settings for all inputs, or tohave different settings for each input. In most casesthe factory default setting of GLOBAL will beappropriate, as most listeners do not need to haveindividualized speaker settings. However, some listen-ers, particularly those with full-range front speakersthat are used for both movies and music, may preferthat different crossover points be used when listeningto music through a CD player as opposed to a moviefrom a DVD player, VCR or cable/satellite set-top.If you wish to customize the crossovers to each input,make certain that the cursor is on the BASS MGRline and press the ‹/› Buttons o so thatINDEPENDENT appears in highlighted video.When this setting is entered by exiting the menu, theconfiguration settings just entered will apply to thecurrent input ONLY, and you will need to go back tothe INPUT menu to select another input, and thenreturn to this menu page again to change the settingsfor the next input. Repeat the procedure for any inputwhere you wish to have a different set of speaker con-figuration and crossover settings.When all speaker selections have been made, pressthe ¤ Button n and then the Set Button p toreturn to the MASTER MENU.Delay SettingsDue to the different distances between the listeningposition for the front channel speakers and the sur-round speakers, the amount of time it takes for soundto reach your ears from the front versus surroundspeakers differs. You may compensate for this differ-ence through the use of the delay settings to adjustthe timing for the speaker placement and acousticconditions in your listening room or home theater.The AVR 330’s advanced software enables you toquickly and easily set delay times without the need tocalculate them using a complex formula. Instead, allyou need to do is measure the approximate distancebetween your listening position and each of thespeakers in your system. When you enter those dis-tances into the AVR’s memory as shown below, theAVR’s microprocessor does the rest of the work, cal-culating the proper delay time. The measurementsneed not be accurate to the inch, as the system isdesigned to accommodate a typical listening arearather than require the precise measurement to one“sweet spot” position.Due to the differences in the way each surroundmode operates, some modes allow for a greater rangeof delay times than others. To avoid problems, werecommend that delay times be adjusted using theDolby Digital mode. If a different mode is selected at alater time, the AVR 330 will automatically restrict thedelay settings to those required by the surround modein use.Delay times are only adjustable for the Dolby modes,so you will notice that the DELAY menu may notbe accessed when any other mode, such as a DTS orLogic 7 option, has been selected. In addition, when anon-Dolby Digital mode such as Dolby 3 Stereo orPro Logic II is selected, adjustments may be made tothe Surround speakers only.To set the delay time for a specific input, theDELAY ADJUST menu (Figure 7) should bevisible on your on-screen display. If the system is notalready at that point, press the OSD Button v tobring up the MASTER MENU, press the ¤Button n until the on-screen › cursor is pointing atthe DELAY ADJUST line. Press the SetButton p to call up the menu.NOTE: In order to adjust the Delay settings for thesurround back channels, a Dolby Digital or DTS sourcemust be playing. This enables the system to activatethe surround back processing mode.Figure 7Once the DELAY ADJUST menu is on yourscreen, note that the default setting to enter the dis-tances from the speakers to the listening position is infeet. If your measurements are in feet, proceed to thenext step; if your measurements are made in meters,press the ¤ Button n until the on-screen › cursoris at the UNIT line on the menu. Then, press the‹/› Buttons o so that METER is highlighted.When the change in measurement units is made,press the ⁄/¤ Buttons n to return the › cursorto the CENTER position.* D E L A Y A D J U S T *F R O N T : 1 0 F TC E N T E R : 1 0 F TS U R R O U N D : 1 0 F TS U R R B A C K : 1 0 F TU N I T : F E E TB A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U>* * S P E A K E R S E T U P * *M O D E : X - O V E RL E F T / R I G H T : 1 0 0 H ZC E N T E R : 1 0 0 H ZS U R R O U N D : 1 0 0 H ZS U R R B A C K : - - - - -S U B W O O F E R : S U B ( L F E )B A S S M G R : G L O B A LB A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U