Harman Kardon AVR 347 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 31ENGLISHSystem ConfigurationFigure 23Unplug the microphone and store it in a safeplace so that it is available to recalibrate yoursystem if needed due to a change in speakers,preferred listening position, or a major change inthe room’s furnishings (such as the addition ofthick carpeting or plush furniture) that mightrequire different settings.When you have successfully completed theEzSet/EQ process and made any needed adjust-ments to the input and surround mode configu-rations, your receiver is ready for use. If you donot wish to make any manual adjustments tothe settings, you may skip the rest of this sectionand proceed to the Basic Operation section ofthis manual on page 39 to learn how to operateAVR 347. For those situations where you maywish to make a change to the settings enteredby EzSet/EQ, follow the instructions on thefollowing pages.Manual SetupHarman Kardon recommends that you use theEzSet/EQ procedure described on pages 28-30to configure your receiver for operation.However, you may manually configure your AVRif you have fewer than six speakers in yoursystem, if you have run EzSet/EQ but wish tomake adjustments, if your EzSet/EQ microphoneis not available, or if you simply prefer to makeyour adjustments manually. In addition, the A/VSync Delay setting must be performed manually(see Delay Settings section, page 34).To begin manual setup using the full-OSD menusystem, press the OSD Button v so that themain menu appears on screen. Press the ⁄/¤Buttons n until the Speaker -tab ishighlighted in white, and press the Set Buttonp. The Manual Configuration-line is now highlighted in blue. Press Set pto access the Manual SPEAKER SETUPmenu (see Figure 24).Figure 24There are four submenus in the Manual SpeakerSetup Menu: Speaker Size, Speaker Crossoverand Channel Adjust. As each submenu’s name ishighlighted, its settings will be displayed. Tonavigate the Manual Speaker Setup menus,press the Set Button F when the desiredsubmenu is highlighted, and the first line of thesubmenu will be highlighted. Press the SetButton F to change a setting by using the‹/› Buttons o to scroll through theoptions, pressing the Set Button F again toselect an option. Use the ⁄/¤ n Buttonsto select another setting in the submenu. Whenyou are finished making all of your adjustmentsin a particular submenu, press the ‹ Buttono to return to the list of submenus, and usethe ⁄/¤ Buttons n to select another sub-menu.If you have run EzSet/EQ, the values obtainedduring that process will appear in these menus.You may use them as a starting point for youradjustments, which is recommended, or you mayreset the values in the Delay Adjust and ChannelAdjust submenus.Adjust the submenus in the SPEAKERSETUP submenu in order, as some settingsrequire that previous settings be establishedfirst.Speaker Size SetupThis menu tells the AVR which type of speakersare in use. This is important as it adjusts the set-tings that decide whether your system will usethe "5-channel" or "6-channel/7-channel"modes, as well as determine which speakersreceive low-frequency (bass) information.If you have already completed an automatedsetup using EzSet/EQ the settings calculatedduring that procedure will already appear. Nofurther adjustment is required unless you wish tochange a specific item to reflect your personaltaste or a nonstandard system configuration.For each of these settings use the LARGE set-ting if the speakers for a particular position aretraditional full-range loudspeakers that are capa-ble of reproducing sounds below 100Hz.Use the SMALL setting for smaller, frequency-limited satellite speakers that do not reproducesounds below 100Hz. Note that when “small”speakers are used, a subwoofer is required toreproduce low-frequency sounds. Rememberthat the “large” and “small” descriptions do notrefer to the actual physical size of the speakers,but to their ability to reproduce low-frequencysounds. If you are in doubt as to which categorydescribes your speakers, consult the specifica-tions in the speakers’ owner’s manual, or askyour dealer.It is easiest to enter the proper settings for thespeaker setup through the SPEAKERSETUP - Size menu (Figure 25). So pressthe OSD Button L to bring up the mainmenu (Figure 1), and then press the ¤ ButtonD twice so that Speaker -tab is highlight-ed in white. Press the Set Button F twice toaccess the SPEAKER SETUP menu.Figure 25At this point, with the cursor highlighting theSize -line in blue press the Set Button Fcall up the menu shown below (Figure 26).Figure 261. Begin the speaker size setup process by makingcertain that the Left/Right line, whichsets the configuration for the front left and rightspeakers in highlighted in blue. If you wish tomake a change to the front speakers’ configura-tion, press the Set Button F so that the linechanges to show blue text, followed by the ‹/›Buttons E so that either LARGE orSMALL appears, matching the appropriatedescription from the definitions shown above.When SMALL is selected, low-frequency frontchannel sounds will be sent only to the sub-woofer output. If you choose this option andthere is no subwoofer connected, you will nothear any low-frequency sounds with front channelsignals.When LARGE is selected, a full-range outputwill be sent to the front left and front rightoutputs. Depending on the choice made inthe SUBWOOFER line in this menu (seebelow), the front left and right bass informationmay also be directed to the subwoofer.