Harman Kardon AVR 350 Owner's Manual

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34INITIAL SETUPThe Initial Setup section requires that you complete all of the stepsin the Installation section that apply to your receiver. You should haveconnected all of your loudspeakers and a video display, as well as yoursource devices. You should be able to turn on the receiver and viewa blue screen on your video display. If necessary, reread the InstallationSection before continuing.Configure the AVR 350 Using EzSet/EQOne of the most important and perhaps often overlooked aspects ofsetting up a home theater system is to calibrate the receiver to matchthe loudspeakers, which enables the AVR to perform at its best.Until recently, most receivers required the user to perform the calibrationand configuration manually, a somewhat tedious process that called fora good ear or the purchase of an SPL (sound-pressure level) meter.Although you may configure the AVR 350 manually, as described inthe Advanced Features section, we recommend that most users takeadvantage of our signature EzSet/EQ system.Before beginning, eliminate extraneous background noise that mightaffect the results, such as noisy air conditioning. Try to avoid makingany loud noises while running EzSet/EQ.IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE: During the EzSet/EQ procedure,a series of very loud test tones will be played through all of thespeakers. Avoid sitting or standing close to any one speakerduring the procedure. If you are particularly sensitive to loudnoises, you may wish to leave the room and have someoneelse run EzSet/EQ.Step One – Place the included EzSet/EQ microphone in the listeningposition, or in the center of the room, at about the same height as thelisteners’ ears. The microphone features a threaded insert on the bottomso that it can be mounted on a camera tripod for stability.Step Two – Plug the EzSet/EQ microphone into the HeadphoneJack/EzSet Microphone Input Jack on the front of the receiver.See Figure 51.Figure 51 – Plug EzSet/EQ microphone into receiver.Step Three – Make sure that the AVR 350 and the video display areturned on. Press the OSD Button to display the Menu System. SeeFigure 48. Use the ⁄/¤ Buttons to move the cursor to the SpeakerSetup tab, and then press the Set Button to select the Speaker Setupmenu. See Figure 52.Figure 52 – Speaker Setup Menu ScreenSelect the “Auto Configuration” setting, and the screen shown in Figure53 will appear to direct you to plug the EzSet/EQ microphone into theHeadphone Jack.Figure 53 – EzSet/EQ ScreenStep Four – After you select “Continue”, the screen shown in Figure 54will appear. Although the AVR 350 may be used with up to eight speakers,you may have elected not to install surround back speakers at this time,or you may have decided to use the surround back speaker channels topower speakers in the remote room of a multiroom system. This screendirects you to program EzSet/EQ for a 5.1- or 7.1-channel configura-tion. Select the setting that reflects the number of speakers installed inyour system, and EzSet/EQ will do the rest automatically!Figure 54 – EzSet/EQ: Number of SpeakersNOTE: If you are using fewer than five main speakers in yoursystem, then it will not be possible to configure your speakersusing EzSet/EQ, and you will need to select Manual Configurationas described in the Advanced Functions section. If you haveselected a 6.1-channel configuration, you may use EzSet/EQautomatic configuration for 5.1 speakers, connect the single