Harman Kardon AVR 354 Owner's Manual

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51ADVANCED FUNCTIONSThe best method of setting the output levels is by running the EzSet/EQprocess, as described in the Initial Setup section. If any finer adjustmentsare desired, we recommend using the menu system to make the adjust-ments while playing the AVR’s built-in test tone and measuring the outputusing an SPL meter. Less effective would be to measure the output by ear.Press the AVR Button to display the menu system, and then navigateto the Speaker Setup line. Press the OK Button to display the SpeakerSetup menu. Select Manual Speaker Setup, press the OK Button, andthen navigate to the Level Adjust line. Press the OK Button to displaythe Adjust Speaker Levels menu. See Figure 69.Figure 69 – Adjust Speaker Levels MenuAll of the speaker channels will appear with their current level settings.Reset Levels: If you wish to start by resetting all of the levels to theirfactory defaults of 0dB, scroll down to this line and press the OK Button.The levels will be reset.If you are using an external source to set your output levels, simplynavigate to each channel, press the Set Button and use the ‹/› Buttonsto adjust the level as desired between –10dB and +10dB.If you would like to set your levels using the AVR 354’s internal testtone, adjust the TEST TONE line as follows.Test Tone: This line determines whether the test tone is active. To beginthe process of setting the levels, press the OK Button repeatedly toselect the OFF, AUTO or MANUAL setting. Any time you manually movethe cursor out of the channel listings area of the screen, thissetting will automatically change to OFF, stopping the test tone.When this setting reads AUTO, the test tone will automatically circulateto all channels, pausing for a few moments at each channel and thenmoving to the next channel several seconds later, as indicated by thehighlight bar. You may adjust the level for any channel when the testtone is paused there by using the ‹/› Buttons. You may also use the⁄ /¤ Buttons at any time to move the cursor to another line, and thetest tone will follow the cursor.When this setting reads MANUAL, the test tone will not move to thenext channel until you use the ⁄ /¤ Buttons to move it.NOTE: Setting the channel levels while one surround mode isactive does not carry over to other mode groups. We recom-mend that after you have set the levels satisfactorily in onemode, you note the results and change to other surroundmodes. For those modes that don’t reflect your level settings,you may either copy the settings you obtained (as a short cut),or redo the procedure to determine the correct settings.When you have finished adjusting the speaker levels, select the SAVEoption so that the settings will not be lost. Record the level settings inTable A3 in the appendix for future reference.Audio EffectsDepending on the specific characteristics of your listening room, youmay wish to adjust some of the audio settings, such as tone controls,to improve performance. Access these settings from the Audio Effectsmenu. Press the Audio Effects Button on the front panel or remote,and the screen shown in Figure 70 will appear. The menu may also beaccessed from the Setup Source menu by pressing the Info SettingsButton and selecting the Audio Effects line.NOTE: The settings in the Audio Effects menu affect eachsource independently.Figure 70 – Audio Effects MenuTone Control: This setting determines whether the treble and basscontrols are active. When it’s off, the tone controls are “flat”, with nochanges. When it’s on, the bass and treble frequencies are boostedor cut depending upon the tone-control settings. When an analog audiosource is in use and the 2-Channel Stereo surround mode is selected,setting the Tone Control to “Off” places the unit in analog bypass mode,with no digital processing of the analog signal.Treble: Boost or cut the high frequencies by up to 10dB by using the‹/› Buttons to change the temperature bar setting. The default settingis 0dB, at the center of the temperature bar.Bass: Boost or cut the low frequencies by up to 10dB by using the‹/› Buttons to change the temperature bar setting. The default settingis 0dB, at the center of the temperature bar.LFE Trim: This setting may be used to attenuate the loudness of thesubwoofer. The setting defaults to 0dB, which is the maximum. Press the‹/› Buttons to reduce the level by up to 10dB; the setting will appearas a negative number.Night Mode: This setting is used with specially encoded Dolby Digitalprograms to compress the signal so that louder passages do not disturbothers, while dialogue remains intelligible.• Off: For normal listening.• Half: Applies moderate compression.• Full: Applies the most compression.