Harman Kardon AVR 3550HD Owner's Manual

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32 32INSTALLATIONFigure 51 – Speaker Setup Menu ScreenSelect “Automatic Setup-EzSet/EQ” and the screen shown in Figure 52will appear. Plug the EzSet/EQ microphone into the Headphone Jack,and set the level control on the subwoofer to the halfway point.Figure 52 – EzSet/EQ ScreenTo return to the Speaker Setup menu without starting the EzSet/EQprocess, select Cancel. When you are ready to begin, select Continueand press the OK Button.NOTE: The AVR 3550HD will automatically set its master volumeto –25dB.Step Four – After you select “Continue”, the screen shown in Figure 53will appear. Select the number of speakers in your system. Select 5.1 ifno surround back speakers are present, or if the surround back channelswill be used for multizone operation.Figure 53 – EzSet/EQ: Number of SpeakersNOTE: If there are fewer than five main speakers in your system,do not use the EzSet/EQ process. Instead, proceed as describedin the Advanced Functions section. If you have selected a 6.1-channel configuration with a single surround back speaker, useEzSet/EQ automatic configuration for 5.1 speakers, connect thesingle surround back speaker to theleft Surround Back SpeakerOutput, then configure the surround back speaker manually, asdescribed in the Advanced Functions section. The 6.1-channelconfiguration is not recommended.The test will begin, and the screen shown in Figure 54 will appear.Maintain silence during the EzSet/EQ configuration.Figure 54 – EzSet/EQ in ProgressAs EzSet/EQ tests each speaker, its position will appear on screen. If thetest tone is heard from a different speaker than the one indicated onscreen, turn off the AVR and check the speaker-wire connections, thenbegin again.When the test is completed, select the Continue option. The results willbe displayed, along with these options:• The Retest option repeats the EzSet/EQ process. Increase the mastervolume manually if some speakers were not correctly detected.• Select Cancel to return to the Speaker Setup menu.See the Advanced Functions section for instructions on how to manuallyconfigure the speakers or manually adjust the settings established by theEzSet/EQ process.Set Up SourcesThe Info Settings menu is used to assign the correct physical audio andvideo connections to each source.The following settings are not optional and must be adjusted now toenable playback of each source: Video Input from source, Audio Inputfrom Source and Resolution to Display. The other settings may beadjusted later.To display the Source Info menu, press the Info Settings Button (frontpanel or remote). Or, from the Main Menu, select the Setup Source lineand select a source from the slide-in menu. A screen similar to the oneshown in Figure 55 will appear.Figure 55 – Setup Source MenuAudio Effects: Displays the Audio Effects submenu, where you mayadjust: the bass and treble tone controls, the LFE trim or the Night Modesetting. Leave this submenu at its default settings, and return to it later