Harman Kardon AVR 3550HD Owner's Manual

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4545ADVANCED FUNCTIONSpaused there, using the ‹/› Buttons. Use the ⁄ /¤ Buttons to movethe cursor to another line, and the test tone will follow the cursor.When this setting reads MANUAL, the test tone will not move to thenext channel until you use the ⁄ /¤ Buttons.Individual Channels: If you are using an external source to set youroutput levels, navigate to each channel, press the Set Button and use the‹/› Buttons to adjust the level, as desired, between –10dB and +10dB.NOTE: Setting the channel levels while one surround mode isactive does not carry over to other mode groups. After you haveset the levels satisfactorily in one mode, write down the resultsand change to other surround modes. Either copy the settingsyou obtained (as a short cut), or redo the procedure to deter-mine the correct settings.When you have finished adjusting the speaker levels, select the SAVEoption. Record the level settings in Table A3 in the appendix.Audio EffectsTo adjust other audio settings, such as the tone controls, to improveperformance, press the Audio Effects Button to display the Audio Effectsmenu (see Figure 71). The menu may also be accessed from theSetup Source menu by pressing the Info Settings Button and selectingAudio Effects.NOTE: The settings in the Audio Effects menu affect eachsource independently.Figure 71 – Audio Effects MenuTone Control: 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.Treble and Bass: Boost or cut the high or low frequencies by up to10dB by using the ‹/› Buttons to change the temperature bar setting.The default setting is 0dB, at the center of the temperature bar.EzSet/EQ On/Off: This setting activates or deactivates the settingsobtained when the EzSet/EQ process was run. The settings are savedfor reactivation at a later listening session.LFE Trim: Attenuates the loudness of the subwoofer. The setting defaultsto the maximum of 0dB. Press the ‹/› Buttons to reduce the level byup to 10dB; the setting will appear as a negative number.Night Mode: Used with encoded Dolby Digital programs to compressthe signal so that louder passages do not disturb others, while dialogueremains intelligible.• Off: For normal listening.• Half: Applies moderate compression.• Full: Applies the most compression.When you have finished, press the Audio Effects Button or theBack/Exit Button.Video AdjustmentsThe AVR 3550HD uses leading-edge Faroudja DCDi Cinema videoprocessing technology. Incoming video is upscaled to 1080p (1080iwith component video outputs) for outstanding video quality, even withanalog video sources. The Faroudja DCDi Cinema Dual 3D comb filtersand 10-bit video processing eliminate the jagged edges and moirépatterns seen with less advanced processing. The “Torino” videoprocessing chip generates on-screen graphics in high definition, andblends it with the incoming video, so that you can continue to watcha program while using system menus.The video processor automatically provides the best picture based onthe capabilities of your video display and the incoming source video.You may experiment with the Video Modes menu adjustments to tryto improve the picture further.Video ModesAdjust the picture settings on your video display before adjusting theAVR. Access the picture settings from the Video Modes menu. Pressthe Video Modes Button, and the screen shown in Figure 72 will appear.The menu may also be accessed from the Info Settings menu.Figure 72 – Video Modes MenuVideo Mode: The default setting of Processor Off passes the videosignal through to the display without any picture processing. Video scalingcannot be turned off. Select one of these processing options to optimizethe picture for the current program by applying adjustments to thebrightness, contrast, color and sharpness: