Harman Kardon AVR 40 Owner's Manual

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Installation and ConfigurationNOTE: The Balance control $ shouldbe at the midpoint, or “12 O’clock” posi-tion when calibrating the system.Press the Calibrate button q on theremote again and note that a test tonewill be heard from the left front speaker.Press the Speaker › button s andobserve that the test noise will move firstto the center speaker, then to the frontright speaker and then to the rear speak-ers as you press the button. This is a goodopportunity to check for proper speakerconnections by listening to the test noiseand checking to see that it is comingfrom the speaker location indicated inthe front panel display.Press the Speaker ‹ or › buttons son the remote to return the test tone tothe front left speaker and make any finetuning to the volume setting using theVolume control Ùl. Next, press theSpeaker › button s to move the testnoise to the center channel. Use theLevel + or Level - buttons t so thatthe sound level appears identical to theleft front channel.Press the Speaker › button s againto listen to the front right channel forreference purposes, and then press theSpeaker › button s so that the testnoise moves to the rear channel. Use theLevel + or Level - buttons t toadjust the volume level so that it appearsidentical to the other channels.After making initial adjustments to thesystem it is a good idea to repeat the pro-cedure again, switching the channelsmore quickly in order to hear and adjustfor any differences between the channels.When the procedure is concluded thesound from all channels should be asequal as possible.To conclude the adjustment press theCalibrate button q on the remote, orany input source selection button on theremote or front panel.NOTE: It is also possible to adjust thechannel levels while listening to anyinput source by pressing the Calibratebutton ( and then adjusting the levelsusing the main Volume control Ùland the Level + or - buttons t tochange the levels and the SPKRS ‹ ›buttons s to change the channel beingadjusted. During this procedure, however,all channels will be heard simultaneously.Delay SettingDelay time adjustment enables you toadjust the timing between signals at thefront and surround channels.The factory setting is appropriate formost rooms, but in some instances thepresence of an abundance of hard(reflective) room surfaces such as win-dows and wood floors, or soft (absorbent)surfaces such as thick carpeting, acousti-cal tiles and some furnishings may cre-ate an unpleasant effect. These surfaces,in conjunction with the size of the room,the height of the ceiling and otherdesign aspects may cause the arrival ofsurround channel sounds to become dis-connected from front channel sounds.To adjust the delay time press the Delaybutton * on the front panel. The timeshown in the Information Display ¯should be as close as possible to theresult of the following formula or to yourpersonal preference.1. Measure the distance from thelistening/viewing position to the frontspeakers.2. Measure the distance from the listen-ing/viewing position to the surroundspeakers.3. Subtract the distance to the rear speak-ers from the distance to the front speakersand add 15. The resulting number is theideal delay time for your room. For exam-ple, if the front speakers are 10 feet awayand the rear speakers are 5 feet away, theformula will be “10-5+15=20.” Thus, thecorrect delay time in this room would be20 ms.Center Channel ModeThis setting enables you to tailor the out-put of the AVR40 to the type of centerchannel speaker in use. Press the Centerbutton ^ until the front panel displayindicates the type of center speaker usedin your listening environment.LG CENTR: Choose this setting if yourcenter channel speaker is a traditionalfull range speaker capable of extendedbass response.SM CENTR: Choose this setting ifyour center channel speaker is a smallersatellite type speakers with limited bassresponse.NO CENTR: Choose this setting if nocenter speaker is installed.Rear Channel SettingThis setting tells the AVR40 if rear chan-nel speakers are in use. Press the Rearbutton & until the front panel displayindicates the appropriate condition foryour listening system.REAR: Choose this setting if rear chan-nel speakers are installed.NO REAR: Choose this setting if rearspeakers are not in use.14