Harman Kardon AVR 435 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 31System ConfigurationAfter checking for speaker placement, let the testnoise circulate again, and listen to see whichchannels sound louder than the others. Using thefront left speaker as a reference, press the ‹/›Buttons E on the remote to bring all speakersto the same volume level. When one of the ‹/›buttons is pushed, the test noise circulation willpause on the channel being adjusted to give youtime to make the adjustment. When you releasethe button, the circulation will resume after fiveseconds. The on-screen cursor › and the testnoise can also be moved directly to the speakerto be adjusted by pressing the ⁄/¤ buttonsE on the remote.Continue to adjust the individual channels untilthe volume level sounds the same from eachspeaker. Note that adjustments should be madewith the ‹/› Buttons E on the remote only,NOT the main volume controls.If you are using a sound-pressure level (SPL)meter for precise level adjustment with the testtone, open the main Volume Control ) to -15dB and set the individual output level for eachchannel so that the meter reads 75dB, C-Weighted Slow. After all settings are made turnthe main volume down.You may also make these same adjustments withcomplete manual control over the channel beingadjusted by pressing the⁄/¤ NavigationButton E until the ➔ cursor is pointing to theTEST TONE line on the menu and then usingthe ‹/› Navigation Button E to select MANin the highlighted video. In the MAN mode, thetest tone will also start immediately, but the tonewill only be moved to another channel by pressingthe ⁄/¤ Navigation Button E. When themanual sequencing mode is active, the tone isturned off by pressing the ⁄/¤ NavigationButton E until the ➔ cursor is pointing to theTEST TONE line and the ‹/› NavigationButton E is then pressed to select OFF in thehighlighted video.The final option for tone adjustment using themenu system is to not use the internal test toneat all. To do this, simply use the ⁄/¤Navigation Button E to change the channeland then use the ⁄/¤ Navigation ButtonE to change the output level. When makingchannel output adjustments without the internaltest tone we strongly recommend that you use atest disc in the “repeat” mode on your DVD orCD player so that the signal being used is con-stant throughout the adjustment process.NOTE: The subwoofer output level is notadjustable using the test tone. To change thesubwoofer level, follow the steps for Output LevelTrim Adjustment on page 40.When all channels have an equal volume level,the adjustment is complete. Now turn theVolume ) down to about -40dB, otherwisethe listening level may be too high as soon as thesource’s music starts to play. To exit this menu,press the ⁄/¤ buttons E until the on-screen› cursor is next to the BACK T O MANUALSETUP line, and then press the Set ButtonF to return to the MANUAL SETUP.The output levels may also be adjusted at anytime using the remote control and semi-OSD sys-tem. To adjust the output levels in this fashion,press the Test Button 8. As soon as thebutton is pressed, the test tone will begin tocirculate as indicated earlier. The correct channelfrom which the test noise should be heard will beshown in the lower third of the video screen andin the Main Information Display ˜. Whilethe test noise is circulating, the proper channelposition will also be indicated in theSpeaker/Channel Input Indicators Ú by ablinking letter within the correct channel. Turn upthe Volume ) until you can hear the testnoise clearly.To adjust the output level, press the ⁄/¤ but-tons E until the desired level is shown in thedisplay or on screen. Once the buttons arereleased, the test noise will begin to circulateagain in five seconds.When all channels have the same output level,turn the Volume ) down to about -40dB, oth-erwise the listening level may be too high assoon as the source’s music starts to play.Afterwards press the Test Tone Selector 8button again to turn the test tone off andcomplete the process.IMPORTANT NOTE: The Output level adjust-ment made will be effective for all inputs, butonly for the actual surround mode selected. To beeffective for any other mode select that mode(with any input) and repeat the level adjustmentdescribed above. This will also allow you to com-pensate level differences between speakers, thatmay be different with each surround mode, or toincrease or decrease the level of certain speakersintentionally, depending on the surround modeselected.Note: Output level adjustment is not availablefor the Surround Off mode, as no surround speak-ers are used (so level differences between thespeakers in the room cannot occur). But to com-pensate level differences between stereo andother surround modes (independently from theinput selected) the outputs can be adjusted withthe Level Trim Adjustment procedure, see page40, also for the Surround Off (Stereo) modes.In addition to the controls for selecting channelsand the test tone operation, the settings on thismenu also allow you to reset the level settings toeither the factory default of 0dB or to re-establishthe settings that were entered by runningEzSet/EQ.To reset all channel levels to 0dB press ⁄/¤Navigation Button E so that the cursor ispointing to the LEVEL RESET line and thenpress the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button E onceso O N appears in highlighted video.To return to the settings established by EzSet/EQ,even if you have made manual changes to theoutput trims using the steps shown above, press⁄/¤ Navigation Button E so that the cur-sor is pointing to the EZSET SETTINGSline and then press the ⁄/¤ NavigationButton E once so ON appears in highlightedvideo. Remember that after turning the EzSet/EQsettings back on you must turn return to thismenu line and change the setting to OFF if youwish to make any manual trim adjustments.The final setting in this menu enables you to havethe output levels remain the same for all inputsor to be adjusted differently for each (or any)input. While most listeners prefer to keep thesame output levels for all sources, you may wishto raise or lower some channels, particularly thesubwoofer output for a specific source such as aCD that is primarily used for music playback.To enter individual settings for a specific channel,first make sure that you have either run EzSet/EQand/or made any desired manual trim adjust-ments to set a baseline for all channels. After thatis done, press the OSD Button L to exit themenu system and then select the input for whichyou wish to enter different level settings by usingeither the Input Source Selectors % on thefront panel or the buttons on the remote that areused to select an input source467ç∂. Next, return to theCHANNEL OUTPUT submenu using thesteps outlined above.At the CHANNEL OUTPUT menu press⁄/¤ Navigation Button E until the cursoris pointing to the LEVEL TRIM line and thenpress the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button E onceso that INDEPENDENT appears in high-lighted video. When this setting is active you maychange the channel output levels for any inputwithout changing the settings previously estab-lished for another.