Harman Kardon AVR 445 Owner's Manual

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When there are no speakers available at a specificposition, select NONE. When this option is chosenfor the Center or Side Surround speakers, the soundthat would normally be sent to these channels will besplit between the front left and right speakers. Notethat when your system does not include Center orSurround speakers, the use of Dolby Virtual Speakeras a surround mode may provide a sound field thatsimulates the presence of these speakers. (See theappendix for more information on the Dolby VirtualSpeaker mode.)Note that when NONE is selected for the BackSurround speakers, the 6.1/7.1 channel surroundmodes are not available. When this is the case foryour system, you may wish to take advantage of theavailability of the unused amplifier channel pair topower a second set of speakers in another room.(See page 44 for more information on amplifierconfiguration.)Once any desired changes have been made to thespeaker size and/or crossover, press the ⁄/¤Navigation Button n© to move the cursor toany other line on this menu to make a setting change,or go to the BACK TO MANUAL SETUPmenu and then press the Set Button pœ tocontinue with overall configuration.LFE Low-Pass-Filter SettingThe LFE LP FLT line selects the frequency set-ting below which sounds that may be available from aspecial low-frequency effects (LFE) track are sent tothe subwoofer. In most cases, this setting will be setaccurately by EzSet/EQ but, should you wish to makea change from that setting or the 120Hz frequencythat is most commonly used in the creation of LFEchannels by motion picture sound mixers, after makingsure that the SPEAKER SIZE menu (Figure18) is on the screen, press the ⁄/¤ NavigationButton n© so that the cursor is pointing toLFE LP FLT. Press the ‹/› NavigationButton n© to begin the selection process, andnote that a warning message will appear, reminding youto rerun EzSet/EQ after all changes have been made.When the SPEAKER SIZE menu returnsto the screen, press the ‹/› Navigation Buttonn© to make your selection. When the desiredsetting appears, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Buttonn© to move the cursor to any other line on thismenu where you wish to make a setting change, orgo to the BACK TO MANUAL SETUPmenu and then press the Set Button pœto continue with overall configuration.Sub Mode SettingWhen the Front Left/Right speakers are configuredas “Large” and a subwoofer is detected by EzSet/EQor manually configured as being available, additionaloptions are available to further customize bass redirec-tion. To change these settings, first make sure thatthe SPEAKER SIZE menu (Figure 18) is onthe screen, and then press the ⁄/¤ NavigationButton n© so that the cursor is pointing toSUB MODE. Press the ‹/› Navigation Buttonn© to begin the selection process, and note thata warning message will appear, reminding you to rerunEzSet/EQ after all changes have been made.The following options are available:• The default setting for Large front left/right speakerswhen a subwoofer is present is SUB L/R +LFE. In this mode, all sounds below the crossoverpoint set on the LFE LP FLT line will be sentto BOTH the subwoofer and the front left/rightspeakers.• To send only the LFE channel information to thesubwoofer, but have all other (“derived”) low-frequency sounds sent to the front left/rightspeakers, select the SUB (LFE)setting.• To have low-frequency information sent to the sub-woofer only when Large speakers are selected,choose SUB (L/R).This option is only avail-able when the unit is set to SURROUND OFFso that a pure analog audio path is provided.• When no subwoofer is present and Large speakersare configured for the front left/right position, selectNONE. This will route all low-frequency informationto the front left/right speakers.When the SPEAKER SIZE menu returns tothe screen, replacing the warning message, press the‹/› Navigation Button n© to make yourselection. When the desired setting appears, press the⁄/¤ Navigation Button n© to move thecursor to any other line on this menu where you wishto make a setting change, or go to the BACK TOMANUAL SETUP menu and then press theSet Button pœ to continue with overallconfiguration.Subwoofer SizeThe final setting on the SPEAKER SIZE menuenables you to change the setting for the subwoofersize. In the event that EzSet/EQ did not accuratelyenter the correct size, or if you wish to experimentwith a different setting, first make sure that theSPEAKER SIZE menu (Figure 18) is onthe screen; then press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Buttonn© so that the cursor is pointing to SUBSIZE and then press the ‹/› NavigationButton n© to begin the selection process. Notethat a warning message will appear for 4 seconds toremind you to rerun EzSet/EQ after all changes havebeen made.Select a setting that best matches the diameter ofyour subwoofer’s driver, or which provides the appro-priate high-pass filter setting for your system. In eachcase, the frequency of the high-pass filter determinesthe frequencies below which no information is sent tothe subwoofer:• The setting for an 8-inch/200mm driver activatesa 38Hz subwoofer high-pass filter.• The setting for a 10-inch/250mm driver activatesa 30Hz subwoofer high-pass filter.• The setting for a 12-inch/305mm driver activatesa 20Hz subwoofer high-pass filter.• The setting for a 15-inch/380mm driver activatesa 15Hz subwoofer high-pass filter.When all changes to speaker-related settings havebeen made, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Buttonn© until the cursor is on the BACK TOMANUAL SETUP menu; then press the SetButton pœ so that you may make any otheradjustments to the system parameters. Remember torerun the EzSet/EQ system if any changes have beenmade to the settings on this menu, following theinstructions for using the Manual mode shown onpage 26.Delay SettingsDue to the different distances between the listeningposition and each speaker position, the amount oftime it takes for sound to reach your ears from eachchannel is different. You may compensate for this dif-ference through the use of the delay settings to adjustthe timing for the speaker placement and acousticconditions in your listening room or home theater.In most cases, the settings established by EzSet/EQare accurate to under a foot, but the placement ofthe microphone and other factors may influencethe setting. Should you wish to manually adjust thechannel delay times, follow the instructions shownbelow. Whenever adjustments to the delay settings aremade remember that the distance settings need notbe accurate to the inch, as the system is designed toaccommodate a typical listening area rather han theprecise measurement from the speakers to a specific“sweet spot” position.In addition to providing delaying adjustments for eachindividual speaker position, the AVR 445 allows you toadjust the delay for the combined output of all speak-ers as a group. This feature is called A/V Sync Delay;it allows you to compensate for delays to the videoimage that may be caused by the processing in prod-ucts such as digital video displays, video scalers, digitalcable or satellite systems, or digital video recorders.With proper adjustment of the setting for A/V SyncDelay, you can eliminate the loss of lip sync that maybe introduced when video signals are digitized.SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONSYSTEM CONFIGURATION30 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION30 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION