Harman Kardon AVR 507 Limited Edition Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 23System Configurationfield presentations. The choices available are Hall1, Hall 2, Theater, VMAx Near and VMAx Far. TheHall and Theater modes are designed for multi-channel installations, while the two VMAx modesare optimized for use in delivering a full surroundfield when only the front left and front rightspeakers are installed. See pages 27 for a com-plete explanation of the DSP surround modes.Note that the Hall and Theater modes are notavailable when a Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrackis played.On the STEREO menu, the selection choicesmade with the ‹/› Buttons E& on theremote may either turn the surround processingoff for a traditional two-channel stereo presenta-tion, or select 5 Stereo or 7 Stereodepending on whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 outputis in use. The latter modes feed the stereophonicinput signal to both front speakers, to the rearspeakers and to both surround back speakers (ifin use), while the monophonic signal parts arespread over all speakers, also the Center.See page 28 for a complete explanation of the5 Stereo and 7 Stereo modes.After the selections are made in the Dolby, DTS,Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, pressthe ⁄/¤ buttons D so that the cursor movesto the BACK TO SURR SELECT line andpresss the Set Button F.After one input has been adjusted for analog ordigital input, speaker type and surround mode,return to the INPUT SETUP line on theMASTER menu and enter the settings for eachinput that you will use. In most cases, only thedigital input and surround mode may be differentfrom one input to the next, while the speaker typewill usually be the same (inputs set toGLOBAL). But if prefered you can also selectdifferent speaker types or turn speakers on or offindividually for each input in use.Configuring the Surround Off(Stereo) ModesFor superior reproduction of two-channel programmaterials, the AVR offers two Stereo modes: ananalog Stereo-Direct mode that bypasses the digi-tal signal processing circuitry for a completelyanalog signal path that preserves the purity of theoriginal signal, and a digital mode that is capableof providing bass management for optimal distri-bution of the low frequencies between smallerspeakers and a subwoofer.Stereo-Direct (Bypass) ModeWhen the analog Stereo-Direct mode is selectedby pressing the Stereo Mode Selector until SURROUND OFF appears in the MainInformation Display ˜ and the SurroundMode Indicator ( for Surround Off is lit, theAVR will pass the analog source material directlythrough to the front left and right speakers,bypassing the digital processing circuitry.In this mode, the front left and right speakers willautomatically be configured as LARGE; it is notpossible to configure these speakers asSMALL.When the AVR is in the Stereo Bypass mode youmay still configure the subwoofer output so thatit is either turned off, with a full-range signalgoing to the front left/right speakers, or you mayconfigure it so that the subwoofer feed is activat-ed. The factory default setting is to have the sub-woofer turned off for this mode, but you maychange that setting by following these steps:1. Press the Speaker Button 6'.2. Press the Set Button F@ to activate theconfiguration menu.3. Press the ⁄/¤ Buttons D on the remote orthe ‹/› Buttons 7 on the front panel to selectthe desired option. SUB NONE turns off thefeed to the subwoofer, while SUB turns it on.4. When the desired setting has been entered,press the Set Button F@ to return to normaloperation.Stereo-Digital ModeWhen the Stereo-Direct (Bypass) mode is in use afull range signal is always sent to the frontleft/right speakers. By its nature, that option doesnot pass the signal through the AVR’s digital sig-nal processing, creating the requirement for full-range speakers. If your front speakers are band-width limited, “satellite”speakers, we recommendthat you do NOT use the Bypass mode, but ratheruse the DSP SURROUND OFF mode forstereo listening.To listen to programs in the two-channel stereomode while taking advantage of the bass man-agement system, press the Stereo ModeSelector until SURROUND OFFappears in the Main Information Display ˜and the DSP and SURR. OFF SurroundMode Indicators ( both light up. When onlythe SURR. OFF Surround ModeIndicators ( is lit you are in the Stereo-Direct(Bypass) mode.When this mode is in use, the front left/rightspeakers and subwoofer may be configured tomeet the requirements of your specific speakersusing the steps shown in the Speaker Setup sec-tion on page 19.Delay SettingsDue the different distances between the listeningposition for the front channel speakers and thesurround speakers, the amount of time it takes forsound to reach your ears from the front or sur-round speakers is different. You may compensatefor this difference through the use of the delaysettings to adjust the timing for the specificspeaker placement and acoustic conditions inyour listening room or home theater.To re-synchronize the front, center and surroundchannels at first measure and note the distancefrom the listening/viewing position to the front,center, surround and surround back (if any)speakers in meters.The Delay setting for all speakers configured foryour system will be available only (with 5.1 orwith 6.1/7.1 configuration) when any Dolby sur-round mode is selected (except Dolby-3-Stereo).In addition they are selectable with these modesonly, with all other modes the delay times arefixed.Note that the Delay settings are "Global" for allinputs, using those Dolby modes, and need not tobe repeated with any input.To start with the delay settings at first select anyinput associated with such a Dolby mode. Next,continue within the MASTER M E N U(Figure 1). If the system is not already at thatpoint, press the OSD button L to bring up themaster menu. Press the ¤ Button D threetimes or until the on-screen › cursor is pointingat the DELAY ADJUST line. Press the SetButton F to call up the menu.Figure 7Next move the › cursor to the UNIT line andselect the unit for distances you prefer to enter,feet or meter. Then move the › cursor to theCENTER line where the first adjustment ismade. Now press the ‹/ › Buttons E& untilthe distance from the center speaker to the pre-ferred listening position is entered. When theCENTER DELAY is entered, press the ¤Button D once to move to the next line.* * D E L A Y A D J U S T * *C E N T E R : 1 0 F TS U R R O U N D : 1 0 F TS U R R B A C K : 1 0 F TU N I T : F E E T M E T E RB A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U