Harman Kardon AVR 507 Limited Edition Owner's Manual

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34 OPERATIONOperationRepeat the procedure as needed until all chan-nels requiring adjustment have been set. Whenall adjustments have been made and no furtheradjustments are made for five seconds, theAVR will return to normal operation.If you are using a disc with noise test signals oran external signal generator as the source fromwhich to trim the output levels, you may use theEzSet feature of the remote to guide you to thecorrect SPL level. To use the remote for this pur-pose, start the test tone from the source andpress and quickly release the SPL IndicatorSelect * to activate the sensor.While the test tone is played, the Program/SPLIndicator 2 will change color to indicate thelevel. When it is red, the level is too high; when itis orange, the level is too low. To set the refer-ence level, open the Volume Control ) untilthe SPL Indicator´s LED lights green when thetest signal is fed to the left front speaker. Thenadjust the level of all other speakers, while theyare receiving the test signal, until the LED lightsgreen for all channels. After the output levelsfor all channels are aligned, press the SPLIndicator Select * to turn the sensor andindicator off.The channel output may also be adjusted usingthe full-OSD on-screen menu system. First, setthe volume to a comfortable listening level usingthe Volume Control ı)î. Then, pressthe OSD button L to bring up theMASTER MENU (Figure 1). Press the ¤Button D four times until the on-screen ›cursor is next to the CHANNEL ADJUSTline. Press the Set Button F to activate theCHANNEL ADJUST menu (Figure 10).Figure 10When the menu appears, the internal test tonewill be turned off. This will allow you to use yourexternal test disc or other source material as thetest signal. Then, use the ⁄/¤ Buttons D toselect the channels to be adjusted. At eachchannel position use the ‹ /› Buttons E&to change the output level.Remember, when you are using a disc with testsignal (e.g. pink noise) or an external signalgenerator as the source, the goal is to have theoutput level at each channel be equal whenheard at the listening position, with any surroundmode selected. When your test source is a nor-mal disc with music signals, you may adjust thelevel for each channel and surround mode as youprefer, e.g. you may lower the center channellevel when you find it to be too high or increasethe level of the rears when you find it to be toolow with specific surround modes.If you wish to reset all the levels to their originalfactory default of 0dB offset, press the ⁄/¤Buttons D so that the on-screen cursor isnext to the CHANNEL RESET line and pressthe ‹ /› Buttons E& so that the word ONis highlighted. After the levels are reset, resumethe procedure outlined above to reset the levelsto the desired settings. When all adjustments aredone, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons D to move theon-screen › cursor so that it is next to BACKT O MASTER MENU and then press the SetButton F if you wish to go back to the mainmenu to make other adjustments. If you have noother adjustments to make, press the OSDButton L to exit the menu system.NOTE: The output levels may be separatelytrimmed for each digital and analog surroundmode. If you wish to have different trim levels for aspecific mode, select that mode and then follow theinstructions in the steps shown above.With Stereo and Vmax modes the adjustmentprocedure described above is the only way totrim the output level, e.g. to match the Stereo orVmax level with other modes.Memory BackupThis product is equipped with a memory backupsystem that preserves tuner presets and systemconfiguration information if the unit is turned offcompletely, accidentally unplugged or subjectedto a power outage. This memory will last forapproximately two weeks, after which time allinformation must be reentered.* C H A N N E L A D J U S T *F L : 0 d B S B R : 0 d BC E N : 0 d B S B L : 0 d BF R : 0 d B S L : 0 d BS R : 0 d B S U B : 0 d BC H A N N E L R E S E T : O F F O NT E S T T O N E : O F F O NB A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U