Harman Kardon AVR 630 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONSYSTEM CONFIGURATION26 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION26 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONDue to the differences between the way surroundmodes operate, some modes allow for a greater rangeof delay times than others. To avoid problems, we rec-ommend that delay times be adjusted using the DolbyDigital mode. If a different mode is selected at a latertime, the AVR 630 will automatically select the closestdelay settings available for the surround mode in use.Delay times are adjustable only for the Dolby and DTSmodes, so you will notice that the DELAY menu maynot be accessed for other modes, such as Logic 7. Inaddition, when a non-Dolby Digital mode such as Dolby3 Stereo or Pro Logic II is selected, adjustments may bemade to the Surround speakers only.To set the delay time for a specific input, theDELAY ADJUST menu (Figure 8) should bevisible on your on-screen display. If the system is notalready at that point, press the OSD Button to bring up the MASTER MENU, press the¤ Navigation Button o three times or until theon-screen ➔ cursor is pointing at the DELAYADJUST line. Press the Set Button q to callup the menu.Figure 8Once the DELAY ADJUST menu is on yourscreen, note that the default for distance settings is infeet. If your measurements are in feet, proceed to thenext step; if your measurements are made in meters,press the ¤ Navigation Button o until the on-screen ➔ cursor is at the UNIT line on the menu.Then, press the ‹/› Navigation Button o sothat METER is highlighted. When the changein measurement units is made, press the ⁄/¤Navigation Button o to return the ➔ cursor tothe FL position.With the on-screen ➔ cursor pointing to FL, pressthe ‹/› Navigation Button o until the distancefrom the center speaker to the preferred listeningposition is entered. Next, press the ¤ NavigationButton o to move the cursor to the NEXT lineand use the ‹/› Navigation Button o again toenter the distance from the main listening position tothe center speaker. Repeat the procedure for all activespeaker positions, first using the ¤ NavigationButton o to change to the next position, and thenuse the ‹/› Navigation Button o to changethe setting. Note that only the speaker positions thathave been set to LARGE or SMALL in theSPEAKER SETUP menu, as shown onpage 23, may be adjusted. The appearance ofthree dashes next to a speaker position in placeof a distance setting indicates that you have notconfigured an active speaker for that location.When the delay time for all speaker positions hasbeen set you may return to the master menu bypressing the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o until the➔ cursor is pointing to BACK TO MASTERMENU and then pressing the Set Button q.However, if you have a digital video source or a digitalvideo display that causes lack of lip sync you may usethe A/V Sync adjust feature to delay the audio signalas it is sent to all channels (as opposed to the individ-ual settings) so that the picture and sound are broughtback together. We recommend that this adjustment bemade using the direct access controls on the remote,as shown below. That enables you to see the imagewhile making the adjustment; however, you may alsoadjust it here using the menu system.To adjust the A/V Sync delay, press the ⁄/¤Navigation Button o so that the ➔ cursor ispointing to the A/V Sync Delay line on the menu andthen press the ‹/› Navigation Button o to delaythe sound sufficiently so that it matches the on-screenvideo.The delay settings may be adjusted at any time usingthe remote control and while viewing an on-screenimage by pressing the Delay Select Button .The A/V Sync Delay setting is first, and it may beadjusted by pressing the Set Button q within fiveseconds of when the A/V SYNC DELAYmessage appears in the on-screen display and theLower Display Line $. Then, press the ‹/›Navigation Button o to enter the desired delaysetting that brings the video and sound back in sync.Press the Set Button q again to enter the setting.Note that the A/V Sync delay setting is unique to eachvideo input source, so you may enter a different set-ting to compensate for the differences between anyproduct attached to the Video 1, 2, 3 or 4 inputs.To change one of the individual speaker positionsdirectly, press the Speaker Select Button ,followed by the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o toselect the desired position as that name appears in theon-screen display and the Lower Display Line $.When the name of the speaker position to be adjustedappears press the Set Button within five seconds.Press the ‹/› Navigation Button o to enterthe desired delay setting for that speaker and thenpress the Set Button q to enter the setting. The⁄/¤ Navigation Button o may be used toselect another position, or you may simply wait fiveseconds for the system to time out and return tonormal operation.When all delay settings made using the menu systemhave been completed, press the ⁄/¤ NavigationButton o until the ➔ cursor is pointing to theBACK TO MASTER MENU line and pressthe Set Button q.Output Level AdjustmentOutput level adjustment is a key part of the configura-tion of any surround sound product. It is particularlyimportant for a digital receiver such as the AVR 630,as correct outputs ensure that you hear soundtrackswith the proper directionality and intensity.IMPORTANT NOTE: Listeners are often confusedabout the operation of the surround channels. Whilesome assume that sound should always be comingfrom each speaker, most of the time there will be littleor no sound in the surround channels. This is becausethey are only used when a movie director or soundmixer specifically places sound there to create ambi-ence, a special effect or to continue action from thefront of the room to the rear. When the output levelsare properly set, it is normal for surround speakers tooperate only occasionally. Artificially increasing thevolume to the rear speakers may destroy the illusionof an enveloping sound field that duplicates the wayyou hear sound in a movie theater or concert hall.Before beginning the output level adjustment process,make certain that all speaker connections have beenproperly made. The system volume should be set tothe level that you will use during a typical listeningsession. While the AVR 630 allows you to set outputlevels manually, we recommend that the EzSet systembe used when the AVR is first installed to establish theinitial level settings.Using EzSetHarman Kardon’s exclusive EzSet remote makes it possi-ble to quickly and accurately set the AVR 630’s outputlevels without the use of a sound-pressure meter,although manual adjustment is also available. However,for the easiest setup, follow these steps while seated inthe listening position that will be used most often:* D E L A Y A D J U S T *F L : 1 2 f t S B R : 1 0 f tC E N : 1 2 f t S B L : 1 0 f tF R : 1 2 f t S L : 1 0 f tS R : 1 0 F t S U B : 1 0 f tU N I T : F E E T M E T E RA / V S Y N C D E L A Y : 0 m SB A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U→