Harman Kardon AVR 635 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONSYSTEM CONFIGURATION24 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION24 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONprogram source (DTS 5.1, DTS-ES Matrix or DTS-ESDiscrete). Press the ‹/› Navigation Button o toscroll through the choices that are available for yoursystem and the program in use. The DTS Neo:6 Musicmode is available with analog and PCM digital stereosources and the DTS Neo:6 Cinema mode is availablewith analog matrix surround-encoded sources to deliveran enhanced 5.1-channel sound field.When the 5.1 configuration is in use, the AVR willautomatically select the 5.1 version of DTS processingwhen a DTS data stream is selected. When the6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the DTS-ES Discrete modewill automatically be activated when a DTS source withthe ES Discrete “flag” is in use. When a non-ES DTSdisc is in use, you may select the DTS-ES Matrixmode through this menu to create a full eight-speakersurround mode. See page 34 for a complete explana-tion of the DTS modes.On the LOGIC 7 menu, the selections made withthe ‹/› Navigation Button o on the remote aredetermined by whether the 5.1- or 6.1/7.1-channelconfiguration is in use. In either case, the selection ofa Logic 7 mode enables Harman Kardon’s exclusiveLogic 7 processing to create fully enveloping, multi-channel surround from either two-channel Stereo- orMatrix-encoded programming such as VHS cassettes,laser discs or television broadcasts produced withDolby surround.In the 5.1 configuration, you may select the Logic 7/5.1 Music or Cinema. They work best with two-chan-nel music, surround-encoded programs or standardtwo-channel programming of any type, respectively.See page 34 for a complete explanation of theLogic 7 modes.On the DSP (SURR) menu, the selectionchoices made with the ‹/› Navigation Button oon the remote select from one of the DSP surroundmodes that are designed for use with two-channelstereo programs to create a variety of sound field pre-sentations. The choices available are Hall 1, Hall 2 orTheater. The Hall and Theater modes are available inboth five- and six-channel verisions, depending onyour system configuration. See page 34 for a com-plete explanation of the DSP surround modes.On the STEREO menu, the selection choicesmade with the ‹/› Navigation Button o on theremote may either turn off all processing and bassmanagement for a traditional two-channel stereopresentation; select a stereo output with bassmanagement; or select a 5 CH STEREO and7 CH STEREO mode, depending on how manyspeakers are available. These two modes feed a two-channel presentation to all speakers. See page 34 fora complete explanation of the stereo modes.To listen to an analog stereo source without anybass management, so that the left and right frontspeakers receive a full-range signal, straight throughfrom the input gain section to the volume control,press the ‹/› Navigation Button o so thatSURROUND OFF appears in the highlightedvideo. To listen to two-channel analog sources whiletaking advantage of the AVR 635’s bass-managementsystem, press the ‹/› Navigation Button o sothat SURROUND OFF+DSP appears in thehighlighted video.After the selections are made on the Dolby, DTS,Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, press the⁄/¤ Navigation Button o so that the cursormoves to the BACK TO MASTER MENUline and press the Set Button q.Using EzSet/EQThe AVR 635 uses Harman Kardon’s EzSet/EQ tech-nology to automatically configure your system to deliverthe best possible performance based on your specificspeaker selection, where the speakers are placed inthe room and the acoustic influences in your listeningroom. By using a series of test signals and the pro-cessing power of the Texas Instruments DA 610 digitalsignal processor, EzSet/EQ eliminates the need formanual adjustment of speaker “size”, crossover, delayand output level settings while it adds the power of amulti-band parametric equalizer to smooth out the fre-quency settings for optimal sound reproduction.In addition to making system setup quick and easy,EzSet/EQ is more precise than manual settings. WithEzSet/EQ you are able to calibrate your system in afraction of the time it would take to enter the settingsmanually, and with results that rival those achieved withexpensive test equipment and time consuming proce-dures. The end result is a system calibration profilethat enables your new receiver to deliver the best pos-sible sound no matter what type of speakers you haveor what the dimensions of your listening room are.We recommend that you take advantage of the preci-sion of EzSet/EQ to calibrate your system, but ifdesired you may also make any of the configurationsettings manually, or trim the settings provided byEzSet/EQ by following the instructions on pages 26–31.Before starting the EzSet/EQ process, make certainthat you have connected all speakers for your systemand that you have both the EzSet/EQ microphone andthe extender rod handy. If you have a standard cameratripod, attach the extender rod to the tripod, and thenscrew the microphone to the top of the rod. Place thetripod at your primary listening position, at least threefeet from the nearest speaker and adjust it so thatmicrophone is at least three feet above ear level. Ifyou do not have a tripod, simply screw the extenderrod into the bottom of the EzSet/EQ microphone.Next, plug the microphone into the EzSet/EQMicrophone Jack J located behind the FrontPanel Control Door 9. The microphone cable isapproximately 20 feet long, which should accommo-date most listening room situations. If required, youmay use an optional extension cable, available at mostelectronics stores, for use in larger rooms. However,we recommend that you make every effort to avoidusing extension cords for the microphone cable asthey may adversely affect the test results.You are now ready to start the EzSet/EQ process byfollowing these steps:Step 1. Navigate to the EZSET/EQ MODEmenu (Fig. 7) by first pressing the OSD Button Uon the remote. Press the ¤ Navigation Button ountil the Ô cursor is pointing to EZSET/EQ inthe MASTER MENU. Press the Set Button qto bring the menu to the screen.Figure 7Step 2. Select one of the two options shown basedon the way you wish to have the system settingsentered:• In most cases, you will want to use the Automaticmode, which calibrates the system for speaker pres-ence, speaker “size”, speaker crossover, channeloutput level, speaker-to-listener delay time androom equalization. To choose this mode simplypress the Set Button q, as the cursor is alreadypointing to Automatic when the menu appears onthe screen.• If you wish to enter the speaker crossover frequenciesyourself, but want to have the EzSet/EQ system testfor and calibrate all the other functions listed above,press the ¤ Navigation Button o to point thecursor at BACK TO MASTER MENU andthen press the Set Button q. At the MasterMenu, press the ¤ Navigation Button o againso that the cursor is pointing to MANUALSETUP and then press the Set Button q.Once the MANUAL SETUP menu (Fig. 16)appears, follow the instructions on page 28 to enteryour desired settings for the Crossover Frequencies,and then return to the EZSET/EQ MODEmenu. Press the ¤ Navigation Button o againso that the cursor is pointing to MANUAL andthen press the Set Button q. When the interimmessage screen appears to remind you to set the* E Z S E T / E Q M O D E *A U T O M A T I CM A N U A LB A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U→→