Harman Kardon AVR 635 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONSYSTEM CONFIGURATION26 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION26 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONStep 7b. In some cases, the system may not functionproperly due to overly high output levels. When thisoccurs, you will see the message shown in Figure 12.If you see this message verify that that the microphoneis in the correct position, and not too close to anyone speaker. Then press the Set Button q to goback to the MASTER MENU. From there, returnto the EzSet/EQ system and when you are once againat the FAR FIELD MEASURE screen,reduce the system volume level by 3dB before tryingEzSet/EQ again.Figure 12Step 8. When the Far Field measurements are com-pleted, the system will ask you to take three NearField measurements, one at each front speaker posi-tion. These measurements enable EzSet/EQ to pro-duce the most accurate settings for both high and lowfrequency equalization. The Near Field measurementsare similar to the Far Field tests, except that the sys-tem will “listen” to only one speaker at a time, ratherthan sending the test signals to all speakers in rota-tion. At the NEAR FIELD EQ SELECTmenu (Figure 13), you will see an instruction to placethe microphone in a different position than the oneused for the initial Far Field measurements. This time,place the microphone close to the speaker to bemeasured, at a distance of about 3 feet. In addition,the top of the microphone should be pointed towardsthe speaker, rather than pointing up as was done forthe Far Field tests. For the first measurement, placethe microphone so that it is close to, andpointing towards, the front left speaker, and withthe on-screen Ô cursor pointing to 1. FLSPEAKER, and press the Set Button q.Figure 13Step 9. You will now see a Warning messagesimilar to the one shown in Figure 7 except that it willcontain an option to return to the NEAR FIELDEQ SELECT menu (Figure 13) as well as theability to return to the MASTER MENU. If youare ready to proceed with the test, make certain thatthe microphone is properly pointed toward the speakerselected for calibration, press the › NavigationButton o so that ON is highlighted and press theSet Button q.Step 10. One short test signal will be sent to thespeaker position being calibrated and after a slightpause fro the system to calculate the test results,you will see either a “Near Field Complete” messageor a “Near Field Error” message. In most cases, the“Complete” message will appear, in which case youshould proceed to Step 11, if an “Error” messageappears, go to Step 12.Step 11. If the test results were successful, the mes-sage shown in Figure 14 will appear. In order to prop-erly calibrate the system, you will need to run the NearField tests for all three front channel speakers (left,center and right). After running the test for the frontleft speaker, make certain that the cursor is pointingtowards BACK TO NEAR FIELD and pressthe Set Button q. When you are taken back to theNear Field Select menu (Figure 13) where you shouldrepeat Steps 8 through 11 until all three front speak-ers have been calibrated. When that is done theEzSet/EQ process is complete and you should pressthe ¤ Navigation Button o to return to theMaster Menu.Figure 14Step 12. If a “Near Field Error” message appears, asshown in Figure 15, you should check to make certainthat the microphone is about three feet from thespeaker being tested and that the top of the micro-phone unit is pointing towards the speaker. You mayalso have to raise or lower the master volume toachieve accurate readings. After checking these twoitems, as needed, make certain that the cursor ispointing to the BACK TO NEAR FIELDline and press the Set Button q. This will returnyou to the NEAR FIELD EQ SELECTmenu (Figure 13) where you should repeat Steps 8through 11, adjusting the mike placement and volumelevel as needed until the NEAR FIELDCOMPLETE menu (Figure 14) appears afterthe test tone stops.Figure 15When both the Far Field and Near Field measurementshave been successfully completed your system isready for use. Thanks to EzSet/EQ, the settings forspeaker “size”, speaker crossover, channel output andindividual channel delay time have been automaticallyset and require no further adjustment. In addition,EzSet/EQ also performs a complete room equalizationthat tailors the system’s performance for the best pos-sible sound with your combination of speakers, speak-er placement and room acoustics. The next few pagesin this manual detail the procedure for manually enter-ing system data, but unless you want to view the set-ting information and make an adjustment, you are nowready to enjoy the finest in home theater and musicreproduction. Go to page xx for complete informationon operating your AVR 635.Manual SetupIn most cases it is simpler, easier and more accurateto let EzSet/EQ take care of entering the systemparameters for speaker “size”, speaker crossover,channel output and individual channel delay time.However, if you feel that your listening room or systemcomponents are best suited to manual entry of thesesettings, the AVR 635 also allows you to enter or trimany of these traditional system parameters. Even if youdo make the settings manually, we recommend thatyou run the EzSet/EQ tests first so that a baseline set-ting is established, and then make your adjustmentsfrom there. Note that once EzSet/EQ has been run youdo not need to adjust all system settings, only thosethat you want to adjust.To view or change the current settings, press theOSD Button U on the remote to bring up theMASTER MENU (Figure 1). Next, press the ¤Navigation Button o as needed until the cursor ison the MANUAL SETUP line. Press the SetButton q to view the MANUAL SETUPmenu (Figure 16).* N E A R F I E L D E R R O R *N e a r F i e l d E q w a s n o ts u c c e s s f u l .P l e a s e c h e c k m i cP l a c e m e n t a n d v o l u m eS e t t i n gB A C K T O N E A R F I E L DB A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U→→* N E A R F I E L D C O M P L E T E *E Z S E T / E Q h a s s u c c e s s -F u l l y p e r f o r m e dN e a r F i e l d E q f o rt h e s e l e c t e d s p e a k e r .B A C K T O N E A R F I E L DB A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U→→* N E A R F I E L D E Q S E L E C T *P l e a s e s e l e c t1 . F L S p e a k e r2 . C S p e a k e r3 . F R S p e a k e rB A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U→→* E Z S E T / E Q E R R O R *A n o v e r l o a d d e t e c t e d .P l e a s e v e r i f y m i cp o s i t i o n .R e d u c e t h e v o l u m e b y3 d B a n d r e p e a t t h ep r o c e d u r e .→→ B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U