Harman Kardon AVR 635 Owner's Manual

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use 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 27, 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 manual setup bypressing the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o until theÔ cursor is pointing to BACK TO MANUALSETUP 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 ⁄/¤ NavigationButton o so that the Ô cursor is pointing to theA/V Sync Delay line on the menu and then press the‹/› Navigation Button o to delay the soundsufficiently so that it matches the on-screen video.The delay settings may be adjusted at any time usingthe remote control and while viewing an on-screenimage by pressing the Delay Select Button a.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 different inputs.To change one of the individual speaker positionsdirectly, press the Speaker Select Button b,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 q within 5 seconds.Press the ‹/› Navigation Button o to enter thedesired delay setting for that speaker and then pressthe Set Button q to enter the setting. The ⁄/¤Navigation Button o may be used to selectanother position, or you may simply wait 5 secondsfor the system to time out and return to normaloperation.When all changes to the Delay settings have beenmade press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o untilthe cursor is on the BACK TO MANUALSETUP menu and then pressing the Set Buttonq so that you may make any other adjustments tothe system parameters. If the changes just made com-plete the manual adjustments needed, press the OSDButton U to exit the menu system and resumenormal system operation.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 635,as correct outputs ensure that you hear soundtrackswith the proper directionality and intensity.In most cases, you will not need to make anyadjustments to the output level, as the settingsmade by running EzSet/EQ are as accurate as thosemade manually. However, you are able to use theCHANNEL ADJUST menu to trim the settingsto suit your personal preferences or to configure thesystem so that the output settings are different fromone input source to another. The ability to make indi-vidual output level adjustments on a per-input basis isuseful for listeners who may prefer different settingsfor the subwoofer or an individual channel group suchas the front speakers when playing musical selectionsvia the CD input as opposed to the movie soundtracksmore frequently used with the DVD input. This menualso allows you to adjust the output levels usingexternal sources such as a test disc or other programmaterial that you use as a standard, rather than thesystem’s test tone.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 speakersto operate 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, evenwhen making manual adjustments.Before beginning the output level adjustment process,make certain that all speaker connections have beenproperly made. The system volume should be set to thelevel that you will use during a typical listening session.We recommend that EzSet/EQ be used when the AVRis first installed to establish the initial level settings.To make any changes to the channel output settings,go to the CHANNEL ADJUST sub-menuwithin the MANUAL SETUP Menu (Figure 16).To do this, first press the OSD Button U so that theMASTER MENU (Figure 1) appears. Next, pressthe ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o until the cursor ison the MANUAL SETUP line on the menu inuse and press the Set Button q. When theMANUAL SETUP menu is shown, press the⁄/¤ Navigation Button o again until the cursoris on the CHANNEL ADJUST line and pressthe Set Button q to view the CHANNELADJUST menu (Figure 20).Figure 20To provide the maximum flexibility, channel output leveladjustments may be made either with or without theinternal test tone, and when the tone is in use it maybe programmed to automatically circulate among theactive channels or to only move from one channel tothe next on your command. When the CHANNELADJUST menu first appears we recommend thatyou always run the test tone once the automatic modeto verify that the speakers have been properly con-nected. To do this, press the ⁄/¤ NavigationButton o again until the cursor is on the TESTTONE line and then press the ‹/› NavigationButton o until AUTO is in highlighted video. Thiswill cause the test tone to circulate among all of thechannels for five seconds at each position.As the test tone circulates, the cursor will flash andmove next to each position to indicate where the toneshould be coming from. If the tone is coming from adifferent speaker than the one indicated on the menuscreen turn the AVR 635 off using the Main PowerSwitch A and check the speaker wiring or connec-tions to external power amplifiers to make certain thateach speaker is connected to the correct output ter-minal. When you have verified that all speakers areconnected to the correct output terminal, turn theAVR 635 back on and return to this menu to resume* CHANNEL ADJUST *→→ FL : 0 dB SBR: 0 dBCEN: 0 dB SBL: 0 dBFR : 0 dB SL : 0 dBSR : 0 dB SUB: 0 dBTEST TONE : AUTO OFF MANLEVEL RESET: OFF ONLEVEL TRIM: GLOBALEZSET SETTINGS: OFF ONBACK TO MANUAL SETUPSYSTEM CONFIGURATIONSYSTEM CONFIGURATION30 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION30 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION