Harman Kardon AVR 7550HD Owner's Manual

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30INITIAL SETUPAs the EzSet/EQ II system tests each speaker, its position will appearon screen. If the test sweep is heard from a different speaker thanthe one indicated on screen, turn off the AVR and check the speaker-wire connections, then begin again.When the Speaker Detection test is completed, select the Continueoption. The results will be displayed, along with these options:• The Retest option repeats the EzSet/EQ II process. Increase themaster volume manually, if some speakers were not correctlydetected.• Select Cancel to return to the Speaker Setup menu.See the Advanced Functions section for instructions on how tomanually configure the speakers or manually adjust the settingsestablished by the EzSet/EQ II process.During the Near Field test, follow the instructions that appear onscreen. You may be directed to hold the microphone about 2 feetaway from some speakers.When the test is finished, you will be given the option of savingthe EzSet/EQ II test results in one of two “listening positions”, ornot saving the results at all. The purpose is to allow you to run theEzSet/EQ II tests for two different frequently used listening positionswithin the room to optimize performance, depending on how youuse the room.After the results have been saved, the menu for manual adjustmentof the listening position settings will appear. See the AdvancedFunctions section for instructions on manually adjusting the speakersettings.If you do not save the results, you may go back and repeat theEzSet/EQ II test.You may adjust the settings for either listening position, or repeatthe EzSet/EQ II test, from the Speaker Setup menu (Figure 21).Set Up SourcesThe Info Settings menu is used to assign the correct physical audioand video connections to each source.The following settings are not optional and must be adjusted nowto enable playback of each source: Video Input From Source, AudioInput From Source and Resolution to Display. The other settingsmay be adjusted later.To display the Info Settings menu, press the Info Settings Button(front panel or remote). Or, from the Main Menu, select the SetupSource line and select a source from the slide-in menu. A screensimilar to the one shown in Figure 22 will appear.Figure 22 – Setup Source MenuAudio Effects: Displays the Audio Effects submenu, whereyou may adjust the Dolby Volume setting, the bass and treble tonecontrols, and the LFE trim, or you may select the EzSet/EQ II listeningposition. These settings affect each source independently. Leavethis submenu at its default settings, and return to it later if yoursystem requires fine-tuning. See the Advanced Functions sectionfor more information.Video Modes: Displays the Video Modes submenu, where youmay make picture adjustments for each source independently. Leavethe settings at their factory defaults. Picture adjustments should bemade to your video display first, with this menu used only for fine-tuning. See the Advanced Functions section for more information.S urround Modes: Displays the Surround Modes submenu,where you may program surround modes for analog movies, musicand games for each source independently.Digital surround signals, such as Dolby Digital and DTS, are auto-matically played in their native formats, although you may changethe surround mode. See the Advanced Functions section for moreinformation.Audio Format From Source: This line is informationalonly. When a digital program is playing, its format will be identifiedhere. When analog audio programs are playing, this line displaysANALOG.Audio and Video Input SelectionSee Table A2 in the appendix for the factory default input assignmentsfor each source. You may assign any available input to any sourceusing the Info Settings menu.When a source is selected, the AVR will check the assigned digitalaudio input for a signal. If one is present, the digital input will beselected. If not, the AVR will select the analog audio input specifiedat the Audio Auto Polling line of the Info Settings menu. If you don’twant the AVR to select an analog audio input for the source, leavethis setting at its default of Off.The AVR will also select the assigned video source. The only “audio-only” sources on the AVR 7550HD are the Radio, The Bridge II(video may be available; see page 37), USB, the Network andInternet Radio, which use special on-screen menus. If no videosignal is present, the display will remain black. You may pair anaudio device with an A/V device’s video signal using the InfoSettings menu. Sources may share audio or video inputs.NOTE: The Bridge II obtains its audio and video signals(when available) from the iPod docked in it, and it may notbe used with other audio or video sources.Video Input From Source: Assign the correct videoinput. Refer to Table 2, where you noted the physical video inputthe source is connected to, and select that input here.Audio Input From Source: Assign the correct analog ordigital audio input. Refer to Table 2, where you noted the physicalaudio input the source is connected to, and select that input here.If both analog and digital audio connections were made, select thedigital input here, and select the analog input at the Audio AutoPolling and Zone 2 Audio lines below.