Harman Kardon DVD 37 Owner's Manual

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18 SYSTEM SETUPWhile DVD-Audio also is output only in analogform, many discs also contain PCM, Dolby Digitalor DTS digital tracks and may be played throughthe Digital Audio Outputs .Delay Unit: This setting selects the unit ofdistance used for calculating delay times whenthe AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS menu isactivated. The default unit is feet, but you mayselect meters.Bass Management: This setting activates theAUDIO ADJUSTMENTS menu’s bassmanagement settings, to optimize playback ofDVD-Audio discs through the Analog AudioOutputs . Three settings are available:• O n: This is the default setting. If your receiveror processor is equipped with “direct” 6-chan-nel inputs and the receiver is not capable ofperforming bass management on these inputs,then leave this setting on the DVD 37 at thedefault of O N, and proceed to the AUDIOADJUSTMENTS menu to program thebass management settings.• Bypass: If your receiver or processor isequipped with 6-channel inputs and is capableof adjusting the bass management settings(speaker size, output levels and delay times)for its 6-channel analog inputs, thenHarman Kardon recommends that you changethis setting to Bypass, and adjust the bassmanagement settings on your receiver.• Stereo: If your receiver or processor is notequipped with 6-channel inputs at all, thenchange this setting to Stereo, which willsend a downmixed 2-channel signal to theAnalog Audio Outputs , for use with any2-channel analog input on your receiver.You may then select an analog surround modeavailable on your receiver.Audio Adjustments SubmenuThis menu allows you to adjust bass manage-ment settings that control the audio output ofthe 6-Channel Audio Outputs for speakersize, output level and delay times. The properadjustment of these settings is key to optimalreproduction of DVD-Audio discs, when theDVD 37 is used with a receiver or processor thatdoes not have audio adjustment capabilities forthe direct inputs.Important Note: In order to avoid audioproblems, when the DVD 37 is connected to areceiver or processor that does have thecapability to adjust bass managementparameters for its multichannel inputs, you havethe option to either use that capability or adjustthe settings in the DVD 37. The preferred methodof operation is to use the receiver for theseadjustments. In that case, remember to set theBass Management setting in theAUDIO SETUP menu to Bypass. If youmake the adjustments using the DVD 37'ssettings, it is important that the receiver'ssettings for the multichannel direct inputs bedisabled, or set to “Large” for the speaker sizesand “0” for the level adjustments and delaytimes, unless these settings are also used for thereceiver’s other source inputs, in which case theyshould be left the way you set them when youconfigured your receiver. If you have anyquestions about the capabilities of your receiveror processor, we recommend that you consult itsowner’s manual or the manufacturer’s Web sitefor further information.If your receiver or processor does not have6-channel analog inputs, make sure to selectStereo for the Bass Managementsetting in the AUDIO SETUP menu. Thenconnect the Analog Audio Outputs to any2-channel analog inputs on your receiver.Before proceeding with the DVD 37’s audiosetup adjustments, we recommend that you firstuse the menu system in your receiver or proces-sor to ascertain the settings already establishedfor “Speaker Size,” “Output Level” and “DelayTime,” which may be set as a distance. Writethese settings down to refer to during theconfiguration process.Press the Setup Button 8 to activate theSetup menu; then use the KL NavigationButtons 9 until the AUDIO ADJUST-MENTS submenu is highlighted within a whiteoutline box, and press the Enter Button 6.The following adjustments are available on theAUDIO ADJUSTMENTS menu for eachspeaker position. It is recommended that youcycle through the adjustments for each speakerposition using the KLM N NavigationButtons 9 to enter the settings that areappropriate for your system. Pressing the EnterButton 6 displays a dropdown menu with theselections available for that setting. Use theKL Navigation Buttons 9 to highlightthe appropriate setting, and then press theEnter Button 6 to select it.You will notice that the adjustments for speakersize and distance (used to calculate delay times)are set in tandem for the front left and rightspeaker pair, and for the surround left and rightspeaker pair. Changing the settings for eitherspeaker in these pairs also affects that setting forthe other speaker in that pair. For this reason, itis important to select the same brand and modelfor both speakers in each pair, and also to placethem at about the same distance from thelistening position.Speaker Size: Speaker size is part of the bassmanagement system which determines whichfrequencies are sent to the specific speakerposition, and which are sent to the subwoofer.The designation of “size” does not refer to thespeaker’s physical size, but rather to the lowestfrequency a speaker can handle. For this purpose,“full-range” speakers are considered “large,”while those not capable of reproduction below100Hz are considered “small.” In general, if youare using a packaged speaker system withsmaller satellite-type speakers and a subwoofer,you should select Small for all five speakers.Large should only be selected if you arecertain that your speakers are capable ofhandling extreme low-frequency sounds.At the subwoofer setting, you can select the fre-quency under which bass information is directedto the Subwoofer Output and above whichthe remaining signal is directed to all otherspeakers. When making these selections, choosethe crossover frequency that is closest to thelower frequency limit of your "SMALL" speakers.This figure is normally printed in the owner’smanual or data sheet for the speakers; or consultthe speaker’s manufacturer.System Setup29681_DVD37_ENG 18/08/06 12:17 Side 18