Harman Kardon KARDON AVR 360 Owner's Manual

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8ADVANCED FuNCTIONSStep four – Setting channel output LevelsmanuallyFor a conventional 2-channel receiver, the balance control affects the stereoimaging by adjusting the relative loudness of the left and right channels.With up to seven main channels, plus a subwoofer, imaging becomes bothmore critical and more complex. The goal is to ensure that each channel isheard at the listening position with equal loudness.EzSet/EQ calibration can handle this critical task for you, simply andautomatically. However, the AVR’s Adjust Speaker Levels menu allows youto calibrate the levels manually, either using the system’s test tone or whileplaying source material.Make sure all speakers have been placed and connected correctly.1.Adjust the number of speakers, crossover, distance and sub mode for each2.speaker in your system, as described in Step Three.Measure the channel levels in one of these ways, and adjust the channel3.levels using the Adjust Speaker Levels menu:Preferably, use a handheld SPL meter set to the C-Weighting, Slow scale.a)Adjust each channel so that the meter reads 75dB.By ear. Adjust the levels so that all channels sound equally loud.b)If you are using a handheld SPL meter with source material, such as a testc)disc or an audio selection, play it and adjust the AVR’s master volumecontrol until the meter measures 75dB.Press the Setup Button to display the menu system, and then navigate to theSpeaker Setup line. Press the OK Button to display the Speaker Setup menu.Select Manual Setup, press the OK Button, and then navigate to the LevelAdjust line. Press the OK Button to display the Adjust Speaker Levels menu.See Figure 34.Figure 34 – Adjust Speaker Levels MenuAll of the speaker channels will appear with their current level settings.Reset Levels: To reset all levels to their factory defaults of 0dB, scroll downto this line at the bottom of the menu and press the OK Button.To set your levels using the AVR 460/AVR 360’s internal test tone, adjust theTEST TONE line as follows:Test Tone: Determines whether the test tone is active. To begin, press theOK Button repeatedly to select the Off, Auto or Manual setting. Manuallymoving the cursor out of the channel listings area of the screen automaticallystops the test tone.When this setting reads Auto, the test tone will automatically circulate toall channels, pausing for a few moments at each channel and then movingto the next channel several seconds later, as indicated by the highlight bar.Adjust the level for any channel when the test tone is paused there, using theM N Buttons. Use the KL Buttons to move the cursor to another line, andthe test tone will follow the cursor.When this setting reads Manual, the test tone will not move to the nextchannel until you use the KL Buttons.Individual Channels: If you are using an external source to set youroutput levels, navigate to each channel and use the M N Buttons to adjustthe level, between –10dB and +10dB.When you have finished adjusting the speaker levels, select the Back optionor press the Back/Exit Button. Record the level settings in Table A3 in theappendix.auDIo effectSTo adjust other audio settings, such as the tone controls, press the AudioEffects Button to display the Audio Effects menu (see Figure 26 in the BasicManual). The menu may also be accessed from the Setup Source menu bypressing the Info Settings Button and selecting Audio Effects.NOTE: The settings in the Audio Effects menu affect each sourceindependently.Dolby Volume: See page 29 in the Basic Manual for an explanation ofDolby Volume processing and its benefits. Refer to Table A3 on that page foran explanation of each of the Dolby Volume settings.Tone Control: Determines whether the treble and bass controls are active.When it’s off, the tone controls are “flat”, with no changes. When it’s on, thebass and treble frequencies are boosted or cut, depending upon the tone-control settings. When an analog audio source is in use and the 2-ChannelStereo surround mode is selected, setting the Tone Control to “Off” places theunit in analog bypass mode.Treble and Bass: Boost or cut the high or low frequencies by up to 10dBby using the M N Buttons to change the temperature bar setting. The defaultsetting is 0dB, at the center of the temperature bar.LFE Trim: Attenuates the loudness of the subwoofer. Effective only when anLFE channel is present. The setting defaults to the maximum of 0dB. Press theM N Buttons to reduce the level by up to 10dB; the setting will appear as anegative number.MP3 Enhancer: Enhances the frequency range of MP3 tracks. Select On, orleave at the default Off setting for non-MP3 audio.EQ On/Off: This setting activates or deactivates the equalization settingsobtained when the EzSet/EQ II process was run. The settings are saved forreactivation at a later listening session.When you have finished, press the Audio Effects Button or the Back/ExitButton.