User manual HARMAN KARDON AVR 65

[. . . ] With the purchase of a Harman Kardon AVR65 you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The AVR65 has been custom designed to provide all the excitement and detail of movie sound tracks and every subtle nuance of musical selections. With onboard Dolby * Digital and DTS Decoding, the AVR65 delivers six discrete channels of audio that take advantage of the digital sound tracks from the latest DVD and LV releases and Digital Television broadcasts. While complex digital systems are hard at work within the AVR65 to make all of this happen, hookup and operation are simple. [. . . ] As adjustments are made to the output level, the offset amount will appear under the channel indication. MODE FL 0 :DOLBY C 0 PRO LOGIC FR 0 SL 0 MASTER VOLUME: SR 0 19 DB each channel to begin to bring them to the same level. Note that when one of the buttons is pushed, the test noise circulation will pause on the channel being adjusted to give you time to make the adjustment. When you release the button, the circulation will resume. Continue to adjust the individual speakers until they all have the same volume. Note that adjustments should be made with the / / ¤ buttons g on the remote or the Selector buttons ¸ on the front panel only, NOT the main volume controls. Then press the Set button i ~ to memorize the change. If you are using a sound pressure (SPL) meter for precise level adjustment, set the volume so that the meter reads 75dB, C-Weighting Slow. NOTE: The subwoofer output level is not adjustable using the test tone. To change the subwoofer level, follow the steps for Output Level Trim Adjustment on page 30. When you have adjusted the outputs so that all channels have the same level, press the Test Tone button e on the remote to complete the adjustment. Figure 3 3. At this point, the test noise will begin to circulate among all the speakers in a clockwise rotation. NOTE: This is a good time to verify that the speakers have been properly connected. As the test noise circulates, listen to make certain that the sound comes from the speaker position shown in the Main Information Display. If the sound from a speaker location does NOT match the position indicated in the display, turn the AVR65 off and check the speaker wiring to make certain that each speaker is connected to the correct output terminal. After checking for speaker placement, let the test noise circulate again, and listen to see which channels sound louder than the others. Using the front left (FL in the display) speaker as a reference, press the / / ¤ buttons g on the remote or the Selector buttons ¸ on the front panel on AVR65 120 volt Rev (C) 10/6/98 System Configuration 21 Delay Settings One aspect of the surround modes is the delay of audio signals between the front speakers and the rear speakers. Each surround mode is factory preset with a specific delay time, but it is possible to individually adjust the delay timing to custom tailor the sound to your individual taste and the acoustic conditions in your listening room or home theater. The factory setting is appropriate for most rooms, but some installations create an uncommon distance between the front and surround speakers that may cause the arrival of front-channel sounds to become disconnected from surroundchannel sounds. To resynchronize the front and surround channels, follow these steps: 1. Measure the distance from the listening/viewing position to the front speakers. Measure the distance from the listening/viewing position to the surround speakers. Subtract the distance to the surround speakers from the distance to the front speakers. [. . . ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]