User manual HARMAN KARDON DVD 38

[. . . ] DVD 38 DV D AUDIO/VIDEO PLAYER WITH HDMI TM SAFETY INFORMATION home, consult your product dealer or local power company. For products intended to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instructions. This product may be equipped with a polarized alternating-current-line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. [. . . ] NOTE: The DVD 38 is designed to accommodate speaker placements of up to 15 feet from the listening position. If you have placed your speakers further from the listening position, move them closer. If that isn't possible, measure the differences in the distances from each speaker to the listening position, and enter the delay settings so as to reflect these differences, even though the actual distances will be incorrect. Before you begin to make the audio adjustments, select test program material, either a test DVD you have purchased, or a movie or music selection you are familiar with. For best results, you may wish to also purchase a sound-pressure level (SPL) meter to assist you in setting the output levels correctly. If you use an SPL meter, set it to the C-Weighting, Slow scale, and adjust the receiver's volume control until the meter measures 75dB. If you don't have an SPL meter, you may set the output levels "by ear" . SPEAKER SIZE: Speaker size is part of the bass management system which determines which frequencies are sent to the specific speaker position, and which are sent to the subwoofer. The designation of "size" does not refer to the speaker's physical size, but rather to the lowest frequency a speaker can handle. For this purpose, "full-range" speakers are considered "large, " while those not capable of reproduction below 100Hz are considered "small. " In general, if you are using a packaged speaker system with smaller satellite type speakers and a subwoofer, you should select Small for all five speakers. Large should only be selected if you are certain that your speakers are capable of handling extreme low-frequency sounds. DELAY SETTINGS: The delay settings indicate the distance from each speaker to the listening position. Although ideally you placed all of your speakers in a circle equidistant from the listening position, we recognize that it isn't always practical to do so. This setting enables the DVD 38 to delay the signal from some speakers by up to 15 mS to compensate. Use the Navigation buttons to highlight the distance for each speaker, and press the Enter button to change it. Use the // ¤ Buttons to scroll through the available settings. NOTE: There is no delay setting for the subwoofer. Lowfrequency sound waves by their nature are not noticeably affected by the distances in a typical listening room. OUTPUT LEVEL SETTINGS: Output level adjustment is a key part of the configuration process for any surround sound system. The goal is to set the output levels so that all channels sound equally loud at the listening position. This is important because movie directors adjust the loudness of each channel in the recording to produce a desired sound presentation. Usually the director reduces the loudness, or even the presence, of information in the surround channels so as not to distract the viewer from the main action taking place on screen. [. . . ] Although the progressive-scan output uses the component video jacks, it is not compatible with older conventional analog video displays, even when they have component inputs, unless you change the Scan Rate setting in the Video Setup submenu. Reading or Loading: This is a message that you will see when you first press the Play Button. It refers to the fact that the player must first examine the contents of the disc to determine its type, and then extract the information about the material on the disc, such as languages, aspect ratios, subtitles, number of titles and more. The slight delay while the contents of the disc are read is normal. [. . . ]