Harman-Kardon AVR 430 Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 27
System Configuration
Button
F
lights and the LCD screen in the
remote changes to the display shown below.
4. Press the Set Button
F
within five seconds
to move to the next step.
5. Press the
Navigation Button
E
until
the lower line of the remote’s LCD display
shows the number of speakers in your system.
(Don’t count the subwoofer or speakers that
are part of a multizone system.) For example, if
you have left, center, right, surround left and
right, and surround back left and right speak-
ers for a full 7.1 system, press the button twice
so that the bottom line reads
7 CHANNELS,
as shown below.
6. Hold the remote in front of you at arm’s
length, being sure not to cover the EzSet
Microphone Sensor
h
at the top of the
remote, and press the Set Button
F
within
five seconds to begin the EzSet calibration
process.
At this point, EzSet will take over, adjusting the
output level of each channel so that when the
process is complete all levels will be equal and at
the set reference point.This process may take a
few minutes, depending on the extent of adjust-
ment required.
7. During the adjustment, you will see the loca-
tion of the channel position being adjusted
appear in the on-screen display (if connected),
on the LCD display
2
in the remote con-
trol and in the Main Information Display
˜
, alternating with a readout of the output
setting, relative to the reference volume level.
As the adjustment proceeds, a few things will
happen simultaneously:
• The channel position being adjusted will flash
in the Speaker/Channel Input Indicators
Ú
. If the test noise is heard from a channel
other than the one shown in the Indicator, the
on-screen display or the front panel display,
there is an error in the speaker connections.
If this is the case, press the Test Button
8
TWICE to stop the adjustment.Then, turn the
unit off and verify that all speakers are con-
nected to the proper Outputs
DEFc
.
Afterwards start the adjusting process again
from the beginning.
• During the adjustment process for each chan-
nel, you will see indications of
LOW, HIGH and
a level readout in
DB. This is normal, and it
confirms that EzSet is doing its job of changing
the levels to match the desired reference.
• If a channel cannot be adjusted to the proper
reference level, you will see
FAIL displayed in
the remote’s bottom LCD line before the test
tone moves to the next channel.This is usually
an indication that the volume control was set
too low.
When EzSet stops circulating the tone through
all channels and returns to normal, adjust the
volume level and repeat the procedure from
Step 3.
8.After the test noise has circulated once
through each channel, it will send the tone to
each channel once again, to verify the settings.
9.After two complete circulations of the tone,
the levels are set. Upon completion of the second
circulation, the LCD Information Display
2
will flash COMPLETE three times and then go
out.The tone will stop and the AVR will return to
normal operation.
If you find that the output levels chosen by EzSet
are either much lower or much higher than the
"0dB" reference setting or even at the limits of
the +/-10dB variation range for the output levels,
depending on the sensitivity of the speakers in
use and your specific room layout, you may
repeat the procedure. Return to Step 2 and
adjust the master volume either higher or lower
appropriately to the output levels set previously
(e.g. when levels were set to about "–7dB"
reduce the master volume for 7dB), to accommo-
date your particular room layout and your speak-
ers. You may repeat this procedure as many times
as necessary to achieve a desired result. In order
to prevent possible damage to your hearing or
your equipment, we emphasize that you should
avoid setting the master volume above 0dB.
NOTE: The subwoofer output is not adjusted
when the test tone is in use. To adjust the sub-
woofer output you must use an external source,
following the instructions on page 35.
Manual Output Level Adjustment
Output levels may also be adjusted manually,
either to set them to a specific level with an SPL
meter, or to make fine tuning adjustments to the
levels obtained using the EzSet remote.
Manual output level adjustment is most easily
done through the
CHANNEL ADJUST
menu (Figure 8). If you are already at the main
menu, press the
¤
Button
E
until the on-
screen
cursor is next to the CHANNEL
ADJUST
line. If you are not at the main menu,
press the OSD Button v to bring up the
MASTER MENU(Figure 1), and then press
the
¤
Button
E
four times so that the on-
screen
cursor is next to the CHANNEL
ADJUST
line. Press the Set Button
F
to
bring the
CHANNEL ADJUSTmenu (Figure
8) to the screen.
Figure 8
Once the menu appears on your video screen,
first use the
Button
E
to move the on-
screen
cursor so that it is next to the TEST
TONE
line. Press the
/
Buttons
E
so that
ONis highlighted.
You will hear a test noise circulate from speaker
to speaker in a clockwise direction around the
room.The test noise will play for two seconds in
each speaker before circulating, and a blinking
on-screen cursor will appear next to the name of
each speaker location when the sound is at that
speaker. Now turn up the volume until you can
hear the noise clearly.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Because this test noise will
have a much lower level than normal music, the
volume must be lowered after the adjustment for
all channels is made, but BEFORE you return to
the main menu and the test tone turns off.
NOTE: Remember 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
comes from a speaker location that does NOT
match the position indicated in the display, turn
the AVR off using the Main Power Switch
1
and check the speaker wiring or connections to
external power amplifiers 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 speaker as a reference, press the
/
Buttons
E
on the remote to bring all speakers
to the same volume level.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 after five
seconds. The on-screen cursor
and the test
noise can also be moved directly to the speaker
to be adjusted by pressing the
/
¤
buttons
E
on the remote.
* CHANNEL ADJUST *
FL : 0dB SBR : 0dB
CEN : 0dB SBL : 0dB
FR : 0dB SL : 0dB
SR : 0dB SUB : 0dB
CHANNEL RESET:OFF ON
TEST TONE :OFF ON
BACK TO MASTER MENU
SELECT # SPEAKERS
7 CHANNELS