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SYSTEM SETUP 19
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System Setup
Recognized” message, with the question if you
would like to play the disc from the beginning or
would like to resume from where you last
stopped the disc. The memory can contain infor-
mation of the last 100 discs played.
PBC Support: Activates PBC (Play Back Control)
Support for VCD discs.
Screen Saver: Activates a Screen Saver to pre-
vent image “burn” in a video display device. If
you connect the HS Controller to a plasma screen
or video projector, we recommend you activate
the screen saver at all times.
Show Angle Icon: Determines whether the
Angle Icon will appear on the screen when there
are different angles available on a DVD disc.
Audio Settings
Figure 4
The Audio Setting Submenu contains the
following settings. Follow the explanations in the
Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen
to change the settings.
Preferred Audio Language: Defines your
preferred audio language. Every time a disc is
played that contains this audio language, it will
be activated automatically. If you do not find
your preferred language in the list of options, you
can select your preferred language by selecting
OTHER, and than typing a 4-digit code found in
the code list on page 31.
Dynamic Range: This setting allows you to take
advantage of the programming present on some
Dolby Digital recordings to reduce the volume of
louder passages while maintaining intelligibility
of quieter passages. This means that you may
listen to programs at a level that allows the full
impact of a soundtrack to be heard at a volume
that is lower than you might otherwise use to
avoid disturbing others. The HS 350 accomplishes
this by compressing the audio to a greater or
lesser degree, depending on which setting you
choose. Three options are available:
•
MINIMUM does not make any changes to
the original playback, and should be used
when the volume setting in the listening room
may be as loud as you desire.
•
MEDIUM applies a moderate amount of
compression so that louder passages are a
little bit quieter.
•
MAXIMUM applies more compression so that
louder passages are much softer.
Feel free to experiment with the settings at any
time.
Delay Unit: This setting sets the measuring unit
for Delay in either Feet or Meter.
If you have a digital video source or a digital
video display that causes lack of lip sync you may
use the A/V Sync adjust feature to delay the
audio signal as it is sent to all channels (as
opposed to the individual settings) so that the
picture and sound are brought back together.
Adjustments can be made in steps of 5ms, from
0ms up to 50ms.
Tone Control:Activates or De-acti va tes the
Bass and Treble settings. Once either the Bass or
Treble Settings are changed, the Tone Control
automati cally switches to ON.
Bass Level: Sets the level of low frequencies.
Treble Level: Sets the level of high frequencies.
DVD Sound Mode: Sets the audio format of
the DVD-disc playing (for other sources, see
Surround Mode in each respective chapter). Once
set to stereo, every surround format on a DVD
will be converted to a pure stereo signal. Once
set to DPLII, all stereo signals on a DVD are
forced into 5.1., leaving all multichannel signals
in their original format. This setting is
recommended. Original will follow the surround
format on the disc.
Audio Adjustment
Figure 5
The Audio Adjustment Submenu contains the
access to the manual speaker delay and the out-
put level adjustment settings of the HS 350 as
well as the automated EzSet/EQ setup. Follow
the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the
bottom of your screen to make adjustments.
Automated Speaker Setup
Using EzSet/EQ
The HS 350 is one of the first receivers in its class
to offer automated speaker setup and system
calibration. This process greatly simplifies the
installation of your new receiver by using a series
of test signals and the power of an advanced
digital signal processing system to eliminate the
need for manual adjustment of speaker “size”,
crossover, delay and output level settings, while
adding the power of a multi-band parametric
equalizer to smooth out any peculiarities in
frequency response that may result from the
characteristics of the listening room. With
EzSet/EQ your new receiver even alerts you to
errors in speaker connections that prevent a
speaker from functioning.
With EzSet/EQ you are able to calibrate your
system in a fraction of the time it would take to
enter the settings manually, and with results that
rival those achieved with expensive test equip-
ment and time-consuming procedures. The end
result is a system calibration profile that enables
your new receiver to deliver the best possible
sound, no matter what type of speakers you have
or what the dimensions of your listening room
are.
We recommend that you take advantage of the
precision of EzSet/EQ to calibrate your system,
but if desired you may also make any of the
configuration settings manually, or trim the
settings provided by EzSet/EQ by following the
instructions on page 21.
If you wish to configure your HS manually, or if
for some reason your EzSet/EQ microphone is
unavailable, you may still do so by following the
instructions on page 21.
Step 1: EzSet/EQ requires that your listening
room have as little background noise as possible
to avoid interfering with the measurement of
tones produced by your HS 350 during the setup
procedure. Turn off all loud fans, air conditioners
and other equipment, and try to avoid making
any noise during the process.
Step 2: The EzSet/EQ microphone should be
placed in either your usual listening position or, if
there is a large seating area, the center of the
room, at the listeners’ ear level. You may find it
convenient to use a camera tripod for stable
placement of the EzSet/EQ microphone at the
correct height. The microphone includes a thread-
ed insert on the bottom for tripod mounting.
Step 3: Plug the EzSet/EQ microphone into the
HS 350’s Headphone Jack
4
, making certain
that the mini-plug is firmly connected. The micro-
phone cable is approximately 7 meter long,
which should accommodate most listening room
situations. If required, you may use an optional
extension cable, available at most electronics
stores, for use in larger rooms. However, we rec-
ommend that you avoid using extension cords for
the microphone cable, as they may adversely
affect the test results.
Figure 6
Step 4: Once the microphone is properly posi-
tioned and plugged in, first select the AUX input
by pressing the OSD Button
8
, followed by
moving the
M
/
N
Navigation Buttons
9
until
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