Harman Kardon AVP-2 Owners Manual - Page 9

INSTALLING

YOUR

AVP2

•

:

For

convenience

of

operation,

we

suggest

that

you

run

all

your

main

audio

and

video

sources

through

the

AVP2.

Four

inputs

accept

audio

and

composite

video

sources

while

the

remaining

two

accept

audio

and

S

-type

(Y/C)

video

from

S

-VHS,

S

-Beta,

and

some

laser

video

players

and

satellite

receivers.

The

AVP2

does

not

transcode

the

video

signals. Composite

video

will

only

appear

on

the

composite

video

outputs

(monitor

and

record).

Likewise,

S

-type

video

signals

will

only

appear

on

the

S

-type

outputs.

The

AVP2

can

become

the

heart

of

a

home

entertainment

environment.

Every type

of

consumer

audio

source

can

be

used

with

the

AVP2

except

a

tunrtable.

If

you

wish

to

use

a

turntable

cartridge

with

the

AVP2

you

will

require

a

phono

preamplifier

or

stereo

receiver

to

provide

proper

preamplification

and

RIAA

equalization.

The

main

output

or

tape

output

from

a

preamp

or

receiver

should

be

connected

to

one

of

the

six

audio

inputs

on

the

AVP2.

If

you

have

a

subwoofer,

use

the

Mono

Sub

output.

8

Distance

From

The

Rear

Speakers

(in

feet)

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

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10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Distance

From

The

Front

Speakers

(in

feet)

Preferred

Acceptable

Not

Recommended

Surround

Delay

Graph

Adjusting

the

Dolby

Time

Link

Digital

Audio

Signal

Delay

System

All

Dolby

Pro

Logic

surround

decoders

incorporate

an

audio

signal

time

delay

to

the

surround

speakers.

The

AVP2

incorporates

Dolby

Laboratories'

advanced

new

digital

time

delay

system:

Time

Link.

The

Dolby

Pro

Logic

surround

process

occasionally

yields

erroneous

leakage

of

front

channel

sounds

to

the

surround

speakers.

Time

Link,

a

digital

audio

time

delay

circuit,

is

used

to

reduce

the

perceived

level

of

leakage

because

of

the

"Haas"

or

precedence

effect.

When

the

front

channel

information

leaks

into

the

surround

speakers,

we

end

up

hearing

this

leakage

out

of

the

surround

speakers

following

the

arrival

(at

our

ears)

of

the

front

channel

information.

The

optimum

Time

Link

setting

depends

on

the

distance

between

the

main

seating

area

and

the

front

speakers,

and

the

distance

between

the

main

seating

area

and

the

surround

speakers.

Refer

to

the

graph

for

choosing

the

best

setting

in

any

given

situation.

Measure

the

two

distance

and

look

to

where

they

meet

on

the

graph.

The

shaded

areas

will

indicate

the

best

setting

for

Time

Link.

If

in

doubt,

simply

set

Time

Link

for

20

ms

of

delay.

The

setting

will

be

stored

in

the

memory

of

the

AVP2

until

you

change

it.

You

may

also

use

Time

Link

to

enhance

certain

music

surround

modes

available

in

the

AVP2.

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