Harman Kardon AVR 445 Owners Manual - Page 26

To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain that

the cursor is on the

NIGHT

line of the

DOLBY

menu. Next, press

‹

/

›

Navigation Buttons

D

©

to choose between the following settings,

as they appear in the on-screen display:

OFF

: When

OFF

is shown, the Night mode will

not function.

MID

: When

MID

is shown, a mild compression

will be applied.

MAX

: When

MAX

is shown, a more severe com-

pression algorithm will be applied.

We recommend that you select the

MID

setting as

a starting point and change to the

MAX

setting later,

if desired.

When all settings on the

DOLBYSURR

SETUP

menu are compete, press the

/

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

until the cursor is next

to

BACKTOSURROUNDSETUP

and

press the

Set Button

p

œ

. You may then make

any additional changes to the available options from

that screen, or use

/

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

to move the cursor to the

BACKTO

SURROUNDCONFIG

menu; press the

Set

Button

p

œ

again to back up one menu.

At the main

SURROUNDSETUP

menu, you

may change the

SOURCE

to make adjustments

to another input, or when all input sources have been

configured, use

/

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

to move the cursor to the

BACKTOMASTER

MENU

and press the

Set Button

p

œ

to

return to the main menu so that you may move to

the next step in configuring your AVR 445.

Using EzSet/EQ

The AVR 445 uses Harman Kardon’s EzSet/EQ tech-

nology to automatically configure your system to deliver

the best possible performance based on your specific

speaker selection, where the speakers are placed in

the room and the acoustic influences in your listening

room. By using a series of test signals and the pro-

cessing power of the Texas Instruments

™

DA 610 digital

signal processor, EzSet/EQ eliminates the need for

manual adjustment of speaker “size”, crossover, delay

and output level settings while it adds the power of

proprietary algorithms and configurable digital filters

to deliver optimal sound reproduction.

In addition to making system setup quick and easy,

EzSet/EQ is more precise than manual settings. 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 equipment and time consuming proce-

dures. The end result is a system calibration profile

that enables your new receiver to deliver the best pos-

sible sound no matter what type of speakers you have

or what the properties of your listening room are.

We recommend that you take advantage of the preci-

sion 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 pages 28–33.

Before starting the EzSet/EQ process, make certain

that you have connected all speakers for your system

and that you have both the EzSet/EQ microphone and

the extender rod handy. If you have a standard camera

tripod, attach the extender rod to the tripod, and then

screw the microphone to the top of the rod. Place the

tripod at your primary listening position, at least three

feet from the nearest hard surface and adjust it so that

microphone is at or above ear level. If you do not

have a tripod, simply screw the extender rod into the

bottom of the EzSet/EQ microphone.

Next, plug the microphone into the

EzSet/EQ

Microphone Jack

J

located behind the

Front

Panel Control Door

9

.

You are now ready to start the EzSet/EQ process by

following these steps:

Step 1.

Navigate to the

EZSET/EQMAIN

menu (Fig. 8) by first pressing the

OSD Button

´

∫

on the remote. Press the

¤

Navigation

Button

n

©

until the cursor is pointing to

EZSET/EQ

in the

MASTERMENU

. Press

the

Set Button

p

œ

to bring the new menu to

the screen.

Figure 8

Step 2.

Select one of the two options shown based

on the way you wish to have the system settings

entered:

• In most cases, you will want to use the Automatic

mode, which calibrates the system for speaker pres-

ence, speaker “size”, speaker crossover, channel

output level, speaker-to-listener delay time and

room equalization. To choose this mode simply

press the

Set Button

p

œ

, as the cursor is

already pointing to

AUTOMATIC EQ

DESIGN

when the menu appears on the

screen. Then press the

Set Button

p

œ

again

when the

AUTOMATICEZSET/EQ

menu appears, to continue to Step 3.

•

If you wish to enter the speaker size or crossover

frequencies

yourself, but want to have the EzSet/EQ

system test for and calibrate all the other functions

listed above, press the

¤

Navigation Button

n

©

to point the cursor to

EZSET/EQ

MANUALSETUP

and then press the

Set

Button

p

œ

. Once the

EZSET/EQ

MANUALSETUP

menu (Fig. 18) appears,

follow the instructions on page 29 to enter

your desired settings for the speaker size or

Crossover Frequencies, and then return to the

EZSET/EQMAIN

menu. Press the

¤

Navigation Button

n

©

again so that the cursor

is pointing to

MANUALEQDESIGN

and

then press the

Set Button

p

œ

. When the

interim message screen appears to remind you

to set the crossovers, make sure that the cursor

is pointing to

CONTINUE

and press the

Set Button

p

œ

again since you have

already set the crossovers.

Step 3.

The

FARFIELDMEASURE

screen

(Figure 9) will appear with instructions to place the

microphone, if you have not already done so. This

screen is also the place to set the master volume

level. As noted on the screen, use the

Volume

Control

)r

˙

to adjust the volume level to

–35dB, as shown on the line that appears at the

bottom of the menu when the volume is adjusted.

Press the

Set Button

p

œ

when the volume is

set to the proper level.

Figure 9

Step 4.

The final menu screen before the EzSet/EQ

process starts is a warning screen (Figure 10) that

serves as a reminder to keep the room as quiet as

possible while the system is in use. Extraneous noise

of any kind may adversely affect the accuracy of the

system’s results. Do not talk while the test tones are

circulating, and if possible, turn off any ventilation sys-

tems if the noise form the air flow is loud enough for

you to hear. Should an outside noise such as a phone

ringing occur during the test process, we recommend

that you rerun EzSet/EQ. If you do not wish to start

the test process at this time, press the

/

/

¤

Navigation Button

n

©

to return to either the

EZSET/EQ MAIN

menu or the

MASTER

MENU

, and press the

Set Button

p

œ

. To

begin the EzSet/EQ Near Field measurements, press

the

‹

/

›

Navigation Button

n

©

so that

ON

is highlighted, and press the

Set Button

p

œ

.

* FAR FIELD MEASURE *

Place mic at ear level

near the listening

position at least 3ft/

1m from any hard

surface.

Set volume to -35dB

CONTINUE

BACK TO EZSET/EQ MAIN

BACK TO MASTER MENU

VOLUME: -35dB

→

* EZSET/EQ MAIN *

Select activity:

AUTOMATIC EQ DESIGN

MANUAL EQ DESIGN

EZSET/EQ MANUAL SETUP

BACK TO MASTER MENU

→

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

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