Harman Kardon AVR 7200 Owners Manual - Page 24

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION conditions in your listening room or home theater. The AVR 7200's advanced software enables you to quickly and easily set delay times without the need to calculate them using a complex formula. Instead, all you need to do is measure the approximate distance between your listening position and each of the speakers in your system. When you enter those distances into the AVR's memory as shown below, the AVR's microprocessor does the rest of the work, calculating the proper delay time. The measurements need not be accurate to the inch, as the system is designed to accommodate a typical listening area rather than require the precise measurement to one "sweet spot" position. Due to the differences between the way each surround mode operates, some modes allow for a greater range of delay times than others. To avoid problems, we recommend that delay times be adjusted using the Dolby Digital mode. If a different mode is selected at a later time, the AVR 7200 will automatically restrict the delay settings to those required by the surround mode in use. Delay times are only adjustable for the Dolby modes, so you will notice that the DELAY menu may not be accessed when any other mode, such as a DTS or Logic 7 option, has been selected. In addition, when a non-Dolby Digital mode such as Dolby 3 Stereo or Pro Logic II is selected, adjustments may be made to the Surround speakers only. To set the delay time for a specific input, the DELAY ADJUST menu (Figure 7) should be visible on your on-screen display. If the system is not already at that point, press the OSD Button U to bring up the MASTER MENU, press the ¤ Navigation Button n until the on-screen › cursor is pointing at the DELAY ADJUST line. Press the Set Button p to call up the menu. * DELAY ADJUST * CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK UNIT :FEET :10FT :10FT :10FT METER BACK TO MASTER MENU Figure 7 Once the DELAY ADJUST menu is on your screen, note that the default setting to enter the distances from the speakers to the listening position is in feet. If your measurements are in feet, proceed to the next step; if your measurements are made in meters, press the ¤ Navigation Button n until the on- screen › cursor is at the UNIT line on the menu. Then, press the ‹/› Navigation Button n so that METER is highlighted. When the change in measurement units is made, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button n to return the › cursor to the CENTER position. With the on-screen › cursor pointing to CENTER, press the ‹/› Navigation Button n until the distance from the center speaker to the preferred listening position is entered. Next, press the ¤ Navigation Button n to move the cursor to the SURROUND line and use the ‹/› Navigation Button n again to enter the distance from the video display at the front of the room to the surround speakers. Finally, if the system is configured for 7.1 operation by entering LARGE or SMALL on the SURR BACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu, press the ¤ Navigation Button n again and use the ‹/› Navigation Button n to enter the distance from the video display at the front of the room to the surround speakers. Remember that this last adjustment will only be needed when you have surround back speakers installed and Dolby Digital chosen as the surround mode. When the speaker-to-listening-position distance has been entered for all active speaker positions, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button n until the on-screen cursor is next to BACK TO MASTER MENU and press the Set Button p. The delay settings may be changed at any time directly from the remote control by pressing the Delay Select Button 35 . CENTER DELAY will appear in the Lower Display Line B, but you may press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button n to select any of the speaker groups. Press the Set Button p when the desired speaker group appears, and then press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button n again to enter the distance from the speaker to the listening position. Press the Set Button p again to enter the data. You may then press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button n to select another speaker group to repeat the procedure as needed, or wait five seconds for the system to return to normal operation. Output Level Adjustment Output level adjustment is a key part of the configuration of any surround sound product. It is particularly important for a digital receiver such as the AVR 7200, as correct outputs ensure that you hear soundtracks with the proper directionality and intensity. IMPORTANT NOTE: Listeners are often confused about the operation of the surround channels. While some assume that sound should always be coming from each speaker, most of the time there will be little or no sound in the surround channels. This is because they are only used when a movie director or sound mixer specifically places sound there to create ambience, a special effect or to continue action from the front of the room to the rear. When the output levels are properly set, it is normal for surround speakers to operate only occasionally. Artificially increasing the volume to the surround or surround back speakers may destroy the illusion of an enveloping sound field that duplicates the way you hear sound in a movie theater or concert hall. Before beginning the output level adjustment process, make certain that all speaker connections have been properly made. The system volume should be set to the level that you will use during a typical listening session. While the AVR 7200 allows you to set output levels manually, we recommend that the EzSet system be used when the AVR is first installed to establish the initial level settings. Using EzSet Harman Kardon's exclusive EzSet remote makes it possible to quickly and accurately set the AVR 7200's output levels without the use of a sound-pressure meter, although manual adjustment is also available. However, for the easiest setup, follow these steps while seated in the listening position that will be used most often: 1. Make certain that all speaker positions have been properly configured for their "large" or "small" settings (see pages 21 - 23) and turn off the OSD system if it is in use. 2. Adjust the volume so that it is at 15dB, as shown in the on-screen display or Lower Display Line B. 3. Press and hold the SPL Select Button 43 on the remote until the red LED under the Set Button p lights and the LCD screen in the remote changes to the display shown in Figure 8. SET SPKR LEVELS EZSET Figure 8 4. Press the Set Button p within five seconds to move to the next step. 5. Press the ⁄ Navigation Button n 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 speakers for a 24 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION