Harman Kardon AVR 7550HD Owners Manual - Page 29

Initial Setup - thread

Get Harman Kardon AVR 7550HD PDF manuals and user guides View all Harman Kardon AVR 7550HD manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 29 highlights

INITIAL SETUP In this section, you will configure the AVR 7550HD to match your actual system. A video display must be connected to one of the video monitor outputs on the receiver. USING THE ON-SCREEN MENU SYSTEM Although it's possible to configure the AVR using only the remote and the front-panel messages, it is easier to use the full-screen menu system. The menu system is accessed by pressing the AVR Settings Button on the remote or front panel. The฀Main฀Menu฀will฀appear฀(see฀Figure฀20),฀and฀if฀a฀video฀source฀ is playing, it will be visible behind the transparent menu. Until recently, most receivers required manual calibration and configuration, a tedious process that called for a good ear or the purchase of an SPL (sound-pressure level) meter. Although you may configure the AVR 7550HD manually, as described in the Advanced Functions section, it is recommended that you take advantage of the signature Harman Kardon EzSet/EQ II system. Eliminate extraneous background noise, such as noisy air conditioning. Avoid making any loud noises while running EzSet/EQ II setup. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE: During the EzSet/EQ II procedure, a series of very loud test sweeps will be played through all of the speakers. Avoid sitting or standing close to any one speaker during the procedure. If you are particularly sensitive to loud noises, you may wish to leave the room and have someone else run the EzSet/EQ II process. STEP ONE - Place the included EzSet/EQ II microphone in the listening position or in the center of the room, at about the same height as the listeners' ears. The microphone features a threaded insert on the bottom, for mounting on the included extension rod or a camera tripod. Figure฀20฀-฀Main฀Menu NOTE: When using the AVR's on-screen menu system, a video output resolution of 720p or higher is recommended for best legibility, and to provide graphics that simplify some configuration options. Depending on the resolution selected, the menus shown by your system may vary in appearance. The main menu system consists of five submenus: Source Selection, Setup Source, Speaker Setup, Zone 2 and System. Use the 1/57/3 Buttons on the remote or front panel to navigate the menu system, and press the OK Button to select a menu or setting line, or to enter a new setting. The฀current฀menu,฀setting฀line฀or฀setting฀will฀appear฀in฀the฀Message฀ Display, as well as on screen. To return to the previous menu or exit the menu system, press the Back/Exit Button. Be certain all settings are correct, as any changes you have made will be retained. Most฀users฀should฀follow฀the฀instructions฀in฀this฀Initial฀Setup฀section฀ to configure a basic home theater system. You may return to these menus at any time to make additional adjustments, such as those described in the Advanced Functions section. Before beginning initial setup, all loudspeakers, a video display and all source devices should be connected. You should be able to turn on the receiver and view the main menu when you press the AVR Settings Button. If necessary, reread the Installation Section and the beginning of this section before continuing. Configure the AVR 7550HD, Using EzSet/ EQ II Technology One of the most important steps in setting up a home theater system is to calibrate the receiver to match the loudspeakers, optimizing sound reproduction. STEP TWO - Plug the EzSet/EQ II microphone into the EzSet/EQ฀II฀Microphone฀Input฀Jack฀on฀the฀front฀of฀the฀receiver,฀ and set the level control on the subwoofer to the halfway point. STEP THREE - Turn on the AVR 7550HD and the video display.฀Press฀the฀AVR฀Settings฀Button฀to฀display฀the฀Main฀Menu.฀ Use the 5 Button to highlight the Speaker Setup line, then press the OK Button. See Figure 21. Figure฀21฀-฀Speaker฀Setup฀Menu฀Screen Select "Automatic Setup-EzSet/EQ II". To return to the Speaker Setup menu without starting the EzSet/EQ II process, select Back. When you are ready to begin, select Continue. To manually program the speaker crossover settings before the EzSet/ EQ฀II฀test฀is฀run,฀select฀Manually฀Set฀Crossovers.฀It฀is฀recommended฀ that you allow the EzSet/EQ II process to detect the crossovers and only adjust them manually if you have previously run the EzSet/EQ II test and you wish to change the settings to obtain different results. NOTE: The AVR 7550HD will automatically set its master volume to - 25dB. STEP FOUR - After you select "Continue", the test will begin.฀Maintain฀silence฀during฀the฀EzSet/EQ฀II฀configuration.฀ 30

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
30
INITIAL SETUP
In this section, you will configure the AVR 7550HD to match your
actual system. A video display must be connected to one of the
video monitor outputs on the receiver.
USING THE ON-SCREEN MENU SYSTEM
Although it’s possible to configure the AVR using only the remote
and the front-panel messages, it is easier to use the full-screen
menu system.
The menu system is accessed by pressing the AVR Settings Button
on the remote or front panel.
The฀Main฀Menu฀will฀appear฀(see฀Figure฀20),฀and฀if฀a฀video฀source฀
is playing, it will be visible behind the transparent menu.
Figure฀20฀–฀Main฀Menu
NOTE:
When using the AVR’s on-screen menu system, a
video output resolution of 720p or higher is recommended
for best legibility, and to provide graphics that simplify some
configuration options. Depending on the resolution selected,
the menus shown by your system may vary in appearance.
The main menu system consists of five submenus: Source
Selection, Setup Source, Speaker Setup, Zone 2 and System.
Use the
1
/
57
/
3
Buttons on the remote or front panel to navigate
the menu system, and press the OK Button to select a menu or
setting line, or to enter a new setting.
The฀current฀menu,฀setting฀line฀or฀setting฀will฀appear฀in฀the฀Message฀
Display, as well as on screen.
To return to the previous menu or exit the menu system, press the
Back/Exit Button. Be certain all settings are correct, as any changes
you have made will be retained.
Most฀users฀should฀follow฀the฀instructions฀in฀this฀Initial฀Setup฀section฀
to configure a basic home theater system. You may return to these
menus at any time to make additional adjustments, such as those
described in the Advanced Functions section.
Before beginning initial setup, all loudspeakers, a video display and
all source devices should be connected. You should be able to turn
on the receiver and view the main menu when you press the AVR
Settings Button. If necessary, reread the Installation Section and the
beginning of this section before continuing.
Configure the AVR 7550HD, Using EzSet/
EQ II Technology
One of the most important steps in setting up a home theater
system is to calibrate the receiver to match the loudspeakers,
optimizing sound reproduction.
Until recently, most receivers required manual calibration and
configuration, a tedious process that called for a good ear or the
purchase of an SPL (sound-pressure level) meter. Although you may
configure the AVR 7550HD manually, as described in the Advanced
Functions section, it is recommended that you take advantage of
the signature Harman Kardon EzSet/EQ II system.
Eliminate extraneous background noise, such as noisy air conditioning.
Avoid making any loud noises while running EzSet/EQ II setup.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE:
During the EzSet/EQ II
procedure, a series of very loud test sweeps will be played
through all of the speakers. Avoid sitting or standing close to
any one speaker during the procedure. If you are particularly
sensitive to loud noises, you may wish to leave the room and
have someone else run the EzSet/EQ II process.
STEP ONE –
Place the included EzSet/EQ II microphone
in the listening position or in the center of the room, at about
the same height as the listeners’ ears. The microphone features
a threaded insert on the bottom, for mounting on the included
extension rod or a camera tripod.
STEP TWO –
Plug the EzSet/EQ II microphone into the
EzSet/EQ฀II฀Microphone฀Input฀Jack฀on฀the฀front฀of฀the฀receiver,฀
and set the level control on the subwoofer to the halfway point.
STEP THREE –
Turn on the AVR 7550HD and the video
display.฀Press฀the฀AVR฀Settings฀Button฀to฀display฀the฀Main฀Menu.฀
Use the
5
Button to highlight the Speaker Setup line, then press
the OK Button. See Figure 21.
Figure฀21฀–฀Speaker฀Setup฀Menu฀Screen
Select “Automatic Setup-EzSet/EQ II”
.
To return to the Speaker Setup menu without starting the EzSet/EQ
II process, select Back. When you are ready to begin, select Continue.
To manually program the speaker crossover settings before the EzSet/
EQ฀II฀test฀is฀run,฀select฀Manually฀Set฀Crossovers.฀It฀is฀recommended฀
that you allow the EzSet/EQ II process to detect the crossovers and only
adjust them manually if you have previously run the EzSet/EQ II test and
you wish to change the settings to obtain different results.
NOTE:
The AVR 7550HD will automatically set its master
volume to – 25dB.
STEP FOUR –
After you select “Continue”, the test will
begin.฀Maintain฀silence฀during฀the฀EzSet/EQ฀II฀configuration.฀