Harman Kardon AVR 8000 Owners Manual - Page 35

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OPERATION

Operation

this purpose, press and quickly release the

SPL Select Button

to activate the

sensor. While the test tone is circulating, the

Program/SPL Indicator

c

will change

color to indicate the level. Adjust the level as

shown above until the LED lights green for all

channels. When it is red the level is too high;

when it is amber the level is too low. Press the

SPL Select Button

to turn the sensor

and indicator off.

Once the reference level has been set, press

the

Channel Select Button

l

and note

that

FRONTLLEV

will appear in the

Main Information Display

ˆ

. To change

the level, first press the

Set Button

o

, and

then use the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

mp

to raise

or lower the level. DO NOT use the volume

control, as this will alter the reference setting.

Once the change has been made, press the

Set Button

o

and then press the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

mp

to select the next output

channel location that you wish to adjust. To

adjust the subwoofer level, press the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

mp

until

WOOFER LEV

appears in the


ˆ

or on-screen display.

Repeat the procedure as needed until all chan-

nels requiring adjustment have been set. When

all adjustments have been made and no further

adjustments are made for five seconds, the

AVR 8000 will return to normal operation.

The channel output for any input may also be

adjusted using the full-OSD on-screen menu

system. First, set the volume to a comfortable

listening level using the

Volume Control

Ù

î

. Then, press the

OSD Button

v

to bring up the

MASTERMENU

(Figure 1).

Press the

¤

Button

p

until the on-screen

›

cursor is next to the

CHANNELADJUST

line. Press the

Set Button

o

to activate the

CHANNELADJUST

menu.

Once the menu appears on your video screen,

first use the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

mp

to move

the on-screen

›

cursor so that it is next to the

TESTTONE

line. Press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

n

so that

OFF

is highlighted. This will

turn off the test tone and allow you to use your

external test disc or other source material as

the reference. Then, use the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

mp

to select the channels to be adjusted.

At each channel position, use the

‹

/

›

Buttons

n

to change the output level. Remember,

the goal is to have the output level at each

channel be equal when heard at the listening

position.

If you wish to reset all the levels to their origi-

nal factory default of 0dB offset, press the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

mp

so that the on-screen

cursor is next to the

CHANNELRESET

line and press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

n

so

that the word

ON

is highlighted. After the lev-

els are reset, resume the procedure outlined

above to reset the levels to the desired set-

tings. When all adjustments are done, press the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

mp

to move the on-screen

›

cursor so that it is next to

BACKTO

MASTERMENU

and then press the

Set

Button

o

if you wish to go back to the

main menu to make other adjustments. If you

have no other adjustments to make, press the

OSD Button

v

to exit the menu system.

NOTE:

The output levels may be separately

trimmed for each digital and analog surround

mode. If you wish to have different trim levels for

a specific mode, select that mode and then follow

the instructions in the steps shown earlier.

6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input

The AVR 8000 is equipped for future expansion

through the use of optional, external adapters for

formats that the AVR 8000 may not be capable

of processing or to allow connection to the

output of high-resolution optical audio playback

systems such as DVD-Audio or SACD. When

a device with six-channel outputs (5.1 audio)

is used, connect the source device to the

6-Channel Direct Inputs

c

. When a device

with eight-channel outputs (7.1) audio is used,

connect the additional Surround Back Left (SBL)

and Surround Back Right (SBR) outputs to the

8-Channel Direct Inputs

·

on the AVR.

To select these inputs, press the

6-Channel/

8-Channel Direct Button

@

until the

desired input configuration appears in the


ˆ

.

Note that when the 6-Channel or 8-Channel

Direct Input is in use, you may not select a sur-

round mode, as the external decoder deter-

mines the processing in use. In addition, there

is no signal at the record outputs or bass man-

agement when the 6-Channel or 8-Channel

Direct Input is in use.

Memory Backup

This product is equipped with a memory backup

system that preserves the system configuration

information and tuner presets if the unit is

accidentally unplugged or subjected to a power

outage. This memory will last for approximately

two weeks, after which time all information

must be reentered.

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