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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

System Configuration

To set the delay times, follow these steps:

1. Put the AVR 500 in the Dolby Pro Logic

mode by pressing the

Dolby Pro Logic

Selector

Ó

on the front panel or by

pressing the

Surround Mode Selector

31

on the remote, followed by the

∕

/

¤

buttons

g

until

PRO LOGIC

appears

in the

Main Information Display

V

and

the

PRO LOGIC

indicator

G

lights up.

2. Press the Delay button

i

˜

on

the remote or front panel. The words

S DELAY TIME

will appear in the


V

and at the

bottom of a video screen when the Semi-

OSD display is in use.

To use the on-screen display system while

making delay adjustments, press the

OSD

button

s

until the full-screen menu

shown in Figure 4 appears on the screen.

Figure 4

3. Press the

Set

button

i

31

.

4. Adjust the delay time by pressing the

∕

/

¤

buttons

g

on the remote or the

Selector

buttons

34

on the front panel

until the delay time figure calculated using

the formula entered above appears in the

display.

5. If only analog sources will be used, no

adjustment is needed for the center-channel

delay. In that case, press the

Set

button

i

31

to enter the surround delay set-

tings into the AVR’s memory. However, if

you will be using digital sources and the

calculations outlined above indicate that

the center-channel delay requires an adjust-

ment, continue with the following steps.

6. Before setting the center-channel delay

time, make certain that a digital source has

been selected. If a digital source is playing,

COAX

A

or

OPTICAL

C

will

appear in the Information display

V

,

along with the

DIGITAL

indicator

F

.

If a digital source is already connected and

playing, press the Delay button

˜

28

so

that the words

C DELAY

TIME

appear in the Main Information Display

35

and proceed to step #10. If a digital

source is not playing, follow steps 6

through 10.

7. Press the

Set

button

i

31

.

8. Select the Dolby Digital mode either by

pressing the front panel

Dolby Digital

Selector

(

or by pressing the

Surround

Mode Selector

31

on the remote, and

then pressing the

∕

/

¤

buttons

g

on the

remote until

DOLBY D

appears in the


V

or in the

on-screen display. Ignore any “

NO

DATA

” message that may appear.

9. Press the

Delay

button

i

˜

on the

remote or front panel. The words

S

DELAY

TIME

appear in the

Main

Information Display

V

.

10. Press the

∕

/

¤

buttons

g

on the remote

once, so that

C DELAY TIME

appears in the


V

or in the on-screen display.

11. Press the

Set

button

i

31

.

12. Press the

∕

/

¤

buttons

g

on the

remote until the desired delay time for

the center channel appears in the display.

13. Press the Set button

i

31

to enter

the setting into the AVR 500’s memory.

You have now completed the setup, adjustment

and calibration of the AVR 500.You are now

ready to enjoy the finest in music and home

theater listening.

MODE:DOLBY PRO LOGIC

SURROUND:20 MS

MASTER VOLUME:—20 DB

Harman Kardon AVR500 Owners Manual - Page 20

Main Information Display, PRO LOGIC, Selector, Dolby Digital, Surround, Mode Selector, Delay,

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