Harman Kardon AVR 330 Owners Manual - Page 22

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION


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speaker’s internal low-frequency driver, as opposed to

the midrange driver. Before making any changes to

the settings for the crossover point, we suggest that

you find the crossover point for the speakers in each

of the three groupings, front left/right, center and sur-

rounds, by looking at the specifications page of the

speakers’ owner’s manual, by getting that information

from the manufacturer’s Web site, or by contacting

your dealer or the manufacturer’s customer service

department. You will need this figure to accurately

configure the next group of settings.

The factory default setting for all speaker positions is

100Hz. If that setting is acceptable for all channels,

then no adjustments are needed and you may skip

this section. However, should you wish to change one

of the settings, please proceed by pressing the

⁄

Button

n

so that the cursor moves back up to the

top of the list of setting options. Press the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

n

so that

X-OVER

is highlighted and

the menu data will change to the screen shown in

Figure 6.

Figure 6

To change the setting for any of the three speaker

groups, press the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

n

until the cursor

is next to the line where you wish to make a change

and then press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

until the

desired setting appears. The available choices at which

point low-frequency information will be sent to the

subwoofer, rather than to the main speaker channel,

are 40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz, 100Hz, 120Hz and 200Hz.

Pick the choice that is identical to the information for

the speakers, or if an exact match is not possible, pick

the closest choice that is ABOVE the speaker’s low-

frequency limit or crossover point to avoid the creation

of a low-frequency “hole” where your system will have

no bass information.

In cases where

LARGE

has been selected as the

front channel speaker option and

LFE+L/R

has

been selected as the subwoofer option, the front

channel sound information below the setting shown

will be sent to BOTH the front channel speakers and

the subwoofer. Note, also, that when the

LARGE-

LFE+L/R

setting has been selected, the

crossover point is set by making adjustments at the

SUBWOOFER

line, but the setting for the front

left/right speakers will automatically change in tandem

so that the same setting appears for both speaker

positions. This ensures that there is no “hole” in the

sound field due to different crossover points at the

front and subwoofer speakers.

When all crossover settings have been made, or in

those cases where none are needed, press the

¤

Button

n

so that the cursor is next to the

BASS

MGR

line to make the final setting on this menu.

This setting allows you to use the same speaker con-

figuration and crossover settings for all inputs, or to

have different settings for each input. In most cases

the factory default setting of

GLOBAL

will be

appropriate, as most listeners do not need to have

individualized speaker settings. However, some listen-

ers, particularly those with full-range front speakers

that are used for both movies and music, may prefer

that different crossover points be used when listening

to music through a CD player as opposed to a movie

from a DVD player,VCR or cable/satellite set-top.

If you wish to customize the crossovers to each input,

make certain that the cursor is on the

BASSMGR

line and press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

so that

INDEPENDENT

appears in highlighted video.

When this setting is entered by exiting the menu, the

configuration settings just entered will apply to the

current input ONLY,and you will need to go back to

the

INPUT

menu to select another input, and then

return to this menu page again to change the settings

for the next input. Repeat the procedure for any input

where you wish to have a different set of speaker con-

figuration and crossover settings.

When all speaker selections have been made, press

the

¤

Button

n

and then the

Set Button

p

to

return to the

MASTER

MENU

.

Delay Settings

Due to the different distances between the listening

position for the front channel speakers and the sur-

round speakers, the amount of time it takes for sound

to reach your ears from the front versus surround

speakers differs. You may compensate for this differ-

ence through the use of the delay settings to adjust

the timing for the speaker placement and acoustic

conditions in your listening room or home theater.

The AVR 330’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 dis-

tances into the AVR’s memory as shown below, the

AVR’s microprocessor does the rest of the work, cal-

culating 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 in 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 330 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

DELAYADJUST

menu (Figure 7) should be

visible on your on-screen display. If the system is not

already at that point, press the

OSD Button

v

to

bring up the

MASTERMENU

, press the

¤

Button

n

until the on-screen

›

cursor is pointing at

the

DELAYADJUST

line. Press the

Set

Button

p

to call up the menu.

NOTE:

In order to adjust the Delay settings for the

surround back channels, a Dolby Digital or DTS source

must be playing. This enables the system to activate

the surround back processing mode.

Figure 7

Once the

DELAYADJUST

menu is on your

screen, note that the default setting to enter the dis-

tances 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

¤

Button

n

until the on-screen

›

cursor

is at the

UNIT

line on the menu. Then, press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

so that

METER

is highlighted.

When the change in measurement units is made,

press the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

n

to return the

›

cursor

to the

CENTER

position.

* DELAY ADJUST *

FRONT

:10FT

CENTER

:10FT

SURROUND

:10FT

SURR BACK

:10FT

UNIT:FEET

BACK TO MASTER MENU

>

** SPEAKER SETUP **

MODE

:X-OVER

LEFT/RIGHT:100HZ

CENTER

:100HZ

SURROUND

:100HZ

SURR BACK :-----

SUBWOOFER :SUB (LFE)

BASS MGR

:GLOBAL

BACK TO MASTER MENU

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