Harman Kardon AVR 130 Owners Manual - Page 19

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 5. Continue to adjust the individual speakers until they all have the same volume. Note that adjustments should be made with the ▲/▼ Buttons n on the remote, NOT the main volume controls. Then press the Set Button o to memorize the change. If you are using a soundpressure (SPL) meter for precise level adjustment, set the volume so that the meter reads 75dB, C-Weighting Slow. NOTE: The subwoofer output level is not adjustable using the test tone. To change the subwoofer level, follow the steps for Output Level Trim Adjustment on page 26. 6. When you have adjusted the output so that all channels have the same level, press the Test Button i on the remote to complete the adjustment. Delay Settings Due to the different distances between the front-channel speakers and the listening position compared to the surround speakers and the listening position, the amount of time it takes for sound to reach your ears from the front or surround speakers may differ. You may compensate for this difference through the use of the delay settings to adjust the timing to tailor the specific speaker placement and acoustic conditions in your listening room or home theater. The AVR 130's advanced software enables you to quickly and easily set delay times without using a complex formula to calculate them. Instead, all you need to do is measure the approximate distance between your listening position and the front, center and surround speakers. 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 display time. The measurements need not be accurate to the inch, as the system is designed to accommodate a typical listening area rather than require precise measurement to one "sweet spot" position. The factory setting of 10 feet is appropriate for most rooms, but some installations create an uncommon distance between the front and surround speakers that may cause the arrival of front-channel sounds to become disconnected from surround-channel sounds. Note that delay settings are only adjustable for the Dolby and DTS modes, and they are fixed with all other processing. For that reason, you can only adjust the delay settings when any Dolby Surround or DTS Digital mode is in use. To simplify this setting, we recommend that you activate the Dolby Digital mode by playing a DVD disc with a 5.1 soundtrack and verifying that the unit has automatically selected Dolby Digital by checking the readout in the Lower Display Line ¯. This will enable you to configure all three delay settings once, and then not have to change them again unless your speakers or main listening position have moved. To set the delay times, play a Dolby Digital source as noted above, and then follow these steps: 1. Press the Delay Button % 34 . 2. When FRONT DELAY appears in the Lower Display Line ¯ press the Set Button o@. 3. Press the ▲/▼ Buttons n on the remote or the ‹/› Buttons ) on the front panel to enter the distance from the front left/right speakers to your listening position. Press the Set Button o@ when this is complete. 4. Press the ▲/▼ Buttons n on the remote or the ‹/› Buttons ) on the front panel so that CENTER DELAY appears in the Lower Display Line ¯, then press the Set Button o@. 5. Press the the ▲/▼ Buttons n on the remote or the ‹/› Buttons ) on the front panel to enter the distance from the center speaker to your listening position. Press the Set Button o@ when this is complete. 6. Press the ▲/▼ Buttons n on the remote or the ‹/› Buttons ) on the front panel so that SURR DELAY appears in the Lower Display Line ¯ and press the Set Button o@. 7. Press the the ▲/▼ Buttons n on the remote or the ‹/› Buttons ) on the front panel to enter the distance from the surround speakers to your listening position. Press the Set Button o@ when this is complete. 8. When all adjustments have been made, the unit will return to normal operation in five seconds. Additional Input Adjustments In addition to the major adjustments described in the preceding pages, you may also wish to set the type of audio source (analog or digital) to be used with an input at this time. Once a specific audio source type is associated with any of the inputs, it will remain in the memory until it is changed, even when another input is selected. To attach one of the digital inputs to a specific source, follow these steps: 1. Press the Digital Button q#. 2. Immediately press the ▲/▼ Buttons n or ‹/› Buttons ) to scroll through the list of available digital inputs or the analog input. 3. When the desired input type is shown on the right side of the Upper Display Line ˜, press the Set Button o@ to enter the setting into the unit's memory. When the Stereo-Direct (Surround Off) mode is in use, you may only select the analog input for a source. When the Stereo-Digital mode is in use, you may select a digital or analog source. You may also "memorize" a specific surround mode so that it will always be used when an input is selected. The AVR 130 always remembers the last surround mode used with any input, but during the setup process you may wish to preset the modes for each source. Note that the default surround mode for all analog inputs is the Logic 7 Music mode, and the unit will automatically select Dolby Digital or DTS, as appropriate, when either of those bitstream types is detected. When a 2-channel Dolby Digital source is present, Dolby Pro Logic II will also be selected automatically. To assign a specific surround mode to an input, follow these steps: 1. Select an input by pressing one of the Input Selectors e 39 ^ or the Tuner Band Selector !. 2. Select a surround mode from either the front panel or remote. a. To select a surround mode from the front panel, press the Surround Mode Group Selector Button 7 until a mode within the desired group appears. (For example, any Dolby, DTS or Logic 7 mode, or one of the DSP modes such as Theater, Hall or VMAx.) Next, press the Surround Mode Selector Button 8 to choose the specific mode within the desired group. (For example, within the Dolby mode group the options are Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Pro Logic II Music, Dolby Pro Logic II Movies and Dolby 3 Stereo.) b. To select a mode from the remote, press any one of the surround mode selector buttons kwxy 28 29 until the desired mode within that group appears in the Lower Display Line ¯. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 19