Harman Kardon AVR 240 Owners Manual - Page 25

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

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We recommend that you take advantage of the preci-

sion of EzSet+ to calibrate your system, but if desired

you may also make any of the configuration settings

manually, or trim the settings provided by EzSet+ by

following the instructions on pages 26 through 31.

If you wish to configure your AVR manually, or if for

some reason your EzSet+ microphone is unavailable,

you may still do so by following the instructions on

pages 26–31.

Step 1:

EzSet+ requires that your listening room have

as little background noise as possible to avoid interfer-

ing with the measurement of tones produced by your

AVR during the setup procedure.Turn off all loud fans,

air conditioners and other equipment, and try to avoid

making any noise during the process.

Step 2:

The EzSet+ microphone should be placed in

either your usual listening position or, if there is a large

seating area, the center of the room, at the listeners’

ear level. You may find it convenient to use a camera

tripod for stable placement of the EzSet+ microphone

at the correct height. The microphone includes a

threaded insert on the bottom for tripod mounting.

Step 3:

Plug the EzSet+ microphone into the

AVR 240’s

Headphone Jack

4

, making certain

that the mini-plug to 1/4" phone plug adaptor sup-

plied with the microphone is firmly connected. The

microphone cable is approximately 20 feet long,

which should accommodate most listening room situa-

tions. If required, you may use an optional extension

cable, available at most electronics stores, for use in

larger rooms. However, we recommend that you avoid

using extension cords for the microphone cable, as

they may adversely affect the test results.

Step 4:

Once the microphone is properly positioned

and plugged in, proceed to the EzSet+ menus by

first pressing the

OSD Button

v

to bring the

MASTER MENU

to the screen. Next, press the

/

/

¤

Buttons

n

to move the on-screen cursor

to the

EzSet+

menu line. Press the

Set Button

p

to move to the next screen (Figure 7).

Step 5:

The first screen of the EzSet+ system will

now appear to remind you to plug in the microphone.

If you have not already done so, plug the microphone

into the

Headphone Jack

4

as described in Steps

2 and 3. When you are ready to proceed, make cer-

tain that the cursor is pointing to

YES

and press the

Set Button

p

. If you do not wish to continue with

the EzSet+ process, press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

so

that the cursor points to

NO

, and then press the

Set

Button

p

to return to the

MASTER MENU

.

Note that if you attempt to move to the next menu

without plugging in the microphone, a reminder mes-

sage will flash at the bottom of the screen.

Figure 7

Figure 8

Step 6:

After entering

YES

to start the EzSet+ sys-

tem, you will next see a warning message (Figure 8),

and the screen will then change to the main EzSet+

menu. The

WARNING

screen is a reminder that in

order for the system to perform accurate measure-

ments, it is important that the listening room be as

quiet as possible. After 5 seconds, the screen will

change again to display the main EzSet+ menu

(Figure 9).

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Anyone with hearing that is sen-

sitive to loud noises should leave the room at this

point, or use ear protection sufficient to reduce the

noise level. Inexpensive foam-style ear plugs, available

at most drug stores, may be used to reduce the sound

level to a tolerable level. If you are uncomfortable with,

or cannot tolerate, loud sounds and do not use some

sort of ear protection, we strongly recommend that

you leave the room and ask someone else to run the

EzSet+ process, or that you do not use EzSet+ and

enter the configuration settings manually, as described

on pages 26–31.

Step 7:

While the main EzSet+ menu is visible, you

may start and stop the calibration process, or monitor

the progress of the measurements and view the

results. When the screen first appears, you will see

MEASUREMENT: STOP

on the first line

of the menu list. To start the EzSet+ test process,

you must first tell the system how many speakers

are in your system. To do that, choose one of these

two options:

• If your system includes a full complement of seven

main speakers (front left, center, front right, sur-

round right, surround back right, surround back

left, surround left) and a subwoofer, press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

so that

7.1

appears to the right

of

MEASUREMENT

, and then press the

Set Button

p

to start EzSet+.

•

If your system includes a traditional surround speaker

complement of five main speakers (front left, center,

front right, surround right, surround left) and a sub-

woofer, press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

so that

5.1

appears to the right of

MEASUREMENT

, and

then press the

Set Button

p

to start EzSet+. To

stop the calibration process at any time, press the

/

/

¤

Buttons

n

to move the on-screen cur-

sor to the

MEASUREMENT

line; press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

so that

STOP

appears and

then press the

Set Button

p

.

NOTE:

Using EzSet+ is not recommended if your sys-

tem consists of fewer than six speakers. For smaller

systems, configure your receiver using the manual

setup section on pages 26–31.

Figure 9

Step 8:

Once EzSet+ has been started, you will hear

test signals circulate among all of the speakers as the

system sets the master volume level, checks for the

presence of speakers, sets the distance measurement

and calculates delay time settings, sets the output level

for each speaker, sets the speaker “size”, and sets the

speaker crossover point. During the measurement and

calibration process, you may observe the progress of

the testing by reading the messages that appear in

the second line of the menu listing. When the EzSet+

screen first appears, it contains a series of dashes, but

as the test and measurement proceeds, you will see

the following messages as the individual measure-

ments are taken:

•

System Level:

A

SETTING VOLUME

message will appear to indicate that the system is

setting the overall volume level to the proper level

as a prelude to testing the individual channels.

During this test, you will see this line of the menu

screen change as the volume level is adjusted.

•

Speaker Check:

The system will circulate a test

signal to determine which channels have a speaker

connected. During this test, you will see the name

of each channel position displayed while a signal is

sent to that speaker.

NOTE:

While this test detects whether a speaker is

connected to a particular output, it cannot determine

whether the speaker is in the correct position. (For

example, it can tell whether a speaker is connected

to the Surround Right output, but it cannot tell

whether the speaker is on the right or left side of

* EzSet+

*

MEASUREMENT

: STOP

SETTING LEVEL

SPEAKER CHECK :

- - - -

SPEAKER DELAY :

- - - -

SPEAKER LEVEL :

- - - -

SPEAKER SIZE

:

- - - -

SPEAKER X-OVER:

- - - -

SAVE SETTINGS :

- - - -

BACK TO MASTER MENU

* EzSet+ *

WARNING

During measurements

please maintain silence.

Loud test signal bursts

will be heard.

Place Microphone at

listening position and

plug into Headphone Jack

Do you want to start

EzSet+ ?

YES

NO

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