Harman Kardon AVR 340 Owners Manual - Page 26
Automated Speaker Setup Using, EzSet/EQ - surround sound receiver ()
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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Automated Speaker Setup Using EzSet/EQ The AVR 340 is one of the first receivers in its class to offer automated speaker setup and system calibration. This process greatly simplifies the installation of your new receiver by using a series of test signals and the power of an advanced digital signal processing system to eliminate the need for manual adjustment of speaker "size", crossover, delay and output level settings, while adding the power of a multi-band parametric equalizer to smooth out any peculiarities in frequency response that may result from the characteristics of the listening room. With EzSet/EQ, your new receiver even alerts you to errors in speaker connections that prevent a speaker from functioning. EzSet/EQ calibrates your system in a fraction of the time it would take to enter the settings manually, and with results that rival those achieved with expensive test equipment and time-consuming procedures. The end result is that your new receiver is able to deliver the best possible sound, no matter what type of speakers you have or what the dimensions of your listening room are. We recommend that you take advantage of the precision of EzSet/EQ to calibrate your system, but you may also make any of the configuration settings manually, or trim the settings provided by EzSet/EQ by following the instructions on pages 27-33. If you wish to configure your AVR manually (or if your EzSet/EQ microphone is unavailable), follow the instructions on pages 27-33. Step 1: EzSet/EQ requires that your listening room have as little background noise as possible to avoid interfering 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/EQ microphone should be placed in your usual listening position or, in 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/EQ microphone at the correct height. The microphone includes a threaded insert on the bottom for tripod mounting. Step 3: Plug the EzSet/EQ microphone into the AVR 340's Headphone Jack 4, making certain that the mini-plug to 1/4" phone plug adaptor supplied with the microphone is firmly connected. The microphone cable is approximately 20 feet long, which should accommodate most listening room situations. 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/EQ 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/EQ menu line. Press the Set Button p to move to the next screen (Figure 7). Step 5: The first screen of the EzSet/EQ 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 certain that the cursor is pointing to YES and press the Set Button p. If you do not wish to continue with the EzSet/EQ 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 message will flash at the bottom of the screen. * EzSet/EQ * Place Microphone at listening position and plug into Headphone Jack Do you want to start EzSet/EQ? YES NO Figure 7 * EzSet/EQ * WARNING During measurements please maintain silence. Loud test signal bursts will be heard. Figure 8 Step 6: After entering YES to start the EzSet/EQ system, you will next see a warning message (Fig. 8), and the screen will change to the main EzSet/EQ menu. The WARNING screen is a reminder that in order for the system to perform accurate measurements, it is important that the listening room be as quiet as possible. After 5 seconds, the screen will again display the main EzSet/EQ menu (Figure 9). IMPORTANT NOTE: Anyone with hearing that is sensitive 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/EQ process, or that you do not use EzSet/EQ and enter the configuration settings manually, as described on pages 27-33. Step 7: While the main EzSet/EQ 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/EQ 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, surround 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/EQ. • If your system includes a traditional surround speaker complement of five main speakers (front left, center, front right, surround right, surround left) and a subwoofer, press the ‹/› Buttons o so that 5.1 appears to the right of MEASUREMENT, and then press the Set Button p to start EzSet/EQ. To stop the calibration process at any time, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons n to move the on-screen cursor to the MEASUREMENT line; press the ‹/› Buttons o so that STOP appears and then press the Set Button p. NOTE: Using EzSet/EQ is not recommended if your system consists of fewer than six speakers. For smaller systems, configure your receiver using the manual setup section on pages 27-33. * EzSet/EQ * MEASUREMENT : STOP SETTING LEVEL SPEAKER CHECK : - - - - SPEAKER DELAY : - - - - SPEAKER LEVEL : - - - - SPEAKER SIZE : - - - - SPEAKER X-OVER: - - - - SAVE SETTINGS : - - - - BACK TO MASTER MENU Figure 9 Step 8: Once EzSet/EQ 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, and automatically equalizes the frequency response to eliminate any artifacts or reverberation that may occur due to the specific room characteristics, such as alcoves and doorways. During the measurement and calibration process, you may observe the progress of the testing 26 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION