Harman Kardon AVR15 Owners Manual - Page 10

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

Using

the

Dolby

Pro

Logic

Modes

When

the

AVR15

is

in

one

of

the

Dolby

Pro

Logic

modes

and

the

Pro

Logic

Mode

button

is

pressed,

the

display

indicates the

current

mode

setting

for

10

seconds

and

then

changes

back

to

indicating

the

input

source.

This

mode

can

only

be

changed

within

those

10

seconds

while

the

current

setting

is

displayed.

The

AVR15

is

normally

in

the

Stereo

("DIRECT")

mode

until

one

of

the

Dolby

Pro

Logic

modes

are

selected.

If

the

Pro

Logic

Mode

button

is

pressed

while

in

the

Stereo

("DIRECT")

mode,

the

mode

is

changed

to

Pro

Logic

"NORMAL".

This

mode

directs

center

channel

audio

signals

to

the

CENTER

speaker

terminals

and

the

rear

channel

audio

signals

to

the

REAR

speaker

terminals.

This

is

the

mode

to

use

when

both

center

and

rear

speakers

are

connected.

Pressing

the

Pro

Logic

Mode

button

while

"NORMAL"

is

displayed

changes

the

mode

from

Normal

to

Phantom,

and

the

display

then

indicates

"PHANTM".

This

mode

directs

the

center

channel

audio

signals

to

the

FRONT

LEFT

and

RIGHT

speaker

terminals

and

the

rear

channel

audio

signals

to

the

REAR

speaker

terminals.

Use

this

mode

when

rear

speakers

are

connected

but

center

speaker(s)

are

NOT

connected.

Pressing

the

Pro

Logic

Mode

button

while

"PHANTM"

is

displayed

changes

the

mode

from

Phantom

to

3

-Stereo,

and

"3

-ST"

is

displayed.

This

mode

directs

the

center

channel

audio

signals

to

the

CENTER

speaker

terminals.

However,

it

also

directs

the

rear

channel

audio

signals

to

the

FRONT

LEFT

and

RIGHT

speaker

terminals.

Use

this

mode

when

center

speaker(s)

are

connected

but

rear

speakers

are

NOT

connected.

Pressing

the

Pro

Logic

Mode

button

while

"3

-ST"

is

displayed

changes

the

mode

from

3

-Stereo

to

Direct,

and

"DIRECT"

is

displayed.

Use

this

mode

when

neither

center

nor

rear

speakers

are

connected,

or

when

listening

in

stereo

rather

than

a

surround

mode

is

desired.

Pro

Logic

Mode

Display

Indication

Speakers

Connected

Left+Right

Center

Rear

Direct

Normal

Phantom

3

-Stereo

DIRECT

NORMAL

PHANTM

3

-ST

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Balancing

the

Speaker

System

The

following steps

should

be

set

with

reference

to

your

listening

position.

1.

Press

the

Test

Tone

button

on

the

Remote

Control.

2.

Turn

up

the

Volume

by

using

the

Remote

Control.

You

will

hear

a

test

tone

(pink

noise)

that

will

continuously

switch

from

speaker

to

speaker

in

a

clockwise

direction.

3.

Adjust

the

Balance

control

for

equal

sound

level

from

the

left

and

right

front

speakers

at

your

normal

listening

position.

4.

Pull

out

on

the

Rear/Center

Level

control

and

adjust

the

center

level

so

that

the

sound

from

the

center

speaker

is

the

same

level

at

your

normal

listening

position,

as

the

sound

from

the

left

and

right

front

speakers.

The

"Center"

level

cannot

be

adjusted

if

Phantom

mode

is

being

used.

Level

Rear/Center

(Pull)

5.

Then

push

the

Rear/Center

Level

control

and

adjust

the

rear

speaker

level

to

be

equal

to

the

level

of

the

front

speakers.

6.

Turn

off

the

test

tone

by

pressing

the

Test

Tone

button

again.

NOTE:

Once

the

setup

is

complete

use

the

AVR15's

Volume

control

to

adjust

listening

volume.

The

Volume

control

adjusts

the

rear,

center

and

front

speakers

simultaneously.

The

rear

and

center

level

controls

should

be

used

for

relative

level

balance

adjustments

only.

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