Harman Kardon AVR80MKII Owners Manual - Page 22

System

Configuration

20

Left

Fro.

Speaker

TV

or

Projection

Screen

Center

Front

Speaker

Optional

Rear

Wall

Mounting

R

4

:a'

The

distance

between

the

left

and

right

speakers

should

be

equal

to

the

distance

from

the

seating

position

to

the

viewing

screen.

You

may

also

experiment

with

placing

the

left

and

right

speaker

slightly

forward

of

the

center

speaker.

I

At

least

6

inches

fr

om

ceiling

At

least

2

feet

speakers

so

that

they

are

aimed

at

ear

height

when

you

are

seated

in

the

listen-

ing

position.

Using

these

guidelines,

you

find

that

it

takes

some

experimentation

to

find

the

correct

location

for

the

front

speakers

in

your

particular

installation.

Don't

be

afraid

to

move

things

around

until

the

system

sounds

correct.

Optimize

your

speakers

so

that

pans

across

the

front

of

the

room

sound

smooth,

and

that

sounds

from

all

speakers

appear

to

arrive

at

the

listening

position

at

the

same

time

with-

out

delay

from

the

center

speaker

as

opposed

to

the

left

and

right

speakers.

Note

that

some

THX

Certified

center

channel

speakers

must

he

placed

verti-

cally,

while

others

may

be

placed

hori-

zontally.

Consult

the

instruction

manual

accompanying

your

center

speaker

for

the

correct

mounting

position.

Surround

speakers

should

be

placed

on

the

side

walls

of

the

room,

at

or

slightly

behind

the

listening

position.

The

center

of

the

speaker

should

face

into

the

room

with

the

active

speaker

drivers

pointing

towards

the

front

and

rear

of

the

room.

The

speakers

should

be

located

so

that

the

bottom

of

the

cabinet

is

at

least

two

feet

higher

than

the

listeners'

ears

when

in

the

desired

area.

If

side

wall

mounting

is

not

practical,

the

speakers

may

be

placed

on

a

rear

wall,

behind

the

listening

position.

Again,

they

should

be

located

so

that

the

bottom

of

the

cabinet

is

at

least

two

feet

higher

than

the

listeners'

ears.

The

speakers

should

be

no

more

than

six

feet

behind

the

rear

of

the

seating

area.

Subwoofers

produce

non

-directional

sound,

so

they

may

be

placed

almost

anywhere

in

a

room.

Subwoofer

place-

ment

is

highly

influenced

by

room

size

and

shape,

and

the

type

of

subwoofer

used.

Follow

the

instructions

of

the

sub

-

woofer's

manufacturer,

or

experiment

with

the

best

location

for

a

subwoofer

in

your

listening

room.

Once

the

speakers

have

been

placed

in

the

room

and

connected,

the

final

step

is

to

enter

the

configuration

information

and

balance

the

speaker

output

levels.

Before

proceeding

further

this

is

a

good

time

to

review

the

installation

section

of

the

manual

to

make

certain

that

all

connec-

tions

are

properly

male.

System

Settings

1.

Plug

the

unit

into

an

AC

wall

outlet

and

press

the

Power

button

on

either

the

front

panel

m

or

the

remote

0.

Note

that

the

ring

surrounding

the

front

panel

switch

will

turn

green,

and

the

front

panel

display

will

illuminate.

2.

Run

on

the

TV

connected

to

the

receiver.

Select

the

appropriate

video

input

on

the

TV.

NOTE:

Although

the

unit

will

switch

"S"

video

signals,

the

on

screen

menus

con-

trol

system

is

NOT

visible

on

the

S

video

output.

3.

Press

the

SCREEN

DISPLAY

(E)

button,

and

then

press

any

of

the

naviga-

tional

arrow

buttons

or

the

SELECT

iD

button

on

the

remote

to

bring

the

MAIN

MENU

up

on

your

video

screen.

(Figure

#1)

4.

Press

the

y

button

five

times

until

the

on

screen

>

cursor

is

pointing

to

SET

UP

MENU.

5.

Press

SELECT

E

to

move

to

the

next

screen,

SET

UP

MENU

1.

(Figure

#2).

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