Harman Kardon AVR80MKII Owners Manual - Page 24

System

Configuration

22

changes

are

made,

the

user

must

first

go

to

SET

UP

MENU

2

and

unlock

the

system.

Press

the

1

or

►

buttons

to

choose

one

of

these

options:

LOC

K:

Choose

this

option

to

lock

the

settings

as

described

above.

UNLOCK:

Choose

this

option

unlock

the

settings

and

enable

them

to

be

changed

without

going

to

this

menu.

15.

When

you

have

made

your

choice,

press

(1)

and

then

SELECT

(Ti)

to

return

to

the

main

menu.

At

this

point

the

output

levels

for

all

channels

will

be

set

to

a

reference

so

that

the

sound

level

is

the

same

from

each

speaker.

This

com-

pensates

for

the

differences

between

the

speakers

used

and

the

distance

each

speaker

is

from

your

listening

position.

At

this

point

you

may

wish

to

adjust

the

rear

channel

delay

time.

See

the

Advanced

Features

section

later

in

this

manual

for

information

on

delay

settings.

NOTE:

Before

setting

the

output

levels

it

is

critical

that

the

front

panel

bass

El

and

treble

controls

m

be

set

to

their

cen-

ter,

or

"12

o'clock"

position.

This

ensures

accurate

results.

16.

At

the

MAIN

MENU,

press

v

three

(3)

times

until

the

>

cursor

is

next

to

TEST

TONE.

Press

SELECT

to

continue.

17.

When

you

press

SELECT

you

will

immediately

hear

a

test

noise

from

the

front

right

speaker.

The

on

screen

display

will

change

to

a

graphic

representation

of

each

of

the

speakers

in

your

room,

with

one

speaker

position

blinking.

(Figure

#4)

That

speaker

is

the

one

whose

level

is

being

set.

NOTE:

This

procedure

will

only

operate

if

the

AVR80il

is

in

the

THX,

PRO

LOGIC,

MOVIEorDOLBY3

STEREO

Modes.

If

the

test

tone

cannot

be

selected,

check

to

see

which

surround

mode

is

indicated

in

the

front

panel

display.

If

it

is

not

one

of

the

four

modes

mentioned

above,

press

the

4

button

to

cancel

the

test

procedure.

Select

one

of

the

correct

modes,

and

then

move

the

cursor

to

test

tone

to

re

-start

the

procedure.

18.

While

seated

in

the

primary

listening

position,

you

should

hear

a

test

noise

sig-

nal

from

the

left

front

speaker.

You

may

leave

the

volume

setting

where

it

is,

or

raise

it

to

an

appropriate

level

using

the

ADJUST

A

or

ADJUST

y

co

but-

tons

on

the

remote.

For

a

more

precise

calibration,

we

recommend

that

you

use

a

sound

pressure

level

meter,

as

described

at

the

end

of

this

section.

19.

Press

SPEAKER

(S)

on

the

remote.

Note

that

the

sound

should

now

come

from

the

Center

Channel

speaker,

and

the

icon

for

that

speaker

will

flash

on

the

screen.

Use

the

ADJUST

A

and

ADJUST

v

buttons

€(0

on

the

remote

to

change

the

level

of

the

test

noise

so

that

it

appears

to

be

equal

in

level

to

the

Front

Left

speaker.

20.

Press

the

SPEAKER

button

again,

and

repeat

the

procedure

for

the

Front

Right,

Surround

Right,

Surround

Left

and

Subwoofer

channels.

Each

time,

use

the

ADJUST

A

and

ADJUST

v

but-

tons

on

the

remote

to

change

the

volume

level

so

that

all

speakers

match,

and

the

press

SPEAKER

ED

to

move

to

the

next

channel.

NOTE:

This

test

also

serves

as

an

oppor-

tunity

to

verify

that

all

speakers

are

properly

connected.

If

the

sound

from

a

speaker

location

does

not

match

the

location

shown

on

the

video

and

front

panel

displays,

turn

the

AVR80//

off

and

check

the

speaker

wiring

to

make

certain

that

the

speaker

is

connected

to

the

correct

output

terminals.

21.

When

all

speakers

appear

to

have

an

equal

volume,

press

the

4

button

(i)

on

the

remote

to

complete

the

procedure.

For

a

more

accurate

calibration

of

the

speaker

output

levels

perform

the

test

outlined

in

steps

18

through

21

using

a

sound

pressure

level

(SPL)

meter.

For

calibration

to

THX

standards,

it

is

recom-

mended

that

the

output

for

each

channel

measure

75

dB

(C

-weighted,

slow)

on

the

meter.

An

inexpensive

SPL

meter

may

be

purchased

from

Radio

Shack

stores

as

the

model

32-2050

or

32-2055.

NOTE:

You

may

also

check

the

output

levels

at

any

time

by

pressing

the

TEST

NOISE

button

J.

When

the

on

screen

display

is

also

activated

by

pressing

SCREEN

DISPLAY

6),

you

will

see

the

speaker

icons

and

level

information

superimposed

on

your

video

screen.

Follow

the

instructions

in

steps

18

through

20

above

to

calibrate

the

system,

and

press

the

TEST

NOISE

button

6)

again

to

cancel

the

test.

CONGRATULATIONS!

You

have

complet-

ed

a

basic

set

up

and

you

are

now

ready

to

enjoy

the

finest

in

home

theater

and

music

listening

enjoyment.

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