Harman Kardon FESTIVAL 60 Owners Manual - Page 17

Surround, Setup - test

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Customizing the Sound Surround Tuner Setup CD Festival 80 Only Festival allows you to customize the Surround Sound features to suit your personal needs. Press the Surround button, then the setup button to access Surround Sound functions and controls. Sit in the location where you will most often watch movies. Use the remote to adjust features. Ideally, the sound from the speakers should appear to reach the listening area at the same time and at equal levels. You may need to adjust the Surround Setup and speaker placement to optimize your surround sound. Aux Bass Treble Surround Option Buttons 1 8 8 5 6 CD TRACK TIME setup rear spkr yes cntr spkr yes test tone on LF RF CNTR REFERENCE LR RR LEVEL To turn rear speakers on or off rear spkr Press to activate surround speakers (display says y e s ) or deactivate (display says n o ). Note: If no surround speakers are connected, this setting should be NO. When they are connected, do not use this feature to mute their output. To turn center speaker on or off cntr spkr Press to activate y e s or deactivate n o center speaker. When the center speaker is turned off, Festival automatically generates a "phantom center" from the right and left front speakers. Note: If no center speaker is connected, this setting should be NO. When a center speaker is connected, do not use this feature to mute its output. To turn test tone on or off test tone Press to turn test tone o n or o f f. Use the Play Control buttons to select and adjust the output of the speakers until the volume is equal from all speakers. To adjust the output level of individual speakers in surround mode, press t e s t t o n e to o n . Press Select to select speaker to adjust. Press Level to adjust speaker output. Repeat until all output levels are equal from all speakers. 16 festival 60/80

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festival 60/80
16
Option Buttons
To turn rear speakers on or off
rear spkr
Press to activate surround speakers (display says
yes
) or deactivate (display says
no
).
Note: If no surround speakers are connected, this
setting should be NO. When they are connected,
do not use this feature to mute their output.
To turn center speaker on or off
cntr spkr
Press to activate
yes
or deactivate
no
center
speaker. When the center speaker is turned off,
Festival automatically generates a “phantom
center” from the right and left front speakers.
Note: If no center speaker is connected, this
setting should be NO. When a center speaker is
connected, do not use this feature to mute its
output.
To turn test tone on or off
test tone
Press to turn test tone
on
or
off
.
Use the Play Control buttons to select and adjust
the output of the speakers until the volume is
equal from all speakers.
To adjust the output level of individual speakers in
surround mode, press
test tone
to
on
.
Press
to select speaker to adjust.
Press
to adjust speaker output.
Repeat until all output levels are equal from
all speakers.
Level
Select
rear spkr
setup
cntr spkr
test tone
yes
yes
on
1
8
856
CD
TRACK
TIME
REFERENCE
LR
RR
RF
CNTR
LEVEL
LF
Aux
CD
Surround
Bass Treble
Tuner
Customizing the Sound
Surround
Setup
Festival 80 Only
Festival allows you to customize the Surround
Sound features to suit your personal needs.
Press the Surround button, then the setup button
to access Surround Sound functions
and controls.
Sit in the location where you will most often
watch movies. Use the remote to adjust features.
Ideally, the sound from the speakers should appear
to reach the listening area at the same time and at
equal levels. You may need to adjust the Surround
Setup and speaker placement to optimize your
surround sound.