User manual HARMAN KARDON AVR 80 II

[. . . ] With the purchase of a Harman Kardon AVR 80 II you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The AVR 80 II has been custom designed to provide all the excitement and detail of movie sound tracks and every nuance of musical selections. With onboard Dolby* Digital and DTS Decoding, the AVR 80 II delivers six discrete channels of audio that take advantage of the digital sound tracks from the latest DVD and LD releases and Digital Television broadcasts. While complex digital systems are hard at work within the AVR 80 II to make all of this happen, hookup and operation are simple. [. . . ] Press the Set button i 31 again, and use the / / ¤ buttons h on the remote, or the Selector buttons 34 on the front panel, to select the option that best describes your system based on the speaker definitions shown on preceding page. When CEN SP SMALL is selected, low-frequency center-channel sounds will be sent to the subwoofer output only. Note that if you choose this option and there is no subwoofer connected, you will not hear any low-frequency sounds from the centerchannel speaker. When CEN SP LARGE is selected, a full-range output will be sent to the centerspeaker output, and NO center channel signal will be sent to the subwoofer output. When CEN SP NONE is selected, no signals will be sent to the center-channel output. The receiver will operate in a "phantom" center-channel mode and center-channel information will be sent to the left- and right-front channel outputs. When you have completed your selection for the center channel, press the Set button i 3 , and then press the / / ¤ 1 buttons h on the remote or the Selector buttons 3 on the front 4 panel to change the display to SUR SPEAKER. Press the Set button i 3 again, and 1 then use the / / ¤ buttons h on the remote or the Selector buttons 3 on the 4 front panel to select the option that best describes your system based on the speaker definitions shown on preceding page. When SUR SP SMALL is selected, low-frequency surround-channel sounds will be sent to the subwoofer output only. Note that if you choose this option and there is no subwoofer connected, you will not hear any low-frequency sounds from the surround speaker. When SUR SP LARGE is selected, a full-range output will be sent to the surround-channel outputs, and NO surround channel signals will be sent to the subwoofer output. As adjustments are made, the numbers under the channel location will increase or decrease to show the change from the reference level. MODE FL 0 TEST C 0 TONE FR 0 buttons is pushed, the test noise circulation will pause on the channel being adjusted to give you time to make the adjustment. When you release the button, the circulation will resume after 20 seconds. Continue to adjust the individual speakers until they all have the same volume. Note that adjustments should be made with the / / ¤ buttons h on the remote or the Selector buttons 3 on the front panel 4 only, NOT the main volume controls. If you are using a sound pressure (SPL) meter for precise level adjustment, set the volume so that the meter reads 75dB, C-Weighting Slow. NOTE: The subwoofer output level is not adjustable using the test tone. To change the subwoofer level, follow the steps for Output Level Trim Adjustment on page 25. When you have adjusted the outputs so that all channels have the same level, press the Test Tone button 34 on the remote to complete the adjustment. Delay Settings Due the different distances between the frontchannel speakers and the listening position compared to the surround speakers and the listening position, the amount of time it takes for sound to reach your ears from the front or surround speakers is different. You may compensate for this difference through the use of the delay settings to adjust the timing to tailor the specific speaker placement and acoustic conditions in your listening room or home theater. The factory setting is appropriate for most rooms, but some installations create an uncommon distance between the front and surround speakers that may cause the arrival of frontchannel sounds to become disconnected from surround-channel sounds. [. . . ] Next, press the Volume Up button 32 , followed by the AVR Device Control Selector b. NOTE: Should you wish to return the remote to the original configuration after entering a Volume Punch-Through, you will need to repeat the steps shown above. However, press the same Device Control Selector in steps one and three. Reassigning Device-Control Selectors Although any of the Input or Video Device Selectors c 35 is normally assigned to the category of product shown on the remote, it is possible to reassign one of these buttons to operate a second device of another type. For example, if you have two VCRs but no cable box receiver, you may program the CBL button 35 to operate a second VCR. [. . . ]