User manual HARMAN KARDON PM625

[. . . ] Whether the text appears in all uppercase or upper- and lowercase characters, performance and operation remain the same. Introduction Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon!With the purchase of a Harman Kardon PM625 you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. Designed to provide all the excitement and detail of movie soundtracks and every nuance of musical selections, the PM625 is truly a multichannel system for the new millennium. The PM625 has been engineered so that it is easy to take advantage of all the power of its digital technology. [. . . ] Step 2: The EzSet/EQ microphone should be placed in either your usual listening position or, if there is a large seating area, the center of the room, at the listeners' ear level. You may find it convenient to use a camera tripod for stable placement of the EzSet/EQ microphone at the correct height. The microphone includes a threaded insert on the bottom for tripod mounting. Figure 5 The Audio Adjustment Submenu contains the access to the manual speaker delay and the output level adjustment settings of the PM625 as well as the automated EzSet/EQ setup. Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to make adjustments. Automated Speaker Setup Using EzSet/EQ The PM625 is one of the first receivers in its class to offer automated speaker setup and system calibration. This process greatly simplifies the installation of your new receiver by using a series of test signals and the power of an advanced digital signal processing system to eliminate the need for manual adjustment of speaker "size", crossover, delay and output level settings, while adding the power of a multi-band parametric equalizer to smooth out any peculiarities in frequency response that may result from the characteristics of the listening room. With EzSet/EQ your new receiver even alerts you to errors in speaker connections that prevent a speaker from functioning. Step 3: Plug the EzSet/EQ microphone into the PM625's Headphone Jack 4, making certain that the mini-plug is firmly connected. The microphone cable is approximately 7 meter long, which should accommodate most listening room situations. If required, you may use an optional extension cable, available at most electronics stores, for use in larger rooms. When the Far Field tests are complete a message screen will appear to confirm if the procedure was successful or not. In most cases there will not be any problems and you will see the message shown in Figure 6d on your screen. If the speaker positions shown match the actual speaker layout in your system select NEXT and, press the ENTER Button 6 to complete EzSet/EQ by performing the Near Field Measurements from the front left, center, front right and surround left and right speakers. By taking this separate set of measurements, the PM625 is able to complete its view of the room's sonic signature and apply equalization as needed to correct spikes and dips in the system's Figure 6d Step 7a. If the measurements are not successful due to a missing or malfunctioning speaker, the message will appear as shown in Figure 6e. EzSet/EQ is programmed to look for speaker pairs at the front left/front right, surround left/surround right and surround back left/surround back right positions. If the test results indicate that one, but not both of the speakers in any of these pairs is present, the menu will show NO next to the speaker position where the tests did not report back that a speaker is present. Should this message appear, make note of the suspect speaker location, exit all menus and turn the receiver off. Check all speaker wire connections and then rerun EzSet/EQ until all speakers are detected successfully. Figure 6a Step 5: The first two screens of the EzSet/EQ system will now appear to remind you to connect all the loudspeakers and to plug in the microphone. If you have not already done so, connect all loudspeakers and plug the microphone into the Headphone Jack 4 as described in steps 2 and 3. When you are ready to proceed, make certain that the cursor is pointing to NEXT and press the Enter Button 6. [. . . ] Dolby Pro Logic II Surround This is a method of decoding stereo or surround recordings that produces five channels from twochannel sound. Compared with the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby Pro Logic II Surround reproduces left-to-right panning more naturally and localizes sounds more precisely. To take full advantage of Dolby Pro Logic II Surround, you should have a pair of rear speakers and a center speaker. DTS Digital audio compression technology developed by Digital Theater Systems, Inc. [. . . ]