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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION  21

If the front left/right speakers are set to

LARGE

, three options are available:

• If no subwoofer is connected to the AVR, press

the 

‹

/

›

E& on the remote so

that 

NONE

appears in the on-screen menu.

When this option is selected, all bass informa-
tion will be routed to the front left/right “main”
speakers.

• If a subwoofer is connected to the AVR, you

have the option to have the front left/right
“main” speakers reproduce bass frequencies at
all times, and have the subwoofer operate only
when the AVR is being used with a digital
source that contains a dedicated Low Frequency
Effects, or LFE soundtrack. This allows you to
use both your main and subwoofer speakers to
take advantage of the special bass created for
certain movies. To select that option press the

‹

/

›

E& on the remote so that

LFE

appears in the on-screen menu.

• If a subwoofer is connected and you wish to

use it for bass reproduction in conjunction with
the main front left/right speakers, regardless of
the type of program source or Surround mode
you are listening to, press the 

‹

/

›

E& on the remote so that 

L/R+LFE

appears in the on-screen menu. When this
option is selected, a full-range signal will be
sent to the front left/right “main” speakers. The
subwoofer will receive the front left and right
bass frequencies under the crossover frequency
selected in another setting on this menu, as
described below, and also the LFE soundtrack.

9. When all initial speaker “size” settings have been
made, you now have the option to take advantage
of the AVR’s Triple Crossover system, which allows
individual crossover settings to be made for each
speaker grouping set to "Small". The low-frequency
crossover point is set by the design of your speakers.
It is defined as the frequency which is the lowest
possible frequency the speaker is capable of repro-
ducing. Before making any changes to the settings
for the crossover point we suggest that you find the
crossover point for the speakers in each of the three
groupings, front left/right, center front and surrounds
by looking at the specifications page of the speaker’s
owner’s manual, by getting that information from
the manufacturer’s Web site, or by contacting your
dealer or the manufacturer’s customer service
department. You will need this figure to accurately
configure the next group of settings.

The factory default setting for all speaker positions is
100Hz. If that setting is acceptable for all channels,
then no adjustments are needed and you may skip
this section. However, should you wish to change
one of the settings, please proceed by pressing the

⁄

D so that the cursor moves back up

to the top of the list of setting options. Press the 

‹

/

›

E& so that 

X-OVER

is high-

lighted and the menu data will change to the screen
shown in Figure 4.

To change the setting for any of the three speaker
groups Left/Right, Center or Surrounds, press the

⁄

/

¤

D until the cursor is next to the

line where you wish to make a change and then
press the 

‹

/

›

E& until the desired

setting appears. The available choices at which
point low-frequency information will be sent to
the subwoofer (or to the Front Left/Right speakers
in case subwoofer is set to OFF), rather than to
the speaker channel, are 40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz,
100Hz, 120Hz and 200Hz. Pick the choice that is
identical to the information for the speakers, or if
an exact match is not possible, pick the closest
choice that is ABOVE the speaker’s lowfrequency
limit to avoid the creation of a low-frequency
“hole” where your system will have no bass infor-
mation.

In cases where 

LARGE

has been selected as the

front channel speaker option and 

L/R+LFE

has been selected as the subwoofer option, the
front channel sound information below the cross-
over point selected for the L/R front speakers
(when fronts are set to "Small") will be sent to
BOTH the front channel speakers and the
subwoofer.

When all speakers are set to 

LARGE

the

crossover point for the fronts (selectable when
they are set to "Small") will affect the LFE signal
and the bass support for the front speakers by the
sub (when the sub is set to L/R+LFE, see above)
only. In that case the default value "100Hz"
should be kept or selected for the crossover point
for the L/R fronts (selectable when they are
"Small") as it´s indicated (and marked by *)
behind the 

LEFT/RIGHT

line in the speaker

setup menu when the X-OVER option is selected.

Note that the crossover point for the surround
speakers and the surround back speakers will be
identical. That´s why no crossover point for the
surround back speakers is selectable or shown in
the menu.

Important Note: All settings for the crossover
points will be "Global", i.e. they will be identical
for all inputs no matter if the BASSMANAGER
(see above) was configured for "Global" or
"Independent".

10. When all speaker selections have been made,
press the 

¤

D until the cursor is next

to the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set Button

F to return to the Main

menu.

11. The Speaker Configuration may also be
changed at any time without using the full-OSD
on-screen menu system by pressing the Speaker
Selector

6 on the front panel or 

' on the

remote control. Once the button is pressed,

FRONT SPEAKER

will appear in both the

lower third of the video display and the Main
Information Display

˜.

Within five seconds, either press the 

‹

/

›

buttons

7 on the front panel or the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D

on the remote to select a different speaker posi-
tion, or press the Set Button 

@

F to begin

the adjustment process for the front left and right
speakers.

When the Set button 

@

F has been pressed

and the system is ready for a change to the front
speaker setting, the on-screen display and Main
Information Display

˜ will read 

FRONT

LARGE

or 

FRONT SMALL

depending on

the current setting. Press the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

7 on

the front panel or the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D on the

remote until the desired setting is shown, using
the instructions for “large” or “small” shown ear-
lier, then press the Set button 

@

F.

If another speaker position needs to be changed,
press the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

7 on the front panel or

the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D on the remote to select a

different speaker position, press the Set button
@

F and then the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

7 on the

front panel or the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D on the

remote until the correct speaker setting is shown
and press the Set button 

@

F again to

confirm the selection.

To assist in making these settings, the icons in the
Speaker/Channel Input Indicators

$ will

change as the speaker type is selected at each
position. When only the inner icon box is lit, the
speaker is set for “small.” When the inner box and
the two outer boxes with circles inside them are
lit, the speaker is set for “large." When no indica-
tor appears at a speaker location, that position is
set for “none” or “no” speaker.

Note: These icons are available only when
making setup changes without the use of the full
OSD mode.

* *     S P E A K E R   S E T U P     * *

M O D E             :   X - O V E R

L E F T / R I G H T :   1 0 0   H Z

C E N T E R         :   1 0 0   H Z

S U R R O U N D     :   1 0 0   H Z

S U R R   B A C K   :   - - - - -  

S U B W O O F E R   :

 

- - - - -

B A S S   M G R     :   G L O B A L

B A C K   T O   M A S T E R   M E N U

22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

As an example, in the Figure below, all speakers
are set for “large,” and a subwoofer is set.

Surround Setup
Once the speaker setup has been completed, the
next step for that input is to set the surround
mode you wish to use with that input. Since sur-
round modes are a matter of personal taste, feel
free to select any mode you wish – you may
change it later. The Surround Mode chart on page
27 may help you select the mode best suited to
the input source selected. For example you may
select Dolby Pro Logic II or Logic 7 for most ana-
log inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs connected
to digital sources. In the case of inputs such as a
CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, you may wish to
set the mode to Stereo, if that is your preferred
listening mode for standard stereo sources,
where it is unlikely that surround encoded materi-
al will be used. Alternatively, the 5 Channel Stereo
or Logic 7 Music mode may also be a good
choice for stereo-only source material.

It is easiest to complete the surround setup using
the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the

MASTER

menu (Figure 1), press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D until the 

›

cursor is next to the

SURROUND SELECT

menu. Press the 

F so that the 

SURROUND

SELECT

menu (Figure 5) is on the screen.

Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 5)
selects the surround mode category, and within
each of those categories there will be a choice of
the specific mode options. The choice of modes
will vary according to the speaker configuration
in your system.

When the 

SURR BACK

line of the

SPEAKER SETUP

menu (Figure 4) is set to

NONE

the AVR will be configured for 

5.1-channel operation, and only the modes
appropriate to a five-speaker system will appear.

When the 

SURR BACK

line of the

SPEAKER SETUP

menu (Figure 4) is set to

SMALL

or 

LARGE

the AVR 330 will be

configured for 6.1/7.1-channel operation, and
additional modes such as Dolby Digital EX and 
7 STEREO or Logic 7 7.1 will appear, as they are
only available when seven main speakers are
present. In addition, the modes DTS ES (Discrete)
and DTS+NEO:6 (DTS ES Matrix) available in the
AVR 330 will not appear unless a digital source
is playing the correct bitstream.

Note: When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is
selected and playing, the AVR 330 will select the
appropriate surround mode automatically, no
matter which surround mode was selected for
that input as default. Then no other surround
modes will be available, except VMAx with Dolby
Digital recordings and all Pro Logic II modes with
Dolby Digital 2 channel (2.0) recordings (see
page 32).

To select the mode that will be used as the initial
default for an input, first press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons

D until the on-screen cursor is next to the
desired mode’s master category name. Next,
press the Set Button

F to view the sub-

menu. Press the 

‹

/

›

E& to scroll

through the available choices, and then press the

¤

D so that the cursor is next to

to continue the

setup process.

On the 

Dolby menu (Figure 6), the selection

choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
Music, Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema, Dolby Pro
Logic II and Dolby 3 Stereo. The Dolby Digital EX
mode is only available when the system is set for
6.1/7.1 operation by configuring the Surround
Back speakers to “Small” or “Large” as
described on page 21. When a disc is playing
that contains a special “flag” signal in the digital
audio data stream, the EX mode will be selected
automatically. It may also be selected using this
menu or through the front panel or remote con-
trols as shown on page 30. A complete explana-
tion of these modes is found on Page 27-28.
Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is select-
ed there are additional settings available for the
Night mode that are associated with the sur-
round mode only, not with the input. That´s why
these settings must be made only once, not with
each input in use. They are described later in the
next main chapter (see below).

On the 

DTS

menu, the selection choices made

with the 

‹

/

›

E& on the remote

are determined by a combination of the type of
DTS program material in use and whether the
5.1 or 6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in
use.

When the 5.1 configuration is in use the AVR will
automatically select the 5.1 version of DTS
processing when a DTS data stream is received.
When the 6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the DTS-ES
Discrete mode will automatically be activated
when a DTS source with the ES Discrete “flag” is
in use and the DTS-ES Matrix mode will be acti-
vated when an ES-Matrix encoded audio track is
received. In both cases the appropriate surround
mode will be indicated in the Main
Information Display 

˜ in the front panel dis-

play and on the screen. When a non-ES DTS disc
is in use, when the 6.1/7.1 mode is chosen the
unit automatically will select the DTS + NEO:6
mode to create a full eight-speaker surround
mode. See page 27 for a complete explanation of
the DTS modes.

On the 

LOGIC 7 menu, the selection choices

made with the 

‹

/

›

E& on the

remote are determined by whether the 5.1 or
6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in use. In
either case, the selection of a Logic 7 mode
enables Harman Kardon’s exclusive Logic 7 pro-
cessing to create fully enveloping, multichannel
surround from either two-channel Stereo or
Matrix-encoded programming such as VHS
cassettes, laserdiscs or television broadcasts
produced with Dolby surround.

In the 5.1 configuration you may select the Logic
7/5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhanced modes. They
work best with two-channel music, surround-
encoded programs or standard two-channel pro-
gramming of any type, respectively. When the
6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the Logic 7/7.1 Music
or Cinema modes are available, but the output
will be in a full eight-channel sound field. Note
that the Logic 7 modes are not available when
either Dolby Digital or DTS Digital soundtracks
are in use.

On the 

) menu, the selection

choices made with the 

‹

/

›

E& on

the remote select one of the DSP surround
modes that are designed for use with two-chan-
nel stereo programs to create a variety of sound

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 23

field presentations. The choices available are Hall
1, Hall 2, Theater, VMAx Near and VMAx Far. The
Hall and Theater modes are designed for multi-
channel installations, while the two VMAx modes
are optimized for use in delivering a full surround
field when only the front left and front right
speakers are installed. See pages 27 for a com-
plete explanation of the DSP surround modes.
Note that the Hall and Theater modes are not
available when a Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrack
is played.

On the 

menu, the selection choices

made with the 

‹

/

›

E& on the

remote may either turn the surround processing
off for a traditional two-channel stereo presenta-
tion, or select 

5 CH Stereo or 7 CH

Stereo depending on whether the 5.1 or
6.1/7.1 output is in use. The latter modes feed the
stereophonic input signal to both front speakers,
to the rear speakers and to both surround back
speakers (if in use), while the monophonic signal
parts are spread over all speakers, also the
Center. See page 28 for a complete explanation
of the 5 CH Stereo and 7 CH Stereo modes.

After the selections are made in the Dolby, DTS,
Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, press
the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D so that the cursor moves

to the 

BACK TO SURR SELECT

line and

presss the Set Button 

F.

After one input has been adjusted for analog or
digital input, speaker type and surround mode,
return to the 

INPUT SETUP

line on the

MASTER

menu and enter the settings for each

input that you will use. In most cases, only the
digital input and surround mode may be different
from one input to the next, while the speaker type
will usually be the same (inputs set to

GLOBAL

). But if prefered you can also select

different speaker types or turn speakers on or off
individually for each input in use.

For superior reproduction of two-channel program
materials, the AVR offers two Stereo modes: an
analog Stereo-Direct mode that bypasses the digi-
tal signal processing circuitry for a completely
analog signal path that preserves the purity of the
original signal, and a digital mode that is capable
of providing bass management for optimal distri-
bution of the low frequencies between smaller
speakers and a subwoofer.

Stereo-Direct (Bypass) Mode
When the analog Stereo-Direct mode is selected
by pressing the Stereo Mode Selector

until 

SURROUND OFF

appears in the Main

˜ and the Surround

( for Surround Off is lit, the

AVR will pass the analog source material directly
through to the front left and right speakers,
bypassing the digital processing circuitry.

In this mode, the front left and right speakers will
automatically be configured as 

LARGE

; it is not

possible to configure these speakers as 

SMALL

.

When the AVR is in the Stereo Bypass mode you
may still configure the subwoofer output so that
it is either turned off, with a full-range signal
going to the front left/right speakers, or you may
configure it so that the subwoofer feed is activat-
ed. The factory default setting is to have the sub-
woofer turned off for this mode, but you may
change that setting by following these steps:

1. Press the Speaker Button

6

'.

2. Press the Set Button

F@ to activate the

configuration menu.

3. Press the 

⁄

/

¤

D on the remote or

the 

‹

/

›

7 on the front panel to select

the desired option.

SUB NONE

turns off the

feed to the subwoofer, while 

SUB <L+R>

turns it on.

4. When the desired setting has been entered,
press the Set Button

F@ to return to normal

operation.

Stereo-Digital Mode
When the Stereo-Direct (Bypass) mode is in use a
full range signal is always sent to the front
left/right speakers. By its nature, that option does
not pass the signal through the AVR’s digital sig-
nal processing, creating the requirement for full-
range speakers. If your front speakers are band-
width limited, “satellite”speakers, we recommend
that you do NOT use the Bypass mode, but rather
use the 

DSP SURROUND OFF

mode for

stereo listening.

To listen to programs in the two-channel stereo
mode while taking advantage of the bass man-
agement system, press the Stereo Mode
Selector

 until 

SURROUND OFF

appears in the Main Information Display

˜

and the DSP and 

SURR.OFF

( both light up. When only

the 

SURR.OFF

( is lit you are in the Stereo-Direct

(Bypass) mode.

When this mode is in use, the front left/right
speakers and subwoofer may be configured to
meet the requirements of your specific speakers
using the steps shown in the Speaker Setup sec-
tion on page 19.

Delay Settings 
Due the different distances between the listening
position for the front channel speakers and the
surround speakers, the amount of time it takes for
sound to reach your ears from the front or sur-
round speakers is different. You may compensate
for this difference through the use of the delay
settings to adjust the timing for the specific
speaker placement and acoustic conditions in
your listening room or home theater.

To re-synchronize the front, center and surround
channels at first measure and note the distance
from the listening/viewing position to the front,
center, surround and surround back (if any)
speakers in meters.

The Delay setting for all speakers configured for
your system will be available only (with 5.1 or
with 6.1/7.1 configuration) when any Dolby sur-
round mode is selected (except Dolby-3-Stereo).
In addition they are selectable with these modes
only, with all other modes the delay times are
fixed.
Note that the Delay settings are "Global" for all
inputs, using those Dolby modes, and need not to
be repeated with any input.

To start with the delay settings at first select any
input associated with such a Dolby mode. Next,
continue within the MASTER M E N U
(Figure 1). If the system is not already at that
point, press the OSD button 

L to bring up the

master menu. Press the 

¤

D three

times or until the on-screen 

›

cursor is pointing

at the 

DELAY ADJUST

line. Press the Set

F to call up the menu.

Next move the 

›

cursor to the 

UNIT

line and

select the unit for distances you prefer to enter,
feet or meter. Then move the 

›

cursor to the

CENTER

line where the first adjustment is

made. Now press the 

‹

/

›

E& until

the distance from the center speaker to the pre-
ferred listening position is entered. When the
C E N T E R D E L A Y is entered, press the 

¤

D once to move to the next line.

* *   D E L A Y   A D J U S T   * *

F R O N T                 : 1 0 F T

C E N T E R               : 1 0 F T

S U R R O U N D           : 1 0 F T

S U R R   B A C K         : 1 0 F T

U N I T                   : F E E T

B A C K   T O   M A S T E R   M E N U

24 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Now the 

›

cursor will be at the 

SURROUND

line so that the delay for the surround speakers
may be set. Press the 

‹

/

›

E&

until the distance from the video display at the
front of the room to the surround speakers is
entered. Finally, if the system is  configured for
7.1 operation by entering 

LARGE

or 

SMALL

on the 

SURR BACK

line of the 

SPEAKER

SETUP

menu, press the 

¤

D again

and use the 

‹

/

›

E& to enter the

distance from the video display at the front of
the room to the surround speakers. Remember
that this last adjustment will only be needed
when you have surround back speakers installed
and Dolby Digital chosen as the surround mode.

When the delay settings are complete, press the

¤

n once so that the cursor is next to

the 

BACK TO MASTER MENU line and

press the Set Button 

p to return to the

MASTER menu.

Note that the delay settings may also be adjust-
ed at any time when the Dolby Digital or Dolby
Pro Logic II modes are in use by pressing the
Delay button on the remote 

%. Then press the

⁄

/

¤

D buttons on the remote to select the

Center or Rear channels for adjustment, followed
by a press of the Set button 

F. Next, press the

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D on the remote until the

desired figure appears in the Main
Information Display

˜ and press the Set

p twice to confirm the setting and

return to the normal display.

Night Mode Settings
The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that
uses special processing to preserve the dynamic
range and full intelligibility of a movie sound track
while reducing the peak level. This prevents
abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others,
without reducing the sonic impact of a digital
source. Note that the Night mode is only available
when the Dolby Digital surround mode is selected.

To adjust the Night mode setting from the menu
press the OSD Button 

L so that the

MASTER

menu appears. Then press the 

¤

but-

ton 

D once and press Set F to select the

SURROUND SETUP

menu. Again press the 

¤

button 

D once and press Set F to select

the 

DOLBY

menu (see fig. 6).

To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain
that the 

›

cursor is on the 

NIGHT

line of the

DOLBY

menu. Next, press 

‹

/

›

E&

to choose between the following settings.

OFF

: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode

will not function.

MID

: When MID appears, a mild compression

will be applied.

M

A X

: When MAX appears, a more severe com-

pression algorithm will be applied.

When you want to use the Night mode feature,
we recommend that you select the MID setting
as a starting point and change to the MAX set-
ting later, if desired.

When the setting has been made, press the

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D so that the 

›

cursor is next

to 

BACK T O SURR SELECT

, and press

the Set button 

F to return to the 

SUR-

ROUND SELECT

menu.

Note that the Night mode may be adjusted
directly any time that Dolby Digital surround
mode is selected by pressing the Night button
B. When the button is pressed, the words 

D-

RANGE

followed by the current setting (

MID

,

MAX

,

OFF

) will appear in the lower third of

the video screen and in the Main Information
Display

˜. Press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D with-

in five seconds to select the desired setting, then
press Set 

F to confirm the setting.

Output Level Adjustment
Output level adjustment is a key part of the
configuration of any surround-sound product. It
is particularly important for a digital receiver
such as the AVR, as correct outputs ensure that
you hear sound tracks with the proper
directionality and intensity.

NOTE: Listeners are often confused about the
operation of the surround channels. While some
assume that sound should always be coming
from each speaker, most of the time there will
be little or no sound in the surround channels.
This is because they are only used when a movie
director or sound mixer specifically places sound
there to create ambience, a special effect or to
continue action from the front of the room to
the rear. When the output levels are properly
set, it is normal for surround speakers to
operate only occasionally. Artificially increasing
the volume to the rear speakers may destroy
the illusion of an enveloping sound field that
duplicates the way you hear sound in a movie
theater or concert hall.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The output level can be
adjusted for each digital and analog surround
mode individually. This allows you to compensate
for level differences between speakers, that may
also vary with the surround mode selected, or to
increase or decrease the level of certain speakers
intentionally, depending on the surround mode
selected. Note that adjustments made for any
surround mode are effective with all inputs asso-
ciated with the same surround mode.

Before beginning the output level adjustment
process, make certain that all speaker connec-
tions have been properly made. The system
volume should be turned down at first. Finally,
make certain that the Balance Control

Ò is

set to the center “12 o’clock” position.

Using EzSet
Harman Kardon’s exclusive EzSet remote makes
it possible to quickly and accurately set the AVR’s
output levels without the use of a sound pres-
sure meter, although manual adjustment is also
available. However, for the easiest set-up, follow
these steps while seated in the listening position
that will be used most often:

1. Make certain that all speaker positions have

been properly configured for their “large” or
“small” settings (as outlined above) and turn
off the OSD system if it is in use.

2. Adjust the volume so that it is at - 1 5, as

shown in the on-screen display or Main
Information Display

˜.

3. Select any input associated with the surround

mode for which you want to adjust the output
levels. Remember that the same adjustments
must be made with all other surround modes
you´ve in use.

4. Hold the remote in front of you, being sure

not to cover the EzSet Sensor Microphone
Q at the top of the remote and aim it at the
AVR, don´t hold it vertically (like a micro-
phone).

5. Press and hold the SPL Indicator Select

* for three seconds. Release it

when the Program/SPL Indicator

2 stops

flashing and remains lit. Press the 
5 Button

H on the remote if your system is

configured for 5.1 operation with standard
speakers or when it is configured for 7.1 oper-
ation but the surround back speakers are not
in use with the surround mode currently
selected. Press the 7 Button

H on the

remote only if your system is configured for
6.1/7.1 operation with a full speaker comple-
ment including rear surround speakers and the
surround back speakers are in use with the
surround mode selected. Note that all speak-
ers currently in use always are indicated by the
Speaker/Channel Indicators

$ in the

front panel display. Once the correct channel