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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 25

the Set Button

F to view the sub-menu. Press

the 

‹

/

›

E to scroll through the avail-

able choices, and then press the 

¤

E

so that the cursor is next to 

to continue the setup process.

On the 

Dolby

menu (Figure 7), the selection

choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
and IIx Music, Dolby Pro Logic II and IIx Cinema,
Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Virtual Speaker Reference
and Wide, and Dolby 3 Stereo. A complete expla-
nation of these modes is found on Page 33.
The Dolby Digital EX mode is only available when
the system is set for 6.1/7.1 operation by config-
uring the Surround Back speakers to “Small” or
“Large” as described on page 24. 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 controls. A complete explanation of these
modes is found on page 33.

When the 

➞ cursor is pointing to the 

MODE

line, press the 

‹

/

›

E to

select the desired Dolby surround mode, again
remembering that the choice of available modes
will vary with the type of program material being
played and the number of speakers in your system
configuratioin.

When Dolby Pro Logic II Music or Dolby Pro Logic
IIx Music is selected as the listening mode, three
special settings are available to tailor the sound
field to your listening room environment and your
individual taste and preferences. (When other
Dolby Surround modes are selected, dotted lines
will indicate that these settings are not active.)

• Center Width: This setting adjusts the balance

of the vocal information in the front soundstage
between the center and front left/right speak-
ers. The lower settings spread the center chan-
nel sound more broadly into the left and right
channels. A higher number (up to “7”) pro-
duces a tighter center channel presentatioin.

• Dimension: This setting alters the perceived

depth of the surround field by creating a shal-
lower presentation that appears to move
sounds toward the front of the room, or a deep-
er presentation that appears to move the center
of the sound field toward the back of the room.
The setting of “O” is a neutral default, with the
range of adjustment shown as “R-3” for a
deeper, rear-oriented sound to “F-3” for a shal-
lower, front-oriented sound.

• Panorama: Switch this setting on or off to add

an enveloping wrap-around presentation that
increases the perception of sound along the
sides of the room.

To change these parameters, press the 

⁄

/

¤

E while the DOLBY

SURROUND menu is on the screen until the 

➞

cursor is pointing to the line on the menu with
the parameter you wish to change. Then, press
the 

‹

/

›

E to alter the

setting to your taste.

Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is select-
ed there are additional settings available for the
Night mode that are associated with the surround
mode only, not with the input. That´s why these
settings must be made only once, not with each
input in use.

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 select-
ed.

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 

E to access the 

AUDIO SETUP

and

press Set

F to select the 

SURROUND

SETUP

menu. Press Set

F to select the

DOLBY

menu (see fig. 8).

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 is in the highlighted video,

a mild compression will be applied.

MAX

: When MAX is in the highlighted video,

a more severe compression 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 setting
later, if desired.

Note that the Night mode may be adjusted direct-
ly any time that Dolby Digital surround mode is
selected by pressing the Night button 

B. When

the button is pressed, the words 

D-RANGE

fol-

lowed 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 

E within five seconds

to select the desired setting, then press Set 

F

to confirm the setting.

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 Lower Display
Line ˜ in the front panel display 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 29, 33
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 processing to
create fully enveloping, multichannel surround
from either two-channel Stereo or Matrix-encod-
ed programming such as VHS cassettes, laserdiscs
or television broadcasts produced with Dolby sur-
round.

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-channel stereo
programs to create a variety of sound field pre-
sentations. The choices available are Hall 1, Hall
2, Theater, VMAx Near and VMAx Far. The Hall

* *   D O L B Y   S U R R O U N D   * *

M O D E :   D O L B Y   D I G I T A L

C E N T E R   W I D T H :   - - -

D I M E N S I O N       :   - - -

P A N O R A M A         :   - - -

N I G H T               :   O F F  

B A C K   T O   S U R R   S E L E C T

→

* *   D O L B Y   S U R R O U N D   * *

M O D E :         D O L B Y   P L I I

                            M U S I C

C E N T E R   W I D T H :   3

D I M E N S I O N :   0

P A N O R A M A :   O F F    

N I G H T :   - - - - -

B A C K   T O   S U R R   S E L E C T

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26 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

and Theater modes are designed for multichannel
installations, while the two VMAx modes are opti-
mized for use in delivering a full surround field
when only the front left and front right speakers
are installed. See pages 29 and 30 for a complete
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 presentation, or
select 

5 Stereo

or 

7 Stereo

depending

on whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 output is in use.
The latter modes feed the stereophonic input sig-
nal 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 30 for
a complete explanation of the 5 Stereo and 7
Stereo modes.

To listen to an analog stereo source without any
bass management, so that the left and right front
speakers receive a full-range signal, straight
through from the input gain section to the vol-
ume control, press the 

‹

/

›

E so that 

SURROUND OFF

appears in the

highlighted video. To listen to two-channel analog
sources while taking advantage of the AVR’s bass-
management system, press the 

‹

/

›

E so that 

SURROUND

OFF+DSP

appears in the highlighted video.

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

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

E so that the cursor moves

to the 

BACK TO SURR SELECT

line and

presss the Set Button 

F.

Adjustments for Other Inputs
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.

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.

In addition to adjusting the delay time for each
individual speaker position, the AVR is among the
few A/V receivers that allows you to adjust the
delay for the combined output of all speakers as a
group. This feature is called A/V Sync Delay; it
allows you to compensate for delays to the video
image that may be caused by the processing in
products such as digital video displays, video
scalers, digital cable or satellite systems, or per-
sonal video recorders. With proper adjustment of
the setting for A/V Sync Delay, you can eliminate
the loss of lip sync that may be caused by digital
video applications.

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 MENU

(Figure

1). If the system is not already at that point, press
the OSD button 

L to bring up the master

menu. Press the 

¤

E three times or

until the on-screen 

›

cursor is pointing at the

DELAY ADJUST

line. Press the Set Button

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 

F L

line where the first adjustment is made. Now
press the 

‹

/

›

E until the distance

from the front left speaker to the preferred listen-
ing position is entered. Next press the 

¤

E once to move to the next line.

Now the 

›

cursor will be at the 

CEN

line so that

the delay for the center speaker may be set. Press
the 

‹

/

›

E until the distance from the

main listening position to the center speaker is
entered. Repeat the procedure for all active
speaker positions by pressing the 

¤

E

again and use the 

‹

/

›

E to change

the setting. 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 time for all speaker positions has
been set you may return to the master menu by
pressing the 

⁄

/

¤

E

until the 

➞ cursor is pointing to 

BACK T O

MASTER MENU

and then pressing the Set

F. However, if you have a digital video

source or a digital video display that causes lack
of lip sync you may use the A/V Sync adjust fea-
ture to delay the audio signal as it is sent to all
channels (as opposed to the individual settings)
so that the picture and sound are brought back
together. We recommend that this adjustment be
made using the direct access controls on the
remote, as shown below. That enables you to see
the image while making the adjustment; however,
you may also adjust it here using the menu sys-
tem.

To adjust the A/V Sync delay, press the 

⁄

/

¤

E so that the ➞ cursor is

pointing to the A/V Sync Delay line on the menu
and then press the 

‹

/

›

E to delay the sound sufficiently so that it
matches the on-screen video.

Note that the A/V Sync delay setting is unique to
each video input source, so you may enter a dif-
ferent setting to compensate for the differences
between any product attached to the Video 1, 2,
3 or 4 inputs.

When the delay settings are complete, press the

¤

E once so that the cursor is next to

the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set Button p to return to the

MASTER

menu.

Note that the delay settings may also be adjusted
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 

⁄

/

¤

E 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 

E on the remote until the

desired figure appears in the Main Information
Display ˜ and press the Set button p
twice to confirm the setting and return to the 
normal display.

Output Level Adjustment
Output level adjustment is a key part of the con-
figuration 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

  *   D E L A Y   A D J U S T   *

F L   : 1 2 f t       S B R : 1 0 f t

C E N : 1 2 f t       S B L : 1 0 f t

F R   : 1 2 f t       S L   : 1 0 f t

S R   : 1 0 F t       S U B : 1 0 f t

U N I T :

F E E T

  M E T E R

A / V   S Y N C   D E L A Y : 0 m S

B A C K   T O   M A S T E R   M E N U

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION  27

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 dupli-
cates the way you hear sound in a movie theater
or concert hall.

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.

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 pressure
meter, although manual adjustment is also avail-
able. 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. Press and hold the SPL Select Button 

*

on the remote until the red LED under the Set
Button

F lights and the LCD screen in the

remote changes to the display shown below.

4. Press the Set Button

F within five seconds

to move to the next step.

5. Press the 

⁄

E until

the lower line of the remote’s LCD display
shows the number of speakers in your system.
(Don’t count the subwoofer or speakers that
are part of a multizone system.) For example, if
you have left, center, right, surround left and
right, and surround back left and right speak-
ers for a full 7.1 system, press the button twice
so that the bottom line reads 

7 CHANNELS

,

as shown below.

6. Hold the remote in front of you at arm’s

length, being sure not to cover the EzSet
Microphone Sensor 

- at the top of the

remote, and press the Set Button

F within

five seconds to begin the EzSet calibration
process.

At this point, EzSet will take over, adjusting the
output level of each channel so that when the

process is complete all levels will be equal and at
the set reference point. This process may take a
few minutes, depending on the extent of adjust-
ment required.

7. During the adjustment, you will see the loca-

tion of the channel position being adjusted
appear in the on-screen display (if connected),
on the LCD display

2 in the remote con-

trol and in the Main Information Display
˜, alternating with a readout of the output
setting, relative to the reference volume level.
As the adjustment proceeds, a few things will
happen simultaneously:

• The channel position being adjusted will flash

in the Speaker/Channel Input Indicators
Ú. If the test noise is heard from a channel
other than the one shown in the Indicator, the
on-screen display or the front panel display,
there is an error in the speaker connections.
If this is the case, press the Test Button

8

TWICE to stop the adjustment. Then, turn the
unit off and verify that all speakers are con-
nected to the proper Outputs

$&#'.

Afterwards start the adjusting process again
from the beginning.

• During the adjustment process for each chan-

nel, you will see indications of 

LOW

,

HIGH

and

a level readout in 

D B

. This is normal, and it

confirms that EzSet is doing its job of changing
the levels to match the desired reference.

• If a channel cannot be adjusted to the proper

reference level, you will see 

FAIL

displayed in

the remote’s bottom LCD line before the test
tone moves to the next channel. This is usually
an indication that the volume control was set
too low.
When EzSet stops circulating the tone through
all channels and returns to normal, adjust the
volume level and repeat the procedure from
Step 3.

8. After the test noise has circulated once
through each channel, it will send the tone to
each channel once again, to verify the settings.

9. After two complete circulations of the tone,
the levels are set. Upon completion of the second
circulation, the LCD Information Display

2

will flash 

COMPLETE

three times and then go

out. The tone will stop and the AVR will return to
normal operation.

If you find that the output levels chosen by EzSet
are either much lower or much higher than the
"0dB" reference setting or even at the limits of
the +/-10dB variation range for the output levels,
depending on the sensitivity of the speakers in
use and your specific room layout, you may
repeat the procedure. Return to Step 2 and
adjust the master volume either higher or lower
appropriately to the output levels set previously
(e.g. when levels were set to about "–7dB"
reduce the master volume for 7dB), to accommo-

date your particular room layout and your speak-
ers. You may repeat this procedure as many times
as necessary to achieve a desired result. In order
to prevent possible damage to your hearing or
your equipment, we emphasize that you should
avoid setting the master volume above 0dB.

NOTE: The subwoofer output is not adjusted
when the test tone is in use. To adjust the sub-
woofer output you must use an external source,
following the instructions on page 35.

Manual Output Level Adjustment
Output levels may also be adjusted manually,
either to set them to a specific level with an SPL
meter, or to make fine tuning adjustments to the
levels obtained using the EzSet remote.

Manual output level adjustment is most easily
done through the 

CHANNEL ADJUST

menu (Figure 8). If you are already at the main
menu, press the 

¤

E until the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the 

CHANNEL

ADJUST

line. If you are not at the main menu,

press the OSD Button v to bring up the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1), and then press

the 

¤

E four times so that the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the 

CHANNEL

ADJUST

line. Press the Set Button

F to

bring the 

CHANNEL ADJUST

menu (Figure

9) to the screen.

When the 

CHANNEL ADJUST

menu first

appears, the test tone is off. Use the 

⁄

/

¤

E to select any channel

for adjustment using an external source, such as
a test disc, from which to judge the output levels.
After the 

➔ cursor is pointing to the channel to

be adjusted, press the 

‹

/

›

E to raise or lower the output level. However,
before proceeding with any manual adjustment
we recommend that you first use the AVR’s inter-
nal test tone generator and automatic sequencer
to send a tone to each channel so that you may
verify that all speaker connections have been
properly made.

To turn the test tone on and have it automatical-
ly circulate among the channels where a speaker
has previously been configured (see page 24),
press the 

⁄

/

¤

E until

the 

➔ cursor is pointing to the 

TEST TONE

SEQ

line on the menu. Next, press the 

‹

/

›

E until 

AUTO

is shown.

Next, press the 

¤

E

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F L

: 0   d B

S B R : 0   d B

C E N

: 0   d B

S B L : 0   d B

F R

: 0   d B

S L

: 0   d B

S R

: 0   d B

S U B : 0   d B

C H A N N E L   R E S E T

: O F F  

T E S T   T O N E   S E Q

: M A N U A L  

T E S T   T O N E        

: O F F  

B A C K   T O   A U D I O   S E T U P

→

S E L E C T  

#   S P E A K E R S

7   C H A N N E L S

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28 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

once so that the 

➔ cursor is pointing to 

TEST

TONE

. Press the 

‹

/

›

E

once to immediately start the test tone at the
Front Left speaker. It will circulate clockwise
around the room, playing for two seconds in each
speaker before switching to the next speaker
position. The 

➔ cursor will blink next to the

active speaker to indicate which speaker the
sound should be coming from.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Because this test noise will
have a much lower level than normal music, the
volume must be lowered after the adjustment for
all channels is made, but BEFORE you return to
the main menu and the test tone turns off.

NOTE: Remember to verify that the speakers have
been properly connected. As the test noise circu-
lates, listen to make certain that the sound comes
from the speaker position shown in the Main
Information Display ˜. If the sound comes
from a speaker location that does NOT match the
position indicated in the display, turn the AVR off
using the Main Power Switch 1 and check the
speaker wiring or connections to external power
amplifiers to make certain that each speaker is
connected to the correct output terminal.

After checking for speaker placement, let the test
noise circulate again, and listen to see which
channels sound louder than the others. Using the
front left speaker as a reference, press the 

‹

/

›

E on the remote to bring all speakers

to the same volume level. When one of the 

‹

/

›

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 five
seconds. The on-screen cursor 

›

and the test

noise can also be moved directly to the speaker
to be adjusted by pressing the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons

E on the remote.

Continue to adjust the individual channels until
the volume level sounds the same from each
speaker. Note that adjustments should be made
with the 

‹

/

›

E on the remote only,

NOT the main volume controls.

If you are using a sound-pressure level (SPL)
meter for precise level adjustment with the test
tone, open the main Volume Control 

) to -

15dB and set the individual output level for each
channel so that the meter reads 75dB, C-
Weighted Slow. After all settings are made turn
the main volume down.

You may also make these same adjustments with
complete manual control over the channel being
adjusted by pressing the

⁄

/

¤

E until the ➔ cursor is pointing to the

TEST TONE SEQ

line on the menu and then

using the 

‹

/

›

E to select

MANUAL

in the highlighted video. In the

MANUAL

mode, the test tone will also start

immediately, but the tone will only be moved 
to another channel by pressing the 

⁄

/

¤

E. When the manual

sequencing mode is active, the tone is turned off
by pressing the 

⁄

/

¤

E

until the 

➔ cursor is pointing to the 

TEST

TONE

line and the 

‹

/

›

E is then pressed to select 

OFF

in the high-

lighted video.

The AVR’s EzSet feature may also be used as an
SPL meter to assist in accurate setting of the out-
put levels, when either the internal test tone or an
external source such as a test disc is used. To use
the remote as an SPL meter, follow these steps:

1. Press and hold the SPL Select Button

*

on the remote until the red LED under the Set
Button

F lights and the LCD screen in the

remote changes to the display shown below.

2. Press the 

⁄

E once to

change the bottom line of the remote’s LCD
display to read 

MANUAL SPL

as shown

below.

3. Press the Set Button

F within five seconds

to activate the remote’s manual mode, so that
it functions as an SPL meter. The right corner of
the bottom line of the remote’s display will
show the output level of the speakers as the
test tone circulates. The level will show as a
direct SPL indication between 

66DB

and

79DB

. Below 

66DB

the remote will read 

LOW

and above 

79DB

it will read 

HIGH

.

4. When you are finished with all adjustments,

press the Clear Button

# to return the

remote to normal operation.

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 35.

When all channels have an equal volume level,
the adjustment is complete. Now turn the
Volume

) down to about -40dB, otherwise

the listening level may be too high as soon as the
source’s music starts to play. To exit this menu,
press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

E until the on-screen

›

cursor is next to the 

BACK T O MASTER

MENU

line, and then press the Set Button

F

to return to the 

MASTER MENU

.

The output levels may also be adjusted at any
time using the remote control and semi-OSD sys-
tem. To adjust the output levels in this fashion,
press the Test Button

8. As soon as the 

button is pressed, the test tone will begin to 
circulate as indicated earlier. The correct channel
from which the test noise should be heard will be
shown in the lower third of the video screen and
in the Main Information Display ˜. While
the test noise is circulating, the proper channel
position will also be indicated in the Speaker/

Channel Input Indicators Ú by a blinking 
letter within the correct channel. Turn up the
Volume

) until you can hear the test noise

clearly.

To adjust the output level, press the 

⁄

/

¤

but-

tons 

E until the desired level is shown in the

display or on screen. Once the buttons are
released, the test noise will begin to circulate
again in five seconds.

When all channels have the same output level,
turn the Volume

) down to about -40dB, oth-

erwise the listening level may be too high as
soon as the source’s music starts to play.
Afterwards press the Test Tone Selector

8

button again to turn the test tone off and 
complete the process.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Output level adjust-
ment made will be effective for all inputs, but
only for the actual surround mode selected. To be
effective for any other mode select that mode
(with any input) and repeat the level adjustment
described above. This will also allow you to com-
pensate level differences between speakers, that
may be different with each surround mode, or to
increase or decrease the level of certain speakers
intentionally, depending on the surround mode
selected.

Note: Output level adjustment is not available
for the VMAx or Surround Off mode, as no
surround speakers are used (so level differences
between the speakers in the room cannot occur).
But to compensate level differences between
stereo, VMAx and other surround modes (inde-
pendently from the input selected) the outputs
can be adjusted with the Level Trim Adjustment
procedure, see page 35, also for the Surround Off
(Stereo) and VMAx modes.

Once the settings outlined on the previous pages
have been made, the AVR is ready for operation.
While there are some additional settings to be
made, these are best done after you have had an
opportunity to listen to a variety of sources and
different kinds of program material. These
advanced settings are described on pages 37 to 38
of this manual. In addition, any of the settings
made in the initial configuration of the unit may be
changed at any time. As you add new or different
sources or speakers, or if you wish to change a set-
ting to better reflect your listening taste, simply fol-
low the instructions for changing the settings for
that parameter as shown in this section.

Note that any settings changed at any time, also
when the discrete buttons are used only, will be
stored in memory in the AVR, also if it´s turned off
completely, unless it will be reset (see page 52).

Having completed the setup and configuration
process for your AVR, you are about to experience
the finest in music and home-theater listening.
Enjoy!

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