User manual HARMAN KARDON AVR 435

[. . . ] ® Power for the Digital Revolution. ® AVR 435 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER OWNER'S MANUAL AVR 435 AVR 435 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER 3 4 4 5 8 11 15 16 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 26 26 28 28 29 32 32 32 32 33 33 34 37 37 38 38 39 39 39 39 39 40 40 41 41 41 42 43 43 44 44 45 46 46 48 50 51 52 52 54 54 55 56 Introduction Important Safety Information Unpacking Front-Panel Controls Rear-Panel Connections Main Remote Control Functions Zone II Remote Control Functions Installation and Connections System Configuration Speaker Placement System Setup Input Setup Audio Setup Surround Setup Using EzSet/EQ Manual Setup Speaker Setup Speaker Crossover Setting Delay Settings Output Level Adjustment Operation Basic Operation Source Selection Volume and Tone Control Surround Mode Selection Digital Audio Playback Surround Mode Chart Tuner Operation Recording Output Level Trim Adjustment Dim Function Advanced Features Front-Panel Display Fade Display Brightness Turn-On Volume Level Semi-OSD Settings Full-OSD Time-Out Adjustment Digital Auto Poll Settings Multiroom Operation Multiroom Setup Surround Channel Amplifier Assignment Multiroom Operation Configuring the Remote Preprogrammed Code Entry Automatic Code Entry Learning Commands Learning Codes for an Input Selector Changing Devices Macro Programming Punch-Through Configuration Renaming Resetting the Remote Device Priority Timing Backlight Options Troubleshooting Guide Processor Reset Technical Specifications Index For Canadian model This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. For models having a power cord with a polarized plug: CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. Modèle pour les Canadien Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Sur les modèles dont la fiche est polarisee: ATTENTION: Pour éviter les chocs électriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu'au fond. Typographical Conventions In order to help you use this manual with the remote control, front-panel controls and rear-panel connections, certain conventions have been used. [. . . ] 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, even when making manual adjustments. Before beginning the output level adjustment process, make certain that all speaker connections have been properly made. The system volume should be set to the level that you will use during a typical listening session. We recommend that EzSet/EQ be used when the AVR is first installed to establish the initial level settings. To make any changes to the channel output settings, go to the CHANNEL ADJUST sub-menu within the MANUAL SETUP Menu (Figure 16). To do this, first press the OSD Button U so that the MASTER MENU (Figure 1) appears. Next, press the // ¤ Navigation Button o until the cursor is on the MANUAL SETUP line on the menu in use and press the Set Button q. When the MANUAL SETUP menu is shown, press the // ¤ Navigation Button o again until the cursor is on the CHANNEL ADJUST line and press the Set Button q to view the CHANNEL ADJUST menu (Figure 20). * CHANNEL ADJUST * FL : 0 dB SBR: 0 dB CEN: 0 dB SBL: 0 dB FR : 0 dB SL : 0 dB SR : 0 dB SUB: 0 dB TEST TONE : AUTO OFF ON LEVEL RESET: OFF ON LEVEL TRIM: GLOBAL EZSET SETTINGS: OFF ON BACK TO MASTER MENU line and then press the </ > Navigation Button o until AUTO is in highlighted video. This will cause the test tone to circulate among all of the channels for five seconds at each position. As the test tone circulates, the cursor will flash and move next to each position to indicate where the tone should be coming from. If the tone is coming from a different speaker than the one indicated on the menu screen turn the AVR 435 off using the Main Power Switch A and check the speaker wiring or connections to external power amplifiers to make certain that each speaker is connected to the correct output terminal. When you have verified that all speakers are connected to the correct output terminal, turn the AVR 435 back on and return to this menu to resume the channel adjustment procedure. If any speaker connections were changed we also recommend that you rerun EzSet/EQ before making any manual calibration adjustments. 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 </> Navigation Button o on the remote to bring all speakers to the same volume level. When the </> Navigation Button o 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. Continue to adjust the individual channels until the volume level sounds the same from each speaker. Adjustments should be made with the </> Navigation Button o on the remote only, NOT the main volume controls. If you are using a sound-pressure level (SPL) meter for precise level adjustment, set the volume so that the meter reads 75dB, C-Weighting Slow. When all channels have an equal volume level, the adjustment is complete. [. . . ] · Extensive use of the programming, learning and configuration functions of the remote may consume significantly more battery power than normal remote operation. While the batteries should last for four to six months in normal operation, you may find that they need to be changed sooner after the remote is programmed for the first time. · When the batteries approach a level below which the remote will not function, the remote's LCD screen will display a LOW BATTERY warning, as shown in Figure 91. We strongly recommend replacing the batteries as soon as this message appears to avoid the loss of programming and configuration settings. [. . . ]