User manual HARMAN KARDON AVR5

[. . . ] With the purchase of the Harman Kardon AVR5 you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The AVR5 has been custom designed to provide all the excitement and detail of movie sound tracks and every subtle nuance of musical selections. While complex systems are hard at work within the AVR5 to make all of this happen, hookup and operation are simple. Color-keyed connections and a comprehensive programmable remote control make the AVR5 easy to use. [. . . ] Don't be afraid to move things around until the system sounds correct. Optimize your speakers so that pans across the front of the room sound smooth, and that sounds from all speakers appear to arrive at the listening position at the same time without delay from the center speaker as opposed to the left and right speakers. Surround speakers should be placed on the side walls of the room, at or slightly behind the listening position. The speakers should be located so that the bottom of the cabinet is at least two feet higher than the listeners' ears when seated in the desired area. If side wall mounting is not practical, the speakers may be placed on a rear wall, behind the listening position. Again, they should be located so that the bottom of the cabinet is at least two feet higher than the listeners' ears. The speakers should be no more than six feet behind the rear of the seating area. Subwoofers produce non-directional sound, so they may be placed almost anywhere in a room. Subwoofer placement is highly influenced by room size and shape, and the type of subwoofer used. Follow the instructions of the subwoofer's manufacturer, or experiment with the best location for a subwoofer in your listening room. Center Front Speaker No more than 24" Left Front Speaker Right Front Speaker A) Front Channel Speaker Installation with Direct-View TV Sets or Rear-Screen Projectors TV or Projection Screen Left Front Speaker Center Front Speaker Right Front Speaker No more than 6 feet when rear-mounted speakers are used Optional Rear Wall Mounting B) The distance between the left and right speakers should be equal to the distance from the seating position to the viewing screen. You may also experiment with placing the left and right speakers slightly forward of the center speaker. At least 6 inches from ceiling At least 2 feet System Configuration 15 System Setup Once the speakers have been placed in the room and connected, the final step in the setup process is to enter the settings that configure the AVR5 for the type of speakers used in your system, the calibration of the output levels and the delay times used by the surround sound processor. Before proceeding further, this is a good time to review the installation section of the manual to make certain that all connections are properly made. You are now ready to power up the AVR5 to begin these final adjustments. Press the Main Power Switch 1 in so that it latches in with the "OFF" wording on the top of the switch inside the front panel. Note that the Power Indicator 3 will briefly turn red, then amber, indicating that the unit is in the Standby mode. Be certain to observe the (+) and (­) polarity indicators shown in the bottom of the battery compartment. 4. Turn the AVR5 on either by pressing the System Power Control 2 on the front panel, or via the remote by pressing the Main Power On button ç. The Power Indicator 3 will briefly turn red and then green to confirm that the unit is on, and the Information Display ¯ will also light up. Center Speaker Configuration An initial adjustment tells the AVR5 which type of center speakers are in use. This is important as it adjusts the settings that determine if they receive lowfrequency (bass) information. For these settings use the LARGE setting if the speakers for a particular position are traditional full-range loudspeakers that are capable of reproducing sounds below 100Hz. Use the SMALL setting for smaller, frequency-limited satellite or center speakers that do not reproduce sounds below 100Hz. [. . . ] For some products, however, the function of a particular button does not follow the command printed on the remote. In order to see which function a button controls, consult the Function List tables printed in this manual. To use those tables, first check the type of device being controlled (e. g. , TV, VCR). Next, look at the remote control diagram pictured on the following page. [. . . ]