Harman-Kardon 347 - Manual (Page 34)

34 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
As an example, in the Figure below, all speakers
are set for “large,” and a subwoofer is set.
Delay Settings
Due the different distances between the listen-
ing 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 surround speakers is different. You may com-
pensate for this difference through the use of
the delay settings to adjust the timing for the
specific speaker placement and acoustic condi-
tions in your listening room or home theater.
If you have already calibrated your system using
EzSet/EQ the delay settings shown will reflect
the results of the measurements made by
EzSet/EQ. No further changes are needed unless
you wish to change an item to reflect your taste
or a nonstandard system configuration. To
change the settings, follow the instructions
below to enter the distance between the speak-
er’s location and your main listening position.
The measurements need not be accurate to the
centimeter, as the system is designed to accom-
modate typical listening rather than a specific
“sweet spot” position.
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 speak-
ers 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 pro-
cessing in products such as digital video dis-
plays, video scalers, digital cable or satellite sys-
tems, or personal 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.
Although EzSet/EQ calculates the delay settings
for the individual speaker positions with very
accurate results, the setting for A/V Sync Delay
may only be done manually, since it requires that
you observe the program material on your video
display while adjusting the delay, if any, required
for the specific source. Thus, even though you
may have used EzSet/EQ for other delay settings,
the A/V Sync Delay should still be configured as
outlined below.
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.
Due to the differences in the way each surround
mode operates, the delay settings must be
established individually for each surround mode.
However, once the delay settings are configured
for the version of the surround mode with the
most channels, they need not be entered again
for a version of that mode with fewer channels.
For example, once the delay settings are estab-
lished for Dolby Pro Logic IIx – Movie, they will
be carried over to Dolby Pro Logic II – Movie
mode. However, you will need to enter the delay
settings separately for each variant mode, such
as Dolby Pro Logic IIx – Music, Dolby Pro Logic
IIx – Game, Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby 3 Stereo and
Dolby Digital EX.
Delay times are adjustable for all surround
modes. Although all channels will appear on
screen with the default or previously entered dis-
tances, the menu system will only allow you to
adjust the settings for those channels which are
actually used by the current surround mode. For
example, when you are listening to music CDs
using the CD input in DSP Surround Off mode,
you may adjust the delay settings for the front
left, front right and subwoofer channels only. The
cursor will simply skip the other channels as you
navigate through the menu. Therefore, the first
time you adjust the delay settings, it is recom-
mended that you select a 5.1-, 6.1- or 7.1-chan-
nel surround mode, depending on the number of
speakers in your system. For the purposes of set-
ting the delay distances, the Logic 7 modes
allow access to the settings for all channels
without requiring that you play a source.
To start with the delay settings at first select the
SPEAKER SETUP - Delay (Figure 28).
If the system is not already at that point, press
the OSD button
L to bring up the main
menu. Press the ¤ Button D twice or until
the Speaker -tab is highlighted in white.
Press the Set Button F twice, followed by
the ¤ Button D until the Delay Adj
-line is highlighted in blue. Press Set F to
access the menu.
Figure 28
Next move the blue bar down to the Unit
line, press Set F and select the unit for dis-
tances you prefer to enter, feet or meter with the
use of the
‹ / › Buttons Ea. Then move
the blue bar to the Front Left line where
the first adjustment is made, and press the Set
Button
F. Now press the
‹ / › Buttons
Ea until the distance from the front left
speaker to the preferred listening position is
entered followed by the Set Button
F to
confirm your choice. Next press the ¤ Button
D once to move to the next line.
Now the blue bar will highlight the Center
-line so that the delay for the center speaker
may be set. Press Set
F followed by the the
‹ / › Buttons Ea 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
¤ Button
D again and use the
‹ / › Buttons Ea
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 main menu
by pressing the
‹ Navigation Button E
several times.
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 feature 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 ⁄ / ¤
Navigation Button D so that the blue bar is
highlighting the A V Sync Delay -line on
the menu, followed by the Set Button F,
and then press the ‹ / › Navigation Button
Ea to delay the sound sufficiently so that it
matches the on-screen video.
The delay settings may be adjusted at any time
using the remote control and while viewing an
on-screen image by pressing the Delay Select
Button
Z. The A/V Sync Delay setting is first,
and it may be adjusted by pressing the Set
Button
F within five seconds of when the
A/V SYNC DELAY message appears in the
on-screen display and the Lower Display Line
M. Then, press the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button
D to enter the desired delay setting that
brings the video and sound back in sync. Press
the Set Button
F again to enter the setting.
System Configuration