System configuration, 18 system configuration – Harman-Kardon AVR 110 User Manual

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18 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

System Configuration

7. When you have completed your selection

for the center channel, press the Set
button

, and then press the

‹

›

buttons

on the remote or

the Selector buttons

on the front

panel to change the display to SUR
SPEAKER.

8. Press the Set button

again, and

then use the

⁄

buttons

mq on the

remote or the Selector buttons

5 on the

front panel to select the option that best
describes your system based on the speaker
definitions shown in preceding section.

When SUR SMALL is selected, low-fre-
quency surround-channel sounds will be
sent to the subwoofer output only. Note
that if you choose this option and there is
no subwoofer connected, you will not hear
any low-frequency sounds from the sur-
round speaker.

When SUR LARGE is selected, a full-
range output will be sent to the surround-
channel outputs, and NO surround channel
signals will be sent to the subwoofer
output.

When SUR NONE is selected, surround-
sound information will be split between
the front-left and front-right outputs. Note
that for optimal performance when no sur-
round speakers are in use, the Dolby 3
Stereo mode should be used instead of
Dolby Pro Logic.

9. When you have completed your selection

for the surround channel, press the Set
button

, and then press the

⁄

buttons

mq on the remote or the

Selector buttons

5 on the front panel to

change the display to S-W SPEAKER.

10. Press the Set button

, and then

press the

⁄

buttons

mq on the

remote or the Selector buttons

5 on

the front panel to select the option that
best describes your system.

The choices available for the subwoofer
position will depend on the settings for the
other speakers, particularly the front left/right
positions.

If the front left/right speakers are set to
SMALL, the subwoofer will automatically be
set to SUB, which is the “on” position.

If the front left/right speakers are set to
LARGE, three options are available:

• If no subwoofer is connected to the

AVR 110, press the

⁄

buttons

on the remote so that SUB NONE
appears in the Main Information
Display

W. When this option is selected,

all bass information will be routed to the
front left/right “main” speakers.

• If a subwoofer is connected to the AVR 110,

you have the option to have the front
left/right “main” speakers reproduce bass
frequencies at all times, and have the sub-
woofer operate only when the AVR 210 is
being used with a digital source that con-
tains 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. Press

⁄

buttons

on the remote so that SUB (LFE)
appears in the Main Information
Display

• 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

⁄

buttons

mq on the remote

so that SUB L/R+LFE appears in
the Main Information Display

When this option is selected, a “complete”
feed will be sent to the front left/right
“main” speakers, and the subwoofer will
receive the bass frequencies under frequen-
cy selected in the next option setting on this
menu, as described below.

11. When all speaker selections have been

made, press the Set button

return to normal operation.

Output Level Adjustment
Output level adjustment is a key part of the
configuration process for any surround-sound
product. It is particularly important for a Dolby
Digital receiver such as the AVR 110, as correct
outputs will ensure that you hear sound tracks
in their proper place with the proper direction-
ality and intensity.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Listeners are often con-
fused 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 ambiance, 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.

Before beginning the 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 typi-
cal listening session. Finally, make certain that
the Balance Control

* is set to the center

“12 o’clock” position.

To assist in making speaker configuration set-
tings, the icons in the Speaker/Channel
Input Indicators

O change as the speaker

type is selected at each position. When only the
center icon box containing the abbreviation for
the speaker position is lit, the speaker is set for
“small.” When the inner box and the two outer
boxes with circles inside them are lit, the speak-
er is set for “large.” When no indicator appears
at a speaker location, that position is set for
“none” or “no” speaker.

For example, in the following figure, the left
front and right front speakers are set for
“large,” the center, left surround (LS) and right
surround (RS) speakers are set for small, and a
subwoofer is set, as shown by the box with the
abbreviation “LFE”, which stands for “low-fre-
quency effects.”

LFE