Harman-Kardon AVR 445 - Manual (Page 29)

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 29
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System Configuration
Step 3. The FAR FIELD MEASURE
screen (Figure 17b) will appear with instructions
to place the microphone, if you have not already
done so. This screen is also the place to set the
master volume level. As noted on the screen, use
the Volume Control ı
d to adjust the
volume level to –35dB, as shown on the line that
appears at the bottom of the menu when the
volume is adjusted. Press the Set Button
F
when the volume is set to the proper level.
Figure 17b
Step 4. The final menu screen before the
EzSet/EQ process starts is a warning screen
(Figure 17c) that serves as a reminder to keep
the room as quiet as possible while the system is
in use. Extraneous noise of any kind may
adversely affect the accuracy of the system’s
results. Do not talk while the test tones are
circulating, and if possible, turn off any
ventilation systems if the noise form the air flow
is loud enough for you to hear. Should an outside
noise such as a phone ringing occur during the
test process, we recommend that you rerun
EzSet/EQ. If you do not wish to start the test
process at this time, press the
⁄ / ¤
Navigation Button E to return to either the
EzSet/EQ menu or the Master Menu, and press
the Set Button
F. To begin the EzSet/EQ
Near Field measurements, press the ‹ / ›
Navigation Button E so that O N is high-
lighted in reverse video, and press the Set
Button
F.
NOTE: Once the EzSet/EQ process starts, the
volume control and Standby/Off switches are
temporarily disabled while the tests are in
progress. Do not adjust the volume or turn the
unit off until you see the on-screen message
change to indicate that EzSet/EQ is finished.
Figure 17c
Step 5. At this point you will begin to hear a
series of test tones circulate among all the
speakers in your system. While this is happening,
the AVR is reading the signal to determine which
speaker positions are active, what type of
speaker is present at each active position, what
the distance is from the listening position to each
speaker, and to begin to build a profile of the
impact of the room’s acoustics on the quality of
audio reproduction. When the test is completed
you will hear the tones stop, and the system will
pause fors long as a minute while the processor
makes its calculations. Do not be alarmed if the
“WARNING” message remains on the screen
after tones stop until a results message is
displayed as shown in Step 6 or 7, below.
NOTE: While these tests detect whether a
speaker is connected to a particular output, they
cannot determine whether the speaker is in the
correct position. (For example, it can tell whether
a speaker is connected to the Surround Right
output, but it cannot tell whether the speaker is
on the right or left side of your listening room.)
For that reason, we strongly recommend that you
try to listen as the tone circulates, matching the
name shown for each channel to the location of
the speaker. If a tone is heard from a speaker
position that does not match the on-screen
message, make a note of the incorrect speaker
connections. When the test process stops you will
see a message indicating the they Far Field
measurements are complete, but since there is a
connection error press the
¤ Navigation
Button E so that the on-screen cursor in
Fig. 7 is pointing to RETURN T O MASTER
MENU and press the Set Button F. At this
point, exit all menus and turn the receiver off.
Check all speaker wire connections and then
rerun EzSet/EQ.
Step 6. When the Far Field tests are complete a
message screen will appear to confirm if the
procedure was successful or not. In most cases
there will not be any problems and you will see
the message shown in Figure 17d on your
screen. If the speaker positions shown match the
actual speaker layout in your system, press the
Set Button
F to complete EzSet/EQ by per-
forming the Near Field Measurements. Continue
the EzSet/EQ process by pressing the Set
Button
F to take the Near Field measure-
ments from the front left, center and right
speakers. By taking this separate set of measure-
ments, the AVR is able to complete its view of the
room’s sonic signature and apply equalization as
needed to correct spikes and dips in the system’s
response. Continue these instructions with
Step 8.
Figure 17d
Step 7a. If the measurements are not successful
due to a missing or malfunctioning speaker, the
FAR FIELD E Q ERROR message will
appear as shown in Figure 17e. EzSet/EQ is
programmed to look for speaker pairs at the
front left/front right, surround left/surround right
and surround back left/surround back right
positions. If the test results indicate that one, but
not both of the speakers in any of these pairs is
present, the menu will show
N O next to the
speaker position where the tests did not report
back that a speaker is present. Should this
message appear, make note of the suspect
speaker location, exit all menus and turn the
receiver off. Check all speaker wire connections
and then rerun EzSet/EQ.
Figure 17e
Step 7b. In some cases, the system may not
function properly due to overly high output
levels. When this occurs, you will see the mes-
sage shown in Figure 17f. If you see this message
verify that that the microphone is in the correct
position, and not too close to any one speaker.
Then press the Set Button
F to go back to
the MASTER MENU . From there, return to the
EzSet/EQ system and when you are once again at
the
FAR FIELD MEASURE screen, reduce
the system volume level by 3dB before trying
EzSet/EQ again.
Figure 17f
* E Z S E T / E Q E R R O R *
A n o v e r l o a d w a s
d e t e c t e d . P l e a s e
v e r i f y m i c p o s i t i o n .
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6 d B a n d r e p e a t t h e
p r o c e d u r e .
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U →
* F A R F I E L D E Q E R R O R *
D e t e c t e d s p e a k e r c o n f i g
F L : Y E S S B R : Y E S
C E N : Y E S S B L : Y E S
F R : Y E S S L : Y E S
S R : N O S U B : Y E S
V e r i f y s p k r c o n n e c t i o n s
V e r i f y m i c p o s i t i o n
R e d u c e b a c k g r o u n d n o i s e
→ B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
* F A R F I E L D C O M P L E T E *
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S p e a k e r c o n f i g d e t e c t e d
F L : Y E S S B R : Y E S
C E N : Y E S S B L : Y E S
F R : Y E S S L : Y E S
S R : Y E S S U B : Y E S
D O N E A R F I E L D
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
→
W A R N I N G ! !
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p l e a s e m a i n t a i n s i l e n c e
w h i l e s e v e r a l s o u n d
b u r s t s a r e h e a r d .
S T A R T : O F F O N
B A C K T O E Z S E T / E Q M O D E
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
→
* F A R F I E L D M E A S U R E *
P l a c e m i c a t e a r l e v e l
n e a r t h e l i s t e n i n g
p o s i t i o n a t l e a s t 3 f t /
1 m f r o m a n y h a r d
s u r f a c e .
S e t v o l u m e t o - 3 5 d B
C O N T I N U E
B A C K T O E Z S E T / E Q M A I N
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
V O L U M E : - 3 5 d B
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