Manual

System Configuration
Whenal speakerselectionshavebeenmade, left surround(LS)and right surrounc(RSI I1 Makecertainthat all speakerpositions
pressthe v Button _ until the on-screenI_ speakersaresetfor sma . anda subwooferis havebeenproperlyconfiguredfor their
cursorpointsto I_ET UI_N T0 I'IE NU and set,asshownby the box with the abbreviation "large" or "small" settings(asoutlined
pressthe Set Button _ to returnto the ........ which standsfor "low-frequency above)andturn off the OSDsystemif it is
PIASTER MENU. effects:' in use.
TheSpeakerConfigurationmayalso be
changedat anytimewithout usingthe full-OSD
on-screenmenusystemby pressingthe
Speaker Select buttonon the front panel[]
or remote _. Oncethe button ispressed,
tiNT SPEAKERwi appearin both the
lowerthird of the videodisplayandthe Main
Information Display 1:4].
Within threeseconds,presseitherthe front
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2. Adjustthe volumeso that it isat
- "l.5dB, as shownin the on-screendis-
playor Main Information Display [/_lJ.
3. Holdthe remotein front of youat arm's
length,beingsurenot to coverthe EzSet
Sensor Microphone _ at the top of
the remote.
Pressand holdthe SPLButton _ for
three seconds.Releasethe button when
the ProgramlSPLIndicator _ stops
flashing andyou hearthe test noisefrom
the front left speaker.
panel</, Selector Buttons[] or the A/v Output Level Adjustment
Buttons li_)_ onthe remoteto selecta dif- Output leveladustmentis a keypart ofthe
ferent speakerposition,or pressthe Set configurationprocessfor anysurround-sound
Button l_i"lli]_l to beginthe adjustment product. It is particularlyimportantfor a Dolby
5. At this point, the EzSetcircuitrywill take
processfor the front left and right speakers. Digitalreceiversuchas theAVR220, as
correctoutputswill ensurethat you hear over,adjustingthe output levelof each
channelso that whenthe processiscorn-
Whenthe Set Button l_i"lli]_ hasbeen soundtrackswith the properdirectionalit'y
pressedand the systemisreadyfor a changeto anc intensity, pleteall levelswill be ecual and atthe set
the speakersetting, theon-screendisplayand referencepoint.Thisprocessmaytakea
Main Information Display [] will read IMPORTANTNOTE:Listenersare often few minutes,dependingonthe extentof
adjustmentrequired.
FNT LARGE or FNT SMALL, depend- confusedabout the operationof the surround
ing onthe currentsetting.Pressthe front panel channels.While someassumethat sound 6. Duringthe adjustmentprocess,youwill see
the locationof the channelpositionbeing
adjustedappearin both the on-screen
display(if connected)andthe Main
Information Display [], alternatingwith
a readoutofthe output setting,relativeto
the referencevolumelevel.As the adjust-
mentproceeds,a few things will happen
simultaneously
normal for surroundspeakersto operateonly
• Thechannelposition beingadjustedwill
occasionally.Artificially increasingthe volume
to the rearspeakersmaydestroythe illusion flashin the SpeakerlChannelIn put
</I_ Selector Buttons [] or the A/v shouldalwaysbecoming from eachspeaker,
Buttons _i_l_ onthe remoteuntil the most of the time therewill be little or no
desiredsettingisshown,usingthe instructions soundin the surroundchannels.Thisis because
for "large" or "small" shownearlier, theyare only usedwhen a moviedirectoror
soundmixerspecificallyplacessoundthereto
f theconfigurationfor anotherspeakerpositio_ createambience,a specialeffect orto continue
needsto bechanged,pressthe front 3anel<II_ action fromthe front of the roomto the rear.
Selector Buttons [] or the AIr Buttons Whenthe output levelsare properly set it is
l[_li_l on the remoteto selecta different
speakerposition,andthen pressthe front panel
<II_ Selector Buttons [] or the Alv
Buttons li_l_ on the remoteuntil thecor-
rect speakersetting is shown.
of an envelopingsoundfield that duplicates
the way you hearsound n a movietheater or
concertha
Toassistin makingspeakerconfigurationset-
tings,the iconsin the SpeakerlChannel
Input Indicators [] changeasthe speaker
type is selectedat each 3osition.Whenonly the
centericon boxcontainingthe abbreviationfor
the speakerpositionis lit, the speakerisset for
"small:' Whenthe inner box andthe two outer
boxeswith circlesinsidethem are lit, the
speakeris setfor "large:' Whenno indicator
Beforebeginningthe output leveladjustment
process,makecertainthat all speakerconnec-
tions havebeen 3roperlymade.Thesystem
volumeshould besetto the levelthat you wi
appearsat a speakerlocation,that positionis Using EzSet
set for "none" or "no" speaker. HarmanKardon'sexclusiveEzSetremotemakes
Indicators []. If the test noiseis hearc
from a channelotherthan the one shown
in the indicator,there isan errorin the
speakerconnections.If this isthe case,
pressthe TestButton _ TWICEto
stopthe adjustment.Then turn the unit
off and verifythat all speakersare con-
nectedto the properOutputs i_)(]_.
• As eachchannelis set,the channelname
useduringa typical listeningsession.Finally,
makecertainthat the BalanceControl [] s andthe adjustmentoffsetwill appear_n
set to the center"12 o'clock" 3osition. the on-screendisplay(if connected)anc
the Main Information Display [L-_I.
Whilethe levelis changing,the
ProgramlSPLIndicator _ will
changecolorsto reflectthe output level
in relationto the reference.A redindica-
tion showsthat the levelistoo high,
while anamber indicationshowsthat the
setup,follow thesestepswhile seatedin the levelis too low.Whenthe indicatoris
i green the leveliscorrect and the test
listeningpositionthat w'll beusedmostoften: , " ,
NOTE:Theseiconsare availableonly when
makingsetupchangesin the semi-OSDmode.
it possibleto quicklyandaccuratelyset the
AVR220's output levelswithout the useof a
soundpressuremeter,although manualadjust-
mentis alsoavailable.However,for the easiest
:or example,in Figure6, the left front and right
front s3eakersareset for "large,"the center,
21 SYSTEMCONFIGURATION