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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 25

set the delay time settings for each active speaker
position. When this test is complete, a speaker-to-
microphone (listening position) distance will be
shown to the right of the

SPEAKER DELAY

line on the menu screen.

NOTE:

A/V Sync Delay must be set manually (see

page 28).

•

Speaker Level:

This test circulates a test signal

and measures the output from each active speaker
position. The results of the measurements are used
to adjust the individual channel outputs as needed,
so that they are identical. This is an essential ele-
ment of ensuring that surround sound fields are
properly reproduced. If desired, you may use the
results of the automated testing as a baseline and
then make manual adjustments to trim the output
levels to your personal taste, following the instruc-
tions shown on page 29 or 38. When this test is
complete, an output level adjustment number will be
shown to the right of the

SPEAKER LEVEL

line on the menu screen.

•

Speaker Size:

The measurements and calculations

for this test take place at the same time as the test
signals are circulated to calculate the output levels,
and they are used to determine whether the speakers
in your system are “large” or “small” for the purpos-
es of bass management. (If desired, you may use
the results of the automated testing as a baseline
and then make manual adjustments to the speaker
size settings independently for each source, follow-
ing the instructions shown on page 26.) When this
test is complete, an output level adjustment number
will be shown to the right of the

SPEAKER

SIZE

line on the menu screen.

•

Speaker Crossover:

The measurements and cal-

culations for this test take place at the same time as
the test signal is circulated to calculate the levels,
and they are used to determine the crossover set-
ting for each speaker in your system to create a
seamless transition between the frequencies sent to
your main speakers and subwoofer (if available). If
desired, you may use the results of the automated
testing as a baseline and then make manual adjust-
ments to the crossover settings, following the
instructions shown on page 27. When this test is
complete, a crossover frequency will be shown to
the right of the

SPEAKER X-OVER

line on

the menu screen.

Step 9:

When all measurements are successfully

completed, the test signals will stop and a

TEST

DONE Ð UNPLUG MIC

message will appear

in the second line. The cursor will pause at

SAVE

SETTINGS

, allowing you the option of selecting

YES

. Unplug the microphone and store it in

a safe place so that it is available to recalibrate your
system if needed due to a change in speakers, pre-

ferred listening position, or a major change in the
room’s furnishings (such as the addition of thick car-
peting or plush furniture) that might require different
settings. To enter the settings to the receiver’s memory
and return to the Master Menu, make sure that

YES

appears at the

SAVE SETTINGS

line, press

the

⁄

Buttons

so that the on-screen cur-

sor is pointing to

RETURN TO MASTER

MENU

and press the

Set Button

NOTE:

If you wish to check the test results before

exiting the EzSet+ menu, press the

⁄

Buttons

so that the on-screen cursor is at the second line

of the menu listings, and then press the

‹

›

Buttons

to scroll through the list of speaker positions. The

data on each line will also be entered into the listings
on the individual

SPEAKER SETUP

DELAY ADJUST

and

CHANNEL

ADJUST

menus once you exit

EzSet+

Step 10:

If the measurements are not successful due

to a missing or malfunctioning speaker, an

ERROR

message and menu will appear, as shown in Figure
10. The EzSet+ system 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 tests to any of those three
channel pairs indicates that one, but not

both

of the

speakers in the pair is present, the menu will show

NONE

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+.

Figure 10

When you have successfully completed the EzSet+
process and made any needed adjustments to the
input and surround mode configurations, your receiver
is ready for use. If you do not wish to make any man-
ual adjustments to the settings, you may skip the rest
of this section and proceed to the Basic Operation
section of this manual on page 31 to learn how to
operate AVR 240. For those situations where you may
wish to make a change to the settings entered by
EzSet+, follow the instructions on the following pages.

Manual Setup

Harman Kardon recommends that you use the EzSet+
procedure described on pages 23–25 to configure

your receiver for operation. However, you may manu-
ally configure your AVR if you have fewer than six
speakers in your system, if you have run EzSet+ but
wish to make adjustments, if your EzSet+ microphone
is not available, or if you simply prefer to make your
adjustments manually. In addition, the A/V Sync Delay
setting must be performed manually (see Delay
Settings section, page 28).

To begin manual setup using the full-OSD menu
system, press the

OSD Button

so that the

MASTER MENU

appears on screen. Press the

⁄

Buttons

until the

›

cursor points to

the

MANUAL SETUP

line, and press the

Set

Button

. The

MANUAL SETUP

(Figure 11) will appear.

With the

MASTER MENU

on screen, press the

Button

until the

›

cursor is pointing to

the

MANUAL SETUP

line, and press the

Set

Button

. The

MANUAL SETUP

submenu

will appear (see Figure 11).

Figure 11

The first line of the

MANUAL SETUP

indicates whether EzSet+ has been run and its
settings saved. If this line indicates

YES

, then

you will be able to see the settings determined by
EzSet+ as you view the

SPEAKER SIZE

SPEAKER X-OVER

DELAY

ADJUST

and

CHANNEL ADJUST

submenus. You may use the

⁄

Buttons

move the

›

cursor to point to this line, and then use

the

‹

›

Buttons

to change this setting to

if you wish to reset the speaker size, crossover, output
level and delay settings to their factory defaults.

NOTE:

If you have forgotten to unplug the EzSet+

microphone, you will be unable to access the

SPEAKER SIZE

SPEAKER X-OVER

and

DELAY ADJUST

menus.

Adjust the submenus in the

MANUAL SETUP

submenu in order, as some settings require that previ-
ous settings be established first.

Speaker Setup

This menu tells the AVR 240 which type of speakers
are in use. This is important as it adjusts the settings
that decide whether your system will use the “5-chan-
nel” or “6-channel/7-channel” modes, as well as

* MANUAL SETUP *

EzSet ACTIVATE:NO
SPEAKER SIZE
SPEAKER X-OVER
DELAY ADJUST
CHANNEL ADJUST

BACK TO MASTER MENU

* ERROR *

Where NONE is shown
please check speaker
or connections.
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FL : YES SBR: YES
CEN : YES SBL: YES
FR : YES SL : YES
SR : NONE SUB: YES
BACK TO MASTER MENU