Harman Kardon AVR 525 User Manual

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Whenallaudio,videoandsystemconnectionshave
beenmade,therearea fewconfigurationadjustments
thatmustbemadeA fewminutesspentto correctly
configureandcalibratetheunitwillgreatlyaddtoyour
listeningexperience
SpeakerSelectionand Placement
lhe placementofspeakersina multichannelhome
theatersystemcanhavea noticeableimpactonthe
qualityof soundreproduced
Nomatterwhichtypeor brandofspeakersis used.
thesamemodelor brandofspeakershouldbeused
for theleftfront,centerandrightfrontspeakerslhis
createsa seamlessfrontsoundstageandeliminates
thepossibilityd distractingsonicdisturbancesthat
occurwhena soundmovesacrossmismatched
frontchannelspeakers
Speaker Placement
Dependingonthetypeofcenterchannelspeakerin
useandyourviewingdevice,placethecenterspeaker
eitherdirectlyaboveor belowyourTV.orinthecenter
behinda perforatedfrontprojectionscreen
Oncethecenterchannelspeakerisinstalled,position
thefrontleftandfrontrightspeakerssothattheyare
asfarawayfromoneanotherasthecenterchannel
speakeris fromthepreferredlisleningpositionIdeally
thefrontchannelspeakersshouldbeplacedso that
theirtweetersarenomorethan24"aboveor below
thetweeterinthecenterchannelspeaker
Dependingonthespecificsd yourroomacoustics
andthetypeof speakersin use.youmayfindthat
imagingisimprovedbymovingtheleftfrontandright
frontspeakersslightlyforwardofthecenterchannel
speakerIfpossible,adjustallfrontloudspeakers
so thattheyareaimedatear heightwhenyouare
seatedinthelisteningposition
Usingtheseguidelines,you'llfindthatittakessome
experimentationtofindthecorrectlocationforthefront
speakersinyourparficularinstallationDon'tbeafraidto
movethingsarounduntilthesystemsoundscorrect
Optimizeyourspeakerssothataudiotransitionsacross
thefrontoftheroomsoundsmooth,andthatsounds
fromallspeakersappeartoarriveat thelisteningposi
tionat thesametime(withoutdelayfromthecenter
speakercomparedto theleftandrightspeakers)
WhentheAVR525 isusedin51 channeloperation.
thepreferredlocationforsurroundspeakersisonthe
sidewallsd theroom.at or slightlybehindthelisten-
ingpositionIna 71 channelsystem,bothsidesur
roundandbacksurroundspeakersarerequiredlhe
centerof thespeakershouldfaceintotheroomlhe
No more
than 24"
LeftFront
Speaker
CenterFrontSpeaker
RightFront
Speaker
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Left Front Center Front Right Front
Speaker Speaker Speaker
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5.7 systemsIth requ//ed/of 7.7operatlbn.
__At least 6 inches from ceiling
At least 2 feet
speakersshouldbe locatedsothatthebottomof the
cabinetis at leasttwofeethigherthanthelisteners'
earswhenthelistenersareseatedinthedesiredarea
Rearsurroundspeakersarerequiredwhena flJl171
channelsystemisinstalled,andtheymayalsobe
usedin 51 channelsystemsasanalternativemount-
ingpositionwhenit isnotpracticalto placethemain
surroundspeakersonthesidesof theroom Speakers
maybeplacedona rearwall.behindthelistening
positionAswiththesidespeakers,rearsurrounds
shouldbelocatedso thatthebottomof thecabinetis
atleasttwofeethigherthanthelisteners'earsThe
speakersshouldbenomorethansixfeetbehindthe
rearoftheseatingarea
Ifdipoletypespeakersareusedoneitherthesideor
rearwallsoftheroom,pleasenotethatifthereare
arrowsonthespeakerstheyshouldfacethefrontof
theroomforthesidespeakers,ortowardsthecenter
ofthewallfortherearspeakers
Subwoofersproducenondirectionalsound,sothey
maybeplacedalmostanywhereina room Actual
placementshouldbebasedonroomsizeandshape
andthetypeofsubwooferusedOnemethodoffind
ingtheoptimallocationfora subwooferistobeginby
placingitinthefrontof theroom.aboutsixinches
froma wall.or nearthefrontcornerd theroom
Anothermethodisto temporarilyplacethesubwoofer
atyournormallisteningposition,andthenwalk
aroundtheroomuntilyoufinda spotwherethesub
woofersoundsbest Placethesubwooferinthatspot
Youshouldalsofollowtheinstructionsofthesub-
woofer'smanufacturer,or youmaywishtoexperi
mentwiththe bestlocationfora subwooferinyour
listeningroom
System Setup
Oncethespeakershavebeenplacedintheroomand
connected,theremainingstepsinthesetupprocess
areto programtheAVR525'sbassmanagementsys
ternforthetypeofspeakersusedinyoursystem.
calibratetheoutputlevels,andsetthedelaytimes
usedbythesurroundsoundprocessor
Youarenowreadyto poweruptheAVR525 to begin
thesefinaladjustments
MakecerlainthattheACpowercordisfirmly
inserledinto theACPowerCordJack _)
andplugthecordintoanunswitchedACoutlet
]b maintaintheunit'ssafelyrating.DONO1
substitutethepowercordforonewithlower
currentcapacity
2
PresstheMain PowerSwitch [] inuntilit
latchesandtheword"OFF"onthetopof the
switchdisappearsinsidethefrontpanelNotethat
thePowerIndicator[] willturnamber.
indicatingthattheunitisinthe Standbymode
3 Removetheprotectiveplasticfilmfromthefront
panellensIf leftinplace,thefilmmayaffectthe
performanceofyourremotecontrol

Harman Kardon AVR 525 Specifications

General

Brand	Harman Kardon
Model	AVR 525
Category	Receiver
Language	English