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SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Before you begin to connect cables, it is important to place your speakers

in their correct locations in the room.

Optimally, the speakers should be placed in a circle with the listening

position at its center. The distance from the listening position to the

video display forms the radius of the circle.

The speakers should be angled so that they directly face the listening position.

Front Speaker Placement

The center speaker is placed either on top of, below or mounted on the

wall above or below the video display screen.

The front left and right speakers are placed along the circle, about 30

degrees from the center speaker and angled toward the listener.

It is best to place the front left/right and center speakers as close to

the same height as possible, preferably at about the same height as

the listener’s ears. In any event, the center speaker should be no more

than two feet above or below the left/right speakers.

Placement of the surround speakers depends on the number of

speakers in your system. If you’re using only two speakers with the

AVR 347, place them in the front left and right positions, and skip to

the Installation section. However, Harman Kardon recommends using

the AVR 347 in a 5.1- or 7.1-channel configuration for optimal

surround sound performance.

Figure 15 – Speaker Placement (5.1-Channel System)

Placement of Surround Speakers in a 5.1-Channel

System

The side surround speakers should be placed 110 degrees from the

center speaker; that is, slightly behind and angled toward the listener.

If this isn’t feasible, place them behind the listener, with each surround

speaker facing the opposite-side front speaker. See Figure 15. The

surround speakers may be placed a little higher than the listener’s ears.

Placement of Surround Speakers in a 7.1-Channel System

In a 7.l-channel system, the side surround speakers are placed 90 degrees

from the center speaker, directly to either side of the listening position,

which is different than in a 5.1-channel system. The surround back left

and right speakers are placed 150 degrees from the center speaker, or

directly facing the opposite-side front speaker. See Figure 16.

Figure 16 – Speaker Placement (7.1-Channel System)

NOTE: Some speaker manufacturers offer 6.1-channel speaker

systems, which are compatible with the 6.1-channel digital

surround sound formats available on DVD and elsewhere, such

as Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES Discrete and Matrix modes.

We do not recommend using the AVR 347 in a 6.1-channel

configuration. In fact, the 6.1-channel formats will sound better

when played through a 7.1-channel system. The same surround

back channel information is played through both surround back

speakers, but with twice the power and clarity.

If you wish to use the AVR 347 with a 6.1-channel speaker

system, place the single surround back speaker directly behind

the listener, but do not connect it until after you have run the

EzSet/EQ procedure for a 5.1-channel system. After EzSet/EQ

finishes, connect the surround back speaker to the Surround

Back

Left

Speaker Output. You will then need to follow the

directions in the Advanced Features section for manual setup of

the surround back speaker.

Subwoofer Placement

The subwoofer’s location is less critical, since low-frequency sounds are

omnidirectional. Placing the subwoofer close to a wall or in a corner will

reinforce the low frequencies, and may create a “boomy” sound. You

may wish to experiment over time by placing the subwoofer where the

listener normally sits and then walking around the room until the low

frequencies sound best. Place the subwoofer in that spot.

NOTE: Your receiver will sound its best when the same model loud-

speaker is used for all positions (other than the subwoofer). If that

isn’t possible, try to use speakers made by the same manufacturer.

90°

150°

90°

150°

30° 30°

SUB

FRFL

SBL SBR

Alternate placement

for Side Surround

Left Speaker

Alternate placement

for Side Surround

Right Speaker

110°

150°

110°

150°

30° 30°

SUB

FRFL

SL SR

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