SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
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System Configuration
Figure 6
Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 6)
selects the surround mode category, and within
each of those categories there will be a choice of
the specific mode options. The choice of modes
will vary according to the speaker configuration in
your system.
When the
SURR BACK
line of the
SPEAKER SETUP
menu (Figure 5) is set to
NONE
the AVR will be configured for 5.1-chan-
nel operation, and only the modes appropriate to
a five-speaker system will appear.
When the
SURR BACK
line of the
SPEAKER SETUP
menu (Figure 5) is set to
SMALL
or
LARGE
the AVR will be configured
for 6.1/7.1-channel operation, and additional
modes such as Dolby Digital EX and 7 STEREO or
Logic 7 7.1 will appear, as they are only available
when seven main speakers are present. In
addition, the modes DTS ES (Discrete) and
DTS+NEO:6 (DTS ES Matrix) available in the AVR
will not appear unless a digital source is playing
the correct bitstream.
Note:
When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is
selected and playing, the AVR will select the
appropriate surround mode automatically, no
matter which surround mode was selected for
that input as default. Then no other surround
modes will be available, except VMAx with Dolby
Digital recordings and all Pro Logic II modes with
Dolby Digital 2 channel (2.0) recordings (see page
34).
To select the mode that will be used as the initial
default for an input, first press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
E
until the on-screen cursor is next to the
desired mode’s master category name. Next, press
the
Set Button
F
to view the sub-menu. Press
the
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
to scroll through the avail-
able choices, and then press the
¤
Button
E
so that the cursor is next to
BACK TO MASTER
MENU
to continue the setup process.
On the
Dolby
menu (Figure 7), the selection
choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
Music, Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema, Dolby Pro Logic
II Emulation Dolby Virtual Speaker Reference and
Wide, and Dolby 3 Stereo. A complete explanation
of these modes is found on Page 29.
The Dolby Digital EX mode is only available when
the system is set for 6.1/7.1 operation by config-
uring the Surround Back speakers to “Small” or
“Large” as described on page 22. When a disc is
playing that contains a special “flag” signal in the
digital audio data stream, the EX mode will be
selected automatically. It may also be selected
using this menu or through the front panel or
remote controls. A complete explanation of these
modes is found on page 29.
Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is select-
ed there are additional settings available for the
Night mode that are associated with the surround
mode only, not with the input. That´s why these
settings must be made only once, not with each
input in use. They are described later in the next
main chapter (see below).
Figure 7
On the
DTS
menu, the selection choices made
with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
on the remote are
determined by a combination of the type of DTS
program material in use and whether the 5.1 or
6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in use.
When the 5.1 configuration is in use the AVR will
automatically select the 5.1 version of DTS
processing when a DTS data stream is received.
When the 6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the DTS-ES
Discrete mode will automatically be activated
when a DTS source with the ES Discrete “flag” is
in use and the DTS-ES Matrix mode will be acti-
vated when an ES-Matrix encoded audio track is
received. In both cases the appropriate surround
mode will be indicated in the
Lower Display
Line
˜
in the front panel display and on the
screen. When a non-ES DTS disc is in use, when
the 6.1/7.1 mode is chosen the unit automatically
will select the DTS + NEO:6 mode to create a full
eight-speaker surround mode. See page 29, 33
for a complete explanation of the DTS modes.
On the
Logic 7
menu, the selection choices
made with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
on the remote
are determined by whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1
speaker output configuration is in use. In either
case, the selection of a Logic 7 mode enables
Harman Kardon’s exclusive Logic 7 processing to
create fully enveloping, multichannel surround
from either two-channel Stereo or Matrix-encod-
ed programming such as VHS cassettes, laserdiscs
or television broadcasts produced with Dolby sur-
round.
In the 5.1 configuration you may select the Logic
7/5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhanced modes. They
work best with two-channel music, surround-
encoded programs or standard two-channel pro-
gramming of any type, respectively. When the
6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the Logic 7/7.1 Music or
Cinema modes are available, but the output will
be in a full eight-channel sound field. Note that
the Logic 7 modes are not available when either
Dolby Digital or DTS Digital soundtracks are in
use.
On the
DSP
(
SURR
)
menu, the selection
choices made with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
on the
remote select one of the DSP surround modes
that are designed for use with two-channel stereo
programs to create a variety of sound field pre-
sentations. The choices available are Hall 1, Hall
2, Theater, VMAx Near and VMAx Far. The Hall
and Theater modes are designed for multichannel
installations, while the two VMAx modes are opti-
mized for use in delivering a full surround field
when only the front left and front right speakers
are installed. See pages 29 and 30 for a complete
explanation of the DSP surround modes. Note
that the Hall and Theater modes are not available
when a Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrack is played.
On the
STEREO
menu, the selection choices
made with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
on the remote
may either turn the surround processing off for a
traditional two-channel stereo presentation, or
select
5 Stereo
or
7 Stereo
depending
on whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 output is in use.
The latter modes feed the stereophonic input sig-
nal to both front speakers, to the rear speakers
and to both surround back speakers (if in use),
while the monophonic signal parts are spread
over all speakers, also the Center. See page 30 for
a complete explanation of the 5 Stereo and 7
Stereo modes.
To listen to an analog stereo source without any
bass management, so that the left and right front
speakers receive a full-range signal, straight
through from the input gain section to the vol-
ume control, press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button
E
so that
SURROUND OFF
appears in the
highlighted video. To listen to two-channel analog
sources while taking advantage of the AVR’s bass-
management system, press the
‹
/
›
Navigation
Button
E
so that
SURROUND
OFF+DSP
appears in the highlighted video.
After the selections are made in the Dolby, DTS,
Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, press
the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
E
so that the cursor moves
to the
BACK TO
SURR SELECT
line and
presss the
Set Button
F
.
Adjustments for Other Inputs
After one input has been adjusted for analog or
digital input, speaker type and surround mode,
return to the
INPUT SETUP
line on the
MASTER
menu and enter the settings for each
input that you will use. In most cases, only the
digital input and surround mode may be different
from one input to the next, while the speaker type
will usually be the same (inputs set to
GLOBAL
). But if prefered you can also select
different speaker types or turn speakers on or off
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