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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

• Dimension: This setting alters the perceived

depth of the surround field by creating a shal-
lower presentation that appears to move
sounds toward the front of the room, or a deep-
er presentation that appears to move the center
of the sound field toward the back of the room.
The setting of “O” is a neutral default, with the
range of adjustment shown as “R-3” for a
deeper, rear-oriented sound to “F-3” for a shal-
lower, front-oriented sound.

• Panorama: Switch this setting on or off to add

an enveloping wrap-around presentation that
increases the perception of sound along the
sides of the room.

To change these parameters, press the

⁄

Navigation Buttons

while the DOLBY SUR-

ROUND menu is on the screen until the

➞

cursor

is pointing to the line on the menu with the
parameter you wish to change. Then, press the

‹

›

Navigation Buttons

to alter the set-

ting to your taste.

Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is selected
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.

Figure 6

Night Mode Settings

The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that
uses special processing to preserve the dynamic
range and full intelligibility of a movie sound track
while reducing the peak level. This prevents
abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others,
without reducing the sonic impact of a digital
source. Note that the Night mode is only available
when the Dolby Digital surround mode is selected.

To adjust the Night mode setting from the menu
press the

OSD

Button

so that the

MASTER

menu appears. Then press the

but-

ton

to access the

AUDIO SETUP

and

press

Set

to select the

SURROUND

SETUP

menu. Press

Set

to select the

DOLBY

menu (see fig. 6).

To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain
that the

›

cursor is on the

NIGHT

line of the

DOLBY

menu. Next, press

‹

›

Buttons

to choose between the following settings.

OFF

: When

OFF

is highlighted, the Night mode

will not function.

MID

: When

MID

is in the highlighted video,

a mild compression will be applied.

MAX

: When

MAX

is in the highlighted video,

a more severe compression algorithm will be
applied.

When you want to use the Night mode feature,
we recommend that you select the MID setting as
a starting point and change to the MAX setting
later, if desired.

Note that the Night mode may be adjusted direct-
ly any time that Dolby Digital surround mode is
selected by pressing the

Night

button

. When

the button is pressed, the words

D-RANGE

fol-

lowed by the current setting (

MID

MAX

OFF

)

will appear in the lower third of the video screen
and in the

Main Information Display

Press the

⁄

buttons

within five seconds

to select the desired setting, then press

Set

to confirm the setting.

On the

DTS

menu, the selection choices made

with the

‹

›

Buttons

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 33, 37 for
a complete explanation of the DTS modes.

When an analog or two-channel PCM source is
playing, the DTS Neo:6 modes are available,
which creates a three-, five- or six-channel pres-
entation of the sound. The exact modes available
will depend on the number of speaker positions
established in the SPEAKER SETUP menu. (See
page 24 to configure the system for the number
and type of speakers in your system).

On the

Logic 7

menu, the selection choices

made with the

‹

›

Buttons

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-encoded
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

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 33 and 34 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

on the remote

may either turn the surround processing off for a
traditional two-channel stereo presentation, or
select

5 Stereo

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 34 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 volume
control, press the

‹

›

Navigation Button

so that

SURROUND OFF

appears in the high-

lighted video. To listen to two-channel analog
sources while taking advantage of the AVR’s bass-
management system, press the

‹

›

Navigation

Button

so that

SURROUND OFF+DSP

appears in the highlighted video.

This menu also includes a setting to turn the unit’s
upsampling feature on or off. In normal use, this
feature is turned off, which means that digital
sources are processed at their native sample rate.
For example, a 48kHz digital source will be
processed at 48kHz. However, the AVR allows you
to upsample the incoming 48kHz signals to 96kHz
for added resolution.

To take advantage of this feature, press the

⁄

Navigation Button

so that the

➞

cursor is

next to the

UPSAMPLING

line and press the

‹

›

Navigation Button