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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

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System Configuration

When the

➞

cursor is pointing to the

MODE

line, press the

‹

›

Navigation Buttons

to select the desired Dolby surround

mode, again remembering that the choice of
available modes will vary with the type of pro-
gram material being played and the number of
speakers in your system configuratioin.

Figure 10

When Dolby Pro Logic II Music or Dolby Pro Logic
IIx Music is selected as the listening mode, three
special settings are available to tailor the sound
field to your listening room environment and
your individual taste and preferences. (When
other Dolby Surround modes are selected, dotted
lines will indicate that these settings are not
active.)

• Center Width: This setting adjusts the balance

of the vocal information in the front
soundstage between the center and front
left/right speakers. The lower settings spread
the center channel sound more broadly into
the left and right channels. A higher number
(up to “7”) produces a tighter center channel
presentatioin.

• Dimension: This setting alters the perceived

depth of the surround field by creating a
shallower presentation that appears to move
sounds toward the front of the room, or a
deeper 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 shallower, 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

SURROUND 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 setting to your taste.

Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is select-
ed there are additional settings available for the
Night mode that are associated with the sur-
round mode only, not with the input. That´s why
these settings must be made only once, not with
each input in use.

Figure 11

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

button

to access the

SURROUND

SETUP

and press the

OK/Enter Button

on the TC 30 or the

Set Button

to select

the

SURROUND SETUP

menu. Press

Set

to select the

DOLBY SURR SETUP

menu (see fig. 10).

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
directly any time that Dolby Digital surround
mode is selected by pressing the

Night

button

. When the button is pressed, the words

D-

RANGE

followed 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 the

OK/Enter Button

on the TC

30 or the

Set Button

to confirm the set-

ting.

When all settings on the

DOLBY

SURROUND

menu have been competed, press

the

⁄

Navigation Button

until

the cursor is next to

BACK T O SURROUND

SETUP

and press the

OK/Enter Button

on the TC 30 or the

Set Button

on the ZR

10 remote. You may then make any additional
changes to the available options from that
screen, or use

⁄

Navigation Button

to move the cursor to the

BACK T O

SURROUND CONFIG

menu and press the

OK/Enter Button

on the TC 30 or the

Set

Button

on the ZR 10 remote again to back

up one menu.

At the main

SURROUND SETUP

menu, you

may change the

SOURCE

to make adjustments

to another input, or when all input sources have
been configured, use

⁄

Navigation Button

to move the cursor to the

BACK T O

MASTER MENU

and press the

OK/Enter

Button

on the TC 30 or the

Set Button

on the ZR 10 remote to return to the main

menu so that you may move to the next step in
configuring your AVR 745.

Using EzSet/EQ II

The AVR 745 uses Harman Kardon’s EzSet/EQ II
technology to automatically configure your sys-
tem to deliver the best possible performance
based on your specific speaker selection, where
the speakers are placed in the room and the
acoustic influences in your listening room. By
using a series of test signals and the processing
power of the Texas Instruments DA 610 digital
signal processor, EzSet/EQ II eliminates the need
for manual adjustment of speaker “size”,
crossover, delay and output level settings while it
adds the power of a multi-band parametric
equalizer to smooth out the frequency settings
for optimal sound reproduction.

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