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OPERATION

Operation

a DVD is put into a Pause mode. The flashing
indicators remind you that the playback has
stopped due to the absence of a digital signal
and not through any fault of the AVR 7500. This
is normal, and the digital playback will resume
once the playback is started again.

Night Mode

A special feature of Dolby Digital is the Night
mode, which enables Dolby Digital input sources
to be played back with full digital intelligibilty
while reducing the maximum peak level and lift-
ing the low levels by

. This prevents

abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others
without reducing the impact of the digital source.
The Night mode is available only when the Dolby
Digital mode is selected.

The Night mode may be engaged when a Dolby
Digital DVD is playing by pressing the

Night

Button

on the remote. Next, press the

⁄

buttons

to select either the middle range or

full compression versions of the Night mode. To
turn the Night mode off, press the

⁄

buttons

until the message in the lower third of the

video display and the

Main Information

Display

reads

D-RANGE OFF

The Night mode may also be selected to always
be on as soon as the Dolby Digital mode is acti-
vated at either level of compression using the
options in the

Surround Select

menu. See page 25 for information on using the
menus to set this option.

IMPORTANT NOTES ON DIGITAL PLAYBACK:

• When the digital playback source is stopped, or
in a pause, fast forward or chapter search mode,
the digital audio data will momentarily stop, and
the channel position letters inside the

Speaker/Channel Indicators

will flash.

This is normal and does not indicate a problem
with either the AVR 7500 or the source machine.
The AVR 7500 will return to digital playback as
soon as the data is available and when the
machine is in a standard play mode.

• Although the AVR 7500 will decode virtually all
DVD movies, CDs and HDTV sources, it is possible
that some future digital sources may not be com-
patible with the AVR 7500.

• Note that not all digitally encoded programs
and not all audio tracks on a DVD contain full
5.1-channel audio. Consult the program guide
that accompanies the DVD or laser disc to deter-
mine which type of audio has been recorded on
the disc. The AVR 7500 will automatically sense
the type of digital surround encoding used, indi-
cate it in the

Bitstream Indicators

and

Channel Input Indicators

and adjust to

accommodate it.

• When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing,
you normally may not be able to select some of

the analog surround modes such as Dolby Pro
Logic II, Dolby 3 Stereo, Hall, Theater, 5CH/7CH
Stereo or Logic 7, except with specific Dolby
Digital 2.0 recordings that can be played with
the Pro Logic II modes too (see page 34).

• When a digital source is playing, it is not possi-
ble to make an analog recording using the

Tape

Video 1

Video 2

record out-

puts, if the source is connected to any digital
input of the AVR 7500 only. But the analog two
channel signal of that source, the ”Downmix” to
Stereo or Dolby Surround, can be recorded by
connecting its analog audio outputs to the
appropriate analog inputs (e.g. DVD) of the
AVR 7500, even if the digital input of the
AVR 7500 remains selected. Additionally, the dig-
ital signals will be passed through to the

Digital

Audio Outputs

Tape Recording

In normal operation, the audio or video source
selected for listening through the AVR 7500 is
sent to the record outputs. This means that any
program you are watching or listening to may be
recorded simply by placing machines connected
to the outputs for

Tape Outputs

Video 1

2 Outputs

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in the record mode.

When a digital audio recorder is connected to
any of the

Digital Audio Outputs

, you are

able to record the digital signal using a CD-R,
MiniDisc or other digital recording system.
Note that all digital signals will be passed
through to both, coaxial and optical, digital out-
puts simultanously, no matter which kind of digi-
tal input was selected.

Front Panel In/Outputs

In addition to the rear panel digital outputs, the
AVR 7500 offers Harman Kardon’s exclusive con-
figurable front panel output jack feature. For easy
connection of portable devices, you may switch
the front panel

Digital Coax 3 jack

or the

Video 4

jack

from an input to an output by

following these steps:

1. Press the

OSD

button

to view the

MASTER M E N U

(Figure 1).

2. Press the

Set

button

to enter the

I N / O U T S E T U P

menu (Figure 2).

3. Press the

button

so that the on-screen

›

cursor is next to

V I D E O 4

C O A X I-

A L 3

depending on which input you wish to

change to an output. Either input, or both may
be changed at any time.

4. Press either of the

‹

›

buttons

that the word

O U T

is highlighted.

5. Press the

OSD

button

to exit the menus

and return to normal operation.

Note that once the setting is made, the appropri-
ate

Input/Output Status Indicator

(

will

turn red, indicating that the selected analog or
digital jacks are now an output, instead of in the
default setting as an input. Once changed to an
output, the setting will remain as long as the
AVR 7500 is turned on, unless the setting is
changed in the OSD menu system, as described
above. Note, however, that once the AVR 7500 is
turned off, the setting is cancelled. When the unit
is turned on again, the front panel jacks will
return to their normal default setting as an input.
If you wish to use the jacks as an output at a
future time, the setting must be changed again
using the OSD menu system, as described above.

NOTES:

• The digital outputs are active only when a digital
signal is present, and they do not convert an ana-
log input to a digital signal, or change the format
of the digital signal (e.g. Dolby Digital to PCM or
vice versa, but coaxial digital signals are converted
to optical signals and vice versa). In additon, the
digital recorder must be compatible with the out-
put signal. For example, the PCM digital output
from a CD player may be recorded on a CD-R or
MiniDisc, but Dolby Digital or DTS signals may not.

• To make an analog recording from any digital
source is not possible, if the source is connected
to a digital input of the AVR 7500 only. But the
analog two channel signal of that source can be
recorded (see ”Important Notes on Digital
Playback” above).

Output Level Adjustment
With Source Signals

Normal output level adjustment for the
AVR 7500 is established using the test tone, as
outlined on page 26. In some cases, however, it
may be desirable to adjust the output levels
using program material such as a test disc, or a
selection you are familiar with. Additionally, the
output level for the subwoofer and those for the
Stereo and VMAx modes can only be adjusted
using this procedure. Note that all adjustments
made with any input will be effective with all
inputs selected, just as it is the case with the
adjustment using the test tone.

To adjust the output levels using program materi-
al, first select the surround mode for which you
want to trim the speakers (see NOTE below), start
your program material source and set the refer-
ence volume for the front left and front right
channels using the

Volume Control

Once the reference level has been set, press the

Channel Select

button

and note that

FRONT L LEV

will appear in the

Main

Information Display

. To change the level,

first press the

Set