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OPERATION

Operation

sound being recorded from left rear side will be
heard from that side only.

When no rear speakers are in use, the Dolby 3
Stereo mode should be selected with all surround
recordings.

Note that when Dolby Digital 2.0 signals (e.g.
"D.D. 2.0" tracks from DVD), that are encoded
with Dolby Pro Logic information, are received
via any digital input, the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie
mode will be selected automatically (in addition
to the Dolby Digital mode) and will decode a full
range 5.1 channel surround sound even from
those recordings.

To create wide, enveloping sound field
environments and defined pans and flyovers with
all analog stereo recordings select the Dolby Pro
Logic II Music mode or Harman Kardon’s
exclusive Logic 7 Music mode for a dramatic
improvement in comparison to the Dolby Pro
Logic (I) mode of former times.

NOTE:

Once a program has been encoded with

matrix surround information, it retains the
surround information as long as the program is
broadcast in stereo. Thus, movies with surround
sound may be decoded via any of the analog sur-
round modes such as Dolby Pro Logic II or Logic 7,
when they are broadcast via conventional TV
stations, cable, pay TV and satellite transmission.
In addition, a growing number of made-for-televi-
sion programs, sports broadcasts, radio dramas
and music CDs are also recorded in surround
sound. You may view a list of these programs at
the Dolby Laboratories Web site at
www.dolby.com.

Even when a program is not listed as carrying
intentional surround information, you may find
that the Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby 3 Stereo or
Logic 7 modes often deliver enveloping surround
presentations through the use of the natural
surround information present in all stereo
recordings.

However, for stereo programs without any
surround information the Theater, Hall and 5CH
Stereo modes should be tried (effective particularly
with old ”extreme” stereo recordings) and for
mono programs, we suggest that you try the
Theater or Hall modes.

Surround modes are selected using either the
front panel controls or the remote. To select a
surround mode from the front panel, press the

Surround Mode Group Selector Button

to scroll through the list of available surround
groups (for example, any Dolby mode or Logic 7
mode). Next press the

Surround Mode

Selector Button

to choose the specific

mode within the desired group (for example,
within the Dolby mode group the options are
Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Pro Logic II Music, Dolby
Pro Logic II Movies and Dolby 3 Stereo). To select
a surround mode using the remote, any of the
surround mode selector buttons

IJK

until the desired mode appears. As

you press the buttons, the Surround mode name
will appear in the

Main Information Display

. As the surround mode changes, a blue LED

will light next to the current mode in the

Surround Mode Indicators

list

on the

front panel. Regard that any time a surround
mode is changed it remains associated with the
input just selected until another choice is made.

NOTE:

The name of each Surround Mode will

scroll through the

Main Information Display

while the modes are being selected. To avoid

exiting from the surround mode selection
process, be certain to push the

buttons

while a mode name is still visible.

Note that the Dolby Digital or DTS modes may
only be selected when a digital input is in use. In
addition, when a digital source is present, the
AVR will automatically select and switch to the
correct mode (Dolby Digital or DTS), regardless of
the mode that has been previously selected. For
more information on selecting digital sources, see
the following section of this manual.

To listen to a program in traditional two channel
stereo, using the front left and front right
speakers only (plus the subwoofer if installed and
configured), follow the instructions shown above
for using the remote until

SURR OFF

appears

in the

Main Information Display

Digital Audio Playback

Digital audio is a major advancement over older
analog matrix surround systems. It delivers five
discrete channels: left front, center, right front, left
surround and right surround. Each channel
reproduces full frequency range (20Hz to 20kHz)
and offers dramatically improved dynamic range
and significant improvements to signal-to-noise
ratios. In addition, digital systems have the
capability to deliver an additional channel that is
specifically devoted to low frequency information.
This is the “.1” channel referred to when you see
these systems descibed as “5.1”. The bass channel
is separate from the other channels, but since it is
intentionally bandwidth limited, sound designers
have given it that unique designation.

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital (originally known as AC-3

) is a

standard part of DVD, and is available on
satellite broadcasts and is a part of the new
high-definition television (HDTV) system.

DTS

DTS is another digital audio system that is
capable of delivering 5.1 audio. Although both
DTS and Dolby Digital are digital, they use
different methods of encoding the signals, and
thus they require different decoding circuits to
convert the digital signals back to analog.

PCM Audio Playback

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the non-
compressed digital audio system used for com-
pact discs, and some special PCM encoded DVDs.
The digital circuits in the AVR are capable of high
quality digital-to-analog decoding, and they may
be connected directly to the digital audio output
of your CD/DVD player.

Connections may be made to the

Optical

Coaxial

inputs

on the rear panel or front

panel

To listen to a PCM digital source, first select the
input for the desired source (e.g., CD) to feed its
video signal (if any) to the TV monitor and to
provide its analog audio signal for recording.
Next press the

Digital Select

button

and

then use the

buttons

on the remote

until the desired choice appears in the

Main

Information Display

, then press the

button

to confirm the choice.