Harman Kardon AVR 2650 Owner's Manual page 50

AVR
Table A12 – Surround Modes
Surround Mode Description
dolby digital provides up to five separate main audio channels and a dedicated low-frequency
effects (lfe) channel.
dolby digital ex An expansion of dolby digital 5.1 that adds a surround back channel that may be
played through one or two surround back speakers. may be manually selected
when a non-ex dolby digital stream is detected.
dolby digital plus An enhanced version of dolby digital encoded more efficiently, dolby digital plus
has the capacity for additional discrete channels and for streaming audio from the
Internet, all with enhanced audio quality. Source material may be delivered via an
hdmI connection or decoded to dolby digital or pcm and transmitted via coaxial
or optical digital audio.
dolby truehd dolby truehd is an expansion of mlp lossless
on dvd-Audio discs. dolby truehd adds the features found in dolby digital,
such as night mode settings, while delivering fully lossless audio that is a true
reproduction of studio master recordings.
dolby digital Stereo delivers a two-channel downmix of dolby digital materials.
dolby pro logic II Analog decoder that derives five full-range, discrete main audio channels from
mode group matrix surround-encoded or two-channel analog sources. four variants are
available.
dolby pro logic II variant of dolby pro logic II that is optimized for movie and television programs.
movie
dolby pro logic II variant of dolby pro logic II that is optimized for music selections. Allows
music adjustment of sound-field presentation in three dimensions:
• center width (adjusts width of vocal soundstage)
• dimension (adjusts depth of soundstage)
• panorama (adjusts wraparound surround effect)
dolby pro logic II variant of dolby pro logic II that emphasizes use of the surround channels and
game subwoofer for total immersion in the video gaming experience.
dolby pro logic II original version of dolby pro logic that steered a mono signal containing
information below 7khz to the surround channels.
dolby pro logic IIx An expansion of dolby pro logic II that adds a surround back channel which may
mode group be played through one or two surround back speakers. the dolby pro logic IIx
modes may be selected not only with dolby digital bitstreams, but thanks to the
Avr's post-processor, they may also be used with some dtS bitstreams to add a
surround back channel to 5.1 modes.
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™ audio, the same format used
Incoming Bitstream or Signal
• dolby digital 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1,
2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1
• dolby digital ex (played as 5.1)
• dolby digital plus decoded and delivered via coaxial or optical
connection
• dolby digital ex
• dolby digital 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1
• dolby digital plus via hdmI connection (source device decodes to
dolby digital when a coaxial or optical connection is used)
• blu-ray disc or hd-dvd encoded with dolby truehd, delivered
via hdmI
• dolby digital 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1,
2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1
• dolby digital ex
See below
• dolby digital 2.0 or 2.1
• Analog (two-channel)
• tuner
• pcm (32khz, 44.1khz, 48khz, 96khz)
• dolby digital 2.0 or 2.1
• Analog (two-channel)
• tuner
• pcm (32khz, 44.1khz, 48khz, 96khz)
• dolby digital 2.0 or 2.1
• Analog (two-channel)
• tuner
• pcm (32khz, 44.1khz, 48khz, 96khz)
• dolby digital 2.0 or 2.1
• Analog (two-channel)
• tuner
• pcm (32khz, 44.1khz, 48khz, 96khz)
See below
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