Harman Kardon AVR 335 Owner's Manual page 19

the surround mode and control over digital
upsampling, when available.
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M O D E : D O L B Y D I G I T A L
C E N T E R W I D T H : - - - -
D I M E N S I O N : - - - -
P A N O R A M A : - - - -
N I G H T : O F F
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B A C K T O S U R R O U N D S E L E C T
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When the cursor is at the MODE line, press the
Buttons o to select the desired Dolby Surround
mode. If a Dolby Digital source is playing, the initial
mode will automatically be selected, depending on the
configuration of your system (e.g., 5.1 or 7.1) and the
number of channels in the source being played, you
may also select a combination mode that applies post-
processing so that Dolby Pro Logic IIx may be used to
create back surround channels from a 5.1 source.
This will appear in the MODE line by showing both
the Dolby Digital mode and the second mode, sepa-
rated by a plus sign (e.g., DOLBY D+DOLBY
PRO LOGIC II MUSIC). Keep in mind that
the Dolby Digital EX and Dolby Pro Logic IIx modes
are only available when the AVR is set for 6.1/7.1
operation by configuring the Surround Back speakers
to "Small" or "Large," as described on page 20 or 23.
When a disc is playing that contains a special data
"flag" in the digital audio data stream, the Dolby Digital
EX mode will automatically be selected. This mode
may also be selected using this menu or through the
front-panel or remote controls, as shown on page 28.
A complete selection of the available Dolby surround
modes is found in the chart on page 29.
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 set-
tings 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 presentation.
• Dimension: This setting alters the perceived depth
of the surround field by creating a shallower presen-
tation 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
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"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 wraparound presentation that increases
the perception of sound along the sides of the room.
To change these parameters, press the
Navigation Buttons n while the DOLBY
SURROUND menu is on the screen until the ›
/ cursor is pointing to the line on the menu with the
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parameter you wish to change. Then, press the
Navigation Buttons o to alter the setting
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to your taste.
The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that uses
special processing to preserve the dynamic range and
full intelligibility of a movie soundtrack while reducing
the peak level. This prevents abruptly loud transitions
from disturbing others, without reducing the sonic
impact of a digital source. The Night mode is only
available when specially encoded Dolby Digital signals
are played.
To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain that the
› cursor is on the NIGHT line of the DOLBY
menu. Next, press
between the following settings, as they appear in the
on-screen display:
OFF: When OFF appears, the Night mode will not
function.
MID: When MID appears, a mild compression will
be applied.
MAX: When MAX appears, a more severe
compression algorithm will be applied.
We recommend that you select the MID setting as a
starting point and change to the MAX setting later, if
desired.
The Night mode may also be adjusted directly any
time a Dolby Digital source is playing by pressing the
Night Mode Button l. When the button is
pressed, D-RANGE will appear in the lower third
of the video screen and in the Lower Display Line
¯. Press the
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select the desired setting.
The last option line in this menu is the 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
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
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Buttons o to choose
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48kHz. However, the AVR 335 allows you to upsam-
ple the incoming 48kHz signals to 96kHz for added
resolution.
To take advantage of this feature, press the
Navigation Button n so that the › cursor is next
to the UPSAMPLING line and press the ‹/›
Navigation Button o so that ON is highlighted in
reverse video. Note that this feature is only available
for the Dolby Pro Logic II-Music, Dolby Pro Logic II-
Movie, Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby 3 Stereo modes.
When all settings for the surround setup have been
Buttons n so that the
made, press the
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cursor is next to BACK TO MASTER MENU,
and press the Set Button p to return to the
MASTER MENU.
On the DTS menu, the choices made with the
Buttons o on the remote are determined by a
combination of the type of program material in use
and whether the 5.1- or 6.1/7.1-channel configura-
tion is in use.
When a DTS source is playing, the choice of modes
for 7.1 systems will vary according to the type of pro-
gram source (DTS 5.1, DTS-ES Matrix or DTS-ES
Buttons o to scroll
Discrete). Press the /
‹ ›
through the choices that are available for your system
and the program in use. The DTS Neo:6 Music mode
is available with analog stereo sources and the DTS
Neo:6 Cinema mode is available with analog matrix
surround-encoded sources to deliver an enhanced
5.1-channel sound field.
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 selected. 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. When a non-ES DTS
disc is in use, you may select the DTS-ES Matrix
mode through this menu to create a full eight-speaker
surround mode. See page 29 for a complete explana-
tion of the DTS modes.
On the LOGIC 7 menu, the choices made with
Buttons o on the remote are determined
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by whether the 5.1- or 6.1/7.1-channel 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 sound from either two-channel Stereo or
Matrix-encoded programming such as VHS cassettes,
laser discs or television broadcasts produced with
Dolby surround.
In the 5.1 configuration, you may select the Logic 7/
5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhance mode. They work best
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
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