Night Mode Settings - Harman Kardon AVR 240 Owner's Manual

System Configuration
To select the mode that will be used as the initial
default for an input, first press the
until the on-screen cursor is next to the
desired mode's master category name. Next, press
the Set Button to view the sub-menu. Press
the Buttons to scroll through the
/
‹ ›
available choices, and then press the
so that the cursor is next to
BACK TO
to continue the setup process.
MASTER MENU
On the menu (Figure 4),
DOLBY SURROUND
the selection choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby
Pro Logic II or llx Music, Dolby Pro Logic II or llx
Cinema, Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby 3 Stereo.
The Dolby Digital EX and Dolby Pro Logic IIx
modes are only available when the system is set
for 6.1/7.1 operation by configuring the Surround
Back speakers to "Small" or "Large" as described
on page 23. When a disc is playing that contains
a special "flag" signal in the digital audio data
stream, the EX mode will be selected automati-
cally. It may also be selected using this menu or
through the front panel or remote controls as
shown on page 33. A complete explanation of
these modes is found on Page 30-31. Note that
when the Dolby Digital mode is selected there are
additional settings available for the Night mode
that are associated with the surround mode only,
not with the input. That´s why these settings must
be made only once, not with each input in use.
They are described later in the next main chapter
(see below).
* DOLBY SU R RO UN D *
MODE:DOLBY P L II x MU SI C
CENTER WID TH : 3
DIMENSION : 0
PANORAMA : OF F
NIGHT : -- --
UPSAMPLING : OF F
BACK TO SU RR O UN D SE LE C T
Figure 5
When the ➞ cursor is pointing to the
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.
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
buttons of the vocal information in the front soundstage
⁄ / ¤
between the center and front left/right speak-
ers. The lower settings spread the center chan-
nel sound more broadly into the left and right
channels. A higher number (up to "7") pro-
Button duces a tighter center channel presentatioin.
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• Dimension: This setting alters the perceived
depth of the surround field by creating a shal-
lower presentation that appears to move
sounds toward the front of the room, or a deep-
er 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
SURROUND
cursor is pointing to the line on the menu with
the parameter you wish to change. Then, press
the / Navigation Buttons
‹ ›
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 surround
mode only, not with the input. That´s why these
settings must be made only once, not with each
input in use.

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,
MODE 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
menu appears. Then press the
MASTER
ton to access the
press Set to select the
menu. Press Set
SETUP
menu (see fig. 6).
DOLBY
/
⁄ ¤
while the
DOLBY
menu is on the screen until the ➞
to alter
so that the
but-
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and
AUDIO SETUP
SURROUND
to select the
* DOL BY SUR ROUND *
MO DE:DO LBY DI GITAL
CE NTER WIDTH: ----
DI MENSI ON : ----
PA NORAM A : ----
NI GHT : OFF
UP SAMPL ING : ----
BA CK TO SURRO UND S ELECT
Figure 6
To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain
➞
that the cursor is on the
NIGHT
menu. Next, press Buttons
DOLBY /
‹ ›
to choose between the following set-
tings.
: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode
OFF
will not function.
: When MID is in the highlighted video,
MID
a mild compression will be applied.
: When MAX is in the highlighted video,
MAX
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 direct-
ly any time that Dolby Digital surround mode is
selected by pressing the Night button
the button is pressed, the words
D-RANGE
lowed by the current setting (
MID
will appear in the lower third of the video screen
and in the Main Information Display Ò.
Press the buttons within five seconds
⁄ / ¤
to select the desired setting, then press Set
to confirm the 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 48kHz. However, the
AVR allows you to upsample 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
‹ ›
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.
On the menu, the selection choices made
DTS
with the Buttons on the remote
/
‹ ›
are determined by a combination of the type of
DTS program material in use and whether the 5.1
or 6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in use.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 19
line of the
. When
fol-
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MAX OFF
➞
so