Surround Setup - Harman Kardon AVR 645 Owner's Manual

System Configuration

Surround Setup

The next step for that input is to set the surround
mode you wish to use with that input. Since sur-
round modes are a matter of personal taste, feel
free to select any mode you wish – you may
change it later. The Surround Mode chart on page
38 may help you select the mode best suited to
the input source selected. For example you may
select Dolby Pro Logic II or Logic 7 for most
analog inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs con-
nected to digital sources. In the case of inputs
such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, you may
wish to set the mode to Stereo, if that is your
preferred listening mode for standard stereo
sources, where it is unlikely that surround encod-
ed material will be used. Alternatively, the 5
Channel Stereo or Logic 7 Music mode may also
be a good choice for stereo-only source material.
It is easiest to complete the surround setup using
the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the
menu (Figure 7), press the
MASTER
F until the ➝ cursor is next to the
buttons
menu. Press the Set
SURROUND SELECT
Q so that the
Button
SURROUND
menu (Figure 13) is on the screen.
SELECT
* * S U R R O U N D S E T U P * *
➔ ➔ S O U R C E : V I D E O 1
A U D I O I N P O R T : A N A L O G
A U D I O I N : P C M 4 4 . 1 k H z
A D C S A M P L I N G : 4 8 K 9 6 K
S U R R M O D E : L O G I C 7
S U R R S E L E C T : M U S I C 5 . 1
D E F A U L T S U R R : L A S T
S U R R O U N D C O N F I G
D O L B Y S U R R S E T U P
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
Figure 13
The first line on the menu allows you to select
the input for which the specific surround settings
will be applied. Press the / Navigation
‹ ›
F to select the input source to
Buttons
be configured.
The and
AUDIO IN-PORT AUDIO I N
lines are for display only and may not be
changed through the
SURROUND SETUP
menu. The
AUDIO IN-PORT
physical connection source for the current active
input, and the line shows the
AUDIO I N
signal type present. Note that an
UNLOCK
message in the line indicates that
AUDIO I N
a digital physical input source has been selected,
but that no data stream is present.
When the input selection has been made, press
the Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
to the next configuration line.
The
ADC SAMPLING
determine whether the unit's upsampling feature
is turned on or off. The default setting of 48kHz
puts the feature in a bypass, or "off," mode and
will pass digital audio data through the DSP at
its native sample rate. To process incoming
44.1kHz signals at a higher resolution,
upsampled 96kHz sample rate, press the
Navigation Buttons
96kHz is highlighted.
When the desired setting has been made, or if no
adjustment is required at this line, press the
Navigation Button
/
⁄ ¤
the next configuration line.
The
SURR MODE
related, as they guide you to the choice of the
surround mode that will be activated whenever
⁄ / ¤
the input being configured is selected.
At the
SURR MODE
Navigation Buttons
round mode group (such as Dolby modes, DTS
modes, Logic 7 modes, and DSP or Stereo modes)
that is applicable to the input source. After mak-
ing a selection, press the
F to move to the
Button
At the
SELECT
the specific mode to be used from within the
major surround mode group. The choice of modes
is governed by the input type (as some modes
such as Dolby Digital or DTS-ES are not available
for analog sources), as well as by the speaker
configuration, since some modes are only
available when a full 7.1 speaker complement is
present. The full list of available modes is
detailed in the surround mode chart on page 38.
In addition, you may also use the settings in the
SURROUND CONFIG
modes you do not normally use from the
available choices.
When both a surround mode group and a
displays the
specific surround mode have been selected, press
the Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
to the next configuration line.
The
DEFAULT SURR
choose the mode that is activated when a digital
source is selected. The factory default setting of
will activate the last-used mode for any
LAST
digital source. If you prefer to always have a digi-
tal source switch to the specific mode encoded
by digital data flags in the incoming audio data
stream, press the
F so that
F to move
line is where you
/
‹ ›
F once so that
F to move to
and lines are
SELECT
line, press the /
‹ ›
F to select the sur-
Navigation
⁄ / ¤
line.
SELECT
line, you are able to choose
menus to delete
F to move
mode line is where you
/ Navigation Buttons
‹ ›
appears.
ORIGINAL
Before proceeding to the
SURROUND
line, it is worth noting that the set-
CONFIG
tings in the submenus attached to that line may
require a considerable amount of time to com-
plete. Although they are useful in that they allow
you to customize the list of surround modes that
appear in normal use of the AVR, you may wish
to bypass those settings at this time so that you
may complete the configuration process. You may
return to this menu line at a later time, once you
have had a chance to listen to the various sur-
round modes and determine which you want to
"keep" and which you do not want to use. The
settings in this line are not primary controls and
do not impact the way the AVR "sounds."
To proceed to the
SURROUND CONFIG
line, press the Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
F to move to that line; otherwise, press it
again to move to the
DOLBY SURR
line and skip to the instructions for
SETUP
that setting.
The line is your
SURROUND CONFIG
gateway to a broad range of surround mode
configurations. To continue, press the Set
Q to go to the main
Button
menu (Figure 14).
SURROUND CONFIG
* * S U R R O U N D C O N F I G * *
➔ ➔ L O G I C 7 G L O B A L : O F F
D O L B Y M U L T I C O N F I G
D O L B Y 2 . 0 C O N F I G
D T S C O N F I G
P C M 4 4 . 1 / 4 8 k H z C O N F I G
P C M 9 6 k C O N F I G
B A C K T O S U R R O U N D C O N F I G
Figure 14
The line is the only item
LOGIC 7 GLOBAL
on this menu page that is menu-specific, and it
allows you to select whether or not Logic 7 will
be the default surround mode for any incoming
audio signal. The default setting is
chooses the native mode. Press the
F so that
Navigation Buttons
appears, to activate the global Logic 7 setting for
this input.
The remaining five items in this menu are global
settings that take you to a submenu listing the
individual surround modes available within the
selected mode group. To select a surround mode
list, press the Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
F until the on-screen cursor is pointing to
the desired mode, and then press the Set
Q. Within each menu, press the
Button
F to move the
Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
cursor up and down through the list, and then
press the / Navigation Buttons
‹ ›
turn the mode "ON" or "OFF."
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 27
, which
OFF
/
‹ ›
O N
F to