Digital Audio Playback - Harman Kardon AVR35RDS User Manual

Surround modes are selected using either
the front panel controls or the remote. To
select a surround mode from the front
panel, simply press the button that corre-
sponds to the desired mode ( Ó Ô
. To select a surround mode using the
remote, press the
Surround Mode
, and then press the
Selector g
buttons to change the mode. As
h
you press the buttons, the surround
mode name will appear in the
, and an
Information Display S
individulal mode indicator will also
light up / / .
D F J
Note that the Dolby Digital Mode may
only be selected when a Dolby Digital
source is playing. For more information
on Dolby Digital, 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 sub-
woofer if installed and configured), press
the button
Ú
Surround Off
front panel, or follow the insturctions
shown above for using the remote until
appears in the
SURR OFF
Information Display S . When the
AVR35RDS's surround circuits are turned
off, and it is in the Stereo mode, the
indicator B will illuminate in
BYPASS
the Information Display ˝
AVR35RDS 230 volt Rev (C) 9/28/98
Operation

Digital Audio Playback

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital (also known as AC-3) is the
latest advancement in surround-sound
technology, delivering up to five full-
range surround channels (left, center,
right, left surround and right surround)
⁄ / ¤
plus a special dedicated Low-Frequency
Effects (LFE) channel. This represents a
major advancement over traditional
Main
analog surround in that each surround
channel is fully discrete and capable of
full bandwidth reproduction. Dolby
Digital is available on DVD and LV discs,
and it will be a part of some systems.
Dolby Digital for the home is based on
the same system used to deliver digital
audio sound tracks in movie theaters,
enabling true cinema reproduction in
your home.
To utilize the Dolby Digital mode you
must have a digital source properly
connected to the AVR35RDS. Connect
on the
the Digital datastream outputs from
DVD players, HDTV receivers and CD
players to the
Main
inputs on the rear panel
Optical
In order to provide a backup signal and a
source for recording, the analog outputs
provided on digital source equipment
should also be connected to their appro-
.
priate inputs on the AVR35RDS rear
panel (e.g., connect the analog stereo
audio output from a DVD to the
inputs on the rear panel when you
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connect the digital outputs.)
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or
AC-3/PCM Coaxial
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DVD
When playing back a digital source, first
select the input using the remote or front
panel controls as outlined above. Next
select the digital source by pressing the
appropriate button
Digital Input
and then using the buttons
ˆ
⁄ ¤
/
on the remote or the
Selector
on the front panel to choose either
¸
or , as it
COAXIAL OPTICAL
appears in the
Main Information
. Press the button
Display S
Set
to enter the desired choice. When
˜
the digital source is playing, the
AVR35RDS will automatically detect if it
is a multichannel Dolby Digital source or
a conventional PCM signal, which is the
standard output from CD players. An
indicator will light in the Information
Display to confirm the digital signal is
or and if the source is
AC-3 H PCM I
or .
OPTICAL E COAX G
When an AC-3 source is playing, the
AVR35RDS will automatically switch to
the Dolby Digital surround mode. It is
important to note, however, that not all
AC-3 sources are encoded with the full
complement of five channels plus LFE.
When a digital source is playing, the
Main Information Display S
change to show the input source and
digital type ( or
OPTICAL COAX
a source with Dolby Digital encoding
is playing, the input source name will
appear in the Information Display,
followed by a numeric key to the type
and number of channels being decoded
as follows:
y
h
buttons
j
will
). When