Using Ezset/Eq - Harman Kardon AVR 435 Owner's Manual

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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
Navigation Button o to
menu. Next, press /
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choose between the following settings, as they appear
in the on-screen display:
OFF: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode
will not function.
MID: When MID is highlighted, a mild compres-
sion will be applied.
MAX: When MAX is highlighted, 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 . 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 Navigation Button o within
⁄ / ¤
3 seconds to select the desired setting.
When all settings for the surround setup have been
Navigation Button o
made, press the
/
⁄ ¤
cursor is next to BACK TO
so that the
›
MASTER MENU, and press the Set Button
q to return to the MASTER MENU.
On the DTS menu, the selection choices made with
Navigation Button o on the remote are
the /
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determined by a combination of the type of program
material in use and whether the 5.1- or 6.1/7.1-
channel configuration is in use.
When a DTS source is playing, the choice of modes
for 7.1 systems will vary according to the type of
program source (DTS 5.1, DTS-ES Matrix or DTS-ES
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Discrete). Press the
scroll through the choices that are available for your
system and the program in use. The DTS Neo:6 Music
mode is available with analog and PCM digital 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 34 for a complete explana-
tion of the DTS modes.
On the LOGIC 7 menu, the selections made with
Navigation Button o on the remote are
the /
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determined 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, multi-
channel surround 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 or Cinema. They work best with two-chan-
nel music, surround-encoded programs or standard
two-channel programming of any type, respectively.
See page 34 for a complete explanation of the
Logic 7 modes.
On the DSP (SURR) menu, the selection
choices made with the
on the remote select from one of the DSP surround
modes that are designed for use with two-channel
stereo programs to create a variety of sound field pre-
sentations. The choices available are Hall 1, Hall 2 or
Theater. The Hall and Theater modes are available in
both five- and six-channel verisions, depending on
your system configuration. See page 34 for a com-
plete explanation of the DSP surround modes.
On the STEREO menu, the selection choices
made with the
‹
remote may either turn off all processing and bass
management for a traditional two-channel stereo
presentation; select a stereo output with bass
management; or select a 5 CH STEREO and
7 CH STEREO mode, depending on how many
speakers are available. These two modes feed a two-
channel presentation to all speakers. See page 34 for
a complete explanation of the stereo modes.
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Navigation Button o to
/
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Navigation Button o
/
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Navigation Button o on the
/
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To listen to an analog stereo source without any
bass management, so that the left and right front
speakers receive a full-range signal, straight through
from the input gain section to the volume control,
Navigation Button o so that
press the /
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SURROUND OFF appears in the highlighted
video. To listen to two-channel analog sources while
taking advantage of the AVR 435's bass-management
Navigation Button o so
system, press the /
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that SURROUND OFF+DSP appears in the
highlighted video.
After the selections are made on the Dolby, DTS,
Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, press the
Navigation Button o so that the cursor
/
⁄ ¤
moves to the BACK TO MASTER MENU
line and press the Set Button q.

Using EzSet/EQ

The AVR 435 uses Harman Kardon's EzSet/EQ tech-
nology to automatically configure your system to deliver
the best possible performance based on your specific
speaker selection, where the speakers are placed in
the room and the acoustic influences in your listening
room. By using a series of test signals and the pro-
cessing power of the Texas Instruments DA 610 digital
signal processor, EzSet/EQ eliminates the need for
manual adjustment of speaker "size", crossover, delay
and output level settings while it adds the power of a
multi-band parametric equalizer to smooth out the fre-
quency settings for optimal sound reproduction.
In addition to making system setup quick and easy,
EzSet/EQ is more precise than manual settings. With
EzSet/EQ you are able to calibrate your system in a
fraction of the time it would take to enter the settings
manually, and with results that rival those achieved with
expensive test equipment and time consuming proce-
dures. The end result is a system calibration profile
that enables your new receiver to deliver the best pos-
sible sound no matter what type of speakers you have
or what the dimensions of your listening room are.
We recommend that you take advantage of the preci-
sion of EzSet/EQ to calibrate your system, but if
desired you may also make any of the configuration
settings manually, or trim the settings provided by
EzSet/EQ by following the instructions on pages 26–31.
Before starting the EzSet/EQ process, make certain
that you have connected all speakers for your system
and that you have both the EzSet/EQ microphone and
the extender rod handy. If you have a standard camera
tripod, attach the extender rod to the tripod, and then
screw the microphone to the top of the rod. Place the
tripod at your primary listening position, at least three
feet from the nearest speaker and adjust it so that
microphone is at least three feet above ear level. If
you do not have a tripod, simply screw the extender
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