Volume And Tone Control; Surround Mode Selection - Harman Kardon AVR 745 Owner's Manual

OPERATION
will also appear in the Upper Display Line # and
in the front-panel Input Indicators !.
• When an audio only source is selected, the last video
input used remains routed to the Video 1/Video 2
Video Outputs and Video Monitor Outputs
This permits simultaneous viewing and listening to
different sources.
• When a composite or S-video source is selected, the
video signal for that input will be routed to the Video
Monitor Output and will be viewable on a TV mon-
itor connected to the AVR 745.
6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input
There are four input choices available for use with
sources such as DVD-Audio SACD player or HD-DVD
or Bluray disc player that are connected to the
8-Channel Direct Inputs . Select the appropriate
input according to the way your system and source
equipment is configured:
• The 6 CH DIRECT input should be used
when the SBR and SBL inputs are NOT in use and
the input source device has its own internal bass
management system. This input passes the input
from the source directly through to the volume con-
trol without any analog-to-digital conversion, and it
mutes the unused input jacks to prevent unwanted
noise from interfering with system performance.
• The 6 CH DVD AUDIO input should be used
when the SBR and SBL inputs are NOT in use and
when the input source does NOT have its own inter-
nal bass-management system. When this input is in
use, the analog source is converted to digital so that
you may use the same bass-management options
for the direct input as are used for all other inputs.
This input also mutes the unused input jacks to pre-
vent unwanted noise from interfering with system
performance.
• The 8 CH DIRECT input should be used
when an input is connected to all eight 8-Channel
Direct Inputs and when the input source device
has its own internal bass-management system. This
input passes the input from the source directly
through to the volume control without any analog-
to-digital conversion.
• The 8 CH DVD AUDIO input should be used
when an input is connected to all eight 8-Channel
Direct Inputs and when the input source does
not have its own internal bass-management system.
When this input is in use, the analog source is con-
verted to digital so that you may use the same
bass-management options for the direct input as
are used for all other inputs.
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Volume and Tone Control

• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using the
front-panel Volume Control ) or remote Volume
Up/Down Buttons C˙.
.
• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs, press the
Mute Button B4. This will interrupt the output
to all speakers and the headphone jack, but it will
not affect any recording or dubbing that may be
in progress. When the system is muted, the word
MUTE will flash in the on-screen display (except
when 720p or 1080i sources are in use) and
Upper Display Line #; press the Mute Buttons
B4 again to return to normal operation.
• The unit's tone controls may be taken out of the
signal path by pressing the Tone Mode Button on
the front panel C or by pressing the Devices
Button 4 on the TC 30 remote and then press-
ing the Screen Button 6 to the left of Tone
Mode at the bottom of the list of options on the
bottom left side of the LCD Screen 7. The first
press of either button will show a message in the
on-screen display (except when 720p or 1080i
sources are in use) and Lower Display Line $
with the current status of the tone controls. The sys-
tem default is TONE IN, which indicates that
the bass and treble controls are active. Press the
Navigation Buttons D on the TC30
/
⁄ ¤
Buttons H on the front panel
remote or the /
‹ ›
to change the setting to TONE OUT, which
is "flat" response without the tone controls
being active.
• When the tone controls are active, the amount of
bass and treble boost/cut may be adjusted up to
12dB in 2dB steps by first pressing the Tone Mode
Button on the front panel C or by first pressing
the Devices Button 4 on the TC 30 remote and
then pressing the Screen Button 6 to the left of
Tone Mode at the bottom of the list of
options on the bottom left side of the LCD Screen
7 two or three times until the desired setting
(BASS MODE or TREBLE MODE)
appears in the on-screen display and the Lower
Display Line $. Next, use the
Buttons D on the remote or the
Navigation Buttons on the front panel H to
change the setting as desired. The unit will return to
normal operation within five seconds after the set-
ting is changed.
• For private listening, simply place a standard
1/4" stereo headphone plug or adapter into the
Headphone Jack B behind the door 9 on the
front panel. The speakers will automatically mute
and a two-channel stereo signal will be sent to the
headphones. The Lower Display Line $ will read
DOLBY H: BP, indicating that the headphone
output is in the Bypass mode, and to confirm that
no processing is being used. To listen through the
headphones using the Dolby Headphone mode,
simply press the buttons on the remote or front
panel as shown below for changing a Dolby mode.
DOLBY H: DH will appear in the Lower
Display Line when the Dolby Headphone mode
is in use.

Surround Mode Selection

One of the most important features of the AVR 745
is its ability to reproduce a full multichannel surround
sound field from digital sources, analog matrix
surround-encoded programs and standard stereo
programs.
Selection of a surround mode is based on personal
taste, as well as the type of program source material
being used. For example, motion pictures or TV pro-
grams bearing the logo of one of the major surround-
encoding processes, such as Dolby Surround or DTS
Stereo may be played in either the Dolby Digital,
Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema, DTS Neo:6 Cinema, or
Logic 7 Cinema surround modes, depending on the
source material.
NOTE: Once a program has been encoded with matrix
surround information, it retains the surround information
as long as the program is broadcast in stereo. Thus,
movies with surround sound may be decoded via any
of the analog surround modes such as Pro Logic II
Cinema, Logic 7 Cinema or DTS Neo:6 Cinema, when
they are broadcast via conventional TV stations, cable,
pay-TV and satellite transmission. In addition, a growing
number of made-for-television programs, sports broad-
casts, radio dramas and music CDs are also produced
in surround sound. You may view a list of these pro-
grams at the Dolby Laboratories Web site at
www.dolby.com.
Even when a program is not listed as carrying inten-
tional surround information, you may find that the Dolby
Pro Logic II, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Logic 7 or DTS Neo:6,
and the Hall or Theater modes often deliver enveloping
surround presentations through the use of the natural
information present in all stereo recordings.
Surround modes may be changed at any time by
/ Navigation
‹ ›
using either the front panel or remote control. To
/
‹ ›
select a new surround mode from the front panel, first
press the Surround Mode Group Selector Button
2 until the desired major surround mode group such
as Dolby, DTS or Logic 7 is selected. Next, press the
Surround Mode Selector Button 3 to choose the
specific individual surround mode.
To select a surround mode using the TC 30 remote,
first press the Devices Button 4, followed by the
Screen Button 6 at the top of the row of buttons
on the left side of the TC 30, to the left of the A/V
receiver image on the LCD screen. After the list of
options displayed on the LCD Screen 7 changes,
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