Harman Kardon AVR 520 Owner's Manual page 27

Operation
MODE FEATURES DELAYTIME RANGE
-IALL1 Thetwo Hallmodescreatesoundfields that resemble a sma (HALL1) o r Delaytime not adjustable
-IALL2 mediumsized(HALL2) concerthall.
VMAx Near When onlythe two front-channelloudspeakers areused,Harman's3atentedVMAxmode Nosurroundchannels
VMAx Far deliversa three-dimensional soundspacewith the illusionof "phantom speakers"at the
centerandsurroundpositions. T heVMAx N,or "Near Field" mode shouldbe selectedwhen
your listeningpositionis lessthan five feet from the speakers. T heVMAx F,or "Far Field" mode
should be selected when your listeningpositionis greaterthan five feet from the speakers.
TheVMAx modesare alsoavailableusingthe Headphones Output L_I.When headphones
are being used,the --arFieldmodewill appearto pushthe soundfielc awayfrom yourears,
reducingthe "inside the head" sensationoften experiencedwhen using headphones.
5-ChannelStereo This modetakesadvantageof multiple speakers to place a stereosignal at both the front and Nodelay availablein
7-ChannelStereo backof a room.:)ependingon whetherthe AVRhas beenconfiguredfor either 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 these modes
operation,oneof thesemodes,but not both, is availableat anytime. Idealfor playing _nuslc in
situationssuchas a party, it placesthe samesignalthis mode at the front-left andsurround-left,
and front-right and surround-rightspeakers. Thecenterchannelis fed a summedmono mixof the
in-phasematerialof the left anc rigkt channels.
SURROUND
OFF(STEREO)
This modeturns off all surroundprocessing andpresentsthe pure left- and right- Nosurroundchannels
channel presentation of two-channelstereoprograms.
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