Surround Setup - Harman Kardon AVR 230 Owner's Manual

System Configuration
As an example, in the Figure below, all speakers
are set for "large, " and a subwoofer is set.

Surround Setup

Once the speaker setup has been completed, 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
25 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 ana-
log inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs connected
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 encoded materi-
al 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 1), press the
buttons until the cursor is next to the
›
menu. Press the
Set Button so that the
menu (Figure 5) is on the screen.
Figure 5
Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 5)
selects the surround mode category, and within
each of those categories there will be a choice of
the specific mode options. The choice of modes
will vary according to the speaker configuration
in your system.
When the line of the
menu (Figure 4) is set to
the AVR will be configured for
5.1-channel operation, and only the modes
appropriate to a five-speaker system will appear.
20 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
When the
or
configured for 6.1/7.1-channel operation, and
additional modes such as Dolby Digital EX and
7 STEREO or Logic 7 7.1 will appear, as they are
only available when seven main speakers are
present. In addition, the modes DTS ES (Discrete)
and DTS+NEO:6 (DTS ES Matrix) available in the
AVR 230 will not appear unless a digital source
is playing the correct bitstream.
In addition, some of the modes available in the
AVR 230 will not appear unless a digital source
is selected and is playing the correct bitstream.
Remember that when you use only the AVR 230's
internal amplifier and a single, surround back
speaker, you will get all the benefits of a 6.1/7.1
system, but with only one speaker installed at the
back of the room. The mode indications will
show 7.1 in some cases, but no additional
adjustment is needed for 6.1 operation.
Note: When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is
selected and playing, the AVR 230 will select the
appropriate surround mode automatically, no
matter which surround mode was selected for
that input as default. Then no other surround
modes will be available, except VMAx with Dolby
Digital recordings and all Pro Logic II modes with
Dolby Digital 2 channel (2.0) recordings (see
page 30).
To select the mode that will be used as the initial
default for an input, first press the
until the on-screen cursor is next to the
desired mode's master category name. Next,
⁄ / ¤
press the Set Button
menu. Press the
‹ / ›
through the available choices, and then press the
Button so that the cursor is next to
¤
BACK TO MASTER MENU
setup process.
On the menu (Figure 6), the selection
choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
Music, Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema, Dolby Pro
Logic II and Dolby 3 Stereo. The Dolby Digital EX
mode is only available when the system is set for
6.1/7.1 operation by configuring the Surround
Back speakers to "Small" or "Large" as
described on page 21. When a disc is playing
that contains a special "flag" signal in the digital
audio data stream, the EX mode will be selected
automatically. It may also be selected using this
menu or through the front panel or remote con-
trols as shown on page 28. A complete explana-
tion of these modes is found on Page 25-26.
Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is select-
ed there are additional settings available for the
Night mode that are associated with the sur-
round mode only, not with the input. That´s why
these settings must be made only once, not with
each input in use. They are described later in the
next main chapter (see below).
line of the
menu (Figure 4) is set to
the AVR 230 will be
Figure 6
On the
with the
are determined by a combination of the type of
DTS program material in use and whether the
5.1 or 6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in
use.
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 received.
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 and the DTS-ES Matrix mode will be acti-
vated when an ES-Matrix encoded audio track is
received. In both cases the appropriate surround
mode will be indicated in the Main
Information Display ˜ in the front panel dis-
play and on the screen. When a non-ES DTS disc
is in use, when the 6.1/7.1 mode is chosen the
unit automatically will select the DTS + NEO:6
mode to create a full eight-speaker surround
buttons
⁄ / ¤
mode. See page 25 for a complete explanation of
the DTS modes.
On the
to view the sub-
made with the
Buttons to scroll
remote are determined by whether the 5.1 or
6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in use. In
either case, the selection of a Logic 7 mode
to continue the
enables Harman Kardon's exclusive Logic 7 pro-
cessing to create fully enveloping, multichannel
surround from either two-channel Stereo or
Matrix-encoded programming such as VHS
cassettes, laserdiscs or television broadcasts
produced with Dolby surround.
In the 5.1 configuration you may select the Logic
7/5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhanced modes. They
work best with two-channel music, surround-
encoded programs or standard two-channel pro-
gramming of any type, respectively. When the
6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the Logic 7/7.1 Music
or Cinema modes are available, but the output
will be in a full eight-channel sound field. Note
that the Logic 7 modes are not available when
either Dolby Digital or DTS Digital soundtracks
are in use.
On the
choices made with the
the remote select one of the DSP surround
modes that are designed for use with two-chan-
nel stereo programs to create a variety of sound
menu, the selection choices made
Buttons on the remote
‹ / ›
menu, the selection choices
Buttons on the
‹ / ›
( ) menu, the selection
DSP SURR
Buttons
‹ / ›
on