Surround Mode Chart - Harman Kardon AVR 505 LIMITED EDITION Owner's Manual

Operation

Surround Mode Chart

MODE FEATURES
DOLBY DIGITAL Available only with digital input sources encoded with Dolby Digital data. It provides
up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated Low Frequency Effects
channel.
DTS Available only with digital input sources encoded with DTS data. Available on special
DVD, LD and audio-only discs, DTS provides up to five separate main audio channels and
a special dedicated low frequency channel.
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II Dolby Pro Logic II is the latest version of Dolby Laboratory's benchmark surround technology that
creates or decodes full range, discrete left, center, right, right surround and left surround channels
from either matrix surround encoded programs and conventional stereo sources. The Dolby
ProLogic II Movie mode is optimized for movie soundtracks that are recorded with matrix
surround, by creating true rear left, center and right signals. The ProLogic II Music mode
should be used with musical selections, that are recorded with matrix surround or with normal
stereo mode, creating discrete rear left and right signals.
An advanced mode that extracts the maximum surround information from either
LOGIC 7 C
conventional stereo material or surround-encoded programs. When used with encoded
LOGIC 7 M
material, decoding is more accurate in terms of the placement of sounds, and fades and pans
are much smoother and more realistic than with former decoding techniques. Logic 7 also
delivers increased spaciousness and a wider sound stage when it is used with conventional
natural stereo recordings and music programs throug the use of the natural surround
information present also in those stereo recordings. The Logic 7C or Cinema mode is tailored
to provide an optimal sound field for movie soundtracks. The Logic 7M or Music mode uses a
decoding formula that is best suited to music.
DOLBY 3 STEREO Uses the information contained in a surround encoded or two channel stereo program to
create center channel information. In addition, the information that is normally sent to the
rear channel surround speakers is carefully mixed in with the front left and front right
channels for increased realism. Use this mode when you have a center channel speaker
but no surround speakers.
THEATER The THEATER mode creates a sound field that resembles the acoustic feeling
of a standard live performance theater, with stereo and even pure mono sources.
HALL 1 The two Hall modes create sound fields that resemble a small (HALL 1) or
HALL 2 medium sized (HALL 2) concert hall, with stereo and even pure mono sources.
VMAx Near When only the two front channel loudspeakers are used, Harman's patented VMAx mode
VMAx Far delivers a three-dimensional sound space with the illusion of "phantom speakers" at the
center and surround positions. The VMAx N, or "Near Field" mode should be selected when
your listening position is less than 1,5m from the speakers. The VMAx F, or "Far Field" mode
may be selected when your listening positioin is greater than 1,5m from the speakers.
5-Channel Stereo This mode takes advantage of multiple speakers to place a stereo signal at both the front and
back of a room. Ideal for playing music in situations such as a party, it places the same signal
at the front-left and surround-left, and at the front-right and surround-right speakers. The center
channel is fed a summed mono mix of the in-phase material of the left and right channels.
Surround Off (Stereo) These modes turn off all surround processing and present the pure left- and right-channel
Surround Off (Bypass) presentation of two-channel stereo programs. The Surround Off (Bypass) mode may only be
DSP Surround Off used with analog source inputs, as it preserves the analog format of the audio signal for its
entire path of travel through the receiver to the speaker and subwoofer outputs, bypassing
all digital processing. Digital bass management is not available in Surround Off mode. The
DSP Surround Off mode can be used with either an analog or digital input, as the signal
undergoes digital bass management to optimize the distribution of the low frequencies
between the main speakers and a subwoofer.
DELAY TIME RANGE
Center: 0 ms – 5 ms
Initial Setting – 0 ms
Surround: 0 ms – 15 ms
Initial Setting – 0 ms
Delay time not adjustable
Movie:
10 ms - 25 ms,
Initial Setting - 10 ms,
Music:
0 ms - 15 ms,
Initial Setting - 0 ms
Delay time not adjustable
No surround channels
Delay time not adjustable
Delay time not adjustable
No surround channels
No delay is available for
this mode
No surround channels
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