Adjustments For Other Inputs - Harman Kardon AVR 630 Owner's Manual

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System Configuration

Figure 6

Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 6)

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 5) is set to

the AVR will be configured for 5.1-chan-

nel operation, and only the modes appropriate to

a five-speaker system will appear.

When the

line of the

menu (Figure 5) is set to

the AVR will be 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

will not appear unless a digital source is playing

the correct bitstream.

Note: When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is

selected and playing, the AVR 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

34).

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

to view the sub-menu. Press

the

Buttons

to scroll through the avail-

able choices, and then press the

so that the cursor is next to

BACK TO MASTER

to continue the setup process.

On the

menu (Figure 7), the selection

choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II

Music, Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema, Dolby Pro Logic

II Emulation Dolby Virtual Speaker Reference and

Wide, and Dolby 3 Stereo. A complete explanation

of these modes is found on Page 29.

The Dolby Digital EX mode is only available when

the system is set for 6.1/7.1 operation by config-

uring the Surround Back speakers to "Small" or

"Large" as described on page 22. 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 controls. A complete explanation of these

modes is found on page 29.

Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is select-

ed there are additional settings available for the

Night mode that are associated with the surround

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).

Figure 7

On the

menu, the selection choices made

with the

Buttons

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 Lower Display

Line

in the front panel display 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

buttons

eight-speaker surround mode. See page 29, 33

for a complete explanation of the DTS modes.

On the Logic 7 menu, the selection choices

made with the

are determined by whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1

Button

speaker output 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, multichannel surround

from either two-channel Stereo or Matrix-encod-

ed programming such as VHS cassettes, laserdiscs

or television broadcasts produced with Dolby sur-

round.

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

on the remote are

Buttons

on the remote

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

(

) menu, the selection

DSP

SURR

choices made with the

Buttons

remote select 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, Theater, VMAx Near and VMAx Far. The Hall

and Theater modes are designed for multichannel

installations, while the two VMAx modes are opti-

mized for use in delivering a full surround field

when only the front left and front right speakers

are installed. See pages 29 and 30 for a complete

explanation of the DSP surround modes. Note

that the Hall and Theater modes are not available

when a Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrack is played.

On the

menu, the selection choices

STEREO

made with the

Buttons

may either turn the surround processing off for a

traditional two-channel stereo presentation, or

select

on whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 output is in use.

The latter modes feed the stereophonic input sig-

nal to both front speakers, to the rear speakers

and to both surround back speakers (if in use),

while the monophonic signal parts are spread

over all speakers, also the Center. See page 30 for

a complete explanation of the 5 Stereo and 7

Stereo modes.

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 vol-

ume control, press the

Navigation Button

so that

highlighted video. To listen to two-channel analog

sources while taking advantage of the AVR's bass-

management system, press the

Button

so that

appears in the highlighted video.

After the selections are made in the Dolby, DTS,

Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, press

the

buttons

so that the cursor moves

to the

BACK TO

presss the Set Button