Harman Kardon AVR 247 Owner's Manual page 49

Surround Mode Description
Dolby Pro Logic IIx This mode is similar to Dolby Pro Logic II Music, including the availability
Music of center width, dimension and panorama adjustments. Dolby Pro Logic IIx
Music adds a surround back channel. In addition, it may be selected
even when some types of DTS signals are present.
Dolby Pro Logic IIx This mode is similar to Dolby Pro Logic II Game, with the added benefit
Game of a surround back channel.
Dolby Virtual Speaker Simulates 5.1 channels when fewer speakers are present, or a more
Mode Group enveloping sound field is desired.
Dolby Virtual Speaker When fewer than five main speakers are present, the Reference
Reference mode virtualizes the missing speakers with accurate localization.
Select from two- or three-speaker mode, depending on how many
physical speakers are in your system.
Dolby Virtual Speaker Wide mode may be used with two, three, four or five main speakers to
Wide widen the front soundstage by virtualizing the locations of the left and
right speakers.
DTS Digital Using a different encoding/decoding method than Dolby Digital, it also
provides up to five discrete main channels, plus an LFE channel.
DTS-ES Matrix DTS Extended Surround adds a single surround back channel to DTS 5. 1
digital surround sound. The Matrix version includes the surround back
channel information "matrixed" into the left and right (side) surround
channels, for compatibility with 5.1-channel systems.
DTS-ES Discrete DTS-ES Discrete is another Extended Surround mode that adds a surround • DTS-ES Discrete
back channel, but this information is encoded discretely on the disc, and
is not derived from information contained in the surround channels.
DTS Stereo Delivers a 2-channel downmix of DTS Digital materials, or presents
a matrix-encoded surround presentation.
DTS Neo:6 DTS Neo:6 analog processing is available with DTS and DTS 96/24
Mode Group signals and 2-channel analog or PCM signals to create a 3-, 5- or 6-channel
presentation.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
Incoming Bitstream or Signal
• Dolby Digital 2/0/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1,
3/2/.0 or .1, EX
• DTS 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1
• DTS 96/24
• DTS-ES Matrix
• DTS-ES Discrete
• Analog (2-channel)
• Tuner
• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)
• Dolby Digital 2/0/.0 or .1
• Analog (2-channel)
• Tuner
• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz or 48kHz)
See below.
• Dolby Digital (uses only two-speaker mode
when signal does not contain center channel
information)
• Analog (2-channel)
• Tuner
• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz or 48kHz)
• Dolby Digital (number of channels available
varies by number of channels in signal)
• Analog (2-channel)
• Tuner
• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz or 48kHz)
• DTS 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1,
3/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1
• DTS-ES Matrix (played as 5.1)
• DTS-ES Discrete (played as 5.1)
• DTS-ES Matrix
• DTS 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1,
3/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1
• DTS 96/24
• DTS-ES Matrix
• DTS-ES Discrete
See below.
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