Night Mode Settings - Harman Kardon AVR 7300 Owner's Manual

System Configuration
• Dimension: This setting alters the perceived
depth of the surround field by creating a shal-
lower presentation that appears to move
sounds toward the front of the room, or a deep-
er presentation that appears to move the center
of the sound field toward the back of the room.
The setting of "O" is a neutral default, with the
range of adjustment shown as "R-3" for a
deeper, rear-oriented sound to "F-3" for a shal-
lower, front-oriented sound.
• Panorama: Switch this setting on or off to add
an enveloping wrap-around presentation that
increases the perception of sound along the
sides of the room.
To change these parameters, press the
Navigation Buttons E while the DOLBY SUR-
ROUND menu is on the screen until the © cursor
is pointing to the line on the menu with the
parameter you wish to change. Then, press the
Navigation Buttons E to alter the set-
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ting to your taste.
Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is selected
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.
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→
M O D E : D O L B Y D I G I T A L
C E N T E R W I D T H : - - -
D I M E N S I O N : - - -
P A N O R A M A : - - -
N I G H T : O F F
B A C K T O S U R R S E L E C T
Figure 6

Night Mode Settings

The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that
uses special processing to preserve the dynamic
range and full intelligibility of a movie sound track
while reducing the peak level. This prevents
abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others,
without reducing the sonic impact of a digital
source. Note that the Night mode is only available
when the Dolby Digital surround mode is selected.
To adjust the Night mode setting from the menu
press the OSD Button L so that the
menu appears. Then press the
MASTER
button E to access the
AUDIO SETUP
press Set F to select the
SURROUND
menu. Press Set F to select the
SETUP
menu (see fig. 6).
DOLBY
To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain
that the © cursor is on the
NIGHT
Buttons E
menu. Next, press
DOLBY /
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to choose between the following settings.
: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode
OFF
will not function.
: When MID is in the highlighted video,
MID
a mild compression will be applied.
: When MAX is in the highlighted video,
MAX
a more severe compression algorithm will be
applied.
When you want to use the Night mode feature,
we recommend that you select the MID setting as
a starting point and change to the MAX setting
later, if desired.
Note that the Night mode may be adjusted direct-
ly any time that Dolby Digital surround mode is
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selected by pressing the Night button B. When
the button is pressed, the words
lowed by the current setting (
will appear in the lower third of the video screen
and in the Main Information Display ˜.
Press the
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to select the desired setting, then press Set F
to confirm the setting.
On the menu, the selection choices made
DTS
Buttons E on the remote are
with the
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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.
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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
eight-speaker surround mode. See page 33, 37 for
a complete explanation of the DTS modes.
When an analog or two-channel PCM source is
playing, the DTS Neo:6 modes are available,
which creates a three-, five- or six-channel pres-
entation of the sound. The exact modes available
will depend on the number of speaker positions
established in the SPEAKER SETUP menu. (See
page 24 to configure the system for the number
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and type of speakers in your system).
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On the Logic 7 menu, the selection choices
made with the
‹
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 enables
line of the
Harman Kardon's exclusive Logic 7 processing 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 sur-
round.
fol-
D-RANGE
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MID MAX OFF
buttons E within five seconds
Buttons E on the remote
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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 ( ) menu, the selection
DSP SURR
Buttons E on the
choices made with the
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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 33 and 34 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
Buttons E on the remote
made with the
/
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may either turn the surround processing off for a
traditional two-channel stereo presentation, or
select or
5 Stereo 7 Stereo
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 34 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 volume
Navigation Button E
control, press the
/
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so that appears in the high-
SURROUND OFF
lighted video. To listen to two-channel analog
sources while taking advantage of the AVR's bass-
management system, press the
‹ / ›
Button E so that
SURROUND OFF+DSP
appears in the highlighted video.
This menu also includes a setting to turn the unit's
upsampling feature on or off. In normal use, this
feature is turned off, which means that digital
sources are processed at their native sample rate.
For example, a 48kHz digital source will be
processed at 48kHz. However, the AVR allows you
to upsample the incoming 48kHz signals to 96kHz
for added resolution.
To take advantage of this feature, press the
Navigation Button E so that the © cursor is
next to the line and press the
UPSAMPLING
Navigation Button E so that
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highlighted in reverse video. Note that this feature
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Navigation
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