Surround Setup; Adjustments For Other Inputs; Delay Settings; Night Mode Settings - Harman Kardon DPR 2005 Owner's Manual

System Configuration
On the menu, the selection choices
STEREO
Buttons E on the remote
made with the
/
‹ ›
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 32 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
/
‹ ›
E so that
SURROUND OFF
highlighted video. To listen to two-channel ana-
log sources while taking advantage of the DPR's
bass-management system, press the
Navigation Button E so that
SURROUND
appears in the highlighted video.
OFF+DSP
After the selections are made in the Dolby, DTS,
Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, press
buttons E so that the cursor moves
the
⁄ / ¤
to the
BACK TO SURR SELECT
presss the Set Button F.

Adjustments for Other Inputs

After one input has been adjusted for analog or
digital input, speaker type and surround mode,
return to the line on the
INPUT SETUP
menu and enter the settings for each
MASTER
input that you will use. In most cases, only the
digital input and surround mode may be different
from one input to the next, while the speaker
type will usually be the same (inputs set to
). But if prefered you can also select
GLOBAL
different speaker types or turn speakers on or off
individually for each input in use.

Delay Settings

Due the different distances between the listening
position for the front channel speakers and the
surround speakers, the amount of time it takes
for sound to reach your ears from the front or
surround speakers is different. You may compen-
sate for this difference through the use of the
delay settings to adjust the timing for the specific
speaker placement and acoustic conditions in
your listening room or home theater.
To re-synchronize the front, center and surround
channels at first measure and note the distance
from the listening/viewing position to the front,
center, surround and surround back (if any)
speakers in meters.
In addition to adjusting the delay time for each
individual speaker position, the DPR is among the
few A/V receivers that allows you to adjust the
delay for the combined output of all speakers as
a group. This feature is called A/V Sync Delay; it
allows you to compensate for delays to the video
image that may be caused by the processing in
products such as digital video displays, video
depending scalers, digital cable or satellite systems, or per-
sonal video recorders. With proper adjustment of
the setting for A/V Sync Delay, you can eliminate
the loss of lip sync that may be caused by digital
video applications.
The Delay setting for all speakers configured for
your system will be available only (with 5.1 or
with 6.1/7.1 configuration) when any Dolby sur-
round mode is selected. In addition they are
selectable with these modes only, with all other
modes the delay times are fixed.
Note that the Delay settings are "Global" for all
inputs, using those Dolby modes, and need not to
be repeated with any input.
appears in the
To start with the delay settings at first select any
input associated with such a Dolby mode. Next,
continue within the
/
‹ ›
1). If the system is not already at that point, press
the OSD button L to bring up the master
menu. Press the
until the on-screen
DELAY ADJUST
F to call up the menu.
line and
* D E L A Y
F L : 1 2 f t
C E N : 1 2 f t
F R : 1 2 f t
S R : 1 0 F t
U N I T : F E E T
A / V S Y N C
B A C K T O
Next move the
select the unit for distances you prefer to enter,
feet or meter. Then move the
line where the first adjustment is made. Now
Buttons E until the distance
press the
/
‹ ›
from the front left speaker to the preferred listen-
ing position is entered. Next press the
E once to move to the next line.
›
Now the cursor will be at the
the delay for the center speaker may be set. Press
Buttons E until the distance from the
the
‹ / ›
main listening position to the center speaker is
entered. Repeat the procedure for all active
speaker positions by pressing the
again and use the
the setting. Remember that this last adjustment
will only be needed when you have surround
back speakers installed and Dolby Digital chosen
as the surround mode.
When the delay time for all speaker positions has
been set you may return to the master menu by
pressing the
⁄
until the © cursor is pointing to
(Figure
MASTER MENU
Button E three times or
¤
› cursor is pointing at the
line. Press the Set Button
A D J U S T *
S B R : 1 0 f t
S B L : 1 0 f t
S L : 1 0 f t
S U B : 1 0 f t
M E T E R
D E L A Y : 0 m S
M A S T E R M E N U
cursor to the line and
› UNIT
cursor to the
› F L
Button
¤
line so that
CEN
Button E
¤
Buttons E to change
/
‹ ›
Navigation Button E
/
¤
BACK T O
and then pressing the Set
MASTER MENU
Button F. However, if you have a digital video
source or a digital video display that causes lack
of lip sync you may use the A/V Sync adjust fea-
ture to delay the audio signal as it is sent to all
channels (as opposed to the individual settings)
so that the picture and sound are brought back
together. We recommend that this adjustment be
made using the direct access controls on the
remote, as shown below. That enables you to see
the image while making the adjustment; howev-
er, you may also adjust it here using the menu
system.
To adjust the A/V Sync delay, press the
Navigation Button E so that the © cursor is
pointing to the A/V Sync Delay line on the menu
and then press the Navigation Button
/
‹ ›
E to delay the sound sufficiently so that it
matches the on-screen video.
Note that the A/V Sync delay setting is unique to
each video input source, so you may enter a dif-
ferent set-ting to compensate for the differences
between any product attached to the Video 1, 2,
3 or 4 inputs.
When the delay settings are complete, press the
Button E once so that the cursor is next to
¤
the
BACK T O MASTER MENU
press the Set Button p to return to the
menu.
MASTER
Note that the delay settings may also be adjusted
at any time when the Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro
Logic II modes are in use by pressing the Delay
button on the remote Z. Then press the
E buttons on the remote to select the Center
or Rear channels for adjustment, followed by a
press of the Set button F. Next, press the
buttons E on the remote until the
/
⁄ ¤
desired figure appears in the Main Information
Display ˜ and press the Set button p
twice to confirm the setting and return to the
normal display.

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 avail-
able 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
ton E once and press Set F to select the
menu. Press Set F

SURROUND SETUP

to select the menu (see fig. 7a).
DOLBY
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 27
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line and
⁄ / ¤
but-
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