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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 19
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 19
6.1/7.1 operation by configuring the Surround Back
speakers to “Small” or “Large,” as described on page
21. When a disc is playing that contains a special data
“flag” in the digital audio data stream, the Dolby Digital
EX mode will automatically be selected. This mode
may also be selected using this menu or through the
front-panel or remote controls, as shown on page 26.
A complete selection of the available Dolby surround
modes is found in the chart on page 27.
When Dolby Pro Logic II Music or Dolby Pro Logic IIx
Music is selected as the listening mode, three special
settings are available to tailor the sound field to your
listening room environment and your individual taste
and preferences. (When other Dolby Surround modes
are selected, dotted lines will indicate that these set-
tings are not active.)
• Center Width: This setting adjusts the balance of the
vocal information in the front soundstage between
the center and front left/right speakers. The lower
settings spread the center channel sound more
broadly into the left and right channels. A higher
number (up to “7”) produces a tighter center
channel presentation.
• Dimension: This setting alters the perceived depth
of the surround field by creating a shallower presen-
tation that appears to move sounds toward the front
of the room, or a deeper 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 shallower, front-oriented sound.
• Panorama: Switch this setting on or off to add an
enveloping wraparound presentation that increases
the perception of sound along the sides of the room.
To change these parameters, press the
¤
/
⁄
Navigation Buttons n while the DOLBY
SURROUND 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 n to alter the setting to
your taste.
When the DOLBY DIGITAL mode is
selected,
there are additional settings available for
the Night mode.
The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that pre-
serves the dynamic range and full intelligibility of a
movie soundtrack while reducing the peak level. This
prevents abruptly loud transitions from disturbing
others, without reducing the sonic impact of a digital
source. The Night mode is only available when specially
encoded Dolby Digital signals are played.
To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain that the
›
cursor is on the NIGHT line of the DOLBY
menu. Next, press
‹
/
›
Navigation Button n to
choose between the following settings, as they appear
in the on-screen display:
OFF: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode
will not function.
MID: When MID is highlighted, a mild compres-
sion will be applied.
MAX: When MAX is highlighted, a more severe
compression algorithm will be applied.
We recommend that you select the MID setting as
a starting point and change to the MAX setting later,
if desired.
The Night mode may also be adjusted directly any
time a Dolby Digital source is playing by pressing
the Night Mode Button l. When the button is
pressed, D-RANGE will appear in the lower third
of the video screen and in the Lower Display Line
¯. Press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button n within
three seconds to select the desired setting.
The last option line in this menu is the 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 235 allows you to upsam-
ple the incoming 48kHz signals to 96kHz for added
resolution.
To take advantage of this feature, press the
⁄/¤
Navigation Button n so that the › cursor is next
to the UPSAMPLING line and press the ‹/›
Navigation Button n so that ON is highlighted in
reverse video. Note that this feature is only available
for the Dolby Pro Logic II-Music, Dolby Pro Logic II-
Movie, Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby 3 Stereo modes.
When all settings for surround setup have been made,
press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons n so that the
›
cursor is next to BACK TO MASTER MENU,
and press the Set Button p to return to the
MASTER MENU.
On the DTS menu, the choices made with the
‹
/
›
Buttons o on the remote are determined by a
combination of the type of program material in use
and whether the 5.1- or 6.1/7.1-channel configura-
tion is in use.
When a DTS source is playing, the choice of modes
for 7.1 systems will vary according to the type of pro-
gram source (DTS 5.1, DTS-ES Matrix or DTS-ES
Discrete). Press the
‹
/
›
Buttons o to scroll
through the choices that are available for your system
and the program in use. The DTS Neo:6 Music mode
is available with analog stereo sources and the DTS
Neo:6 Cinema mode is available with analog matrix
surround-encoded sources to deliver an enhanced
5.1-channel sound field.
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 selected. 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. When a non-ES DTS disc
is in use, you may select the DTS-ES Matrix mode
through this menu to create a full eight-speaker sur-
round mode. See page 27 for a complete explanation
of the DTS modes.
On the LOGIC 7
menu, the choices
made with
the
‹
/
›
Buttons o on the remote are determined
by whether the 5.1- or 6.1/7.1-channel 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 sound from either two-channel Stereo or
Matrix-encoded programming such as VHS cassettes,
laser discs or television broadcasts produced with
Dolby surround.
In the 5.1 configuration, you may select the Logic 7/
5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhance mode. They work best
with two-channel music, surround-encoded programs
or standard two-channel programming of any type,
respectively. For 6.1/7.1 configurations, the Music and
Cinema modes may be selected. The Logic 7 modes
are not available when either Dolby Digital or DTS
digital soundtracks are in use. See page 27 for a
complete explanation of the Logic 7 modes.
On the DSP (SURR) menu, the choices made
with the
‹
/
›
Buttons o on the remote select from
one of the DSP surround modes that are designed for
use with two-channel stereo programs to create a
variety of sound field presentations. The choices avail-
able 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 optimized for use in delivering a full surround field
when only the front left and front right speakers are
installed. See page 27 for a complete explanation of
the DSP surround modes.
On the STEREO menu, the choices made with the
‹
/
›
Buttons o on the remote may either turn the
surround processing off for a traditional two-channel
stereo presentation, or select
5 STEREO or
7 STEREO
depending on whether the 5.1 or
6.1/7.1 output is in use. The latter modes feed a two-
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