Harman-Kardon Car Stereo System, 376, DPR 2005 Set the unit for either 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 operation

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

When LARGE is selected, a full-range output will be sent to the center speaker output, and NO center channel signal will be sent to the subwoofer output.

NOTE: If you choose Logic 7 as the surround mode for the particular input source for which you are con- figuring your speakers, the DPR 2005 will not make the LARGE option available for the center speaker.

This is due to the requirements of Logic 7 processing, and does not indicate a problem with your receiver.

When NONE is selected, no signals will be sent to the center channel output. The receiver will operate in a “phantom” center channel mode and center channel information will be sent to the left and right front chan- nel outputs. When only front left and right speakers are used, with no center or surround speakers, VMAx is a good alternative mode.

When you have completed your selection for the cen- ter channel, press the ¤ Navigation Button o to move the cursor to SURROUND.

Press the ‹/› Navigation Button o to select the option that best describes the surround speakers in your system based on the definitions shown on this page.

When SMALL is selected, low-frequency surround channel sounds will be sent to the subwoofer output only. If you choose this option and there is no sub- woofer connected, you will not hear any low-frequency sounds from the surround channels.

When LARGE is selected, a full-range output will be sent to the surround channel outputs, and NO sur- round channel signals will be sent to the subwoofer.

When NONE is selected, surround sound informa- tion will be split between the front left/right outputs. For optimal performance with no surround speakers, use the Dolby Virtual Speaker mode.

When you have completed your selections for the main surround channels, press the ¤ Navigation Button o to move the cursor to SURR BACK. This line serves two functions: It not only configures the setting for the surround back channels if present; it also tells the DPR 2005’s processing system to

set the unit for either 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 operation.

In addition to the speaker “size,” MAIN or MULTI will appear on this line to display the Sur- round Back channel amplifier status. When MAIN appears, the unit is set for 7.1-channel operation. When MULTI appears, the Surround Back amplifier channels have been reconfigured so that they are fed by the output of the Multiroom system. See page 39 for more information on configuring the Surround Back amplifier channels.

Press the ‹/› Navigation Button o on the remote to select the option that best describes the speakers in use at the left and right back surround positions based on the definitions on this page:

When NONE is selected, the system will adjust so that only 5.1-channel modes are available. When this is the case for your system, you may wish to use the surround back amplifier channels to power a second set of speakers whose source is selected by the DPR 2005’s multiroom system. See page 39 for more information.

When SMALL is selected, the system will adjust so that the full complement of 6.1/7.1 modes are available, and low-frequency information below the crossover point will be sent to the subwoofer output. If you choose this option and there is no subwoofer connect- ed, you will not hear any low-frequency sounds from the surround back channels.

When LARGE is selected, the system will adjust so that the full complement of 6.1/7.1 surround process- ing/decoding modes are available, and a full-range sig- nal will be sent to the surround back channels, with no low-frequency information sent to the subwoofer output.

When you have completed your selection for the surround back channels, press the ¤ Navigation Button o to move the cursor to SUBWOOFER.

Press the ‹/› Navigation Button o to select the option that best describes your system.

The choices available for the subwoofer position will depend on the settings for the other speakers, particu- larly the front left/right positions.

If the front left/right speakers are set to SMALL, the subwoofer will automatically be set to SUB, which is the “on” position.

If the front left/right speakers are set to LARGE, three options are available:

•If no subwoofer is connected to the DPR 2005, press the ‹/› Navigation Button o until NONE appears. With this option, all bass infor- mation will be routed to the front left/right “main” speakers.

•If a subwoofer is connected to the DPR 2005, you have the option to have the front left/right “main” speakers reproduce bass frequencies at all times, and have the subwoofer operate only when the DPR 2005 is being used with a digital source that contains a dedicated low-frequency effects, or LFE soundtrack. This allows you to use both your main and subwoofer speakers to take advantage of the special bass sounds created for some movies. Press ‹/› Navigation Button o until SUB (LFE) appears.

•If a subwoofer is connected and you wish to use it for bass reproduction in conjunction with the main front left/right speakers, regardless of the type of program source or Surround mode you are listen- ing to, press the ‹/› Navigation Button o until SUB L/R+LFE appears. When this option is selected, a full-range signal will be sent to the front left/right “main” speakers, and the sub- woofer will receive LFE information and the bass frequencies under the selected crossover point.

When all initial speaker “size” settings have been made, you now have the option to take advantage of the DPR 2005’s Quadruple Crossover system, which allows individual crossover settings to be made for each speaker group. The low-frequency crossover point is set by the design of your speakers. Depending on the design and driver complement of your speakers, it is defined as the frequency which is either the lowest possible frequency the speaker is capable of repro- ducing, or the frequency at which sound is sent to the speaker’s internal low-frequency driver, as opposed to the midrange driver.

Before making any changes to the settings for the crossover point, we suggest that you find the crossover point for the speakers in each of the four groupings, front left/right, center front, surround and surround back, by looking at the specifications page of each speaker’s owner’s manual, by getting that information from the manufacturer’s Web site, or by contacting your dealer or the manufacturer’s customer service department. You will need this figure to accurately configure the next group of settings.

Note that when any speaker group other than the front left/right speakers is set to LARGE, the crossover may not be adjusted, as the feed will be full-range, with no sound being derived for the subwoofer from that position.

The factory default setting for all speaker positions is 100Hz. If that setting is acceptable for all channels, then no adjustments are needed and you may skip this section. However, should you wish to change one of the settings, please proceed by pressing the

⁄Navigation Button o so that the cursor moves back up to the MODE line. Press the ‹/› Navigation Button o so that X-OVERis high- lighted and the menu data will change to the screen shown in Figure 8.

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