MODE | FEATURES |
Dolby Digital | Available only with digital input sources encoded with Dolby Digital data. It provides up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated low-frequency |
| effects channel. |
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Dolby Digital EX | Available when the receiver is configured for 6.1/7.1 channel operation, Dolby Digital EX is the latest version of Dolby Digital. When used with movies or other |
| programs that have special encoding, Dolby Digital EX reproduces specially encoded soundtracks so that a full 6.1/7.1 sound field is available. When the receiver is |
| set for 6.1/7.1 operation and a Dolby Digital signal is present, the EX mode is automatically selected. Even if specific EX encoding is not available to provide the |
| additional channel, the special algorithms will derive a 6.1/7.1 output. |
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DTS 5.1 | When the speaker configuration is set for 5.1-channel operation, the DTS 5.1 mode is available when DVD, audio-only music or laser discs encoded |
| with DTS data are played. DTS 5.1 provides up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated low-frequency channel. |
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DTS-ES 6.1 Matrix | When the speaker configuration is set for 6.1/7.1 operation, playback of a DTS-encoded program source will automatically trigger the selection of one of the two |
DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete | DTS-ES modes. Newer discs with special DTS-ES discrete encoding will be decoded to provide six discrete, full-bandwidth channels plus a separate low-frequency |
| channel. All other DTS discs will be decoded using the DTS-ES Matrix mode, which creates a 6.1-channel sound field from the original 5.1-channel soundtrack. |
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Dolby Pro Logic II | Dolby Pro Logic II decodes full-range, discrete, left, center right, right surround and left surround channels from either matrix surround-encoded |
Movie | programs or conventional stereo sources when an analog input is in use. The Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode is optimized for movie soundtracks, |
Music | while the Pro Logic II Music mode should be used with musical selections. The Pro Logic mode re-creates original Pro Logic processing for |
Pro Logic | those who prefer that presentation. |
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Dolby Pro Logic IIx | Dolby Pro Logic IIx is the latest extension of Dolby Pro Logic II technology which creates a discrete 6.1 and 7.1 sound field from matrix surround or two-channel |
Music | stereo sources in systems configured for surround back speakers. Both Movie and Music versions of Pro Logic IIx are available. These modes may also be applied |
Movie | to a six-channel source connected to the 8-Channel Direct Inputs fi so that the sound field is enhanced by adding surround back channels, as well as to enable |
| the MAIN DOWNMIX option in the multiroom system so that a six-channel direct input may be used as a source for the remote room. |
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Logic 7 Cinema | Exclusive to Harman Kardon for receivers, Logic 7 is an advanced mode that extracts the maximum surround information from either surround-encoded programs |
Logic 7 Music | or conventional stereo material. When your system has been configured for use with surround back speakers (see page 25), you may choose either 7.1 or |
Logic 7 Enhance | 5.1 versions of the Logic 7 modes, while only the 5.1 versions are available when there are no surround back speakers. The Logic 7 C (or Cinema) mode |
| should be used with any source that contains Dolby Surround or similar matrix encoding. Logic 7 C delivers increased center channel intelligibility, and more accurate |
| placement of sounds with fades and pans that are much smoother and more realistic than with other decoding techniques. The Logic 7 M or Music mode should be |
| used with analog or PCM stereo sources. Logic 7 M enhances the listening experience by presenting a wider front soundstage and greater rear ambience. Both of |
| these Logic 7 modes also direct low-frequency information to the subwoofer (if installed and configured) to deliver maximum bass impact. The Logic 7 E (or Enhance) |
| mode, available only when the 5.1 option is chosen, is an extension of the other Logic 7 modes and is primarily used with musical programs. Logic 7 E adds |
| additional bass enhancement, circulating low frequencies in the 40Hz to 120Hz range to the front and surround speakers to deliver a less localized soundstage that |
| appears broader and wider than when the subwoofer is the sole source of bass energy. |
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DTS Neo:6 Cinema | These two modes are available with analog sources playing to create a three-channel, five-channel or six-channel surround presentation from matrix-encoded |
DTS Neo:6 Music | or stereo sources. Select the Cinema version of Neo:6 when a program with matrix surround encoding is present. Select the Music version of Neo:6 |
| for optimal processing when a nonencoded, two-channel stereo program is being played. |
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Theater | The Theater mode creates a sound field that resembles the acoustic feeling of a standard live performance theater. |
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Hall 1, Hall 2 | The two Hall modes create sound fields that resemble a small- (Hall 1) or medium-sized (Hall 2) concert hall. |
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VMAx Near | When only the two front-channel loudspeakers are used, VMAx delivers a three-dimensional sound space with the illusion of “phantom speakers” at the center |
VMAx Far | and surround positions. The VMAx N, or “Near Field” mode should be selected when your listening position is less than five feet from the speakers. The VMAx F, or |
| “Far Field,” mode should be selected when your listening position is greater than five feet from the speakers. |
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Dolby Virtual Speaker | Dolby Virtual Speaker uses advanced technology to simulate the sonic signature of a speaker location even when there is no speaker physically present in that |
Reference | location. The Reference (“REF”) mode activates the front left/right or front left/center/right speakers to simulate a 5.1 presentation with accurate localization. |
Wide | The Wide mode virtualizes additional front-channel speakers to create a wider image and a more enveloping sound field. It is available no matter how many |
| speakers are present. |
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5-Channel Stereo | These modes take advantage of multiple speakers to place a stereo signal at both the front and back of a room. They place the same signal at the front-left and |
7-Channel Stereo | surround-left, and front-right and surround-right speakers. The center channel is fed a summed mono mix of the in-phase material of the left and right channels. |
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Surround | This mode turns off all surround processing and presents the pure left- and right-channel presentation of two-channel stereo programs. |
Off (Stereo) | |
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Dolby Headphone | Dolby Headphone enables ordinary stereo headphones to portray the sound of a five-speaker surround-playback system. The DH1 mode creates |
DH1 | headphone presentation that resembles a small, well-damped room and is appropriate for use with both movies and music-only recordings. |
DH2 | The DH2 mode creates a more acoustically live room particularly suited to music listening. The DH3 mode creates a larger room, more like a |
DH3 | concert hall or movie theater. |
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