The THX menu appearing will show the current surround mode processed, see figure 5 below, and no other selection is available. Note that the same messages will also appear in the Lower Display Line on the front panel or the semi on screen display when the full on screen display system is not in use.
The THX menu will vary according to the speaker configuration for your system and the surround mode selected:
When the system is configured for 5.1 channel, the MODEline on the THXmenu will read THX CINEMAwhen Dolby Digital mode is selected. When the 6.1/7.1 channel system is configured, the menu will read THX SURR EXwhen the Dolby Digital or DTS mode is selected. In all other cases, no matter if with 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 configuration, the current surround mode will be shown with the term +THX added behind.
When the selection of the surround mode and the THX processing is completed, press the ⁄/¤ buttons Duntil the cursor is next to BACK TO MASTER MENUand press the Set Button Fto continue the setup process.
The following few paragraphs detail the instructions needed for modes with multiple choices.
On the Dolby menu (Figure 5), the selection choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II Music, Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema, Dolby Pro Logic II Emulation and Dolby 3 Stereo. A com- plete explanation of these modes is found on Page 30. 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. They are described later in the next main chapter (see below).
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On the DTSmenu, the selection choices made with the ‹/ › Buttons E on the remote are determined by a combination of the type of DTS program material in use and whether the
5.1or 6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in use. When either of the speaker configurations is in use, you may select either the Neo:6 Music or Neo:6 Cinema mode when an analog source is playing to deliver an enhanced 5.1-channel or even 7.1 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 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. When a non-ES DTS disc is in use, when the 6.1/7.1 mode is chosen the unit automati- cally will select the DTS + NEO:6 mode to create a full eight-speaker surround mode. See page 30, 34 for a complete explanation of the DTS modes.
On the Logic 7 menu, the selection choices made with the ‹/ › Buttons E on the remote 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 Harman Kardon’s exclusive Logic 7 pro- cessing to create fully enveloping, multichannel surround from either two-channel Stereo or Matrix-encoded programming such as VHS cas- settes, laserdiscs or television broadcasts pro- duced with Dolby surround.
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, then the output will be in a full eight-channel sound field, with pure stereo or surround encoded programs. Note that the Logic 7 modes are not available when either Dolby Digital or DTS Digital soundtracks are in use.
On the DSP(SURR) menu, the selection choices made with the ‹/ › Buttons E on the remote select one of the DSP surround modes that are designed for use with two-chan- nel stereo programs to create a variety of sound field presentations. The choices available are Hall 1, Hall 2, Theater, VMAx Near and VMAx Far. The Hall and Theater modes are designed for multi- channel 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 pages 30 and
31 for a complete explanation of the DSP sur- round modes. Note that the Hall and Theater modes are not available when a Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrack is played.
On the STEREOmenu, the selection choices made with the ‹/ › Buttons E on the remote may either turn the surround processing off for a traditional two-channel stereo presenta- tion, 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 the stereophonic input signal 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 31 for a complete explanation of the 5 Stereo and 7 Stereo modes.
After the selections are made in the Dolby, DTS, Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, press the ⁄/¤ buttons Dso that the cursor moves to the BACKTOMASTER MENUline and press 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 IN/OUTSETUPline on the MASTERmenu and enter the settings for each input that you will use. In most cases, only the digital input and surround mode may be differ- ent from one input to the next, while the speak- er type will usually be the same and may easily be entered by copying the speaker settings from the first input adjusted. But if prefered you can also select different speaker types or turn speak- ers on or off individually for each input in use.
Settings Independent of the Input Selected
After the settings described above have been made for all input sources in your system, the following settings, made with any input, will remain in effect independent of the input select- ed. In order to make these settings as easy as possible, the OSD menu system should be used.
Delay Settings
Due the different distances between the listen- ing 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 com- pensate for this difference through the use of the delay settings to adjust the timing for the specific speaker placement and acoustic condi- tions in your listening room or home theater.
