APPENDIX

Table A12 – Surround Modes

Surround Mode

Description

Incoming Bitstream or Signal

Dolby Digital

Provides up to five separate main audio channels and a dedicated

• Dolby Digital 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1,

 

low-frequency effects (LFE) channel.

3/0/.0 or .1, 2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1,

 

 

3/2/.0 or .1

 

 

• Dolby Digital EX (played as 5.1)

 

 

• Dolby Digital Plus decoded and delivered

 

 

via coax or optical connection

 

 

 

Dolby Digital EX

An expansion of Dolby Digital 5.1 that adds a surround back channel

• Dolby Digital EX

 

which may be played through one or two surround back speakers. May

• Dolby Digital 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1

 

be manually selected when a non-EX Dolby Digital stream is detected.

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital Plus

An enhanced version of Dolby Digital encoded more efficiently, Dolby

• Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI connection

 

Digital Plus has the capacity for additional discrete channels and for

(source device decodes to Dolby Digital

 

streaming audio from the Internet, all with enhanced audio quality. Source

when a coax or optical connection is used)

 

material may be delivered via an HDMI connection, or decoded to Dolby

 

 

Digital or PCM and transmitted via S/P-DIF coaxial or optical digital audio.

 

 

 

 

Dolby TrueHD

Dolby TrueHD is an expansion of MLP Losslessaudio, the same format

Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD encoded with

 

used on DVD Audio discs. Dolby TrueHD adds the features found in

Dolby TrueHD, delivered via HDMI

 

Dolby Digital, such as night mode settings, while delivering fully lossless

 

 

audio that is a true reproduction of the studio master recording.

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital Stereo

Delivers a 2-channel downmix of Dolby Digital materials.

• Dolby Digital 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1,

 

 

3/0/.0 or .1, 2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1,

 

 

3/2/.0 or .1

 

 

• Dolby Digital EX

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic II

Analog decoder that derives five full-range, discrete main audio channels

See below

Mode Group

from matrix surround-encoded or 2-channel analog sources. Four variants

 

 

are available.

 

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic II

Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for movie and

• Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1

Movie

television programs.

• Analog (2-channel)

 

 

• Tuner

 

 

• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic II

Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for music selections.

• Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1

Music

Allows adjustment of sound field presentation in three dimensions:

• Analog (2-channel)

 

• Center Width (adjusts width of vocal soundstage)

• Tuner

 

• Dimension (adjusts depth of soundstage)

• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)

 

• Panorama (adjusts wraparound surround effect)

 

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic II

Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that emphasizes use of the surround

• Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1

Game

channels and subwoofer for total immersion in the video gaming

• Analog (2-channel)

 

experience.

• Tuner

 

 

• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic

Original version of Dolby Pro Logic that steered a mono signal

• Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1

 

containing information below 7kHz to the surround channels.

• Analog (2-channel)

 

 

• Tuner

 

 

• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic IIx

An expansion of Dolby Pro Logic II that adds a surround back channel

See below

Mode Group

which may be played through one or two surround back speakers. The

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic IIx modes may be selected not only with Dolby Digital bit-

 

 

streams, but thanks to the AVR 2600’s post-processor, they may also be used

 

 

with some DTS bitstreams to add a surround back channel to 5.1 modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Harman AVR 2600 owner manual Table A12 Surround Modes, Surround Mode Description Incoming Bitstream or Signal

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