System Configuration
AVR 4500 will not appear unless a digital source is selected and playing the correct bitstream.
Note: When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is selected and playing, the AVR 4500 will select the appropriate surround mode automatically, no matter which surround mode was selected for that input as default. Then no other surround modes will be available, except VMAx with Dolby Digital recordings and all Pro Logic II modes with Dolby Digital 2 channel (2.0) recordings (see page 34).
To select the mode that will be used as the initial default for an input, first press the ⁄/¤ buttons Duntil the
¤Button Dso that the cursor is next to
BACK TO MASTER MENU to continue the setup process.
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 29. 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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Figure 5
On the DTS menu, 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
When the 5.1 configuration is in use the AVR will automatically select the 5.1 version of DTS pro- cessing when a DTS data stream is received. When the 6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the
in use. In these cases the
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
In the 5.1 configuration you may select the Logic 7/5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhanced modes. They work best with
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
On the STEREO menu, the selection choices made with the ‹/ › Buttons E on the remote may either turn the surround processing off for a traditional
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 BACK TO SURR SELECT line and presss 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 INPUT SETUP line on the MASTER menu and enter the settings for each input that you will use. In most cases, only the digital input and surround mode may be dif- ferent from one input to the next, while the speaker 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 speakers on or off individually for each input in use.
Settings Keeping Independent from the Input Selected
After the settings described above have been made for all input sources in your system, the fol- lowing settings, made with any input, will remain in effect independent of the input selected.
In order to set delay time for Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II surround modes, the OSD menu system must be used.
Delay Settings
Only for the Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic modes, you will need to adjust the delay time setting. Note that the delay time is not adjustable for any other modes.
Important Note: Once the delay time is set with any input it will be effective with all other inputs too. Moreover the surround delay time setting must be made only for the Dolby Digital mode. The other setting will be set automatically.
Due the different distances between the listening 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 compen- sate for this difference through the use of the delay settings to adjust the timing for the specific speaker placement and acoustic conditions in your listening room or home theater.
The factory setting is appropriate for most rooms, but some installations create an uncommon dis- tance between the front and surround speakers that may cause the arrival of front channel sounds to become disconnected from surround channel sounds.
To resynchronize the front and surround chan- nels, follow these steps:
1.Measure the distance from the listening/ viewing position to the front speakers in meters.
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