Harman-Kardon AVR507 owner manual Surround Setup, System Configuration

System Configuration

As an example, in the Figure below, all speakers are set for “large,” and a subwoofer is set.

Surround Setup

Once the speaker setup has been completed, the next step for that input is to set the surround mode you wish to use with that input. Since sur- round modes are a matter of personal taste, feel free to select any mode you wish – you may change it later. The Surround Mode chart on page 27 may help you select the mode best suited to the input source selected. For example you may select Dolby Pro Logic II or Logic 7 for most ana- log inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs connected to digital sources. In the case of inputs such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, you may wish to set the mode to Stereo, if that is your preferred listening mode for standard stereo sources, where it is unlikely that surround encoded materi- al will be used. Alternatively, the 5 Channel Stereo or Logic 7 Music mode may also be a good choice for stereo-only source material.

It is easiest to complete the surround setup using the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the MAS- TER menu (Figure 1), press the ⁄/¤ buttons

Duntil the › cursor is next to the SUR- ROUND SELECT menu. Press the Set Button Fso that the SURROUND SELECT menu (Figure 5) is on the screen.

Figure 5

Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 5) selects the surround mode category, and within each of those categories there will be a choice of the specific mode options. The choice of modes will vary according to the speaker configuration in your system.

When the SURR BACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 4) is set to NONE the AVR will be configured for

5.1-channel operation, and only the modes appropriate to a five-speaker system will appear.

When the SURR BACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 4) is set to SMALL or LARGE the AVR 507 will be configured for 6.1/7.1-channel operation, and additional modes such as Dolby Digital EX and

7 STEREO or Logic 7 7.1 will appear, as they are only available when seven main speakers are present. In addition, the modes DTS ES (Discrete) and DTS+NEO:6 (DTS ES Matrix) available in the AVR 507 will not appear unless a digital source is playing the correct bitstream.

Note: When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is selected and playing, the AVR 507 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 32).

To select the mode that will be used as the initial default for an input, first press the ⁄/¤ buttons

Duntil the on-screen cursor is next to the desired mode’s master category name. Next, press the Set Button Fto view the sub-

menu. Press the ‹/› Buttons E to scroll through the available choices, and then press the

¤Button Dso that the cursor is next to

BACK TO MASTER MENU to continue the setup process.

On the Dolby menu (Figure 6), the selection choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II Music, Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema, Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby 3 Stereo. The Dolby Digital EX mode is only available when the system is set for 6.1/7.1 operation by configuring the Surround Back speakers to “Small” or “Large” as described on page 21. When a disc is playing that contains a special “flag” signal in the digital audio data stream, the EX mode will be selected automatically. It may also be selected using this menu or through the front panel or remote con- trols as shown on page 30. A complete explana- tion of these modes is found on Page 27-28. Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is select- ed there are additional settings available for the Night mode that are associated with the sur- round 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).

Figure 6

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 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 and the DTS-ES Matrix mode will be acti- vated when an ES-Matrix encoded audio track is received. In both cases the appropriate surround mode will be indicated in the Main Information Display ˜ in the front panel dis- play and on the screen. When a non-ES DTS disc is in use, when the 6.1/7.1 mode is chosen the unit automatically will select the DTS + NEO:6 mode to create a full eight-speaker surround mode. See page 27 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 cassettes, laserdiscs or television broadcasts produced 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, but the output will be in a full eight-channel sound field. 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

22SYSTEM CONFIGURATION