Harman-Kardon AVR 145 owner manual Advanced Functions, Surround Mode

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

Surround Mode	Description	Incoming Bitstream or Signal
Dolby Pro Logic II	Analog decoder that derives five full-range, discrete main audio channels	See below.
	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 (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 (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 (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 (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)
Dolby Virtual Speaker	Simulates 5.1 channels when fewer speakers are present, or a more	See below.
	enveloping sound field is desired.
Dolby Virtual Speaker	When fewer than five main speakers are present, the Reference	• Dolby Digital (uses only two-speaker mode
Reference	mode virtualizes the missing speakers with accurate localization.	when ignal does not contain scenter channel
	Select from two- or three-speaker mode, depending on how many	information)
	physical speakers are in your system.	• Analog (2-channel)
		• Tuner
		• PCM (44.1kHz or 48kHz)
Dolby Virtual Speaker	Wide mode may be used with two, three, four or five	• Dolby Digital (number of channels available
Wide	main speakers to widen the front soundstage	varies by number of channels in signal)
	by virtualizing the locations of the left and right speakers.	• Analog (2-channel)
		• Tuner
		• PCM (44.1kHz or 48kHz)
DTS Digital	Using a different encoding/decoding method than Dolby Digital,	• DTS 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1,
	it also provides up to 5 discrete main channels, plus an LFE channel.	3/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1
		• DTS-ES Matrix (played as 5.1)
		• DTS-ES Discrete (played as 5.1)
DTS Stereo	Delivers a 2-channel downmix of DTS Digital materials, or presents	• DTS 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1,
	a matrix-encoded surround presentation.	3/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1
		• DTS 96/24
		• DTS-ES Matrix
		• TS-ES Discrete

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