Harman-Kardon AVR 147 owner manual Configuring the Surround Off Stereo Modes, System Configuration

System Configuration

When Dolby Pro Logic II Music is selected as the listening mode, three special settings are available to tailor the sound field to your listening room environment and your individual taste and preferences. (When other Dolby Surround modes are selected, dotted lines will indicate that these settings are not active.)

•Center Width: This setting adjusts the balance of the vocal information in the front soundstage between the center and front left/right speakers. The lower settings spread the center channel sound more broadly into the left and right channels. A higher number (up to “7”) produces a tighter center channel presentatioin.

•Dimension: This setting alters the perceived depth of the surround field by creating a shallower presentation that appears to move sounds toward the front of the room, or a deeper presentation that appears to move the center of the sound field toward the back of the room. The setting of “0” is a neutral default, with the range of adjustment shown as “R-3” for a deeper, rear-oriented sound to “F-3” for a shallower, front-oriented sound.

•Panorama: Switch this setting on or off to add an enveloping wrap-around presentation that increases the perception of sound along the sides of the room.

To change these parameters, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Buttons D while the DOLBY SURROUND menu is on the screen until the

➞cursor is pointing to the line on the menu with the parameter you wish to change. Then, press

the ‹/› Navigation Buttons E	to alter
the setting to your taste.

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.

Night Mode Settings

The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that uses special processing to preserve the dynamic range and full intelligibility of a movie sound track while reducing the peak level.

This prevents abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others, without reducing the sonic impact of a digital source. Note that the Night mode is only available when the Dolby Digital surround mode is selected.

To adjust the Night mode setting from the menu press the OSD Button L so that the MASTER menu appears. Then press the ¤ button D to access the SURROUND SETUP menu. Press Set F to select the DOLBY menu.

To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain that the ➞ cursor is on the NIGHT line of the DOLBY menu. Next, press ‹/› Buttons

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Eto choose between the following set-

tings.

OFF: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode will not function.

MID: When MID is in the highlighted video, a mild compression will be applied.

MAX: When MAX is in the highlighted video, a more severe compression algorithm will be applied.

When you want to use the Night mode feature, we recommend that you select the MID setting as a starting point and change to the MAX setting later, if desired.

Note that the Night mode may be adjusted direct- ly any time that Dolby Digital surround mode is selected by pressing the Night button B. When the button is pressed, the words D-RANGEfollowed by the current setting (MID, MAX, OFF) will appear in the lower third of the video screen and in the Main Information Display Ò. Press the ⁄/¤ buttons D within five seconds to select the desired setting, then press Set F to confirm the setting.

On the DTS menu, the selection choices made with the ‹ / › Buttons E on the remote are determined by the type of DTS program material 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 a DTS 96/24 signal is detected, the

AVR 147 defaults to the DTS surround mode, but reproduces the higher-resolution materials that are present due to the higher sampling rate automatically. See page 30 and 31 for a complete explanation of the DTS modes.

On the LOGIC 7 menu, the selection choices made with the ‹ / › Buttons E on the remote enable Harman Kardon’s exclusive Logic 7 processing to create fully enveloping, multi- channel surround from either two-channel Stereo or Matrix-encoded programming such as VHS cassettes, laserdiscs or television broadcasts produced with Dolby surround.

You may select the Logic 7/5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhanced modes. They work best with two-chan- nel music, surround-encoded programs or standard two-channel programming of any type, respectively. 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-channel stereo programs to create a variety of sound field presentations. The choices available are Hall 1,

Hall 2, Theater. The Hall and Theater modes are designed for multichannel installations. See pages 30-31 for a complete explanation of the DSP surround modes. Note that the Hall and Theater modes are not available when a Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrack is played.

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 two-channel stereo presen- tation, or select 5 CH Stereo. 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 30-31 for a complete explanation of the 5 CH Stereo modes.

After the selections are made in the Dolby, DTS, Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, press the ⁄/¤ buttons D so that the cursor moves to the BACK TO SURR SELECT line and presss the Set Button F.

Configuring the Surround Off (Stereo) Modes

For superior reproduction of two-channel program materials, the AVR offers two Stereo modes: an analog Stereo-Direct mode that bypasses the digital signal processing circuitry for a completely analog signal path that preserves the purity of the original signal, and a digital mode that is capable of providing bass management for optimal distribution of the low frequencies between smaller speakers and a subwoofer.

Stereo-Direct (Bypass) Mode

When the analog Stereo-Direct mode is selected by pressing the Stereo Mode Selector

until SURROUND OFF appears in the Main Information Display Ò and the Surround Mode Indicator ( for Surround Off is lit, the AVR will pass the analog source material directly through to the front left and right speakers, bypassing the digital processing circuitry.

In this mode, the front left and right speakers will automatically be configured as LARGE; it is not possible to configure these speakers as SMALL.

When the AVR is in the Stereo Bypass mode you may still configure the subwoofer output so that it is either turned off, with a full-range signal going to the front left/right speakers, or you may configure it so that the subwoofer feed is activated.

The factory default setting is to have the subwoofer turned off for this mode, but you may change that setting by following these steps:

1. Press the Speaker Button 6 .

2.Press the Set Button F@ to activate the configuration menu.