Harman-Kardon AVR 247 Surround Mode Description Incoming Bitstream or Signal, Reference, Wide

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

Surround Mode	Description	Incoming Bitstream or Signal
Dolby Pro Logic IIx	This mode is similar to Dolby Pro Logic II Music, including the availability	• Dolby Digital 2/0/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1,
Music	of center width, dimension and panorama adjustments. Dolby Pro Logic IIx	3/2/.0 or .1, EX
	Music adds a surround back channel. In addition, it may be selected	• DTS 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1
	even when some types of DTS signals are present.	• DTS 96/24
		• DTS-ES Matrix
		• DTS-ES Discrete
		• Analog (2-channel)
		• Tuner
		• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)
Dolby Pro Logic IIx	This mode is similar to Dolby Pro Logic II Game, with the added benefit	• Dolby Digital 2/0/.0 or .1
Game	of a surround back channel.	• Analog (2-channel)
		• Tuner
		• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz or 48kHz)
Dolby Virtual Speaker	Simulates 5.1 channels when fewer speakers are present, or a more	See below.
Mode Group	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 signal does not contain center channel
	Select from two- or three-speaker mode, depending on how many	information)
	physical speakers are in your system.	• Analog (2-channel)
		• Tuner
		• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz or 48kHz)
Dolby Virtual Speaker	Wide mode may be used with two, three, four or five main speakers to	• Dolby Digital (number of channels available
Wide	widen the front soundstage by virtualizing the locations of the left and	varies by number of channels in signal)
	right speakers.	• Analog (2-channel)
		• Tuner
		• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz or 48kHz)
DTS Digital	Using a different encoding/decoding method than Dolby Digital, it also	• DTS 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1,
	provides up to five 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-ES Matrix	DTS Extended Surround adds a single surround back channel to DTS 5.1	• DTS-ES Matrix
	digital surround sound. The Matrix version includes the surround back
	channel information “matrixed” into the left and right (side) surround
	channels, for compatibility with 5.1-channel systems.
DTS-ES Discrete	DTS-ES Discrete is another Extended Surround mode that adds a surround	• DTS-ES Discrete
	back channel, but this information is encoded discretely on the disc, and
	is not derived from information contained in the surround channels.
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
		• DTS-ES Discrete
DTS Neo:6	DTS Neo:6 analog processing is available with DTS and DTS 96/24	See below.
Mode Group	signals and 2-channel analog or PCM signals to create a 3-, 5- or 6-channel
	presentation.

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