Harman-Kardon AVR 3550HD owner manual Appendix, Surround Mode

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APPENDIX

Surround Mode

 

Description

 

Incoming Bitstream or Signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 (32kHz, 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 (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic IIx

 

An expansion of Dolby Pro Logic II that adds a surround back channel

 

 

Mode Group

 

which may be played through one or two surround back speakers. The

 

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic IIx modes may be selected not only with Dolby Digital bit-

 

 

 

 

streams, but thanks to the AVR 3550HD’s post-processor, they may also be used

 

 

 

 

with some DTS bitstreams to add a surround back channel to 5.1 modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic IIx

 

This mode is similar to Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, with an added surround

 

• Dolby Digital 2/0/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1,

Movie

 

back channel.

 

3/2/.0 or .1, EX

 

 

 

 

• Analog (2-channel)

 

 

 

 

• Tuner

 

 

 

 

• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

• 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 only two speakers are present, or a more

 

See below

Mode Group

 

enveloping sound field is desired.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Virtual Speaker

 

When only two main speakers are present, the Reference mode virtualizes

 

• Dolby Digital (uses only two-speaker mode

Reference

 

a full surround presentation with accurate localization.

 

when signal does not contain center channel

 

 

 

 

information)

 

 

 

 

• Analog (2-channel)

 

 

 

 

• Tuner

 

 

 

 

• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz or 48kHz)

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Virtual Speaker

 

Wide mode may be used with two main speakers to widen the front

 

• Dolby Digital (number of channels available

Wide

 

soundstage by virtualizing the locations of the left and right speakers.

 

varies by number of channels in signal)

 

 

 

 

• 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)

 

 

 

 

 

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