AVR

Appendix

Table A12 – Surround Modes

Surround Mode

Description

Incoming Bitstream or Signal

 

 

 

Dolby Digital

Provides up to five separate main audio channels and a dedicated low-frequency

••Dolby Digital 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1,

 

effects (LFE) channel.

2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1

 

 

••Dolby Digital EX (played as 5.1)

 

 

••Dolby Digital Plus decoded and delivered via coaxial or optical

 

 

connection

 

 

 

Dolby Digital EX

An expansion of Dolby Digital 5.1 that adds a surround back channel that may be

••Dolby Digital EX

 

played through one or two surround back speakers. May be manually selected

••Dolby Digital 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1

 

when a non-EX Dolby Digital stream is detected.

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital Plus

An enhanced version of Dolby Digital encoded more efficiently, Dolby Digital Plus

••Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI connection (source device decodes to

 

has the capacity for additional discrete channels and for streaming audio from the

Dolby Digital when a coaxial or optical connection is used)

 

Internet, all with enhanced audio quality. Source material may be delivered via an

 

 

HDMI connection or decoded to Dolby Digital or PCM and transmitted via coaxial

 

 

or optical digital audio.

 

 

 

 

Dolby TrueHD

Dolby TrueHD is an expansion of MLP Losslessaudio, the same format used

••Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD encoded with Dolby TrueHD, delivered

 

on DVD-Audio discs. Dolby TrueHD adds the features found in Dolby Digital,

via HDMI

 

such as night mode settings, while delivering fully lossless audio that is a true

 

 

reproduction of studio master recordings.

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital Stereo

Delivers a two-channel downmix of Dolby Digital materials.

••Dolby Digital 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1,

 

 

2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1

 

 

••Dolby Digital EX

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic II

Analog decoder that derives five full-range, discrete main audio channels from

See below

Mode Group

matrix surround-encoded or two-channel analog sources. Four variants are

 

 

available.

 

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic II

Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for movie and television programs.

••Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1

Movie

 

••Analog (two-channel)

 

 

 

 

••Tuner

 

 

••PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic II

Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for music selections. Allows

••Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1

Music

adjustment of sound-field presentation in three dimensions:

••Analog (two-channel)

 

••Center Width (adjusts width of vocal soundstage)

 

••Tuner

 

••Dimension (adjusts depth of soundstage)

 

••Panorama (adjusts wraparound surround effect)

••PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic II

Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that emphasizes use of the surround channels and

••Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1

Game

subwoofer for total immersion in the video gaming experience.

••Analog (two-channel)

 

 

 

 

••Tuner

 

 

••PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic II

Original version of Dolby Pro Logic that steered a mono signal containing

••Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1

 

information below 7kHz to the surround channels.

••Analog (two-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 which may

See below

Mode Group

be played through one or two surround back speakers. The Dolby Pro Logic IIx

 

 

modes may be selected not only with Dolby Digital bitstreams, but thanks to the

 

 

AVR’s post-processor, they may also be used with some DTS bitstreams to add a

 

 

surround back channel to 5.1 modes.

 

 

 

 

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Harman-Kardon AVR 3650, AVR 2650 Table A12 Surround Modes, Surround Mode Description Incoming Bitstream or Signal

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