| OPERATION |
Surround Mode Chart |
MODE | FEATURES |
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Dolby Digital | Available only with digital input sources encoded with Dolby Digital data. It provides up to five separate main audio channels and |
| a special dedicated low-frequency effects channel. |
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Dolby Digital EX | Available when the receiver is configured for 6.1/7.1 channel operation, Dolby Digital EX is the latest version of Dolby Digital. When used with |
| movies or other programs that have special encoding, Dolby Digital EX reproduces specially encoded soundtracks so that a full 6.1/7.1 soundfield is |
| available. When the receiver is set for 6.1/7.1 operation and a Dolby Digital signal is present, the EX mode is automatically selected. Even if specific |
| EX encoding is not available to provide the additional channel, the special algorithms will derive a 6.1/7.1 output. |
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DTS 5.1 | When the speaker configuration is set for 5.1-channel operation, the DTS 5.1 mode is available when DVD, audio-only music or laser discs encoded |
| with DTS data are played. DTS 5.1 provides up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated low-frequency channel. |
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DTS-ES 6.1 Matrix | When the speaker configuration is set for 6.1/7.1 operation, playback of a DTS-encoded program source will automatically trigger the selection |
DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete | of one of the two DTS-ES modes. Newer discs with special DTS-ES discrete encoding will be decoded to provide six discrete, full-bandwidth |
| channels plus a separate low-frequency channel. All other DTS discs will be decoded using the DTS-ES Matrix mode, which creates a 6.1-channel |
| sound field from the original 5.1-channel soundtrack. |
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Dolby Pro Logic II | Dolby Pro Logic II is the latest version of Dolby Laboratory’s benchmark surround technology that decodes full-range, discrete, left, center right, |
Movie | right surround and left surround channels from either matrix surround encoded programs and conventional stereo sources when an analog input |
Music | is in use. The Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode is optimized for movie soundtracks, while the Pro Logic II Music mode should be used with |
Pro Logic | musical selections. The Pro Logic mode re-creates original Pro Logic processing for those who prefer that presentation. |
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Logic 7 Cinema | Exclusive to Harman Kardon for A/V receivers, Logic 7 is an advanced mode that extracts the maximum surround information from either |
Logic 7 Music | surround-encoded programs or conventional stereo material. When your system has been configured for use with Surround Back Speakers |
Logic 7 Enhance | (see page 23), you may choose between either 7.1 or 5.1 versions of the Logic 7 modes, while only the 5.1 versions are available when |
| there are no Surround Back Speakers. The Logic 7 C (or Cinema) mode should be used with any source that contains Dolby Surround or similar |
| matrix encoding. Logic 7 C delivers increased center channel intelligibility, and more accurate placement of sounds with fades and pans that are |
| much smoother and more realistic than with other decoding techniques. The Logic 7 M or Music mode should be used with analog or PCM stereo |
| sources. Logic 7 M enhances the listening experience by presenting a wider front soundstage and greater rear ambience. Both Logic 7 modes also |
| direct low-frequency information to the subwoofer (if installed and configured) to deliver maximum bass impact. The Logic 7 E (or Enhance) mode, |
| available only when the 5.1 option is chosen, is an extension of the Logic 7 modes that is primarily used with musical programs. Logic 7 adds |
| additional bass enhancement that circulates low frequencies in the 40Hz to 120Hz range to the front and surround speakers to deliver a less |
| localized soundstage that appears broader and wider than when the subwoofer is the sole source of bass energy. |
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DTS Neo:6 Cinema | These two modes are available when any analog source is playing to create a three-channel, five-channel or six-channel surround presentation from |
DTS Neo:6 Music | conventional Matrix-encoded and traditional Stereo sources. Select the Cinema version of Neo:6 when a program with any type of analog Matrix |
| surround encoding is present. Select the Music version of Neo:6 for optimal processing when a non-encoded, two-channel stereo program is |
| being played. |
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Dolby 3 Stereo | Uses the information contained in a surround-encoded or two-channel stereo program to create center channel information. In addition, the |
| information that is normally sent to the rear-channel surround speakers is carefully mixed in with the front-left and front-right channels for increased |
| realism. Use this mode when you have a center channel speaker but no surround speakers. |
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Theater | The Theater mode creates a sound field that resembles the acoustic feeling of a standard live performance theater. |
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Hall 1, Hall 2 | The two Hall modes create sound fields that resemble a small- (Hall 1) or medium-sized (Hall 2) concert hall. |
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VMAx Near | When only the two front-channel loudspeakers are used, Harman’s patented VMAx mode delivers a three-dimensional sound space with the illusion |
VMAx Far | of “phantom speakers” at the center and surround positions. The VMAx N, or “Near Field” mode should be selected when your listening position is |
| less than five feet from the speakers. The VMAx F, or “Far Field” mode, should be selected when your listening position is greater than five feet from |
| the speakers. |
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Dolby Virtual Speaker | Dolby Virtual Speaker technology uses a next-generation advanced algorithm to reproduce the dynamics and surround sound effects of a precisely |
Reference | placed 5.1-channel speaker system using only front left and right speakers. In the Reference Mode, the apparent width of the sound across the front |
Wide | image is defined by the distance between the two speakers. The Wide Mode provides a wider, more spacious front image when the two speakers are |
| close together. |
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5-Channel Stereo | This mode takes advantage of multiple speakers to place a stereo signal at both the front and back of a room. Depending on whether the AVR |
7-Channel Stereo | has been configured for either 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 operation, one of these modes, but not both, is available at any time. Ideal for playing music in |
| situations such as a party, it places the same signal at the front-left and surround-left, and front-right and surround-right speakers. |
| The center channel is fed a summed mono mix of the in-phase material of the left and right channels. |
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Surround | This mode turns off all surround processing and presents the pure left- and right-channel presentation of two-channel stereo programs. |
Off (Stereo) | |
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Dolby Headphone | Dolby Headphone enables ordinary stereo headphones to portray the sound of a five-speaker surround-playback system. The DH1 mode creates |
DH1 | headphone presentation that resembles a small, well-damped room and is appropriate for use with both movies and music-only recordings. |
DH2 | The DH2 mode creates a more acoustically live room particularly suited to music listening. The DH3 mode creates a larger room, more like a |
DH3 | concert hall or movie theater. |
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