Harman-Kardon AVR 8500 owner manual Operation, Surround Mode Chart, Features, Delay Range

Operation

Surround Mode Chart

MODE	FEATURES	DELAY RANGE
DOLBY DIGITAL	Dolby Digital Surround EX™ was developed jointly by Lucasfilm THX and Dolby Laboratories.	see Dolby Digital;
Surround EX,	Dolby Digital Surround EX describes the encoding system and is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories.	Surround Back like
THX Surround EX	Dolby Digital Surround EX encoding was developed to provide the sound mixer greater	Surround
	opportunities for the placement of sounds to the rear as well as the sides of the listener.
	THX Surround EX processing is the decoding scheme to correctly decode a Dolby Digital Surround EX
	encoded movie soundtrack for use in consumer applications. It decodes the previously encoded third
	surround channel (“Surround Back”) from the traditional two surround channels (Surround Left and
	Surround Right) which act as a carrier. This decoding is performed by a dematrixing circuit similar to
	Dolby 3 Stereo. In addition, products with THX Surround EX will include appropriate THX post
	processing and a defined Bass Management System. But with the AVR8500 the THX Surround EX
	decoding is available also with many other surround formats, see "THX Processing" below.
THX Processing	THX processing may be selected with an analog source to enhance the presentation of matrix surround-	delay adjust the
	encoded programs with either Dolby Pro Logic II or DTS Neo:6 as the basic surround processor by use of	same as with
	the THX processing (Re-EQ, Timbre Matching). When a digital source is in use, the proper THX 5.1 or	surround modes
	7.1 mode will be selected, depending on the speaker configuration in your system. For 5.1 systems	that will be
	THX Cinema is available for Dolby Digital sources and THX 5.1 for DTS sources. For 7.1 systems,	THX processed
	THX Surround EX is available with Dolby Digital (5.1 or 5.1EX) and with DTS (5.1) sources to create rear
	surround channels using specially encoded information within a movie´s soundtrack. With DTS 6.1 Discrete
	or Matrix recordings THX Surround is available too to enhance the presentation with help of the
	THX processing (Re-EQ, Timbre Matching).
DOLBY DIGITAL	Available only with digital input sources encoded with Dolby Digital data. It provides	Fronts/Center: 0 m - 9 m
	up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated Low Frequency Effects	Initial Setting – 3.6 m
	channel.	Surround: 0 m - 9 m
		Initial Setting – 3 m
		Subwoofer: 0 m - 9 m
		Initial Setting: 3.6 m
DTS 5.1	When the speaker configuration is set for 5.1-channel operation, the DTS 5.1 mode is	see Dolby Digital
	available when DVD, audio-only music or laserdiscs encoded with DTS data are played.
	DTS 5.1 provides up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated
	low-frequency channel.
DTS-ES 6.1 Matrix	When the speaker configuration is set for 6.1/7.1 operation, playback of a DTS-encoded program	see Dolby Digital;
DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete	source will automatically trigger the selection of one of the two DTS-ES modes. Newer discs with	Surround Back like
	special DTS-ES discrete encoding will be decoded to provide six discrete, full-bandwidth channels	Surround
	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.
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II	Dolby Pro Logic II is the latest version of Dolby Laboratory’s benchmark surround technology	see Dolby Digital
MOVIE	that decodes full-range, discrete left, center right, right surround and left surround channels
MUSIC	from matrix surround encoded programs and conventional stereo sources when
EMULATION	an analog input or a digital input with PCM or Dolby Digital 2.0 recordings is in use. The
	Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode is optimized for movie soundtracks that are recorded with matrix
	surround, by creating separate center, rear left and rear right signals. while the Pro Logic II Music
	mode should be used with musical selections that are recorded with matrix surround or even with
	normal stereo mode, creating separate rear left and rear right signals
	in any case. The Pro Logic II Emulation mode creates compelling five-channel surround sound from
	conventional stereo recordings.

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