Harman-Kardon DVD 37 owner manual Audio Adjustments Submenu, To limit the sampling rate to 48kHz

SYSTEM SETUP

NOTE: Any changes made to the Digital Output setting during playback will not take effect until after play has been stopped and restarted.

PCM Limit: This setting determines whether the digital audio output of the DVD 37 will be sent to your receiver or processor at its original sampling rate, or whether high-resolution (96kHz or greater) materials will be downsampled to 48kHz. Select the 96kHz setting if your receiver is capable of resolving digital signals greater than 48kHz and does not require downsampling. If you select the 96kHz setting when your receiver is not capable of processing sig- nals with a sampling rate greater than 48kHz, then you will not hear any audio when high-resolution materials are played. If you are uncertain of your receiver’s capabilities, select the 48kHz setting

to limit the sampling rate to 48kHz.

NOTE: Due to copyright restrictions, the DVD 37 will not output an uncompressed signal in the PCM format from a disc recorded with 96kHz/24-bit resolution, such as some DTS audio CDs. If the Digital Output setting in the Audio Setup submenu is set to PCM, and the PCM Limit setting is set to 96kHz, no audio will be outputted, and the mes- sage CGMS MUTE will appear in the Main Information Display B. “CGMS” stands for “Copy General Management System.” Should this message appear, change the PCM Limit setting to 48kHz to hear the audio at a lower resolution.

Dynamic Range: This setting allows you to take advantage of the Night-mode encoding present on some Dolby Digital recordings to reduce the volume of louder passages while maintaining intelligibility of qui- eter passages. This means that you may listen to pro- grams at a level that allows the full impact of a sound- track to be heard at a volume that is lower than you might otherwise use to avoid disturbing others. The DVD 37 accomplishes this by compressing the audio to a greater or lesser degree, depending on which set- ting you choose. Three options are available:

•MAXIMUM does not make any changes to the original playback, and should be used when the vol- ume setting in the listening room may be as loud as you desire.

•MEDIUM applies a moderate amount of compres- sion so that louder passages are a little bit quieter.

•MINIMUM applies more compression so that louder passages are much softer.

Feel free to experiment with the settings at any time. Note that if your receiver or processor also allows you to program the dynamic range setting, also known as the “Night Mode,” you do not need to make any adjustments on the DVD 37 and should leave the setting at MAXIMUM.

Delay Unit: This setting selects the unit of distance used for calculating delay times when the AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS menu is activated. The default unit is feet, but you may select meters.

Bass Management: This setting activates the AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS menu’s bass man- agement settings, to optimize playback of DVD-Audio discs through the Analog Audio Outputs 89. Three settings are available:

•On: If your receiver or processor is equipped with “direct” 6-channel inputs and the receiver is not capable of performing bass management on these inputs, then change this setting on the DVD 37 to On, and proceed to the AUDIO ADJUST- MENTS menu to program the bass management settings.

•Bypass: This is the default setting. If your receiver or processor is equipped with 6-channel inputs and is capable of adjusting the bass manage- ment settings (speaker size, output levels and delay times) for its 6-channel analog inputs, then we rec- ommend that you leave this setting at the default Bypass, and adjust the bass management set- tings on your receiver.

•Stereo: If your receiver or processor is not equipped with 6-channel inputs at all, then change this setting to Stereo, which will send a down- mixed 2-channel signal to the Analog Audio Outputs 8, for use with any 2-channel analog input on your receiver. You may then select an ana- log surround mode available on your receiver.

NOTE: The 2-channel downmix (Stereo mode) and the 5.1-channel presentation of multichannel audio discs (Bypass or Bass Management On modes) are not available simultaneously. With bass management on, the same front left and right channel information will be available at both of the left and right Analog Audio Outputs 89. No surround information will be present in the signal output at the 2-channel Analog Audio Outputs 8. In Stereo mode only, the downmixed 2-channel signal will be available at both Analog Audio Outputs 89. If it is more conven- ient to use the remote than to change this setting in the on-screen menu system, use the Audio Mode Selector Gto toggle through the three available settings. Either method achieves the same result.

Audio Adjustments Submenu

This menu allows you to adjust bass management set- tings that control the audio output of the 6-Channel Audio Outputs 9 for speaker size, output level and delay times. The proper adjustment of these settings is key to optimal reproduction of DVD-Audio discs, when the DVD 37 is used with a receiver or processor that does not have audio adjustment capabilities for the direct inputs.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to avoid audio problems, when the DVD 37 is connected to a receiver or processor that does have the capability to adjust bass management parameters for its multichannel inputs, you have the option to either use that capability or adjust the settings in the DVD 37. The preferred method of operation is to use the receiver for these adjustments. In that case, remember to set the Bass Management setting in the AUDIO SETUP menu to Bypass. If you make the adjustments using the DVD 37's settings, it is important that the receiver's settings for the multi- channel direct inputs be disabled, or set to “Large” for the speaker sizes and “0” for the level adjustments and delay times, unless these settings are also used for the receiver’s other source inputs, in which case they should be left the way you set them when you configured your receiver. If you have any questions about the capabilities of your receiver or processor, we recommend that you consult its owner’s manual or the manufacturer’s Web site for further information.

If your receiver or processor does not have 6-channel analog inputs, make sure to select Stereo

for the Bass Management setting in the AUDIO SETUP menu. Then connect the Analog Audio Outputs 8 to any 2-channel analog inputs on your receiver.

Before proceeding with the DVD 37’s audio setup adjustments, we recommend that you first use the menu system in your receiver or processor to ascer- tain the settings already established for “Speaker Size,” “Output Level” and “Delay Time,” which may be set as a distance. Write these settings down to refer to during the configuration process.

Press the Setup Button 9to activate the Setup menu; then use the ⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n until the AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS submenu is highlighted within a white outline box, and press the Enter Button K.

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The following adjustments are available on the AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS menu for each speaker position. It is recommended that you cycle through the adjustments for each speaker position using the ⁄¤‹› Navigation Buttons n to enter the settings that are appropriate for your system.

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