Manual

OPERATION
Surround Mode Chart
MODE FEATURES
DobyDigital AvailableonlywithdigitalinputsourcesencodedwithDobyDigitaldata.It providesupto fiveseparatemainaudiochannelsand
a specialdedicatedLow FrequencyEffectschannel
DobyDigitalEX Availablewhenthereceiveris configuredfor 6.1/7.1 channeloperation,DolbyDigitalEXisthelatestversionof DolbyDigital.Whenusedwith
moviesorotherprogsmsthathavespecialencoding,DolbyDigita_lEXsproducesspeciallyencodedsoundtrackssoth8 a full6.1/71 soundfieldis
available.Whorlthereceiveris setfor61/7,1 operatior/anda DolbyDigita_lsignalispssent,theEXmodeisaulornaticallyselected.Evenifspecific
EXer/codingisnotavailableto providetheaddifior/alchar/nel,thespecialalgorithmswillderivea 6.//7.1 output,
DTS51 Whenthespeakerconfigur_fionis setfor 51 channeloperafion,theDTS5.1 modeisavailablewhenDVD,audioonlymusicor laserdiscsencoded
withDTSdataareplayed,DTS5,1 providesup to fivesepastemainaudiochannelsanda specialdedicatedlowftequer/cychant/el,
D]3 ES61 Matrix Whenthespeakerco¢_I_gu£t_onis settar61/71 opesfior, playbackof a [}X9 encodedprsgrsmsourcewillautomaticallytriggerthesebction
DTSES61 Discsle ofoneof thetwoDTSESmodesNewerdiscswithspecialDTSESdiscsteencodingwillbedecodedto providesixdiscmle,fullbandwidth
channelsplusa separatelowfTequencychannelAllotherDTSdiscswillbedecodedusingtheDTSESMatrixmode.whichcsatesa 61 char_nel
soundfieldfrorntheoriginal51 channelsoundtsok.
DolbyProLogicII
Movie
Music
ProLogic
Logic7 Cinema
Logic7 Music
Logic7 Enhance
DolbyPIeLogic;If i8thelatestversionof DolbyLaboratory'sbenchmarksurroundtechnologythatdecodesfulllance,discreteleft.centerright.
righlsur/oLlndandleftsurroundchannetsf/oreeithermatrixsurroundencodedprog/amsandconventionalslereosourceswhenananaloginput
isin useTheDolbyProLogicIIMoviemodeisoptimizedtar moviesoun@,_cks,whiletheRo LogicII Musicmodeshouldbeusedwith
musicalselecflonsTheProLogic'.modeadivatesoriginalPie Logicprocessingtarthosewhopreferthatpresentafion
Exclusiveto HarmanKardonforA/Vreceivers.Logic7 isanadvancedmodethatextractsthen]aximumsurroundinforrnationfrorneither
surroundencodedprograrnsor conventionalstereomaterial.Dependingonthenumberof speakelsin useandtheselectionmadeinthe
SURR0 IJNI) SE L E CT menu.the"5.1"versionsof Logic7 modesareaw/ilablewhenthe5 1 optionischosen,whilethe"7.1"velsionsof
Logic7 producea fullsoundfieldpresentafion,includingbacksurroundspeakerswhenthe"6 1/7 1" optionischosenTheLogic7 C (orCinema)
modeshouldbeusedwithanysourcethatcor/tainsDolbySurroundorsimilarmatixencodingLogic7 Cdeliversincreasedcenter-channel
intelligibility,andmoreaccurateplacementof soundswithladesandpansthataremuchsmootherandrnore/ealisticthanwithotherdecoding
techniquesTheLogic7 Mor MusicmodeshouldbeusedwithanalogorPCMstereosourcesLogic7 M enhancesthelisteningexperienceby
preserltlrlga widert_or/tsoundstagearidgreaterrearambienceBott/Logic7 mrodesalsodirectlowfiequercyfrltorrnatlorlt,.}tile subwooter
(ifinstalledandconfigured)to delivermaximumbassimpact.TheLogic7 E (orEnhance)mode.availableonlywhenthe5.1 opfionischosen.
isan extensionof theLogic7 modethatis primarilyusedwithmusicalprogramsLogic7 addsadditionalbassenhancementthatcirculateslow
llequenciesinthe40Hzto 120Hzrangeto thefrontandsurroundspeakersto delivera lesslocalizedsoundstagethatappearsbroaderandwider
thanwhenthesubwooferisthesolesourceofbassener%
DTSNag:6Cklema Tlesetwomodesals availabbwhenanyanalogsourceis playingto createa six-channelsurroundpresentafiontromconventionalMatrix-encoded
DTSNag:6Musk} andtraditionalStereosourcesSelecttheCinernaversionof Neo:6whena programwithanytypeofanalogMatrixsurroundencodingis present.
SelecttheMusicversionof Nag:6foroptimalprocessingwhena nonencoded,twochar_nelstereoprogramis beingplayed
Dolby3 Stereo Usestheintormafioncontainedina surroundencodedortwo @annelstereoprogramto createcenteFchannelinformation.Inaddifion,the
intormationthatisnormallysentte thereaFchar/nelsurroundspeakersis carefullymixedinwiththefrontddtandfront-rightchannelstarincreased
realism.Use'1]isrnodewhenyouhavea center@annelspeakerbutnosurroundspeakers.
Theater TheTheatermodecreatesa soundfieldthatresemblestheacousticfeelingof a standardlivegertormancetheateL
Hall1. Hall2 Thelwo Hallmodescreatesoundfieldsthatresemblea small(Hall1)andmediumsized(Hallp) concerthall
VMAxNear Whenonlythek,vofight-channelloudspeakersareused.Harman'spatentedVMAxmodedeliversa threedimensionalsoundspacewiththeillusion
VM_xFar of "phantomspeakels"at thecenterandsurroundposifionsTheVM_xN.or"NearFieldi'modeshouldbeselectedwhenyourlisleningposifionis
lessthanfivefeetfrornthespeakels.TheVMAxF.or"FarFieldi'modeshouldbeselectedwhenyourlisteningpositionis greaterthanfivefeetfrorn
thespeakers.TheVMAxmodesarealsoavailableusingtheHeadphonesOutputD Whenheadphonesarebeingused.theFarFieldmodewill
appearto pushthesoundfieldawayfrornyoureals.redudngthe%sidethehead"sensafionoltenexperiencedwhenusingheadphones.
5 Char/nelStereo Thismodetakesadvantageof mulfiplespeakersto placea stereosignalat boththefrontandbackof a roomDeper/dir/gonwhethertheAVR
7 Char/nelStereo hasbeenconfiguredforeither5 1 or 6 1/7 1 opelafion,oneof thesemodes,butnotboth.isavailableat anytime.Idealfor playingmusicin
situationssuchasa pady.itplacesthesamesignalatthefont-leftandsurroundleft.andfront-rightandsurroundrightspeakers
Thecenterd/annelisteda summedmonomixofthein phasematerialof theleftandrightchannels
Surround Thismodeturnsoff allsurroundprocessingandpresentsthepureleft-andright-channelpresentationoftwochannelstereoprograms.
Off (Stereo/