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Operation
Surround Mode Selection
One of the most important features of the
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channel surround sound field from digital
sources
grams and standard stereo or even mono pro-
grams a total of thirteen listening modes
are available on the
Selection of a surround mode is based on personal
taste
rial being used. F motion pictures or
programs bearing the logo of one of the major
surround encoding processes
Surround, DTS Stereo or UltraStereo
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should be
played in either the Dolby 3 Stereo or Dolby Pro
Logic surround modes depending on the source
material and speak
However to create wider enveloping sound field
environments and more defined pans and
flyovers with all analog stereo and surround
recordings select Harman Kardon’
Logic 7 mode
and right rear signal, just as recorded in real life
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be heard from that side only) for a dramatic
improvement in comparison to Dolby Pro Logic.
NOOnce a program has been encoded with
matrix surround information, it retains the sur-
round information as long as the program is
broadcast in stereo T
sound may be decoded via any of the analog sur-
round modes such as Pro Logic or Logic 7, when
they are broadcast via conventional
cable In addi-
tion, a growing number of made-for
programs radio dr
music CDs are also recorded in surround sound.
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Even when a program is not listed as carrying
intentional surround information, you may find
that the Pro Logic, Dolby 3 Stereo or Logic 7
modes often deliver enveloping surround presen-
tations through the use of the natural surround
information present in all stereo recordings
However for stereo progr
round information the Hall and 5CH
Stereo modes should be tried (5CH Stereo is effec-
tive particularly with old ”extreme” stereo record-
ings) and for mono programs
try the
only two front channel speak
Harman’ delivering a virtu-
ally three dimensional sound space with two
speak
Surround modes are selected using either the
front panel controls or the remote T
surround mode from the front panel, press the
Surround Mode Selector
7
to scroll through
the list of available modes T
mode using the remoteSurround
Mode Selector
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, and then press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
D
to change the mode As you press
the buttons
appear in the Main Information Display
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,
and an individual mode indicator will also light
up
C D F H I J K L N
. As the sur-
round modes change
to the current mode in the Surround Mode
Indicators list
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on the front panel.
Note that the Dolby Digital or DTS modes may
only be selected when a digital input is in use
addition, when a digital source is present, the
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the correct mode (Dolby Digital or DTS), regard-
less of the mode that has been previously select-
ed F
sources
T
stereo
ers only (plus the subwoofer if installed and con-
figured), follow the instructions shown above for
using the remote until SURR OFF appears
in the Main Information Display
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.
Digital Audio
Digital audio is a major advancement over past
systems such as Dolby Pro Logic. It delivers five dis-
crete channels: left front, center right front, left sur-
round and right surround. Each channel reproduces
full frequency range (20Hz to 20kHz) and offers
dramatically improved dynamic r
cant improvements to signal-to-noise ratios
addition, digital systems have the capability to
deliver an additional channel that is specifically
devoted to low frequency information.
“.1” channel referred to when you see these sys-
tems descibed as T
rate from the other channels
tionally bandwidth limited, sound designers have
given it that unique designation.
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital (originally known as
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) is
a standard part of DVD
specially encoded LD discs and satellite broadcasts
and it is a part of the new high-definition television
(HDTV) system.
Note that an optional, external RF demodulator
is required to use the
Dolby Digital sound tracks av
discs
the demodulator and then connect the digital
output of the demodulator to the Optical or
Coaxial inputs
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of the
No demodulator is required for use with DVD
players or DTS-encoded laser discs
DTS
DTS is another digital audio system that is capa-
ble of delivering 5.1 audio Although both DTS
and Dolby Digital are digital, they use different
methods of encoding the signals
require different decoding circuits to convert the
digital signals back to analog.
DTS-encoded sound tracks are av
DVD and LD discs
only DTS CDs Y DVD or CD
player equipped with a digital output to play
DTS-encoded special audio-only CDs with the
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players and DTS-DVDs on DVD players only All
that is required is to connect the player’
to either the Optical or Coaxial input on the
rear panel
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or front panel
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.
In order to listen to DVDs encoded with DTS
sound tracks
with the DTS signal as indicated by a DTS logo
on the player’
players may not be able to play DTS- encoded
DVDs T
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signal through to the digital outputs
doubt as to the capability of your DVD player to
handle DTS DVDs
manual.
PCM Audio
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the non- com-
pressed digital audio system used for compact
discs
special PCM encoded DVDs
the
to-analog decoding, and they may be connected
directly to the digital audio output of your
CD/DVD or LD player (LD only for PCM or DTS
programs
adapter is needed, see ”Dolby Digital” above).
Connections may be made to either the Optical
or Coaxial inputs
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on the rear panel or the
front panel Digital Inputs
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.
T first select the
input for the desired source (e
video signal (if any) to the
provide its analog audio signal for recording.
Next press the Digital Select button
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and then use the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
D
on the
remoteSelector buttons
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on the front
panel, until the desired choice appears in the
Main Information Display
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, then press the
Set button
Ô
F
to confirm the choice
When a PCM source is playing, the PCM indica-
tor
A
will light. During PCM playback you may
select any surround mode except Dolby Digital or
DTS
Playback from PCM sources may also benefit
from the Logic 7. When playing a stereo or sur-
round-encoded PCM source
