Harman Kardon AVR 135 Owner's Manual

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Operation20 OPERATIONOn the DTS menu, the selection choices madewith the ‹/› Buttons E& on the remoteare determined by a combination of the type ofDTS program material in use and whether the 5.1or 6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in use.When the 5.1 configuration is in use the AVR willautomatically select the 5.1 version of DTSprocessing when a DTS data stream is received.When the 6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the DTS-ESDiscrete mode will automatically be activatedwhen a DTS source with the ES Discrete “flag” isin use and the DTS-ES Matrix mode will be acti-vated when an ES-Matrix encoded audio track isreceived. In both cases the appropriate surroundmode will be indicated in the Main InformationDisplay ˜ in the front panel display and on thescreen. When a non-ES DTS disc is in use, whenthe 6.1/7.1 mode is chosen the unit automaticallywill select the DTS + NEO:6 mode to create a fulleight-speaker surround mode. See page 23 and27 for a complete explanation of the DTS modes.On the LOGIC 7 menu, the selection choicesmade with the ‹/› Buttons E& on theremote are determined by whether the 5.1 or6.1/7.1-channel configuration is in use. In eithercase, the selection of a Logic 7 mode enablesHarman Kardon’s exclusive Logic 7 processing tocreate fully enveloping, multichannel surroundfrom either two-channel Stereo or Matrix-encod-ed programming such as VHS cassettes, laserdiscsor television broadcasts produced with Dolby sur-round.In the 5.1 configuration you may select the Logic7/5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhanced modes. Theywork best with two-channel music, surround-encoded programs or standard two-channel pro-gramming of any type, respectively. When the6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the Logic 7/7.1 Musicor Cinema modes are available. Note that theLogic 7 modes are not available when eitherDolby Digital or DTS Digital soundtracks are inuse.On the DSP (SURR) menu, the selectionchoices made with the ‹/› Buttons E& onthe remote select one of the DSP surround modesthat are designed for use with two-channel stereoprograms to create a variety of sound field pre-sentations. The choices available are Hall 1, Hall2, Theater, VMAx Near and VMAx Far. The Halland Theater modes are designed for multichannelinstallations, while the two VMAx modes are opti-mized for use in delivering a full surround fieldwhen only the front left and front right speakersare installed. See pages 23-24 for a completeexplanation of the DSP surround modes. Notethat the Hall and Theater modes are not availablewhen a Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrack is played.On the STEREO menu, the selection choicesmade with the ‹/› Buttons E& on theremote may either turn the surround processingoff for a traditional two-channel stereo presenta-tion, or select 5 C H Stereo or 7 C HStereo depending on whether the 5.1 or6.1/7.1 output is in use. The latter modes feed thestereophonic input signal to both front speakers,to the rear speakers and to both surround backspeakers (if in use), while the monophonic signalparts are spread over all speakers, also theCenter. See page 23-24 for a complete explana-tion of the 5 CH Stereo and 7 CH Stereo modes.After the selections are made in the Dolby, DTS,Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, pressthe ⁄/¤ buttons D so that the cursor movesto the BACK TO SURR SELECT line andpresss the Set Button F.After one input has been adjusted for analog ordigital input, speaker type and surround mode,return to the INPUT SETUP line on theMASTER menu and enter the settings for eachinput that you will use. In most cases, only thedigital input and surround mode may be differentfrom one input to the next, while the speaker typewill usually be the same (inputs set toGLOBAL). But if prefered you can also selectdifferent speaker types or turn speakers on or offindividually for each input in use.Configuring the Surround Off(Stereo) ModesFor superior reproduction of two-channel programmaterials, the AVR offers two Stereo modes: ananalog Stereo-Direct mode that bypasses the digi-tal signal processing circuitry for a completelyanalog signal path that preserves the purity of theoriginal signal, and a digital mode that is capableof providing bass management for optimal distri-bution of the low frequencies between smallerspeakers and a subwoofer.Stereo-Direct (Bypass) ModeWhen the analog Stereo-Direct mode is selectedby pressing the Stereo Mode Selector until SURROUND OFF appears in the MainInformation Display ˜ and the SurroundMode Indicator ( for Surround Off is lit, theAVR will pass the analog source material directlythrough to the front left and right speakers,bypassing the digital processing circuitry.In this mode, the front left and right speakers willautomatically be configured as LARGE; it is notpossible to configure these speakers as SMALL.When the AVR is in the Stereo Bypass mode youmay still configure the subwoofer output so thatit is either turned off, with a full-range signalgoing to the front left/right speakers, or you mayconfigure it so that the subwoofer feed isactivated.The factory default setting is to have the sub-woofer turned off for this mode, but you maychange that setting by following these steps:1. Press the Speaker Button 6'.2. Press the Set Button F@ to activate theconfiguration menu.3. Press the ⁄/¤ Buttons D on the remote orthe ‹/› Buttons 7 on the front panel to selectthe desired option. SUB NONE turns off thefeed to the subwoofer, while SUB turns it on.4. When the desired setting has been entered,press the Set Button F@ to return to normaloperation.Stereo-Digital ModeWhen the Stereo-Direct (Bypass) mode is in use afull range signal is always sent to the frontleft/right speakers. By its nature, that option doesnot pass the signal through the AVR’s digital sig-nal processing, creating the requirement for full-range speakers. If your front speakers are band-width limited, “satellite”speakers, we recommendthat you do NOT use the Bypass mode, but ratheruse the DSP SURROUND OFF mode forstereo listening.To listen to programs in the two-channel stereomode while taking advantage of the bass man-agement system, press the Stereo ModeSelector until SURROUND OFFappears in the Main Information Display ˜and the DSP and SURR. OFF SurroundMode Indicators ( both light up. When onlythe SURR. OFF Surround ModeIndicators ( is lit you are in the Stereo-Direct(Bypass) mode.When this mode is in use, the front left/rightspeakers and subwoofer may be configured tomeet the requirements of your specific speakersusing the steps shown in the Speaker Setup sec-tion on page 16.Delay SettingsDue the different distances between the listeningposition for the front channel speakers and thesurround speakers, the amount of time it takes forsound to reach your ears from the front or sur-round speakers is different. You may compensatefor this difference through the use of the delaysettings to adjust the timing for the specificspeaker placement and acoustic conditions inyour listening room or home theater.To re-synchronize the front, center and surroundchannels at first measure and note the distancefrom the listening/viewing position to the front,center, surround and surround back (if any)speakers in meters.The Delay setting for all speakers configured foryour system will be available only (with 5.1 orwith 6.1/7.1 configuration) when any Dolby sur-