Harman Kardon AVR 245 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION 39ENGLISHOperationDigital programs are encoded for 5.1. Thus, it issometimes normal for a DVD with a Dolby Digitalsoundtrack to trigger only the “L” and “R”indicators.NOTE: Many DVD discs are recorded with both“5.1” and “2.0” versions of the same sound-track. When playing a DVD, always be certain tocheck the type of material on the disc. Most discsshow this information in the form of a listing oricon on the back of the disc jacket. When a discdoes offer multiple soundtrack choices, you mayhave to make some adjustments to your DVDplayer (usually with the “Audio Select” button orin a menu screen on the disc) to send a full 5.1feed to the AVR or to select the appropriateaudio track and thus language. It is also possiblefor the type of signal feed to change during thecourse of a DVD playback. In some cases the pre-views of special material will only be recorded in2.0 audio, while the main feature is available in5.1 audio. As long as your DVD player is set for6-channel output, the AVR will automaticallysense changes to the bitstream and channelcount and reflect them in these indicators.Important Note: When a digital surroundsource (Dolby Digital, DTS) is played, the lettersSBL/SBR for the Surround Back channels willappear only when a DTS ES DISCRETE 6.1 sourceis played. Then this surround mode will be indi-cated in the front display and on-screen display.With all other recordings the icons for the sur-round back speakers may light (when thosespeakers have been configured) to indicate that asignal will be fed to them (Matrix decoded withNEO:6, LOGIC 7 or 7 CH Stereo), but no lettersinside will light as the unit will not receive aninput signal for the surround back channels.The letters used by the Speaker/Channel InputIndicators $ also flash to indicate when a bit-stream has been interrupted. This will happenwhen a digital input source is selected before theplayback starts, or when a digital source such asa DVD is put into a Pause mode. The flashingindicators remind you that the playback hasstopped due to the absence of a digital signaland not through any fault of the AVR. This isnormal, and the digital playback will resumeonce the playback is started again.Night ModeA special feature of Dolby Digital is the Nightmode, which enables Dolby Digital input sourcesto be played back with full digital intelligibiltywhile reducing the maximum peak level andlifting the low levels by 1/4 to 1/3. This preventsabruptly loud transitions from disturbing otherswithout reducing the impact of the digital source.The Night mode is available only when the DolbyDigital mode is selected.The Night mode may be engaged when a DolbyDigital DVD is playing by pressing the NightButton B on the remote. Next, press the ⁄/¤buttons D to select either the middle range orfull compression versions of the Night mode. Toturn the Night mode off, press the ⁄/¤ buttonsD until the message in the lower third of thevideo display and the Main InformationDisplay Ò reads D-RANGE OFF.The Night mode may also be selected to always beon as soon as the Dolby Digital mode is activatedat either level of compression using the options inthe DOLBY menu. See page 21 for informationon using the menus to set this option.IMPORTANT NOTES ON DIGITAL PLAYBACK:• When the digital playback source is stopped, orin a pause, fast forward or chapter search mode,the digital audio data will momentarily stop, andthe channel position letters inside the Speaker/Channel Indicators $ will flash. This is nor-mal and does not indicate a problem with eitherthe AVR or the source machine. The AVR willreturn to digital playback as soon as the data isavailable and when the machine is in a standardplay mode.• Although the AVR will decode virtually all DVDmovies, CDs and HDTV sources, it is possible thatsome future digital sources may not be compatiblewith the AVR.• Note that not all digitally encoded programsand not all audio tracks on a DVD contain full5.1 or 6.1 channel audio. Consult the programguide that accompanies the DVD or laser disc todetermine which type of audio has been record-ed on the disc. The AVR will automatically sensethe type of digital surround encoding used,indicate it in the Channel Input Indicators $and adjust to accommodate it.• When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing,you normally may not be able to select some ofthe analog surround modes such as Dolby ProLogic II, Dolby 3 Stereo, Hall, Theater, 5CH/7CHStereo or Logic 7, except with specific DolbyDigital 2.0 recordings that can be played withthe Pro Logic II modes too (see page 33).• When a digital source is playing, it is NOT pos-sible to make an analog recording using theTape or Video 1 record outputs, even ifthe source is connected to any digital input ofthe AVR only, as long as "Surround Off" mode isselected (possible with a PCM source only). Butthe analog two channel signal, even of a DolbyDigital (not DTS) source, the ”Downmix” toStereo or Dolby Surround, can be recorded byconnecting its analog audio outputs to theappropriate analog inputs (e.g. DVD) of the AVR.Additionally, the digital signals will be passedthrough to the Digital Audio Outputs .Tape RecordingIn normal operation, the audio or video sourceselected for listening through the AVR is sent tothe record outputs. This means that any programyou are watching or listening to may be recordedsimply by placing machines connected to the out-puts for Tape Outputs or Video 1 Outputs in the record mode.When a digital audio recorder is connected toany of the Digital Audio Outputs , you areable to record the digital signal using a CD-R,MiniDisc or other digital recording system.Note that all digital signals will be passedthrough to both, coaxial and optical, digitaloutputs simultanously, no matter which kind ofdigital input was selected.NOTES:• The digital outputs are active only when a digitalsignal is present, and they do not convert an ana-log input to a digital signal, or change the formatof the digital signal (e.g. Dolby Digital to PCM orvice versa, but coaxial digital signals are convertedto optical signals and vice versa). In additon, thedigital recorder must be compatible with theoutput signal. For example, the PCM digital outputfrom a CD player may be recorded on a CD-R orMiniDisc, but Dolby Digital or DTS signals may not.• To make an analog recording from a digitalsource is possible, but only from a PCM source(not Dolby Digital or DTS) and correctly only with"Surround Off" mode (with any Surround modeonly the L/R front signals will be fed to the recordoutputs).UsingWhen Harman Kardon’s (optional) isconnected and a compatible Apple® iPod® isdocked in The Bridge, press the DMPSelector Button 4 to choose the iPod as theinput source. Pressing the DMPSelector Button 4 will also activate the AVRremote’s control codes for the iPod, and you mayalso use the front-panel controls to operate theiPod. You may also select DMP as thesource from the front panel by repeatedlypressing the Input Source Selector % untilDMP appears in the Upper Display Line Ò,although no Input Indicator  will light.When The Bridge is properly connected and acom-patible iPod is properly docked, the UpperDisplay Line Ò will read DMP/CON-NECTED. Once that message appears, use theremote or front-panel buttons to control theiPod. See the Function List Table on pages 50-51for a listing of the remote control buttons thathave been programmed to control the iPod. Inbrief, the Reverse Search, Play and ForwardSearch Buttons P and the ⁄/¤/‹/›Buttons DE and Set Button F maybe used in a similar manner to the corresponding