Harman Kardon AVR 2700 Owner's Manual

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36AVR Advanced FunctionsAudio Effects ButtonTo adjust other audio settings, such as the tone controls, press the Audio Effectsbutton to display the Audio Effects menu. You can also access the menu by pressingthe Info button and selecting Audio Effects.Audio Effects – Cable/SatDolby Volume:PLIIz Height Gain:Edit: Dolby PLII MusicEdit: Dolby PLIIx MusicMediumLowOffOnTone Control:Treble:Bass:LFE Trim:EZSET/EQ:NOTE: Each source has its own independent Audio Effects settings.Dolby Volume: See Dolby Volume, on page 28, for an explanation of Dolby Volumeprocessing and its benefits. Refer to the table on that page for an explanation of each ofthe Dolby Volume settings.PLIIz Height Gain: When you have set the Assigned Amp to Front Height (see ManualSpeaker Setup, on page 36), the PLIIz Height Gain setting will become available. The frontheight channels can greatly improve the spatial experience of a surround-sound system.Some listeners may want the depth and dimension that height channels provide, but froma seemingly transparent experience. Other listeners may prefer to accentuate the frontheight channels by using a higher volume setting.The PLIIz Height Gain control gives you the ability to change the volume of the front heightchannels to suit different programs. The control has three settings: Low (normal volume),Mid (moderate volume increase) and High (maximum volume increase). Note that youcan also fine-tune the front height channel volume levels. See Setting Channel OutputLevels Manually, on page 38, for details.Edit Dolby PLII/Dolby PLIIx Music: Some additional settings are available for theDolby Pro Logic II modes. When the Dolby Pro Logic II or IIx Music modes have beenselected, choose the “Edit Dolby PLII/IIx Music” submenus to adjust the Center Width,Dimension and Panorama settings.Edit: Dolby PLIIx MusicCenter WidthDimensionPanoramaExitOff3Center Width: This setting affects how vocals sound through the three front speakers.A lower number focuses the vocal information tightly on the center channel. Highernumbers (up to 7) broaden the vocal soundstage. Use the Left/Right buttons to adjust.Dimension: This setting affects the depth of the surround presentation, allowing you to“move” the sound toward the front or rear of the room. The setting of “0” is a neutraldefault. Setting “F-3” moves the sound toward the front of the room, while setting “R-3”moves the sound toward the rear. Use the Left/Right buttons to adjust it.Panorama: With the Panorama mode turned on, some of the sound from the frontspeakers is moved to the surround speakers, creating an enveloping “wraparound”effect. Each press of the OK button toggles the setting On or Off.Tone Control: This setting determines whether the treble and bass controls are active.When it’s set to Off, the tone controls are out of the circuit, with no changes to the sound.When it’s set to On, the bass and treble controls are in the circuit.Treble/Bass: These settings boost or cut the treble or bass frequencies by up to 10dB.Use the Left/Right buttons to change the setting. The default setting is 0dB, at the centerof the bar.LFE Trim: This setting attenuates the loudness of the LFE signal to the subwoofer. Thesetting defaults to the maximum of 0dB. Press the Left/Right buttons to reduce thelevel by up to 10dB; the setting will appear as a negative number. NOTE: This settingis effective only when a dedicated LFE-channel signal is present in the source material.EZ Set/EQ: This setting activates or deactivates the equalization settings obtained whenthe EzSet/EQ II process was run. The settings are saved for reactivation at a later listeningsession.When you have finished making adjustments, press the Audio Effects button or the Back/Exit button.Video ProcessingThe AVR’s video processor automatically provides the best picture based on thecapabilities of your video display and the incoming source video. You may experimentwith the Video Modes menu adjustments to try to improve the picture further.Adjust your video display’s picture settings before adjusting the AVR’s Video Modessettings. Access the picture settings from the Video Modes menu. Press the Video Modesbutton, and the Video Modes screen will appear. You can also access the menu bypressing the Info button and selecting Video Modes.Video Modes – DiscVideo Mode:Advanced Video SettingsMovieNOTE: Each source has its own independent Video Modes settings.Video Mode: The default setting of Off passes the video signal through to the displaywith only basic video processing. (NOTE: Video scaling cannot be turned off, but selectingthe HDMI Bypass mode in the Info menu for a source connected to one of the HDMI Inputconnectors passes the video signal directly from the HDMI input connector to the HDMIMonitor Out connector, bypassing all video processing.)Select one of these processing options to optimize the picture for the current program byapplying adjustments to the brightness, contrast, color and sharpness:s Sports: For sporting events.s Nature: For programs shot outdoors, in a natural setting.s Movie: For movies and many television broadcasts.s Custom: Lets you adjust the picture settings manually. The Brightness, Contrast,Color and Sharpness settings will appear as sliders with values ranging from 0 to100. The default setting for each adjustment is 50. Use the Left/Right buttons tochange each setting’s value. See How to Adjust the Custom Picture Settings, on page35, for detailed information about making these adjustments.