Harman Kardon AVR 347 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION 43ENGLISHOperationWhen Dolby Digital 3/2/.1 or DTS 3/2/.1 signalsare being played, the AVR will automaticallyswitch to the proper surround mode, and noother processing may be selected. When a DolbyDigital signal with a 3/1/0 or 2/0/0 signal isdetected you may select any of the Dolby sur-round modes.If the EX flag is off, and your receiver has beenconfigured for 6.1/7.1 operation, you may manu-ally turn on EX processing as appropriate by sim-ply selecting the Dolby Digital EX surround modeas described on pages 26 and 40. When the ESflag is not present in a DTS bitstream, you maybenefit from a 6.1-channel presentation by select-ing the DTS+Neo:6 surround mode as describedon pages 26 and 40. In that mode, the DTS Neo:6algorithms will be used to derive the surroundback channel from the DTS bit-stream information.Surround Mode Post ProcessingThanks to the power of the AVR 347’s DSPprocessor, a variety of surround mode optionsare available for most digital signals to delivereither the native information or to produce anenhanced sound field to match the number ofspeakers in your system. The modes availableand the number of channels available for eachmode will vary depending on the incomingbitstream, and the configuration of your system,and are listed in the tables below. The modesmay be selected in the usual manner byselecting the major Surround Mode Group first,and then scrolling through the options.The incoming bitstreams are indicated in theLower Display Line Ò as described above.After you have selected a surround mode, afterabout 5 seconds, the bitstream will be displayedbriefly before the unit returns to normaloperation. Therefore, you may ascertain thecurrent bitstream simply by pressing the buttonfor the major Surround Mode Group and waitingfor a few moments for the bitstream to appearin the Lower Display Line Ò. The bitstreaminformation will also be displayed after thesource input has been changed.To use the table below, match the indication inthe display to the Incoming Bitstream listed inthe left column. The available surround modesare shown to the right.It is always a good idea to check the readout forthe channel data to make certain that it matchesthe audio logo information shown on the back ofa DVD package. In some cases you will see indica-tion for “2/0/0” even when the disc contains afull 5.1, or 3/2/.1 signal. When this happens,check the audio output settings for your DVDplayer or the audio menu selections for the specif-ic disc being played to make certain that the play-er is sending the correct signal to the AVR.PCM Playback IndicationsPCM is the abbreviation for Pulse CodeModulation, which is the type of digital signalused for standard CD playback, and other non-Dolby Digital and non-DTS digital sources suchas Mini-Disc. When a PCM signal is detected,the Main Information Display Ò will brieflyshow a message with the letters PCM, inaddition to a readout of the sampling frequencyof the digital signal.Connections may be made to either the rear-panel Optical or Coaxial Inputs or thefront-panel Digital Inputs *Ó.To listen to a PCM digital source, first select theinput for the desired source (e.g., CD). Nextpress the Digital Select Button ÛG andthen use the ⁄/¤ Buttons D on theremote, or the ‹/› Selector Buttons 7 onthe front panel, until the desired choice appearsin the Upper Display Line Ò.During PCM playback, you may select anySurround mode except Dolby Digital or DTS, asshown in the table below. Note that forconvenience, we have included the modesavailable for analog sources (including the tuner)in the chart on the bottom of this page.Incoming Signal Available Surround ModesAnalog (2-channel), Tuner, PCM 32kHz, Dolby Pro Logic II (Movie, Music or Game), Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby 3 Stereo, Dolby Virtual Speaker44.1kHz or 48kHz Reference (2 or 3 Speaker), Dolby Virtual Speaker Wide (2, 3, 4 or 5 Speaker), Dolby Pro Logic IIx*(Movie, Music or Game), DTS Neo:6 (3-channel Cinema, 5-channel Cinema or Music or 6-channelCinema or Music*), Logic 7 (5-channel Cinema, Music or Enhance; 7-channel Cinema, Music orEnhance*), Hall 1 (5- or 6-channel*), Hall 2 (5- or 6-channel*), Theater (5- or 6-channel*), SurroundOff**, 5-Channel Stereo, 7-Channel Stereo*, DSP Surround OffPCM 96kHz Dolby Pro Logic II (Movie or Music), Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Pro Logic IIx* (Movie or Music), Logic 7(5-channel Cinema, Music or Enhance; 7-channel Cinema, Music or Enhance*), DSP Surround Off* The Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital EX, DTS+Neo:6, DTS+Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS-ES matrix, DTS-ES Discrete, DTS Neo:6 (6-channel), Logic 7 (&-channel), Hall 1 (6- channel), Hall 2(6-channel), Theater (6-channel) and 7-channel Stereo modes are only available when the AVR has been configured for 6.1/7.11 operatioin by configuring the Surround Back channels asLARGE or SMALL. These modes are not available when the Surround Back channels have been configured for multiroom operatioin.** The Surround Off mode is only available for ananlog sources or the tuner, and requires that the tone controls be removed from the circuitry for “flat” response. Otherwise, the DSP Surround Offmode may be selected when a two-channel presentation is desired.For incoming DTS signals, the following modes are available:Incoming Bitstream Available Surround ModesDTS 1/0/.0, 1/0/.1, 2/0/.0, 2/0/.1, 3/0/.0, 3/0/.1, 3/1/.0 or 3/1/.1 DTS, DTS StereoDTS 2/2/.0, 2/2/.1, 3/2/.0 or 3/2/.1 DTS, DTS Stereo, DTS+Neo:61, DTS+Pro Logic IIx Movie*, DTS+Pro Logic IIx Music*DTS 96/24 DTS 96/24, DTS Stereo, DTS+Neo:6*, DTS+Pro Logic IIx Movie*, DTS+Pro Logic IIx Music*DTS-ES Matrix DTS-ES Matrix*, DTS, DTS Stereo, DTS+Pro Logic IIx Movie*, DTS+Pro Logic IIx Music*DTS-ES Discrete DTS-ES Discrete*, DTS, DTS Stereo, DTS+Pro Logic IIx Movie*, DTS+Pro Logic IIx Music** The Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital EX, DTS+Neo:6, DTS+Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS-ES matrix, DTS-ES Discrete, DTS Neo:6 (6-channel), Logic 7 (&-channel), Hall 1 (6- channel), Hall 2 (6-channel),Theater (6-channel) and 7-channel Stereo modes are only available when the AVR has been configured for 6.1/7.11 operatioin by configuring the Surround Back channels as LARGE orSMALL. These modes are not available when the Surround Back channels have been configured for multiroom operatioin.