Harman Kardon AVR 354 Owner's Manual

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47ADVANCED FUNCTIONS• Movie: Logic 7 Movie, DTS Neo 6:Cinema, Dolby Pro Logic II Movie,Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie• Music: Logic 7 Music, DTS Neo 6:Music, Dolby Pro Logic II Music,Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music• Video Game: Logic 7 Game, Dolby Pro Logic II Game, DolbyPro Logic IIx GameWhen one of the Dolby Pro Logic II Music modes is selected, accessto the Edit submenu becomes available. This submenu may be usedto adjust special settings available only in Music mode: Center Width,Dimension and Panorama.Once you have programmed the default surround mode for each typeof program, simply select the line from the Surround Modes menu anytime you wish to override the AVR’s automatic surround mode selection.The AVR will use the same surround mode the next time the sourceinput is selected.Please refer to Table A12 in the appendix for more information on whichsurround modes are available with different bitstreams.NOTE: Dolby Digital 2.0 signals may also include a DolbySurround flag indicating DS-ON or DS-OFF, depending onwhether the 2-channel bitstream contains only stereo informa-tion, or a downmix of a multichannel program that can bedecoded by the Dolby Pro Logic decoder in the AVR. By default,these signals are played in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie mode, butyou may select another Dolby surround mode manually.Dolby Surround SettingsSome additional settings are available for Dolby modes. Three settingsare active only when the Dolby Pro Logic II or IIx Music modes havebeen selected. See Figure 64.Figure 64 – Dolby Pro Logic II/IIx Music Mode SettingsCenter Width: This setting affects how vocals sound through the threefront speakers. A higher number (up to 7) focuses the vocal informationtightly on the center channel. Lower numbers broaden the vocal sound-stage across the three speakers. Use the ‹/› Buttons to changethe setting.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 neutral default. Setting “F-3” moves the soundmostly toward the front of the room, while setting “R-3” moves the soundmostly toward the rear. Use the ‹/› Buttons to change the setting.Panorama: With the Panorama mode turned ON, some of the soundfrom the front speakers is moved to the surround speakers, creating anenveloping “wraparound” type of effect. Each press of the OK Buttontoggles the setting on or off.Night ModeNight mode is available with some Dolby Digital programs, if it has beenencoded in the material. It compresses the peak sound levels, maintain-ing the intelligibility of the dialogue and quieter passages, while reducingthe loudness of special effects and louder passages to avoid disturbingothers. Night Mode is accessed from the Audio Effects menu. Pressthe Audio Effects Button and scroll down to the Night Mode line. Threelevels of compression are available:Off: At this setting, there is no compression, as the Night mode isdeactivated.Half: A mild compression is applied.Full: More compression is applied.Table A12 provides descriptions of all surround modes available on theAVR 354, along with the incoming bitstreams or signals that the particularmode may be used with. Feel free to experiment and simply cyclethrough all of the available modes at any time; you cannot cause anyproblems for the AVR 354 by doing so.NOTE: To access 6.1- and 7.1-channel modes, such asDolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, Logic 7 (7.1 modes), DTS Neo:6(6.1 modes), and 7-channel Stereo, you must enable thesurround back channels as explained in the Manual Setupsection. You should not enable these channels if you don’thave surround back speakers in your system.