Harman Kardon AVR 435 Owner's Manual

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22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONSystem Configurationsources are processed at their native sample rate.For example, a 48kHz digital source will beprocessed at 48kHz. However, the AVR allows youto upsample the incoming 48kHz signals to 96kHzfor added resolution.To take advantage of this feature, press the ⁄/¤Navigation Button E so that the cursor isnext to the UPSAMPLING line and press the‹/› Navigation Button E so that O N ishighlighted in reverse video. Note that this featureis only available for the Dolby Pro Logic II-Music,Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, Dolby Pro Logic andDolby 3 Stereo modes.When all desired changes have been made onthis menu, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation ButtonE so that the cursor is next to theB A C K T O M A I N M E N U line and pressthe Set Button F.Surround SetupThe next step for that input is to set the surroundmode you wish to use with that input. Since sur-round modes are a matter of personal taste, feelfree to select any mode you wish – you maychange it later. The Surround Mode chart on page33 may help you select the mode best suited tothe input source selected. For example you mayselect Dolby Pro Logic II or Logic 7 for most ana-log inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs connectedto digital sources. In the case of inputs such as aCD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, you may wish to setthe mode to Stereo, if that is your preferred listen-ing mode for standard stereo sources, where it isunlikely that surround encoded material will beused. Alternatively, the 5 Channel Stereo or Logic 7Music mode may also be a good choice forstereo-only source material.It is easiest to complete the surround setup usingthe full-OSD on-screen menus. From theMASTER menu (Figure 1), press the ⁄/¤ but-tons E until the ➝ cursor is next to theSURROUND SELECT menu. Press theSet Button F so that the SURROUNDSELECT menu (Figure 4) is on the screen.Figure 4Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 4)selects the surround mode category, and withineach of those categories there will be a choice ofthe specific mode options. The choice of modeswill vary according to the speaker configuration inyour system.When the SURR BACK line of theSPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 9) is set toNONE the AVR will be configured for 5.1-chan-nel operation, and only the modes appropriate toa five-speaker system will appear.When the SURR BACK line of theSPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 9) is set toSMALL or LARGE the AVR will be configuredfor 6.1/7.1-channel operation, and additionalmodes such as Dolby Digital EX and 7 STEREO orLogic 7 7.1 will appear, as they are only availablewhen seven main speakers are present. Inaddition, the modes DTS ES (Discrete) andDTS+NEO:6 (DTS ES Matrix) available in the AVRwill not appear unless a digital source is playingthe correct bitstream.Note: When a Dolby Digital or DTS source isselected and playing, the AVR will select the appro-priate surround mode automatically, no matterwhich surround mode was selected for that inputas default. Then no other surround modes will beavailable, except all Pro Logic II modes with DolbyDigital 2 channel (2.0) recordings.To select the mode that will be used as the initialdefault for an input, first press the ⁄/¤ buttonsE until the on-screen cursor is next to thedesired mode’s master category name. Next, pressthe Set Button F to view the sub-menu. Pressthe ‹/› Buttons E to scroll through the avail-able choices, and then press the ¤ Button Eso that the cursor is next to BACK TO MASTERMENU to continue the setup process.On the Dolby menu (Figure 5), the selectionchoices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic IIand IIx Music, Dolby Pro Logic II and IIx Cinema,Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Virtual Speaker Referenceand Wide, and Dolby 3 Stereo. A complete expla-nation of these modes is found on Page 33.The Dolby Digital EX mode is only available whenthe system is set for 6.1/7.1 operation by config-uring the Surround Back speakers to “Small” or“Large” as described on page 27. When a disc isplaying that contains a special “flag” signal in thedigital audio data stream, the EX mode will beselected automatically. It may also be selectedusing this menu or through the front panel orremote controls. A complete explanation of thesemodes is found on page 33.When the cursor is pointing to the MODEline, press the ‹/› Navigation Buttons E toselect the desired Dolby surround mode, againremembering that the choice of available modeswill vary with the type of program material beingplayed and the number of speakers in your systemconfiguratioin.Figure 5When Dolby Pro Logic II Music or Dolby Pro LogicIIx Music is selected as the listening mode, threespecial settings are available to tailor the soundfield to your listening room environment and yourindividual taste and preferences. (When otherDolby Surround modes are selected, dotted lineswill indicate that these settings are not active.)• Center Width: This setting adjusts the balance ofthe vocal information in the front soundstagebetween the center and front left/right speakers.The lower settings spread the center channelsound more broadly into the left and right chan-nels. A higher number (up to “7”) produces atighter center channel presentatioin.• Dimension: This setting alters the perceiveddepth of the surround field by creating a shal-lower presentation that appears to movesounds toward the front of the room, or a deep-er presentation that appears to move the centerof the sound field toward the back of the room.The setting of “O” is a neutral default, with therange of adjustment shown as “R-3” for adeeper, rear-oriented sound to “F-3” for a shal-lower, front-oriented sound.• Panorama: Switch this setting on or off to addan enveloping wrap-around presentation thatincreases the perception of sound along thesides of the room.To change these parameters, press the ⁄/¤Navigation Buttons E while the DOLBYSURROUND menu is on the screen until the cursor is pointing to the line on the menu with theparameter you wish to change. Then, press the‹/› Navigation Buttons E to alter the set-ting to your taste.Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is selectedthere are additional settings available for theNight mode that are associated with the surroundmode only, not with the input. That´s why thesesettings must be made only once, not with eachinput in use.Figure 6* * D O L B Y S U R R O U N D * *M O D E : D O L B Y D I G I T A LC E N T E R W I D T H : - - -D I M E N S I O N : - - -P A N O R A M A : - - -N I G H T : O F F M I D M A XB A C K T O S U R R S E L E C T→* * D O L B Y S U R R O U N D * *M O D E : D O L B Y P L I IM U S I CC E N T E R W I D T H : 3D I M E N S I O N : 0P A N O R A M A : O F F O NN I G H T : - - - - -B A C K T O S U R R S E L E C T→* * S U R R O U N D S E L E C T * *D O L B Y S U R R O U N DD T SL O G I C 7D S P ( S U R R )S T E R E OB A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U