Harman Kardon AVR 435 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONupsample the incoming 48kHz signals to 96kHzfor added resolution.To take advantage of this feature, press the ⁄/¤Navigation Button o so that the Ô cursor is nextto the UPSAMPLING line and press the ‹/›Navigation Button o so that ON is highlighted inreverse video. Note that this feature is only availablefor the Dolby Pro Logic II-Music, Dolby Pro Logic II-Movie, Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby 3 Stereo modes.When all desired changes have been made on thismenu, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button oso that the Ô cursor is next to the BACK TOMAIN MENU line; press the Set Button q.Surround SetupThe next step is to set the surround mode you wishto use with the input that was previously selected inthe INPUT SETUP menu. Since surroundmodes are a matter of personal taste, feel free toselect any mode you wish – you may change it later.However, to make it easier to establish the initialparameters for the AVR 435, we suggest Logic 7(Cinema or Music) for most analog inputs. In the caseof inputs such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, youmay wish to set the mode to Stereo (“Surround off”)as they are not typically used with multichannel pro-gram material, and it is unlikely that surround-encodedmaterial will be used. Alternatively, the Logic 7 Musicmode is a good choice for stereo-only source material.See page 34 for more information on available sur-round modes.For digital program material, the AVR will always exam-ine the data stream and automatically select a DolbyDigital or DTS mode as applicable.It is easiest to complete the surround setup using thefull-OSD on-screen menus. From the MASTERMENU (Figure 1), press the ⁄/¤ NavigationButton o until the Ô cursor is next to theSURROUND SELECT line. Press the SetButton q until the SURROUND SELECTmenu (Figure 4) is on the screen.Figure 4Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 4)selects the surround mode category, and within eachof those categories there will be a choice of thespecific mode options.The choice of modes will vary according to the speakerconfiguration in your system. When the SURRBACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu(Figure 6) is set to NONE the AVR 435 will be con-figured for 5.1-channel operation, and only the modesappropriate to a five-speaker system will appear. Whenthe SURR BACK line of the SPEAKERSETUP menu (Figure 6) is set to SMALL orLARGE, the AVR 435 will be configured for6.1/7.1-channel operation, and additional modessuch as Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES will appear, asthey are only available when seven main speakers arepresent. In addition, some of the modes available inthe AVR 435 will not appear unless a digital source isselected and is playing the correct bitstream.To select the mode that will be used as the initialdefault for an input, first press the ⁄ /¤ NavigationButton o until the on-screen cursor is next to thedesired mode’s master category name, such asDOLBY SURROUND, DTS, DSP(SURR) or STEREO. Next, press the SetButton q to view the submenu. Press the ‹/›Navigation Button o to scroll through the avail-able choices, and then press the ¤ NavigationButton o so that the cursor is next to BACKTO MASTER MENU to continue the setupprocess.The following few paragraphs detail the instructionsneeded for modes with multiple choices.On the DOLBY SURROUND menu (Fig. 5),choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, DolbyPro Logic IIx, Movie and Music, Dolby Pro Logic andDolby Virtual Speaker Reference or Wide. For acomplete description of the different Dolby Surroundmodes, see page 34. The Dolby Digital EX and DolbyPro Logic IIx modes are only available when thesystem is set for 6.1/7.1 operation by configuringthe Surround Back speakers to “Small” or “Large”, asdescribed on page 28, or via EzSet/EQ. When a discis playing with a Dolby Digital soundtrack that containsa special “flag” signal in the data stream, the DolbyDigital EX mode will be selected automatically. It mayalso be selected using this menu or through the front-panel or remote controls, as shown on page 33. Acomplete explanation of these modes is found onpage 34.Figure 5When the Ô cursor is pointing to the MODE line,press the ‹/› Navigation Buttons o to select thedesired Dolby surround mode, again remembering thatthe choice of available modes will vary with the type ofprogram material being played and the number ofspeakers in your system configuratioin.When Dolby Pro Logic II Music or Dolby Pro Logic IIxMusic is selected as the listening mode, three specialsettings are available to tailor the sound field to yourlistening room environment and your individual tasteand preferences. (When other Dolby Surround modesare selected, dotted lines will indicate that these set-tings are not active.)• Center Width: This setting adjusts the balance of thevocal information in the front soundstage betweenthe center and front left/right speakers. The lowersettings spread the center channel sound morebroadly into the left and right channels. A highernumber (up to “7”) produces a tighter centerchannel presentatioin.• Dimension: This setting alters the perceived depthof the surround field by creating a shallower presen-tation that appears to move sounds toward the frontof the room, or a deeper presentation that appearsto move the center of the sound field toward theback of the room. The setting of “O” is a neutraldefault, with the range of adjustment shown as“R-3” for a deeper, rear-oriented sound to “F-3”for a shallower, front-oriented sound.• Panorama: Switch this setting on or off to add anenveloping wraparound presentation that increasesthe perception of sound along the sides of the room.To change these parameters, press the ¤/⁄Navigation Buttons o while the DOLBYSURROUND menu is on the screen until the Ôcursor is pointing to the line on the menu with theparameter you wish to change. Then, press the ‹/›Navigation Buttons o to alter the setting toyour taste.When the DOLBY DIGITAL mode isselected, the Night mode settings are available, asshown in Figure 6.* * D O L B Y S U R R * *M O D E : D O L B Y D I G I T A LN 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→→* * 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 UÔÔ