Harman Kardon AVR 630 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONSYSTEM CONFIGURATIONSYSTEM CONFIGURATION 23SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 23The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that usesspecial processing to preserve the dynamic range andfull intelligibility of a movie soundtrack while reducingthe peak level. This prevents abruptly loud transitionsfrom disturbing others, without reducing the sonicimpact of a digital source. The Night mode is onlyavailable when specially encoded Dolby Digital signalsare played.To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain that the➔ cursor is on the NIGHT line of the DOLBYmenu. Next, press ‹/› Navigation Button o tochoose between the following settings, as they appearin the on-screen display:OFF: When OFF is highlighted, the Night modewill not function.MID: When MID is highlighted, a mild compres-sion will be applied.MAX: When MAX is highlighted, a more severecompression algorithm will be applied.We recommend that you select the MID setting asa starting point and change to the MAX setting later,if desired.The Night mode may also be adjusted directly anytime a Dolby Digital source is playing by pressing theNight Mode Button . When the button ispressed, D-RANGE will appear in the lower thirdof the video screen and in the Lower Display Line$. Press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o withinthree seconds to select the desired setting.When all settings for the surround setup have beenmade, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button oso that the › cursor is next to BACK TOMASTER MENU, and press the Set Buttonq to return to the MASTER MENU.On the DTS menu, the selection choices made withthe ‹/› Navigation Button o on the remote aredetermined by a combination of the type of programmaterial in use and whether the 5.1- or 6.1/7.1-channel configuration is in use.When a DTS source is playing, the choice of modesfor 7.1 systems will vary according to the type of pro-gram source (DTS 5.1, DTS-ES Matrix or DTS-ESDiscrete). Press the ‹/› Navigation Button o toscroll through the choices that are available for yoursystem and the program in use. The DTS Neo:6 Musicmode is available with analog and PCM digital stereosources and the DTS Neo:6 Cinema mode is availablewith analog matrix surround-encoded sources to deliv-er an enhanced 5.1-channel sound field.When the 5.1 configuration is in use, the AVR willautomatically select the 5.1 version of DTS processingwhen a DTS data stream is selected. When the6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the DTS-ES Discrete modewill automatically be activated when a DTS source withthe ES Discrete “flag” is in use. When a non-ES DTSdisc is in use, you may select the DTS-ES Matrixmode through this menu to create a full eight-speakersurround mode. See page 31 for a complete explana-tion of the DTS modes.On the LOGIC 7 menu, the selection choicesmade with the ‹/› Navigation Button o on theremote are determined by whether the 5.1- or6.1/7.1-channel configuration is in use. In either case,the selection of a Logic 7 mode enables HarmanKardon’s exclusive Logic 7 processing to create fullyenveloping, multichannel surround from either two-channel Stereo or Matrix-encoded programming suchas VHS cassettes, laser discs or television broadcastsproduced with Dolby surround.In the 5.1 configuration, you may select the Logic 7/5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhance mode. They work bestwith two-channel music, surround-encoded programsor standard two-channel programming of any type,respectively. For 6.1/7.1 configurations, the Music andCinema modes may be selected. The Logic 7 modesare not available when either Dolby Digital or DTSDigital soundtracks are in use. See page 31 for acomplete explanation of the Logic 7 modes.On the DSP (SURR) menu, the selectionchoices made with the ‹/› Navigation Button oon the remote select from one of the DSP surroundmodes that are designed for use with two-channelstereo programs to create a variety of sound field pre-sentations. The choices available are Hall 1, Hall 2,Theater, VMAx Near and VMAx Far. The Hall andTheater modes are designed for multichannel installa-tions, while the two VMAx modes are optimized foruse in delivering a full surround field when only thefront left and front right speakers are installed. Seepage 31 for a complete explanation of the DSPsurround modes.On the STEREO menu, the selection choicesmade with the ‹/› Navigation Button o on theremote may either turn off all processing and bassmanagement for a traditional two-channel stereopresentation; select a stereo output with bassmanagement; or select a 5 CH STEREO and7 CH STEREO mode, depending on how manyspeakers are available. These two modes feed a two-channel presentation to all speakers. See page 31 fora complete explanation of the stereo modes.To listen to an analog stereo source without any bassmanagement, so that the left and right front speakersreceive a full-range signal, straight through from theinput gain section to the volume control, pressthe ‹/› Navigation Button o so thatSURROUND OFF appears in the highlightedvideo. To listen to two-channel analog sources whiletaking advantage of the AVR 630’s bass-managementsystem, press the ‹/› Navigation Button o sothat SURROUND OFF+DSP appears in thehighlighted video.After the selections are made on the Dolby, DTS,Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, press the⁄/¤ Navigation Button o so that the cursormoves to the BACK TO MASTER MENUline and press the Set Button q.Speaker SetupThis menu tells the AVR 630 which type of speakersare in use. This is important as it adjusts the settingsthat decide whether your system will use the “5-channel” or “6-channel/7-channel” modes, as wellas determining which speakers receive low-frequency(bass) information.For each of these settings, use the LARGE settingif the speakers for a particular position are traditionalfull-range loudspeakers. Use the SMALL setting forsmaller, frequency-limited satellite speakers that do notreproduce sounds below 200Hz. Note that when“small” speakers are used, a subwoofer is required toreproduce low-frequency sounds. Remember that the“large” and “small” descriptions do not refer to theactual physical size of the speakers, but to their abilityto reproduce low-frequency sounds. If you are indoubt as to which category describes your speakers,consult the specifications in the speakers’ owner’smanual, or ask your dealer.This menu screen also allows you to enter the settingsfor the AVR 630’s Quadruple Crossover feature whichallows a different crossover point to be used for thefront left/right, center, surround and surround backspeakers. In systems where full-range or tower speakersare used for the front soundstage or where differentbrands or models are in use at the various speakerpositions, this feature allows you to customize the bassmanagement and redirection circuits with a precisionnot previously possible.It is easiest to enter the proper settings for the speakersetup through the SPEAKER SETUP menu(Figure 6). If that menu is not already on your screenfrom the prior adjustments, press the OSD Button to bring up the MASTER MENU (Figure 1),and then press the ¤ Navigation Button o untilthe cursor is on the SPEAKER SETUP line.Press the Set Button q to bring up theSPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 6).