Harman Kardon AVR 7200 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION28 OPERATION• When an audio source is selected, the last video inputused remains routed to the Video 1/Video 2Outputs ¢⁄ and Video Monitor Outputs d.This permits simultaneous viewing and listening todifferent sources.• When a composite or S-Video source is selected, thevideo signal for that input will be routed to the VideoMonitor Output d and will be viewable on a TVmonitor connected to the AVR 7200.6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input• There are four input choices available for use withsources such as a DVD-Audio or SACD player that areconnected to the 8-Channel Direct Inputs .Select the appropriate input according to the way yoursystem and source equipment is configured:■ The 6 CH DIRECT input should be usedwhen the SBR and SBL inputs are NOT in useand the input source device has its own internalbass management system. This input passes theinput from the source directly through to the vol-ume control without any analog to digital conver-sion and it mutes the unused input jacks to pre-vent unwanted noise from interfering with systemperformance.■ The 6 CH DVD AUDIO input should beused when the SBR and SBL inputs are NOT inuse and the input source device does NOT haveits own internal bass management system. Whenthis input is in use the analog source is convertedto digital so that you may use the same TripleCrossover bass management options for thedirect input as you do with all other outputs. Thisinput also mutes the unused input jacks to pre-vent unwanted noise from interfering with systemperformance.■ The 8 CH DIRECT INPUT shouldbe used when an input is connected to all eight8-Channel Direct Inputs and when theinput source device has its own internal bassmanagement system. This input passes the inputfrom the source directly through to the volumecontrol without any analog to digital conversionand it mutes the unused input jacks to preventunwanted noise from interfering with systemperformance.■ The 8 CH DVD AUDIO input shouldbe used when an input is connected to all eight8-Channel Direct Inputs and the inputsource device does NOT have its own internalbass management system. When this input is inuse the analog source is converted to digital sothat you may use the same Triple Crossover bassmanagement options for the direct input as youdo with all other outputs. This input also mutesthe unused input jacks to prevent unwanted noisefrom interfering with system performance.Volume Control• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using thefront panel Volume Control ı or remote VolumeUp/Down Buttons r .• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs, press theMute Button K . This will interrupt the outputto all speakers and the headphone jack, but it willnot affect any recording or dubbing that may be inprogress. When the system is muted, the wordMUTE will flash in the Main Information Display˜. Press the Mute Button K again toreturn to normal operation.• You may adjust the bass and treble tone controls atany point during a listening session by simply turningthe Bass Control Ô or Treble Control Ò untilthe desired setting is achieved. You may also totallyremove the tone controls (including the BalanceControl ) from the circuit so that the output is“flat” at any time by pressing the Tone ModeButton 5 and then pressing the ‹/› Buttons)# so that TONE OFF appears in the on-screen display and the Lower Display Line B .• For private listening, plug the 1/4" stereo phoneplug from a pair of stereo headphones into thefront-panel Headphone Jack 4. When theheadphone’s plug is connected, the wordHEADPHONE will scroll once across theLower Display Line B and all speakers will besilenced. When the headphone plug is removed, theaudio feed to the speakers will be restored.Surround Mode SelectionSelection of a surround mode is based on personaltaste, as well as the type of program source materialbeing used. For example, motion pictures or TV pro-grams bearing the logo of one of the major surround-encoding processes, such as Dolby Surround, DTSStereo or UltraStereo® may be played in either theDolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema, DTS Neo:6Cinema, or Logic 7 Cinema surround modes dependingon the source material.NOTE: Once a program has been encoded with matrixsurround information, it retains the surround informationas long as the program is broadcast in stereo. Thus,movies with surround sound may be decoded via anyof the analog surround modes such as Pro Logic IICinema, Logic 7 Cinema or DTS Neo:6 Cinema, whenthey are broadcast via conventional TV stations, cable,pay-TV and satellite transmission. In addition, a growingnumber of made-for-television programs, sports broad-casts, radio dramas and music CDs are also recorded insurround sound. You may view a list of these programsat the Dolby Laboratories Web site at www.dolby.com.Even when a program is not listed as carrying intentionalsurround information, you may find that the Pro Logic II,Logic 7 Enhanced or DTS Neo:6, VMAx and the Hall orTheater modes often deliver enveloping surround pre-sentations through the use of the natural informationpresent in all stereo recordings.Surround modes may be changed at any time byusing either the front panel or remote control. Toselect a new surround mode from the front panel, firstpress the Surround Mode Group Selector Button7 until the desired major surround mode group suchas Dolby, DTS or Logic 7 is selected. Next, press theSurround Mode Selector Button 8 to choose thespecific individual surround mode.To select a surround mode using the remote, pressthe button for the major surround mode group thatyou wish to choose from: Dolby , DTS Surround, DTS Neo:6 , Logic 7 h, Stereoor DSP Surround g. The first press of the buttonwill show the current mode from that group if it isalready in use, or the first available mode if you arecurrently using another mode. To cycle through themodes in that group, press the button again until thedesired mode appears in the Lower Display Line Band the on-screen display.As the surround modes change, a green LED will lightnext to the current mode in the Surround ModeIndicators ˘ list on the front panel.The Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX and DTS 5.1,DTS-ES Matrix and DTS-ES Discrete modes may onlybe selected when a digital input is in use. In addition,when a digital source is present, the AVR 7200 willautomatically select and switch to the correct mode,regardless of the mode that has been previouslyselected. For more information on selecting digitalsources, see the Digital Audio Playback section below.NOTE: When a single speaker is used for the rearsurround channels as a 6.1 configuration, the Logic 7/7.1 and 7-Channel Stereo modes should not beused. However, Dolby Digital EX and DTS will functionnormally.When the 6-channel/8-channel direct inputs are inuse there is no surround processing, as these inputstake the analog output signals from an optional, exter-nal DVD-Audio or SACD player, or another sourcedevice and carry them straight through to the volumecontrol without any further digital processing.38393232343434