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20 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
System Configuration
When Dolby Pro Logic II Music is selected as the
listening mode, three special settings are
available to tailor the sound field to your listening
room environment and your individual taste and
preferences. (When other Dolby Surround modes
are selected, dotted lines will indicate that these
settings are not active.)
• Center Width:This setting adjusts the balance
of the vocal information in the front soundstage
between the center and front left/right
speakers.The lower settings spread the center
channel sound more broadly into the left and
right channels. A higher number (up to “7”)
produces a tighter center channel presentatioin.
• Dimension:This setting alters the perceived
depth of the surround field by creating a
shallower presentation that appears to move
sounds toward the front of the room, or a
deeper presentation that appears to move the
center of the sound field toward the back of the
room.The setting of “0” is a neutral default,
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
an enveloping wrap-around presentation that
increases the perception of sound along the
sides of the room.
To change these parameters, press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons
D
while the DOLBY
SURROUNDmenu is on the screen until the
➞ cursor is pointing to the line on the menu with
the parameter you wish to change.Then, press
the
‹
/
›
Navigation Buttons
Ea
to alter
the setting to your taste.
Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is
selected there are additional settings available for
the Night mode that are associated with the
surround mode only, not with the input.That´s
why these settings must be made only once, not
with each input in use.
Night Mode Settings
The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that
uses special processing to preserve the dynamic
range and full intelligibility of a movie sound track
while reducing the peak level.
This prevents abruptly loud transitions from
disturbing others, without reducing the sonic
impact of a digital source. Note that the Night
mode is only available when the Dolby Digital
surround mode is selected.
To adjust the Night mode setting from the menu
press the OSD Button
L
so that the MASTER
menu appears. Then press the
¤
button
D
to
access the
SURROUNDSETUP menu. Press
Set
F
to select the DOLBYmenu.
To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain
that the
➞ cursor is on the NIGHTline of the
DOLBYmenu. Next, press
‹
/
›
Buttons
Ea
to choose between the following set-
tings.
OFF: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode
will not function.
MID: When MID is in the highlighted video,
a mild compression will be applied.
MAX: When MAX is in the highlighted video,
a more severe compression algorithm will be
applied.
When you want to use the Night mode feature,
we recommend that you select the MID setting as
a starting point and change to the MAX setting
later, if desired.
Note that the Night mode may be adjusted direct-
ly any time that Dolby Digital surround mode is
selected by pressing the Night button
B
.When
the button is pressed, the words
D-RANGE
followed by the current setting (MID, MAX,
OFF) will appear in the lower third of the video
screen and in the Main Information Display
Ò
. Press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
D
within five
seconds to select the desired setting, then press
Set
F
to confirm the setting.
On the
DTSmenu, the selection choices made
with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
Ea
on the remote
are determined by the type of DTS program
material in use.
When the 5.1 configuration is in use the AVR will
automatically select the 5.1 version of DTS
processing when a DTS data stream is received.
When a DTS 96/24 signal is detected, the
AVR 147 defaults to the DTS surround mode, but
reproduces the higher-resolution materials that
are present due to the higher sampling rate
automatically. See page 30 and 31 for a complete
explanation of the DTS modes.
On the
LOGIC7
menu, the selection choices
made with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
Ea
on the
remote enable Harman Kardon’s exclusive Logic 7
processing to create fully enveloping, multi-
channel surround from either two-channel Stereo
or Matrix-encoded programming such as VHS
cassettes, laserdiscs or television broadcasts
produced with Dolby surround.
You may select the Logic 7/5.1 Music, Cinema or
Enhanced modes. They work best with two-chan-
nel music, surround-encoded programs or
standard two-channel programming of any type,
respectively. Note that the Logic 7 modes are not
available when either Dolby Digital or DTS Digital
soundtracks are in use.
On the
DSP (SURR) menu, the selection
choices made with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
Ea
on
the remote select one of the DSP surround modes
that are designed for use with two-channel stereo
programs to create a variety of sound field
presentations. The choices available are Hall 1,
Hall 2,Theater.The Hall and Theater modes are
designed for multichannel installations. See pages
30-31 for a complete explanation of the DSP
surround modes. Note that the Hall and Theater
modes are not available when a Dolby Digital or
DTS soundtrack is played.
On the
STEREO menu, the selection choices
made with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
Ea
on the
remote may either turn the surround processing
off for a traditional two-channel stereo presen-
tation, or select
5 CHStereo.The latter
modes feed the stereophonic input signal to both
front speakers, to the rear speakers and to both
surround back speakers (if in use), while the
monophonic signal parts are spread over all
speakers, also the Center. See page 30-31 for a
complete explanation of the 5 CH Stereo modes.
After the selections are made in the Dolby, DTS,
Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, press
the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
D
so that the cursor moves
to the
BACK TO SURRSELECT line and
presss the Set Button
F
.
Configuring the Surround Off
(Stereo) Modes
For superior reproduction of two-channel program
materials, the AVR offers two Stereo modes: an
analog Stereo-Direct mode that bypasses the
digital signal processing circuitry for a completely
analog signal path that preserves the purity of the
original signal, and a digital mode that is capable
of providing bass management for optimal
distribution of the low frequencies between
smaller speakers and a subwoofer.
Stereo-Direct (Bypass) Mode
When the analog Stereo-Direct mode is selected
by pressing the Stereo Mode Selector
S
until SURROUNDOFF appears in the Main
Information Display
Ò
and the Surround
Mode Indicator
(
for Surround Off is lit, the
AVR will pass the analog source material directly
through to the front left and right speakers,
bypassing the digital processing circuitry.
In this mode, the front left and right speakers will
automatically be configured as
LARGE; it is not
possible to configure these speakers as
SMALL.
When the AVR is in the Stereo Bypass mode you
may still configure the subwoofer output so that
it is either turned off, with a full-range signal
going to the front left/right speakers, or you may
configure it so that the subwoofer feed is
activated.
The factory default setting is to have the
subwoofer turned off for this mode, but you may
change that setting by following these steps:
1. Press the Speaker Button
6
b
.
2. Press the Set Button
F
@
to activate the
configuration menu.
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