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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 25
System Configuration
The THX menu appearing will show the current
surround mode processed, see figure 5 below,
and no other selection is available. Note that the
same messages will also appear in the Lower
Display Line on the front panel or the semi on
screen display when the full on screen display
system is not in use.
The THX menu will vary according to the speaker
configuration for your system and the surround
mode selected:
When the system is configured for 5.1 channel,
the MODEline on the THXmenu will read
THX CINEMAwhen Dolby Digital mode is
selected.When the 6.1/7.1 channel system is
configured, the menu will read THX SURR
EXwhen the Dolby Digital or DTS mode is
selected. In all other cases, no matter if with 5.1
or 6.1/7.1 configuration,the current surround
mode will be shown with the term +THX
added behind.
When the selection of the surround mode and
the THX processing is completed, press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
D
until the cursor is next to
BACK TO MASTER MENUand press the
Set Button
F
to continue the setup process.
The following few paragraphs detail the
instructions needed for modes with multiple
choices.
On the Dolby menu (Figure 5), the selection
choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
Music, Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema, Dolby Pro
Logic II Emulation and Dolby 3 Stereo.A com-
plete explanation of these modes is found on
Page 30. 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.They are described later
in the next main chapter (see below).
Figure 5
On the DTSmenu, the selection choices made
with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
Ea
on the remote
are determined by a combination of the type of
DTS program material in use and whether the
5.1 or 6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in
use.When either of the speaker configurations is
in use, you may select either the Neo:6 Music or
Neo:6 Cinema mode when an analog source is
playing to deliver an enhanced 5.1-channel or
even 7.1 channel sound field.
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 the 6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the DTS-ES
Discrete mode will automatically be activated
when a DTS source with the ES Discrete “flag” is
in use.When a non-ES DTS disc is in use,when
the 6.1/7.1 mode is chosen the unit automati-
cally will select the DTS + NEO:6 mode to create
a full eight-speaker surround mode. See page
30, 34 for a complete explanation of the DTS
modes.
On the Logic 7
menu, the selection choices
made with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
Ea
on the
remote are determined by whether the 5.1 or
6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in use.In
either case, the selection of a Logic 7 mode
enables Harman Kardon’s exclusive Logic 7 pro-
cessing to create fully enveloping, multichannel
surround from either two-channel Stereo or
Matrix-encoded programming such as VHS cas-
settes, laserdiscs or television broadcasts pro-
duced with Dolby surround.
In the 5.1 configuration you may select the Logic
7/5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhanced modes.They
work best with two-channel music, surround-
encoded programs or standard two-channel pro-
gramming of any type, respectively.When the
6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the Logic 7/7.1 Music
or Cinema modes are available, then the output
will be in a full eight-channel sound field, with
pure stereo or surround encoded programs. 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-chan-
nel stereo programs to create a variety of sound
field presentations.The choices available are Hall
1, Hall 2,Theater,VMAx Near and VMAx Far.The
Hall and Theater modes are designed for multi-
channel installations, while the two VMAx
modes are optimized for use in delivering a full
surround field when only the front left and front
right speakers are installed. See pages 30 and
31 for a complete explanation of the DSP sur-
round 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 presenta-
tion, or select
5 Stereo or 7 Stereo
depending on whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 output
is in use.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 31 for a complete explanation of the 5
Stereo and 7 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 MASTER MENUline and
press the Set Button
F
.
Adjustments for Other Inputs
After one input has been adjusted for analog or
digital input, speaker type and surround mode,
return to the IN/OUTSETUPline on the
MASTERmenu and enter the settings for each
input that you will use. In most cases, only the
digital input and surround mode may be differ-
ent from one input to the next, while the speak-
er type will usually be the same and may easily
be entered by copying the speaker settings from
the first input adjusted. But if prefered you can
also select different speaker types or turn speak-
ers on or off individually for each input in use.
Settings Independent of
the Input Selected
After the settings described above have been
made for all input sources in your system, the
following settings, made with any input, will
remain in effect independent of the input select-
ed. In order to make these settings as easy as
possible, the OSD menu system should be used.
Delay Settings
Due the different distances between the listen-
ing position for the front channel speakers and
the surround speakers, the amount of time it
takes for sound to reach your ears from the front
or surround speakers is different.You may com-
pensate for this difference through the use of
the delay settings to adjust the timing for the
specific speaker placement and acoustic condi-
tions in your listening room or home theater.
** THX **
MODE: THX SURR EX
BACK TO SURR SELECT