Harman Kardon AVR 146 Owners Manual - Page 43

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS Table 5 - Surround Modes Surround Mode Description Dolby Digital Provides up to five separate main audio channels and a dedicated low-frequency effects (LFE) channel. May be encoded for Night mode, which allows the user to apply a compression setting that maintains intelligibility of softer passages while reducing the loudness of dynamic passages to avoid disturbing others. Dolby Digital Stereo Delivers a 2-channel downmix of Dolby Digital materials. Mode Group Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II Movie Analog decoder that derives five full-range, discrete main audio channels from matrix surround-encoded or 2-channel analog sources. Four variants are available. Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for movie and television programs. Dolby Pro Logic II Music Dolby Pro Logic II Game Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for music selections. Allows adjustment of sound field presentation in three dimensions: • Center Width (adjusts width of vocal soundstage) • Dimension (adjusts depth of soundstage) • Panorama (adjusts wraparound surround effect) Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that emphasizes use of the surround channels and subwoofer for total immersion in the video gaming experience. Dolby Pro Logic Original version of Dolby Pro Logic that steered a mono signal containing information below 7kHz to the surround channels. Dolby Virtual Speaker Simulates 5.1 channels when fewer speakers are present, or a more Mode Group enveloping sound field is desired. Dolby Virtual Speaker Reference When fewer than five main speakers are present, the Reference mode virtualizes the missing speakers with accurate localization. Select from two- or three-speaker mode, depending on how many physical speakers are in your system. Incoming Bitstream or Signal • Dolby Digital 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1, 2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1 • Dolby Digital EX (played as 5.1) • Dolby Digital 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1, 2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1 • Dolby Digital EX See below. • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1 • Analog (2-channel) • Tuner • PCM (32 kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1 • Analog (2-channel) • Tuner • PCM (32 kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1 • Analog (2-channel) • Tuner • PCM (32 kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1 • Analog (2-channel) • Tuner • PCM (32 kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) See below. • Dolby Digital (uses only two-speaker mode when signal does not contain center channel information) • Analog (2-channel) • Tuner • PCM (32 kHz, 44.1kHz or 48kHz) Dolby Virtual Speaker Wide mode may be used with two, three, four or five main speakers to widen Wide the front soundstage by virtualizing the locations of the left and right speakers. • Dolby Digital (number of channels available varies by number of channels in signal) • Analog (2-channel) • Tuner • PCM (32 kHz, 44.1kHz or 48kHz) DTS Digital Surround Using a different encoding/decoding method than Dolby Digital, it also provides up to five discrete main channels, plus an LFE channel. • DTS 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1, 3/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1 • DTS-ES Matrix (played as 5.1) • DTS-ES Discrete (played as 5.1) 43