Harman Kardon AVR 1650 Owners Manual - Page 31

ENGLISH AVR 1650/AVR 165 Appendix Table A9 - Surround Modes Surround Mode Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Description Incoming Bitstream or Signal Provides up to five separate main audio channels and a dedicated low-frequency effects (LFE) channel. s 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 s Dolby Digital EX (played as 5.1) s Dolby Digital Plus decoded and delivered via coaxial or optical connection An enhanced version of Dolby Digital encoded more efficiently, Dolby Digital Plus has the capacity for additional discrete channels and for streaming audio from the Internet, all with enhanced audio quality. Source material may be delivered via an HDMI connection or decoded to Dolby Digital or PCM and transmitted via coaxial or optical digital audio. s Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI connection (source device decodes to Dolby Digital when a coaxial or optical connection is used) Dolby TrueHD Dolby TrueHD is an expansion of MLP Lossless™ audio, the same format used on DVD-Audio discs. Dolby TrueHD adds the features found in Dolby Digital, such as night mode settings, while delivering fully lossless audio that is a true reproduction of studio master recordings. s Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD encoded with Dolby TrueHD, delivered via HDMI Dolby Digital Stereo Dolby Pro Logic II Mode Group Delivers a 2-channel downmix of Dolby Digital materials. s 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 s Dolby Digital EX Analog decoder that derives five full-range, discrete main audio channels from See below matrix surround-encoded or 2-channel analog sources. Four variants are available. Dolby Pro Logic II Movie Dolby Pro Logic II Music Dolby Pro Logic II Game Dolby Pro Logic Harman Virtual Speaker Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for movie and television programs. s Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1 s Analog (two-channel) s Tuner s PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for music selections. Allows adjustment of sound-field presentation in three dimensions: s#ENTER7IDTHADJUSTSWIDTHOFVOCALSOUNDSTAGE s$IMENSIONADJUSTSDEPTHOFSOUNDSTAGE s0ANORAMAADJUSTSWRAPAROUNDSURROUNDEFFECT s Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1 s Analog (two-channel) s Tuner s PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that emphasizes use of the surround channels and subwoofer for total immersion in the video gaming experience. s Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1 s Analog (two-channel) s Tuner s PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) Original version of Dolby Pro Logic that steered a mono signal containing information below 7kHz to the surround channels. s Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1 s Analog (two-channel) s Tuner s PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) Simulates 5.1 channels when only two speakers are present or a more enveloping sound field is desired. s Dolby Digital s Analog (two-channel) s Tuner s PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz or 48kHz) 31