Harman Kardon AVR 254 Owners Manual - Page 60

APPENDIX Table A11 - Zone 2 Settings Source Input Status Source Volume Surround Back Amps Device Type (if changed) Off Cable/Sat -25dB Main Room Your Settings Table A12 - 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 EX Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital Stereo An expansion of Dolby Digital 5.1 that adds a surround back channel which may be played through one or two surround back speakers. May be manually selected when a non-EX Dolby Digital stream is detected. 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 S/P-DIF coaxial or optical digital audio. 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 the studio master recording. Delivers a 2-channel downmix of Dolby Digital materials. Dolby Pro Logic II Mode Group 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 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) 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 Plus decoded and delivered via coax or optical connection. • Dolby Digital EX • Dolby Digital 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1 • Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI connection (source device decodes to Dolby Digital when a coax or optical connection is used). • Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD encoded with Dolby TrueHD, delivered via HDMI or multichannel analog connection. • 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 (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1 • Analog (2-channel) • Tuner • PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) 60 60