Harman Kardon AVR 335 Owners Manual - Page 28

OPERATION to confirm that no processing is being used. When the headphone plug is removed, the audio feed to the speakers will be restored. • When the headphones are in use, you may take advantage of the Dolby Headphone modes to bring added spaciousness to headphone listening. Press the Dolby Mode Select Button w or the Surround Mode Group Selector 7 to cycle through the three Dolby Headphone modes and select the one that you prefer. Surround Mode Selection One of the most important features of the AVR 335 is its ability to reproduce a full multichannel surround sound field from digital sources, analog matrix surround-encoded programs and standard stereo programs. Selection of a surround mode is based on personal taste, as well as the type of program source material being used. For example, motion pictures or TV programs bearing the logo of one of the major surround-encoding processes, such as Dolby Surround or DTS Stereo, may be played in either the Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema, DTS Neo:6 Cinema or Logic 7 Cinema surround modes, depending on the source material. NOTE: Once a program has been encoded with matrix surround information, it retains the surround information as long as the program is broadcast in stereo. Thus, movies with surround sound may be decoded via any of the analog surround modes such as Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, Logic 7 Cinema or DTS Neo:6 Cinema, when they are broadcast via conventional TV stations, cable, pay-TV and satellite transmission. In addition, a growing number of made-for-television programs, sports broadcasts, radio dramas and music CDs are also recorded in surround sound. Even when a program is not listed as carrying intentional surround information, you may find that the Dolby Pro Logic II, Logic 7 Enhanced or DTS Neo:6, VMAx and the Hall or Theater modes often deliver enveloping surround presentations through the use of the natural information present in all stereo recordings. Surround modes may be changed at any time by using either the front panel or remote control. To select a new surround mode from the front panel, first press the Surround Mode Group Selector Button 7 until the desired major surround mode group such as Dolby, DTS or Logic 7 is selected. Next, press the Surround Mode Selector Button 8 to choose the specific individual surround mode. 49 47 45 439 47 45 43 48 46 44 428 46 44 42 35 37 39 4315 37 39 41 34 36 38 4304 3637 3841 4407 5317 41 47 51 33 26 25 373 2366 2540 3476 5306 40 46 50 To select a surround mo3d2e usi2ng7 the24remo3t6e2, pre2s37s5 2439 346D5igit43a95l Au3d9io4P5lay4b9ack the button for the major3s1urrou2n8d m2od3e g3r3o51up th2a38t 4 includes the mode you w3i0sh to2c9hoo2s2e fro33m40: Do2lb39y3 w, DTS Surround x 29, D3TS0 Ne2o1:6 3239 , 3302 Logic 7 y, Stereo 28 or3D1SP2S0urro32u28nd k 3131. 238 22 21 20 334454Dsu34igrritoaul43n3a8du34dpioro3cis8eassmin44ga34josrysa4tde8vmasncseumchenatsoDveorlboyldPerroaLnoagloicg. 343It2deliv3er2s five disc4re2te channels: left front, center, right 32front, le3f1t surround and right surround. Each channel The first press of the button will show the current mode reproduces full frequency range (20Hz to 20kHz) and from that group if it is already in use, or the first avail- offers dramatically improved dynamic range and signifi- able mode if you are currently using another mode. To cant improvements to signal-to-noise ratios. In addition, cycle through the available modes in that group, press digital systems have the capability to deliver an additional the button again until the desired mode appears in the Lower Display Line ¯, in the on-screen display and in the Surround Mode Indicators ˘. channel that is specifically devoted to low-frequency information. This is the ".1" channel referred to when you see these systems described as "5.1," "6.1" or "7.1." As the surround modes change, the appropriate Surround Mode Indicator ˘ will light to indicate which mode has been selected. The bass channel is separate from the other channels, but since it is intentionally bandwidth-limited, sound designers have given it that unique designation. The Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX and DTS 5.1, DTS-ES Matrix and DTS-ES Discrete modes may only be selected when a digital input is in use. In addition, when a digital source is present, the AVR 335 will automatically select and switch to the correct mode, regardless of the mode that has been previously selected. For more information on selecting digital sources, see the Digital Audio Playback section below. The Dolby Pro Logic IIx modes are available only when the AVR 335 has been configured for 6.1/7.1 operation by setting the Surround Back speakers as either "Large" or "Small" as described on page 23. These modes provide a matrixed 6.1-channel presentation of analog sources. See page 29 for more information. When the 6-channel/8-channel direct inputs are in use there is no s4u9rrou4n7d pr4o5cess4in3g, as these inputs take the analog 4o8utpu4t 6sign4a4ls fro4m2 an optional, external DVD-Audio o3r5SAC3D7 pla3y9er, o4r1another source device and carry34them36strai3g8ht th4ro0ugh t3o7the4v1olum47e 51 control without a3n3y fur2th6er d2i5gital3p7roces3si6ng. 40 46 50 32 27 24 36 35 39 45 49 To listen to a pro3g1ram2in8tra2d3ition3al5two-c3h4ann3el8ste4re4o, 48 using the front le3ft0and2f9ront2r2ight3s4peake3rs3only (plu4s3 the subwoofer, if2in9stal3le0d an2d1con3f3igured3),2press the42 Stereo Button 28 un3t1il S2U0RR32OFF3a1ppears in the Lower Display Line ¯, or press the Surround Mode Group Selector 7 until the Stereo modes appear in the on-screen display and Lower Display Line ¯. Next, press the Surround Mode Select Button 8 until SURROUND OFF appears in the on-screen display and Lower Display Line ¯. The Surround Off mode provides an analog bypass of the digital processing, including bass management. Scroll until SURROUND OFF DSP appears if you require bass management (usually used when the system includes a separate subwoofer). Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a standard part of DVD, and is available on specially encoded LD discs and satellite broadcasts and it is a part of the high-definition television (HDTV) system. An optional, external RF demodulator is required to use the AVR 335 to listen to the Dolby Digital soundtracks available on laser discs. Connect the RF output of the LD player to the demodulator and then connect the digital output of the demodulator to the Optical or Coaxial Inputs *(dg of the AVR 335. No demodulator is required for use with DVD players or DTS-encoded laser discs. DTS DTS is another digital audio system that is capable of delivering 5.1 or 6.1 discrete or matrix sound field reproduction. Although both DTS and Dolby Digital are digital, they use different methods of encoding the signals, and thus they require different decoding circuits to convert the digital signals back to analog. DTS-encoded soundtracks are available on select DVD and LD discs, as well as on special audio-only DTS discs. You may use any LD or CD player equipped with a digital output to play DTS-encoded discs with the AVR 335. All that is required is to connect the player's output to either an Optical or Coaxial Input on the rear panel dg or front panel *(. In order to listen to DVDs encoded with DTS soundtracks, the DVD player must be compatible with the DTS signal as indicated by a DTS logo on the player's front panel. Early DVD players may not be able to play DTS-encoded DVDs. This does not indicate a problem with the AVR 335, as some players cannot pass the DTS signal through to the digital outputs. If you are in doubt as to the capability of your DVD player to handle DTS discs, consult the player's owner's manual. Continued on page 30 28 OPERATION