Harman Kardon AVR 8000 Owners Manual - Page 23

System Configuration channel system. When the CH CONFIG line is set to 6.1/7.1, the appropriate modes will appear for that type of operation. In addition, some of the modes available in the AVR 8000 will not appear unless a digital source is selected and is playing the correct bitstream. To select the mode that will be used as the initial default for an input, first press the ⁄/ ¤ Buttons mp until the on-screen cursor is next to the desired mode's master category name, such as THX, DOLBY, DTS, DSP (SURR), etc. Next, press the Set Button o to view the sub-menu. Press the ‹/› Buttons n 39 to scroll through the available choices, and then press the ¤ Button p so that the cursor is next to BACK TO MASTER MENU to continue the setup process. The following few paragraphs detail the instructions needed for modes with multiple choices. To attach a THX mode to the input in use, press the ¤ Button p until the cursor is on the THX line and press the Set Button o. The menus will vary according to the speaker configuration for your system. When the system is configured for 5.1-channel, the MODE line on the THX menu page will read THX CINEMA or DTS+THX, and a NO SURR BACK SPEAKERS message will also appear. When selecting a THX mode for use with a 7.1-channel system, the THX Surround EX mode will automatically be activated when a Dolby Digital 5.1 program is in use and a special "flag" signal is encoded in the program material. When no flag is present, you may select the Surround EX mode by pressing the ‹/› Buttons n 39 until the format name appears (Figure 5). When a DTS source is playing, the choice of modes for 7.1 systems will vary according to the type of program source (DTS 5.1, DTS-ES Matrix or DTS-ES Discrete). Press the ‹/› Buttons n 39 to scroll through the choices that are available for your system and the program in use. ** THX ** MODE: THX SURR EX BACK TO MASTER MENU Figure 5 When the desired THX mode selection is completed, press the ¤ Button p until the cursor is next to BACK TO MASTER MENU and then press the Set Button o to continue the setup process. On the DOLBY menu (Figure 6), 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 complete explanation of these modes is found on page 28. Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is selected there are additional settings available for the Night mode. ** DOLBY ** MODE: DOLBY DIGITAL NIGHT: OFF MID MAX BACK TO MASTER MENU Figure 6 The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that uses special processing to preserve the dynamic range and full intelligibility of a movie sound track while reducing the peak level. This prevents abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others, without reducing the sonic impact of a digital source. The Night mode is only available when specially encoded Dolby Digital signals are played. To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain that the › cursor is on the NIGHT line of the DOLBY menu. Next, press ‹/› Buttons n 39 to choose between the following settings, as they appear in the on-screen display: OFF: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode will not function. MID: When MID is highlighted, a mild compression will be applied. MAX: When MAX is highlighted, a more severe compression algorithm will be applied. We recommend that you select the MID setting as a starting point and change to the MAX setting later, if desired. The Night mode may also be adjusted directly any time a Dolby Digital source is playing by pressing the Night Mode Button k. When the button is pressed, D-RANGE will appear in the lower third of the video screen and in the Main Information Display ˆ. Press the ⁄/¤ Button mp within three seconds to select the desired setting. When all settings for the surround setup have been made, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons mp so that the › cursor is next to BACK TO MASTER MENU, and press the Set Button o to return to the MASTER MENU. On the DTS menu, the selection choices made with the ‹/› Buttons n 39 on the remote are determined by a combination of the type of program material in use and whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 channel configuration is in use. The DTS Neo:6 Music mode is available with analog stereo sources and the DTS Neo:6 Cinema mode is available with analog matrix surround-encoded sources to deliver an enhanced 5.1-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 selected. 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, you may select the DTS-ES Matrix mode through this menu to create a full eight-speaker surround mode. See page 28 for a complete explanation of the DTS modes. On the LOGIC 7 menu, the selection choices made with the ‹/› Buttons n 39 on the remote are determined by whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 channel configuration is in use. In either case, the selection of a Logic 7 mode enables Harman Kardon's exclusive Logic 7 processing to create fully enveloping, multichannel surround from either two-channel Stereo or Matrix-encoded programming such as VHS cassettes, laser discs or television broadcasts produced with Dolby surround. 23 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION