Harman Kardon AVR30 Owners Manual - Page 17

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When

a

monaural

(mono)

sound

source

is

played

in

the

DOLBY

PRO

LOGIC

mode,

sound

is

heard

only

from

the

center

speaker.

However,

if

the

PHANTOM

mode

is

selected,

the

two

front

speakers

both

put

out

a

monaural

signal.

Adjusting

"Effects

Level"

The

effects

level

has

5

settings

which

can

be

changed

with

the

remote

control

direct

keys,

on

-screen

menu,

or

the

front

panel

key

of

the

AVR30.

The

effects

level

setting

alters

the

liveness

or

reflectivity

of

the

listening

space

being

simulated.

An

effect

level

setting

of

five

is

equivalent

to

a

room

with

highly

reflective

surfaces

that

absorb

little

sound

and

thus

produces

more

audible

ambience.

An

effect

level

setting

of

1

is

equivalent

to

a

room

with

walls

which

have

coverings,

such

as

drapes

or

acoustic

tiles,

that

will

quickly

absorb

sound

reflections.

Selecting

Surround

Mode

Surround

modes

can

be

selected

by

any

of

three

methods:

■

The

direct

"DSP"

keys

on

the

"System

Remote

Control"

■

The

"ON

SCREEN"

menu

system.

■

The

"Surround

Mode"

push

button

on

the

front

panel

of

the

AVR30

itself.

Note:

"Audio

Direct"

must

be

switched

off

before

any

of

the

surround

modes

can

be

used.

Selecting

Delay

Time

The

15ms,

20ms

and

30ms

Time

Delay

can

be

selected

with

any

of

three

methods:

■

The

direct

"DSP"

keys

on

the

"System

Remote

Control"

■

The

"ON

SCREEN"

menu

system.

■

The

"Delay

Time"

push

button

on

the

front

panel

of

the

AVR30

itself.

Adjusting

the

Rear

Level

In

some

surround

modes

it

may

be

desirable

to

adjust

the

rear

speaker

level.

This

can

be

done

by

using

the

remote

control's

rear

level

keys

or

adjusting

the

rear

level

knob

on

the

front

panel. Note

the

rear

channel

does

not

function

when

Audio

Direct

mode

is

on.

Description

of

each

mode

MODE

FEATURES

DOLBY

PRO

LOGIC

This

mode

is

effective

for

play

of

sources

encoded

with

Dolby

Surround.

The

AVR30

employs

a

digital

surround

processing

system

that

improves

separation

and

steers

the

sound

in

a

smooth

and

natural

manner.

MOVIE

This

mode

is

effective

for

play

of

sources

encoded

with

Dolby

Surround.

In

addition

to

the

normal

Dolby

Pro

Logic

surround

features,

this

mode

simulates

the

ambience

of

a

35mm

movie

theater,

giving

the

sense

of

hearing

the

movie

in

a

large

space.

SIMULATED

SURROUND

This

mode

is

effective

for

creating

a

simulated

surround

field

from

a

monaural

input

signal.

It

can

be

used

to

add

excitement

to

monaural

television

broadcasts

or

movies.

CLUB

This

mode

provides

the

listener

with

the

ambience

of

a

small

club

with

about

300

seats.

THEATER

This

mode

provides

the

listener

with

the

sense

of

being

in

a

1200

seat

theater.

The

sound

is

dynamic

and

rich

in

ambience.

HALL

This

mode

brings

the

experience

of

a

5000

seat

concert

hall

to

your

home.

The

sound

is

expansive

and

rich

in

ambience.

STADIUM

This

mode

provides

the

ambience

of

a

large

20,000

seat

stadium.

The

sound

will

be

largely

ambient

in

a

very

big

sounding

space.

Note:

The

Audio

Direct

mode

bypasses

all

surround

effects

and

outputs

unprocessed

signal

from

the

left

and

right

front

speakers.

"Audio

Direct"

must

be

turned

off

before

any

of

the

surround

modes

can

be

used.

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