Harman Kardon AVR 1700 Owners Manual - Page 32

AVR Appendix Table A8 - Surround Modes Surround Mode Description Incoming Bitstream or Signal Dolby Digital Provides up to five separate main audio channels and a dedicated low-frequency effects (LFE) channel. • 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 coaxial or optical connection Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital Stereo 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. • Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI connection (source device decodes to Dolby Digital when a coaxial or optical connection is used) 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. • Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD encoded with Dolby TrueHD, delivered via HDMI Delivers a 2-channel downmix of Dolby Digital materials. • 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 Dolby Pro Logic II Mode Group Dolby Pro Logic II Movie 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. Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for movie and television programs. • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1 • Analog (two-channel) • Tuner • PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) 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) • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1 • Analog (two-channel) • Tuner • PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) Dolby Pro Logic II Game Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that emphasizes use of the surround channels and subwoofer for total immersion in the video gaming experience. • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1 • Analog (two-channel) • Tuner • PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) Dolby Pro Logic Original version of Dolby Pro Logic that steered a mono signal containing information below 7kHz to the surround channels. • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1 • Analog (two-channel) • Tuner • PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) Virtual Speaker Simulates 5.1 channels when only two speakers are present or a more enveloping sound field is desired. • Dolby Digital • Analog (two-channel) • Tuner • PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz or 48kHz) DTS Digital Using a different encoding/decoding method from Dolby Digital, DTS Digital also provides up to five discrete main channels, plus an LFE channel. • DTS 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1, 3/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1 • DTS-ES Matrix (played as 5.1) • DTS-ES Discrete (played as 5.1) 32