Harman Kardon AVR 7200 Owners Manual - Page 28

OPERATION • When an audio source is selected, the last video input used remains routed to the Video 1/Video 2 Outputs ¢⁄ and Video Monitor Outputs d. This permits simultaneous viewing and listening to different sources. • When a composite or S-Video source is selected, the video signal for that input will be routed to the Video Monitor Output d and will be viewable on a TV monitor connected to the AVR 7200. 6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input • There are four input choices available for use with sources such as a DVD-Audio or SACD player that are connected to the 8-Channel Direct Inputs 34 . Select the appropriate input according to the way your system and source equipment is configured: ■ The 6 CH DIRECT input should be used when the SBR and SBL inputs are NOT in use and the input source device has its own internal bass management system. This input passes the input from the source directly through to the volume control without any analog to digital conversion and it mutes the unused input jacks to prevent unwanted noise from interfering with system performance. ■ The 6 CH DVD AUDIO input should be used when the SBR and SBL inputs are NOT in use and the input source device does NOT have its own internal bass management system. When this input is in use the analog source is converted to digital so that you may use the same Triple Crossover bass management options for the direct input as you do with all other outputs. This input also mutes the unused input jacks to prevent unwanted noise from interfering with system performance. ■ The 8 CH DIRECT INPUT should be used when an input is connected to all eight 8-Channel Direct Inputs 34 and when the input source device has its own internal bass management system. This input passes the input from the source directly through to the volume control without any analog to digital conversion and it mutes the unused input jacks to prevent unwanted noise from interfering with system performance. ■ The 8 CH DVD AUDIO input should be used when an input is connected to all eight 8-Channel Direct Inputs 34 and the input source device does NOT have its own internal bass management system. When this input is in use the analog source is converted to digital so that you may use the same Triple Crossover bass management options for the direct input as you do with all other outputs. This input also mutes the unused input jacks to prevent unwanted noise from interfering with system performance. Volume Control • Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using the front panel Volume Control ı or remote Volume Up/Down Buttons r . • To temporarily silence all speaker outputs, press the Mute Button 32 K . This will interrupt the output to all speakers and the headphone jack, but it will not affect any recording or dubbing that may be in progress. When the system is muted, the word MUTE will flash in the Main Information Display ˜. Press the Mute Button 32 K again to return to normal operation. • You may adjust the bass and treble tone controls at any point during a listening session by simply turning the Bass Control Ô or Treble Control Ò until the desired setting is achieved. You may also totally remove the tone controls (including the Balance Control ) from the circuit so that the output is "flat" at any time by pressing the Tone Mode Button 5 and then pressing the ‹/› Buttons )# so that TONE OFF appears in the onscreen display and the Lower Display Line B . • For private listening, plug the 1/4" stereo phone plug from a pair of stereo headphones into the front-panel Headphone Jack 4. When the headphone's plug is connected, the word HEADPHONE will scroll once across the Lower Display Line B and all speakers will be silenced. When the headphone plug is removed, the audio feed to the speakers will be restored. Surround Mode Selection 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 surroundencoding processes, such as Dolby Surround, DTS Stereo or UltraStereo® 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 Pro Logic II Cinema, 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 broad- casts, radio dramas and music CDs are also recorded in surround sound. You may view a list of these programs at the Dolby Laboratories Web site at www.dolby.com. Even when a program is not listed as carrying intentional surround information, you may find that the 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. To select a surround mode using the remote, press the button for the major surround mode group that you wish to choose from: Dolby e, DTS Surround d, DTS Neo:6 39 , Logic 7 h, Stereo 38 or DSP Surround g. The first press of the button will show the current mode from that group if it is already in use, or the first available mode if you are currently using another mode. To cycle through the modes in that group, press the button again until the desired mode appears in the Lower Display Line B and the on-screen display. As the surround modes change, a green LED will light next to the current mode in the Surround Mode Indicators ˘ list on the front panel. 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 7200 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. NOTE: When a single speaker is used for the rear surround channels as a 6.1 configuration, the Logic 7/ 7.1 and 7-Channel Stereo modes should not be used. However, Dolby Digital EX and DTS will function normally. When the 6-channel/8-channel direct inputs are in use there is no surround processing, as these inputs take the analog output signals from an optional, external DVD-Audio or SACD player, or another source device and carry them straight through to the volume control without any further digital processing. 28 OPERATION