AVR 340 (serv.man2) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 22

22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

To select the mode that will be used as the initial
default for an input, first press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons

D until the on-screen cursor is next to the
desired mode’s master category name. Next, press
the Set Button

F to view the sub-menu. Press

the 

‹

/

›

E to scroll through the

available choices, and then press the 

¤

D so that the cursor is next to 

to continue the setup process.

On the 

DOLBY SURROUND

menu (Figure 4),

the selection choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby
Pro Logic II or llx Music, Dolby Pro Logic II or llx
Cinema, Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby 3 Stereo.
The Dolby Digital EX and Dolby Pro Logic IIx
modes are only available when the system is set
for 6.1/7.1 operation by configuring the Surround
Back speakers to “Small” or “Large” as described
on page 26. When a disc is playing that contains
a special “flag” signal in the digital audio data
stream, the EX mode will be selected automati-
cally. It may also be selected using this menu or
through the front panel or remote controls as
shown on page 37. A complete explanation of
these modes is found on Page 33-34. Note that
when the Dolby Digital mode is selected there are
additional settings available for the Night mode
that are associated with the surround mode only,
not with the input. That´s why these settings must
be made only once, not with each input in use.
They are described later in the next main chapter
(see below).

When the 

➞ cursor is pointing to the 

MODE

line, press the 

‹

/

›

E to select the desired Dolby surround
mode, again remembering that the choice of
available modes will vary with the type of pro-
gram material being played and the number of
speakers in your system configuratioin.

When Dolby Pro Logic II Music or Dolby Pro Logic
IIx Music is selected as the listening mode, three
special settings are available to tailor the sound
field to your listening room environment and your
individual taste and preferences. (When other
Dolby Surround modes are selected, dotted lines
will indicate that these settings are not active.)

• Center Width: This setting adjusts the balance

of the vocal information in the front soundstage
between the center and front left/right speak-
ers. The lower settings spread the center chan-
nel sound more broadly into the left and right
channels. A higher number (up to “7”) pro-
duces a tighter center channel presentatioin.

• Dimension: This setting alters the perceived

depth of the surround field by creating a shal-
lower presentation that appears to move
sounds toward the front of the room, or a deep-
er presentation that appears to move the center
of the sound field toward the back of the room.
The setting of “O” is a neutral default, with the
range of adjustment shown as “R-3” for a
deeper, rear-oriented sound to 
“F-3” for a shallower, front-oriented sound.

• Panorama: Switch this setting on or off to add

an enveloping wrap-around presentation that
increases the perception of sound along the
sides of the room.

To change these parameters, press the 

⁄

/

¤

D while the 

DOLBY

SURROUND

menu is on the screen until the 

➞

cursor is pointing to the line on the menu with
the parameter you wish to change. Then, press
the 

‹

/

›

E to alter

the setting to your taste.

Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is select-
ed there are additional settings available for the
Night mode that are associated with the surround
mode only, not with the input. That´s why these
settings must be made only once, not with each
input in use.

Night Mode Settings
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. Note that the Night mode is only available
when the Dolby Digital surround mode is selected.

To adjust the Night mode setting from the menu
press the OSD Button 

L so that the

MASTER

menu appears. Then press the 

¤

but-

ton 

D to access the 

AUDIO SETUP

and

press Set

F to select the 

SURROUND

SETUP

menu. Press Set

F to select the

DOLBY

menu (see fig. 6).

To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain
that the 

➞

cursor is on the 

NIGHT

line of the

DOLBY

menu. Next, press 

‹

/

›

E to choose between the following set-
tings.

OFF

: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode

will not function.

MID

: When MID is in the highlighted video,

a mild compression will be applied.

MAX

: When MAX is in the highlighted video,

a more severe compression algorithm will be
applied.

When you want to use the Night mode feature,
we recommend that you select the MID setting as
a starting point and change to the MAX setting
later, if desired.

Note that the Night mode may be adjusted direct-
ly any time that Dolby Digital surround mode is
selected by pressing the Night button 

B. When

the button is pressed, the words 

D-RANGE

fol-

lowed by the current setting (

MID

,

MAX

,

OFF

)

will appear in the lower third of the video screen
and in the Main Information Display Ò.
Press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D within five seconds

to select the desired setting, then press Set 

F

to confirm the setting.

The last option line in this menu is the setting to
turn the unit’s upsampling feature on or off. In
normal use, this feature is turned off, which
means that digital sources are processed at their
native sample rate. For example, a 48kHz digital
source will be processed at 48kHz. However, the
AVR allows you to upsample the incoming 48kHz
signals to 96kHz for added resolution.

To take advantage of this feature, press the

⁄

/

¤

Navigation Button n so that the 

➞

cursor is next to the UPSAMPLING line and
press the

‹

/

›

E so

that ON is highlighted in reverse video. Note that
this feature is only available for the Dolby Pro
Logic II-Music, Dolby Pro Logic II-Movie, Dolby
Pro Logic and Dolby 3 Stereo modes.

  * DOLBY SURROUND *

MODE:DOLBY DIGITAL

CENTER WIDTH:----
DIMENSION   :----
PANORAMA    :----
NIGHT       :OFF
UPSAMPLING  :---- 

BACK TO SURROUND SELECT

  * DOLBY SURROUND *

MODE:DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC

CENTER WIDTH:3
DIMENSION   :0
PANORAMA    :OFF
NIGHT       :----
UPSAMPLING  :OFF 

BACK TO SURROUND SELECT