AVR 505 - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 18

18 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Note that Dolby Digital and DTS will only appear
as choices when a digital input has been 
selected.

After the surround mode setting has been made
with the current input, repeat the setting with all
inputs you will use. The surround mode can also
be changed at any time later, and the AVR’s
memory system will keep the settings for the
input selected, until they are changed again.

For superior reproduction of two-channel pro-
gram materials, the AVR offers two Stereo
modes: an analog Stereo-Direct mode that
bypasses the digital signal processing circuitry for
a completely analog signal path that preserves
the purity of the original signal, and a digital
mode that is capable of providing bass manage-
ment for optimal distribution of the low frequen-
cies between smaller speakers and a subwoofer.

Stereo-Direct (Bypass) Mode
When the analog Stereo-Direct mode is selected
by pressing the Stereo Mode Selector

(

until 

SURROUND OFF

appears in the Main

Information Display Ú and the Surround
Mode Indicator $ for Surround Off is lit, the
AVR will pass the analog source material directly
through to the front left and right speakers,
bypassing the digital processing circuitry.

In this mode, the front left and right speakers will
automatically be configured as 

LARGE

; it is

not possible to configure these speakers as

SMALL

.

When the AVR is in the Stereo Bypass mode you
may still configure the subwoofer output so that
it is either turned off, with a full-range signal
going to the front left/right speakers, or you may
configure it so that the subwoofer feed is activat-
ed. The factory default setting is to have the sub-
woofer turned off for this mode, but you may
change that setting by following these steps:

1. Press the Speaker Button Ù

.

2. Press the Set Button

EÓ to activate the

configuration menu.

3. Press the 

⁄

/

¤

C on the remote or

the 

‹

/

›

Buttons 5 on the front panel to select

the desired option.

SUB NONE

turns off the

feed to the subwoofer, while 

SUB <L+R>

turns it on.

4. When the desired setting has been entered,
press the Set Button

EÓ to return to nor-

mal operation.

Stereo-Digital Mode
When the Stereo-Direct (Bypass) mode is in use a
full range signal is always sent to the front
left/right speakers. By its nature, that option does
not pass the signal through the AVR’s digital sig-

nal processing, creating the requirement for full-
range speakers. If your front speakers are band-
width limited, “satellite”speakers, we recom-
mend that you do NOT use the Bypass mode, but
rather use the 

DSP SURROUND OFF

mode for stereo listening.

To listen to programs in the two-channel stereo
mode while taking advantage of the bass man-
agement system, press the Stereo Mode
Selector

( until 

SURROUND OFF

appears in the Main Information Display Ú
and the DSP and 

SURR. OFF

Mode Indicators $ both light up. When only
the 

SURR. OFF

Indicators $ is lit you are in the Stereo-Direct
(Bypass) mode.

When this mode is in use, the front left/right
speakers and subwoofer may be configured to
meet the requirements of your specific speakers
using the steps shown in the Speaker Setup sec-
tion on page 15.

Delay Settings 
Only for the Dolby or DTS modes, you will need
to adjust the delay time setting. Note that the
delay time is not adjustable for any other modes.

Due to the different distances between the
listening position for the front channel speakers
and the surround speakers, the amount of time it
takes for sound to reach your ears from the front
or surround speakers is different. You may com-
pensate for this difference through the use of the
delay settings to adjust the timing for the specific
speaker placement and acoustic conditions in
your listening room or home theater.

The factory setting (see Surround Mode Chart
page 21) is appropriate for most rooms, but
some installations create an uncommon distance
between the front and surround speakers that
may cause the arrival of front channel sounds to
become disconnected from surround channel
sounds.

To resynchronize the front, center and surround
channels, follow these steps:

1. Measure the distance from the listening/

viewing position to the front speakers in
meters.

2. Measure the distance from the listening/

viewing position to the surround speakers.

3. Press the Delay Button 

.

4. Press the 

⁄

/

¤

Button until 

UNIT

appears.

C

5. Press the Set Button

EÓ and choose

either 

FEET

or 

METER

. Press the Set Button

to confirm.

6. When 

FRONT DELAY

appears in the

Main Information Display Ú press the Set
Button

EÓ.

7. Press the 

⁄

/

¤

C on the remote or

the 

‹

/

›

Buttons 5 on the front panel to enter

the distance from the front left/right speakers to
your listening position. Press the Set Button
EÓ when this is complete.

8. Press the 

⁄

/

¤

C on the remote or

the 

‹

/

›

Buttons 5 on the front panel so that

CENTER DELAY

appears in the Main

Information Display Ú and press the Set
Button

EÓ.

9. Press the the 

⁄

/

¤

C on the

remote or the 

‹

/

›

Buttons 5 on the front

panel to enter the distance from the center
speaker your listening position. Press the Set
Button

EÓ when this is complete.

10. Press the 

⁄

/

¤

C on the remote

or the 

‹

/

›

Buttons 5 on the front panel so

that 

SURR DELAY

appears in the Lower

Display Line¯ and press the Set Button

EÓ.

11. Press the the 

⁄

/

¤

C on the

remote or the 

‹

/

›

Buttons 5 on the front

panel to enter the distance from the surround
speakers to your listening position. Press the 
Set Button

EÓ when this is complete.

12. When all adjustments have been made, the
unit will return to normal operation in five
seconds.

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 avail-
able when the Dolby Digital surround mode is
selected.

To adjust the Night mode setting press the Input
Source Selector ! on the front or 

4 on the

remote and select an input that is associated
with a digital input and the Dolby Digital sur-
round mode.

Next press the Night button 

A on the remote.

When the button is pressed, the words 

D-RANGE

(Dynamic Range) followed by the

current setting (MID, MAX, OFF) will appear in
the Main Information Display Ú. Press the

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

C within five seconds to select

the desired setting:

OFF

: When OFF is shown in the display, the

Night mode will not function.

MID

: When MID is shown in the display, a

mild compression will be applied.

M

A X

: When MAX is shown in the display, a

more severe compression algorithm will be
applied.