Harman-Kardon HA160-0004-A - Manual (Page 66)

Appendix C
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Signature 2.0
Mono
When you are playing an older monaural recording or
movie and wish to listen to it in its pure state without
any enhancement or processing, select the Mono mode.
This mode will combine all audio channels and send
them to the center channel speaker only.
Applicable Mode Groups: The Mono mode is accessible
by pressing the Music mode group button until the
Mono mode name appears in the Information
Display and on-screen status reports.
Stereo
The Stereo mode activates a Smart Stereo circuit to
calculate which type of stereo is best suited to the
current input source. Regardless of the input, pressing
the Stereo mode group button y will combine all
available input channels and funnel them into the front
left and right speakers only.
Smart Stereo is an intelligent agent that looks at the
input signal, and creates the stereo sound from Dolby
Digital, PCM Digital stereo or analog stereo without
any further intervention.
When an analog input is selected and the Stereo
button y is pressed, the 2.0 turns off all digital signal
processing for the cleanest possible sound. This is a
unique feature of the 2.0, rarely found even in high-end
audio equipment.
Applicable Mode Groups: The Stereo mode is accessible
only by the Stereo button. Since Stereo is the only
mode available in this group, the Stereo button acts as
a toggle on/off selector. One press of the button will put
the 2.0 in the Stereo mode, and the next press returns
you to the previously selected mode.
Mono +
Playing a single-channel, monaural recording does not
mean that you have to sacrifice availability of surround
sound. The Mono + mode is NOT a single-channel
mode, but rather a specially designed surround mode
that takes incoming signals and creates a multichannel
audio presentation. Through the magic of the 2.0’s pro-
cessing circuits, one channel becomes five. If you wish
to play a selection in single-channel “true” mono, choose
the Mono mode, which may be accessed by pressing the
Music mode group button y until the Mono mode
name appears in the front panel Information Display
and the on-screen status messages.
The Mono + mode is only available when analog or
PCM Stereo input source is selected. Pressing the
Mono + button when a Dolby Digital or DTS source
is playing selects the Digital Mono mode, a “true mono”
mode which is described above. Mono + is not available
when a Dolby Digital source is selected.
Applicable Mode Groups: The Mono + or Digital Mono
modes are accessible only by pressing the Mono +
button. Since either is the only mode available in this
group, the Mono + button acts as a toggle on/off
selector. One press of the button will put the 2.0 in the
proper mono mode, and the next press returns you to
the previously selected mode.