Harman-Kardon AVR 630 - Manual (Page 22)

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Audio Setup
This menu allows you to configure the tone controls
and to turn the upsampling on or off. If you do not
wish to change any of those settings at this time, pro-
ceed to the next menu screen. However, to make
configuration changes to those parameters, make cer-
tain that the
MASTER MENU is on the screen
with the ➔ cursor pointing to the AUDIO
SETUP line, and press the Set Button q. The
AUDIO SETUP menu (Figure 3) will appear.
Figure 3
The first line controls whether or not the bass/treble
tone controls are in the signal path. The normal default
is for them to be in-line, but if you wish to remove
them from the circuit for “flat” response, first make
certain that the ➔ cursor is pointing to the
TONE
line on the menu and press the ‹/› Navigation
Button o so that OUT is highlighted in reverse
video.
If you wish to leave the tone controls in the signal
path, the amount off boost or cut for bass and treble
may be adjusted by pressing the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation
Button o so that the ➔ cursor is next to the line
for the setting you wish to adjust. Next, press the
‹/› Navigation Button o until the desired
setting is shown.
This menu also includes a 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 630 allows you to
upsample the incoming 48kHz signals to 96kHz
for added resolution.
To take advantage of this feature, press the ⁄ / ¤
Navigation Button o so that the ➔ cursor is next
to the UPSAMPLING line and press the ‹/›
Navigation Button o 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.
When all desired changes have been made on this
menu, press the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button o
so that the ➔ cursor is next to the BACK TO
MAIN MENU line and press the Set Button
q.
Surround Setup
The next step is to set the surround mode you wish
to use with the input that was previously selected in
the IN/OUT SETUP menu. Since surround
modes are a matter of personal taste, feel free to
select any mode you wish – you may change it later.
However, to make it easier to establish the initial
parameters for the AVR 630, it is best to select Dolby
Pro Logic II (Movie or Music) or Logic 7 (Cinema or
Music) for most analog inputs and Dolby Digital for
inputs connected to digital sources. In the case of
inputs such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, you
may wish to set the mode to Stereo (“Surround off”)
as they are not typically used with multichannel pro-
gram material, and it is unlikely that surround-encoded
material will be used. Alternatively, the Logic 7 Music
mode is a good choice for stereo-only source materi-
al. See page 31 for more information on available sur-
round modes.
For digital program material, the AVR will always exam-
ine the data stream and automatically select a Dolby
Digital or DTS mode as applicable.
It is easiest to complete the surround setup using the
full-OSD on-screen menus. From the
MASTER
MENU (Figure 1), press the ⁄ / ¤ Navigation
Button o until the ➔ cursor is next to the
SURROUND SELECT line. Press the Set
Button
q until the SURROUND SELECT
menu (Figure 4) is on the screen.
Figure 4
Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 4)
selects the surround mode category, and within each
of those categories there will be a choice of the
specific mode options.
The choice of modes will vary according to the speak-
er configuration in your system. When the
SURR
BACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu
(Figure 6) is set to NONE the AVR 630 will be con-
figured for 5.1-channel operation, and only the modes
appropriate to a five-speaker system will appear. When
the
SURR BACK line of the SPEAKER
SETUP menu (Figure 6) is set to SMALL or
LARGE, the AVR 630 will be configured for
6.1/7.1-channel operation, and additional modes
such as Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES will appear, as
they are only available when seven main speakers are
present. In addition, some of the modes available in
the AVR 630 will not appear unless a digital source is
selected and is playing the correct bitstream.
To select the mode that will be used as the initial
default for an input, first press the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation
Button o until the on-screen cursor is next to the
desired mode’s master category name, such as
DOLBY SURR, DTS, DSP (SURR) or
VMAx. Next, press the Set Button q to view the
submenu. Press the
‹ / › Navigation Button o to
scroll through the available choices, and then press the
¤ Navigation Button o so that the cursor is next
to BACK TO MASTER MENU to continue
the setup process.
The following few paragraphs detail the instructions
needed for modes with multiple choices.
On the DOLBY SURR menu (Figure 5), the
selection choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro
Logic II-Music, Dolby Pro Logic II-Movie, Dolby Pro
Logic, Dolby Virtual Speaker Reference and Wide, and
Dolby 3 Stereo. For a complete descripton of the dif-
ferent Dolby Surround modes, see the chart on page
31. The Dolby Digital EX mode is 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 24. When a disc is playing that
contains a special “flag” signal in the digital audio data
stream, the EX mode will be selected automatically. It
may also be selected using this menu or through the
front panel or remote controls as shown on page 30.
A complete explanation of these modes is found on
page 31.
When the Dolby Digital mode is selected there are
additional settings available for the Night mode.
Figure 5
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