System configuration, Surround setup – Harman-Kardon AVR 435 User Manual

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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
certain that the

MASTER MENU is on 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 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 bassor
treble depending on which 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 435 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; 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

INPUT 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 435, we suggest Logic 7
(Cinema or Music) for most analog inputs. 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 material.
See page 34 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 speaker
configuration in your system. When the

SURR

BACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu
(Figure 6) is set to

NONE the AVR 435 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 435 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 435 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 SURROUND, DTS, DSP
(SURR) or STEREO. Next, press the Set
Button q to view the submenu. Press the

‹

›

Navigation Button o to scroll through the avail-
able 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 SURROUND menu (Fig. 5),

choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby
Pro Logic IIx, Movie and Music, Dolby Pro Logic and
Dolby Virtual Speaker Reference or Wide. For a
complete description of the different Dolby Surround
modes, see page 34. 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 28, or via EzSet/EQ. When a disc
is playing with a Dolby Digital soundtrack that contains
a special “flag” signal in the data stream, the Dolby
Digital 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 33. A
complete explanation of these modes is found on
page 34.

Figure 5

When the ➔ cursor is pointing to the

MODE line,

press the

‹

›

Navigation Buttons o to select the

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

** DOLBY SURR **

MODE:

DOLBY DIGITAL

NIGHT:

OFF

MID MAX

BACK TO SURR SELECT

→

** SURROUND SELECT **

DOLBY SURROUND
DTS
LOGIC 7
DSP (SURR)
STEREO

BACK TO MASTER MENU

* AUDIO SETUP *

TONE

OUT

BASS

TREBLE

ADC SAMPLING :

48k

96k

BACK TO MASTER MENU

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