Owners Manual - AVR 1600 - Harman Kardon
Owners Manual - AVR 1600 - Harman Kardon
Owners Manual - AVR 1600 - Harman Kardon
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Table A9 – Surround Modes<br />
APPEnDiX<br />
Surround Mode Description Incoming Bitstream or Signal<br />
Dolby Digital Provides up to five separate main audio channels and a dedicated • Dolby Digital 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1,<br />
low-frequency effects (LFE) channel. 3/0/.0 or .1, 2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1,<br />
3/2/.0 or .1<br />
• Dolby Digital EX (played as 5.1)<br />
• Dolby Digital Plus decoded and delivered<br />
via coax or optical connection<br />
Dolby Digital EX An expansion of Dolby Digital 5.1 that adds a surround back channel • Dolby Digital EX<br />
which may be played through one or two surround back speakers. May • Dolby Digital 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1<br />
be manually selected when a non-EX Dolby Digital stream is detected.<br />
Dolby Digital Plus An enhanced version of Dolby Digital encoded more efficiently, Dolby • Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI connection<br />
Digital Plus has the capacity for additional discrete channels and for (source device decodes to Dolby Digital<br />
streaming audio from the Internet, all with enhanced audio quality. Source when a coax or optical connection is used)<br />
material may be delivered via an HDMI connection, or decoded to Dolby<br />
Digital or PCM and transmitted via S/P-DIF coaxial or optical digital audio.<br />
Dolby TrueHD Dolby TrueHD is an expansion of MLP Lossless audio, the same format • Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD encoded with<br />
used on DVD Audio discs. Dolby TrueHD adds the features found in Dolby TrueHD, delivered via HDMI<br />
Dolby Digital, such as night mode settings, while delivering fully lossless<br />
audio that is a true reproduction of the studio master recording.<br />
Dolby Digital Stereo Delivers a 2-channel downmix of Dolby Digital materials. • Dolby Digital 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1,<br />
3/0/.0 or .1, 2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1,<br />
3/2/.0 or .1<br />
• Dolby Digital EX<br />
Dolby Pro Logic II Analog decoder that derives five full-range, discrete main audio channels See below<br />
Mode Group from matrix surround-encoded or 2-channel analog sources. Four variants<br />
are available.<br />
Dolby Pro Logic II Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for movie and • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1<br />
Movie television programs. • Analog (2-channel)<br />
• Tuner<br />
• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)<br />
Dolby Pro Logic II Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for music selections. • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1<br />
Music Allows adjustment of sound field presentation in three dimensions: • Analog (2-channel)<br />
• Center Width (adjusts width of vocal soundstage) • Tuner<br />
• Dimension (adjusts depth of soundstage) • PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)<br />
• Panorama (adjusts wraparound surround effect)<br />
Dolby Pro Logic II Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that emphasizes use of the surround • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1<br />
Game channels and subwoofer for total immersion in the video gaming • Analog (2-channel)<br />
experience. • Tuner<br />
• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)<br />
Dolby Pro Logic Original version of Dolby Pro Logic that steered a mono signal • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1<br />
containing information below 7kHz to the surround channels. • Analog (2-channel)<br />
• Tuner<br />
• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)<br />
Dolby Pro Logic IIx An expansion of Dolby Pro Logic II that adds a surround back channel See below<br />
Mode Group which may be played through one or two surround back speakers. The<br />
Dolby Pro Logic IIx modes may be selected not only with Dolby Digital bit-<br />
streams, but thanks to the <strong>AVR</strong> <strong>1600</strong>’s post-processor, they may also be used<br />
with some DTS bitstreams to add a surround back channel to 5.1 modes.<br />
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