SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 23
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 abrupt-
ly loud transitions from disturbing others, without
reducing the sonic impact of a digital source. Note
that the Night mode is only available when the
Dolby Digital surround mode is selected.
To adjust the Night mode setting from the menu
press the OSD Button
L
so that the
MASTERmenu appears.Then press the
¤
but-
ton
E
to access the AUDIOSETUP and
press Set
F
to select the SURROUND
SETUP
menu. Press Set
F
to select the
DOLBYmenu (see fig. 5).
To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain
that the
› cursor is on the NIGHTline of the
DOLBYmenu. Next, press
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
to choose between the following settings.
OFF: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode
will not function.
MID: When MID is in the highlighted video,
a mild compression will be applied.
MAX: When MAX is in the highlighted video,
a more severe compression algorithm will be
applied.
When you want to use the Night mode feature,
we recommend that you select the MID setting as
a starting point and change to the MAX setting
later, if desired.
Note that the Night mode may be adjusted direct-
ly any time that Dolby Digital surround mode is
selected by pressing the Night button
B
.When
the button is pressed, the words
D-RANGEfol-
lowed by the current setting (
MID, MAX, OFF)
will appear in the lower third of the video screen
and in the Main Information Display
˜
.
Press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
E
within five seconds
to select the desired setting, then press Set
F
to confirm the setting.
On the
DTSmenu, the selection choices made
with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
on the remote are
determined by a combination of the type of DTS
program material in use and whether the 5.1 or
6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in use.
When the 5.1 configuration is in use the AVR will
automatically select the 5.1 version of DTS
processing when a DTS data stream is received.
When the 6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the DTS-ES
Discrete mode will automatically be activated
when a DTS source with the ES Discrete “flag” is
in use and the DTS-ES Matrix mode will be acti-
vated when an ES-Matrix encoded audio track is
received. In both cases the appropriate surround
mode will be indicated in the Lower Display
Line
˜
in the front panel display and on the
screen.When a non-ES DTS disc is in use, when
the 6.1/7.1 mode is chosen the unit automatically
will select the DTS + NEO:6 mode to create a full
eight-speaker surround mode. See page 33 for a
complete explanation of the DTS modes.
On the Logic 7
menu, the selection choices
made with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
on the remote
are determined by whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1
speaker output configuration is in use. In either
case, the selection of a Logic 7 mode enables
Harman Kardon’s exclusive Logic 7 processing to
create fully enveloping, multichannel surround from
either two-channel Stereo or Matrix-encoded pro-
gramming such as VHS cassettes, laserdiscs or tele-
vision broadcasts produced with Dolby surround.
In the 5.1 configuration you may select the Logic
7/5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhanced modes.They
work best with two-channel music, surround-
encoded programs or standard two-channel pro-
gramming of any type, respectively.When the
6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the Logic 7/7.1 Music or
Cinema modes are available, but the output will be
in a full eight-channel sound field. Note that the
Logic 7 modes are not available when either Dolby
Digital or DTS Digital soundtracks are in use.
On the
DSP (SURR) menu, the selection
choices made with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
on the
remote select one of the DSP surround modes
that are designed for use with two-channel stereo
programs to create a variety of sound field pre-
sentations. The choices available are Hall 1, Hall 2,
or Theater.The Hall and Theater modes are
designed for multichannel installations. See pages
33 and 34 for a complete explanation of the DSP
surround modes. Note that the Hall and Theater
modes are not available when a Dolby Digital or
DTS soundtrack is played.
On the
STEREO menu, the selection choices
made with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
on the remote
may either turn the surround processing off for a
traditional two-channel stereo presentation, or
select
5 Stereo
or
7 Stereo depending
on whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 output is in use.
The latter modes feed the stereophonic input sig-
nal to both front speakers, to the rear speakers
and to both surround back speakers (if in use),
while the monophonic signal parts are spread
over all speakers, also the Center. See page 30 for
a complete explanation of the 5 Stereo and 7
Stereo modes.
To listen to an analog stereo source without any
bass management, so that the left and right front
speakers receive a full-range signal, straight
through from the input gain section to the volume
control, press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button
E
so that SURROUNDOFFappears in the high-
lighted video. To listen to two-channel analog
sources while taking advantage of the AVR’s bass-
management system, press the
‹
/
›
Navigation
Button
E
so that SURROUNDOFF+DSP
appears in the highlighted video.
After the selections are made in the Dolby, DTS,
Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, press
the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
E
so that the cursor moves
to the
BACK TO SURRSELECTline and
presss the Set Button
F
.
Using EzSet/EQ
The AVR 435 uses Harman Kardon’s EzSet/EQ
technology to automatically configure your system
to deliver the best possible performance based on
your specific speaker selection, where the speak-
ers are placed in the room and the acoustic influ-
ences in your listening room. By using a series of
test signals and the processing power of the Texas
Instruments DA 610 digital signal processor,
EzSet/EQ eliminates the need for manual adjust-
ment of speaker “size”, crossover, delay and out-
put level settings while it adds the power of a
multi-band parametric equalizer to smooth out
the frequency settings for optimal sound repro-
duction.
In addition to making system setup quick and
easy, EzSet/EQ is more precise than manual set-
tings. With EzSet/EQ you are able to calibrate your
system in a fraction of the time it would take to
enter the settings manually, and with results that
rival those achieved with expensive test equip-
ment and time consuming procedures. The end
result is a system calibration profile that enables
your new receiver to deliver the best possible
sound no matter what type of speakers you have
or what the dimensions of your listening room
are.
We recommend that you take advantage of the
precision of EzSet/EQ to calibrate your system, but
if desired you may also make any of the configu-
ration settings manually, or trim the settings pro-
vided by EzSet/EQ by following the instructions on
pages 26–31.
Before starting the EzSet/EQ process, make certain
that you have connected all speakers for your sys-
tem and that you have both the EzSet/EQ micro-
phone and the extender rod handy. If you have a
standard camera tripod, attach the extender rod
to the tripod, and then screw the microphone to
the top of the rod. Place the tripod at your pri-
mary listening position, at least one meter from
the nearest speaker and adjust it so that micro-
phone is at least one meter above ear level. If you
do not have a tripod, simply screw the extender
rod into the bottom of the EzSet/EQ microphone.
Next, plug the microphone into the EzSet/EQ
Microphone Jack
(
located behind the Front
Panel Control Door.The microphone cable is
approximately 6 meters long, which should
accommodate most listening room situations. If
required, you may use an optional extension
cable, available at most electronics stores, for use
in larger rooms. However, we recommend that you
make every effort to avoid using extension cords
for the microphone cable as they may adversely
affect the test results.
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