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SYSTEM SETUP

22 SYSTEM SETUP

NOTE: Any changes made to the Digital Output setting

during playback will not take effect until after play has

been stopped and restarted.

PCM Limit: This setting determines whether the digital

audio output of the DVD 47 will be sent to your

receiver or processor at its original sampling rate, or

whether high-resolution (96kHz or greater) materials

will be downsampled to 48kHz. Select the 96kHz

setting if your receiver is capable of resolving digital

signals greater than 48kHz and does not require

downsampling. If you select the 96kHz setting

when your receiver is not capable of processing sig-

nals with a sampling rate greater than 48kHz, then

you will not hear any audio when high-resolution

materials are played. If you are uncertain of your

receiver’s capabilities, select the 48kHz setting

to limit the sampling rate to 48kHz.

NOTE: Due to copyright restrictions, the DVD 47 will

not output an uncompressed signal in the PCM format

from a disc recorded with 96kHz/24-bit resolution,

such as some DTS audio CDs. If the Digital Output

setting in the Audio Setup submenu is

set to PCM, and the PCM Limit setting is set to

96kHz, no audio will be outputted, and the mes-

sage CGMS MUTE will appear in the Main

Information Display B. “CGMS” stands for “Copy

General Management System.” Should this message

appear, change the PCM Limit setting to 48kHz

to hear the audio at a lower resolution.

Dynamic Range: This setting allows you to take

advantage of the programming present on some

Dolby Digital recordings to reduce the volume of

louder passages while maintaining intelligibility of qui-

eter passages. This means that you may listen to pro-

grams at a level that allows the full impact of a sound-

track to be heard at a volume that is lower than you

might otherwise use to avoid disturbing others.

The

DVD 47 accomplishes this by compressing the audio

to a greater or lesser degree, depending on which set-

ting you choose. Three options are available:

• MAXIMUM does not make any changes to the

original playback, and should be used when the vol-

ume setting in the listening room may be as loud as

you desire.

• MEDIUM applies a moderate amount of compres-

sion so that louder passages are a little bit quieter.

• MINIMUM applies more compression so that

louder passages are much softer.

Feel free to experiment with the settings at any time.

Note that if your receiver or processor also allows you

to program the dynamic range setting, also known

as the “Night Mode,” you do not need to make any

adjustments on the DVD 47 and should leave the

setting at MAXIMUM.

SACD: SACD discs may contain up to three separate

versions of the program, depending on the specific

disc. Use this setting to choose the 2-channel or

5.1-channel version of the program, as well as

the conventional “CD” version available on special

hybrid discs.

IMPORTANT NOTE: SACD audio is available only in

analog form, and no signal is available using either of

the Digital Audio Outputs . To listen to SACD

discs, connect the Analog Audio Outputs  or the

6-Channel Audio Outputs  to your receiver.

While DVD-Audio also is output only in analog form,

many discs also contain PCM, Dolby Digital or DTS

digital tracks and may be played through the Digital

Audio Outputs .

Delay Unit: This setting selects the unit of distance

used for calculating delay times when

the AUDIO

ADJUSTMENTS menu is activated. The default

unit is feet, but you may select meters.

Bass Management: This setting activates the

AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS

menu’s bass man-

agement settings, to optimize playback of DVD-Audio

and SACD discs through the Analog Audio Outputs

. Three settings are available:

• On: This is the default setting. If your receiver or

processor is equipped with “direct” 6-channel inputs

and the receiver is not capable of performing bass

management on these inputs, then leave this setting

on the DVD 47 at the default of On, and proceed

to the AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS menu to

program the bass management settings.

• Bypass: If your receiver or processor is

equipped with 6-channel inputs and is capable of

adjusting the bass management settings (speaker

size, output levels and delay times) for its 6-channel

analog inputs, then Harman Kardon recommends

that you change this setting to Bypass,

and adjust the bass management settings on

your receiver.

• Stereo: If your receiver or processor is not

equipped with 6-channel inputs at all, then change

this setting to Stereo, which will send a down-

mixed 2-channel signal to the Analog Audio

Outputs , for use with any 2-channel analog

input on your receiver. You may then select an ana-

log surround mode available on your receiver.

Audio Adjustments Submenu

This menu allows you to adjust bass management set-

tings that control the audio output of the 6-Channel

Audio Outputs  for speaker size, output level and

delay times. The proper adjustment of these settings is

key to optimal reproduction of DVD-Audio and SACD

discs, when the DVD 47 is used with a receiver or

processor that does not have audio adjustment capa-

bilities for the direct inputs.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to avoid audio problems,

when the DVD 47 is connected to a receiver or

processor that does have the capability to adjust bass

management parameters for its multichannel inputs,

you have the option to either use that capability or

adjust the settings in the DVD 47. The preferred

method of operation is to use the receiver for these

adjustments. In that case, remember to set the

Bass Management setting in the

AUDIO SETUP menu to Bypass. If you

make the adjustments using the DVD 47's settings, it

is important that the receiver's settings for the multi-

channel direct inputs be disabled, or set to “Large” for

the speaker sizes and “0” for the level adjustments

and delay times, unless these settings are also used

for the receiver’s other source inputs, in which case

they should be left the way you set them when you

configured your receiver. If you have any questions

about the capabilities of your receiver or processor, we

recommend that you consult its owner’s manual or the

manufacturer’s Web site for further information.

If your receiver or processor does not have 6-channel

analog inputs, make sure to select Stereo

for the Bass Management setting in

the AUDIO SETUP menu. Then connect the

Analog Audio Outputs  to any 2-channel analog

inputs on your receiver.

Before proceeding with the DVD 47’s audio setup

adjustments, we recommend that you first use the

menu system in your receiver or processor to ascer-

tain the settings already established for “Speaker Size,”

“Output Level” and “Delay Time,” which may be set as

a distance. Write these settings down to refer to during

the configuration process.

Press the Setup Button 9 to activate the Setup

menu; then use the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n

until the AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS submenu

is highlighted within a white outline box, and press the

Enter Button J.

Figure 7

The following adjustments are available on the

AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS menu for each

speaker position. It is recommended that you cycle

through the adjustments for each speaker position

using the

⁄¤‹› Navigation Buttons n to

enter the settings that are appropriate for your system.

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