Citation 7.0 Owner’s Manual
Preliminary Draft
Page # 10
Enitre Contents Copyright ©1995 - Harman Kardon Inc.
You can’t “hurt” anything by experimenting with the surround modes on the 7.0. Try your favorite movies or musical
selections in each of the modes. You’ll quickly be able to see which mode sounds best to your ears for a given
selection. Once you have become accustomed to the differences between the factory pre-set modes, you may want to
create your own custom mode using the advanced user menus.
Remember, surround sound and multi-channel audio is a matter of taste. The pre-set modes give you a common base
line for audio reproduction, but in the end, the mode that sounds best to you, is indeed the best mode for your listening
enjoyment.
“Movie” Modes vs. “Music” Modes
In general, the surround modes on the 7.0 may be divided into “movie” modes and “music” modes. Movie modes are
those which are designed to offer the best sound presentation when they are used with surround encoded programs.
These are usually movies, but they may also be any of the growing number of television programs, radio broadcasts
(BBC Radio 1 and Radio 4, as well as NPR), audio CDs and video games that are mixed for multichannel audio
playback and recorded with surround information. A list of surround encoded movies and television programs may be
obtained from Dolby Laboratories. In North America, contact them at 415-558-0200. In Europe Dolby Labs may be
contacted at (44) 1-793-842-100. The Citation 7.0’s Movie modes are Dolby ProLogic, Home THX, and 70mm.
“Music” modes utilize special circuitry to create multichannel audio from standard two channel audio recordings. You
will want to use these modes when listing to conventional recordings or to two channel stereo television programs. The
Citation 7.0’s music modes are Classical, Rock, and Jazz.
The exclusive 6-Axis modes is unique in that it is suited equally well to both encoded programs and standard
recordings. In many respects, this is the most universal of all the 7.0’s surround modes.
Finally, the “mono+” mode is designed for use with programs that have only a single channel. These may be either
older monophonic recordings, television programs, or programs that were originally recorded with stereo information,
but which are presented in mono sound due to the limitations of television or cable broadcasters.
Selecting Surround Modes
Surround modes are selected from either the 7.0’s front panel, or via the remote control.
To select a mode using the front panel, press the Surround /\ or Surround \/ buttons to scroll though the list of
modes.
To select a mode using the remote, simply press the button corresponding to the mode you wish to engage.
As you select a mode you will see the choice confirmed in two fashions. On the front panel display, the right side
portion of the top line will display the mode’s name. If you are using the on screen menus and a video monitor, the
mode name will also appear momentarily on the top right hand portion of the screen, along with other status
information.
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