Citation 7.0 Owner’s Manual
Preliminary Draft
Page # 12
Enitre Contents Copyright ©1995 - Harman Kardon Inc.
HINT: As with the “movie” modes, the choice of which surround mode to use for musical selections is
something best determined through experimentation. The names of the modes are meant to as a guide to the type of
music they were designed for, have some fun and try them all. You can’t hurt anything, and your favorite music will
sound better than ever.
Rock
Using ultra fast steering logic, minimum of rear channel delay and stereo rear channels, the Rock mode is a good
choice for use with most popular music.
Jazz
The Jazz mode is perfect for vocal music and new age recordings. It features a wide center front soundstage and a
diffuse, deep rear channel sound.
Classical
The classical mode is designed for use with large orchestral recordings, particularly those made in large concert halls.
IN the classical mode, the center channel speaker is turned off, although you may manually engage it by pressing the
“Center” button on the remote control. The steering logic speed is slowed down in this mode, to accommodate the long
transient times in classical recordings, and the rear delay is increased to mimic the way that sound travels in a concert
hall.
6 Axis
This exclusive mode is the latest breakthrough in surround sound from Jim Fosgate. Although it is well suited to
movies, this is the most universal surround mode ever created, as it operates equally well with encoded programs and
conventional stereo recordings. It includes the decoding and positioning accuracy made famous by
Fosgate*Audionics, with new advances that produce stunning sonics.
In this mode, information from the front left and right channels is selectively fed to the rear channels. Unlike ProLogic
and THX, the feed to the surround channels is in stereo, as with the latest digital cinema systems. The combination of
an accurate and ultra fast surround logic processor and the flexibility of Dual Drive Dipoles™ (or other high quality
surround speakers) creates the effect of a sixth “phantom” rear channel speaker in the center of your listening room or
home theater. Thus, in addition to the actual front left, center and right speakers, and the left rear and right rear
surrounds, there is a “sixth axis”, the creation of a center rear sound, even though there is no sixth speaker present.
Either in it’s factory preset state, or with modifications by adding “Panorama” (see page #xx), “Center Wide” (see page
#xx) or other changes to the sound field, the 6-Axis mode may well be the only surround mode you will need.
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