AVR 1650, AVR 165
Audio/video receiver
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Quick-Start Guide
AVR 1650, AVR 165
Introduction, Speaker Placement and Connection
Introduction
Thank you for choosing a harman kardon® product!
This quick-start guide contains all the information you need to connect and set up your
new harman kardon® audio/video receiver.
To conserve our natural resources, your AVR does not include a printed owner's manual.
An owner's manual containing complete information about operating all of your new AVR's
features is available at our Web site. Go to www.harmankardon.com and download the
AVR 1650 / AVR165 Owner’s Manual
.
Place the AVR
Place the AVR on a firm and level surface. Be certain that the surface and any mounting
s
hardware can support the AVR's weight.
Provide proper space above and below the AVR for ventilation. If you install the AVR in a cabinet
s
or other enclosed area, provide cooling air within the cabinet. Under some circumstances,
a fan may be required.
Do not obstruct the ventilation slots on the top of the AVR or place objects directly over s
them.
Do not place the AVR directly on a carpeted surface.s
Do not place the AVR in moist or humid locations, in extremely hot or cold locations, in areas s
near heaters or heat registers, or in direct sunlight.
Connections
CAUTION: Before making any connections to the audio/video receiver, ensure that the
AVR's AC cord is unplugged from the AVR and the AC outlet. Making connections with
the AVR plugged in and turned on could damage the speakers.
Place Your Speakers
Determine the locations for your system’s speakers according to their manufacturer’s
directions and the layout of your listening room. Use the illustration below as a guide.
For more detailed speaker placement information, download the complete
165 Owner’s Manual
from www.harmankardon.com.
AVR 1650/AVR
Radio Antenna
Connectors
Subwoofer
Connector
Connectors
Analog Audio
Connectors
HDMI
®
Connectors
Speaker
Digital Audio
Connectors
Analog Video
Connectors
Main Power
Switch
AC Input
Connector
The Bridge IIIP
Connector
AVR 1650 /AVR 165 Rear-Panel Connections (AVR 1650 shown)
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Connect Your Speakers
How to use the AVR's speaker terminals:
1. Unscrew Cap 2. Insert Bare Wire 3. Tighten Cap
Always connect the colored (+) terminal on the AVR to the (+) terminal on the speaker
(usually red), and the black (–) terminal on the AVR to the (–) terminal on the speaker
(usually black).
IMPORTANT: Make sure the ( + ) and ( – ) bare wires do not touch each other or the other
terminal. Touching wires can cause a short circuit that can damage your AVR.
Connect the speakers as shown in the illustration.
Connect Your Subwoofer
Use a single RCA audio cable to connect the AVR's Subwoofer Pre-Out connector to your
subwoofer. Consult your subwoofer’s user manual for specific information about making
connections to it.
AVR
Subwoofer
Pre-out Connector
Single
RCA Audio Cable
(not supplied)
Powered
Subwoofer
Connect Your TV or Video Display
HDMI Monitor Out Connector
If your TV has an HDMI connector and you have HDMI or component video source devices,
use an HDMI cable (not included) to connect your TV to the AVR's HDMI Monitor Out
connector. It will provide the best possible picture quality.
AVR
HDMI Monitor Out
Connector
TV
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HDMI Cable
(not supplied)
Composite Video Monitor Out Connector
If your TV does not have an HDMI connector, or if your TV does have an HDMI connector
but you are connecting some source devices with only composite video connectors
use a composite video cable (not included) to connect the AVR's Composite Monitor Out
connector to your TV’s composite video connector.
AVR
Composite
Monitor Out
Connector
Composite Video
Cable (not supplied)
TV
,
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Connect Your Audio and Video Source Devices
Source devices are components where a playback signal originates, e.g., a Blu-ray
Disc™ or DVD player; a cable, satellite or HDTV tuner; etc. Your AVR has several different
types of input connectors for your audio and video source devices: HDMI, component
video, composite video, optical digital audio, coaxial digital audio and analog audio. The
connectors are labeled for the types of source devices you are most likely to connect.
Each of your AVR's source buttons is assigned to an analog audio input connector (listed
in the “AVR Source Button/Analog Audio Connector” column of the table below). To provide
you flexibility for connecting and configuring your system, we have designed the AVR so
that you can assign the digital audio inputs to any of the video AVR sources.
Connections
As you connect your various source components, fill out the “Source Device Connected”
column in the following table – it will make it easier for you to assign the digital audio input
connectors and component video connector later in the setup process.
AVR Source Button/
Analog Audio Connector
Video 1 Cable or Satellite Tuner
Video 2 DVD Recorder or VCR
DVD Blu-ray Disc or DVD Player
CD CD Player
Ta pe Cassette Deck or Audio Recorder
Aux 1 Portable Media Player ----
The Bridge IIIP iPod/iPhone Device
AVR Source Button/
HDMI Connector
HDMI 1 ----
HDMI 2 ----
HDMI 3 ----
HDMI 4 ----
HDMI 5 ----
HDMI Devices
If any of your source devices have HDMI connectors, using those connectors will provide
the best possible video and audio performance quality. Since the HDMI cable carries
both digital video and digital audio signals, you do not have to make any additional audio
connections for devices you connect via HDMI cables, although you can assign one of the
digital audio connectors to one of the HDMI inputs.
If you have a TV or other source device equipped with the HDMI Audio Return Channel
function, you can feed its sound to the AVR via the HDMI Monitor Out connection’s Audio
Return Channel, and it will not require additional audio connections to the AVR. Refer to
the complete
com, for details.
AVR 1650/AVR 165 Owner’s Manual
Recommended Source
Device Type
---- Source Device Connected
Input Connections and Source Buttons
, downloadable at www.harmankardon.
Source Device Connected
Digital Audio Input
Connector Assigned
Digital Audio Input
Connector Assigned
Component Video Device
If your Blu-ray Disc or DVD player does not have an HDMI connector but does have a
component video connector, using the component video connector will provide superior
video performance. You will also need to make an audio connection from the player to
the AVR.
AVR DVD Component
Video Connectors
AVR HDMI Connectors
Component Video Cable
(not supplied)
To Component
HDMI Cable
(not supplied)
Component Video-Equipped
To HDMI
Output
HDMI-Equipped
Source Device
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Blu-ray Disc or DVD player
Video Outputs
AVR 1650, AVR 165
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Composite Video Devices
You will need to make composite video connections from your source devices that do
not have HDMI or component video connections. You will also need to make an audio
connection from the device to the AVR.
Note: If you connected your Blu-ray Disc or DVD player to the AVR's DVD Component In
connectors, do not connect a source device to the AVR's composite DVD In connector.
AVR Composite
Video Connectors
Composite Video
Cable (not supplied)
To Composite
Video Output
Composite Video-Equipped
Source Device
Optical Digital Audio Devices
If your source devices have optical digital outputs, connect them to the AVR's optical
digital audio connectors. NOTE: Make only one type of digital connection (HDMI, optical
or coaxial) from each device.
AVR
Digital Audio Connectors
Coaxial Digital Audio Devices
If your source devices have coaxial digital outputs, connect them to the AVR's coaxial
digital audio connectors. NOTE: Make only one type of digital connection (HDMI, optical
or coaxial) from each device.
AVR
Digital Audio Connectors
Coaxial Digital Audio
Cable (not supplied)
To Coaxial Digital
Audio Output
Coaxial-Equipped
Source Device
Analog Audio Devices
Make analog audio connections from your source devices that do not have HDMI or digital
audio connections. If you’re connecting video sources to the AVR's DVD, Video 1 or Video
2 audio inputs, you must also connect the source device’s composite video output to the
corresponding composite video connector.
AVR
Analog Audio Connectors
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Optical Digital Audio
Cable (not supplied)
To Optical Digital
Audio Output
Optical-Equipped
Source Device
Stereo Audio Cable
(not supplied)
Analog
Source Device
To Stereo Analog
Audio Output
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Audio Recorders
Connect an analog audio recorder’s inputs to the AVR's analog audio Tape Out connectors.
You can record any analog audio input signal.
Analog Audio Recorder Connectors
Stereo Audio Cable
(not supplied)
AVR
To Stereo Analog
Record Inputs
Analog
Recording Device
You can connect the AVR's optical digital output to a digital audio recorder’s optical digital
input. You can record both coaxial and optical digital input signals.
Digital Audio Recorder Connector
Video Recorders
Connect an analog video recorder’s video input connector to the AVR's Video 2 Out
composite video connector and its audio input connectors to the AVR's Video 2 Out analog
audio connectors. You can record any composite video signal.
AVR Analog
Video Connectors
AVR Analog Audio
Connectors
Analog Audio/Video
Cable (not supplied)
Analog Video
Recording Device
To Analog
Audio/Video
Record Inputs
Connect The Bridge IIIP
Connect an optional The Bridge IIIP to the AVR's The Bridge IIIP connector. Insert the plug
all the way until it snaps into place in the connector. IMPORTANT: Connect The Bridge
IIIP only with the AVR's power turned OFF.
AVR
The Bridge IIIP
Connector
Optical Digital Audio
Cable (not supplied)
To Optical Digital
Record Input
Digital
Recording Device
The Bridge IIIP
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Connect the Radio Antennas
Connect the supplied FM antenna to the AVR's FM 75s Ω antenna connector. For the
best reception, extend the FM antenna as far as possible.
Bend and fold the base of the supplied AM antenna as shown and connect the antenna s
wires to the AVR's AM and Gnd connectors. (You can connect either wire to either
connector.) Rotate the antenna as necessary to minimize background noise.
AVR
Antenna
Connectors
FM Antenna
(supplied)
AM Antenna
(supplied)
Bend and fold base
NOTE: For instructions on connecting the Trigger output to compatible equipment, please
download the
AVR 1650/AVR 165 Owner’s Manual
from www.harmankardon.com.
Connect to AC Power
Connect the AC power cord to the AVR's AC Input connector and then to a working AC
power outlet.
AVR
AC Input
Connector
AC Power
Outlet
Set Up the AVR
Install the Batteries in the Remote Control
Remove the remote control’s battery cover, insert the three supplied AAA batteries as
shown in the illustration, and replace the battery cover.
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NOTE: Remove the protective plastic from the AVR's front panel to keep it from reducing
the remote control’s effectiveness.
Turn On the AVR
Set the rear-panel Main Power switch to “On.” (The front-panel Power indicator will 1.
glow amber.)
Press the front-panel Power button.2.
Power Cord
(supplied)
Main Power
Switch
Power
Button
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Configure Your Speakers
Plug the supplied EzSet/EQ™ microphone into the AVR's Headphone connector.1.
AVR
Headphone
Connector
EzSet Microphone
(supplied)
Place the microphone at ear height in your listening position.2.
Turn on your TV and select the TV input where you connected the AVR in 3.
TV or Video Display
Press the remote control’s OSD button. The AVR's on-screen display (OSD) Master
4.
Menu will appear on the TV.
, on page 3.
Connect Your
** MASTER MENU **
INPUT SETUP
SURROUND SELECT
EzSet/EQ
Use the remote’s arrow and OK buttons to select “EzSet/EQ.”5.
* EzSet/EQ *
Place Microphone at
listening position and
plug into Headphone Jack
Do you want to start
EzSet/EQ?
YES NO
Select “YES.”6.
Select “Continue.”7.
Follow the instructions that appear on the OSD screens.8.
Assign the Digital Audio Connectors
Review the input connections you listed on the Input 1.
table, on page 4. Note which source devices you connected to the digital audio
connectors. (If you did not connect any source devices to the digital audio connectors,
you can skip this section.)
Turn on your TV and select the TV input where you connected the AVR in 2.
TV or Video Display
Press the remote control’s OSD button. The AVR’s on-screen display (OSD) Master 3.
Menu will appear on the TV.
, on page 3.
Connections and Source Buttons
Connect Your
MANUAL SETUP
** MASTER MENU **
SYSTEM SETUP
INPUT SETUP
SURROUND SELECT
SPEAKER SETUP
SYSTEM SETUP
Use the remote’s arrow and OK buttons to select “Input Setup.” The Input Setup menu 4.
will appear.
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* INPUT SETUP *
SOURCE : DVD
TITLE:
AUDIO IN : ANALOG
AUTO POLL : OFF
BXR : OFF
TONE : IN
BASS : 0
TREBLE : 0
BACK TO MASTER MENU
For each source device you connected to a digital audio input: 5.
Use the remote’s up and down arrow buttons to select “Source.” Use the left and a)
right arrow buttons to change the listed source to one of the sources you connected
to a digital audio input.
Use the remote’s down arrow button to select “Audio In.” b)
* INPUT SETUP *
SOURCE : DVD
TITLE:
AUDIO IN : OPT 1
AUTO POLL : ON
BXR : OFF
TONE : IN
BASS : 0
TREBLE : 0
General Specifications
Power consumption (AVR 1650): <0.5W (standby); 280W (maximum)
(AVR 165): <0.5W (standby); 280W (maximum)
Dimensions (W x H x D): 17-5/16" x 6-1/2" x 17-1/16"
(440mm x 165mm x 435mm)
Weight: 20 lb (9.1kg)
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BACK TO MASTER MENU
Use the remote’s left and right arrow buttons to select the digital audio input where
c)
you connected the source device.
When you’re finished, press the remote’s OSD button to turn off the on-screen menu.
You are now ready to enjoy your AVR!
IMPORTANT: For complete information about using all of your audio/video receiver’s
features and capabilities, download the
www.harmankardon.com.
AVR 1650/AVR 165 Owner’s Manual
from
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8500 Balboa Boulevard, Northridge, CA 91329 USA
516.255.4545 (USA only)
Made in P.R.C.
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harman kardon is a trademark of HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, registered in the United States and/or other
countries. EzSet/EQ is a trademark of HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated. Blu-ray Disc is a trademark of the Blu-ray Disc
Association. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.
Features, specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice.
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