Harman Kardon AVR 170, AVR 230 Service manual

Harman Kardon Service Manual

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BIAS ADJUSTMENT 87

ESD WARNING 2

AVR 170/230

2x100W/2 channel s 5.1 CHANNEL A/V RECEIVER

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Some semiconductor (solid state) devices can be damaged easily by static electricity. Such components commonly are called

Electrostatically Sensitive (ES) Devices. Examples of typical ES devices are integrated circuits and some field effect transistors and

semiconductor "chip" components.

The following techniques should be used to help reduce the incidence of component damage caused by static electricity.

1. Immediately before handling any semiconductor component or semiconductor-equipped assembly, drain off any electrostatic charge on

your body by touching a known earth ground. Alternatively, obtain and wear a commercially available discharging wrist strap device,

which should be removed for potential shock reasons prior to applying power to the unit under test.

2. After removing an electrical assembly equipped with ES devices, place the assembly on a conductive surface such as aluminum foil, to

prevent electrostatic charge build-up or exposure of the assembly.

3. Use only a grounded-tip soldering iron to solder or unsolder ES devices.

4. Use only an anti-static solder removal device. Some solder removal devices not classified as "anti-static" can generate electrical charges

sufficient to damage ES devices.

5. Do not use freon-propelled chemicals. These can generate electrical change sufficient to damage ES devices.

6. Do not remove a replacement ES device from its protective package until immediately before you are ready to install it. (Most replacement

ES devices are packaged with leads electrically shorted together by conductive foam, aluminum foil or comparable conductive material.)

7. Immediately before removing the protective material from the leads of a replacement ES device, touch the protective material to the

chassis or circuit assembly into which the device will be installed.

CAUTION :

8. Minimize bodily motions when handling unpackaged replacement ES devices. (Otherwise harmless motion such as the brushing together

or your clothes fabric or the lifting of your foot from a carpeted floor can generate static electricity sufficient to damage an ES devices.

Be sure no power is applied to the chassis or circuit, and observe all other safety precautions.

Each precaution in this manual should be followed during servicing.

Components identified with the IEC symbol in the parts list are special significance to safety. When replacing a component identified with

, use only the replacement parts designated, or parts with the same ratings or resistance, wattage, or voltage that are designated in the

parts list in this manual. Leakage-current or resistance measurements must be made to determine that exposed parts are acceptably

insulated from the supply circuit before retuming the product to the customer.

AVR 1700, AVR 170, AVR 170/230C

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Audio/video receiver

Owner’s Manual

AVR

Table of Contents

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INTRODUCTION 3

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 3

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION 3

PLACE THE AVR 3

FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS 4

REAR-PANEL CONNECTORS 6

SYSTEM REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 8

INTRODUCTION TO HOME THEATER 10

TYPICAL HOME THEATER SYSTEM 10

MULTICHANNEL AUDIO 10

SURROUND MODES 10

PLACE YOUR SPEAKERS 10

PLACING THE LEFT, CENTER AND RIGHT SPEAKERS 10

PLACING THE SURROUND SPEAKERS 10

PLACING THE SUBWOOFER 10

TYPES OF HOME THEATER SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 11

SPEAKER CONNECTIONS 11

SUBWOOFER CONNECTIONS 11

SOURCE DEVICE CONNECTIONS 11

VIDEO CONNECTIONS 12

RADIO CONNECTIONS 12

USB/iPod PORT 12

MAKING CONNECTIONS 13

CONNECT YOUR SPEAKERS 13

CONNECT YOUR SUBWOOFER 13

CONNECT YOUR TV OR VIDEO DISPLAY 13

CONNECT YOUR AUDIO AND VIDEO SOURCE DEVICES 13

CONNECT TO YOUR HOME NETWORK 15

CONNECT THE RADIO ANTENNAS 15

CONNECT IR EQUIPMENT 15

CONNECT THE TRIGGER OUTPUT 15

CONNECT TO AC POWER 16

SET UP THE REMOTE CONTROL 16

INSTALL THE BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE CONTROL 16

PROGRAM THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR SOURCE DEVICES AND TV 16

SET UP THE AVR 17

TURN ON THE AVR 17

USING THE ON-SCREEN MENU SYSTEM 17

CONFIGURE THE AVR FOR YOUR SPEAKERS 17

ASSIGN THE AVR INPUT CONNECTORS 18

SET UP THE NETWORK 18

ADDITIONAL SOURCE SETUP MENU ITEMS 19

OPERATING YOUR AVR 19

CONTROLLING THE VOLUME 19

MUTING THE SOUND 19

LISTENING THROUGH HEADPHONES 19

SELECTING A SOURCE 19

VIDEO TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS 19

LISTENING TO FM AND AM RADIO 20

LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO (vTUNER) 20

LISTENING TO AN iPod/iPhone/iPad DEVICE 20

LISTENING TO MEDIA ON A USB DEVICE 20

LISTENING TO MEDIA VIA YOUR HOME NETWORK 21

LISTENING TO MEDIA VIA AIRPLAY 22

SELECTING A SURROUND MODE 22

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 23

AUDIO PROCESSING AND SURROUND SOUND 23

MANUAL SPEAKER SETUP 24

SYSTEM SETUP 26

ADVANCED REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAMMING 26

RECORDING 27

SLEEP TIMER 27

RESETTING THE REMOTE 27

PROCESSOR RESET 27

MEMORY 27

TROUBLESHOOTING 28

SPECIFICATIONS 29

APPENDIX 30

AVR

Introduction, Supplied Accessories, Important

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Safety Information and Place the AVR

English

Introduction

Thank you for choosing this Harman Kardon® product!

For more than ﬁfty years, the Harman Kardon mission has been to share a passion for music and entertainment, using leading-edge technology to achieve premium performance. Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon invented the receiver, a single component designed to simplify home entertainment without compromising performance. Over the years, Harman Kardon products have become easier to use while offering more features and sounding better than ever.

The AVR 1700, AVR 170 and AVR 170/230C 5.1-channel digital audio/video receivers (AVRs) continue this tradition with some of the most advanced audio and video processing capabilities yet and a wealth of listening and viewing options.

To obtain the maximum enjoyment from your new AVR, please read this manual and refer back to it as you become more familiar with its features and their operation.

If you have any questions about this product, its installation or its operation, please contact your Harman Kardon retailer or custom installer, or visit our Web site at www. harmankardon.com.

Supplied Accessories

The following accessory items are supplied with your AVR. If any of these items are missing, please contact your Harman Kardon dealer, or Harman Kardon customer service at www.harmankardon.com.

• System remote control

• EzSet/EQ

• AM loop antenna

• FM wire antenna

• Three AAA batteries

• AC power cord

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microphone

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Verify Line Voltage Before Use

The AVR 1700 has been designed for use with 120-volt alternating current (AC). The AVR 170 and AVR 170/230C have has been designed for use with 220 – 240-volt AC. Connection to a line voltage other than that for which your AVR is intended can create

a safety and re hazard, and may damage the unit. If you have any questions about

the voltage requirements for your speciﬁc model or about the line voltage in your area, contact your selling dealer before plugging the unit into a wall outlet.

Do Not Use Extension Cords

To avoid safety hazards, use only the power cord supplied with your unit. We do not

recommend that extension cords be used with this product. As with all electrical devices, do not run power cords under rugs or carpets, or place heavy objects on them. Damaged

power cords should be replaced immediately by an authorized service center with a cord

meeting factory speciﬁcations.

Handle the AC Power Cord Gently

When disconnecting the power cord from an AC outlet, always pull the plug; never pull the cord. If you do not intend to use your AVR for any considerable length of time, disconnect the plug from the AC outlet.

Do Not Open the Cabinet

There are no user-serviceable components inside this product. Opening the cabinet may

present a shock hazard, and any modication to the product will void your warranty. If

water or any metal object such as a paper clip, wire or staple accidentally falls inside

the unit, disconnect it from the AC power source immediately, and consult an authorized

service center.

CATV or Antenna Grounding (AVR 1700)

If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to this product, be certain that it is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and static charges. Section 810 of the United States National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 70-1984, provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting

structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding

conductors, location of antenna discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes and requirements of the grounding electrode.

NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER: This reminder is provided to call the CATV (cable TV) system installer’s attention to article 820-40 of the NEC, which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, speciﬁes that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as possible.

Place the AVR

• Place the AVR on a rm and level surface. Be certain that the surface and any mounting

hardware can support the AVR’s weight.

• Provide proper space above and below the AVR for ventilation. Recommended

clearance distances are 30cm above the unit, 30cm behind the unit and 30cm on each side of the unit.

• If you install the AVR in a cabinet 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 them.

• Do not place the AVR directly on a carpeted surface.

• Do not place the AVR in moist or humid locations, in extremely hot or cold locations, in

areas near heaters or heat registers, or in direct sunlight.

AVR

Front-Panel Controls

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Front-Panel Controls

Power Indicator/

Power Button

Tuning Mode Button/

RDS Button

Channel

Level Control

Button

Sensor

Set

Button

Left/Right

Buttons

Message

Display

Up/Down Buttons/

Tuning Buttons

Surround Mode

Select Buttons

Headphone Jack/

EzSet/EQ Mic

Connector

Source Select

Buttons

Volume

Knob

Aux Analog Audio Input

Connector

Digital Input

Button

Surround-Mode Category Button

USB Port

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Front-Panel Controls, continued

Power indicator/Power button: The AVR has four different power modes:

• Off (Power indicator not illuminated): When the rear-panel Main Power switch is in the Off position or the power cord is unplugged the AVR is off and will not respond to any commands. Plugging the power cord into a live AC outlet and setting the Main Power switch in the On position will put the AVR into the Eco Standby mode.

• Eco Standby (Power indicator glows solid amber): The Eco Standby mode minimizes

energy consumption when you're not using the AVR. When the AVR is in Eco Standby, it will not automatically turn on or play audio in response to an AirPlay signal from a networked device. When the AVR is in Eco Standby, pressing the Power button turns it on. To put the AVR into Eco Standby when it is on, press the Power button for more than three seconds. NOTE: The AVR will not automatically enter the Eco Standby mode.

• Standby (Power indicator glows solid amber): The Standby mode mutes the AVR and shuts off its front-panel display, but allows the AVR to automatically turn on and play audio in response to an AirPlay signal from a networked device. See Listening to Media via AirPlay, on page 22, for more information. When the AVR is in Standby, pressing the Power button turns it on. To put the AVR into Standby when it is on, press the Power button for less than three seconds. NOTE: The AVR will automatically

enter the Standby mode whenever no control buttons have been pressed and no audio signal has been present for 30 minutes.

• On (Power indicator glows solid white): When the AVR is on it is fully operational.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If the PROTECT message ever appears on the AVR’s frontpanel Message display, turn off the AVR and unplug it from the AC outlet. Check all speaker wires for a possible short circuit (the “+” and “–” conductors touching each other or both touching the same piece of metal). If a short circuit is not found, bring the unit to an authorized Harman Kardon service center for inspection and repair before using it again.

Tuning Mode button (AVR 1700 only): This button toggles between manual (one

frequency step at a time) and automatic (seeks frequencies with acceptable signal strength) tuning mode. It also toggles between stereo and mono modes when an FM station is tuned in.

RDS button (AVR 170 only): When listening to an FM radio station that broadcasts RDS information, this button activates the various RDS functions. NOTE: RDS service may not be available in all areas.

Channel Level Control button: Press this button to activate the channel-level adjustment feature. After pressing this button, use the Up/Down buttons to select the channel for adjustment and use the Left/Right buttons to adjust the channel’s level.

Digital Input button: Press this button to change the audio input for the current source. Use the Left/Right buttons to cycle through the available input connections, and press the Set button to assign the currently-displayed connection to the source.

IR sensor: This sensor receives infrared (IR) commands from the remote control. It is important to ensure that the sensor is not blocked.

Set button: Press this button to select the currently highlighted menu item.

Left/Right buttons: Use these buttons to navigate the AVR’s menus.

Message display: Various messages appear in this two-line display in response to

commands and changes in the incoming signal. In normal operation, the current source name appears on the upper line, while the surround mode is displayed on the lower line. When the on-screen display menu system (OSD) is in use, the current menu settings appear.

Up/Down buttons/Tuning buttons: Use these buttons to navigate the AVR’s menus. When the radio is the active source, use these buttons to tune stations according to the setting of the Tuning Mode button (see above).

Surround-Mode Category button: Press this button to select a surround-sound category. Each press changes the surround-mode category: Auto Select, Virtual, Stereo, Movie, Music and Video Game. To change the speciﬁc surround-sound mode within the category, use the Surround Mode Select buttons. See Audio Processing and Surround Sound, on page 23, for more information on surround modes.

Surround-Mode Select buttons: After you have selected the desired surround-mode category, press these buttons to select a speciﬁc mode within the category, such as to change from Dolby availability depends on the nature of the source input signal, i.e., digital versus analog, and the number of channels encoded within the signal.

Source Select buttons: Press these buttons to select the active source.

Headphone jack/EzSet/EQ Mic connector: Connect a 1/4" stereo headphone plug to

this jack for private listening. This jack is also used to connect the supplied microphone for the EzSet/EQ procedure described in Conﬁgure the AVR for Your Speakers, on page 17.

USB port: The USB port can be used to play audio ﬁles from an Apple iOS connected to the port, and can also be used to play MP3 and WMA audio ﬁles from a USB device inserted into the port. Insert the connector or device into the USB port oriented so it ﬁts all the way into the port. You may insert or remove the connector or device at any time - there is no installation or ejection procedure.

You can also use the USB port to perform ﬁrmware upgrades. If an upgrade for the AVR’s operating system is released in the future, you will be able to download it to the AVR using this port. Complete instructions will be provided at that time.

IMPORTANT: Do not connect a PC or other USB host/controller to this port, or you may damage both the AVR and the other device. HDD is not supported.

Volume knob: Turn this knob to raise or lower the volume.

Aux Analog Audio Input connector: Connect an auxiliary source component that will be

used only temporarily, such as a camcorder, portable music player or game console, here.

Pro Logic® II Movie mode to Logic 7® Movie mode. Surround-mode

device

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Rear-Panel Connectors

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Rear-Panel Connectors

Radio Antenna

Connectors

Network

Connector

HDMI Input Connectors

HDMI Monitor Out

Connector

Digital Audio Input Connectors

RS-232 Connector

Analog Audio

Input/Output

Connectors

Subwoofer

Connector

IR In &

Trigger Out

Connectors

Speaker

Connectors

Composite Video Input Connectors

Composite Video Monitor Output Connectors

Main Power

Switch

AC Input

Connector

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Rear-Panel Connectors, continued

Radio Antenna connectors: Connect the included AM and FM antennas to their

respective terminals for radio reception.

Analog Audio Input/Output connectors: Use the AVR’s Analog Audio Input/Output connectors for source devices that don’t have HDMI or digital audio connectors. Use the Rec Out connectors to connect to the audio inputs of a VCR or tape deck. See Connect Your Audio and Video Source Devices, on page 13, for more information.

Network connector: Use a Cat. 5 or Cat. 5E cable (not supplied) to connect the AVR’s Network connector to your home network to enjoy Internet radio and content from DLNAcompatible devices that are joined to the network. See Connect to Your Home Network, on page 15, for more information.

Subwoofer connector: Connect this jack to a powered subwoofer with a line-level input. See Connect Your Subwoofer, on page 13, for more information.

IR In and Trigger Out connectors: When the IR sensor on the front panel is blocked (such as when the AVR is installed inside a cabinet), connect an optional IR receiver to the IR In jack. The Trigger Out connector provides 12V DC whenever the AVR is on. Connect it to the trigger input of a device such as a powered subwoofer.

Speaker connectors: Use two-conductor speaker wire to connect each set of terminals to the correct speaker. See Connect Your Speakers, on page 13, for more information.

HDMI

Input connectors: The HDMI (High-Deﬁnition Multimedia Interface) feature is

a connection for transmitting digital audio and video signals between devices. If your source devices have HDMI connectors, using them 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 connections. See Connect Your Audio and Video Source Devices, on page 13, for more information.

HDMI Monitor Out connector: If your TV has an HDMI connector and you have HDMI source devices, use an HDMI cable (not included) to connect it to the AVR’s HDMI Monitor Out connector.

Notes on using the HDMI Monitor Out connector:

• When connecting a DVI-equipped display to the HDMI Monitor Out connector, use

an HDMI-to-DVI adapter and make a separate audio connection.

• Make sure the HDMI-equipped display is HDCP-compliant. If it isn’t, do not connect

it via HDMI; use a composite analog video connection instead and make a separate audio connection.

Composite Video Input connectors: Use composite video connectors for video source devices that don’t have HDMI or component video connectors. You will also need to make an audio connection from the source device to the AVR. See Connect Your Audio and Video Source Devices, on page 13, for more information.

Composite Video Monitor Output connector: If your TV or video display 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 Video Monitor Out connector to your TV’s composite video input connector.

Digital Audio Input connectors: If your non-HDMI source devices have digital outputs, connect them to the AVR’s digital audio connectors. NOTE: Make only one type of digital connection (HDMI, optical or coaxial) from each device. See Connect Your Audio and Video Source Devices, on page 13, for more information.

RS-232 connector: This connector is used to connect to external control hardware. Consult a certiﬁed professional installer for more information.

Main Power switch: This mechanical switch turns the AVR’s power supply on or off. It is usually left on and cannot be turned on or off using the remote control.

AC Input connector: After you have made all other connections, plug the supplied AC power cord into this receptacle and into an unswitched wall outlet.

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System Remote Control Functions

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IR Transmitter Lens

Program Indicator LED

System Remote Control Functions

Power On Button

Power Off Button

AVR Button

Test Tone Button

Channel Up/Down Buttons

Tone Controls Button

Back Button

OSD Button

Direct Station Entry Button

Memory Button

Mute Button

Source Selector Buttons

Channel Volume Adjust Button

Volume Up/Down Buttons

Delay Adjust Button

Options Button

OK Button

Sleep Button

Left/Right/Up/Down Buttons

Number Buttons

Clear Button

Tuning Mode Button

Tuning Up/Down Buttons

Night Mode Button

Track Skip Up/Down Buttons

Preset Station Up/Down Buttons

Disc Skip Button (AVR 1700) RDS Button (AVR 170)

Macro Buttons

Display Dimmer Button

Transport Control Buttons

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System Remote Control Functions, continued

In addition to controlling the AVR, the AVR remote is capable of controlling ﬁve other devices, plus your TV and an iPod/iPhone that is docked in the AVR’s front-panel USB port. During the installation process, you may program the codes for each of your source components into the remote. (See Program the Remote to Control Your Source Devices and TV, on page 16, for programming information.) To operate a component, press its Source Selector button to change the remote’s control mode.

A button’s function depends on which component is being controlled. See Table A9 in the Appendix for listings of the functions for each type of component. Most of the buttons on the remote have dedicated functions, although the precise codes transmitted vary depending on the speciﬁc device being controlled. Due to the wide variety of functions for various source devices, we have included only a few of the most often-used functions on the remote: alphanumeric keys, transport controls, television-channel control, menu access and power on and off. To return the remote to the AVR control mode at any time, press the AVR button.

IR Transmitter lens: As buttons are pressed on the remote, infrared codes are emitted through this lens.

Program Indicator LED: This LED lights up to indicate various procedures when the remote is in the Programming mode.

Power On/Off buttons: Press these buttons to turn the AVR or the device being controlled on and off. The Main Power switch on the AVR’s rear panel must be on for this button to turn the AVR on and off.

NOTE: When the AVR is on, pressing the Power Off button for more than three seconds will put it into the Eco Standby mode. See Power indicator/Power button, on page 5 for more information.

Mute button: Press this button to mute the AVR’s speaker-output connectors and

Headphone jack. To restore the sound, press this button or adjust the volume.

AVR button: Press this button to switch the remote’s control mode to operate the AVR.

Source Selector buttons: Press one of these buttons to select a source device, e.g.,

cable/satellite tuner, radio, etc. This action will also turn on the AVR and switch the remote’s control mode to operate the selected source device.

• The rst press of the Radio Source Selector button switches the AVR to the last-used

tuner band (AM or FM). Each successive press changes the band.

• The rst press of the USB button switches the AVR to the last-used source (USB or

iPod). Each successive press cycles between the two sourcee.

• The rst press of the Network button switches the AVR to the last-used source (Network

or vTuner). Each successive press cycles between the two sources.

Test Tone button: Press this button to activate the test tone for calibrating channel volume levels by ear.

Channel Volume Adjust button: Press this button to activate the individual channellevel adjustment. It lets you easily change the channel balance to suit different programs or seating arrangements. See Manual Speaker Setup, on page 24, for more information.

Channel Up/Down buttons: The Channel Up/Down buttons have no effect on the AVR but are used to change channels on TVs and some video sources.

Volume Up/Down buttons: Press these buttons to raise or lower the volume.

Tone Controls button: Press this button to access the bass and treble controls. Use the

OK button to select an adjustment and use the Up/Down buttons to change the settings.

Delay Adjust button: Pressing this button lets you adjust two different types of delay settings (use the Up/Down buttons to cycle through the settings):

• A/V Sync: This setting lets you resynchronize the audio and video signals from a source

to eliminate a “lip sync” problem. Lip-sync issues can occur when the video portion of a signal undergoes additional processing in either the source device or the video display. Use the Left/Right buttons to delay the audio by up to 180ms.

• Front L/Center/Front R/Surr R/Surr L/Subwoofer: These settings let you set the delay for

each speaker to compensate for the different distances they may be from the listening position. Use the Up/Down buttons to cycle through each of the system’s speakers, and use the Left/Right buttons to set the distance each speaker is from the listening position. See Manual Speaker Setup, on page 24, for more information.

Back button: Press this button to return to the previous menu screen when you’re using the on-screen menu (OSD) system.

Options button: This button allows you to adjust playback and various other options for the AVR’s built-in sources and when controlling other components.

OSD button: Press this button to activate the on-screen display menu system.

OK button: This button is used to select items from the menu system.

Sleep button: Press this button to activate the sleep timer, which turns off the AVR after

a programmed period of time (up to 90 minutes).

Left/Right/Up/Down buttons: These buttons are used to navigate the menu system.

Number buttons: Use these buttons to enter numbers for radio-station frequencies or

to select station presets.

Direct Station Entry button: Press this button before using the Number buttons to enter a radio station frequency.

Clear button: Press this button to clear a radio station frequency you have started to enter.

Memory button: To save the currently tuned radio station as a preset, press this button, then a Number button.

Tuning Mode button: Press this button to toggle the radio between manual (one frequency step at a time) and automatic (seeks frequencies with acceptable signal strength) tuning mode. It also toggles between stereo and mono modes when an FM station is tuned in.

Tuning Up/Down buttons: Press these buttons to tune a radio station. Depending on whether the tuning mode has been set to manual or automatic, each press will either change one tuning frequency increment at a time or seek the next higher or lower station with acceptable signal strength.

Preset Station Up/Down buttons: Press these buttons to cycle through your preset radio stations.

Night Mode button: Press this button to activate Night mode with specially encoded Dolby Digital discs or broadcasts. Night mode compresses the audio so that louder passages are reduced in volume to avoid disturbing others, while dialogue remains intelligible. Each press of the button advances through the following settings:

• Off: No compression is applied. Loud passages in the program remain as they were

recorded.

• Mid: Loud passages in the program are reduced moderately in volume.

• Max: Loud passages in the program are reduced more in volume.

Disc Skip button (AVR 1700): This button is used with some optical disc changers to skip to the next disc.

RDS button (AVR 170): When listening to an FM radio station that broadcasts RDS information, this button activates the various RDS functions.

Macro buttons: These buttons may be programmed to execute a series of up to 19 commands with a single button press. They are useful for programming the command

to turn on or off all of your components or for accessing specialized functions for a

different component from the one that you are currently operating. See Programming Macro Commands, on page 27, for information about programming macros.

Track Skip Up/Down buttons: These buttons are used with the AVR’s built-in sources (USB, iPod, Network, AirPlay, etc) and many source components to change tracks or chapters.

Display Dimmer button: Press this button to dim the AVR’s front-panel display partially or fully.

Transport Control buttons: These buttons have no effect on the AVR but are used to control many source components. By default, when the remote is operating the AVR, these buttons will control a Harman Kardon Blu-ray Disc

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player or DVD player.

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Introduction to Home Theater

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and Place Your Speakers

Introduction to Home Theater

This introductory section will help you to familiarize yourself with some basic concepts

unique to multichannel surround-sound AVRs, which will make it easier for you to set up and operate your AVR.

Typical Home Theater System

A home theater typically includes an audio/video receiver (AVR), which controls the system and supplies ampliﬁcation for the loudspeakers; a disc player; a source component for television broadcasts (cable box, satellite dish AVR, HDTV tuner or antenna connected to the TV); a TV or video display; and multiple loudspeakers.

Multichannel Audio

The main beneﬁt of a home theater system is its ability to produce “surround sound.” Surround sound uses multiple speakers and ampliﬁer channels to immerse you in the audio/video presentation for a dramatically increased sense of realism.

Your AVR can have up to ﬁve main speakers connected directly to it, plus a subwoofer. Each main speaker is powered by its own ampliﬁer channel inside the AVR. A system with more than two speakers is called a multichannel system. The different main speaker types in a home theater system are:

• Front Left and Right: The front left and right speakers are used as in a 2-channel system. In many surround-sound modes, these speakers are secondary, while the main action, especially dialogue, is reproduced by the center speaker.

• Center: When you are watching movies and television programs, the center speaker reproduces most of the dialogue and other soundtrack information that occurs on the screen, anchoring it with the picture. When you are listening to a musical program, the center speaker helps to create a seamless front soundstage, creating a more realistic “you-are-there” listening experience.

• Surround Left and Right: The surround left and right speakers produce ambient sounds that help create a realistic and immersive surround-sound environment. They als o help recreate directional sound effects such as aircraft ﬂyovers.

Many people expect the surround speakers to play as loudly as the front speakers. Although you will calibrate all of the speakers in your system to sound equally loud at the listening position, most artists use the surround speakers for ambient effects only, and they create their programs to steer relatively little sound to these speakers.

• Subwoofer: A subwoofer is designed to play only the lowest frequencies (the deep bass). It augments smaller, limited-range main speakers that are usually used for the other channels. Many digital-format programs, such as movies recorded in Dolby Digital, contain a low-frequency effects (LFE) channel that is directed to the subwoofer. The LFE channel packs the punch of a rumbling train or airplane, or the power of an explosion, adding realism and excitement to your home theater. Some people use two subwoofers for additional power and for even distribution of the sound.

Surround Modes

There are different theories as to the best way to present surround sound and to distribute the individual channel information to the surround-sound system’s speakers. A variety of algorithms have been developed in an effort to recreate the way we hear sounds in the real world, resulting in a rich variety of options. Several companies have developed different surround-sound technologies, all of which can be accurately reproduced by your AVR:

• Dolby Laboratories: Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic II.

• DTS: DTS-HD DTS NEO: 6™.

• HARMAN International: Logic 7, virtual speaker.

• Stereo Modes: 2-channel stereo and 5-channel stereo.

Appendix Table A8, on page 32, contains detailed explanations of the different surroundsound options available on your AVR. Digital surround-sound modes, such as Dolby Digital and DTS systems, are available only with specially encoded programs, such as those available via HDTV, DVD and Blu-ray Disc media and digital cable or satellite television. Other surround modes may be used with digital and analog signals to create a different surround presentation or to use a different number of speakers. Surround-mode selection depends upon the number of speakers in your system, the programs you are watching or listening to, and your personal tastes.

™

High Resolution Audio, DTS-HD Master Audio™, DTS, DTS 96/24™

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

5.1-channel systems.

To create the most realistic surround-sound environment possible, you should place your speakers in a circle with the listening position at its center. You should angle each speaker so it directly faces the listening position. Use the diagram below as a guide.

FL FR

SL SR

Placing the Left, Center and Right Speakers

Place the center speaker either on top of, below or mounted on the wall above or below the TV or video-display screen. Place the front left and right speakers along the circle, about 30 degrees from the center speaker and angled toward the listener.

Place the front left, front right and center speakers at the same height, preferably at about the same height as the listener’s ears. The center speaker should be no more than 2 feet (0.6m) above or below the left/right speakers. If you’re using only two speakers with your AVR, place them in the front left and front right positions.

Placing the Surround Speakers

You should place the left and right surround speakers approximately 110 degrees from the center speaker, slightly behind and angled toward the listener. Alternatively, you can place them behind the listener, with each surround speaker facing the opposite-side front speaker. You should place the surround speakers 2 feet – 6 feet (0.6m – 1.8m) higher than the listener’s ears.

NOTE: Your AVR will sound its best when the same model or brand of loudspeaker is used for all positions.

Placing the Subwoofer

Because a room’s shape and volume can have a dramatic effect on a subwoofer’s performance, it is best to experiment with placement so that you will ﬁnd the location that produces the best results in your particular listening room. With that in mind, these rules will help you get started:

• Placing the subwoofer next to a wall generally will increase the amount of bass in the

room.

• Placing the subwoofer in a corner generally will maximize the amount of bass in the

room.

• In many rooms, placing the subwoofer along the same plane as the left and right

speakers can produce the best integration between the sound of the subwoofer and that of the left and right speakers.

• In some rooms, the best performance could even result from placing the subwoofer

behind the listening position.

A good way to determine the best location for the subwoofer is by temporarily placing it in the listening position and playing music with strong bass content. Move around to various locations in the room while the system is playing (putting your ears where the subwoofer would be placed), and listen until you ﬁnd the location where the bass performance is best. Place the subwoofer in that location.

SUB

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Types of Home Theater System Connections

There are different types of audio and video connections used to connect the AVR to your speakers, your TV or video display, and your source devices. The Consumer Electronics Association has established the CEA® color-coding standard.

Connection Color Guide Table

Analog Audio Connection Color

Front Left/Right White/Red

Center Green

Surround Left/Right Blue/Gray

Subwoofer Purple

Digital Audio Connection Color

Coaxial Orange

Optical Black

Analog Video Connection Color

Composite Video Yellow

Speaker Connections

Speaker cables carry an ampliﬁed signal from the AVR’s speaker terminals to each loudspeaker. Each cable contains two wire conductors, or leads, that are differentiated in some way, such as with colors or stripes.

The differentiation helps you maintain proper polarity, without which your system’s lowfrequency performance can suffer. Each speaker is connected to the AVR’s speakeroutput terminals using two wires, one positive (+) and one negative (–). Always connect the positive terminal on the speaker, which is usually colored red, to the positive terminal on the AVR, which is colored as indicated in the Connection Color Guide Table, above. The negative terminals on the speakers and the AVR are black.

Your AVR uses binding-post speaker terminals that can accept bare-wire cables or banana plugs. Bare-wire cables are installed as shown below:

1. Unscrew Cap 3. Tighten Cap2. Insert Bare Wire

Banana plugs are inserted into the hole in the middle of the terminal cap, as shown below:

Subwoofer Connections

The subwoofer is a speaker dedicated to reproducing only the low (bass) frequencies, which require more power. To obtain the best results, most speaker manufacturers offer powered subwoofers that contain their own ampliﬁers. Use a single RCA audio cable (not included) to make a line-level (non-ampliﬁed) connection from the AVR’s Subwoofer connector to a corresponding input jack on the subwoofer.

Although the AVR’s purple subwoofer output looks similar to a full-range analog audio jack, it is ﬁltered so that only the low frequencies pass through it. Don’t connect this output to any device other than a subwoofer.

Source Device Connections

Audio and video signals originate in source devices (components where a playback signal originates) such as your Blu-ray Disc or DVD player, CD player, DVR (digital video recorder) or other recorder, tape deck, game console, cable or satellite television tuner, or a device docked in the AVR’s USB port. The AVR’s FM/AM tuner also counts as a source, even though no external connectors are needed other than the AVR’s FM and AM antennas. Separate connectors are required for the audio and video portions of the source device’s signal, except for digital HDMI connectors. The types of connectors you use will depend upon the capabilities of the source device and of your TV or video display.

Digital Audio Connections – HDMI

There are two types of audio connections – digital and analog. Digital audio signals are required for listening to sources encoded with digital surround modes, such as Dolby Digital and DTS, or for uncompressed PCM digital audio. Your AVR has three types of digital audio connectors: HDMI, coaxial and optical. Do not use more than one type of digital audio connector for each source device. However, it’s okay to make both analog and digital audio connections to the same source.

Your AVR is equipped with four rear-panel HDMI input connectors and one HDMI monitor output connector. HDMI technology enables digital audio and video information to be carried using a single cable, delivering the highest quality picture and sound. If your TV or video-display device has an HDMI input connector, make a single HDMI connection from each source device to the AVR.

The AVR’s HDMI Monitor Output connector contains an Audio Return Channel (ARC) that carries a digital audio signal from your TV or video display back to the AVR. It allows you to listen to HDMI devices that are connected directly to your TV (such as an Internet connection) without making an additional connection from the device to the AVR. The ARC signal is active when the TV source is selected. See System Setup, on page 26, for more information.

The HDMI connector is shaped for easy plug-in (see illustration, below), and HDMI cable runs are limited to about 10 feet (3m). If your video display has a DVI input and is HDCP-compliant, use an HDMI-to-DVI adapter (not included), and make a separate audio connection.

A. Tighten Cap B. Insert Banana Connector

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 or ampliﬁer.

into Hole in Cap

Digital Audio Connections – Coaxial

Coaxial digital audio jacks are usually color-coded orange. Although they look like standard RCA-type analog jacks, you should not connect coaxial digital audio outputs to analog inputs or vice versa.

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Digital Audio Connections – Optical

Optical digital audio connectors are normally covered by a shutter to protect them from dust. The shutter opens as the cable is inserted. Optical input connectors are color-coded using a black shutter.

Analog Audio Connections

Two-channel analog connections require a stereo audio cable, with one connector for the left channel (white) and one for the right channel (red). These two connectors are attached to each other.

For source devices that have both digital and analog audio outputs, you may make both connections.

Video Connections

Many source devices output both audio and video signals (e.g., Blu-ray Disc, DVD player, cable television box, HDTV tuner, satellite box, VCR, DVR). In addition to an audio connection as described above, make a video connection for each of these source devices. Make only one type of video connection for each device.

Digital Video Connections

If you have already connected a source device to one of the AVR’s HDMI input connectors, you have automatically made a video connection for that device, since the HDMI cable carries both digital audio and digital video signals.

Analog Video Connections – Composite Video

Composite video is the basic connection most commonly available. Both the chrominance (color) and the luminance (intensity) components of the video signal are transmitted using a single cable. The jack is usually color-coded yellow and looks like an analog audio jack. Do not connect a composite video jack to an analog audio or coaxial digital audio jack, or vice versa.

USB Port

The AVR can play audio ﬁles from an Apple iOS® device connected to the USB port, and allows you to control the iOS device via the AVR remote control. The AVR can also play MP3 and WMA audio ﬁles from a USB device inserted into the USB port. Insert the connector or device into the USB port oriented so it ﬁts all the way into the port. You may insert or remove the connector or device at any time – there is no installation or ejection procedure.

The USB port on your AVR is also used to perform ﬁrmware upgrades. If an upgrade for the AVR’s operating system is released in the future, you will be able to download it to the AVR using this port. Complete instructions will be provided at that time.

IMPORTANT: Do not connect a PC or other USB host/controller to the AVR’s USB port, or you may damage both the AVR and the other device. HDD is not supported.

Radio Connections

Your AVR uses separate terminals for the included FM and AM antennas. The FM antenna uses a 75-ohm F-connector.

The AM antenna connector uses spring-clip terminals. After assembling the antenna as shown below, press the levers to open the connectors, insert the bare wires into the

openings, and release the levers to secure the wires. The antenna wires are not polarized,

so you can insert either wire into either connector.

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Making Connections

CAUTION: Before making any connections to the AVR, 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.

Connect Your Speakers

After you have placed your loudspeakers in the room as explained in Place Your Speakers, on page 10, connect each speaker to its color-coded terminal on the AVR as explained in Speaker Connections, on page 11. 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.

Receiver

Subwoofer

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

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.

R Composite

Monitor Out

Connector

Composite Video Cable

(not supplied)

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, composite video, optical digital audio, coaxial digital audio and analog audio.

Your AVR’s various Source Selector buttons have default assignments to different input connectors (listed in the “Default AVR Input Connector” column of the table below). For ease of setup and remote control programming, you should connect each source device to the connector where the corresponding default source button is assigned (e.g., connect your Cable/Satellite tuner box to HDMI 1).

However, you can connect your source devices as you wish and re-assign any of the video and audio input connectors to any of the Source Selector buttons listed in the table according to where you actually connect each of your source devices.

As you connect your various source components, ﬁll out the “Connected Device” and “Assigned AVR Input Connector(s)” columns in the table – it will make it easier for you to assign the connectors to the Source Selector buttons after you have completed making all of the connections. (You will make any changes to the connector assignments later in the setup process.)

Source Selector

Button

Cable/Sat HDMI 1

TV HDMI ARC

Disc HDMI 2

Server HDMI 3

Aux COMP. VID. 1/AUX AUDIO

Game HDMI 5

STB HDMI 6

Audio ANALOG AUDIO 2

Network NETWORK Home Network –––– ––––

Input Connections and Source Buttons

Default AVR Input

Connector

Connected

Device

Assigned AVR Input

Connector(s)

Video Audio

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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.

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 connector’s Audio Return Channel, and it will not require additional audio connections to the AVR.

AVR

HDMI Connectors

HDMI Cable (not supplied)

To HDMI Output

HDMI-Equipped Source Device

Composite video devices

Use composite video connectors for video source devices that don’t have HDMI connectors. You will also need to make an audio connection from the source device to the AVR.

AVR Component

Video Connectors

Optical digital audio devices

If your non-HDMI 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.

NOTE: Be sure to remove the caps from the tips of the optical cable before inserting them into the AVR and your source device.

AVR Digital Audio

Connectors

Coaxial digital audio devices

If your non-HDMI 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

Remove Caps

Optical Digital Audio Cable (not supplied)

Optical-Equipped Source Device

To Optical Digital Audio Output

Composite Video Cable (not supplied)

Composite Video-Equipped

Source Device

To Composite Video Output

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 connectors.

AVR Analog Audio

Connectors

Stereo Audio Cable (not supplied)

To Stereo Analog Audio Output

Analog Source Device

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Audio recorders

Connect an analog audio recorder’s inputs to the AVR’s analog audio Rec Out connectors. The recorded signal is determined by the source’s Record Out setting in the Source Setup menu. See Additional Source Setup Menu Items, on page 19, for more information.

AVR Analog Audio

Recorder Connectors

Stereo Audio Cable (not supplied)

To Stereo Analog Record Inputs

Analog Recording Device

Video recorders

Connect an analog video recorder’s video input connector to the AVR’s Composite Monitor Out connector. You can record any composite video signal. To record the audio and video from the source device, connect the AVR’s Analog Rec Out connectors to the analog video recorder’s audio inputs.

NOTE: If you have connected the AVR’s Composite Monitor Out video connector to your TV, you cannot connect a VCR to the AVR for recording.

AVR Analog

Audio Recorder

Connectors

AVR Analog

Video Recorder

Connectors

Connect the Radio Antennas

• Connect the supplied FM antenna to the AVR’s FM 75Ω Radio 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

wires to the AVR’s AM and Gnd connectors. Rotate the antenna as necessary to

minimize background noise.

AVR

Antenna

Connectors

AM Antenna

(supplied)

FM Antenna (supplied)

Bend and fold base

Connect IR Equipment

If you place the AVR inside a cabinet or facing away from the listener so that the AVR’s IR sensor is not within line-of-sight of the remote control, connect an external IR receiver, such as the Harman Kardon HE 1000 (available separately) to the AVR’s IR In connector.

External IR

AVR IR Remote

In Connector

IR IN

Receiver

AVR and Source Devices Installed Inside of Cabinet

Analog Audio/Video Cable (not supplied)

To Analog Audio/Video

Record Inputs

Analog Video Recording Device

Connect to Your Home Network

Use a Cat. 5 or Cat. 5E cable (not supplied) to connect the AVR’s Network connector to your home network to enjoy Internet radio and content from DLNA®-compatible devices that are connected to the network.

AVR

Network

Connector

Cat. 5/5E Cable

(not supplied)

Network

Modem

Home

Network

and

Internet

Connect the Trigger Output

If your system has equipment that can be controlled by a DC trigger signal, connect it to the AVR’s Trigger Out connector with a mono 1/8-inch (3.5mm) mini-plug interconnect cable. The AVR will supply a 12V DC (100mA) trigger signal at this connection whenever it is powered on.

AVR

Mono 1/8-inch (3.5mm)

Device with Trigger

in Connector

Mini-Plug Interconnect (not supplied)

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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

Power Cord

(supplied)

Set Up the Remote Control

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.

NOTE: Remove the protective ﬁlm from the AVR’s front panel to keep it from reducing the remote control’s effectiveness.

Program the Remote to Control Your Source Devices and TV

In addition to using the remote to control the AVR itself and the AM/FM radio, you can program the remote to control up to ﬁve additional audio/video source devices plus your TV via the Cable/Sat, Disc, Server, Game, STB and TV Source Selector buttons. The remote is also ready to operate your iPod or iPhone device when the device is connected to the AVR’s front-panel USB port.

Once you have programmed the remote, you can switch the remote’s control mode to access the functions for a particular source device by pressing the remote’s Source Selector button for that device. To control the AVR, press the remote’s AVR button.

Before you begin programming the remote, review the connections you ﬁlled in on the Input Connections and Source Buttons table on page 13. The Source Selector buttons are assigned to the components that you listed in the table’s “Connected Device” column.

Each of the programmable Source Selector buttons is set at the factory to control that speciﬁc type of device: the Cable/Sat button is set to control cable/satellite tuners, the Disc button is set to control DVD and Blu-ray Disc players, the Server button is set to control digital music servers, the Game button is set to control game consoles, the STB box is set to control DVRs and TiVo

You can program an unused Source Selector button to control a source device that is different from that button’s factory setting (such as programming the Server button to control a DVD player or a second TV), but completely different types of devices, such as CD players and VCRs, cannot be controlled at all. See Advanced Remote Control Programming, on page 26, for more information.

devices, and the TV button is set to control TVs.

1. Turn on the source device you want to program the remote to control.

2. Look up the code numbers for the device in Tables A10 – A17 in the Appendix. Write all the applicable code numbers in a convenient place.

3. Press and hold the Source Selector button for that source device until the Program Indicator LED on the remote starts to ﬂash, then release it. (This procedure places the remote in the Programming mode.)

4. Aim the remote at the source device and use the remote’s Number buttons to enter a

code number from Step 2, above.

a) If the device turns off, press the Source Selector button again to save its code. The

Source Selector button will ﬂash, and the remote will exit the Programming mode.

b) If the device does not turn off, enter another code number.

c) If you run out of code numbers for a device, you can search through all of the codes

in the remote’s library for devices of its type by pressing the Up or Down button repeatedly until the device turns off. When it does, press the Source Selector button to save the code.

5. Check that other functions control the device correctly. Sometimes manufacturers use the same Power code for several models, while other function codes vary. Repeat this process until you’ve programmed a satisfactory code set that operates most of the device’s functions.

6. If you searched through the remote’s code library to ﬁnd the code, you can ﬁnd out which code number you have programmed by pressing and holding the Source Selector button to re-enter the Programming Mode. Then press the remote’s OK button, and the Program Indicator LED will ﬂash in the code sequence. One ﬂash represents “1,” two ﬂashes represent “2,” and so forth. A series of quick ﬂashes represents “0.” Record the code number programmed for each device in Table A6 in the Appendix.

Repeat Steps 3 – 6 for each source device you want to control with the AVR remote.

In general, the label for each button on the remote describes the button’s function when used to control the AVR. However, the button may perform a very different function when used to control another device. Refer to the Remote Control Function List, Table A9 in the Appendix, for each button’s functions with the various product types.

You can also program the remote to perform macros (preprogrammed code sequences that execute many code commands with a single button press) and “punch-through” programming (allowing the remote to operate a device’s channel or transport controls when the remote is in another device’s mode). See Advanced Remote Control Programming, on page 26, for instructions on these functions.

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Set Up the AVR

Turn On the AVR

1. Set the rear-panel Main Power switch to “On.” (The front-panel Power indicator will glow amber.)

2. Press the front-panel Power button.

Main Power

Switch

Unless you will not be using the AVR for an extended period of time, leave the Main Power switch set to “On.” When the Main Power switch is turned off, any settings you have programmed will be preserved for up to four weeks.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If the PROTECT message ever appears in the Message display, turn off the AVR and unplug it. Check all speaker wires for a short circuit (“+” and “–” wires touching). If none is found, bring the unit to an authorized Harman Kardon service center for inspection and repair before using it again.

Using the On-Screen Menu System

Although it’s possible to conﬁgure the AVR using only the remote and the front-panel Message display, it is easier to use the on-screen menu system.

To access the menu system, press the OSD button on the remote. The Master Menu will appear. (Note: If you have only used a composite video connection to your TV, the OSD menus will not appear on your TV. Follow the steps below using the receiver’s front-panel display.)

MASTER MENU

Source Select

Source Setup

Surround Mode

EzSet/EQ

Manual Setup

Network

System Setup

The Master menu consists of seven submenus: Source Select, Source Setup, Surround

Mode, EzSet/EQ, Manual Setup, Network and System Setup.

Use the Up/Down/Left/Right buttons on the remote to navigate the menu system, and press the OK button to select a menu or setting line, or to enter a new setting.

The current menu, setting line or setting will appear in the front-panel Message display, as well as on screen.

To return to the previous menu, press the remote control’s Back button.

Most users should follow the instructions in this Set Up the AVR section to conﬁgure a basic home theater system. You may return to these menus at any time to make additional adjustments, such as those described in the Advanced Functions section, on pages 23 through 27.

Before you begin initial setup, all loudspeakers, a video display and all source devices should be connected to the AVR. You should be able to turn on the AVR and view the Master menu when you press the OSD button. If necessary, reread the Making Connections section and the beginning of this section before continuing.

Power Button

Configure the AVR for Your Speakers

NOTE: If there are fewer than ﬁve main speakers in your system, do not use the EzSet/ EQ process. Instead, proceed as described in Manual Speaker Setup, on page 24.

1. Plug the supplied EzSet/EQ microphone into the AVR’s Headphone connector.

AVR

Headphone

Connector

EzSet/EQ Microphone

(supplied)

2. Place the microphone at ear height in your listening position. The microphone features a threaded insert on the bottom for mounting on a camera tripod.

3. Set the volume control on your subwoofer to approximately the halfway point.

4. Turn on your TV and select the TV input where you connected the AVR in Connect Your

TV or Video Display, on page 13.

5. Press the remote control’s OSD button. The AVR’s on-screen display (OSD) Master Menu will appear on the TV.

NOTE: If you have only used a composite video connection to your TV, the OSD menus will not appear on your TV. Follow the steps below using the receiver’s front-panel display.

MASTER MENU

Source Select

Source Setup

Surround Mode

EzSet/EQ

Manual Setup

Network

System Setup

6. Use the remote’s arrow and OK buttons to select “EzSet/EQ.”

EzSet/EQ

Place the microphone at the listening position and plug it into the Headphone Jack. Do you want to start EzSet/EQ?

Yes No

7. Select “YES.” The Speaker Conﬁguration menu will appear.

EzSet/EQ

Speaker configuration.

5.1

Cancel

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8. Select “5.1.”

9. The test will begin. Make sure that the room is quiet while the test noise is playing through the speakers.

10. When the test ﬁnishes, press the remote’s OSD button to exit.

Assign the AVR Input Connectors

1. Review the input connections you listed on the connection table, on page 13. Note what changes (if any) you have made from the default AVR Input Connector assignments that appear on the list. If you connected your so urce devices according to the entries in the “Default AVR Input Connector” column of the table on page 13, you can skip this section.

2. Turn on your TV and select the TV input where you connected the AVR in Connect Your TV or Video Display, on page 13.

3. Press the remote control’s OSD button. The AVR’s on-screen display (OSD) Master Menu will appear on the TV.

NOTE: If you have used a composite video connection to your TV, the OSD menus will not appear on your TV. Follow the steps below using the AVR’s front-panel display.

MASTER MENU

Source Select

Source Setup

Surround Mode

EzSet/EQ

Manual Setup

Network

System Setup

4. Use the remote’s arrow and OK buttons to select “Source Setup.” If there is a Source Selector for which you want to assign different video or audio connections. use the left/ right arrow buttons to select it, and press the OK button.

Source Setup

Source < Cable/Satellite >

Title

Video In HDMI 1

A udio In H DMI 1

T one Out

Bass 0

T reble 0

Night Mode Off

Record Out A nalog

6. Select “Audio In” and use the left/right arrow buttons to select the audio input connector you want to assign to the Source button.

NOTE: If you have assigned an HDMI Video connector for the Source button you cannot assign a different Audio connector.

Source Setup

Source < Cable/Satellite >

Title

Video In Composite 1

A udio In Optical 1

T one Out

Bass 0

T reble 0

Night Mode Off

Record Out A nalog

7. Repeat steps 4 – 6 for the remaining audio/video connections that you want to reassign.

Set Up the Network

To play MP3 or WMA media located on DLNA-compatible devices connected to the network, to use the AVR’s internal Internet radio tuner (vTuner) to listen to audio streams or to stream audio to the AVR via AirPlay, connect the AVR’s Network connector to the Ethernet port on a router or modem that has Internet access, to a home network, or to a PC. (See Connect to Your Home Network, on page 15.)

We recommend that you connect the AVR directly to a home-network router so that it can directly access the Internet for Internet radio and access other devices on the network for playback of shared content (see Listening to Media on Your Home Network, on page 21, for more information).

If your network uses an automatic IP address, you should not have to perform any network setup procedures. Once you connect the AVR to your home network, the network should automatically assign the AVR an IP address, and the AVR should automatically connect to your network. If your AVR does not automatically connect to your network (in which case the AVR will display a “Not Connected” message when you press the Network source button):

1. Press the OSD button and select Network. The Network setup menu will appear.

Network

IP Configuration Auto

IP Address 000.000.000.000 Subnet Mast 255.000.000.000 Gateway 000.000.000.000 Primary DNS 000.000.000.000 Secondary DNS 0 00.000.000.000

Proxy Config Off

IP Address 000.000.000.000 Port 000

5. Select “Video In” and use the left/right arrow buttons to select the video input connector you want to assign to the Source Selector button. Press the OK button.

NOTE: If you select an HDMI connector for the Video connection the Audio connection will automatically change to the same HDMI connector.

Source Setup

Source < Cable/Satellite >

Title

Video In HDMI 2

A udio In H DMI 2

T one Out

Bass 0

T reble 0

Night Mode Off

Record Out A nalog

2. Select IP Conﬁguration, then press the Left or Right button twice to cycle the setting from “Auto” to “Manual” and back to “Auto.”

3. Scroll to the bottom of the list and select “Apply & Save.” The AVR will enter the Standby mode. When you turn the AVR back on, it will attempt to connect to the network.

4. If the AVR again fails to connect to the network, you may need to enter your network’s settings manually. In this case, you must obtain these settings from your ISP or network administrator. After obtaining your network’s settings:

a) Select IP Address and use the Left or Right button to change the setting to “Manual.”

The following settings will become active: IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary DNS and Secondary DNS.

b) Use the Up/Down arrow buttons to select the correct numbers and make the entries

for all of these settings.

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c) When you have ﬁnished, select “Apply & Save,” and press the OK button. The AVR

will refresh the network connection while it remains on. If the AVR cannot connect to the network using the manual settings, contact your ISP or network administrator for assistance.

• Proxy Cong: If you have connected the AVR’s Network connection to a proxy network,

use the Left/Right buttons to set this to “On”, and use the number buttons to enter tne proxy network’s IP address and port.

• Network Status: This line indicates the AVR’s current network-connection status

(Connected/Not Connected/Network Problem).

• Apply & Save: Any time you make a change in any of the Network settings, the Apply &

Save line will become available. Select this line and press the OK button. The AVR will go into the Standby mode. After you turn the AVR back on, the new network settings will be in effect. IMPORTANT: You must select “Apply & Save” for your network

settings to take effect.

NOTE: If you have trouble connecting to the network at any time, cycle the AVR into the Standby mode, and then turn it back on.

Additional Source Setup Menu Items

You can also adjust the following settings independently for each source:

Title: You may change the display name for any source (except the radio). This feature may help you to select the correct source device even when you have forgotten which physical connections you used.

1. Move the cursor to the Title line and press the OK button. A block cursor will blink.

2. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the alphabet in upper and lower case, the numbers and many punctuation marks. When you have selected the desired character, press the Right button to move to the next space. Press the Right button twice to leave a blank space.

3. Press the OK button when you have ﬁnished.

Tone: This setting determines whether the treble and bass controls are active. When this line is set to Out, the tone controls are out of the circuit, with no changes to the sound. When this line is set to In, the bass and treble frequencies are boosted or cut, depending upon the Bass and Treble settings (see below).

Bass and Treble: Boost or cut the low or high frequencies by up to 10dB by using the Left/Right buttons to change the setting by 2dB at a time.

Night Mode: This setting activates Night mode with specially encoded Dolby Digital discs or broadcasts. Night mode compresses the audio so that louder passages are reduced in volume to avoid disturbing others, while dialogue remains intelligible. Each press of the right arrow button advances through the following settings:

• Off: No compression is applied. Loud passages in the program remain as they were

recorded.

• Mid: Loud passages in the program are reduced moderately in volume.

• Max: Loud passages in the program are reduced more in volume.

Record Out: This setting determines the source of the signal that appears at the Analog Audio Rec Out connectors for the Cable/Sat, TV, Disc, Server, Aux, Game, STB and Audio sources:

• DSP Down mix: This setting outputs audio from digital audio input connections (HDMI,

optical, coaxial) and analog audio input connections (Analog 1/2, Aux).

• Analog: This setting outputs audio only from the analog audio input connections (Analog

1/2, Aux).

NOTE: Although the USB, FM/AM, AirPlay, DLNA, and Internet Radio sources do not have Record Out settings, they are also available for recording.

When you’re ﬁnished, press the remote’s OSD button to turn off the on-screen menu.

Operating Your AVR

Now that you have installed your components and completed a basic conﬁguration, you are ready to begin enjoying your home theater system.

Controlling the Volume

Adjust the volume either by turning the front-panel Volume knob (clockwise to increase volume or counterclockwise to decrease volume) or by pressing the Volume Up/Down buttons on the remote. The volume is displayed as a negative number of decibels (dB) below the 0dB reference point.

0dB is the maximum recommended volume for your AVR. Although it’s possible to turn the volume to a higher level, doing so may damage your hearing and your speakers. For certain more dynamic audio materials, even 0dB may be too high, allowing for damage to equipment. Use caution with regard to volume levels.

Muting the Sound

To mute all speakers and the headphones, press the Mute button on the remote. Any recording in progress will not be affected. The MUTE message will appear in the frontpanel display as a reminder. To restore the sound, press the Mute button again, or adjust the volume.

Listening Through Headphones

Plug the 1/4-inch stereo plug on a pair of headphones into the front-panel Phones jack for private listening. The default headphone surround mode for all sources except FM and AM is HARMAN Headphone, which will emulate a 5.1-channel speaker system. The default surround mode for FM and AM is 2-Ch Stereo. Press the Surround Mode button on the front panel or use the remote and OSD to switch between HARMAN Headphone and 2-Ch Stereo. No other surround modes are available for headphone listening.

Selecting a Source

There are three different ways to select a source:

• Press the front-panel Source Select buttons.

• Directly select any source by pressing its Source Selector button on the remote.

• Select a source from the Source Select menu in the OSD menu system.

The AVR selects the audio and video inputs you assigned to the source and any other settings you made during setup.

The source name and the surround mode will appear on the front panel.

Video Troubleshooting Tips

If there is no picture:

• Check the source selection.

• Check all connections for a loose or incorrect connection.

• Check the video-input selection on the TV/display device.

Additional Tips for Troubleshooting HDMI Connections

• Turn off all devices (including the TV, the AVR and any source components).

• Unplug the HDMI cables, starting with the cable between the AVR and the TV, and

continuing with the cables between the AVR and each source device.

• Carefully reconnect the cables from the source devices to the AVR. Connect the

cable from the AVR to the TV last.

• Turn on the devices in this order: TV, AVR, source devices.

NOTE: Depending upon the particular components involved, the complexity of the required communication between HDMI components may cause delays of up to a minute in the completion of some actions, such as input switching or switching between SD and HD channels.

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Listening to FM and AM Radio

Select the Radio source. Use the Tuning Up/Down buttons to tune a station, which will be shown on the front-panel display and the TV screen.

The AVR defaults to automatic tuning, meaning each press of the Tuning Up/Down buttons scans until a station with acceptable signal strength is found. To switch to manual tuning, in which each press of a Tuning button steps through a single frequency increment, press the Tuning Mode button. Each press of the Tuning Mode button toggles between the automatic and manual tuning modes.

Once you have tuned an FM station, toggling the Tuning Mode setting also switches the radio between stereo and monaural reception. (Mono reception may improve reception of weaker stations.)

Preset Stations

A total of 30 stations (AM and FM combined) may be stored as presets. When the desired station has been tuned in, press the Memory button on the remote, and two dashes will ﬂash on the front-panel Message display. Use the Number buttons to enter the desired preset number.

To tune a preset station, press the Preset Up/Down buttons or enter the preset number using the Number buttons.

Listening to Internet Radio (vTuner™)

Your AVR’s Network connection brings you a world of MP3- and WMA-format streams via the Internet. After you have successfully connected to your home network as described in Connect to Your Home Network, on page 15, and set up the network as described in Set Up the Network, on page 18, press the Network Source Selector button on the remote until Internet Radio appears on the AVR’s front-panel display. (Each press cycles between the Network and Internet Radio sources.)

vTuner

Favorite Added Stations Location Genre New Stations P odcasts by Location P odcasts by Genre Search

With the vTuner screen (above) displayed, the AVR will automatically connect to the Internet via the www.radioharmankardon.com portal. To select a stream, use the Up/ Down buttons to select a category.

Favorites: To create a Favorites list:

1) Write down your AVR’s MAC Address number, which is found in the Network Setup menu. See Set Up the Network, on page 18, for more information.

2) Log onto www.radioharmankardon.com from your computer. Create an account using your AVR’s MAC address as its ID number.

Favorites that you select on the Web site will be available when you listen to vTuner on the AVR.

Listening to an iPod/iPhone/iPad Device

When a compatible iPod, iPhone or iPad is connected to the AVR’s USB port, you may play the audio materials on the device through your high-quality audio/video system, operate the iPod, iPhone or iPad using the AVR remote, view navigation messages on the AVR’s front panel or a connected video display and charge the connected device.

After connecting your iPod, iPhone or iPad to the AVR’s USB port, press the USB Source Selector button. (If “USB” appears as the source, press the button a second time to switch from the USB source to the iPod source.) The iPod menu screen will appear.

Music

Playlists Artist Albums Songs Genres Composers A udio Books P odcasts

Use the Up/Down and OK buttons to navigate through the list and select the desired category. When the category’s screen appears, use the Up/Down and OK buttons to navigate within the category and make selections. NOTE: Not all categories may appear with all iPod/iPhone /iPad devices.

Once you select a song the iPod playback screen will appear on the OSD.

iPod/iPhone/iPad

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NOTE: The categories displayed may vary by region.

Once you select a stream, the OSD will display the vTuner playback screen, which contains information about the currently playing song.

vTuner

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The screen will show the currently playing song, artist, album, elapsed time and total track time. Use the remote’s Transport Control buttons to control playback.

• To return to a previous menu screen at any time, press the Back button.

Listening to Media on a USB Device

Your AVR is compatible with USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 media in the FAT 16 or FAT 32 ﬁle format and is compatible with the following MP3 and WMA media:

• MP3: Bit rates between 96kbps and 320kbps. Fixed bit-rates at 44.1kHz sampling is

recommended. Variable bit-rates (VBR) are playable, but playing time may be displayed incorrectly. Files must have an “.mp3” ﬁle extension.

• WMA: Bit rates of 64kbps or higher.

NOTE: Bit rates of 80kbps and 256kbps are not compatible. Files must have a “.wma” ﬁle extension.

A maximum number of 65,536 folders and ﬁles can be supported.

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Playing ﬁles on a USB device

1. Insert the USB drive into the AVR’s front-panel USB port.

IMPORTANT: Do not connect a personal computer or peripheral to the USB port. USB hubs are not supported.

2. Select USB as the source device. (If “iPod” appears as the source, press the button a second time to switch from the iPod source to the USB source.) The USB screen will appear.

USB

Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4

3. Use the remote’s Up, Down and OK buttons to select a folder and display its contents.

4. Use the remote’s Up, Down and OK buttons to select a song. The song will play and the USB playback screen will appear on the OSD.

USB

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To share media on PCs:

1. Open Windows Media Player.

2. Open the Library menu and select “Media Sharing.” The Media Sharing window will appear.

3. Check the “Share My Media” box. An icon for the AVR will appear in the window.

4. Select the AVR icon, select “Allow,” then select “OK.”

The computer’s WMA and MP3 media should now be available to the AVR.

To share media on other types of computers, operating systems or media software, check the instructions for the computer, operating system or media player.

To listen to shared media:

1. Press the Network Source Selector button. (If “Internet Radio” appears as the source, press the button a second time to switch from the Internet Radio source to the Network source.) The Network screen will appear.

Home Network

Server 1 Server 2 Server 3

The screen should list by name all devices on the network that allow sharing.

2. Use the remote’s Up, Down and OK buttons to select a device. The screen will display the device’s folder structure.

3. Use the Up and Down buttons to browse the content stored in the device’s media player library. Scroll to the desired item and press the OK button to select it. The song will play and the Network playback screen will appear on the OSD.

• Use the remote’s Transport Control buttons to control playback.

• To access Shufe and Repeat functions, press the remote’s Options button.

When the song is ﬁnished playing the remaining contents of the folder will play.

Listening to Media via Your Home Network

Your AVR can play MP3 and WMA audio media that is stored on a PC or Mac computer when both the computer and the AVR are connected to your home network router.

MP3 compatibility: Mono or stereo, constant bit rates (CBR) from 8kbps to 320kbps,

variable bit rates (VBR) from lowest to highest quality, with sample rates from 8kHz to 48kHz.

WMA compatibility: Ver. 9.2, stereo CBR with 32kHz – 48kHz sampling rate and 40kbps – 192kbps bit rate, mono CBR with 8kHz – 16kHz sampling rate and 5kbps – 16kbps bit rate, VBR Pass Encoding and Quality Encoding 10 – 98, 44kHz and 48kHz sampling rate.

NOTE:

• A PC must be running Windows Media® Player version 11 or higher, Windows

Media Center version 2.0 or 3.0, or Intel® Media Server. We recommend that any ﬁrewalls be turned off, although Windows Media Player may automatically make any necessary adjustments to the ﬁrewall settings to allow media sharing.

• An Apple Macintosh computer must be running DLNA (Digital Living Network

Alliance)-compliant software such as HARMAN Media Manager. To download the free HARMAN Media Manager software, go to http://www.locale. harmankardon.com/en-US/hmm/mediamanager.html.

IMPORTANT: Before you can access ﬁles located on other devices via the network, each device must ﬁrst give permission to share ﬁles with the AVR:

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• Use the remote’s Transport Control buttons to control playback.

• To access Shufe and Repeat functions, press the remote’s Options button.

When the song is ﬁnished playing the remaining contents of the folder will play.

NOTE:

• The Repeat settings are global for Network playback and USB playback.

Changing these settings for one of these sources will change the other source’s settings as well.

• Although video content may appear in the menu, the AVR does not support

video playback from the Network connection.

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and Advanced Functions

Listening to Media via AirPlay

If you have connected the AVR to a network router that has Wi-Fi® capability, you can wirelessly stream audio to it via AirPlay from compatible Apple devices with iOS 4.2 or newer that are joined on the same Wi-Fi network, and from computers that have iTunes

10.1 or newer that are joined on the same Wi-Fi or wired network.

To initiate AirPlay streaming to the AVR:

• To initiate AirPlay streaming from a computer with iTunes, launch iTunes, click on the

AirPlay button that appears at the bottom of the computer’s iTunes window, and select “HK AVR170” in the pop-up list that appears.

HK AVR170

Select

AirPlay

Button

“HK AVR170” From Pop-Up List

• To initiate AirPlay streaming from an iPod, iPhone or iPad device, tap the AirPlay button

on the device’s screen and select “HK AVR 170” in the speaker-selection list that appears.

The AirPlay audio stream will break in and interrupt the source that is currently playing through the AVR. The AirPlay screen will appear on the OSD.

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Use the remote’s Transport Control buttons to control playback.

To terminate AirPlay streaming and return to the previously playing source, press the remote’s Back button at any time while the AirPlay screen is displayed.

Selecting a Surround Mode

Selecting a surround mode can be as simple or sophisticated as your individual system and tastes. Feel free to experiment, and you may ﬁnd a few favorites for certain sources or program types. You can ﬁnd more detailed information on surround modes in Audio Processing and Surround Sound, page 23.

To select a surround mode, press the OSD Button on the remote to display the Master menu:

MASTER MENU

Source Select

Source Setup

Surround Mode

EzSet/EQ

Manual Setup

Network

System Setup

Use the Up/Down and OK buttons to select Surround Mode. The Surround Mode menu will appear:

SURROUND MODE

A uto Select Virtual Stereo Movie Music Video Game

Use the Up/Down and OK buttons to select the desired surround-mode category.

Auto Select: For a digital program, such as a movie recorded with a Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrack, the AVR will automatically use the soundtrack’s native surround format. For 2-channel analog and PCM programs, the AVR uses the Logic 7 Movie, Logic 7 Music or Logic 7 Game mode, depending on the source.

Virtual Surround: When only two main speakers are present in the system, you can use

the Virtual Surround mode to create an enhanced sound eld that virtualizes the missing

speakers.

Stereo: When you want 2-channel playback, select the number of speakers you want to use for playback:

• “2 CH Stereo” uses two speakers.

• “5 CH Stereo” plays the left-channel signal through the front left and surround left

speakers, the right-channel signal through the front right and surround right speakers, and a summed mono signal through the center speaker.

Movie: Select from the following when you want a surround mode for movie playback: Logic 7 Movie, DTS NEO:6 Cinema or Dolby Pro Logic II Movie.

Music: Select from the following when you want a surround mode for music playback: Logic 7 Music, DTS NEO:6 Music or Dolby Pro Logic II Music. The Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode provides some additional settings. See Audio Processing and Surround Sound, on page 23, for more information.

Video Game: Select from the following when you want a surround mode for game playback: Logic 7 Game or Dolby Pro Logic II Game.

After you select the Surround Mode Categopry, use the Left/Right buttons to change the surround mode.

You can also select surround modes using the AVR’s front-panel buttons:

1. Press the Surr Mode button. The Message display will show the surround-mode category and surround mode.

2. To change the surround mode within the surround-mode category, press the Surround

Select Up/Down buttons. Each press will change to the next surround mode.

3. To change the surround-mode category, press the Surr Mode button. Each press will

change to the next surround-mode category.

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Advanced Functions

Much of the adjusting and conﬁguration your AVR requires is handled automatically, with

little intervention required on your part. You can also customize your AVR to suit your

system and your tastes. In this section, we will describe some of the more advanced adjustments available to you.

Audio Processing and Surround Sound

Audio signals can be encoded in a variety of formats that can affect not only the quality of the sound but also the number of speaker channels and the surround mode. You may also manually select a different surround mode, when available.

Analog Audio Signals

Analog audio signals usually consist of two channels – left and right. Your AVR offers several options for analog playback:

• Stereo: When you want conventional 2-channel playback, select “2-CH STEREO” as the surround mode. Sound will be output from the front left and right speakers (and subwoofer, if your system has one).

• 5-Ch Stereo: When you want to hear stereo sound through all of the system’s speakers (such as during a party), select “5CH STEREO” as the surround mode. This plays the left-channel signal through the front left and surround left speakers, the right-channel signal through the front right and surround right speakers, and a summed mono signal through the center speaker (in addition to the subwoofer, if your system has one).

• Multi-Channel Surround Modes: Your AVR is able to process 2-channel audio signals to produce multichannel surround sound, even when no surround sound has been encoded in the recording. Among the available modes are the Dolby Pro Logic II, Virtual Surround, DTS NEO:6, and Logic 7 modes. To select one of these modes, see Selecting a Surround Mode, on page 22.

Digital Audio Signals

Digital audio signals offer greater ﬂexibility and capacity than analog signals and allow the encoding of discrete channel information directly into the signal. The result is improved sound quality and startling directionality, since each channel’s information is transmitted discretely. High-resolution recordings sound extraordinarily distortion-free, especially in the high frequencies.

Surround Modes

Surround-mode selection depends upon the format of the incoming audio signal as well as your personal taste. Although there is never a time when all of the AVR’s surround modes are available, there is usually a wide variety of modes available for a given input. Table A8 in the Appendix, on page 32, offers a brief description of each mode and indicates the types of incoming signals or digital bitstreams the mode may be used with. Additional information about the Dolby and DTS modes is available on the companies’ Web sites: www.dolby.com and www.dtsonline.com.

When in doubt, check the jacket of your disc for more information on which surround modes are available. Usually, nonessential sections of the disc, such as trailers, extra materials or the disc menu, are available only in Dolby Digital 2.0 (2-channel) or PCM 2-channel mode. If the main title is playing and the display shows one of these surround modes, look for an audio or language setup section in the disc’s menu. Also, make sure your disc player’s audio output is set to the original bitstream rather than 2-channel PCM. Stop play and check the player’s output setting.

The channels included in a typical 5.1-channel recording are front left, front right, center, surround left, surround right and LFE (low-frequency effects). The LFE channel is denoted as “.1” to represent the fact that it is limited to the low frequencies.

Digital formats include Dolby Digital 2.0 (two channels only), Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus (7.1), Dolby TrueHD (7.1), DTS-HD High-Resolution Audio (7.1), DTS-HD

Master Audio (7.1), DTS 5.1, DTS 96/24 (5.1), 2-channel PCM modes in 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz or 96kHz, and 5.1 or 7.1 multichannel PCM. (Your AVR will downmix the discrete

surround back-channel information in 6.1-channel and 7.1-channel recordings into your system’s surround left and surround right channels.)

When the AVR receives a digital bitstream, it detects the encoding method and the number of channels, which is displayed brieﬂy as three numbers, separated by slashes (e.g., “3/2/.1”).

The ﬁrst number indicates the number of front channels in the signal: “1” represents a monophonic recording (usually an older program that has been digitally remastered or, more rarely, a modern program for which the director has chosen mono as a special effect). “2” indicates the presence of the left and right channels but no center channel. “3” indicates that all three front channels (left, right and center) are present.

The second number indicates whether any surround channels are present: “0” indicates that no surround information is present. “1” indicates that a matrixed surround signal is present. “2” indicates discrete surround left and right channels. (Bitstreams with discrete surround back left and right channel signals will be indicated by a “4,” although the AVR downmixes the surround back-channel information into the surround left and right channels.)

The third number is used for the LFE channel: “0” indicates no LFE channel. “.1” indicates that an LFE channel is present.

Dolby Digital 2.0 signals may include a Dolby Surround ﬂag indicating DS-ON or DS-OFF, depending on whether the 2-channel bitstream contains only stereo information or a downmix of a multichannel program that can be decoded by the AVR’s Dolby Pro Logic decoder. By default, these signals are played in Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode.

When a PCM signal is received, the PCM message and the sampling rate (32kHz,

44.1kHz, 48kHz or 96kHz) will appear.

When only two channels – left and right – are present, the analog surround modes may be used to decode the signal into multiple channels. If you would prefer a different surround format than the native signal’s digital encoding, press the Surround Modes button to display the Surround Modes menu (see Selecting a Surround Mode, on page 22).

The Auto Select option sets the surround mode to the native signal’s digital encoding, e.g., Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio. For analog 2-channel materials, the AVR defaults to the Logic 7 Movie mode. For Dolby Digital 2.0 programs, the AVR defaults to the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode, which creates a 5.1-channel surround-sound presentation from the 2-channel program. If you prefer a different surround mode, select the surround-mode category: Virtual Surround, Stereo, Movie, Music or Video Game. Press the OK button to change the mode.

Each surround-mode category is set to a default surround mode:

• Virtual: Virtual Surround.

• Stereo: 5-CH Stereo.

• Movie: Logic 7 Movie.

• Music: Logic 7 Music.

• Video Game: Logic 7 Game.

You may select a different mode for each category. Below is a complete list of available surround modes. (The actual surround modes available will depend on the number of speakers in your system.)

• Virtual: Virtual Surround.

• Stereo: 2-CH Stereo or 5-CH Stereo.

• Movie: Logic 7 Movie, Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, DTS NEO:6 Cinema.

• Music: Logic 7 Music, Dolby Pro Logic II Music, DTS NEO:6 Music.

• Video Game: Logic 7 Game, Dolby Pro Logic II Game.

Once you have programmed the surround mode for each type of audio, select the line from the Surround Modes menu to override the AVR’s automatic surround-mode selection. The AVR will use the same surround mode the next time you select that source.

Please refer to Table A8 in the Appendix for more information on which surround modes are available with different bitstreams.

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Dolby Pro Logic II Music Mode Adjustments

When you select Dolby Pro Logic II as the music surround mode, additional adjustments become available:

Mode : Music

Dolby Pro Logic II Music

Center Width 3 Dimension 0 P anorama Off

Center Width: This setting affects how vocals sound through the three front speakers. A lower number focuses the vocal information tightly on the center channel. Higher numbers (up to 7) broaden the vocal soundstage. Use the Left/Right buttons to adjust this setting.

Dimension: This setting affects the depth of the surround presentation, allowing you to “move” the sound toward the front or rear of the room. The setting of “0” is a neutral default. Setting “F-3” moves the sound toward the front of the room, while setting “R-3” moves the sound toward the rear. Use the Left/Right buttons to adjust it.

Panorama: With the Panorama mode turned on, some of the sound from the front speakers is moved to the surround speakers, creating an enveloping “wraparound” effect. Each press of the OK button toggles the setting On or Off.

Manual Speaker Setup

Your AVR is ﬂexible and may be conﬁgured to work with most speakers and to compensate for the acoustic characteristics of your room.

The EzSet/EQ process automatically detects the capabilities of each connected speaker and optimizes the AVR’s performance with your speakers. If you are unable to run EzSet/

EQ calibration, or if you wish to set up your AVR for your speakers manually, use the Manual Setup on-screen menus.

Before beginning, place your loudspeakers as explained in the Place Your Speakers section, on page 10, and connect them to the AVR. Consult the owner’s guide for the speakers or the manufacturer’s Web site for their frequency-range speciﬁcation. Although you may set the AVR’s individual channel levels “by ear,” an SPL (sound-pressure level) meter purchased at a local electronics store will provide greater accuracy.

Record your conﬁguration settings in Tables A3 and A5 in the Appendix for easy re-entry after a system reset or after the AVR’s Master Power switch has been turned off or the unit has been unplugged for more than four weeks.

Step One – Determine Your Speakers’ Crossover Frequencies

Without using the EzSet/EQ process, the AVR can’t detect how many speakers you’ve

connected to it; nor can it determine their capabilities. Consult the technical speciﬁcations for all of your speakers and locate the frequency response, usually given as a range, e.g.,

100Hz – 20kHz (±3dB). Write down the lowest frequency that each of your speakers is capable of playing (100Hz in the above example) as the crossover in Table A6 in the

Appendix.

Step Two – Measure the Speaker Distances

Ideally, all of your speakers would be placed in a circle, with the listening position at the center. However, you may have had to place some speakers a little farther away from the listening position than others. Sounds that are supposed to arrive simultaneously from different speakers may blur, due to different arrival times.

Your AVR provides a Distance adjustment that compensates for these real-world speakerplacement differences.

Measure the distance from each speaker to the listening position, and write it down in Table A3 in the Appendix. Even if all of your speakers are the same distance from the listening position, enter your speaker distances as described in Set the Speaker Distances, on this page 25.

Step Three – Manual Setup Menu

Now you are ready to program the AVR. Sit in your usual listening position, and make the room as quiet as possible.

With the AVR and video display turned on, press the OSD button to display the menu system and select Manual Setup. The Manual Setup menu will appear:

Manual Setup

Number of Speaks Sub Mode Crossover Distance Level Adjust

NOTE: To save your settings, press the remote’s Back button

For best results, adjust the submenus in this order: Number of Speakers, Crossover, Sub Mode, Distance and Level Adjust.

Number of Speakers

This selection lets you program the correct setting for each speaker group. The settings in this menu affect the remainder of the speaker-setup process and the availability of various surround modes at any time.

Select “On” when the speakers are present in the system; select “Off” for positions where no speakers are installed. The Front Left & Right setting is always “On” and may not be disabled.

Number of Speaks

Left/Right On Center On Surround On SubWoofer On

NOTE: This frequency is not the same as the “Crossover Frequency” that may be listed in the speaker’s speciﬁcations.

For the subwoofer, write down the transducer size. The AVR’s bass management

determines which speakers will be used to play back the low-frequency (bass) portion of the source program. Sending the lowest notes to small satellite speakers will result in bad sound and may even damage the speakers. The highest notes may not be heard at all through the subwoofer.

With proper bass management, the AVR divides the source signal at a crossover point. All information above that crossover point is played through your system’s speakers, and all information below the crossover point is played through the subwoofer. This way, each loudspeaker in your system will perform at its best, delivering a more powerful and enjoyable sound experience.

When you have ﬁnished, press the remote’s Back button.

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Crossover

After you return to the Manual Setup menu, navigate to the Crossover line and press the OK button to display the Crossover menu.

Crossover

Left/Right 100Hz Center 100Hz Surround 1 00Hz Sub 10inch

Refer to Table A5 for each speaker’s crossover frequency.

NOTE: The AVR will let you adjust settings only for those speaker groups you set to On in the Number of Speakers menu.

For each speaker group, select one of these eight crossover frequencies: LARGE, 40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz, 100Hz, 120Hz, 150Hz or 200Hz. If the speaker’s crossover frequency is below 40Hz, select the rst option, LARGE. This setting doesn’t refer to the speaker’s physical size but to its frequency response, which is also called “full range.”

Specify the size of the subwoofer’s transducer as 8, 10, 12 or 15 inches. The AVR always sets the subwoofer crossover to 100Hz but uses the transducer size for equalization.

Write down the settings in Table A5 in the Appendix.

When you have ﬁnished entering the settings, press the remote’s Back button.

Sub Mode

After you return to the Manual Setup menu, navigate to the Sub Mode line and press the OK button to display the Sub Mode menu. This setting depends upon the Crossover setting you selected for the left and right speakers.

• If you set the Left/Right speakers to a numeric crossover frequency, the subwoofer

setting will always be SUB. All low-frequency information will always be sent to the subwoofer. If you don’t have a subwoofer, either upgrade to full-range front left and right speakers or add a subwoofer at the earliest opportunity.

• If you set the front speakers to LARGE, select one of the three following settings for

the subwoofer:

L/R+LFE: This setting sends all low-frequency information to the subwoofer, including a) low-frequency information that is also played through the front left and right speakers and b) the special low-frequency effects (LFE) channel information.

OFF: Select this setting when no subwoofer is in use. All low-frequency information will be sent to the front left and right speakers.

LFE: This setting plays low-frequency information contained in the full-range program channels through the front left and right speakers, and directs only the LFE-channel information to the subwoofer.

When you have ﬁnished entering the settings, press the remote’s Back button.

Set the Speaker Distances

As described above in Step Two, when you measured the distances from each of your speakers to the listening position, your AVR provides an adjustment that compensates for the different distances so that the sound from each speaker will reach the listening position at the proper time. This process will improve the clarity and detail of the sound.

After you return to the Manual Setup menu, navigate to the Distance line and press the OK button to display the Distance menu.

Distance

FL 3.0M CEN 3.0M FR 3.0M SR 3.0M SL 3.0M Sub 3.0M Delay Reset Off Unit Meter A/V Sync Delay 0mS

Enter the distance from each speaker to the listening position that you measured in Step Two and recorded in Table A3 in the Appendix (see page 30). Select a speaker, then use the Left/Right buttons to change the measurement. You can enter distances between 0 and 30 feet (9m). The default distance for all speakers is 10 feet (3m).

The default unit of measurement is meters. To change the unit to feet, scroll down to the Unit line and press the Left/Right buttons.

When you have ﬁnished entering the settings, press the remote’s Back button.

Step Four – Setting Channel Output Levels Manually

For a conventional stereo AVR, a simple balance control adjusts the stereo imaging by varying the relative loudness of the left and right channels. In a home theater system with up to ﬁve main channels plus a subwoofer, achieving proper imaging becomes both more critical and more complex. The goal is to ensure that each channel is heard at the listening position with equal loudness (when signals of equal loudness are played through them).

Your AVR’s EzSet/EQ calibration can handle this critical task for you simply and

automatically. However, the AVR’s Level Adjust menu allows you to calibrate the levels manually, either using the system’s built-in test tone or while playing source material.

After you return to the Manual Setup menu, navigate to the Level Adjust line and press the OK button to display the Level Adjust menu.

Level Adjust

FL 0dB CEN 0dB FR 0dB SR 0dB SL 0dB Sub 0dB Channel Reset Off T est T one SEQ Manual T est T one Off

All of the system’s speakers will appear with their current level settings. You can adjust each speaker’s level between –10dB and +10dB in 1dB increments.

While making adjustments, you can measure the channel levels in one of these ways:

• Preferably, use a handheld SPL meter set to C-weighting, slow scale. Adjust each

speaker so that the meter reads 75dB when the AVR’s built-in test noise is playing.

• By ear. Adjust the levels so that the test tone sounds equally loud to you when it plays

through each speaker.

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To set your levels using the AVR’s internal test tone, select the menu’s Test Tone Seq line and use the Left/Right buttons to select between Auto and Manual. After selecting Auto or Manual, move the cursor to the Test Tone line and use the Left/Right buttons to change the setting to On.

Auto: The test tone will automatically circulate to all speakers, as indicated by the highlight bar. Use the Left/Right buttons to adjust the level for any speaker when the test tone is paused there. Use the Up/Down buttons to move the cursor to another line, and the test tone will follow the cursor. To stop the test tone, use the Up/Down buttons to move the cursor out of the screen’s speaker-listings area.

Manual: The test tone will stay on the current speaker until you use the Up/Down buttons to move it to another speaker. Use the Left/Right buttons to adjust the level for the speaker through which the test tone is playing.

If you are listening to an external source while you set your output levels, set Test Tone to Off, use the Up/Down buttons to navigate to each speaker, and use the Left/Right buttons to adjust the speaker’s level while the source plays.

NOTE: If you are using a handheld SPL meter with external source material, such as a test disc or an audio selection, play it and adjust the AVR’s master volume control until the meter measures 75dB. Then adjust the individual speaker levels.

Channel Reset: To reset all channel levels to their factory defaults of 0dB, select this line

and press the Left/Right buttons.

When you have ﬁnished adjusting the speaker levels, record the settings in Table A5 in the Appendix. Then press the remote’s Back button to return to the previous menu screen, or press the remote’s OSD button to exit the menu system.

Notes on Setting Speaker Volumes in Home Theater Systems:

While setting your system’s individual speaker volume levels is ultimately up to your personal taste, here are some ideas you may ﬁnd helpful:

• For lms and video-music programs, your overall goal should be to create an

enveloping, realistic sound ﬁeld that draws you into the ﬁlm or music program without drawing your attention away from the action on the screen.

• For multichannel music recordings, some music producers will create a sound eld that

places the musicians all around you; others will create a sound ﬁeld that places the musicians in front of you, with more subtle ambience in the surround speakers (as you would experience in a concert hall).

• In most 5.1-channel lm soundtracks, the surround speakers are not intended to be

as loud or as active as the front speakers. Adjusting the surround speakers so they are always as loud as the front speakers could make dialogue difﬁcult to understand and will make some sound effects sound unrealistically loud.

Notes on Setting Subwoofer Volume:

• Sometimes the ideal subwoofer volume setting for music is too loud for lms, while the

ideal setting for ﬁlms is too quiet for music. When setting the subwoofer volume, listen to both music and ﬁlms with strong bass content and ﬁnd a “middle ground” volume level that works for both.

• If your subwoofer always seems too loud or too quiet, you may want to place it in a

different location. Placing the subwoofer in a corner will always tend to increase its bass output, while placing it away from any walls or corners will always tend to lessen its bass output.

System Setup

The AVR’s System Setup menu lets you customize the way many of the AVR’s features

operate. Press the OSD button and navigate to the System Setup line. Press the OK button to display the System Setup menu.

VFD Fade Time Out: Some people ﬁnd the brightness of the AVR’s front-panel display distracting during movies or listening sessions. It’s possible to dim the front-panel display completely using the remote’s Display Dimmer button (see System Remote Control Functions, on pages 8 and 9). The VFD Fade Time Out sets the display to remain dark most of the time, lighting up only when a button is pressed or a remote command is received, and going dark again ﬁve seconds after the last command. The feature also causes the display to light up only when a button is pressed but the display immediately begins to fade to dark. This setting allows you to program the length of the fade time. Select a time-out period of between three and ten seconds, or select Off if you prefer to leave the displays on at all times or to use the Display Dimmer button.

Volume Default and Default Volume Set: These two settings are used together to program the volume level the AVR defaults to when you turn it on. Set Volume Default to On, and then set the Default Volume Set to the desired turn-on volume. When Volume Default is set to Off, the AVR will turn on at the last-used volume setting from the previous listening session.

HDMI Audio To TV: This setting determines whether HDMI audio signals are passed through the HDMI Monitor Out connector to the video display. In normal operation, leave this setting at Off, as audio will be played through the AVR. To use the TV by itself, without the home theater system, turn this setting to On. In this case, you will need to mute the TV’s speakers (or switch the setting to Off) when using the AVR for audio.

Semi OSD Time Out: Program the amount of time (2 to 5 seconds) the two-line semiOSD status messages remain on screen, or deactivate the semi-OSD display altogether if you ﬁnd it distracting. These messages will continue to appear on the AVR’s front-panel display.

Full OSD Time Out: Program the amount of time (20, 30, 40 or 50 seconds) the full OSD menus remain visible on screen. The full OSD system may not be deactivated.

HDMI Link: This setting allows the communication of control information among the HDMI devices in your system. Turn this setting to On to allow control communication among the HDMI devices; turn the setting to Off to forbid control communication.

Adjust Lip Sync: This setting lets you resynchronize the audio and video signals from

a source to eliminate a “lip sync” problem. Lip sync issues can occur when the video portion of a signal undergoes additional processing in either the source device or the video display. Use the Left/Right buttons to delay the audio by up to 180ms.

Upgrade Software: If a software upgrade is released for your AVR, installation instructions will be available in the Product Support section of the Web site or from Harman Kardon customer service. At that time, access this submenu to install the software upgrade.

IMPORTANT: During a system upgrade, do not power off the AVR or use any of its controls. Doing so could permanently damage the AVR.

Advanced Remote Control Programming

Programming an Unused Source Selector Button to Control a Different Device

You can program unused Source Selector buttons to control devices that are different than they are set up for at the factory. For example, you can program the Server button to control a second TV set.

1. Locate the code numbers for the device you want to control from the tables in Appendices 10 – 18, on pages 37 – 46.

2. Turn on the device you want to control.

3. Press the unused Source Selector button that you want to program for three seconds. The button’s LED will turn on and Program Indicator LED will ﬂash.

4. Press the Source Selector button that corresponds to the type of device you want to control. (For example, if you want to control a TV, press the TV Source Selector button.) The unused Source Selector button’s LED will ﬂash once.

5. Aim the remote toward the device you want to control and use the Number buttons to

enter ﬁrst code number. The Program Indicator LED will ﬂash. If you have selected the correct code number the device will turn off. If it does not turn off, enter the next code number from the table. When the device turns off, proceed to step 6.

6. Press the unused Source Selector button from Step 3. That Source Selector button’s LED will turn off and the Program Indicator LED will ﬂash green three times.

The remote will now control the device when the formerly unused Source Selector button is pressed.

Remote Channel-Control Punch-Through

The punch-through feature allows you to operate one component while setting certain groups of controls to operate another component. For example, while using the AVR controls for surround modes and other audio functions, you may also use the remote to operate the transport controls of your Blu-ray Disc player. Or while using the remote to control video functions on your TV, you may also use the remote to change channels on your cable box.

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To program punch-through control while operating any device:

1. For three seconds, press and hold the Source Selector button (or the AVR button) for the main device the remote will be operating. The Program Indicator LED will ﬂash, indicating that the remote is in Program mode and that you may release the button.

2. Select the type of punch-through programming.

a) To program volume-control punch-through, press the Volume Up button.

b) To program channel-control punch-through, press the Volume Down button.

c) To program transport-control punch-through, press the Play transport-control

button.

3. Press the Source Selector button for the device whose volume, channel or transportcontrols you will use while operating the device selected in the ﬁrst step. The Program Indicator LED will ﬂash to conﬁrm.

To undo punch-through programming, follow the same steps as above, but press the same Source Selector button in Steps 1 and 3.

Programming Macro Commands

Each of the AVR remote’s four Macro buttons and the Power On button (see System Remote Control Functions, on pages 8 and 9) can be programmed to send out up to

19 commands at one time from a single button push. Any AVR remote control button’s function from any mode (except the Mute button, the Dim button and the Channel Up/ Down buttons) can be programmed into a macro.

NOTE: Use caution when programming complicated macros. It isn’t possible to program a pause or delay before sending additional commands after a “Power On” command, and the component may not be ready to respond to commands immediately after powering on.

To program a macro:

1. Simultaneously press one of the four Macro buttons, or the Power On button, and the Mute button to enter the Programming mode.

2. Press in up to 19 commands that you want stored in that Macro button. Press the Source Selector button for each device (or AVR button for the AVR itself) before you enter individual commands. This step counts as one of the 19 commands allowed for each Macro.

3. For the Power On command, DO NOT press the Power On button. Press the Mute button instead.

4. Press the Power Off button to program the Power Off command.

5. Press the CH+ button to end the programming process and save the macro.

It isn’t possible to “edit” a command within a macro. However, you may erase the macro as follows:

1. Simultaneously press and hold the Mute button and the Macro button containing the macro until the Program Indicator LED ﬂashes.

2. Press the Channel Down button to erase the macro.

To execute a macro, press the Macro button (or the Power On button) into which you programmed the macro. Aim the remote at the AVR and the other components until all of the macro commands have been executed.

Sleep Timer

The sleep timer sets the AVR to play for up to 90 minutes and then turn off automatically.

Press the Sleep button on the remote, and the time until turn-off will be displayed on the front-panel Message display and on a connected TV. Each additional press of the Sleep button decreases the play time by 10 minutes, with a maximum of 90 minutes. The SLEEP OFF setting disables the sleep timer.

When the sleep timer has been set, the front-panel display will automatically dim to half brightness.

If you press the Sleep button after the timer has been set, the remaining play time will be displayed. Press the Sleep button again to change the play time.

Resetting the Remote

To reset the remote to its factory-default condition, simultaneously press and hold any Source Selector button and the “0” Number button. When the Program Indicator LED ﬂashes amber, enter the code “333.” When the green LED goes out, the remote control will be reset.

Processor Reset

If the AVR behaves erratically after a power surge, ﬁrst turn off the rear-panel Main Power switch and unplug the AC power cord for at least 3 minutes. Plug the cord back in and turn the AVR on. If this procedure doesn’t help, reset the AVR’s processor as described below.

NOTE: A processor reset erases all user conﬁgurations, including video resolution, speaker and level settings, and tuner presets. After a reset, reenter all of these settings from your notes in the Appendix worksheets.

To reset the AVR’s processor:

1. Press the front-panel Standby/On switch to place the unit in the Standby mode (the Power Indicator LED will turn amber).

2. Press and hold the front-panel Surround Mode button for at least 5 seconds until the RESET message appears on the front-panel Message display.

If the AVR does not function correctly after a processor reset, contact an authorized Harman Kardon service center for assistance. Authorized service centers may be located

by visiting our Web site at www.harmankardon.com.

Memory

If the AVR is unplugged or experiences a power outage, it will retain your user settings for up to four weeks.

Recording

Depending on the Record Out settings you made for each source in the Source Setup menu (see System Setup, on page 26, for more information), analog or digital audio signals, as well as composite video signals, are normally available at the appropriate recording output connectors. To make a recording, connect your audio or video recorder to the appropriate AVR output connectors as described in the Making Connections section, on page 13, insert blank media in the recorder and make sure the recorder is turned on and recording while the source is playing. Refer to the recording device’s instructions for complete information about making recordings.

NOTE: Please make certain that you are aware of any copyright restrictions on any material you record. Unauthorized duplication of copyrighted materials is prohibited by law.

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Symptom Cause Solution

Troubleshooting

Unit does not function when Main Power switch is turned on

Front-panel Message display lights, but there's no sound or picture

No sound from any speaker; PROTECT message appears on Message display

No sound from center or surround speakers • Incorrect surround mode

Unit does not respond to remote control commands • Weak batteries in remote

Intermittent buzzing in tuner • Local interference • Move the AVR or antenna away from computers,

Unable to activate remote control Programming mode • Source Selector button is not held for at least 3 seconds • Be sure to hold the Source Selector button for at least

• No AC power • Ensure that the power cord is plugged into a live AC

• Intermittent input connection

• Mute is on

• Volume control is turned down

• Amplier is in protection mode due to possible short

circuit

• Amplifier is in protection mode due to internal problems

• Program material is monophonic

• Incorrect speaker configuration

• Program material is stereo

• AVR not selected

• Remote sensor is obscured

power outlet

• Check if the AC outlet is switch-controlled

• Secure all input and speaker connections

• Press Mute button

• Turn up Volume control

• Check all speaker wires at speaker and AVR

connections for crossed wires

• Contact your local Harman Kardon service center

• Select a surround mode other than stereo

• Mono programs contain no surround information

• Check the speaker configuration in the setup menu

• The surround decoder may not create center- or

surround-channel information from nonencoded stereo programs

• Change batteries in remote

• Press the Setup/AVR button

• Ensure that the AVR’s front-panel remote sensor is in

the line of sight of the remote

ﬂuorescent lights, motors or other electrical appliances

3 seconds

Additional information on troubleshooting possible problems with your AVR and installation-related issues may be found in the list of “Frequently Asked Questions,” which is located in the Product Support section of our Web site: www.harmankardon.com

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