Harman kardon HK 3390 User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AT HOME 08

IN THE CAR 34

ON THE GO 40

SPECIFICATIONS 44

WELCOME

As a consumer electronics company, the Harman Kardon® brand dates

back to the days of monaural sound and vacuum tubes. And yet here we

are, still going strong after more than 50 years, still headed by our founder,

Dr. Sidney Harman, and still following our own path, in our own way. Over

the years, landmark Harman Kardon products led the transition from

vacuum tubes to solid state, from mono to hi-fi, and from analog to digital.

With features that often broke new ground, and performance that

always set higher standards, nothing else ever looked or sounded quite like

Harman Kardon components. That’s just the way we always wanted it. And

that’s the way it still is.

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* iPod touc h not included.

TECHNICAL PHILOSOPHY

Harman Kardon products were delivering high bandwidth before most people

realized it was a good thing. Technology leaders can only lead by example, and

we’ve been setting a series of very good examples for more than 50 years.

Many of the technologies found in today’s finest amplifiers were introduced

in Harman Kardon audio equipment. And we’ve always been quick to adopt

and improve on any good ideas we didn’t actually think of ourselves. It doesn’t

happen often, you understand, but it happens.

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AT HOME

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AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS

A maximum number of options, a minimum number of buttons.

Harman Kardon A/V receivers employ the industry’s most advanced

technologies to optimize the audio and video clarity of any

entertainment source, old or new. Yet even certified technophobes

will discover that they can operate them successfully.

/ AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS

AVR 354

7 x 75W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI™ 1.3a Repeater, Audio/Video Processing and Upscaling to 1080p

The AVR 354 includes a full complement of Dolby® an d DTS® decoding technologies, HDMI™ repeater capability, Faroudja DCDi Cinema™

processing, EzSet/EQ™ equalization and multiroom capability. It connects to a universe of digital and analog sources, as well as to

external amps. And with The Bridge II docking station (included), it will even play, control and charge your iPod. To ensure that everything

works together seamlessly, the AVR 354 features a full-color graphical user interface and an eight-device programmable remote.

Harman Kardon founder Dr. Sidney Harman has always believed technology should serve users, not intimidate them. The AVR 354 is a

perfect case in point.

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AVR 254

7 x 50W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI 1.3a Repeater, Audio/Video Processing and Upscaling to 1080p

The AVR 254 is the most affordable Harman Kardon receiver to feature both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™ decoding on the

audio side, and Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processing to 1080p on the video side. But there’s plenty more to recommend the AVR 254,

including three HDMI inputs, connections for external amplifiers, EzSet/EQ technology to fine-tune your system to the acoustics of your room,

and an RS-232 port for future firmware upgrades. Perhaps the highest recommendation of all? As do all Harman Kardon A/V receivers, the

AVR 254 features a high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth design for maximum fidelity.

AVR 154

5 x 30W 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI Switching

The Harman Kardon AVR 154 is all about getting connected. It features three HDMI inputs, two wide-bandwidth HDTV-ready component

video inputs, four S-video inputs, a front-panel input for video game consoles, an auxiliary input for portable media players, and a portfolio of

advanced surround processing technologies, including Dolby Digital, DTS and Logic 7® processing. But the AVR 154 is also about ease of

use, and it features a high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth design for maximum fidelity.

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The Bridge II

Docking Station for iPod

Is your home entertainment system incomplete without music from

your iPod? Thanks to The Bridge II docking station, connection and

control are completely within your power. The Bridge II connects

directly to Harman Kardon The Bridge-ready products and allows

you to use your system’s remote to seamlessly select and play audio

and video content – guided by easy-to-read on-screen or front-panel

messages. Let the (gloriously uninterrupted) music begin.

iPod touc h not included.

BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY

We didn’t start with a business plan in 1953 – we started with a product. We

weren’t looking to find a marketing niche for ourselves – we were looking to

build audio components that satisfied our own passion for music. We built our

very first systems for ourselves and a handful of others who could hear what

we heard. These days, Harman Kardon, Inc., has a business plan, R&D labs and

a marketing department – everything a prestigious company should have. But

we’re still building systems for people who hear what we hear.

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