Harman Kardon AVR 235 Owners Manual - Page 3

INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon®! With the purchase of a Harman Kardon AVR 235, you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. Designed to provide all the excitement and detail of movie soundtracks and every nuance of musical selections, the AVR 235 harnesses advanced technologies usually found only in higher priced receivers. The AVR 235 has been engineered so that it is easy to take advantage of all the power of its digital technology. However, to obtain the maximum enjoyment from your new receiver, we urge you to read this manual. A few minutes spent learning the functions of the various controls will enable you to take advantage of all the power the AVR 235 is able to deliver. If you have any questions about this product, its installation or its operation, please contact your retailer or custom installer. They are your best local sources of information. Description and Features The AVR 235 is versatile and multifeatured, incorporating a wide range of listening options. In addition to Dolby* Digital and DTS® decoding for digital sources, a broad choice of Matrix surround-encoded or Stereo surround modes are available for use with sources such as CD, VCR, TV broadcasts and the AVR 235's own FM/AM tuner. Along with Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic* II and IIx, DTS Neo:6®, Dolby 3 Stereo, and Hall and Theater modes, the AVR 235 offers Harman International's exclusive Logic 7® processing in both 5.1 and 7.1 versions to create a wider, more enveloping field environment and more defined flyovers and pans. Another exclusive is VMAx®, which uses proprietary processing to create an open, spacious sound field even when only two front speakers are available. Dolby Virtual Speaker is also available to create an enveloping sound field when fewer than six speakers are used. The latest Dolby Headphone modes provide a much more open and realistic presentation for private headphone listening. In addition to providing a wide range of listening options, the AVR 235 is easy to configure so that it provides the best results with your speakers and specific listening-room environment. On-screen menus make it simple to enter settings for speaker configurations and bass management, and the EzSet remote measures a system's sound levels and automatically calibrates them for a perfectly balanced sound field presentation. For the ultimate in flexibility, the AVR 235 features connections for five video devices, all with both composite and S-Video inputs. Two additional audio inputs are available, and six digital inputs make the AVR 235 capable of handling all the latest digital audio sources. For compatibility with the latest HDTV video sources and progressive scan DVD players, the AVR 235 also features two-input, wide-bandwidth, low-crosstalk component video switching. The front panel offers coax and optical digital audio inputs for direct connection to digital recorders. Two video recording outputs, preamp-out and a colorcoded eight-channel input, make the AVR 235 virtually future-proof, with everything needed to accommodate tomorrow's new formats right onboard. The AVR 235's powerful amplifier uses traditional Harman Kardon high-current design technologies to meet the wide dynamic range of any program selection. Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiver more than fifty years ago. With state-of-the-art circuitry and time-honored circuit designs, the AVR 235 is the perfect combination of the latest in digital audio technology, a quiet yet powerful analog amplifier in an elegant, easy-to-use package. For Canadian model This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. For models having a power cord with a polarized plug: CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. Modèle pour les Canadien Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Sur les modèles dont la fiche est polarisee: ATTENTION: Pour éviter les chocs électriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu'au fond. Í A wide range of digital and matrix surround modes, including Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Virtual Speaker, Dolby Headphone, DTS®, DTS-ES® Discrete and Matrix and DTS Neo:6® Í Seven channels of high-current amplification Í Harman Kardon's exclusive Logic 7® processing, available with both 7.1 and 5.1 processing in a variety of modes, and two modes of VMAx® Í ™ TM remote automatically sets output levels for optimal performance Í High-bandwidth, HDTV-compatible component video switching Í A/V Sync Delay to compensate for audio delay in digital video sources and displays Í Discrete front-panel coaxial and optical digital inputs for easy connection to portable digital devices and video game consoles Í Extensive bass-management options, including three separate crossover groupings Í On-screen menu and display system CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, do not use this (polarized) plug with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. INTRODUCTION 3