Harman Kardon AVR80MKII Owners Manual - Page 3

Introduction

Congratulations!

With

the

purchase

of

a

Harman

Kardon

AVR80//

you

are

about

to

begin

many

years

of

listening

enjoyment.

The

AVR80//

has

been

custom

designed

to

provide

all

the

excitement

and

detail

of

movie

soundtracks

and

every

subtle

nuance

of

musical

selec-

tions.

In

addition,

the

AVR80//

has

the

fl

exibility

to

expand

to

serve

as

the

heart

of

a

multiroom

audio

system,

and

the

capability

for

use

with

digital

multi-

channel

audio

systems.

While

complex

digital

systems

are

hard

at

work

within

the

AVR80//

to

make

all

of

this

happen,

hook-up

and

operation

are

simple.

Color

keyed

connections,

a

com-

prehensive

remote

control

and

on

screen

menus

make

the

AVR80//

easy

to

use.

To

obtain

the

maximum

enjoyment

from

your

new

receiver

we

urge

you

to

take

a

few

minutes

to

read

through

this

manu-

al.

This

will

ensure

that

connections

to

speakers,

source

playback

units

and

other

external

devices

are

made

properly.

In

addition,

a

few

minutes

spent

learning

the

functions

of

the

various

controls

will

enable

you

to

take

advantage

of

all

the

power

the

AVR80//

is

able

to

deliver.

If

you

have

any

questions

about

this

product,

its

installation

or

operation,

please

contact

your

retailer

or

custom

installer.

They

are

your

best

local

source

of

information.

Description

and

Features

The

AVR80//

is

a

full

featured

A/V

receiver,

incorporating

a

wide

variety

of

listening

options.

In

addition

to

standard

Dolby®

Pro

Logic'

processing,

the

AVR80//

uses

Win

Digital

Signal

Processors

to

provide

Home

THX®

Cinema

and

five

other

sur-

round

modes.

Expansion

capability

enables

upgrades

to

5.1

digital

audio

sys-

tems

such

as

AC

-3"

through

the

use

of

an

optional

external

adapter.

A

total

of

five

audio/video

inputs,

each

with

both

composite

and

"S"

video,

as

well

as three

additional

audio

only

inputs

are

selected

through

a

learning

remote

control

and

an

easy

to

read

front

panel

display

or

on

screen

graphics

through

a

TV

monitor.

Dubbing

and

tape

outputs

are

available,

and

multiroom

operation

is

available

with

independent

source

and

volume

selection.

The

AVR80//'s

powerful

amplifier

uses

traditional

Harman

Kardon

High

Current

design

philosophies

to

meet

the

wide

dynamic

range

of

any

program

selection.

For

the

audio

purist,

the

AVR80//

may

be

connected

directly

to

the

digital

output

of

an

LD

player,

avoiding

excessive

D/A

con-

version

steps.

Harman

Kardon

invented

the

high

fideli-

ty

receiver

over

forty

years

ago.

With

state

of

the

art

circuitry

and

time

hon-

ored

circuit

designs,

the

AVR80//

is

undoubtedly

the

finest

receiver

ever

offered

by

Harman

Kardon.

■

Twin

DSP

processors

for

precise

surround

decoding

■

Dolby

ProLogic,

Home

THX

Cinema,

Dolby

3

Stereo

and

three

other

surround

modes

■

On

screen

menu

displays

■

Learning

remote

control

■

Composite

and

"S"

video

switching

■

Complete

Multiroom

control

■

Direct

Digital

Input

from

LD

■

Preamp

output/Amplifier

input

of

ALL

channels

permits

ease

of

expansion

■

Six

Channel

Direct

inputs

for

use

with

external

discrete

digital

audio

adapters

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