Harman Kardon AVR85 Owners Manual - Page 4

Introduction 1 Congratulations! With the purchase of a Harman Kardon AVR85 you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The AVR85 has been custom designed to provide all the excitement and detail of movie sound tracks and every subtle nuance of musical selections. With on board Dolby* Digital Decoding, the AVR85 delivers six discrete channels of audio that take advantage of the digital sound tracks from the latest DVD and LV releases. While complex digital systems are hard at work within the AVR85 to make all of this happen, hook-up and operation are simple. Color-keyed connections, a comprehensive remote control and on-screen menus make the AVR85 easy to use.To obtain the maximum enjoyment from your new receiver we urge you to take a few minutes to read through this manual. 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 AVR85 is able to deliver. Description and Features The AVR85 is a full-featured A/V receiver, incorporating a wide variety of listening options. In addition to Dolby Digital decoding, Dolby Pro Logic* and Dolby 3 Stereo are available for compatibility with the tens of thousands of movies and television programs encoded with analog surround information. A choice of Hall, Matrix and Movie modes is also available for use with both encoded sources and traditional two-channel stereo recordings. 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. Multiroom operation is available with independent source and volume selection. The AVR85's powerful amplifier uses traditional Harman Kardon High Current design philosophies to meet the wide dynamic range of any program selection. Harman Kardon invented the highfidelity receiver over forty years ago. With state-of-the-art circuitry and timehonored circuit designs, the AVR85 is undoubtedly the finest receiver ever offered by Harman Kardon. s On-Board Dolby Digital Decoding s Coax, Optical or RF Digital Inputs s On-Screen Menu Displays s Learning Remote Control s Composite and S-Video Switching s Complete Multiroom Control s Preamp Output for ALL Channels Permits Ease of Expansion 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.