Harman Kardon AVR 500 User Manual download pdf (Page 4)

3 INTRODUCTION

Introduction

Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon!

With the purchase of a Harman Kardon

AVR 500 you are about to begin many years of

listening enjoyment.The AVR 500 has been cus-

tom designed to provide all the excitement and

detail of movie sound tracks and every nuance

of musical selections.With onboard Dolby*

Digital and DTS† Decoding, the AVR 500 deliv-

ers six discrete channels of audio that take

advantage of the digital sound tracks from the

latest DVD and LD releases and Digital

Television broadcasts.

While complex digital systems are hard

at work within the AVR 500 to make all of this

happen, hookup and operation are simple.

Color-keyed connections, a backlit,programma-

ble remote control, and on-screen menus make

the AVR 500 easy to use.To obtain the maxi-

mum enjoyment from your new receiver, we

urge you to take a few minutes to read

through this manual.This will ensure that con-

nections 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

AVR 500 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 source of information.

Description and Features

The AVR 500 is a full-featured A/V receiver,

incorporating a wide variety of listening

options. In addition to Dolby Digital and DTS

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. In

addition, Harman Kardon is the only receiver

brand to offer Logic 7

to create wider,

enveloping sound field environments and more

defined pans and flyovers. Our exclusive

VMAx

delivers a spacious sound field even

when only two front speakers are available.

A total of four 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 graph-

ics through a TV monitor. Multiroom operation

is available with independent source and

volume selection.

The AVR 500’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 over forty-five years ago.With state-

of-the-art circuitry and time-honored circuit

designs, the AVR 500 is one of the finest

receivers ever offered by Harman Kardon.

■ Onboard Dolby Digital and

DTS Decoding

■ Harman Kardon’s Exclusive VMAx and

Logic 7 Surround Modes

■ Coax and Optical Digital Inputs and

Outputs

■ On-Screen Menu Displays

■ Backlit, Programmable Remote Control

■ Composite and S-Video Switching

■ Complete Multiroom Control

■ 6-Channel Direct Input and Preamp

Output for ALL Channels Permits Ease

of Expansion

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: To prevent electric shock,

do not remove the grounding plug

on the power cord, or use any plug

or extension cord that does not have

a grounding plug provided.

Make certain that the

AC outlet is properly grounded.

Do not use an adapter plug

with this product.

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.

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