Harman Kardon AVR35RDS User Manual

Congratulations! With the purchase of
the Harman Kardon AVR35RDS you are
about to begin many years of listening
enjoyment. The AVR35RDS has been cus-
tom 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 AVR35RDS delivers six discrete chan-
nels of audio that take advantage of the
digital sound tracks from the latest DVD
and LV releases, as well as future HDTV
broadcasts.
While complex digital systems are hard
at work within the AVR35RDS to make all
of this happen, hookup and operation are
simple. Color-keyed connections and a
comprehensive programmable remote
control make the AVR35RDS easy to use.
To obtain 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 AVR35RDS is able to deliver.
AVR35RDS 230 volt Rev (C) 9/28/98

Introduction

1
If you have any questions about this
product, its installation or operation,
please contact your dealer. They are your
best local source of information.
Description and Features
The AVR35RDS is a full-featured A/V
receiver, incorporating a wide variety of
listening options. In addition to Dolby
Digital decoding, Dolby Pro Logic
Dolby 3 Stereo are available for compati-
bility with the tens of thousands of
movies and television programs encoded
with analog surround information. A
choice of Hall and Theater modes is also
available for use with both encoded
sources and traditional two-channel
stereo recordings.
A total of four audio/video inputs, as well
as two additional audio-only inputs, and
an FM stereo/FM/AM tuner are available
for the utmost flexibility. Front-panel A/V
inputs simplify connections to video
games or camcorders.
The AVR35RDS's powerful amplifiers use
traditional Harman Kardon High-Current
Design philosophies to meet the wide
dynamic range of any program selection.
Harman Kardon invented the high-
fidelity receiver more than forty-five years
ago. With state-of-the-art features and
time-honored circuit designs, the
and
* AVR35RDS is one of the finest receivers
ever offered by Harman Kardon.
On-Board Dolby Digital Decoding
Coax and Optical Digital Inputs
Five Analog Surround Modes
Pre-Programmed Learning
Remote Control
Composite Video Switching