Harman Kardon AVR 435 Owner's Manual page 3

INTRODUCTION
ThankYoufor ChoosingHarmanKardon ®
Withthe pumhase o f a Harman Ka_don A VR435, you
areaboutto beginmanyyearsof listening enjoyment
TheAVR435 hasa widerangeof fealsres and
options thataccommodate v irtually a nycombination
of speakers, roomsizeandprogram sources. Itis
as easyto operate as it is to setup,but inorderto
take maximum advantage o f the manyadvanced
technologies withinyournewAVR, i t is strongly
recommended t hatyoutakea fewminutes to read
thisowner'smanual.
If youhaveanyquestions a boutthisproduct, i tsinstal-
lafionor its operation, we recommend t hatyoucontact
yourdealer o r installe_, astheyareyourbestsource
of localinformation. Youmayalsoaccess awealthof
information a ndassistance b y visiting ourWebsite
at wwwharmankafdon.com.
DescriptionandFeatures
TheAVR435 isdesigned to serveasthehubof your
homeentertainment system, c ombining theflexibility
to access thewiderangeofaudioandvideosource
options available todaywiththe power to handle virtu
allyanytypeof program material or surround mode.
Thanks to a stateof-theartDA610digital s ignal
processor fromTexas Instruments, theAVR435 offers
precision decoding ofall currently a vailable technolo
giesfromDolbyLaboratories andDTS _. Inaddition,
olderanalog andtwo channel program sources benefit
from thelatestversion of Harman Internafional's
Logic7_'processing w hichcreates a widel,more
enveloping s ound fieldwithmore, d efined channel
positioning a ndthe ability to create7.1 soundfields
from 5.1 sources. Additional processing a nddecoding
options include MP3,Dolby* V irtual speaker a ndDolby
Headphone p rocessing.
An important addition to theAVR435's impressive l ist
of features is EzSet/EQT whichautomates t heconfigu-
ration process to makeit quicker, e asier a ndmore,
precise, U singthespecial m icrophone s upplied w ith
the unit,EzSeVEQ t akesthe guesswork o ut of entering
speaker " size" andcrossover information, delaytimes
for allchannels andoutputlevels. I naddifion to the
configuration settings, E zSeVEQ a lsoincludes r oom
equalizalon sothatthe signals sentto eachspeaker
am tailored to provide accurate sonicquality withyour
specific combination o f speaker t ype,roomsizeand
otherfactors thatinfluence roomacoustics. With
EzSeVEQ, yoursystemis custom configured ina few
minutes withaccuracy thatpreviously required expen-
siveandha_d-to usetestequipment.
In tandem withEzSeVEQ, theAVR435 includes
a fullsetof manual configuration s ettings f or those
whowishto custom-trim theirsystemevenfurtheT.
A Quadruple C rossover bassmanagement system
makesit possible to enterdifferent c rossover settings
foreachspeaker g roup.
Videoconnections a ndsysteminteg_afion isa snap
withthe,_VR 435, thanksto threeassignable, wide
bandwidth inputs thatam renameable. Tofurther
enhance theviewing experience w ithdigitalsources or
displays, theAVR435's A/VSyncDelayfeature allows
youto compensate f ortt_elossof lip syncdueto digi
talvideodelays individually for eachinput.FulEcarrier
IRoutputs, a bi directional RS 232 portanda learning
remote witha two linedisplay areamongthe many
otherfeatures thatmaketheAVR435's power simple
to use.
TheAVR435's multizone opfions anda standard
ZoneIIremote conl_ol m akeit possible to listen to
a separate source ina roomwhilethe mainhome
theater u sesa different s ource. Withassignable r ear
surround channel amplifiers, youmaycreate a basic
remotelistening zonewithout a nyadditional equip
ment.Foronewiremultimom connectivity, the
AVR435 is A-BUSReady, _"requiring onlya single
Category 5 /5e cableandanoptional r emotemodule
to powerremote speakers w hilecontiolling volume
andenabling fullcon_oloverthe program source and
compatible I R controlled d evices. Theunit'sMulfiroom
outputsmayalsobe usedto feedan optional, external
poweramplifier a ndvolume control.
TheAVR435's sevenchannel amplifier i s ourtime
honored highcurrent, u ltrawide-bandwidth designwith
the power to reproduce the loudest c rescendos o r
cinema sound effectswhileremaining v irtually free
fromdistortion or system noise.
Combining s tateof-theart circuitry, digital t echnology
andproven pertormance w ithan elegant d esignthatis
compatible w iththe latest s ourcecomponents and
videodisplays, theAVR435 represents t he culmina-
tionof Harman Kardon's f iR/yearhistory of delivering
thefinestsonicperformance.
• All populardigital and matrix surroundmodes,
includingDolby*Digital, DolhyDigitalEX,
DolhyProLogic* IIx,DTS?DTS-ES ®Discrete
and Matrix, DTS Neo:6 ®and DTS96/24
• Sevenchannelsof high-current, ultrawide-
bandwidthamplificationwith the surround
back channelsassignableto either main room
or remote roomuse
• HarmanKardon's exclusiveLogic7® processing,
along with DolhyVirtual Speakerprocessing
for use when onlytwo speakersare available
• DolhyHeadphone to createspacious,open
sound fields when using headphones
• High-bandwidth,HDTV-compatible component
video inputsmaybe assigned to any video input
• HarmanKardon'sadvancedEzSet/EQ
TM
auto-
matically configuresspeakersettingsand sets
roomequalizationfor quick, easy andaccu-
rate systemsetup
• Full bass management,includingQuadruple
Crossoverand individualsettingsfor each
input
• A/V Sync delay adjustablefor eachinput
delivers perfect lip syncwith digital programs
or video displays
• ExtensiveMultiroomoptions, includinga
standard ZoneII remote, assignablerear-
channel amplifier channelsandA-BUSReady _
capabilityfor listeningto a separate source in
a remote zone