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Harman Kardon AVR 135 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 011_ Power' fo_' the r)igita] Revolution_ ° AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER OWNER'S NANUAL hatman!kardon...
  • Page 2 AVR 135 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER Introduchon Important Satety Information Unpacking Front-Panel Controls ReapPanel Conr/ections Remote Control F unctions Installation andConnections System Configuration Speaker Selection a ndPlacement SyslemSetup Input S etup Surround Setup Speaker Setup Delay Settings OutputLevel A djushT_ent Operation BasicOperation SourceSelection 6 Chanr/el/8 Channel Direct I nput Volume Control...
  • Page 3 INTRODUCTION Thankyou for choosingHarmonKardon'_[ W ith Forhe ultimate inflexib@, t he £/@13{sfeatures [] A widerangeof digital andmatrixsurround thepurchase of a Ham_an K ardon A !v_R t 35, youa_e conneceons forlout v)deo devices, all withbothcom- modes,inebdingDoby _ Digital,Doby Digitai E X, posite andS-video inputs.

  • Page 4: Important Safety Information

    SAFETY I NFORPIATION InstalIationLocation equipment does banrlful inferrer Important Safety Information latiorl, If this cause [] _oensure properoperation andto avoidthepoten enceto radioor television reception, wh£hcanbe VerifyLine VoltageBeforeUse tialfor safety hazards, placelhe uniton a firmand determined b y turning the equipment oftandon,the Your A VR135 hasbeendesigned br usewith levelsudace.

  • Page 5: Front Panel Controls

    FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS AVn[] _ 68(_ _ SURROF_ NOTE: T omakeit easier to followthe instructior/s thatreferto thisillustralbn, a argercopymaybedownloaded f rornthe Product S uppert s ection forthisproduct atwwv_, harmankardon,eom, SetButton MainPower S witch Digital I nput S elector _]_ Preset S tation Sebct_r Volume (}entre1 Delay/adjust Selector InputIndicators...
  • Page 6 FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS SurroundMode Selector:Press thisbufton _]_ InputSourceSelector:Press thisbutton to Channel A djustSelector:Pressthisbuttonto to select f romamongthe available surround mode change the inputbyscrollir/g up or downthrough the beginthe process of trimming the channel o utputlev options forthe modegroupselected Thespecific listof Input Indicators _. elsusingan external audiosource.

  • Page 7: Rear Panel Connections

    REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS har_don SPEAKERS 18 @ NOTE: T omakeit easier to followthe instructior_s thatreferto thisillust/alqon, a largercopymaybedownloaded f rornthe Product S upport s ection forthisproduct atwwwharmankardon,com, O FMAntenna Jack Video1 S VideoOutput ODAudioInputs Videoo S VideoInput 0 Tape Outputs Switched ACAccessory O utlet 6/5 Channel Direct I nputs _} TapeInputs @ Unswitched ACAccessory O utlet...
  • Page 8 REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS minal i s the positive, or "+/' terrni/_al thatshouldbe @ OpticalDigitalAudioOutput:Concertthisjack ._ DVD AudioNideoInputs: C onnect thecomposite conI/ected to the red(+) terminal o n theSurround te theoptical d igitalinputconnector o n aCD R/RW, video and[JRanalog a udiooutputs o fa DVD player or Backspeaker w itholdercoloueoding.
  • Page 9 REHOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Power OffBut,on Power Or/B_tton Input S electors AM/FM Tuner S elect @ Sleep Button CBL/SAT @ DSP Surround Mode Selector Channel SelectButton A/_ ButTons @ _/_ Buttons NIGHT Di@tal Select @/)irect Button Tuning Up/Dovvn DTSDigital M odeSelector @ SkipUp/Down B uttons DTSNeo:6ModeSelect MacroButtons...

  • Page 10: Control Functions

    CONTROL FUNCTIONS IMPOBTANT N OTE: T heAVB135's remote may_se AVRSelector:Pressirg thisbutbnwillswitch the Night Mode:Press thisbuttonto activate tee programmed to control u p to se_,en d evices, irdudi% _emo_ sothatit willoperate t eeAVR135'slunctlons If Nightmode, T hismodeisavailable inspedally theAVR135 Before using theremote, it isimportant t theAVR 135 isinteeStandby m ode, i t will a lsoturntee encoded digitalsources, andit preserves d ialogue remember to press he InputSelectorButton @...
  • Page 11 RENOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS lef%ghtslereomodewithno surraund processing o r Direct Sutton:Pressthisbuttonwhenthe tuner @ SpeakerSelect: Pressthisbuttonto begin bassmanagement, asopposed to othermodes where isin useto startthe sequence f ordirectentryof a sta the process of configuring the £,,/R135's bassman digital p rocessing i s used, W hen the buttonis pressed tion'sfrequency Atterpressing thebutton, s imply agement s ystern for usewiththe typeof speakers sothatI_U RR 0 U ND 0 iFF at}pears it/the Lower...

  • Page 12: System Installation

    INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS external r oofantenna, an insidepowered o r wirelead usethe samelengthpieceof cableto connectthe System Installation antenna or a cor/necllon f roma cableTVsysternIf frontqeftandfront rightor surroundlettand sur Afterunpacking theunit Ioc/tJng i t ina plaee withade 1heantenna o r eonnection u ses300 ohmlwir_lead roundrightspeakers, e venif the speakers area quate ventilation andplacing iton asolidsurface capable cable,youmustusethe 300 ohmto 75 ohmadapter...
  • Page 13 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS nentvideo, w e parhcularly recommend connecting i t to connected hereis selected astheVideo3 input,and theVideo2 Audio InputJacks _, asthe Video2 the digKal inputsmustbe assigned t e theVideo3 ComponentVideoinputs_ areassigned t n the input.(Seepage16 for moreirflormation o n input VideoP device.

  • Page 14: Speaker Selection And Placement

    SYSTEH CONFIGURATION When all audio, v ideoandsystem conneclqons have kfformatior/is r eceived, forexarr/ple t hrough the Center Front Speaker beenmade, t hereareafewconfiguration adjustments 6/8-ChannelDirect Inputs _, or whendenying 7 thatmustbe made. A fewminutes spent t o correctly Ohannel Stereo or Logic7/7 1 surround inlennatior_. No more configure andcalib_s_te theunitwillgreatly addb your...
  • Page 15 SYSTEH CONFIGURATION Making ConfigurationAdiustments sources. Oncethesesetlhgsaremade, t heywillauto Thefull-OSD systemisavailable by pressing t he matically be _ecalled w henever youselect t hatinputIn addition 1othesettings Hsted a bove, w hichalways vary OSDButton @, When thisbd_lon is pressed, t he MASTER MENU (Figure 1)will appear, and withthe input, y oumayalsochoose to setdifferent adjustments am madefromthe individual menus.
  • Page 16 SYSTEPI CONFIGURATION Input Setup the Set Button @ to enterthe newdigitalinput S EL E CT linePresstheSet Button (_, untilthe assignment, menu([Figure 3 )is on SURROUND SELECT Thefirststepinconfiguring t heAVR1,35is to configure the screen eachinput, O nceaninputis configured all settings tur Bornedigital v ideoinputsources, suchsisacablebox the DigKal Input, S urround ModeandBelay Timing will or HD_ set-top, m aychange bek_veen analog and...
  • Page 17 SYSTEH CONFIGURATION TheNi@_t modemaya)sobeadlusted directly any amgot a,a))ab)e w hen eifl_er D olbytigitq or DTS Thebllowieg law paragraphs detail the }r_structsns surround modecalegodes w ithseversmodeoplions timea bolbyD)@tal source is p%,in9by pressing t he dig)tO soundtracks are)nuse.Seepaoe24 let a or withotheravailabb settings Night ModeButton _[_ Whenthe b@lee is complete explanation of the Logic7 modes.
  • Page 18 SYSTEN CONFIGURATION Thismenuscreenalsoallows youto enterthe seltings thismenu,ba_s inlermafion m ayalsobedirected to the WhenSN AL L is selected, l ow frequency surround fortheAVR135'sTriple Crossover teature, w hich fiont left/right speakers, a subwooter or both @annel sounds willbe sentto the subwooter output allowsa difterent c rossover pointto be usedterfie only.ffyou choose thisoption andthereis no sub NOTE: W hen thetrentspeakers a resetto L ARGE,...

  • Page 19: System Configuration

    SYSTEM CONFIGURATION thedesignanddrivercomplement of yourspeakers, left/right s peakers w illaulomatically changeintandem @, asdoingsomaydarnage yourspeakers, the AVR135 or bothWhen71 channel information i s it is usually defined sisthelowest p ossible frequer/cy sothatthe samesettingappears 1orbothspeaker thespeakeriscapable of reproduc, ing Betoremaking positions T hisensures t hatthereis no "hole"inthe received, torexample through the 6/8-ChanneI anychanges t o the settings t or thecrossover p oint, soundfielddueto different c rossover pointsat the...
  • Page 20 SYSTEH CONFIGURATION enceterough theuseof tee delaysehngsi_ ar_ust Oncetee D EL A Y A D J US T menuis on your fWIPOBTANT NOTES: thelimingIor teespeaker p laeement andacoustic screen, n otethattheddaultsettingto enterthe dis Listeners a re ottenconfused aboutthe operation of condillons i nyourlistening roomor hometheater tances from thespeake/s to the listenirgposition is in the surround channels Whilesomeassume that toot,If yourmeasuremenls areinfeet,proceed to the...
  • Page 21 SYSTEH CONFIGURATION Button@ t:_ bring theCHANNEL release t he burton, t ie drculation w ill resume Whenallchannels havethe sameoutputlevel, p ress atterfiveseconds. A DJ US T menu (Figure S )tothescreen the-JestButton @ againto complete the process. Continue to adjust t he iridividual @annels u ntilthe Ifyoufhd thatthe outputlevelsareeitheruncomfort- volurne level s ounds the samefromeac, fl speakel.

  • Page 22: Operation

    OPERATION When youwill beawayfrornhomebr anexlended cor/version a ndit mutas the unused inputjacksto periodof limeit is always a goodidealo completely prevent u nwanted n oisefTom interfering w ithsys Onceyouhavecompleted t he initial s etupandconfigu turnthe unitoft withthefront-panel Main Power ternpertormance ration of theAVR135, it is simple to operale and enjoyThefollowing ins1Tuc17ons willhelpyou maximize ,, &...

  • Page 23: Digital Audio Playback

    OPERATION gramsbearing t helogoof oneof themqorsurrouad whena digital s ource is present, t heAVR135 will DTSis another d igital a udiosystemthati8capable of encoding piccolos, suchasDolbySu@und or DTS automatically select a ndswitchte thecorrectmode, de)ivenng 5 1 or B 1 discrete or malnxsoundfield Stereo, m aybeplayed ineift_er the Do/by Digital, Do]by regardless o f themodethathasbeenprev)ous)y ProLogicIICinema.

  • Page 24: Surround Mode Chart

    T heProLogic'. modeadivates original Pie Logicprocessing t arthosewhopreferthatpresentafion Logic7 Cinema Exclusive to Harman Kardon forA/Vreceivers. Logic7 isan advanced m odethatextracts the n]aximum surround inforrnation frorneither Logic7 Music surround encoded prograrns o r conventional stereomaterial. Depending o nthe number o f speakels in useandtheselection madeinthe Logic7 Enhance SU RR 0 IJNI) SE L E CT menu.
  • Page 25 OPERATION thedigital s ourcebypresshgthe Di@tal S elect DolbyDigital b itstleams f f_at h avematrix encodhg. arechanged or whena cableboxswitches f roma Button tl]_S]_ andthenusing the A/V Buttons chal_n@ witha digital d ak)str@mto a channel with . A "0" indicates t hattherefsno surround obanneJ on the remote or the 4/b, SelectorButtons analo,2 a udioonlyThe UN L 0 CK message is nor°...
  • Page 26 OPERATION onesurroundbackspeaker t o it.It winautomatically TheNightmodemaybe engaged whena Dolby Connections maybe madeto either t hereaepanel combine the/eftaridrightsurround bad<channel Digital D VD is playi%by pressing theNight Mode Opticafo_CoaxialInputs@_ or the t_ont p ond information, andoutputit through the single surround DigitalInputs_]_. Button 0 on the remote.
  • Page 27 OPERATION NOTES: Within fiveseconds of seeing the DZ RE CT Z N Button _ Io bringupthe MASTER MENU semi1 i rltile UpperDisplayLine _, entertrle ,, Thedigitaloutputs areactive onlywhena digY_l sig (Figure 1),Press the _' Button @unti) the on- station_'equeney b ypress(rig t i_eNumericKeys hal[spresenL andtheydo notccovert a n 8£atocj screen _ cursoris nextto the CH AN NE L If youpressan incorrect b uttonwhileentenng...

  • Page 28: Advanced Features

    ADVANCED FEATURES Turn-OnVolumeLevel TheAVR155 is equipped witha number o f advanced meritb another m enu ]fyou havecompleled all Asis the casewJlh mostaudio/video r eceivers, when features thataddextraflexbility to the unit'soperatior_. adjustments, press the OSDButton @ tu exitthe Whileit is not necessary to usethesefeatures to menusystem theAVR135 islurnedon, it willalways returnto the operate the unit,theyprovide additional @tiersthat...
  • Page 29 ADVANCED FEATURES Semi-OSD Settings FuH-OSD Time-OutAdjustment ThesemiOSDsystem placesonelinemessages a t TheF UL L 0 S D menusystemis usedto simp(ily thelowerthirdof thevideodisplay screen whenever thesetupandadjustment of theAVR135, usinga theVolume, I nput S ource, S urroul/d mode,tune_ series of on screen mer_us T hefeE, toryddaultsetting forthesemenus leaves themon thescreenfor20 frequency o r anyof the configuration settings are changed.

  • Page 30: Programming The Remote

    PROGRAMMINGTHE REMOTE TheAVB/55 is equipped witha powerful r emote different c ombinations of codes, s o it is a good 1, Press andhold boththe InputSelector control t hatwill control n otonlythe receiver's t ung ideato makecerlainthatnotonlyt_epower for the deviceyouwishto fJudlhe codefor and tions,but alsomostpopular brands of audioandvideo control,butthe volume, c hannel andtransport the Mute Button _...

  • Page 31: Programmed Device Functions

    PROGRAMMINGTHE REMOTE will flashgreento confirmeachbuttonpress 4, TheredLEDundertheAVBSelector_ will Programmed Device Functions asyouentercomrnands go out,andthe ProgramIndicator _ willturn OnceteeA\,!R 135'srernote hasbeenprograrnmed 1or greenandflashthreetimesbetoreit goesout. NOTE: W hile entering e ornmands forPower Dn/Off o f the codesofotherdevices, press teeappropriate I nput anydevice during a macrosequence, press the Mute 5, When the ProgramIndicator0 goesout,the Selector_...

  • Page 32: Volume Punch-Through

    PROGRAMMINGTHE REMOTE ,, When a buttonis pressed on theAV£ 135 remote, l_oiJing theVCS, y oumaywish#chanoechannels o na 3 Press andrelease theInput SelectorSutton@ the redlightunderthe Input Selector@0 cableboxor satellite r eceiver w ithout h aving tu change br thedevice thatwillbe used b change thechan the product b eingoperated shouldflashbriefly.

  • Page 33: Function List

    FUNCTION LIST Button Name AMR Function CD/CD-R -[ape VCB (vlm) CBL(VID2) SATDID2) TV@JD3) PowerOn Power O n Power On Power On Power O n Power On Power O n Power On Power O n PowerOff Power O ff Pe'er Off Puwer Off #'uwer O ff Puwer Off...
  • Page 34 FUNCTION LIST Button Name AVRFunction CD/CD-R VCR (vim) -[ape CBL(VD2) SATGqD2} TV 6/D3} Direct Direct T uner E ntry Angle Random Play Clear Clear Clear Gear Clear Next Clear Bypass SlowFurward Preset Up Preset Tune Up Music TuningDown TuneDown Track Increment PreyChapter Progratn D.

  • Page 35: Setup Code Table

    SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number AIWA A MARK ADMIRAL AKAI AMPRO ANAM BLAUPUNKT BRO£SONIC CANDLE CAPEHART CENTURION CENTRONIC CITIZEN CLASSIC CONCERTO CON]EC CORANDO CORONADO CRAIq CROWN DUBTIS MATHES DAEWO0 DAYTRON DIGILINK D'/NASTY DYNATECH ELECTROHOME EMER,90N FUNAI FUTURETECH GOLDSTAWLG GRUNDIG HALLMARK H,ARM,&hJ...
  • Page 36 SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Humber LOGIK LUXMAN MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MATSUI MEMOREX METZ MINERVA MITSUBISHI NATIONAL NIKEI ONKING ONWA OPTONIOA ORION PANASONIC PHILCO PHILIPS PIONEER PORTLAND PROSCAN PROTON QUASAR RADIOSHACK REALISTIC RUNCO SAMPO SAMSUNG SANYO SCOW SEARS SHARP SIEMENS SIGNATURE SONY SOUNDESIGN...
  • Page 37 SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number TFKNIKA TFLERENT TERA THOMSON TOSHIBA TOTEVISION VIDEOCONCEPTS VIDTECH WARDS _{AMAHA YORK YUPITERU ZENITH ZONDA...
  • Page 38 SETUP CODE TABLE: B,_andacturedBrand ,Setup Code _',k(mber AIWA AKAI 108 109 lP5 AMPRO AUDIO DYNAMICS BROKSONIC CANDLE CANON CAPEHART CITIZEN CRAIG DAEWO0 094 104 DAYTRON DYN/WECH EMERSON 040 042 110 112 FISHER FUNAI 095 124 GOVIDEO GOLDSTAR/LG 01S 049 HITACHI JC PENNEY 04,5 JENSEN...
  • Page 39 SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number SALORA SAMSUNG 051 095 105 109 SANSUI 116 147 SANYO SCOTT SEARS SHARP SONY SOUNDESIGN SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TANDY TASNICO TATUNG TEAC TEKNIKA THOMAS TiVo TOSHIBA TOTE_!ISION UNITECH VECTOR R ESEARCH VIDEO CONCEPTS VIDEOSONIC WARDS 045 112 YAMAHA...
  • Page 40 SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup6ede Number ADOOM AIWA 156 170 AF/4l AUDIO TECNNICA AUDIOACCESS AUDIOFILE CALIFORNIA AUDIO OAPETP, ONIC 6ARRERA CARVER 143 144 CASIO CLARINETTE DENON EMERSON FISHER FRABA FUNAI GENEXXA GOLDSTAR/LG HArFAI HARMAN KARD/°)N OOP OPb 054 490 HITACHI INKE[_ JC P_NNEY JENSEN...
  • Page 41 1PO 130 WARDS YAMAHA YORK SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand SetupCode Number APEX DIGITAL DENON 019 051 003 004 GOLDSTAR!LG HARMAN KARDON 005 055 064 066 MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MITSUBISHI ONKYO 009 048 PANASONIC 024 030 044 PHILIPS PIONEER 041 065 PBOOEED...
  • Page 42 SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand SetupCode Number ALPHASTAR ALPHASTAR DBS ALPHASTAR DSR BIRDVlEW (}HANNELMASTER 3P5 361 OHAPARRAL (}ITOH [)RAKE DXANTENNA 36P 379 £(}HOSTAR 453 463 ELE(}TRO HOME FUJITSU GENERALINSTRUiVIENT 303 305 403 HITA(}HI DBS HOUSTON TRA(}KER HUGHES JANIEL JERROLD KATHREIN LEGEND MA(}OM 370 371 iVlAGNAVOX...
  • Page 43 SETUP CODE TABLE: TAPE Manufacturer/Brand SetupCode Number HARMAN I<ARDON SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup CodeNumber 001 011 ALLEGRO AMERICAST AROHER BELOOR CABLE STAR 033 113 CITIZEN COLOUR V OICE 085 090 [)IGI EAGLE EASTERN 066 070 ELE(;TRIOORD EMERSON FOCUS 001 01t 017 096 097 GO%ECTRONICS GEMINI 032 060...
  • Page 44 SETUP CODE TABLE: MenufacturedBrand SetupCedeNumber REMBRANT SAMSUNG 072 186 SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 183 P03 221 PPP SEAM 5)G)t£URE SPRUCER 053 081 177 189 STAROOM 002 011 163 S]-ARG£E TANDY 7ELEC}AR£10N TEXSCAN Tf/vrELESS TOGOM 17O P05 UNITED CABLE UNIVERSAL 033 034 039 042 VIDEOWAY 124 p11 VIE@3TAR...

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting Guide

    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE CAUSE SOLUTION SYMPTOM Unitdoesnot function whenMain NoACPower ,, Makecertain ACpowercordis plugged into a liveoutbt Power S witchis pushed • Check to seewhether o utlet i s switchcontrolled ,, Makecertain thatall inputandspeaker c onnections Display l ights, b ut no sound Intermittent inputconnections aresecure or pk}ture...
  • Page 46 AVR 13.5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AudioSection AM TunerSection StereoMode Frequency R ange 520 1720kHz Continuous AvengePower (FTC) Signal I o NoiseRatio 45dB Usable Sensitivity Loop500I]V 50 Wattsperchannel, 20H_2OkHz, Distorllon 1kHz,50% Mod0,8% @ <007% THD,bothchannels d riveninte8 ohms Selectivity + 10kHz.30dB Six-Channel Surround Modes Power perIndividual Channel VideoSection Front L &Rchannels:...
  • Page 47 INDEX 5 Channel Stereo 17, 24 Manual M odeTuning6, 11, 26 S-VideoS, 13 MasterMenu 15 6 Channel/8-Ohannel DirectInput S, 1P,22 SyslemConfiguration 1_21 7 Channel Stereo 17, 24 Memory Baekup 27 SyslemSetup 14 ACPower Connections 8 , 13 Mute 6, 11,22 Tape7, 27, 43 Advanced Features28-29 NightMode 17, 26...
  • Page 48 harman/kardon' A Harman International Company 250 Cross, ajs ParkDriP, _,_,oodbury,NewYolk / 1797 t,,_v,/w hart n ankardon corn (o>2004 Harman International Industries, I ncorporated Pa_t//o OQX1A949Z 7/04...

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