Harman Kardon AVR 635 Owner's Manual page 3

INTRODUCTION
ThankYoufor ChoosingHarmanKardon ®
Withthe pumhase o f a Harman Ka_don A VR635, you
areaboutto beginmanyyearsof listening enjoyment
TheAVR635 hasa widerangeof fealsres and
options thataccommodate v irtually a nycombination
of speakers, roomsizeandprogram sources. Itis
as easyto operate as it is to setup,but inoTder t o
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
TheAVR635 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, theAVR635 offers
precision decoding ofall currently a vailable technolo
giesfromDolbyLaboratories andDTS _. Inaddition,
olderanalog andtwo channel program sources benefit
from thelatestversion of Harman Intemafional'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(when connected t o a compatible
computer) andHDCD ® forenhanced CDplayback a s
wellas Dolby* V i_lual speaker a ndDolbyHeadphone
processing.
An important addition to theAVR635's impressive l ist
of teatures is EzSet/EQ[ '_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, yoursystem is custom-configured in afew
minutes withaccuracy t natpreviously r equired expen
siveandha_d-to usetestequipment.
In tandem withEzSeVEQ, theAVR635 includes
a fullsetof manual configuration s ettings f or those
whowishto custom-trim theirsystemevenfurther.
A Quadruple C rossover bassmanagement system
makesit possible to enterdifferent c rossover settings
foreachspeaker g roup.
Videoconnections a ndsystemintegration i sa snap
withtheAVR635, thanksto formatcrossconversion
whichallowsanyvideoinputto beoutputasa high-
quality component signal, c omplete withtheAVR's
on screenmenus. F orthosesources already incorn
ponent f orm,threeassignable, widebandwidth i nputs
areavailable, andtheVideoinputsarerenameable,
Tofurtherenhance t he viewing experience w ithdigital
sources or displays, theAVR635's AN SyncDelay
feature allows youto compensate f orthe lossof lip
syncdueto digitalvideodelays individually foreach
input.Full-carrier IR outputs, a bi direcfional RS-232
portanda learning remote witha lwo linedisplay
areamongthemanyotherfeatures thatmakethe
AVR635's power simpleto use.
TheAVR635's multizone options anda standard
ZoneIIremote control 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 nyaddifional equip
ment.Foronewiremultimom connectivity, the
AVR635 is A BUSReady, _"requiring onlya single
Categon/5/%cableandanoptional r emote module
to powerremote speakers w hilecontrolling volume
andenabling fullcontrol o verthe program source and
compatible I R controlled d evices. Theunit'sMulfiroom
outputsmayalsobe usedto feedan optional, external
poweramplifier a ndvolume control.
TheAVR635'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
compafible w iththe latest s ourcecomponents and
videodisplays, theAVR635 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
• HDOD ®decodingfor enhancedCDplayback,
and MP3 decodingfor use with compatible
computers
• Precisionvideo cross-conversioncircuitry out-
puts any video inputon the componentout-
puts,completewith on-screensystemmenus
• 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 managementfor all inputs,including
the analog direct inputs for DVD-Audio and
SAODplayers,includingQuadrupleCrossover
and individualsettings for each input
• A/V Sync delay adjustablefor eachinput
delivers perfect lip syncwith digital programs
or video displays
• Front-paneldigital audioand analog
audio/videojacks may be usedas either
inputsor outputsfor connectionto portable
productsor video game consoles
• ExtensiveMultiroomoptions, includinga
standard ZoneII remote, assignablerear-
channel amplifier channelsandA-BUSReady _
capabilityfor listeningto a separate source in
a remote zone
®,HDCD ÷, HighDefinition C ompatible D igital ® andPacific Microsonics
TM
areeitherregistered t lademarks
or trademarks o f Pacific Microsonics, Inc.,inthe United States and/orothercountries. HDCD systemmanufactured
underlicense fromPacific Microsonics, Inc.