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Harman Kardon AVR 1610 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 AVR 1710, AVR 171, AVR 171/230C AVR 1610, AVR 161, AVR 161/230C Audio/video receiver Owner’s Manual ®...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents IntroductIon Set up the reMote control SupplIed AcceSSorIeS InStAll the bAtterIeS In the reMote control IMportAnt SAFetY InForMAtIon progrAM the reMote to control Your Source deVIceS And tV plAce the AVr Set up the AVr Front-pAnel controlS turn on the AVr reAr-pAnel connectorS uSIng the on-Screen Menu SYSteM...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Thank you for choosing this Harman Kardon product! Verify Line Voltage Before Use For more than fifty years, the harman kardon mission has been to share a passion for music the AVr 1710 and AVr 1610 have been designed for use with 120-volt alternating and entertainment, using leading-edge technology to achieve premium performance.

  • Page 4: Front-Panel Controls

    Front-Panel Controls Front-Panel Controls tuning Mode button (AVr 1710/AVr 1610)/ channel Volume Adjust button button rdS button (AVr 171/ AVr 161) power power Front-panel Volume Indicator button Sensor display knob headphone Jack/ left/right up/down buttons/ Surround Modes ezSet/eq port buttons...
  • Page 5 Configure the AVR For Your Speakers, on page 22. Tuning Mode button (AVR 1710/AVR 1610 only): press this button to toggle the radio between the manual (one frequency step at a time) and automatic (seeks frequencies with acceptable signal strength) FM tuning mode.

  • Page 6: Rear-Panel Connectors

    Subwoofer Speaker Analog Video Ir and trigger Analog Audio Ac Input pre-out connectors connectors connectors connectors connector (AVr 171) connectors AVR 1610/AVR 161 digital Audio hdMI/Mhl Input network hdMI output hdMI Input connectors connector connector connector connectors Subwoofer Analog Video...
  • Page 7 Ac power cord into this receptacle and into an connectors. unswitched wall outlet. Power cord (AVR 1710/AVR 1610 only): After you have made and verified all other Notes on using the HDMI Output connector: connections, plug the power cord into an unswitched wall outlet.

  • Page 8: System Remote Control Functions

    System Remote Control Functions System Remote Control Functions Ir transmitter zone 2 button power off button (AVr 1710/AVr 171 only) power on button Mute button Source Selector buttons AVr button Surround Modes button oSd/Menu button ok button up/down/left/right buttons home button back/exit button number buttons clear button...
  • Page 9 System Remote Control Functions System Remote Control Functions, continued Clear button: press this button to clear a radio station frequency you have started to enter. In addition to controlling the AVr, the AVr remote is capable of controlling eight other Test Tone button: press this button to activate test noise that will circulate through each devices, including an ipod/iphone device connected to the AVr’s front-panel uSb port.

  • Page 10: Introduction To Home Theater

    Introduction to Home Theater Introduction to Home Theater Surround Modes there are different theories as to the best way to present surround sound and to this introductory section will help you to familiarize yourself with some basic concepts distribute each audio channel’s sounds to the surround-sound system’s speakers. unique to multichannel surround-sound receivers, which will make it easier for you to A variety of algorithms have been developed in an effort to recreate the way we hear set up and operate your AVr.

  • Page 11: Place Your Speakers

    Place Your Speakers Place Your Speakers NOTE: In a 7.1-channel system, you must choose to use either surround back speakers or front height speakers – you cannot use both simultaneously. determine the locations for your system’s speakers according to their manufacturer’s Placing the Left, Center and Right Speakers directions and the layout of your listening room.

  • Page 12: Types Of Home Theater System Connections

    Types of Home Theater System Connections Types of Home Theater System Connections Subwoofer Connections the subwoofer is a speaker dedicated to reproducing only the low (bass) frequencies, there are different types of audio and video connections used to connect the AVr to your which require more power.

  • Page 13: Video Connections

    Types of Home Theater System Connections Video Connections Digital Audio Connections – Coaxial coaxial digital audio jacks are usually color-coded in orange. Although they look like Many source devices output both audio and video signals (e.g., blu-ray disc, dVd standard rcA-type analog jacks, you should not connect coaxial digital audio outputs to player, cable television box, hdtV tuner, satellite box, Vcr, dVr).

  • Page 14: Network Connector

    Types of Home Theater System Connections and Making Connections Making Connections Network Connector the AVr’s network connector allows you to enjoy Internet radio or content from other dlnA- or Airplay-compatible devices that are connected to the same network. use a cat. 5 or cat.

  • Page 15: Connect Your Subwoofer

    AVr’s on-screen menus). this will provide the best possible consult your subwoofer’s user manual for specific information about making connections picture quality. to it. AVr 1710/AVr 171 AVr 1610/AVr 161 AVr 1710/ AVr 1610/ AVr 171 AVr 161...

  • Page 16: Connect Your Audio And Video Source Devices

    Making Connections Connect Your Audio and Video Source Devices However, you can connect your source devices as you wish and re-assign any of the input connections to any of the Source Buttons listed in the table according to where you Source devices are components where a playback signal originates, e.g.
  • Page 17 Making Connections Roku Streaming Stick Connect Your Composite Video Devices ™ If you have a roku Streaming Stick device, insert it into the AVr’s hdMI/Mhl In connector. use composite video connectors for video source devices that don’t have hdMI note: do not insert the roku Streaming Stick device into any other hdMI In connector. connectors.

  • Page 18: Usb And Ios Devices

    2. only analog Modem sources are available in zone 2. AVr 1710/AVr 171 AVr 1610/AVr 161 to home Analog Audio connectors Analog Audio connectors cat. 5/5e cable (not supplied)

  • Page 19: Install A Multizone System

    Install a Multizone System Making Connections AVR 1710/AVR 171 only: Install a Multizone System B. Connect an external amplifier to the AVR’s Zone 2 Out connectors. this method offers the benefit of retaining a 7.1-channel home theater in the main room simultaneously with multizone operation, although it does require an additional amplifier for zone 2.

  • Page 20: Connect Ir Equipment

    AVr inside a cabinet or facing away from the listener, connect it is powered on. an external Ir receiver, such as the optional harman kardon he 1000, to the AVr’s Ir In jack. AVr Ir In Jack...

  • Page 21: Set Up The Remote Control

    Set Up the Remote Control Set Up the Remote Control 2. look up the code numbers for the device in tables A12-A22 in the Appendix. write all the applicable code numbers in a convenient place. 3. press the Source Selector button for the device and hold it as it glows red, goes dark Install the Batteries in the Remote Control and glows red again.

  • Page 22: Set Up The Avr

    Set Up the AVR Set Up the AVR before beginning the following setup steps, all loudspeakers, a video display and all source devices should be connected. You should be able to turn on the AVr and view the main menu when you press the AVr button. If necessary, reread the Making Connections In this section, you will configure the AVr to match your actual system’s makeup.

  • Page 23: Set Up Your Sources

    Sub.” connector. 9. For AVr 1610/AVr 161, or for AVr 1710/AVr 171’s in 5.0- or 5.1-channel systems, select “5.0” or “5.1” in the Speaker configuration screen. For AVr 1710/AVr 171’s in 7.0- or 7.1-channel systems, select “7.0” or “7.1.”...

  • Page 24: Set Up The Network

    Set Up the AVR Lip Sync: this setting lets you resynchronize the audio and video signals from the source Pair the AVR with Your Bluetooth Device to eliminate a “lip sync” problem. lip-sync issues can occur when the video portion of a 1.

  • Page 25: Operating Your Avr

    (including the tV, the AVr and any source components). the harman kardon remote App controls virtually all the functions of AVr 1710, AVr 171, AVr 1610 and AVr 161 AVrs that are connected to the same network as the device that •...

  • Page 26: Listening To Fm And Am Radio

    Operating Your AVR HARMAN NSP: A hArMAn proprietary technology, nSp uses sophisticated digital Preset Stations processing to deliver a true natural sounding three-dimensional listening experience You can store a total of 30 stations (AM and FM combined) as presets. when you want to from conventional 2-channel stereo sources like cds and stereo broadcasts.

  • Page 27: Listening To Media Via Airplay

    Operating Your AVR 4. Select a file to begin playback. the uSb play screen will appear. Any Id3 information the table below summarizes the controls available during normal playback via the uSb will be displayed, along with the track’s elapsed/current time and icons indicating the port.

  • Page 28: Listening To Vtuner (Internet Radio)

    161/AVr 1610 only) and create an account. Favourites that you select on the web site Scroll to the desired item and press the ok button to select it. to return to the previous will be available on the AVr.

  • Page 29: Playing Media From A Roku Streaming Stick

    Operating Your AVR and Advanced Functions Advanced Functions Playing Media from a Roku Streaming Stick when you connect a roku Streaming Stick to the AVr’s Mhl/hdMI input and join it Much of the adjusting and configuration your AVr requires is handled automatically, with with your home wi-Fi network, you can use the AVr’s remote to search for and control little intervention required on your part.

  • Page 30: Manual Speaker Setup

    Advanced Functions the first number indicates the number of front channels in the signal: “1” represents AVR 1710/AVR 171 only: dolby pro logic IIx is available only if you have set up the AVr’s Assigned Amp to Surround back; dolby pro logic IIz is available only if you have a monophonic recording (usually an older program that has been digitally remastered or, more rarely, a modern program for which the director has chosen mono as a special set up the AVr’s Assigned Amp to Front height.
  • Page 31 Advanced Functions Step One – Determine Your Speakers’ Crossover Frequencies NOTE: to save the current settings, press the back/exit button. without using the ezSet/eq process, the AVr can’t detect how many speakers For best results, adjust the submenus in this order: Speakers, crossover, distance and you’ve connected to it;...

  • Page 32: Distance

    Advanced Functions Step Four – Setting Channel Output Levels Manually For each speaker group, select one of these eight crossover frequencies: large, 40hz, 50hz, 60hz, 70hz, 80hz, 90hz, 100hz, 110hz, 120hz, 140hz, 150hz, 160hz, 180hz For a conventional stereo receiver, a simple balance control adjusts the stereo imaging or 200hz.

  • Page 33: Listening In Zone 2

    Listening in Zone 2 Advanced Functions Notes on Setting Speaker Volumes in Home Theater Systems: Notes about listening in Zone 2: while setting your system’s individual speaker volume levels is ultimately up to your • Although you can listen to ipod or uSb as a source in zone 2, you cannot begin personal taste, here are some ideas you may find helpful: ipod or uSb playback from within zone 2.

  • Page 34: System Settings

    Software Update: If a software upgrade is released for your AVr, installation instructions will be available in the product Support section of the web site or from harman kardon customer service. At that time, you may use this submenu to install the upgrade software.

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Symptom Cause Solution unit does not function • N o AC power • E nsure that the power cord is plugged into a live AC power outlet • C heck if the AC outlet is switch-controlled Front-panel display lights, but there’s no sound or picture • I ntermittent input connection • S ecure all input and speaker connections • M ute is on • P ress Mute button • V olume control is turned down • T urn up Volume control no sound from any speaker...

  • Page 36: Specifications

    Signal-to-noise ratio: 38db two channels driven @ 6/8 ohms, 1khz, usable sensitivity (loop): 500µV <0.9% thd AVr 1610/AVr 161: 85w per channel, two distortion (1khz, 50% mod): 1.0% channels driven @ 6/8 ohms, 1khz, <0.9% Selectivity (±10khz): 30db Multichannel power:...

  • Page 37: Appendix

    Connections roku Streaming Stick or other Mhl (AVr 1710/AVr 171/ portable device; hdMI-capable hdMI 1/Mhl Analog 1 or 2 hdMI 1/Mhl AVr 1610/AVr 161) device dVd Audio/Video, SAcd, disc hdMI 2 Analog 1 or 2 hdMI 2 blu-ray disc, hd-dVd player...
  • Page 38 Appendix Table A2 – Speaker/Channel Setting Defaults Your Settings Your Settings Default Settings Position 1 Position 2 Front left/right Speakers center Speaker Surround left/right Speakers Surround back left/right Speakers (AVr 1710/AVr 171 only) Subwoofer Front left/right Speakers crossover Frequency 100hz center Speaker crossover Frequency 100hz Surround left/right Speakers crossover Frequency...
  • Page 39 Appendix Table A4 – Source Settings Cable/ iPod/ USB Network / Disc Radio Game Audio Bluetooth vTuner connected device Surround Mode Video Input Audio Input radio hdMI Arc network Bluetooth night Mode Adjust lip Sync change name zone 2 Input bass treble Table A5 –...
  • Page 40 Appendix Table A7 – Remote Control Codes Source Input Device Type (if changed) Product Brand and Code Number cable/Sat disc game Table A8 – System Settings Feature Default Your Settings panel timeout Auto power off 8 hours Menu timeout 20 seconds Status Message 5 seconds Volume default...
  • Page 41 Appendix Table A10 – Surround Modes Surround Mode Description Incoming Bitstream or Signal dolby digital provides up to five separate main audio channels and a dedicated low-frequency • Dolby Digital 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1, 3/0/.0 or .1, effects (lFe) channel. 2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1 • Dolby Digital EX (played as 5.1) • Dolby Digital Plus decoded and delivered via coaxial or optical connection...
  • Page 42 Appendix Table A10 – Surround Modes – continued Surround Mode Description Incoming Bitstream or Signal dolby pro logic IIx Music this mode is similar to dolby pro logic II Movie, with an added surround back channel. • Dolby Digital 2/0/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1, EX (AVr 1710/ • Analog (two-channel) AVr 171 only) • Tuner • PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)
  • Page 43 Appendix Table A10 – Surround Modes – continued Surround Mode Description Incoming Bitstream or Signal dtS neo:6 dtS neo:6 analog processing is available with dtS and dtS 96/24 signals and See below Mode group two-channel analog or pcM signals to create a 3-, 5- or 6-channel presentation. dtS neo:6 depending on the number of speakers in your system, select 3-, 5- or 6-channel • DTS 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1...
  • Page 44 Appendix refer to the numbered buttons when using the Function list in table A11.
  • Page 45 Appendix Table A11 – Remote Control Function List Radio Media server DMC1000 Button name Blu-ray/DVD UsB/iPod nETWORK/vTUnER AVr power on AVr power on AVr power on AVr power on AVr power on AVr power on AVr power on AVr power on AVr power on AVr power off AVr power off...
  • Page 46 Appendix Table A11 – Remote Control Function List – continued Button name Cable/sAT game hDTV TiVO AVr power on AVr power on AVr power on AVr power on AVr power on AVr power on AVr power on AVr power on AVr power off AVr power off AVr power off...
  • Page 47 029 087 121 123 128 133 145 159 163 SIeMenS grundIg SIgnAture hAll MArk SonY 028 031 117 130 136 194 212 hArMAn kArdon SoundeSIgn 045 128 hItAchI 123 128 132 144 147 SYlVAnIA 025 123 128 145 148 hYtek...
  • Page 48 313 340 342 410 412 thoMAS 340 FISher tIVo See table A22 FunAI 376 395 424 toShIbA 412 455 hArMAn kArdon 302 303 318 349 hItAchI 340 348 toteVISIon Jc penneY 318 345 unItech Vector reSeArch JenSen VIdeo conceptS...
  • Page 49 055 095 wArdS FunAI YAMAhA 019 031 053 061 135 169 York hAItAI 099 214 hArMAn kArdon 001 002 025 054 190 Table A16 – Remote Control Product Codes: DVD hItAchI DVD Manufacturer/Brand setup Code number Inkel Apex dIgItAl Jc penneY...
  • Page 50 Appendix Table A17 – Remote Control Product Codes: SAT Table A18 – Remote Control Product Codes: Game sAT Manufacturer/Brand setup Code number gAME Manufacturer/Brand setup Code number bIrdVIew Microsoft (xbox, xbox 360) 001 003 chAnnel MASter 320 321 325 361 nYko (pS3) SonY (pS2, pS3) 002 004...
  • Page 51 Table A20 – Remote Control Product Codes: Media Server Manufacturer/Brand setup Code number Apple 008 009 beYond eScIent (FIrebAll) 004 005 006 007 hArMAn kArdon 001 002 logItech MIcroSoFt nAIM requeSt SonoS Table A21 – Remote Control Product Codes: AUX-Cable/SAT...
  • Page 52 8500 balboa boulevard, northridge, cA 91329 uSA © 2013 hArMAn International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. harman kardon is a trademark of hArMAn International Industries, Incorporated, registered in the united States and/or other countries. ezSet/eq is a trademark of hArMAn International Industries, Incorporated. the Bluetooth ®...

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