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Harman Kardon AVR 125 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 ® Power for the Digital Revolution ® AVR 125 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER OWNER’S MANUAL AVR 125 AM/FM...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AVR 125 AUDIO/ VIDEO RECEIVER Introduction Safety Information Unpacking Front-Panel Controls Front-Panel Information Display Rear-Panel Connections Remote Control Functions Installation and Connections System Installation Audio Equipment Connections Video Equipment Connections Power Connections System Configuration Speaker Selection and Placement System Setup...

  • Page 3: For Canada

    DVD releases and Digital Television broadcasts. While complex digital systems are hard at work within the AVR 125 to make all of this happen, hookup and operation are simple. Color-keyed connections and a programmable remote control make the AVR 125 easy to use.

  • Page 4: Safety Information

    SAFETY INFORMATION Important Safety Information Verify Line Voltage Before Use Your AVR 125 has been designed for use with 120- volt AC current. Connection to a line voltage other than that for which it is intended can create a safety and fire hazard and may damage the unit.

  • Page 5: Front-Panel Controls

    2 System Power Control: When the Main Power Switch 1 is “ON, ” press this button to turn on the AVR 125; press it again to turn the unit off. Note that the Power Indicator 3 surrounding the switch will turn green when the unit is on.
  • Page 6 Manual tuning modes, press the Tuning Mode Selector @. 9 AM/FM Selector: Pressing this button will auto- matically switch the AVR 125 to the Tuner mode. Pressing it again will switch between the AM and FM frequency bands. (See page 25 for more information on the tuner.)

  • Page 7: Front-Panel Information Display

    Standby mode. (See page 21 for information on the Sleep Function.) K Night Mode Indicator: This indicator lights when the AVR 125 is in the Night mode, which preserves the dynamic range of digital program material at low FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY...
  • Page 8 FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY remaining before the AVR 125 goes into the Standby mode. (See page 21 for more information.) O Memory Indicator: This indicator flashes when entering presets and other information into the tuner’s memory. P Stereo Indicator: This indicator lights when an FM station is being tuned in stereo.

  • Page 9: Rear-Panel Connections

    ¡ ™ £ ¢ ∞ § ¶ ¡ AM Antenna ™ FM Antenna £ CD Inputs ¢ Tape Outputs ∞ Tape Inputs § Subwoofer Output ¶ Front Speaker Outputs • Surround Speaker Outputs ª Front Speaker Outputs ‚ Surround Speaker Outputs ⁄...
  • Page 10 ¤ Switched AC Accessory Outlet: This outlet may be used to power any device you wish to have turned on or off at the same time as the AVR 125. Any device connected to this outlet will be off when the AVR 125 is in the Standby mode, and power will be supplied to the outlet when the AVR 125 is turned on.

  • Page 11: Remote Control Functions

    6-Channel Direct Input Mute NOTE: The function names shown here refer to each button’s feature when used with the AVR 125. Most buttons have additional functions when used with other devices. See pages 31–32 for a list of these functions.
  • Page 12 AVR 125’s functions with the remote. f AVR Selector: Pressing this button will switch the remote so that it will operate the AVR 125’s functions. If the AVR 125 is in the Standby mode, it will also turn the AVR 125 on. REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS g AM/FM Tuner Select: Press this button to select the AVR 125’s tuner as the listening choice.
  • Page 13 Transport Controls: These buttons do not have any functions for the AVR 125, but they may be pro- grammed for the forward/ reverse play operation of a wide variety of CD or DVD players, and audio or video cassette recorders.

  • Page 14: Installation And Connections

    CD or LD player’s PCM (S/P-DIF) output. 4. Connect the Optical Digital Output fi or Coaxial Digital Output fl on the rear panel of the AVR 125 to the matching digital input connections on a CD-R or MiniDisc recorder.

  • Page 15: Power Connections

    S-Video, or vice versa. S-Video inputs may only be viewed when the AVR 125 is connected to a TV set or video display with S-Video capability. If you use both standard composite video and S-Video sources in your...

  • Page 16: System Configuration

    You are now ready to power up the AVR 125 to begin these final adjustments. 1. Plug the Power Cord › into an unswitched AC outlet.

  • Page 17: System Setup

    With the AVR 125 turned on, follow these steps to configure the speakers: 1. Put the AVR 125 in the Dolby Pro Logic II mode by pressing the Surround Mode Selector 7 on the front panel or by pressing the Surround Mode Selector j on the remote, until DOLBY PRO LOGIC II –...

  • Page 18: Configuring The Surround Off (Stereo) Modes

    “main” speakers. • If a subwoofer is connected to the AVR 125, you have the option to have the front left/right “main” speakers reproduce bass frequencies at all times,...

  • Page 19: Delay Settings

    1. Put the AVR 125 in the Dolby Pro Logic II mode by pressing the Surround Mode Selector 7 on the front panel, or by pressing the Surround Mode Selector j on the remote, until DOLBY PRO LOGIC II–MOVIE scrolls across the Main Information Display F and the Pro Logic II Indicators D light.

  • Page 20: Additional Input Adjustments

    Set Button o. Once the settings outlined on the previous pages have been made, the AVR 125 is ready for operation. While there are some additional settings to be made, these are best done after you have had an opportunity to lis- ten to a variety of sources and different kinds of pro- gram material.

  • Page 21: Operation

    Bass Control & and Treble Control ( to suit your listening tastes or room acoustics. • To set the output of the AVR 125 so that the output is “flat, ” with the tone controls deactivated, press the Tone Mode Button 6 until the words Tone Out appear momentarily in the Main Information Display F.

  • Page 22: Surround Mode Chart

    OPERATION Surround Mode Chart MODE FEATURES Dolby Digital Available only with digital input sources encoded with Dolby Digital data. It provides up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated Low-Frequency Effects channel. Available only with digital input sources encoded with DTS data. Available on special DVD, LD and audio-only discs, DTS provides up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated low-frequency channel.

  • Page 23: Surround Mode Selection

    DTS discs. You may use any LD or CD player equipped with a digital output to play DTS-encoded discs with the AVR 125. All that is required is to con- nect the player’s output to either the Optical or Coaxial input on the rear panel ·c or front panel...

  • Page 24: Digital Status Indicators

    DVD player (usually with the “Audio Select” button or in a menu screen on the disc) to send a full 5.1 feed to the AVR 125. It is also possible for the type of signal feed to change during the course of a DVD playback.

  • Page 25: Tuner Operation

    PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the noncompressed digital audio system used for compact discs and laser discs. The digital circuits in the AVR 125 are capable of high-quality digital-to-analog decoding, and they may be connected directly to the digital audio output of your CD or LD player.

  • Page 26: Channel Direct Input

    Repeat the procedure as needed until all channels requiring adjustment have been set. When all adjust- ments have been made and no further adjustments are made for five seconds, the AVR 125 will return to normal operation. NOTES: • The output levels may be separately trimmed for each digital and analog surround mode.

  • Page 27: Programming The Remote

    Auto Search Method. Auto Search Method If the unit you wish to include in the AVR 125’s remote is not listed in the code tables in this manual or if the code does not seem to operate properly, you may wish...

  • Page 28: Macro Programming

    Function List and then look in the column for the device you are controlling. For example, button num- ber 50 is the Macro 2 button for the AVR 125, but it is the “Favorite” button for many cable television boxes and satellite receivers.

  • Page 29: Channel Control Punch-Through

    TV viewing, you may wish to have the AVR 125’s volume activated, although the remote is set to run the TV. Either the AVR 125 or TV volume control may be associated with any of the remote’s devices.
  • Page 30 Do not confuse these numbers with those used throughout the rest of this manual to indicate the specific buttons used to operate the AVR 125’s functions. The key to those button numbers, which are shown inside an oval is found on pages 11–13.

  • Page 31: Function List

    No. Button Name AVR Function Power On Power On Power On Power Off Power Off Power Off Mute Mute Mute AVR Select DVD Input Select DVD Select CD Input Select Tape Tape Input Select VID1 Video 1 Select VID2 Video 2 Select 10 VID3 Video 3 Select 11 AM/FM...
  • Page 32 FUNCTION LIST No. Button Name AVR Function 44 Clear Clear Clear 45 Preset Up Preset Tune Up Slow Forward 46 Tune Down Tune Down Prev Chapter 47 D. Skip Disc Skip 48 Preset Down Preset Tune Down Slow Rev 49 M1 Open/Close 50 M2 Subtitle On/Off...

  • Page 33: Setup Code Tables

    Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number A MARK ADMIRAL AKAI AMPRO ANAM BLAUPUNKT BROKSONIC CANDLE CAPEHART CENTURION CENTRONIC CITIZEN CLASSIC CONCERTO CONTEC CORANDO CORONADO CRAIG CROWN CURTIS MATHES DAEWOO DAYTRON DIGI LINK DYNASTY DYNATECH ELECTROHOME EMERSON FUNAI FUTURETECH GOLDSTAR GRUNDIG HALL MARK HARMAN KARDON HITACHI INFINITY...
  • Page 34 SETUP CODE TABLE: TV Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number LOGIK LUXMAN MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MATSUI MEMOREX METZ MINERVA MITSUBISHI NATIONAL NIKEI ONKING ONWA OPTONICA ORION PANASONIC PHILCO PHILIPS PIONEER PORTLAND PROSCAN PROTON QUASAR RADIO SHACK REALISTIC RUNCO SAMPO SAMSUNG SANYO SCOTT SEARS SHARP SIEMENS SIGNATURE...
  • Page 35 Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number TEKNIKA TELERENT TERA THOMSON TOSHIBA TOTEVISION VIDEO CONCEPTS VIDTECH WARDS YAMAHA YORK YUPITERU ZENITH ZONDA Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number AIWA AKAI 048 108 109 126 AMPRO AUDIO DYNAMICS 018 048 BROKSONIC 110 147 CANDLE 134 135 CANON 135 140 CAPEHART...
  • Page 36 SETUP CODE TABLE: VCR Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number MARANTZ MEMOREX 017 020 040 076 MITSUBISHI 049 131 MULTITECH NATIONAL 018 048 NORDMENDE OPTIMUS ORION PANASONIC 125 150 167 172 PHILCO PHILIPS 040 075 PORTLAND PULSAR QUASAR 001 125 RADIO SHACK 134 140 142 158 159 095 124 125 157 172 REALISTIC...
  • Page 37 Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number ADCOM AIWA 156 170 AKAI AUDIO TECHNICA AUDIOACCESS AUDIOFILE CALIFORNIA AUDIO CAPETRONIC CARRERA CARVER 143 144 CASIO CLARINETTE DENON EMERSON FISHER FRABA FUNAI GENEXXA GOLDSTAR HAITAI HARMAN KARDON 054 190 HITACHI INKEL JC PENNEY JENSEN KENWOOD 079 148 LOTTE LUXMAN...
  • Page 38 SETUP CODE TABLE: CD/DVD Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number REALISTIC 104 105 SANSUI 157 172 SANYO 095 168 SCOTT SHARP 151 159 SHERWOOD 105 133 SONY 118 132 SOUNDSTREAM SYMPHONIC TAEKWANG TEAC 086 106 THETA DIGITAL TOSHIBA 151 155 VECTOR RESEARCH VICTOR WARDS YAMAHA...
  • Page 39 Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number ALPHASTAR ALPHASTAR DBS ALPHASTAR DSR BIRDVIEW CHANNEL MASTER 320 321 325 361 CHAPARRAL 315 316 CITOH DRAKE 313 317 413 481 DX ANTENNA 331 352 379 483 ECHOSTAR 395 397 453 463 ELECTRO HOME FUJITSU 324 329 GENERAL INSTRUMENT 303 311 365 403...
  • Page 40 SETUP CODE TABLE: TAPE/CBL Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number HARMAN KARDON SETUP CODE TABLE: CBL Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number 001 011 ALLEGRO AMERICAST ARCHER BELCOR CABLE STAR 033 113 CITIZEN COLOUR VOICE 085 090 DIGI EAGLE EASTERN 066 070 ELECTRICORD EMERSON FOCUS G.I.
  • Page 41 Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number REMBRANT SAMSUNG 072 186 SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 183 203 SEAM SIGNATURE 001 188 SPRUCER 053 081 177 189 STARCOM 002 011 163 STARGATE TANDY TELECAPATION TEXSCAN TIMELESS TOCOM 170 205 UNITED CABLE UNIVERSAL 033 034 039 042 113 VIDEOWAY 124 211 VIEWSTAR...

  • Page 42: Processor Reset

    Your AVR 125 receiver has been designed to provide many years of trouble-free service. In the event that you are experiencing difficulties, please check the suggestions below for a possible solution to your problem. Additional information on the AVR 125, including updated information and user hints, is available from our Web site at www.harmankardon.com.

  • Page 43: Technical Specifications

    Audio Section Stereo Mode Continuous Average Power (FTC) 55 Watts per channel, @ < 0.07% THD, 20Hz – 20kHz, both channels driven into 8 ohms Five-Channel Surround Modes Power Per Individual Channel Front L&R channels: 45 Watts per channel @ < 0.07% THD, 20Hz–20kHz into 8 ohms Center channel: 45 Watts @ <...
  • Page 44 ® 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, New York 11797 www.harmankardon.com © 2002 Harman Kardon, Incorporated Part No.: CQX1A778Z...
  • Page 46 Owner’s Manual. We strongly recommend that you read the Owner’s Manual for complete details on how to install, configure and operate the AVR 125, as well as for the important safety information it contains. Figure 1 – Speaker Placement The colors shown for each speaker correspond to the matching output terminal connection on the back of the AVR 125 (see page 14).
  • Page 47 (–) to black (–). (See page 14.) Step 3. Connect the Subwoofer Pre-Out jack to the Line-In jack on your subwoofer (see page 14). Adjust the settings on the subwoofer as needed. AVR 125 QUICK-START GUIDE SURR SURR , 1A , 0.5A...

  • Page 48: Audio Recorder

    Step 6. Plug all components into AC power outlets. The outlets on the back of the AVR 125 should be used only for low-current products, such as CD or DVD players, and the total should not exceed 100 watts.

  • Page 49: Front Panel

    VCR (Video 1) VIDEO In/Rec Out/Play SURR Video S-Video Optical Coax DVD PLAYER Device Connection Options : Recommended connections are shown in red, but connections may be made to best fit your system requirements. The Video 3 inputs are on the front panel of the receiver. Device Input Name Audio Input Connections...

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