AVR80 manual 11/01/98 13:01 Side 1 Harman Kardon AVR80 Audio/VideoReceiver Volume VISUAL SIGNAL LEVEL CH STEREO TV LD VCR 12 AUX TEST MEMO AUTO TUNED STEREO dB kHz MHz DISP THX CINEMA PRO·LOGIC MOVIE HALL MATRIX MONO MULTI 3-LOGIC AUTO MEMO P-SCAN TAPE COPY VCR1 Aux MULTI DISP OSD Delay MODE P·SET P·Scan TUNE Mute RDS ar Mode DISP. AF PTY. Bass Treble Balance AUX Min Max Min Max L R S-VIDEO VIDEO L­AUDIO­R Owner's Manual AVR80 manual 11/01/98 13:01 Side 2 Declaration of Conformity We, Harman Kardon Europe A/S Kongevejen 194B DK-3460 Birkerød DENMARK declare in own responsibility, that the product described in this owner's manual is in compliance with technical standards: EN 55 013 EN 55 020 EN 55 022 EN 60 065 EN 60 555-2-3 Steen Michaelsen Harman Kardon Europe A/S Birkerød, DENMARK 11/95 AVR80 manual 11/01/98 13:01 Side 3 Front Panel 2 AVR80 Volume 1 VISUAL SIGNAL LEVEL CH STEREO TV LD VCR 12 AUX TEST MEMO AUTO TUNED STEREO dB * kHz MHz DISP THX CINEMA PRO·LOGIC MOVIE HALL MATRIX MONO MULTI 3-LOGIC AUTO MEMO P-SCAN TAPE COPY VCR1 AM/FM CD T-MON T·2 TV LD VCR1 VCR 2 Aux MULTI DISP OSD Delay MODE P·SET P·Scan TUNE Mute & Power Phones 6-ch direct mode Tape1 Copy RDS VCR1 Memo Clear Mode DISP. AF PTY. 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OSD (On Screen Display) Ò VCR 1 Copy Ú Memo Û Clear Ù FM Mode i RDS Display ^ RDS Alternate Frequency ~ RDS Program Type Search ¯ Bass Treble ¸ Balance Front Panel Inputs Information Display ¡ VISUAL TM£¢ TEST MEMO AUTO TUNED § STEREO dB fl SIGNAL LEVEL CH STEREO TV LD VCR 12 AUX kHz MHz DISP ¶ · THX CINEMA PRO·LOGIC MOVIE HALL MATRIX MONO MULTI 3-LOGIC AUTO MEMO P-SCAN TAPE COPY VCR1 / ¡ "Visual" Indicators TM Test £ Memo ¢ Auto Tuned § Stereo fi > < ,¤ ª ¶ Volume Indication · Tuner Frequency Indication ª Main Information Display , Multi / Mode Status ¤ DISP < Copy Indicators > P-Scan fi Auto Memo fl Signal Level Indication AVR80 manual 11/01/98 13:01 Side 4 Rear Panel ­ Audio and System Connections ® ø FRONT L R 6-CH SURR. DIRECT INPUT CENTER é ANTENNA MULTI OUT TV MONI CENTER 8OHMS MAIN IN PRE OUT L FRONT R SUB WOOFER LD DIGITAL IN ° ¬ î SWITCHED UNSWITCHED AC OUTLETS 230V 50/60Hz) OUT VCR2 OUT VCR2 IN å ç © AM GND OUT TAPE2 IN IN ß ü SURR. OUT VCR1 OUT VCR1 IN L SURR. R MULTI 8OHMS FM (75) OUT TAPE1 IN IN LD LD CENTER FRONT OUT REMOTE CONT. S-VIDEO SUB WOOFER R SPEAKERS L IN 8OHMS CD L R AUDIO L R TV TV VIDEO ñµ å FM Antenna AM Antenna ç Tape 1 Out Tape 1 In é Tape 2 Out Tape 2 In © CD IN Front R oe oe Multi IR ® Multi-Out ß Power Cable Switched AC Outlet ü Unswitched AC Outlet Remote IR In Remote IR Out î Front L Center ° Surround R ¬ Surround L µ Subwoofer Pre-Out ñ Pre-Outs ø 6 Channel Direct Input Multi Room Interface Rear Panel ­ Video Connections S FRONT MULTI OUT ANTENNA TV MONI AM GND FM (75) L G H B A P M R OUT VCR2 OUT IN OUT VCR2 IN TAPE2 IN OUT VCR1 OUT IN OUT VCR1 IN TAPE1 IN LD LD CD L AUDIO R TV TV T I J D C Q N S-VIDEO MAIN IN PRE OUT U K L E F R O L R 6-CH SURR. DIRECT INPUT CENTER CENTER 8OHMS R FRONT L SUB WOOFER LD DIGITAL IN AC OUTLETS 230V 50/60Hz) SURR. 8OHMS R MULTI SURR. L CENTER FRONT OUT REMOTE CONT. R SPEAKERS L IN 8OHMS SWITCHED UNSWITCHED VIDEO SUB WOOFER A VCR 1 Audio In B VCR 1 Audio Out C VCR 1 Video In D VCR 1 Video Out E VCR 1 S Video Out F VCR 1 S Video In G VCR 2 Audio Out H VCR 2 Audio In I VCR 2 Video Out J VCR 2 Video In K VCR 2 S Video Out L VCR 2 S Video In M TV Audio In N TV Video In O TV S Video In P LD Audio In Q LD Video In R LD S Video In S LD Digital In T TV Monitor Video Out U TV Monitor S Video Out AVR80 manual 11/01/98 13:01 Side 5 Remote Control x Sending y Learning a d Use Learn Main Power OFF ON Source Power OFF TV ON b MOVIE STEREO THX P/L 3 ST LD VCR1 MONO MATRIX HALL e m o n k j i DELAY 1 ABC 2 DEF 3 G HI p c z ` l q r s t VCR2 AUX AM/FM CD Tape1(MON) Tape2 REC DISC DECK ANT. PTY 4 JKL 5 MNO 6 PQR 7 S TU 8 VWX 9 YZ _ AF MEMO 0 CLEAR P·SCAN CHANNEL/SKIP TUNE/SEARCH MUTE STOP a Use/Learn b Main Power c Source Selection d Source Power e Surround Mode Selection f Main Volume g TV Volume h Mute i Transport Controls j Tune/Search & Fast Forward k Channel/Skip l Disc/Deck/Ant m Number Keys n P-Scan o Memo p Delay q Menu Controls r Select s Screen Display t Panel Display u Test Noise v Speaker Select w Level Adjust x Sending LED y Learn LED z RDS PTY ` RDS AF h SELECT SCREEN SPEAKER DISPLAY PANEL DISPLAY ADJUST VOLUME f TEST NOISE TV MAIN RDS u v w g AVR80 manual 11/01/98 13:01 Side 6 Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Front Panel Information Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Rear Panel Audio & Systems Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Rear Panel Video Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Remote Control Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8­9 Installation, Set Up and Configuration . . . . . . . . . 10­12 Remote Control Programming and Operation . . . 13­14 System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15­18 Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19­24 Source Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Surround Mode Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 TV Auto Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Tuner Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20­22 RDS Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23­24 On Screen Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25­27 Advanced Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28­31 Audio Tape Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Video Dubbing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Audio/Video Simulcast Recording . . . . . . . 28­29 Delay Time Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Direct Digital Decoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29­30 6 Channel Direct Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Surround Mode Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Multiroom Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32­34 Troubleshooting Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 System Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 AVR80 manual 11/01/98 13:01 Side 1 Introduction 1 ENGLISH Congratulations! With the purchase of a Harman Kardon AVR80 you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The AVR80 has been custom designed to provide all the excitement and detail of movie soundtracks and every subtle nuance of musical selections. In addition, the AVR80 has the flexibility to expand to serve as the heart of a multiroom audio system, and the capability for use with digital multichannel audio systems. While complex digital systems are hard at work within the AVR80 to make all of this happen, hook-up and operation are simple. Color keyed connections, a comprehensive remote control and on screen menus make the AVR80 easy to use. To obtain the maximum enjoyment from your new receiver we urge you to take a few minutes to read through this manual. This will ensure that connections to speakers, source playback units and other external devices are made properly. In addition, a few minutes spent learning the functions of the various controls will enable you to take advantage of all the power the AVR80 is able to deliver. If you have any questions about this product, its installation or operation, please contact your retailer or custom installer. They are your best local source of information. Description and Features The AVR80 is a full featured A/V receiver, incorporating a wide variety of listening options. In addition to standard Dolby® Pro LogicTM processing, the AVR80 uses Twin Digital Signal Processors to provide Home THX® Cinema and five other surround modes. Future expansion capability enables upgrades to 5.1 digital audio systems such as AC-3TM through the use of an optional external adapter. A total of five audio/video inputs, each with both composite and "S" video, as well as three additional audio only inputs are selected through a learning remote control and an easy to read front panel display or on screen graphics through a TV monitor. Dubbing and tape outputs are available, and multiroom operation is available with independent source and volume selection. The AVR80's powerful amplifier uses traditional Harman Kardon High Current design philosophies to meet the wide dynamic range of any program selection. For the audio purist, the AVR80 may be connected directly to the digital output of an LD player, avoiding excessive D/A conversion steps. Harman Kardon invented the high fidelity receiver over forty years ago. With state of the art circuitry and time honored circuit designs, the AVR80 is undoubtedly the finest receiver ever offered by Harman Kardon. s Twin DSP processors for precise surround decoding. ProLogic, Home THX Cinema, Dolby 3 Stereo and four other surround modes screen menu displays remote control and "S" video s Dolby s On s Learning s Composite switching s RDS Programme Information s Complete Multiroom control with optional wall mounted keypads Digital Input from LD output/Amplifier input of ALL channels permits ease of expansion Channel Direct inputs for use with discrete digital audio adapters s Direct s Preamp s Six AVR80 manual 11/01/98 13:01 Side 2 ENGLISH Safety Information 2 Important Safety Information Verify Line Voltage Before Use Your AVR80 has been designed for use with 220­240 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. If you have any questions about the voltage requirements for your specific model, or about the line voltage in your area, contact your selling dealer before plugging the unit into a wall outlet. Do Not Use Extension Cords To avoid safety hazards, use only the power cord attached to your unit. We do not recommend that extension cords be used with this product. As with all electrical devices, do not run power cords under rugs or carpets or place heavy objects on them. Handle the AC Power Cord Gently When disconnecting the power cord from an AC outlet, always pull the plug, never pull the cord. If you do not intend to use the unit for any considerable length of time, disconnect the plug from the AC outlet. Do Not Open The Cabinet There are no user serviceable components inside this product. Opening the cabinet may present a shock hazard, and any modification to the product will void your guarantee. If water or any metal object such as a paper clip, wire or a staple accidentally falls inside the unit, disconnect it from the AC power source immediately, and consult an authorized service station. Installation Location s To assure proper operation, and to avoid the potential for safety hazards, place the unit on a firm and level surface. When placing the unit on a shelf, be certain that the shelf and any mounting hardware can support the weight of the product. s Make certain that proper space is provided both above and below the unit for ventilation. If this product will be installed in a cabinet or other enclosed area, make certain that there is sufficient air movement within the cabinet. Under some circumstances a fan may be required. s Do not place the unit directly on a carpeted surface. s Avoid installation in extremely hot or cold locations, or an area that is exposed to direct sunlight or heating equipment. s Avoid moist or humid locations. s Do not obstruct the ventilation slots on Cleaning When the unit gets dirty, wipe it with a clean, soft dry cloth. If necessary, wipe it with a soft cloth dampened with mild soapy water, then a fresh cloth with clean water. 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