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INTRODUCTION 3
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon
®
! With
the purchase of a Harman Kardon AVR 225 you are
about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The
AVR 225 has been custom-designed to provide all the
excitement and detail of movie soundtracks and every
nuance of musical selections. Onboard Dolby
®
* Digital
and DTS
®
* decoding allows you to take advantage of
the digital soundtracks from the latest DVD releases
and Digital Television broadcasts.
While complex digital systems are hard at work within
the AVR 225 to make all of this happen, hookup and
operation are simple. Color-keyed connections, a pro-
grammable remote control, and on-screen menus
make the AVR 225 easy to use. To obtain the maxi-
mum 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 AVR 225 is able
to deliver.
If you have any questions about this product, its
installation or its operation, please contact your retailer
or custom installer. They are your best local sources
of information.
Description and Features
The AVR 225 is among the most versatile and multi-
featured A/V receivers available, incorporating a wide
range of listening options. In addition to Dolby Digital
and DTS decoding for digital sources, a broad choice
of analog surround modes are available for use with
sources such as CD, VCR, TV broadcasts and the
AVR 225’s own FM/AM tuner. Along with the latest
Dolby Pro Logic
®
* II decoding technology, Dolby 3
Stereo and custom Hall and Theater modes, only
Harman Kardon receivers offer Logic 7
®
* to create a
wider, more enveloping field environment and more
defined fly-overs and pans. Another Harman Kardon
exclusive is VMAx
®
*, which uses proprietary process-
ing to create an open, spacious sound field even when
only two front speakers are available. A Stereo-Direct
mode bypasses the digital processor to preserve all of
the subtleties of older analog, two-channel materials,
while bass management improves your ability to tailor
the sound to suit your room acoustics or taste.
In addition to providing a wide range of listening
options, the AVR 225 is easy to configure so that it
provides the best results with your speakers and spe-
cific listening-room environment. On-screen menus
make it simple to enter settings for speakers, inputs
and delay times, while our exclusive EzSet
™
*
remote
measures the system’s sound levels and automatically
calibrates them for a perfectly balanced sound field
presentation.
For the ultimate in flexibility, the AVR 225 features
connections for five video devices, all with both com-
posite and S-Video inputs, including the front-panel
inputs. Two additional audio inputs are available, and a
total of six digital inputs make the AVR 225 capable of
handling all the latest digital audio sources. Coax and
optical digital outputs are also available for direct con-
nection to digital recorders. Two video recording out-
puts and a six-channel input make the AVR 225
virtually future-proof, with everything needed to
accommodate tomorrow’s new formats right onboard.
The AVR 225’s powerful amplifier uses traditional
Harman Kardon high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth
design technologies.
Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiver
almost fifty years ago. With state-of-the-art circuitry
and time-honored circuit designs, the AVR 225 is one
of the finest receivers ever offered by Harman Kardon.
■ Onboard Dolby
®
* Digital and DTS
®
* Decoding
Using Crystal
®
* Chip Technology
■ Harman Kardon’s Exclusive Logic 7
®
* and
VMAx
®
* Modes
■ Dolby Laboratories’ Latest Pro Logic
®
*II
Decoding Technology
■
*
Remote Automatically Sets Output
Levels for Optimum Performance
■ Stereo-Direct Mode for Two-Channel Sources
Bypasses DSP Processing To Preserve the
Integrity of Analog Materials
■ Stereo-Direct Mode for Programmable Bass
Management of Low Frequencies Between
Main Speakers and Subwoofer
■ Front-Panel Digital Inputs for Easy Connection
to Portable Digital Devices and the Latest
Video Game Consoles
■ Multiple Digital Inputs and Outputs
■ On-Screen Menu and Display System
■ 6-Channel Direct Input for Use With DVD-
Audio Players, Other Products With Internal
Surround Decoders or External Surround
Decoders
■ Color-Coded Input, Output and Speaker
Terminals Comply With the Latest CEA
Standards for Easy Installation
TM
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: To reduce the risk
of electric shock,
do not remove cover (or back).
No user-serviceable parts inside.
Refer servicing to
qualified service personnel.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within the product’s
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a
risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
TO THE USER
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against interference
in a residential area. This device generates and uses
radio frequency energy and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, it may cause
interference to radio or TV reception.
If this unit does cause interference with TV or radio
reception, you can try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
A. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
B. Increase the separation between the equipment
and the receiver.
C. Plug the equipment into a different outlet so that it
is not on the same circuit as the receiver.
If necessary, consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for additional suggestions.
CAUTION:
Changes or modifications to this equipment not
expressly approved by harman consumer group
for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate this equipment.
CORDE DE CONNEXION CA ATTENTION:
POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS ÉLECTRIQUES, INTRO-
DUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE
DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE
ET POUSSER JUSQU’AU FOND.
AC POWER CORD CONNECTION CAUTION:
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE
BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.
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