Harman-Kardon AVR 265 Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
AVR
2
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 3
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 3
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION 3
PLACE THE RECEIVER 3
FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS 4
REAR-PANEL CONNECTORS 6
SYSTEM REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 8
ZONE 2 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS
(AVR 3650/AVR 365 ONLY) 10
INTRODUCTION TO HOME THEATER 12
TYPICAL HOME THEATER SYSTEM 12
MULTICHANNEL AUDIO 12
SURROUND MODES 12
PLACE YOUR SPEAKERS 13
PLACING THE LEFT, CENTER AND RIGHT SPEAKERS 13
PLACING THE SURROUND SPEAKERS IN A
5.1-CHANNEL SYSTEM 13
PLACING THE SURROUND SPEAKERS IN A
7.1-CHANNEL SYSTEM 13
PLACING FRONT HEIGHT SPEAKERS IN A
7.1-CHANNEL SYSTEM 13
PLACING THE SUBWOOFER 13
TYPES OF HOME THEATER SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 14
SPEAKER CONNECTIONS 14
SUBWOOFER CONNECTIONS 14
SOURCE DEVICE CONNECTIONS 14
VIDEO CONNECTIONS 15
RADIO CONNECTIONS 16
NETWORK CONNECTOR 16
USB PORT 16
RS-232 CONNECTOR 16
MAKING CONNECTIONS 17
CONNECT YOUR SPEAKERS 17
CONNECT YOUR SUBWOOFER 17
CONNECT YOUR TV OR VIDEO DISPLAY 17
CONNECT YOUR AUDIO AND VIDEO SOURCE DEVICES 18
CONNECT THE BRIDGE IIIP 20
CONNECT TO YOUR HOME NETWORK 20
CONNECT THE RADIO ANTENNAS 20
INSTALL A MULTIZONE SYSTEM 21
CONNECT IR EQUIPMENT (AVR 3650/AVR 365 ONLY) 22
CONNECT THE 12V TRIGGER OUTPUT 23
CONNECT TO AC POWER 23
SET UP THE REMOTE CONTROL 23
INSTALL THE BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE CONTROL 23
PROGRAM THE REMOTE TO CONTROL
YOUR SOURCE DEVICES AND TV 23
SET UP THE AVR 25
TURN ON THE AVR 25
USING THE ON-SCREEN MENU SYSTEM 25
CONFIGURE THE AVR FOR YOUR SPEAKERS 25
SET UP YOUR SOURCES 26
SET UP THE NETWORK 27
OPERATING YOUR AVR 28
CONTROLLING THE VOLUME 28
MUTING THE SOUND 28
DOLBY
®
VOLUME 28
LISTENING THROUGH HEADPHONES 28
SELECTING A SOURCE 28
LISTENING TO FM AND AM RADIO 29
LISTENING TO SIRIUS
®
SATELLITE RADIO 29
LISTENING TO MEDIA ON A USB DEVICE
(AVR 3650/AVR 365) 30
LISTENING TO AN iPod/iPhone DEVICE 30
LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO 31
LISTENING TO MEDIA VIA YOUR HOME NETWORK 32
SELECTING A SURROUND MODE 32
AUDIO EFFECTS 32
VIDEO MODES 32
ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 33
AUDIO PROCESSING AND SURROUND SOUND 33
VIDEO PROCESSING 34
MANUAL SPEAKER SETUP 36
LISTENING IN ZONE 2 39
SYSTEM SETTINGS 39
SETTINGS LOCK 40
ADVANCED REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAMMING 41
RECORDING 41
SLEEP TIMER 41
RESETTING THE REMOTE 42
PROCESSOR RESET 42
TROUBLESHOOTING 43
SPECIFICATIONS 44
APPENDIX 45
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