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INTRODUCTION 3
Introduction
Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon!
With the purchase of a Harman Kardon
AVR5000 you are about to begin many years of
listening enjoyment. The AVR5000 has been cus-
tom designed to provide all the excitement and
detail of movie sound tracks and every nuance
of musical selections. With onboard Dolby*
Digital and DTS
†
decoding, the AVR5000 delivers
six discrete channels of audio that take advan-
tage of the digital sound tracks from the latest
DVD and LD releases and Digital Television
broadcasts.
While complex digital systems are hard at work
within the AVR5000 to make all of this happen,
hookup and operation are simple. Color-keyed
connections, a backlit, programmable and learn-
ing remote control, and on-screen menus make
the AVR5000 easy to use. To obtain the maxi-
mum enjoyment from your new receiver, we
urge you to take the time to read through this
manual. This will ensure that connections to
speakers, source playback units and other exter-
nal devices are made properly. In addition, a
few minutes spent learning the functions of the
various controls will enable you to take advan-
tage of all the power the AVR5000 is able to
deliver.
If you have any questions about this product, its
installation or its operation, please contact your
dealer. He is your best local source of informa-
tion.
Description and Features
The AVR5000 is among the most versatile and
multi-featured A/V receivers available, incorpo-
rating a wide range of listening options. In addi-
tion to Dolby Digital and DTS decoding for digi-
tal sources, a broad choice of analog surround
modes are available for use with sources such as
CD, VCR,TV broadcasts and the AVR’s own
FM/AM tuner.Along with Dolby Pro Logic*,
Dolby 3 Stereo, 5 Ch 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.
Finally, the AVR5000 is among the very few A/V
receivers that offer decoding of MP3 data, so
that you may listen to the latest music selections
directly from compatible computers or playback
devices with the power and fidelity you expect
from Harman Kardon.
Another Harman Kardon exclusive is VMAx
™,
which uses proprietary processing to create an
open, spacious sound field even when only two
front speakers are available.
The AVR 5000 is also able to offer HDCD
®
decoding to provide the most realistic playback
of CDs when a digital connection is used, even
with a normal non-HDCD-compatible CD or DVD
player.
In addition to providing a wide range of listening
options, the AVR5000 is easy to configure so
that it provides the best results with your speak-
ers and specific listening-room environment.
On-screen menus make it simple to enter set-
tings for speakers, inputs and delay times, while
our exclusive EzSet™ remote measures a sys-
tem‘s sound levels and automatically calibrates
them for perfectly balanced soundfield presenta-
tion.
For the ultimate in flexibility, the AVR5000 fea-
tures connections for five video devices, all with
both composite and S-Video inputs. Two addi-
tional audio inputs are available, and a total of
six digital inputs make the AVR5000 capable of
handling all the latest digital audio sources.
For compatibility with the latest DVD players and
digital video products, the AVR5000 also fea-
tures component video switching. Coax and
optical digital outputs are available for direct
connection to digital recorders, and both the
front panel analog audio/video and the coaxial
digital jacks may be switched to an output for
use with portable recorders – a Harman Kardon
exclusive. Two video recording outputs, preamp-
out/main-in jacks, and a six channel input make
the AVR5000 virtually future-proof, with every-
thing needed to accommodate tomorrow’s new
formats right on board.
The AVR5000’s flexibility and power extend
beyond your main home theater or listening
room.The AVR includes a sophisticated multi-
zone control system that allows you to select
one source for use in the main room and a dif-
ferent one in a second room. Left and right front
channel audio is routed to the remote room
location, with complete control over volume pro-
vided by a separate infrared control link.To
make it easy to operate the AVR 5000 from a
remote room, a separate Zone II remote is
included.
The AVR5000’s powerful amplifier uses
traditional Harman Kardon high-current design
technologies to meet the wide dynamic range of
any program selection.
Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiv-
er more than forty-seven years ago. With state-
of-the-art circuitry and time-honored circuit
designs, the AVR5000 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
■ MP3 Decoding for Use with compatible
Computers and Digital Audio Players
■ Remote Automatically Sets
Output Levels for Optimum
Performance
■ Front-Panel Analog A/V Inputs switch-
able to Outputs
■ Front-Panel Digital Inputs and Coax
Digital Output Capability 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 and Preamp
Outputs and Main Amp Inputs for Easy
Expansion and Use with Future Audio
Formats
■ Complete Multi-Zone System with
Separate “Zone II” Remote Included™
■ Main Backlit Remote with Internal
Codes and Learning Capability
■ HDCD Decoding for Superb CD Playback
■ Component Video Switching
TM