Harman Kardon AVR 525 User Manual

OPERATION
Basic Operation
Onceyouhavecompletedtile initialsetupandconfigu-
rationoftheAVR525, it issimpletooperateand
enjoy]he followinginstrudionswillhelpyoumaximize
theenjoymentofyournewreceiver:
TurningtheAVR525On orOff
• WhenusingtheAVR525 forthefirsttime,youmust
presstheMain PowerSwitch[] onthefrontpanel
toturntheuniton rhisplacestheunitina Standby
mode,asindicatedbytheambercolorof thePower
Indicator[] OncetheunitisinStandby,youmay
begina listeningsessionbypressingtheSystem
PowerControl[] onthefrontpanel,orthePower
OnButtonO orAVRSelectorO ontheremote
]he PowerIndicator[] willturngreenfhis willturn
theunitonandre_urnittotheinputsourcethatwaslast
usedlhe unitmayalsobeturnedonfromStandbyby
pressinganyoftheInputSelectorButtonsql_}_
0_(_(_) ontheremoteortheInputSource
SelectorButton[] onthefrontpanel
NOTE:AfterpressingoneoftheInputSelector
Buttonsql_}O toturntheuniton,presstheAVR
Selector_ to settheremotecontrolto theAVR525
flJncfions
1oturntheunitoffat theendofa listeningsession,
simplypresstheSystemPowerControl[] onthe
frontpanelorthePowerOff ButtonOQ onthe
remotePowerwillbeshutoffto anyequipment
pluggedintotherear-panelSwitchedACAccessory
Outletii_ andthePowerIndicator[] willturn
amber
Whentheremoteis usedto turntheunit"off"it is
aduallyplacingthesystemina Standbymode,asindi-
catedbytheambercolorof thePowerIndicator[],
• 10programtheAVR525forautomaticturn-ofl_
presstheSleepButton_ ontheremoteEach
pressd thebutlonwilldecreasethetimebeforeshut
downinthefollowingsequence:
F90 ._ 80 _ 70 ._ 60 _ 50
min min min min min ]
I _4o.__ 3o.__ 2o.__ lo .__ OFF
I "_nmin min min min ]
]he sleeptimewillbedisplayedintheLower Display
Line [] andit willcountdownuntilthetimehas
elapsed
Whentheprogrammedsleeptimehaselapsed,the
unitwillautomaticallyturnoff]he front-paneldisplay
willdimto onehalfbrightnesswhentheSleepfundion
isprogrammed]o canceltheSleepflJndion,press
andholdtheSleepButtonql]0)untiltheinformation
displayreturnsto normalbrightness;theSleep
indicak}rnumberswilldisappearandthewords
SL EE P 0 I= I=willappearintheLower Display
Line []
Whenyouwillbeawayfromhomeforanextended
periodoftimeitis alwaysa goodideatocompletely
turntheunitoffwiththefrontpanelMain Power
Switch [],
NOTE:Allpresetmemoriesarelostif theunitisleft
turnedoffbyusingtheMainPowerSwitch [] for
morethantwoweeks
Source Selection
• ]o selecta source,pressanyoftheInput
SelectorButtonsql_}_(_(_) ontheremote
• ]he inputsourcemayalsobechangedbypressing
thefrontpanelInputSourceSelectorButton[]
Eachpressofthebullonwillmovetheinputselection
throughthelistof availableinputs
• Astheinputischanged,theAVR525 willautomati
callyswitchto thedigitalinput(if selected),surround
mode,speakerconfiguration,outputlevels,crossover
%quencyandnightmodestatusthatwereentered
duringtheconfigurationprocessforthatsource
• ]he frontpanelVideo4 Inputs_1, OpticalDigital
3 Input [] ortheCoaxialDigital3 Input[] may
beusedtoconnecta devicesuchasavideogameor
camcordertoyourhomeenteflainmentsystemona
temporarybasis
• Astheinputsourceischanged,thenewinputname
willappearmomentarilyasanon-screendisplayinthe
lowerthirdof thevideodisplayTheinputnamewill
alsoappearintheMainInformationDisplay[]
anda greenLEDwilllightnextto theselectedinput's
nameinthefrontpanelInput Indicators[]
• Whenanaudiosourceis selected,thelastvideoinput
usedremainsroutedto theVideol/Video 2 Outputs
_i_)l_) _) andVideoMonitorOutputs_) lhis
permitssimultaneousviewingandlisteningtodifferent
sources
• WhenacomposileorS Videosourceisselected,the
videosignalforthatinputwillberoutedtotheVideo
MonitorOutput_) andwillbeviewableonaIV mon_or
connectedtotheAVR525
6-Channel/8-ChannelDirectInput
• ]herearefourinputchoicesavailablefor usewith
sourcessuchasa DVD-AudioorSACDplayerthatare
connectedto the8-ChannelDirectInputs_}
Selecttheappropriateinputaccordingto thewayyour
systemandsourceequipmentisconfigured:
• lhe I-, CH D I I_E(] T inputshouldbeused
whentheSBRandSBLinputsareNO] inuse
andtheinputsourcedevicehasitsowninternal
bassmanagementsystemIhis inputpassesthe
inputfromthesourcedirectlythroughtothevol
umecontrolwithoutanyanalogto digitalconver
sionandit mutestheunusedinputjacksto pre
ventunwantednoisefrominterferingwithsystem
performance
]he 6 CH DVD AUDIO inputshouldbe
usedwhentheSBRandSBLinputsareNO]in
useandtheinputsourcedevicedoesNO]have
itsowninternalbassmanagementsystemWhen
thisinputisin usetheanalogsourceisconvefled
todigitalsothatyoumayusethesametriple
Crossoverbassmanagementoptionsforthe
directinputasyoudowithallotheroutputs]his
inputalsomutestheunusedinputjacksto pre
ventunwantednoisefrominterferingwithsystem
performance
]he & CH DIREET INPUT should
beusedwhenaninputisconnectedtoalleight
8-ChannelDirectInputs _} andwhenthe
inputsourcedevicehasitsowninternalbass
managementsystem]his inputpassestheinput
fromthesourcedirectlythroughtothevolume
controlwithoutanyanalogto digitalconversion
anditmutestheunusedinputjacksto prevent
unwantednoisefrominterferingwithsystem
performance
]he 8 CH DVD AUDIO inputshould
beusedwhenaninputisconnectedtoalleight
8-ChannelDirectInputs _} andtheinput
sourcedevicedoesNOThaveitsowninternal
bassmanagementsystemWhenthisinputis in
usetheanalogsourceis convefledtodigitalso
thatyoumayusethesametripleCrossoverbass
managementoptionsforthedirectinputasyou
dowithallotheroutputsThisinputalsomutes
theunusedinputjackstopreventunwantednoise
frominterferingwithsystemperformance
Volume Control
• Adjustthevolumeto a comfoflabblevelusingthe
frontpanelVolumeControl[] orremoteVolume
Up/DownButtons_ O
• 10temporarilysilenceallspeakeroutputs,pressthe
MuteButton _ [] thiswillinterrupttheoutputto
allspeakersandtheheadphonejack,butitwillnot
affectanyrecordingor dubbingthatmaybein
progress,Whenthesystemismuted,theword
11UTE willflashintheMain InformationDisplay
[] PresstheMuteButtons_ [] againto
returnto normaloperation
• Youmayadjustthebassandtrebletonecontrolsat
anypointduringa listeningsessionbysimplyturning
theBassControl[] orTrebleControl[] untilthe
desiredsettingisachievedYoumayalsototally

Harman Kardon AVR 525 Specifications

General

Brand	Harman Kardon
Model	AVR 525
Category	Receiver
Language	English