Harman Kardon AVR 525 User Manual

INTRODUCTION
Thankyoufor choosingHarmanKardon®!With
thepurchaseof a HarmanKardon®AVR525 youare
abouttobeginmanyyearsof listeningenjoyment
Designedto providealltheexcitementanddetailof
moviesoundtracksandeverynuanceofmusicalselec
tions,theAVR525 istrulya multichannelreceiverFor
thenewmillennium
]he AVR525 hasbeenengineeredso thatit iseasy
totakeadvantageofallthepowerof itsdigitaltech-
nologyHowever,to obtainthemaximumenjoyment
fromyournewreceiver,we urgeyoutoreadthis
manualA fewminutesspentlearningthefunctionsof
thevariouscontrolswillenableyouto takeadvantage
ofallthepowertheAVR525 isableto deliver
If youhaveanyquestionsaboutthisprodud,itsinstal
lationor itsoperation,pleasecontactyourretaileror
custominstalle_they areyourbestlocalsourcesof
information
Descriptionand Features
]he AVR525 isamongthemostversatileandmulti
featuredA/Vreceiversavailable,incorporatingawide
rangeof listeningoptionsInadditionto Dolby*Digital
andDFS_ decodingfordigitalsources,a broadchoice
ofMatrixsurroundencodedorStereosurroundmodes
areavailablefor usewithsourcessuchas CD,VCR,
]V broadcastsandtheAVR525'sown_:M/AMtuner
AlongwithDolbyDigitalEX,DolbyProLogic*II,
DIS Neo:6_°,Dolby3 Stereo,andHalland]heater
modes,theAVR525 offersHumanInternationars
exclusiveLogic7®processinboth51 and71 versions
tocreateawider,moreenvelopingFieldenvironment
andmoredefinedflyoversandpansAnotherexclusive
isVMAx®,whichusesproprietaryprocessingto create
anopen,spacioussoundfieldever]whenonlytwo
frontspeakersareavailableFinallytheAVR525 offers
decodingof UP3 data,sothatyoumaylister]to the
latestmusicselectionsdirectlyfromcompatible
computersor playbackdeviceswiththepowerand
fidelilyyouexpectfromHarmanKardon
Inadditiontoprovidingawiderangeoflistening
options,theAVR525 iseasyto configureso thatit
providesthebestresultswithyourspeakersandspe
cificlisteningroomenvironment,On-screenmenus
makeit simpleto entersettingsfor speakerconfigura
tionsandbassmanagement,andtheEzSet'' remote
measuresa system'ssoundlevelsandautomatically
calibratesthemforperfectlybalancedsoundfield
presentation
FortheultimateinflexibilitytheAVR525 features
connectionsforfivevideodevices,allwithbothcorn
positeandS Videoinputs]WOadditionalaudioinputs
areavailable,andsixdigitalinputsmaketheAVR525
capableofhandlingallthelatestdigitalaudiosources
ForcompatibilitywiththelatestHDIVvideosources
andprogressivescar]DVDplayers,theAVR525 also
featurestwo input,widebandwidth,lowcrosstalk
componentvideoswitching
]he frontpanelofferscoaxandopticaldigitalinputs
andoutputsfordirectconnectionto digitalrecorders,
alongwithanalogaudio/videoconnectionsthatmaybe
switchedtooutputsforusewithporlablerecorders
a HarmanKardonexclusivetwo videorecordingout
puts,preampoutandacolor-codedeight-channel
inputwithcompletedigitalbassmanagement,make
theAVR525 virtuallyfutureproof,withevegthing
neededtoaccommodatetomorrow'snewformats
rightonboard
]he AVR525'sflexibilityandpowerextendbeyond
yourmainhometheateror listeningroom ]he
AVR525 includesa sophisticatedmultizonecontrol
systemthatallowsyouto selectonesourceforusein
themainroomanda differentsourcefor audioand
videodistributionto a secondzoneCompletevolume
controlinthesecondzoneispossiblewitha separate
infraredcontrollink makeit easyto operatethe
AVR525 fromaremotezone,aseparate"ZoneI1"
remoteisincludedAdditionalmultiroomoptions
includetheoptionto assignlwoof theAVR525'sout
putchannelstothemultiroomsystemandtheabilityto
linktheAVR525 toinnovativeA BUS_ keypadsfor
multiroomoperationwithouttheneedforexternal
amplifiers
]he AVR525'spowe@lamplifierusestraditional
HumanKardonhigh-currentdesigntechnologies
to meetthewidedynamicrangeofanyprogram
selection
HumanKardoninventedthehigh-fidelityreceiver
almostfiftyyearsagoWithstateof thearlcircuitry
andtimehonoredcircuitdesigns,theAVR525 is
theperfectcombinationofthelatestindigitalaudio
technology,a quietyet powerfulanalogamplifierin
anelegant,easytousepackage
ForCanadianmodel
thisclassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadian
ICES003,
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CAUIION: preventelectricshock,matchwideblade
ofplugto wideslot,fullyinsert.
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• A wide rangeof digitalandmatrixsurround
modes,includingDolby"Digital,DolbyDigitalEX,
DolbyProLogic_ II,DTS®,DTS-ES®Discreteand
Matrix,and DTSNeo:6_
• Sevenchannelsofhigh-currentamplification
withtwo channelsassignableto eithersurround
backor multiroomapplications
• HarmanKardon'sexclusiveLogic7®processing,
availablefor the firsttime with both 7.1 and
5.1 processingin a varietyof modesandtwo
modesof VMAx_
• MP3decodingfor usewith computersand
digitalaudioplayers
• IIIIr_z$_" remoteautomaticallysets output
levelsfor optimumperformance
• High-bandwidth,HDTV-compatiblecomponent
video switching
• Discretefront-panelcoaxialand opticaldigital
inputsand outputsfor easyconnectionto
portabledigital devicesand the latestvideo
gameconsoles
• Extensivebassmanagementoptions,includ-
ingthree separatecrossovergroupingsand
full digital bassmanagementonthe 6/8-
channeldirect inputsfor usewith DVD-Audio
or SACDplayers
• Front-panelanalogA/Vjacks switchableto
outputsfor easyconnectionto portabledigital
devicesandvideo gameconsoles
• On-screenmenuand displaysystem
• Extensivemultiroomoptions,includinga stan-
dard ZoneII remote,assignableamplifier
channelsandA-BUSReady®capabilityfor lis-
teningto a separatesourcein a remotezone
• HDCD®decodingfor enhancedCDplayback
CAUTION
CAUTION: To prevent electric shock,
do not use this (polarized)
plug with an extension cord,
receptacle or other outlet
unless the blades can
be fully inserted to
prevent blade exposure.
,_ 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 eleclric shock to persons.
point within an equilateral
triangl
presence of important operating and
(servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.

Harman Kardon AVR 525 Specifications

General

Brand	Harman Kardon
Model	AVR 525
Category	Receiver
Language	English