Harman Kardon AVR 525 User Manual

SAFETY INFORMATION
Important Safety Information
VerifyLineVoltageBeforeUse
YourAVR525 hasbeendesignedforusewith
120 voltACcurrentConnectiontoa linevoltage
otherthanthatforwhichitisintendedcancreatea
safetyandfirehazardandmaydamagetheunit
Ifpu haveanyquestionsaboutthevoltagerequirements
foryourspecificmodel,oraboutthelinevoltageinyour
area,contactyoursellingdealerbeforepluggingtheunit
intoa walloutlet
Do NotUseExtensionCords
]b avoidsafetyhazards,useonlythepowercord
attachedtoyourunitWedo notrecommendthat
extensioncordsbeusedwiththisprodudAswithall
electricaldevices,donotrunpowercordsunderrugs
or carpetsorplaceheavyobjedsonthem Damaged
powercordsshouldbereplacedimmediatelybyan
authorizedservicecenterwithacordmeetingfactory
specifications
Handlethe ACPowerCordGently
WhendisconnectingthepowercordfromanACout-
let,alwayspulltheplug;neverpullthecord Ifyoudo
notintendto usetheunitForanyconsiderablelength
oftime,disconnecttheplugfromtheACoutlet
Do NotOpenthe Cabinet
]herearenouser-serviceablecomponentsinsidethis
produd Openingthecabinetmaypresenta shock
hazard,andanymodificationtotheproductwillvoid
yourguaranteeI[wateroranymetalobjectsuchasa
paperclip,wireor a stapleaccidentallyfallsinsidethe
unit,disconnectit fromtheACpowersourceimmedi
ately,andconsultanauthorizedservicecenter
CATVorAntennaGrounding
If anoutsideantennaorcablesystemis connectedto
thisprodud,beceflainthatit isgroundedsoasto pro
videsomeprotectionagainstvoltagesurgesandstatic
chargesSection810 of theNationalElectricalCode,
ANSI/NFPANo 70 1%4, providesinformationwith
respectto propergroundingof themaslandsupporting
structure,groundingof theleadinwireto anantenna
dischargeunit,sizeof groundingconductors,location
d antennadischargeunit,connectiontogrounding
electrodesandrequirementsof thegroundingelec-
trode
NOTETOCATVSYSTEMINSTALLER:]his reminder
isprovidedto calltheCAFV(CableIV) system
installer'sallentiontoarficle820 40 oftheNECthat
providesguidelinesfor propergroundingand,inpar
ficular,specifiesthatthecablegroundshallbecon-
nectedtothegroundingsystemofthebuilding,as
closetothepointof cableentryaspossible
InstallationLocation
• 1oensureproperoperationandtoavoidthepoten-
tialforsafetyhazards,placetheunitonafirmand
levelsurfaceWhenplacingtheunitona shelf,be
certainthattheshellandanymountinghardware
cansupporttheweightof theproduct
• Makecertainthatproperspaceisprovidedboth
aboveandbelowtheunitfor ventilationIf this
produdwillbeinstalledina cabinetorother
enclosedarea,makecerlainthatthereissufficient
airmovementwithinthecabinet,IJndersomecir
cumstancesa fanmayberequired
• Donotplacetheunitdirectlyona carpetedsur
face
• Avoidinstallationinextremelyhotor coldlocations,
or inanareathatisexposedtodirectsunlightor
heatingequipment
• Avoidmoistor humidlocations
• Donotobstructtheventilationslotsonthetopof
theunit,or placeobjedsdirectlyoverthem
• Dueto theweightof theAVR525 andtheheat
generatedbytheamplifiers,thereistheremote
possibilitythattherubberpaddingonthebottom
oftheunit'sfeetmayleavemarkson certain
woodor veneermaterialsUsecautionwhen
placingtheunitonsoil woodsor othermaterials
thatmaybedamagedby heator heavyobjects
Cleaning
Whentheunitgetsdirly,wipeitwithaclean,soil,dry
clolh If necessary,wipeitwithasoftclothdampened
withmildsoapywater,thena fleshclothwithclean
waterWipedryimmediatelywithadryclolh NEVER
usebenzene,aerosolcleaners,thinner,alcoholorany
othervolatilecleaningagentDonoluseabrasiveclean-
ers,astheymaydamagethefinishofmetalparisAvoid
sprayinginsecticideneartheunit
Movingthe Unit
Beforemovingtheunit,becertainto disconnectany
interconnectioncordswithothercomponents,and
makecerlainthatyoudisconnecttheunitfromthe
ACoutlet
ImportantInformationfor the User
]his equipmenthasbeentestedandfoundto comply
withthelimitsfora ClassB digitaldevice,pursuantto
Part15d theFCCRules]he limitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotectionagainstharmflJlinterfer
enceina residentialinstallationlhis equipmentgener
ares,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,
ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferenceto radio
communicationHowever.thereisnoguaranteethat
harmflJlinterferencewillnotoccurina parficularinstal
lationIf thisequipmentdoescauseharmflJlinteffer
enceto radioortelevisionreception,whichcanbe
determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,the
userisencouragedto trytocorrecttheinterferenceby
oneor moreofthefollowingmeasures:
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna
• Increasetheseparationbelweentheequipment
andreceiver
• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletona circuit
differentfromthatto whichthereceiverisconnected
• Consultthedealeror anexperiencedradio/IV
technicianforhelp
]his devicecomplieswithPar115of theFCCRules
Operationissubjectto thefollowingtwoconditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,
and(2)thisdevicemustacceptinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired
operation
NOTE:Changesormodificationsmaycausethis
unitto failtocomplywithParl15 oftheFCCRules
andmayvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethe
equipment
Unpacking
]he cartonandshippingmaterialsusedtoprotectyour
newreceiverduringshipmentwerespeciallydesigned
tocushionit %m shockandvibrationWesuggest
thatyousavethecartonandpackingmaterialsforuse
inshippingif youmove,orshouldtheuniteverneed
repair
]o minimizethesizeof thecartoninstorage,youmay
wishtoflattenit,]his isdonebycarefullyslittingthe
tapeseamsonthebottomandcollapsingthecarton
Othercardboardinsertsmaybestoredinthesame
mannerPackingmaterialsthatcannotbecollapsed
shouldbesavedalongwiththecartonin aplasticbag
Ifyoudo notwishto savethepackagingmaterials,
pleasenotethatthecartonandothersectionsof the
shippingprotectionarerecyclablePleaserespectthe
environmentanddiscardthosematerialsata local
recyclingcenter
Atthistimeyoushouldremovetheprotectiveplastic
filmfromthefront-panellensLeavingthefilminplace
mayaffecttheperformanceof yourremotecontrol

Harman Kardon AVR 525 Specifications

General

Brand	Harman Kardon
Model	AVR 525
Category	Receiver
Language	English