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AVR 525 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER Introduc%n Important Safety Information Unpacking Front-Panel Controls Front-Panellnformation Display Rear-Panel Connections MainRemote Control F unctions ZoneIIRemote Control Fundions Installation andConnections System Configuration Speaker P lacement System Setup InputSetup Surround Setup Speaker S etup DelaySettings Output L evel A djustment UsingEzSet'' Manual O utput L evel A djustment Operation...
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INTRODUCTION Thankyou for choosingHarmanKardon®! W ith Forcompatibility withthe latestHDIVvideosources • A wide rangeof digitalandmatrixsurround the purchase o f a Harman Kardon ® AVR525 youare andprogressive scar]DVD players, t heAVR525 also modes,includingDolby"Digital,DolbyDigital E X, features two input, w idebandwidth, low crosstalk aboutto beginmanyyearsof listening enjoyment DolbyProLogic _ II,DTS ®,DTS-ES ®...
SAFETY INFORMATION InstallationLocation enceto radioor television r eception, whichcanbe Important Safety Information • 1oensure properoperation andto avoidthe poten- determined b yturningtheequipment off andon, the VerifyLine VoltageBeforeUse tialforsafetyhazards, placethe uniton afirmand useris encouraged t o try to correct t he interference b y Your A VR525 hasbeendesigned forusewith level s urfaceWhenplacing the uniton a shelf, b e oneor moreofthe following measures:...
FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS harman/kardon Ave S 2S __'__I_I_ mmmmmm.mmmmmmmm _MiBOM eho_ [] MainPower Switch • %tton Delay Adjust S elector Preset S tation Selector System Power Control Digital I nput S elector Power I ndicator Volume Control InputSourceSelector Headphone Jack lunar ModeSelector Input I ndicators IoneMode...
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FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS Surround Mode Selector [] to cyclethroughthe tionon using thetuneO lhis butlonmayalsobe used DigitalInput Selector: Press thisbuttonto begin to switchbelween S tereo andMonomodes forFM individual modes available Forexample, pressthisbut theprocess of selecting a digitalsource For u sewith radio reception When weakreception i s encountered, ton to select Dolby modes,and then press the thecurrently selected input,Once the buttonhasbeen press the bullonuntiltheStereoIndicator[] goes...
REAR- PANEL CONNECTIONS @@ @ 0¢ il iil _I _i ,®®® SBR/ HUL_R SBL/ MUL'nL ®e 0 AM Antenna _]_ DVD VideoInputs _}) Multiroom AudioOutputs FMAntenna Video1 VideoInputs _}) Optical D igital AudioOutput Preamp Outputs Video1 VideoOutputs CDAudioInputs Subwoofer Output j_) Video2 VideoInputs DVD AudioInputs 0 A BUSConnector...
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REAR- PANEL CONNECTIONS positive, or "+" terminal t hatshouldbeconnected to SwitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Theseoutlets Video2 ComponentVideoInputs: Connect the the red(+) terminal o n the Surround Leftspeaker w ith maybe usedto poweranydevice youwishto have Y/Pr/Pbcomponent videooutputs of an HDIVSet top turned on whentheAVR525 isturnedonwiththe converlor, satellite receiver o r othervideosource oldercolor-coding, whilethegrayterminal shouldbe connected tothe red (+) terminal o nthe Surround...
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REAR- PANEL CONNECTIONS CoaxialDigitalAudio Inputs: Connect the coax digital outputfroma DVD player, HDFV receiver, the S/P DIF output d acompatible c omputer sound card playing MP3files or streams, LDplayer or CDplayer to these jackslhe signal m aybea DolbyDigital signal, DFS signal or a slandard P CM digital sourceDonot connectthe R_: d igitaloutputof an LDplayer to these jacks •...
MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Power OffButton IRl_ansmitter Window Program/SPL I ndicator Power Or]Button InputSelectors POWER-- AM/FM luner Select )lllll_=Set _ 6 Channel/8 Channel Direct I nput lest Button SleepButlon Surround ModeSelector NightMode Channel SelectBullon A/T Buttons < Button Set Button Digital S eled NIGHT Numeric Keys...
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DigitalSelectButton _ between theAM andFMbands thefactory to operate theAVR525 andmost change a digital i nput)andthenpressoneof these Harman Kardon CDor DVD players andcasselle buttons to scrollthrough the listof options or to 6-Channel/8Channel D irect Input:Press this deckslhe remoteisalsocapable of operating a...
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MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS OSDButton: P ress thisbutton to activate the of commands s toredinthe remole(Seepage39 for SPLSelector: l his buttonactivates t he On-Screen D isplay ( OSD) system usedto setupor moreinformation o n storing andrecalling m acros) AVR525's EzSet function to quicklyandaccurately adjust t he AVR 525's parameters calibrate theAVR525's outputlevelsPress andhold Disc Skip Buttons:lhis buttonhasnodirect...
Press the buttonagainto return to the previous v olume level Record/Pause: P ress thisbuttonto activate the Record or Pause function on compatible Harman Kardon CD,DVDor cassette deckproduds Power O ff AVRSelector AM/FMlunerSelect Input S eledors...
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 7 Connect t hefront,center, s urround andsurround 8 Connections to a subwoofer arenormally madevia System Installation a linelevel a udioconnection f rom theSubwoder backspeaker o utputs O_OI_) to the respective Alterunpacking theunit,locating it ina place withade speakers Output 0 to thelinelevelinputof a subwoofer with quate vantilation andplacing it on asolidsurface c apable a built-inamplifier W hen a passive subwoofer i s used,...
RemoteIROutput _jack to fordevices thathavenopowerswitch or a mechanical NOTE: F orall options, y oumayconnect a noptional I R the Remote IRInput j ack on Harman Kardon or other power switchthatmaybeleftinthe "ON"position sensorintheremoteroomto theAVR525 viaan compatible e quipment,...
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ]he AVR525 leatures a removable power cordthat allows wiresto be runto a complex installation s othat the unit,itsel[neednot be installed untilit isreadyfor connection When all connections d escribed a bove havebeenmade, c onnect t heAC Power c ordto the AC PowerCordJack _) ]he AVR525 drawssignificantly morecurrent t han otherhousehold d evices suchascomputers t hatuse...
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Whenallaudio, v ideoandsystem connections h ave maybe placedona rearwall.behind thelistening CenterFront Speaker positionAswiththe sidespeakers, rearsurrounds beenmade, t herearea fewconfiguration adjustments shouldbe located so thatthe bottomof thecabinet i s thatmustbe madeA fewminutes spent t o correctly No more than 24" configure a ndcalibrate t he unitwillgreatly addto your at least t wofeethigher t hanthe listeners' earsThe speakers s houldbe no morethansixfeetbehind the...
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 4 Install t hethreesupplied A AAballeries inthe 11AS T E R 11EN U (Figure 1) will appear, and setdifferent s peaker c onfigurations withthe resultant remote as shownBecertain to followthe (+) adjustments aremade%m the individual menus changes t o the bassmanagement systemOncethese settings aremade, t heywillautomatically be recalled and( ) polarity indicators t hatareon thetop of the battery comparlment...
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION S ET U P menuison the screen untilthe • cursor Whenusingthefull OSD systemto makethe setup When selecting surround modes fordigitalprogram adjustments, presstheOSDButton _ oncesothat is nextto C0 AX I A L 3 lhen pressthe,/• material, theAVRwillalways examine the datastream Buttons_ so thattheword0 UT is high- the MAS T E R ME NU (Figure 1) appears, lhe •...
Ineithercase, t he selection if the speakers fora parHcular position aretraditional between the following sellings, a stheyappear i nthe of a Logic7 modeenables Harman Kardon's e xclu- flJllrangeloudspeakers U sethe SMALL selling for on-screen display: siveLogic7 processing t o createfullyenveloping,...
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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION "%rround Offf,or puretwochannel stereo, whenan frontsoundstage or where different b randsor models WhenS MAL L isselected, l ow frequency surround areinuseat thevarious speaker p ositions, thisfeature analog signal source is present i t willberouted directly channel sounds willbe sentto thesubwoder output allows youto customtailorthe bassmanagement fromtheinputto thevolume control without b eingdigi- only Ifyouchoose thisoption andthereis no sub...
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION surrounds b y looking at thespecifications pageof the Whenallcrossover settings havebeenmade. o r in Press the_/_, Buttons _}, _ on the remote to thosecaseswhere noneareneeded, p ressthe • speaker's owner'smanual, bygettingthatinformation selecttheoptionthatbestdescribes y oursystem Button _ sothatthe cursoris nextto the B AS S from themanufacturer's Website.
Using EzSet surround backspeakers i nstalled andDolbyDigital chosen asthe surround mode Harman Kardon's e xclusive E zSet r emote makesit Delay timesareonlyadjustable f orthe Dolbymodes, possible to quicklyandaccurately s ettheAVR525's soyouwill noticethatthe DELAY menumaynot...
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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION samevolume levelWhenoneof the4/• Buttons channel b eingadjusted willflashto indicate from Manual Output Level Adjustment whichchannel the testtoneshouldbe heardAs is pushed, thetestnoisecirculation w ill Output l evels mayalsobeadjusted manually either t o the adjustment proceeds, a fewthingswillhappen pause onthe channel beingadjusted to giveyoutime setthemto a specific levelwithan SPLmeter, o r to simultaneously: to makethe adjustment When you release thebullon,...
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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION NOTE: O utput l evel a djustment is not available f orthe VMAxor Surround Offmodes AdditionalInput Adjustments Afteroneinputhasbeenadjusted [orSurround mode, digitalinput(if any), s peaker t ype,andoutputlevels, go backto the I N/ 0 U T S ET UP lineonthe 11 A ST EI_ 11 EN U (Figure 1) andenterthe set- tingsfor eachinputthatyouwill use Inmostcases, onlythedigitalinputandsurround modewillbe differ...
OPERATION Basic Operation Whenyouwill beaway from homeforan extended inputfromthesourcedirectly through to the vol periodoftime it is always a goodideato completely umecontrol w ithoutanyanalog to digitalconver Onceyouhavecompleted t ile initial s etupandconfigu- turnthe unitoffwiththe frontpanel M ain Power sionandit mutes the unused input j acksto pre rationoftheAVR525, it issimpletooperate and Switch [], ventunwanted n oisefrominterfering w ithsystem...
OPERATION remove thetonecontrols from thecircuitsothatthe as Dolby, D IS or Logic7 is selectedNext, p ressthe channel thatisspecifically devoted tolowfrequency SurroundMode SelectorButton [] to choose the outputis "fiat"atanytimebypressing theToneMode information t his isthe"1" channel referred towhenyou Button [] andthenpressing the ,_/, Buttons specific individual surround mode seethesesystems d escribed a s"51 ,""61"...
OPERATION Surround Mode Chart FEATURES MODE DolbyDigital Available o nlywithdigital i nputsources encoded withDolbyDigital data It provides u p to fiveseparate mainaudiochannels a nd a special d edicated LowFrequency E Ffects channel DolbyDigital E X Available w henthe receiver i s configured f or 61/71 channel o peration, DolbyDigital E Xis the latest v ersion of DolbyDigitalWhenusedwith movies or otherprograms t hathavespecial e ncoding, DolbyDigital E Xreproduces specially encoded soundtracks sothata full61/71 soundfield i s available When the receiver i s setfor6171 operation anda DolbyDigital signalis present, t he EXmodeisautomatically selectedEven if specific EXencoding isnot available to provide theadditional channel, thespecial a lgorithms w illderive a 61/71 output...
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OPERATION Selectinga DigitalSource audio, o nlythe DolbyDigital a ndVMAxmodes are panel M ain InformationDisplay[] Whena available lo utilize either d igitalmode,youmusthaveproperly standard analog signal i s inuse,onlythe"L"and"R" connected a digital s ource to theAVR525 Connect indicators w ill light,asanalog signals haveonlyleft DTS:Whenthe greenLEDnextto the DFSlogo the digital o utputs from DVD players, I dDTV receivers, andrightchannels...
OPERATION transcoders s uchasthe Harman Kardon DAL150 ]he digital c ircuits inthe AVR525arecapable of high- ]he Night m odemaybe engaged whena Dolby quality digitalto analog decoding, andtheymaybe • Ifyourcomputer o r sound card'sdigitaloutputis not Digital D VD is playing bypressing theNight Mode...
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OPERATION WhentuningFMstations intheAutomode, t he tuner turned ofl_ thesettingis cancelled When the unitis TapeOutputsI_ or Videol/Video 2 Audioand willonlyselect s tereostationslo tuneto the nextsta turned on again, t hefrontpanel j ackswillreturn to VideoOutputs_t_}I_} intherecordmode tion,pressthe buttonagainIf theSTEREO Indicator theirnormal d efault s etting asan input Ifyouwishto isnot lit,tap the TuningSelectorButton [] usetheirjacks asan outputata futuretime,theset Whena digital a udiorecorder isconnected to the...
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OPERATION ]he channel outputforanyinputmayalsobe adjusted usingthe fullOSDon-screen menusystemFirst, s et the volume toa comforlable listening levelusingthe VolumeControl_:_ lhen, presstheOSD Button _ to bringup the MASTER MENU (Figure 1) Press the • Button _ untiltheon- screen • cursoris nextto the C HA NN EL AD d U ST linePresstheSet Button _ activate the CH AN NE L AD d U ST menu Oncethe menuappears on yourvideoscreen, f irst...
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ADVANCED FEATURES Atthe ADVANCED menumake ]he AVR525 isequipped witha number o f advanced SELECT DisplayBrightness ceflainthatthe on-screen • cursoris nextto the ]he AVR525's Main InformationDisplay[] is set features thataddextraflexibility t o the unit'soperation Whileit isnot necessary t o usethesefeatures to at a default b rightness l evel t hatissufficient f orviewing VOLUME DEFAULT lineby pressing the...
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ADVANCED FEATURES Button qi_, untiltheon-screen • cursoris nextto At the ADVANCED menu(Figure SELECT 1O)makecerlainthattheon-screen • cursoris next the ADVANCED line,Press theSet Button toenterthe ADVANCED SELECT menu to the FULL OSD TIME OUT linebypress ingthe A/'V Buttons_ asneededNext, p ress At the ADVANCED SELECT menu,make the ,/•...
MULTI ROOM OPERATION forthe multiroom setuphavebeenmade, p ressthe ]he AVR,525isfullyequipped to operate asthe con- madeavailable t hrough the Harman Kardon Website at wwwharmankardon com A/• Buttons _ untiltheon-screen • cursoris trol centerfora complete multiroom system thatis nexttothe BACK line TO MASTER...
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MULTI ROOM OPERATION When the mulfiroom syslem isturned on,theinput selected using themultiroom menuwillbeled to the MultiroomAudioOutputs_) on therearpanel a s wellastheA-BUSJack _ ]he volume willbeasset inthe previous s election, although it mayalsobe adjusted usinganoptional IRsensor a ndthe ZoneII remote inthe remote location, or theA BUSkeypad, or on theoptional a udiopower amplifier c onnected t o the MultiroomAudioOutputs_) Oncethe multiroom systemis turnedon, it will remain...
PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE ]he AVR525 isequipped witha powerful r emote different c ombinations of codes, s oit isa good 1 Pressandholdboththe Input Selector control t hatwillcontrol n otonlythereceiver's func ideato makecerlain thatnot onlythe Power forthe deviceyou wishto findthe codeforand fions,butalsomostpopular b randsof audioandvideo control,butthe volume, c hannel andtransporl the Mute Button _ at the sametime ]he...
PROGRAMMING REMOTE 7 Whenallbuttons t o be erased havebeen pressed, 4 Press the buttononthe AVR525 remote thatyou Button 0 at thesametime An InputSelector presstheLearnButton _ tocomplete the wishto program]he Program/SPL Indicator will lightred,andthe Program/SPL Indicator willstopflashing process willflashamber 5 Withinfiveseconds, p ressandholdthe buttonon ]b eraseallcodes withina single device, followthese Enter t hestepsforthe macrosequence bypress theoriginal r emote thatyouwishto "teach"into...
PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE • When a button is pressed on theAVR525 remote, ErasingMacroCommands Programmed Device Functions the redlightunderthe Input Selector_ forthe ]o remove the commands t hathavebeenpro Once theAVR525'sremote hasbeenprogrammed for produdbeingoperated shouldflashbrieflyIf the grammed intooneof theMacrobutlons, f ollowthese the codesofotherdevices, press theappropriate I nput Device Control Selector f lashes f orsomebutnot all steps: Selector_...
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PROGRAMMING REMOTE thedevice selected bythe AVR 525 orthe remole greenthreetimesandthengo out toconfirm the Resetting the RemoteMemory ]0 program theremoleforChannel Control Punch- dataentry Asyouaddcomponents t oyourhometheater system, ] hrough, followthesesteps: Example: ] 0 control t hetransporl of a DVD player occasionally youmaywishtotolallyreprogram the 1 Press theInputSelectorButton O forthedevice whiletheremote issetto control t heIV,firstpress...
FUNCTION LIST No. Button Name AVRFunction CD/CD-R Tape VCR(VID1) TV(VID2) CBL(VID3) SAT(VID3) PowerOn Power O n Power On Power On Power On Power On Power O n Power On Power On PowerOff Power O ff Power Off Power Off Power Off Power Off Power O ff Power Off...
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FUNCTION LIST No. Button Name AVRFunction CD/CD-R Tape VCR(VID1) TV(VID2) CBL(VID3) SAT(VID3) 45 Direct Direct l uner Entry Angle Random Play F:AV F:AV Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Bypass Next 47 Preset Up PresetluneUp SlowForward+10 Music 'iS TuneDown lune Down Tracklncrement Program SO D.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM CAUSE SOLUTION Unitdoesnot function whenMain • NoAC Power • Makecertain ACpowercordis plugged into a liveoutlet Power S witchis pushed • Check to seewhether o utletis switch-controlled • Intermittent inputconnections • Makecertain thatall inputandspeaker c onnections Display l ights, b ut nosound aresecure or picture •...
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harman/kardon ° AVR 525 QUICK-START GUIDE Power for Digital Revolution: Thankyou for purchasing a HarmanKardon AVR525, This Quick-Start Guidewill helpyouwith a basicsysteminstallation, Fordetailed information on any step,pleasereferto the Owner'sManualpagesreferencedin this FRONT RIGHT guide,We stronglyrecommend that you readthe Owner'sManual f or CENTER SPEAKER ¸¸%¸¸...
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harman/kardon ° AVR 525 QUICK-START GUIDE Power for Digital Revolution: FRONTRIGHT FRONTLEFT SPEAKER SPEAKER CENTERSPEAKER ÷ COMPONENT VIDEO VID3 VID! VID1 MONITOR - @- _@ @ rh.,'a.'_=-I NORlllRIDGE r.P, LIFOmA, liSA MAOEINCIgNA ÷ SURROUND SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER LEFTSPEAKER ANItNNA ACINPUT -lmVMHz snPRE O UT SHALNO.