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AVR 125 3 4 4 5 AUDIO/VIDEO Introduction SafetyInformation Unpacking Front-Panel Controls 7 9 11 14 Front-Panel Information Display Rear-Panel Connections RemoteControlFunctions Installation andConnections 14 14 14 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 22 23 23 23 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 27 27 27 27 SystemInstallation AudioEquipment Connections VideoEquipment Connections PowerConnections SystemConfiguration SpeakerSelectionandPlacement SystemSetup SpeakerSetup Configuring _e SurroundOff(Stereo)Mod
INTRODUCTION Thankyou for choosing HarmanKardon®!With the ourchaseof a HarmanKardonAVR125 youare aeout_ooeglnmanyyears}f listening enjoyment, The AVR125 hasbeencustom-designea _oprovideal _ne exammen_ anddetailof moviesoundtracks andever_ nuanceof musicalselections, OnboardDolby ®* Dig[al anaDTS®*decodingauowsyouto takeadvantage of a_gtalsoundtracks fromthe latestDVDreleasesand DigitalTelevision broadcasts, Descriptionand Features TheAVR125 is amongthe mostversatileandmultifeaturedAN receiversavauaele, inc
SAFETY INFORMATION Important Safety Information VerifyLine VoltageBeforeUse YourAVR125 hasbeenoeslgnedfor usewith120oItACcurrent.Connection to a inevoltageotherthan matforwhich[ is imenaeocancreama safeband firehazard_nomaydamagethe unlL ' youhaveanyquestions aboutthevoltagerequlremenm foryourspecificmodel,oraboutme linevoltageinyout area.contactyoursellingDealer beforeplugging theunit 'n[oa wal ouuet, Do NotUseExtensionCords Toavoidsafet',hazards,useonlyme Dowercoro a_[acneu to yourunit.
FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS B m W [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] MainPowerSwitch SystemPowerControl PowerIndicator Headphone Jack SelectorButtons ToneMode SurroundModeSelector TuningSelector AM/FMSelector PresetStationsSelector [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] InputSourceSelector TuningModeSelector DigitalOptical3 Input DigitalCoax3 Input Video3 VideoInputJacks Video3 AudioInputJacks BassControl BalanceControl TrebleControl VolumeControl [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Set Button InputIndicators Delay DigitalInp
FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS nManuatuningmode,tap Tneou_onlightlkandnote thatthetuner_v stepup onefrequency increment per DU_[On [ tess.Whenthe uumon is heldfora fewseconqsyou NIIInotethatthe unitwill quicklyaqvance _roughthe frequency band.Releasetandthe tuner w_STOD. nAutoTuningmode,eachcressofthe buttonwillsearchforthe nextstationwKnanacceptable signal.Pressandhold_neuu_ton to sk Dthroughthe acceotable stations.
FRONT-PANEL 0PT123 COAX123ANALOG o o o o o o 0 0, OOD OOPLII OOSST [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Bitsb-eam Indicators DTSModeIndicator DolbyDigitalIndicator DolbyProLogicII Indicator Dolby3 StereoIndicator/Stereo Indicator MainInformation Display DSPModeIndicator VMAxModeIndicators [] BitstreamIndicators:Whentheinputisa digital sourceoneoftheseindicators wi ightto displaytheseecifictypeof daasignalin_e.
FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION remainingbeforethe AVR125 goesintothe StandL. mooe Seepage21 for moreinformation [] Memory Indicator:Thisindicatorflasheswhen en[enng_rese[sanootherinformationintothe _uners memory, [] StereoIndicator:ThisindicatorigntswhenanFM s[a_lonisbeing_uneoins[ereo, [] TunedIndicator:Thisindicatorligntswher a s_a_lon is beingreceivedwithsufficientsignals_reng__oDro_e acceo_aele ns[enlng quan[y.
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REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS SwitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Thisoutletmay be usedto poweranydeviceyouwishto haveturned on or off atthe sametimeasthe AVR125.Anydevice connectedto thisoutletwill beoff whentheAVR125 is intheStandbymode,andpowerwillbe suppliedto theoutletwhentheAVR125 is turnedon. UnswitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Thisoutlet maybe usedto poweranyAC device.Thepowerwill remainon atthisoutletregardless of whetherthe AVR125 is on or off.
REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS O 0 O 0 PowerOffButton IRTransmitter Window ProgramIndicator PowerOnButton InputSelectors AVRSelector 0 AM/FMTunerSelect TestButton SleepButton SurroundModeSelector NightMode ChannelSelectButton • Button • Button SetButton DigitalSelect • Button NumericKeys TunerMode DirectButton TuningUp/Down MacroButtons Transport Controls VCR TV CH. NIGHT SkipUp/DownButtons DiscSkipButton PresetUp/Down ClearButton MemoryButton Delay/Prev. Ch.
REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS IMPORTANT NOTE:TheAVR125'sremotemaybe programmed to controlup to sevendevices,including he AVR125. Beforeusingthe remote,rememberto pressthe InputSelectorButton_ hat correspondsto the unityouwishto operate.Inaddition, the AVR125'sremoteisshippedfromthefactoryto operatetheAVR125 andmostrecentHarmanKardon products.Theremoteis alsocapableof operatinga widevarietyof otherproductsusingthe controlcodes thatarepartof theremote.
REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS TuningUp/Down:Whenhe tunerisinuse,these buttonswilltuneup or downthroughtheselectedfrequencyband.IftheTunerModeButton _)E'_I has beenpressedsothattheAUTOIndicator[] is illuminated,pressing eitherofthe buttonswillcausethetuner to seekthe nextstationwithacceptable signalstrength forqualityreception. Whenthe AUTOIndicator[] is NOTilluminated, pressing thesebuttonswilltunestationsinsingle-step increments. (Seepage25 for more information.) AVR125 whenprocessing surroundsound.
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS SystemInstallation Afterunpackinc theunit.andplacingKon aSOlid surface capableofsupporting itsweight,youWillneedto make theconnections to _buraudioandvideoequipment cableTVs_stem.
INSTALLATION shouldbe connectedto the Video1 Out Jacks i_)_)l_i) on theAVR125 2. Connectthe analogaudioandvideocutoutsofa mievlslon setor an,_oTnervideosourceto the Video2 Jacks _)_) _), PowerConnections Ths unit_sedu_DDed Wit tWOaccessor.AC outlets, Thej mayde usedTopoweraccessory]ewces.DUT the ShOUld not Deusedwithhign-current draweduIDmeritsuchas doweramplifiers. Thetotal soweruraN to eachOUTleT ma'_notexceed100 waits. 3.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION /Vhenallaudio,vlgeoandsjstemconnections have oeenmacethemareafewconfiguration aojus_menm _a_mustbe made.A fewminutessoemto correctly configureangcailoram the unitWilljrea_iyago_oyour istenlngexperience. SpeakerSelectionand Placement Theglacementof soeakereina multichanne home _eaters,.s_em canhavea no%eagle-oac_ on _ne quali_of soundreproduced. No matterwhich_ypeor orangof soeakerss used.the samemoge or orang of sgeakershouldbe usegfor the leftfront,cenmr angrightfront sbeakers.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 5.TurntheAVR125 on eiher bypressing the SystemPowerControl[] onhe frontpanel, or viahe remotebypressingtheAVRSelector 0 or anyof the Input Selectors00_ on theremote.ThePowerIndicator[] willturn greento confirmthathe unitison, andhe Main InformationDisplay[] willalsolightup. SystemSetup TheAVR125 featuresan advancedmemorysystem thatenablesyouto establish differentconfigurations forhe bassmanagement, digitalinput,surround mode,delaytimesandoutputlevelsforeachinput source.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Ifthe frontleft!rightspeakemaresetto L A RGE, threeoptionsareavailable: • Ifno subwooferisconnectedto theAVR125, pressthe A/V Buttons qi_)_ on the remote so thatSW N0 NE appearsinthe Main InformationDisplayI-ii. Whenthisoptionis selected,all bassinformation willbe routedto the frontlefVright"main"speakers.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION -. PuttheAVR125 inthe DolbyProLogicii moae cy pressingtheSurroundMode Selector[] on Defront panel,or cy pressing De Surround ModeSelector_ onthe remoteunt DOLBY PRO LOGIC II-MOVIE scrollsacrossthe MainInformationDisplay[] andthe ProLogic II IndicatorsIll[] light. 0utcut _eve_ aajus[mem umngthetesttone_snot available_nthe StereomodesHoweve_n De Stereo-Digital mode.you may_rlmtheoutcut leVelS usingprogrammaterial, asaescrlceaon page25, 2.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 8. Pressthe DelayButton _ _ on theremote or frontpanel.ThewordsSI_ ]) E L A ¥ will appearinthe Main InformationDisplayr-J. 9. Pressthe set Buttonqi]_, andthenimmediatelypressthe A/V Buttons qi_)qi_l_on the remoteor the SelectorButtons [] on thefront paneluntilthedesireddelaytimeforthe surround channelsis showninthe display. 10. Pressthe Set Button qi]_m withinthreesecondsafterthe desiredsettingisshown. 11.
OPERATION Onceyounavecomoletedthesetupandconfiguration of theAVR125. i_is slmE)_e _ooE)era_e andenjoy.The followingns_rucuons wmhepyou maximize _e enjoymen_of yournewreceiver _uncuon is programmed. TocanceltheSleeofunction.
OPERATION Surround Mode Chart MODE FEATURES DELAYTIME RANGE DolbyDigital AvailableonlywithdigitalinputsourcesencodedwithDolbyDigitaldata.It provides upto fiveseparatemainaudiochannelsanda specialdedicatedLow-Frequency Effects channel. Center:Oms- 5ms DTS AvailableonlywithdigitalinputsourcesencodedwithDTSdata.Available on specialDVD, LDandaudio-onlydiscs,DTSprovidesupto fiveseparatemainaudiochannels anda special dedicatedlow-frequency channel.
OPERATION Surround Mode Selection Oneofthe mostimportantfeaturesof theAVR125 is its abilityto reproduce a fullmultichannel surround soundfieldfromdigitalsources,analogmatrixsurround-encoded programsandstandardstereoprograms.Inall,a totalof 16 listeningmodesareavailableon he AVR125. Selectionof asurroundmodeis basedon pemonal taste,aswellashe typeof programsoumematerial beingused.
OPERATION DigitalStatus Indicators Whent alg[al sourceis playing,theAVR125 senses _ne_ e of ul_s_eam aam_na_s present,using_nls 'nformationthe correctsurroundmodewillautomatiCalljbeselected.Forexample.DTSbitstreamsNU causetheunl[to swKcnto DTSaecoglng,andDolby Dig[al Dim[reams wl enableDolbyDigitaldecoalng Nhen_neunitsensesPCMdatatom CDsor LDs.you mayselec[ant of the standard surroundmouessuch asDolbyProLogicIIor LogC7.
OPERATION PCMAudioPlayback PCM PulseCodeModulatioristhe noncorrDressed ] gl_alaudioSys[emusedfor comdac[DISCS andlaser discs,Thedig[alclrcuKsn theAVR125 arecanableof hgn-quau_algltal4o-_nalocdecoding,andthej ma_ Desonnectea alrectly_othe digitalaudiooutputofyoui CDor LDplayer 2 PresstheAM/FMTunerSelectButton0 or AM/FM BandSelector[] againto switch between AM andFMsothatthedesiredfrequency Dana is selected, 3.
OPERATION Additionally, meoutpu__eve_ forthesubwoofercan onlyDeaajusteousingthis[ roceaure, Toadjusllthe ou[pu_eve_s usingprogrammaterial,firs1 setthe referencevolumeforthefront-leftandfrontrightchannelsusingtheVolumeControl[] I_). Whenthe 6-ChannelDirectinpu__sinuse,you may no_selec_a surrounamoaeasthe externaldecoder ae_ermlnes processing, in aaal[ion,thereisno sigma atthe recordoumumwhenthe 6-ChannelDirectinou_ IS In US6 }ncethe referenceleve hasbeenset.
PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE Programming the Remote TheAVR125 is equippedwitha powerfulremote controlthatwill controlboththe receiver'sfunctions underthe InputSelector0 will flashthree timesbeforegoingdarkto confirmtheentry. 6. andmostpopularbrandsof audioandvideoequipment,includingCDplayers, cassettedecks,TVsets, cableboxes,VCRs,satellitereceivers andotherhome theaterequipment.
PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE MacroProgramming Macrosenableyouto easilyrepeatfrequem}used comelnat 3nsof commands withtheDressof a sino_e buttonon theAVR125 remotecon_rc I.Once[ rogrammea, a macroWillsendourUDtO19 different remotecodesIn a oreaetermlnea seauen[lal order. enaollng youto automatathe orocessofturningon yoursystem,changingdevicesor othercommontasks.
PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE VolumePunch-Through TheAVR125's remotemayee programmea _odeeramthe VolumeControl _ andMute _ funclionsof eithertheTVor the AVR125 inconunction HIthat. Dfthedevicescontrolledt, theremote.For examele,sincetheAVR125 m like, ee use(]asthe sounasysmmfor TVviewing,you maywishto have theAVR125's volumeactivated, althougitheremote s se_to runtheTV.EithertheAVR125 or TVvolume con_romat Deassoaa_e(] withar. ofthe remote's devices.
PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE harman/kardon AVR 125 Thediagramonthispageshows1hebuttonnumbem usedin1heFunctionListtableson pages31-32. Donot confuselhesenumberswith1hoseused lhroughoutthe restofthismanualto indicatethe specificbuttonsusedto operatetheAVR125's functions. Thekeyto 1hosebuttonnumbers,which areshowninsidean ovalisfoundon pages11-13.
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FUNCTION LIST No. ButtonName AVRFunction 44 Clear Clear 45 Preset Up PresetTuneUp 46 TuneDown TuneDown 47 48 D. Skip Preset Down Preset TuneDown 49 50 51 M3 52 M4 AngleSelect ' 53 Rewind R. Search R.Search Rewind Rewind 54 Play Play Play Play Play 55 FastForward R Search F.
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup CodeNumber A MARK 103 192 123 164 045 103 084 205 123 059 123 045 045 O45 128 O45 172 ADMIRAL AKAI AMPRO ANAM AOC BLAUPUNKT BROKSONIC CANDLE CAPEHART CENTURION CENTRONIC CITIZEN CLASSIC CONCERTO CONTEC CORANDO CORONADO CRAIG CROWN CURTISMATHES CXC DAEWO0 DAYTRON DIGILINK DYNASTY DYNATECH ELECTROHOME EMERSON FUNAI FUTURETECH GE GOLDSTAR GRUNDIG HALLMARK HARMANKARDON HITACHI INFINITY INKEL JBL JC PENNEY JENSEN JVC KAWASHO KEC KENWOOD KMC KTV LLOYTRON LODGENET 13
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand SetupCodeNumber LOGIK LUXMAN L×I MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MATSUI MEMOREX METZ MGA MINERVA MITSUBISHI MTC NATIONAL NEC NtK£ ONKING ONWA OPTONICA ORION PANASONIC PHILCO PHILIPS PIONEER PORTLAND PROSCAN PROTON QUASAR RADIO SHACK RCA REALISTIC RUNCO SAA SAMPO SAMSUNG SANYO SCOTT SEARS SHARP SIEMENS SIGNATURE SONY SOUNDESIGN SPECTRICON SSS SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TANDY TATUNG TECHNICS TECHWOOD O69 128 077 123 115 148 069 084 115 084 077 175 148 115 045 045 O45 O77 207 087 045 123 024
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand SetupCodeNumber TEKNIKA 045 O69 156 190 128 O63 132 160 128 069 123 128 O45 069 103 TELERENT TERA THOMSON TMK TOSHIBA TOTEVISION VIDEOCONCEPTS VIDTECH WARDS YAMAHA YORK YUPITERU ZENITH ZONDA 069 115 123 128 TV/VCR 132 191 129 2O2 128 128 132 148 090 SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup CodeNumber AIWA AKAI 040 048 108 AMPRO ASA AUDIODYNAMICS BROKSONIC 076 134 018 048 110 147 CANDLE CANON CAPEHART CITIZEN CRAIG DAEWO0 134 135 135 140 094 134
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand SetupCode Number MARANTZ MEMOREX MGA 018 017 049 MITSUBISHI MULTITECH NAD NATIONAL NEC NORDMENDE OPTIMUS ORION PANASONIC PHILCO PHILIPS PORTLAND PULSAR 049 131 040 139 140 018 048 048 159 147 125 150 167 172 040 040 075 094 076 QUASAR RADIO SHACK RCA REALISTIC SALORA 001 134 095 017 020 125 140 142 158 159 124 125 157 172 020 040 045 159 SAMSUNG SANSUI SANYO SCOTT SEARS 045 048 017 110 017 095 105 109 116 147 020 112 020 SHARP SONY SOUNDESIGN SYLVANIA SYMPHON
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand ADCOM AIWA AKAI AUDIO TECHNICA AUDIOACCESS AUDIOFILE BSR CALIFORNIA AUDIO CAPETRONIC CARRERA CARVER CASIO CLARINETTE DENON EMERSON FISHER FRABA FUNAI GE GENEXXA GOLDSTAR HAITAI HARMANKARDON HITACHI INKEL JC PENNEY JENSEN JVC KENWOOD LOTTE LUXMAN LXI MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MCINTOSH MCS MITSUMI MODULAIRE NAD NAKAMICHI NEC NIKKO ONKYO OPTIMUS PANASONIC PHILIPS PIONEER PROTON QUASAR RADIOSHACK RCA 063 072 050 053 125 211 044 015 O7O O87 136 117 122 187 052 055 117 126 164 108 016
SETUP CODE TABLE: ManufacturertBrand RCX REALISTIC SANSUI SANYO SCOTT SHARP SHERWOOD SONY SOUNDSTREAM SYMPHONIC TAEKWANG TEAC THETADIGITAL TOSHIBA VECTOR RESEARCH VICTOR WARDS YAMAHA YORK Setup CodeNumber 169 058 093 095 104 105 047081 i34 i57 i72 033 068 082 108 058 105 114 003 041 058 095 103 115 116 118 124 059 110 177 011 058 085 086 039 013 074 097 151 087 125 130 095 019 031 053 061 122 166 Setup CodeNumber 061 019 051 003 004 OO5 CO1 OO6 005 055 064 O56 O59 023 062 009 048 024 030 044 056 041 065
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup CodeNumber ALPHASTAR ALPHASTAR DBS ALPHASTAR DSR BIRDVIEW CHANNEL MASTER CHAPARRAL CITOH DRAKE DXANTENNA ECHOSTAR ELECTRO HOME FUJITSU GENERAL INSTRUMENT HITACHI DBS HOUSTON TRACKER HUGHES JANIEL JERROLD KATHREIN LEGEND MACOM MAGNAVOX MEMOREX NEXTWAVE NORSAT OPTIMUS PANASONIC PANASONIC DBS PANSAT PERSONAL CABLE PHILIPS PICO PRESIDENT PRIMESTAR ROA REALISTIC SAMSUNG SATELLITE SERVICE CO SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA SONY STARCHOICE DBS STARCAST SUPERGUIDE TEECOM TOSHIBA UNID
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand HARMANKARDON Setup CodeNumber 001 SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand ABC ALLEGRO TAPE/CBL CBL Setup CodeNumber 001 111 AMERICAST 212 ARCHER 112 BELCOR 113 CABLESTAR 033 CITIZEN 111 COLOUR VOICE 085 OlGI 114 EAGLE 186 EASTERN 066 ELECTRICORD 039 EMERSON 112 FOCUS 116 G.I.
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup CodeNumber REMBRANT SAMSUNG SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA SEAM SIGNATURE SPRUCER STARCOM STARGATE TANDY TELECAPATION TEXSCAN TFC TIMELESS TOCOM UNfrEECABLE UNIVERSAL VIDE)WAY VlEWSTAr_ ZENITH ZENTEK O32 072 183 121 001 053 002 125 024 028 036 122 123 170 01 033 124 019 065 186 203 188 081 177 189 011 163 205 034 039 042 113 211 025 08C 089 190 125 211 CBL
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE YourAVR125 receiverhasbeendesignedto providemanyyearsof trouble-freeservice.Intheevent_hatyouareexperiencing difficulties, pleasecheck_hesuggestions belowfor a possiblesolutionto yourproblem.Additional information on he AVR125, includingupdatedinformation anduserhints,is available fromourWebsiteat www.harmankardon.com.
TECHNICAL AudioSection StereoMode Continuous AveragePower(Fro) SPECIFICATIONS FMTunerSection 55 Wattsperchannel,@ < 0.07%THD,20Hz- 20kHz, bothchannelsdriveninto8 ohms Five-Channel SurroundModes PowerPerIndividualChannel FrontL&Rchannels: 45 Wattsperchannel @ < 0.07%THD,20Hz-2OkHzinto8 ohms Centerchannel: 45 Watts@ < 0.07% THD,20Hz-2OkHzinto8 ohms Surroundchannels: 45 Wattsperchannel @ < 0.
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