Manual

INTRODUCTION
Thankyoufor choosingHarmanKardon®!With Descriptionand Features
theourchaseof a HarmanKardonAVR125 youare TheAVR125 isamongthemostversatileandmulti-
aeout_ooeglnmanyyears}f listeningenjoyment,The featuredAN receiversavauaele,incorporatinga Wide
AVR125 hasbeencustom-designea_oprovideal _ne rangeoflisteningODUOnS,In additionto DolbyDigital
exammen_anddetailof moviesoundtracksandever_ andDTSdecodingfor digitalsources,a eroaa;holce
nuanceof musicalselections,OnboardDolby®*Dig[al of analogsurroundmodesareavallaoleforusewith
• OnboardDolby®*Digitaland DTS®*Decoding
UsingCrystal®*ChipTechnology
• HarmanKardon'sExclusiveLogic7®*and
VMAx_ Modes
• DolbyLaboratories'Latest ProLogic®*II
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programmaeleremoracontrolmaketheAVR125 exclusiveisVMAx®* whichusespropne_aryDrocess-
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yournewreceiver,weurgeyou_o_aKea fewminutes ony twofrontspeakersareavailable,
to readthroughthismanual,Thiswillensurethatcon-
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m_numsspentlearningthefunctionsof thevarious
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DecodingTechnology
• Stereo-DirectModefor Two-ChannelSources
BypassesDSPProcessingto Preservethe
Integrityof Analog Materials
Stereo-DigitalModefor ProgrammableBass
Managementof Low FrequenciesBetween
MainSpeakersandSubwoofer
Front-PanelDigital Inputsfor EasyConnection
to PortableDigital Devicesandthe Latest
VideoGameConsoles
• Multiple Digital Inputsand Outputs
• 6-ChannelDirectInput for UseWith DVD-
Audio Players.OtherProductsWithInternal
SurroundDecodersor ExternalSurround
Decoders
• Color-CodedInput,Outputand Speaker
TerminalsComplyWiththe LatestCEA
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customns_auer,Theyareyourees_localsourcesof tailorthesoundto suit!ourroomacousticsor _asm,
'nformation,
TOTHEUSER
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Part15 of theFCCRules,These_m_mareaes_jnea
_oprovidereasonablepromc_onagainstinterference
n a residentialarea,Thisdevicegeneramsanauses
radiofrequencyenergyandifnot ns_aueaandused
n accordancewiththeinstructions,itmaycause
nterferenceto radioorTVreceDuon,
f thisunitdoescausenterferencewithTVor radio
reception,youcan_rytocorrecttheinterferenceb_
oneor moreofthefollowincmeasures:
A, Reorientorrelocatetherecelwng_ntenna,
B,IncreasetheseparationDe_weertheeauiDmem
andthereceiver,
C,Plug_neeauiDmemintoa differentoutletso that
sno_onthesamecircuitasthereceiver.
f necessary,consultthedealeroranexoanencea
radio/TVtechnicianforadditionalsuggestions,
CAUTION:
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expresslyapprovedDyharmanconsumergroup
for comollanDecouldvoidtheuser'sau_orl__o
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Standardsfor EasyInstallation
Fortheultimateinflexibility,theAVR125features
;onnectionsforfourvideodevices,allw_thbothcom-
oositeandS-VideonDum,naua_ngthefront-Dane
nouts,TwoadditionalaudionDU[SareavauaDle_no
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handlingallthelamstalgltaaudiosources,CoaxanD
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DonneD_lOn_oalgl[alreDorders,A videorecording
OUtDUtanda s_x-channer outmaketheAVR125
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accommoaamtomorrowsnewformatsrightonboard,
TheAVR125'spowerfulamplifierusestraditional
HarmanKardonhian-Durren_ul[rawldeDandWldth
designmcnno_ogles
HarmanRaraoninventeaBe high-fidelityreceiver
almostfiftyyearsago,Withstate-of-the-artcircuitry
andtime-honoredcircuitdesigns,theAVR125 is one
if thefinestreceiverseveroffered_, HarmanKardon,
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ACPOWERCORDCONNECTIONCAUTION:
TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,MATCHWIDE
BLADEOFPLUGTOW DESLOT,FULLYNSERT,
CAUTION
CAUTION: To reduce the risk
of electric shock,
do not remove cover (or back).
No user-serviceable parts inside.
Refer servicing to
qualified service personnel.
,_ 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 electric shock to persons.
,_ The exclamation eoint within an eauilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating ana
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying me appliance.