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AVR 135 AUDIO/VIDEO 3 4 4 5 7 9 12 14 14 14 16 16 17 19 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 24 26 27 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 32 32 32 32 33 35 45 45 46 46 47 Introduchon ImportantSatetyInformation Unpacking Front-Panel Controls ReapPanel Conr/ections RemoteControlFunctions Installation andConnections SystemConfiguration SpeakerSelectionandPlacement SyslemSetup InputSetup SurroundSetup SpeakerSetup DelaySettings OutputLevelAdjushT_ent Operation BasicOperation SourceSelection 6 Chanr/el/8ChannelDirectI
INTRODUCTION Thankyou for choosingHarmonKardon'_[With thepurchaseof a Ham_an KardonA!v_R t35, youa_e aboutte beginmanyyearsof lintel/in9en;oyn-_ent. Desertedte prey)dea)lthe excitement anddetailof moviesoundtrachs andeverynuanceof musicalsebetions,theAVR135accomplishes its;missionbyharr,essiag sdvat_ced technologies usuallyfoundonlyin higher-pr}eed receivers. TheAVR135 h£sbeenengineered so lhatit }seasy to takea@antage of dl the powerof }Is50italted> nology.
SAFETY I NFORPIATION Important Safety Information VerifyLine VoltageBeforeUse YourAVR135 hasbeendesignedbr usewith 120 voltAC current.Connection to a linevoltage otherthanteatforwhichit is intendedcancreatea safetyandfire hazedandmaydamagethe unit.
FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS AVn[] m _ _ SURROF_ _ 68(_ NOTE:Tomakeit easierto followthe instructior/s thatreferto thisillustralbn,a argercopymaybedownloaded frornthe ProductSuppertsectionforthisproduct atwwv_, harmankardon,eom, MainPowerSwitch SurroundModeSelector SetButton DigitalInputSelector _]_ PresetStationSebct_r Delay/adjust Selector InputSourceSelector _]_ TunerModeSelecbr Optical3 DigitalAudioInput Coaxiat3 DigitalAudioInput _[_ _ Buttons _] TunerBardSelector Main Power Switch: Pressthisbuttonb ap
FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS SurroundMode Selector:Pressthisbufton to selectfromamongthe availablesurroundmode optionsforthe modegroupselectedThespecific modeswill varybasedon lhe numberof speakers available, the modegroupandif the inputsourceis digitalor analogForexample,presstheSurround ModeGroupSetector_ to selecta mainmode groupingsuchas Dolbyor Logic7, andthenpress thisbuttonto seethespecificmodechoicesavailable Formoreinforma17on on modeselection,seepagePP 1_1TuningSeIector:Pressfile leftsideof the button to
REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS har_don SPEAKERS 18 @ 0 o 0 0 0 e @ e NOTE:Tomakeit easierto followthe instructior_s thatreferto thisillust/alqon, a largercopymaybedownloaded frornthe ProductSupportsectionforthisproduct atwwwharmankardon,com, O FMAntennaJack ODAudioInputs 0 TapeOutputs _} TapeInputs (_ Subwooter Output @ FrontSpeakerOutpuls SurroundBackSpeakerOutputs (_ SurroundSpeakerOutputs _} CenterSpeakerOutputs @ Component VideoMonitorOutputs VideoP Component VideoInputs NOTE:Toassistin makingthecor
REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS minalis the positive, or "+/' terrni/_al thatshouldbe conI/ectedto the red(+) terminalon theSurround Backspeakerwitholdercoloueoding. Connectthe black{-) terminalonthe £VBto thematchingblack negative'-) termJ_al on thesurroundbackspeake_ Gee page12 1ormoreinformation onspeaker polanly) @ OpticalDigitalAudioOutput:Concertthisjack te theopticaldigitalinputconnectoron aCD R/RW, MhiDiseor otherdigitalrecorde_, .
REHOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 0 PowerOffBut,on O PowerOr/B_tton InputSelectors 0 AM/FMTunerSelect @ SleepButton @ DSPSurround ModeSelector VCR CBL/SAT CH. NIGHT ChannelSelectButton A/_ ButTons @ _/_ Buttons TV G Di@tal Select @/)irect Button TuningUp/Dovvn 0 DTSDigitalModeSelector @ SkipUp/DownButtons @ @ 0 @ DTSNeo:6ModeSelect MacroButtons DiscSkipBuKon PresetUp/Down @ Delay/Prey, Oh.
CONTROL FUNCTIONS IMPOBTANT NOTE:TheAVB135's remotemay_se programmed to controlup to se_,en devices,irdudi% theAVR135 Beforeusingtheremote,it isimportant t remember to presshe InputSelectorButton @ thatcorresponds to the unityouwishto operate Inadditbn,theAVR/35's remoteis shippedflora the totteryte operatetheAVR135andmost Naaman KadonCOor OVOplayersandcassette decks.
RENOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 0 Direct Sutton:Pressthisbuttonwhenthe tuner isin useto startthe sequencefordirectentryof a sta tion'sfrequencyAtterpressingthebutton,simply presstheproper_,,lumericKeys@ to selecta station.(SeepageP6 formoreinfornration on thetune8 0 TuningUp/Down:Whenthetuneris inuse,these buttonswilltuneupor downthroughtheselectedfro quenoyband.
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS System Installation Afterunpacking theunit Ioc/tJng it ina plaeewithade quateventilation andplacingiton asolidsurfacecapable ofsupporting itsweight,youwill needto makethe {}on nechons toyouraudioandvideoequipment IMPORTANT NOTE:Foryourpesonals@tyandto avoidpos_sible damageto yourequil}ment andspeakers.
INSTALLATION nentvideo,we parhcularly recommendconnecting it to theVideo2 Audio InputJacks _, asthe Video2 ComponentVideoinputs_ areassigned tn the VideoP device. connectedhereis selectedastheVideo3 input,and the digKalinputsmustbe assigned te theVideo3 input.(Seepage16 for moreirflormation on input configuration,) S.Connecttheanalogaudioandvideooutputsof atelevisionor othervideodeviceto the front-panel Video3 Audio andVideoInput Jacks _Jb":_J.
SYSTEH CONFIGURATION Whenall audio,videoandsystemconneclqons have beenmade,thereareafewconfiguration adjustments thatmustbe made.A fewminutesspentto correctly configureandcalib_s_te theunitwillgreatlyaddb your listening experience kfformatior/isreceived,forexarr/ple throughthe 6/8-ChannelDirect Inputs _, or whendenying7 OhannelStereoor Logic7/7 1 surroundinlennatior_.
SYSTEH Making ConfigurationAdiustments Thefull-OSDsystemisavailableby pressing the OSDButton @, Whenthisbd_lonis pressed,the MASTER MENU (Figure1)will appear,and adjustments am madefromthe individualmenus.
SYSTEPI CONFIGURATION Input Setup Thefirststepinconfiguring theAVR1,35is to configure eachinput,Onceaninputis configuredall settingstur the DigKalInput,SurroundModeandBelayTimingwill "allach"themselves to thatinputandbe storedina r_onvolatile memory.
SYSTEH Thebllowieg lawparagraphs detail the}r_structsns _or TheNi@_t modemaya)sobeadlusteddirectlyany surroundmodecalegodes withseversmodeoplions timea bolbyD)@tal sourceis p%,in9by pressing the or withotheravailabbsettings Night ModeButton _[_ Whenthe b@leeis pressed,D - R ANGE w(((appea_(nthe lowerthird Onthe D 0 L B Y mer_u(Figure4),modechoices of thevideoscreeeandintr_eLower BisplayLine )ncludeDo/byDigital,DobyProLo@c)}¢/)usic, Dolby _.
SYSTEN CONFIGURATION Thismenuscreenalsoallowsyouto enterthe seltings fortheAVR135'sTripleCrossover teature,which allowsa difterentcrossoverpointto be usedterfie front lefUright, centerandsurroundspeakers,Insystemswherefullrangeor towerspeakersam used1or the fiont soundstage or wheredifterentbrandsor modelsarein useat the variousspeakerpositions, this featureallowsyouto customizethebassrnar_agement andredirection circuitswitha precisionnot previously possible It is easiestto enterthepropersellhgsforspeaker s
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION @, asdoingsomaydarnageyourspeakers, the AVR135 or bothWhen71 channelinformation is received,torexamplethroughthe 6/8-ChanneI Direct Inputs@, or whenderiving7 ChannelStereo or Logic7/71 surroundinlormafion, theAVR135 combinesthe leflandrightsurroundbackchannel inlormafion andoutputsit asa singlesurroundback channel.
SYSTEH CONFIGURATION enceteroughtheuseof tee delaysehngsi_ ar_ust thelimingIor teespeakerplaeement andacoustic condillonsinyourlisteningroomor hometheater TheAVR135's advancedsoftwareenablesyouto quicklyandeasilysetdelaytimeswiteoutthe needto calculatethemusinga complexformulaInstead,all youneedto do is measuretheapproximate distance betweenyourlisteningpositionandeachof tee speakeTs inyoursyslemWhenyouenterteose distancesintoteeAVR'smemoryasshownbelow, tee AVR'smicroprocessor doesthe restof tee work, calcu
SYSTEH CONFIGURATION Button@ t:_bringtheCHANNEL A DJ US T menu(Figure S)tothescreen Continueto adjustthe iridividual @annelsuntilthe volurnelevelsoundsthe samefromeac, fl speakel. Adjustments shouldbe madewiththe_1/_Buttons @ on the remoteonly,NOTthe mainvolumecon trois.If youareusinga soundpressure level(SPL) meterforprecisereveladjushnent, setthe volume so thatthe meterreadsY5dBon theC-YVeigh_ng, Slowscale.
OPERATION Onceyouhavecompletedthe initialsetupandconfigu rationof theAVR135, it is simpleto operaleand enjoyThefollowingins1Tuc17ons willhelpyou maximize the enjoyment of yournewreceiver: Turningthe AVR135 Onor Off Whenusingthe AVR135turthe fist time,youmust firstpressthe MainPowerSwitch L1 on thetent panelto turnthe uniton. Thisplacestheunitina Standby mode,asindicated bytheambercolorof the PowerIndicator_.
OPERATION gramsbearingthelogoof oneof themqorsurrouad encodingpiccolos, suchasDolbySu@undor DTS Stereo,maybeplayedineift_er the Do/byDigital,Do]by ProLogicIICinema.DTSNED:6Cir,emu, or Logic7 Cbemasurroundmodesdepending on thesource material, NOTE:Oncea programhasbeeqencodedwithmatdx surroundinlormallon, it retains the surroundinformation aslongasthe programisbroadcast instereo.
OPERATION Surround Mode Chart MODE FEATURES DobyDigital Available onlywithdigitalinputsourcesencodedwithDobyDigitaldata.It providesup to fiveseparatemainaudiochannelsand a specialdedicatedLow Frequency Effectschannel DobyDigitalEX Available whenthe receiveris configured for 6.1/7.1 channeloperation,DolbyDigitalEXisthe latestversionof DolbyDigital.Whenusedwith moviesor otherprogsmsthathavespecialencoding,DolbyDigita_l EXsproducesspeciallyencodedsoundtracks soth8 a full6.1/71 soundfieldis available.
OPERATION thedigitalsourcebypresshgthe Di@talSelect Button tl]_S]_ andthenusingthe A/V Buttons 0 on the remoteor the 4/b, SelectorButtons _[6 onthe frontpanelto chooseanyofthe OPTICAL of-{OAXZAL inputs,asthey appealir/theUpper DisplayLine _ or on-sateen displayWhenhe digitalsourceis playing,the MR 135v_illauroras%ally detectwhir/type of di@al datastrearnfsbeingdecodedanddisplaythat)nfor mesoninthe UpperDisplayLine _.
OPERATION onesurroundbackspeakerto it.It winautomatically combinethe/eftaridrightsurroundbad
OPERATION Withinfivesecondsof seeingthe DZ RE CT Z N semi1 irltile UpperDisplayLine _, entertrle station_'equeney bypress(rig ti_eNumericKeys 0. If youpressan incorrectbuttonwhileentenng a directfrequency, pass the ClearButton _I_ to starl o'_er. NOTE:Whenthe FMreeepllonof astatenis weak, audioqu_/itywill be increased by swltchl%to MGno modebypressinghe TunerModeButton _"l_@ sothat MA NU AL appearsmomenterily inthe Lower Oispla,yLine _ %es out.Thiswill also activatemanualtuningmode.
ADVANCED FEATURES TheAVR155 is equippedwitha numberof advanced featuresthataddextraflexbilityto the unit'soperatior_. Whileit is not necessary to usethesefeaturesto operatethe unit,theyprovideadditional@tiersthat you maywishto use.
ADVANCED FEATURES Semi-OSDSettings ThesemiOSDsystemplacesonelinemessages at thelowerthirdof thevideodisplayscreenwhenever theVolume,InputSource,Surroul/dmode,tune_ frequency or anyof the configuration settingsare changed.
PROGRAMMINGTHE REMOTE TheAVB/55 is equippedwitha powerfulremote controlthatwill controlnotonlythe receiver'stung tions,but alsomostpopularbrandsof audioandvideo equipment,includingCDplayers,cassettedecks,TV sets,cableboxes,VCRs,satellitereceiversandother hometheaterequipment.
PROGRAMMINGTHE REMOTE will flashgreento confirmeachbuttonpress asyouentercomrnands NOTE:Whileenteringeornmands forPowerDn/Offof anydeviceduringa macrosequence, pressthe Mute Button @. DONOTpressteeactualPowerbutton. ,3 Whet1 all the stepshavebeenentered,pTessthe Sleep Button @ to enterthe commandsThe redlight underthe InputSelectors_Q will blinkandthenturn oft 4, TheredLEDundertheAVBSelector_ will go out,andthe ProgramIndicator _ willturn greenandflashthreetimesbetoreit goesout.
PROGRAMMINGTHE REMOTE ,, Whena buttonis pressedon theAV£ 135 remote, the redlightunderthe Input Selector@0 for the productbeingoperatedshouldflashbriefly.If the DeviceControlSelectorflashesfursomebut not allbuttonsfor a particularproduct,it doesNO[ indicatea problemwiththeremotebutratherthat no functionisprogrammed forthe buttonbeing pushed.
FUNCTION LIST Button Name AMRFunction DVD CD/CD-R -[ape VCB(vlm) CBL(VID2) SATDID2) TV@JD3) 1 PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn 2 PowerOff PowerOff Pe'er Off PuwerOff #'uwerOff PuwerOff PowerOft Pevver Off Powe_Off 3 Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute 4 AVB AVRSelect AVESelect AVESelect AVESelect AVRSelect AVESelect AVRSelect AVESelect 5 DVD DVDInputSelect DVDSelect DVDSelect DVDSelect DVDSelect DVDSelect
FUNCTION LIST NO. Button Name 44 Direct 45 Clear Preset Up 47 TuningDown OSD AVRFunction DVD CD/CD-R DirectTunerEntry Angle RandomPlay Clear Clear Gear PresetTuneUp SlowFurward NO TuneDown PreyChapter TrackIncrement OSD 49 D.
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number AIWA O27 A MARK 122 ADMIRAL 192 AKAI 123 AMPRO 164 ANAM 045 106 109 AOC 122 123 128 BLAUPUNKT 084 BRO£SONIC 205 206 CANDLE 123 128 CAPEHART 059 CENTURION 123 CENTRONIC 045 CITIZEN 045 CLASSIC O45 CONCERTO 128 CON]EC 045 132 160 112 122 171 123 128 132 158 159 CORANDO 172 CORONADO 132 CRAIq 045 157 CROWN 045 132 DUBTISMATHES 123 128 132 CXO 045 DAEWO0 045 087 102 105 106 108 111
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Humber LOGIK 069 LUXMAN 128 LXl 077 145 148 MAGNAVOX 030 123 128 MARANTZ 115 123 148 MATSUI 148 MEMOREX 069 METZ 084 MGA 115 MINERVA 084 MITSUBISHI MTC TV 132 145 148 128 123 128 077 115 123 128 160 167 175 176 NATIONAL 148 177 179 180 181 182 NEC 115 121 128 125 NIKEI 045 ONKING 045 ONWA 045 OPTONIOA 077 210 211 ORION 207 208 209 PANASONIC 0S7 148 169 PHILCO 045 115 123 128 132 148
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number TFKNIKA 045 TFLERENT 069 TERA 156 THOMSON 190 TMK 128 TOSHIBA 063 TOTEVISION 132 VIDEOCONCEPTS 160 069 115 123 191 129 202 132 VIDTECH 128 WARDS OB9 128 _{AMAHA 123 128 YORK 128 YUPITERU 045 ZENITH 069 ZONDA 122 090 146 128 132 TV
SETUP CODE TABLE: B,_andacturedBrand ,SetupCode _',k(mber AIWA AKAI AMPRO ASA AUDIODYNAMICS BROKSONIC CANDLE CANON CAPEHART CITIZEN CRAIG DAEWO0 DAYTRON DBX DYN/WECH EMERSON FISHER FUNAI GE GOVIDEO GOLDSTAR/LG HITACHI JC PENNEY JENSEN JVO KENWO0_} LLOYD LXl MAGIN MAGNAVOX MARANT7 MEMOREX PvlGA MITSUBISHI MULTITEOH NA_) NATIONAL 040 045 076 134 018 110 134 135 O94 134 045 017 094 018 040 013 017 O4O 076 113 018 01S 040 018 O48 018 02O O4O 020 O45 O4O 018 017 049 049 O4O 139 14O NORDMENDE OPTJMUS ORION PA
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number SALORA 020 SAMSUNG SANSUI SANYO SCOTT SEARS SHARP SONY SOUNDESIGN SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TANDY TASNICO TATUNG TEAC TEKNIKA THOMAS TiVo TMK TOSHIBA TOTE_!ISION UNITECH VECTOR RESEARCH VIDEOCONCEPTS VIDEOSONIC WARDS YAMAHA ZENITH 045 048 017 110 0/7 129 080 040 040 040 017 134 048 040 040 040 012 013 112 045 045 018 018 045 040 018 040 051 095 105 109 116 147 020 112 020 156 129 040 048 155 040 045 112 040 048 050 076 083 VCR
SETUP CODE Manufacturer/Brand ADOOM AIWA AF/4l AUDIOTECNNICA AUDIOACCESS AUDIOFILE BSR CALIFORNIA AUDIO OAPETP, ONIC 6ARRERA CARVER CASIO CLARINETTE DENON EMERSON FISHER FRABA FUNAI GE GENEXXA GOLDSTAR/LG HArFAI HARMANKARD/°)N HITACHI INKE[_ JC P_NNEY JENSEN JVC KENWO0[) LoTrE LUXMAN LXI MAGN£OX MARANTZ MCINTOSN MOS MITSLJMI MODULAIRE NAD NAKAMICHI NEC NIKKO ONKYO OPTIMUS PANASONIC PHELPS PIONEER PROTON QUASAR P,@IOSNACK ROA TABLE: CD Setup6ede Number 063 069 072 111 118 156 170 050 177 184 053 lP5 211
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand RCX REALISTfC SANSUi SetupCodeNumber 169 058 093 095 104 105 047 081 134 157 17P SANYO SCOTT SHARP SHERWOOD SONY SOUNDSTREAM 033 108 058 003 103 1P4 082 095 105 041 115 114 058 116 SYMPHONIC TAEKWANG TEAC TNETADIGITAL TOSHIBA VECTOR RESEAROH 059 177 011 039 013 087 110 058 074 VICTOR WARDS YAMAHA YORK 1PO 130 095 019 031 166 108 164 166 151 159 105 133 118 13P 167 180 181 139 163 205 206 207 208 085 086 106 107 110 121 137 146 154 097
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand SetupCode Number ALPHASTAR ALPHASTAR DBS ALPHASTAR DSR 472 450 442 BIRDVlEW 425 (}HANNELMASTER 320 3Pl 3P5 OHAPARRAL 315 316 451 (}ITOH 360 [)RAKE 313 317 318 DXANTENNA 331 35P 36P £(}HOSTAR 395 397 45P ELE(}TRO HOME 392 FUJITSU 324 3P9 334 GENERALINSTRUiVIENT303 311 3P3 HITA(}HI DBS 455 HOUSTON TRA(}KER 463 HUGHES JANIEL JERROLD KATHREIN LEGEND MA(}OM iVlAGNAVOX JVlEMOREX NEXTWAVE 437 366 454 410 453 317 461 453 423 NORSAT OPTIMUS PAOEDSS 373 466 487 PANASONIC P
SETUP CODE TABLE: Manufacturer/Brand HARMANI
SETUP CODE TABLE: MenufacturedBrand SetupCedeNumber REMBRANT SAMSUNG SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA SEAM 5)G)t£URE SPRUCER STAROOM S]-ARG£E TANDY 7ELEC}AR£10N TEXSCAN TFC Tf/vrELESS TOGOM UNITED CABLE UNIVERSAL VIDEOWAY VIE@3TAR ZENITH ZENTEK O32 072 183 121 00/ 053 002 180 O24 O25 O36 122 123 17O 011 033 124 019 065 116 186 P03 221 PPP 188 081 177 189 011 163 P05 034 039 042 113 p11 OP5 086 089 190 lP5 211 P19 CBL
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM CAUSE SOLUTION Unitdoesnot functionwhenMain PowerSwitchis pushed NoACPower ,, MakecertainACpowercordis pluggedinto a liveoutbt • Checkto seewhetheroutletis switchcontrolled Displaylights,but no sound or pk}ture Intermittent inputconnections ,, Makecertainthatall inputandspeakerconnections aresecure ,, PressMute Button • Turnupvolumecontrol Mute ison Volumecontrolis down Unitturnson, but frontpanel displaydoesnot lightup _ Displaybrightnessi8turnedoff ,, Followtheinst
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INDEX 5 ChannelStereo 17, 24 6 Channel/8-Ohannel DirectInput S, 1P,22 7 ChannelStereo 17, 24 ACPowerConnections8, 13 AdvancedFeatures28-29 AdvancedSelectMenu 28 Antennalerminals 7, 8, 12 AudioEquipment Connections7, 8. I P AutoModeTuning6, 11,26 AutoSearchMethod 30 (}abletelevision4, S, 12.43 44 CD 7,12,40 41 ChannelAdjustMenu 21,27 ChannelControlPunchThrough3P Cleaning andMainlenance4 CoaxialDigitalAudioJacks 6, 8, 12, 13, 16. P3 CodeReadout39 ComponentVideo8, 13 Composite Video S.
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