Harman-Kardon AVR 260 manual

A V R 260 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER OWNER’S MANUAL[...]

2 T A BLE OF C ONTE NTS 3 Safety Information 4 Introduction 6 Fron t Panel Contr ols 8 Rear Panel C onnec tions 1 1 Remote Con trol Functions 1 3 Installation and Connections 1 3 Audio Equipment C onnec tions 1 3 HDMI Input Connections 1 4 HDMI Output Connections 1 4 Analog and Digital Input Connections 1 5 Video E quipment Connections 1 6 System a[...]

3 ENGLISH S AF ET Y INF ORMA T ION IM PORT A NT SAFETY INSTRUCTION S Read these instructions. 1. Keep these instructions. 2. Heed all warnings. 3. Follow all instructions. 4. Do not use this apparatus near wat er . 5. Clean only with a dry cloth. 6. Do not block any ventila tion openings. Install in accor dance with the 7. manufacturer’ s instruc[...]

4 INTRODUC TION Thank you for choosing H arman Kardon ! With the pur chase of a Harman Kardon A VR 260 you are about to begin many years of list ening enjoyment . Designed to provide all the e xcitemen t and detail of movie soundtracks and every nuance of musical selections, the A VR 260 is truly a multichannel receiver for the new millennium. In a[...]

5 ENGLISH In tandem with EzSet/EQ , the AVR includes a full set of manual configur ation settings for those who wish to custom-trim their system ev en fur ther . A Quadruple Crossov er bass management system makes it possible t o enter different cr ossover settings for each speaker group . A Stereo-Direct mode bypasses the digital processor t o pre[...]

6 Composi t e A nalog AV R Info Resolu tion Audio Effec t s Vi d eo Mo de s Surround Mode s Back/E xi t Source L ist M N L K OK 260 B C D � 2 1 6 7 8 9 A E 4 5 J I G H 3 F 5 4 F RO NT -P A NE L C ONTR OLS 0 V olume Control : T urn this knob clockwise to increase the volume, counter clockwise to decrease the volume. If the A VR is muted , adjustin[...]

7 ENGLISH F RO NT -P A NE L C ONTR OLS D Speaker/Channel Input I ndicators : These indicators are multipurpose, indicating either the speak er t ype selected for each channel or the incoming data-signal configura tion. The left , center , right, right surr ound and left surround speaker indicators ar e composed of three bo xes , while the subwoofer[...]

8                                        RE AR -P ANE L C ONNE C TIONS 0 AM Antenna: Connect the AM loop antenna supplied with the receiv er to these terminals. If an external AM antenna is used , make connections to the AM and GND t[...]

9 ENGLISH RE AR -P ANE L C O NNEC TIONS C RS-232 Reset: This switch is only used during a software upgrade. A standard pr ocessor reset is performed by pressing and holding the fr ont- panel OK Button while the rec eiver is in Standby . D Fr ont Speaker Outputs: Connect these outputs to the mat ching + or – terminals on your left and right speak [...]

10 RE AR -P ANE L C O NNEC TIONS P Video 1 Video Outputs: Connect these jacks to the REC ORD/INPUT composite or S-V ideo jack on a VCR. Q Video 1 Video Inputs: Connect these jacks to the PLA Y/OUT composite or S-V ideo jacks on a TV or other video source . R Optical Digital Inputs: Connect the optical digital output from a DVD play er , HDTV rec ei[...]

11 ENGLISH RE MO TE C ONTROL F UNCTIONS A VR Po wer On A A VR Po wer Off B Source Selectors C Audio Effects Button D T ransport Controls E Menu Navigation F LKM N Sleep Button G Main T uning Buttons H Last Button I Numeric Keys J Video Mode Button K Menu Button L Activity Button M Back/Exit Button N Master [...]

12 RE MO TE C ONTROL F UNCTIONS The remot e is capable of operating the A VR 260 and most Harman Kardon CD changers or players, CD Rec orders and Blu-ray players , using the control codes that are part of the remote . A VR Po wer On: A When the A VR 260 is in the Standby mode , as indicated by the P ower Indicat or 2 glowing amber , press this b[...]

13 ENGLISH INST A LLA TION AND C ONNE C TIONS After unpacking the unit , and placing it on a solid sur face capable of supporting its weight, you will need t o make the connections to y our audio and video equipment. A U DIO EQU IPME NT CONNEC TIONS There ar e two formats for audio connections: digital and analog. Digital audio signals are of highe[...]

14 INST A LLA TION AND C ONNE C TIONS HDMI Outp ut Conn ec tio ns Connect the HDMI Output X to an HDMI input on your video displa y. Thanks to the A VR 260’ s video processing syst em, all video input signals are conv erted to an HDMI output, so only one connection is required between the A VR and your display . Referring to drawing of the r emot[...]

15 ENGLISH INST A LLA TION AND C ONNE C TIONS When connecting wires to the speak ers, be cer tain to observe proper polarity . Note that the positiv e (+) terminal of each speaker connection now carries a specific color code as noted on page 8. Ho wever , most speakers will still use a red terminal for the postiv e (+) connec tion. Connect the “n[...]

16 INST A LLA TION AND C ONNE C TIONS SY STEM AN D POWER CONNEC TIONS The A VR is designed for flexible use with multiroom systems, external contr ol components and pow er amplifiers. Main Ro om Remo te Control E x te nsion If the receiv er is placed behind a solid or smoked glass cabinet door , the obstruction may preven t the remote sensor fr om [...]

17 ENGLISH INST A LLA TION AND C ONNE C TIONS When the A VR is used in 5.1-channel operation, the preferred loca tion for surround speak ers is on the side walls of the room, a t or slightly behind the listening position. In a 6.1-channel system, a back surround speaker is requir ed, ideally placed a t the center of the r oom's rear wall, poin[...]

18 SY S TEM C ONF IgU RA TION FIRST TURN O N Plug the Po wer Cable 1. I into an un switched A C outlet. Press the Main P ower Switch on the r ear panel so that is in the ON 2. position. Note that the P ower Indicator 2 will turn amber , indicating that the unit is in Standby mode . Remove the pr otec tive plastic film from the main fr ont-panel. If[...]

19 ENGLISH SY S TEM C ONF IgU RA TION Audio and Vide o Inpu t Sele ct ion Please see T able A1 in the appendix for the fac tor y default input assignments for each source . Y ou may assign any available input to an y source using the Source Info menu, acc essible either by pressing the A VR Settings Button W and selecting the Setup S ource line , o[...]

20 SY S TEM C ONF IgU RA TION NOTE : When the display has a DVI input which is connected to the A VR using an HDMI-to-DVI adapter , if the display is not HDCP-compliant, the picture will be distorted. In that case, a differ ent video connection must be used (component , composite or S-video). Resolution from Source : This line, which is information[...]

21 ENGLISH SY S TEM C ONF IgU RA TION Figure 5 Step 5 : The first screen of the EzSet/EQ system will now appear to r emind you to plug in the micr ophone. If you have not alr eady done so, plug the microphone int o the Headphone Jack 3 as described in steps 2 and 3. When you are r eady to proceed, mak e cer tain that the cursor is pointing to C ont[...]

22 SY S TEM C ONF IgU RA TION MANUA L SETUP The A VR 260 is flexibly designed to be used with almost an y loudspeakers available . The flexibility arises from the A VR 260’ s capability to be configured to match the char ac teristics of your particular speakers, and to compensa te for the acoustic characteristics of your r oom. EzSet/EQ automatic[...]

23 ENGLISH SY S TEM C ONF IgU RA TION If you previously sa ved EzSet/EQ results in this setup position and you wish to reconfigur e the speakers from scrat ch, select the Reset option. For best r esults, we recommend c onfiguring the speakers in this or der , although it may differ from the or der in which the submenus appear in the Manual Speaker [...]

24 SY S TEM C ONF IgU RA TION Sub Mod e Move the cursor to the Sub Mode line to pr ogram bass management for the subwoofer . T he subwoofer’ s setting depends upon how you pr ogrammed the front left and right speak ers. If you set the fron t speakers to a numeric crossov er frequenc y , the • subwoofer setting will be LFE, and y ou won’t be a[...]

25 ENGLISH SY S TEM C ONF IgU RA TION Step Four – Set ting Chan nel Ou tp ut Levels Manually For a con ventional 2-channel receiver , the balance control enables the user to control the st ereo imaging by adjusting the relativ e loudness of the lef t and right channels, as hear d at the listening position. With up t o seven main channels plus a s[...]

26 OP ERA TION SURROU ND MO DE CHART MODE FEA TURES Dolby Digital Plus An enhanced version of Dolby Digital encoded mor e efficiently, Dolby Digital Plus has the capacity for additional discret e channels and for streaming audio fr om the internet, all with enhanc ed audio qualit y . S ource ma terial may be deliv ered via HDMI, or decoded to Dolby[...]

27 ENGLISH OP ERA TION MODE FEA TURES DT S Neo:6 Cinema DT S Neo:6 Music These two modes ar e available when an y analog source is pla ying to create a six-channel surround presen tation from conven tional Matrix-encoded and traditional Ster eo sources. Select the Cinema version of Neo:6 when a program with an y t ype of analog Matrix surround enco[...]

28 OP ERA TION BASIC OPER A TION Once you hav e completed the setup and configuration of the A VR, it is simple to operat e and enjoy. The following instructions should be followed for y ou to maximize your enjo yment of your new receiver: T urning th e A VR On or O ff When using the A VR for the first time, you must pr ess the Main Power • Switc[...]

29 ENGLISH OP ERA TION HDM I - equipp ed mul tic hanne l disc pl ay er : Connect the player’ s HDMI output to one of the A VR’ s HDMI Inputs. No • other connections are necessary . Assign the HDMI Input to both the Audio and Video Input Fr om Source • settings in the Source Info menu. HDMI- eq ui pp ed mu lt ic ha nn el di sc pl ayer th at [...]

30 OP ERA TION Surround Mo de Sele ct ion One of the most impor tant features of the A VR 260 is its abilit y to repr oduce a full multichannel surround sound field fr om digital sources , analog matrix surround encoded progr ams and standard ster eo or even mono programs. Selection of a surround mode is based on personal taste, as well as the type[...]

31 ENGLISH OP ERA TION The first number indicat es the number of front channels in the signal: “1” represents a monophonic r ecording , usually an older program that has been digitally remaster ed or , more rarely , a modern program for which the director has chosen a special effect. “2” indicates the presence of the left and right channels[...]

32 OP ERA TION When one of the Dolby Pro L ogic II Music modes is selec ted, acc ess to the Edit submenu becomes a vailable. This submenu may be used t o adjust special settings available only in Music mode: C enter Width, Dimension and Panor ama. Once you hav e programmed the default surround mode for each type of program, simply select the line f[...]

33 ENGLISH MUL TIRO OM OP ERA TION T ape Re cording In normal operation, the audio or video sour ce selected for listening through the A VR is sent to the recor d outputs. This means that an y program you are wa tching or listening to may be rec orded simply by placing machines connected to the outputs for Analog Outputs 3 or Video 1 Outputs P7 in [...]

34 MUL TIRO OM OP ERA TION When the Zone 2 menu appears , the blue cursor bar will be at the Status: Off line. Since this line is used to turn the syst em on and off, do not make an adjustment here unless y ou wish to turn the system on at this time. T o turn the system on, press the OK Butt on V once, to turn it off again, pr ess once more . If yo[...]

35 ENGLISH VIDE O AD jU STM ENTS VIDEO ADJUST M E NTS The A VR 260 includes sophisticated DCDi by F aroudja video processing that delivers enhanc ed video quality , even for older analog video source components, as w ell as upgraded on-screen displays. When upscaling video materials fr om a lower resolution to a higher one (the A VR 260 upscales to[...]

36 A UDI O EF F E C TS / AD V ANC ED F EA TURES Cross Color Suppr essor : T urn this setting on to remove cr oss color artifac ts, which can occur when high-frequency luminance (brightness) signals are misint erpreted as chr oma (color) signals, which can cause unwant ed flickering, flashing colors or rainbo w patterns. Film Mode Detect : While nor[...]

37 ENGLISH A DV A NC ED F EA TURES Ge neral A VR Set ting s V olume Units : Select whether volume is displayed in the con ventional decibel scale or on a numeric scale from 0 to 100. When the decibel scale is used, 0dB is the maximum volume , with lower volumes measured as nega tive values. V olume Default and V olume Default Level : These two sett[...]

38 TUNER OP ERA T ION TO SELECT THE BU IL T  I N TUN ER Press the Sourc e List Button on the front panel and use the 1. KL Buttons to scroll thr ough the source list. The last-used band (AM or F M) will be active. Press the Radio Source Selector on the remot e. Press this button again to 2. switch bands (A M or FM). A screen similar to the one s[...]

39 ENGLISH TUNER OP ERA T ION Program Search (P TY ) An important feature of RDS is its capability of encoding broadcasts with Program Type ( PTY ) codes that indicat e the t ype of material being broadcast . The following list shows the abbr eviations used to indicate each PTY , along with an explanation of the PTY : NEWS: • News AFFAIRS: • Cu[...]

40 P ROgRAMM INg ThE RE MO TE The A VR 260 is equipped with a pow erful remote control tha t will control not only the receiv er ’ s functions, but also most popular brands of audio and video equipment, including CD pla yers, T V sets, cable box es, VCRs, sat ellite rec eivers and other home-theater equipment. Once the A VR ’ s remote is progra[...]

41 ENGLISH P ROgRAMM INg ThE RE MO TE Code Readout When the code has been enter ed using the Auto Search method, it is alwa ys a good idea to find out the exact code so that it may be easily r eentered if necessary. Y ou may also read the c odes to verify which device has been pro- grammed to a specific C ontrol Selec tor button. Press and hold the[...]

42 P ROgRAMM INg ThE RE MO TE Notes on Us ing th e AVR Remote With O the r Devi ces. Manufacturers may use differen t code sets for the same product category . • For tha t reason, it is important that you check to see if the c ode set you have en tered oper ates as many c ontrols as possible. If it appears that only a few functions operate, check[...]

43 ENGLISH S E TUP C ODE T AB LES AV R Mak er (B ra nd ) Nam e Cod e Nu mb er (3 d ig it) L is t HAR MA N K ARD ON 0 01 BRIDGE H A R M A N K A R D O N 0 0 1 RADIO H A R M A N K A R D O N 0 0 1 TV A D M I R A L 1 0 5 0 8 8 0 2 3 A I W A 1 1 0 AK AI 093 089 056 053 0 42 02 2 02 0 011 A L B A 0 4 0 0 2 0 ARC E N CIE L 059 0 56 024 019 017 A R C A M 0 [...]

44 S E TUP C ODE T AB LES S A M S U N G 0 2 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 S A T B O X 0 0 4 SCI ENT IFI C ATL ANTA 026 02 5 0 0 6 0 05 T E L E S E R V I C E 0 1 1 T I V O 0 2 9 0 3 0 T U D I 0 2 7 U N I T E D C A B L E 0 0 1 V I S I O P A S S 0 0 9 W E S T M I N S T E R C A B L E 0 0 7 S AT A I W A 4 4 1 A K A I 3 3 3 A L B A 4 1 1 3 0 1 A M S T R A D 4 3 2 A N K [...]

45 ENGLISH S E TUP C ODE T AB LES AU X _VC R AIWA 452 4 4 8 421 416 373 355 34 4 339 AK AI 450 455 4 49 4 03 392 390 353 34 4 ALB A 43 6 421 373 368 361 A M S T R A D 4 4 8 4 0 7 3 3 9 A N I T E C H 4 5 5 A R C E N C I E L 3 9 0 3 4 4 A R I S T O N A 4 0 9 3 9 1 3 4 9 A S T R A 4 4 8 A S T R O S O U N D 4 5 5 A T L A N T I C 4 5 5 A U D I O S O N I[...]

46 4 3 2 1 5 12 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 41 44 45 46 47 48 49 51 52 53 54 55 58 50 35 36 37 38 27 29 28 31 30 33 32 34 42 43 39 40 25 26 18 19 20 13 14 67 8 10 11 9 F UNC TION LI S T No. BUT TON Name AVR R adio Blu-ray/DVD No. Server TV CBL/SA T Game AUX AVR AVR Zone 2 FM AM Blu-ray/DVD DVDR DMC250 DMC1000 UR Function CD HDTV PVD VCR 01 A VR Power On A[...]

47 ENGLISH F UNC TION LI S T No. BUT TON Name AVR R adio Blu-ray/DVD No. Server TV CBL/SA T Game AUX AVR AVR Zone 2 FM AM Blu-ray/DVD DVDR DMC250 DMC1000 UR Function CD HDTV PVD VCR 01 A VR Power On AVR P ower On A VR Pow er On A VR Power On AVR P ower On A VR Pow er On A VR Power On 01 AVR P ower On A VR Pow er On A VR Power On AVR P ower On A VR [...]

48 TROUBLEShOOTINg gUIDE SYMPT OM CAUSE SOL UTION Unit does not function when Main Po wer Switch 0 is pushed No AC P ower • Make certain AC pow er cord is plugged into a live outlet • Check to see if outlet is switch con trolled • Display lights, but no sound or picture Intermitten t input connections • Mute is on • V olume control is dow[...]

49 ENGLISH TEC hNIC AL S P EC IF IC A T IONS Audio Section Stereo Mode , Continuous Av erage Pow er (FTC) 65 Watts per channel , 20Hz–20kHz, @ <0.07% THD, both channels driv en into 8 ohms Seven-Channel Surround Modes Po wer Per Individual Channel, with all channels driv en Front L & R channels: 50 Watts per channel @ <0.07% THD, 20Hz?[...]

50 A P P EN DIX – S ET TINg S W ORK Sh EET Append ix – Defaul t set ting s, work she et s, re mote p roduc t codes T ab le A 1 – Rec omme nde d Sou rce Co mpon ent Con nec t ions Device T ype A VR S ource Digital Audio Connec tion Analog Audio Connection Video Connections Cable TV , satellite T V , HDTV or other device that deliv ers televisi[...]

51 ENGLISH A P P EN DIX – S ET TINg S W ORK Sh EET T ab le A3 – S pea ker/ Chan nel S et tin g Def ault s Audio Input All Digital and 2-Channel Analog Audio Inputs 6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs* Your Settings Left/Right Speakers ON ON Cent er Speaker ON ON Left/Right Surround Speak ers ON ON Left/Right Surround Back Speakers ON ON Subwoofer [...]

52 A P P EN DIX – S ET TINg S W ORK Sh EET T ab le A8 – Su rr ound M odes Default Cable/Sat DVD/Blu-ray Media Ser ver Radio TV Game AUX Auto Select Logic 7 Movie or native digital forma t Virtual Surround Dolby Virtual Speaker Reference Stereo 7 CH S tereo Movie Logic 7 Movie Music Logic 7 Music Game L ogic 7 G ame Cent er W idth* 0 Dimension* [...]

53 ENGLISH A P P EN DIX – S ET TINg S W ORK Sh EET T ab le A9 – Remote Co ntr ol Cod es Source Input Device T ype (if changed) Product Code Cable/Sat DVD/Blu-ray Media Ser ver TV Game AUX T ab le A 10 – System Set ti ngs Fea ture Default Y our Setting Fron t Panel Dimmer On 100% V olume Units dB V olume D efault Off V olume D efault Lev el -2[...]

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