Harman-Kardon AVR1550 manual

A VR 1550 Audio/ V ideo Receiver OWNER’S MANU AL Power for the Digital Revolution ™ ®[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Introduction 4 Safety Information 4 Unpacking 5 F ront Panel Controls 7 F ront Panel Information Display 8 Rear P anel Connections 9 Remote Control Functions 11 Installation and Connections 11 Audio Equipment Connections 11 Video Equipment Connections 12 SCAR T A/V Connections 13 Speak er Selection and Placement 14 System Con[...]

INTRODUCTION 3 Introduction Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon! With the purchase of a Harman Kardon A VR 1550 you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. T he A VR 1550 has been custom designed to provide all the excitement and detail of movie sound tracks and every nuance of musical selections . With onboard Dolby* Digital and DTS[...]

4 SAFETY INFORMA TION Safety Information Important Safety Information V erify Line V oltage Before Use Y our A VR 1550 has been designed for use with 220-240-V olt A C current. Connection to a line voltage other than that for which it is intended can create a safety and fire hazard and may damage the unit. If you have any questions about the voltag[...]

FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS 5 1 Main P ower Switch: Press this button to apply power to the A VR 1550. When the switch is pressed in, the unit is placed in a Standby mode , as indicated by the orange LED 3 sur- rounding the System P ower Control 2 . T his button MUST be pressed in to operate the unit. T o turn the unit off completely and prevent the use [...]

6 FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS Front P anel Controls 7 Surround Mode Selector: Press this but- ton to change the surround mode by scrolling through the list of available modes . Note that Dolby Digital and DTS modes can be selected only when a digital input is used (See page 20 for more information about surround modes .) 8 T uning Selector: Press the lef[...]

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U FRONT P ANEL INFORMATION DISPLA Y 7 Front P anel Information Display Bitstream Indicators Optical Source Indicators DTS Mode Indicator Dolby Digital Indicator Coaxial Digital Input Indicators Dolby Pro Logic II Indicator Analog Input Indicator Dolby 3 Stereo Indicator RDS Indicator DSP Mode Indicator T r af[...]

8 REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS › fi ° ⁄ · a b § • ¡ ™ ª ¤ ¶ ¢ ‡ ‹ ∞ £ fl ‚ Rear P anel Connections                      T ape Inputs T ape Outputs Video 1 Audio Inputs AM Antenna Video 1 Audio Outputs Video 2 Audio Inputs FM Antenna CD Inputs Coaxial Digital Audio [...]

REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 9 Remote Control Functions 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q  P ower On Button IR T ransmitter Window Mute P ower Off Button Input Selectors A VR Selector AM/FM T uner Select T est Button Sleep Button Surround Mode Selector Night Mode Channel Select Button ⁄ / ¤ Buttons ‹ Button Enter Button Dig[...]

10 REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Remote Control Functions again to operate the A VR’ s functions with the remote . 5 A VR Selector: Pressing this button will switch the remote so that it will operate the A VR’ s functions . If the A VR is in the Standby mode, it will also turn the A VR on. 6 AM/FM T uner Select: Press this button to select the A VR[...]

INST ALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 11 Installation and Connections After unpacking the unit, and placing it on a solid surface capable of supporting its weight, you will need to mak e the connections to your audio and video equipment. Audio Equipment Connections We recommend that you use high-quality inter- connect cables when making connections to sour[...]

12 INST ALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Installation and Connections SCAR T A/V Connections F or the connections described above your video device needs RCA (cinch) connectors or/and S-Video connectors for all Audio and Video signals: Any normal video device (Not SVHS or High 8) for only playback needs 3 RCA jacks , VCRs for record and playback even 6 RCA[...]

INST ALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 13 Installation and Connections Speaker Selection No matter which type or brand of speak ers is used, the same model or brand of speak er should be used at least for the front-left, center and front-right speak ers. T his creates a seamless front soundstage and eliminates the possibility of distracting sonic disturbanc[...]

14 SY STEM CONFIGURATION System Configuration Once the speak ers have been placed in the room and connected, the remaining steps are to program the system configur ation memories . With the A VR 1550 two kind of memories are used, those associated individually with the input selected, e .g. surround modes , and others working independently from any[...]

SY STEM CONFIGURATION 15 With the A VR 1550 turned on, follow these steps to configure the speak ers: 1. Put the A VR 1550 in the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode by pressing the Surround Mode Selector button 7 on the front or 9 and then the ⁄ / ¤ buttons C on the remote , until DOLBY PR O LOGIC I I MOVIE appears in the Main Information Display M a[...]

16 SY STEM CONFIGURATION System Configuration T o assist in making these settings, the icons in the Speaker/Channel Input Indicators P will change as the speak er type is selected at each position. When only the inner icon box is lit, the speak er is set for “small. ” When the inner box and the two outer boxes with circles inside them are lit, [...]

SY STEM CONFIGURATION 17 the optimal delay time is figured as (3–1) x 3 +15=21. T hus, in this example , the Pro Logic II delay should be set at twenty milliseconds . NO TE: The DTS , 5CH Stereo , Hall and Theater modes use a fixed, nonadjustable delay time . T he Dolby Digital Mode also includes a separate setting for the center channel delay mo[...]

18 SY STEM CONFIGURATION System Configuration 3. T he test noise will immediately begin to circu- late in the speak ers in a clockwise rotation, pausing at each position for two seconds . As the test noise rotates the speak er positions FL , CEN , FR , SR , SL (Front Left, Center , F ront Right, Surround Right, Surround Left) will be shown in the M[...]

OPERA TION 19 Operation Basic Operation Once you have completed the setup and configu- ration of the A VR 1550, it is simple to oper ate and enjoy . The following instructions should be followed for you to maximize your enjoyment of your new receiver: T urning the A VR 1550 On or Off • When using the AVR 1550 for the first time , you must press t[...]

20 OPERA TION Operation Surround Mode Chart MODE FEA TURES DELA Y TIME RANGE DOLBY DIGIT AL Available only with digital input sources encoded with Dolby Digital data. It provides Center: 0 ms – 5 ms up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated Low F requency Effects Initial Setting – 0 ms channel. Surround: 0 ms – 15 ms Ini[...]

OPERA TION 21 Operation Surround Mode Selection One of the most important features of the A VR 1550 is its ability to reproduce a full multichannel surround sound field from digital sources , analog matrix surround encoded programs and standard stereo or even mono programs . In all, a total of eleven listening modes are available on the A VR 1550. [...]

22 OPERA TION Operation PCM Audio Playback PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the non- com- pressed digital audio system used for compact discs , Non-Dolby Digital/DTS Laserdiscs and some special PCM encoded DVDs . T he digital cir- cuits in the A VR 1550 are capable of high quality digital-to-analog decoding, and they may be con- nected directly to th[...]

OPERA TION 23 Operation IMPORT ANT NO TES ON DIGIT AL PLA YB ACK: 1. When the digital playback source is stopped, or in a pause , fast forward or chapter search mode , the digital audio data will momentarily stop , and the channel position letters inside the Speaker/Channel Indicators P will flash. T his is normal and does not indicate a problem wi[...]

24 OPERA TION Operation T uner Operation T he A VR 1550’ s tuner is capable of tuning AM, FM and FM Stereo broadcast stations and receiving RDS data. Stations may be tuned manually , or they may be stored as favorite station presets and recalled from a 30 position memory . Station Selection 1. Press the AM/FM T uner Select button 6 on the remote [...]

OPERA TION 25 Operation Program Sear ch (PTY) An important feature of RDS is its capability of encoding broadcasts with Program T ype (PTY) codes that indicate the type of material being broadcast. T he following list shows the abbrevia- tions used to indicate each PTY , along with an explanation of the PTY : • ( RDS ONLY ) • ( TRAFFIC ) • NE[...]

26 FUNCTION LIST Function List 1 2 3 7 11 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 12 13 14 89 1 0 45 6 A VR 1 550 No . Button Name A VR Function DVD Function 1 P ower On P ower On P ower On 2 P ower Off P ower Off P ower Off 3A V R A VR Select A VR Select 4D[...]

TROUBLESHOO TING GUIDE 27 T r oubleshooting Guide Processor Reset In the rare case where the unit’ s operation or the displays seem abnormal, the cause may involve the erratic oper ation of the system’ s memory or microprocessor . T o correct this problem, first unplug the unit from the AC wall outlet and w ait at least three min- utes . After [...]

28 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS T echnical Specifications Audio Section Stereo Mode Continuous Average P ower (FTC) 50 Watts per channel, 20Hz–20kHz, @ < 0.07% THD, both channels driven into 8 ohms Five-Channel Surround Modes P ower Per Individual Channel F ront L&R channels: 40 Watts per channel, @ < 0.07% THD, 20Hz–20kHz into 8 ohms Ce[...]

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