Harman-Kardon AVR 354 owner manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2	SAFETY INFORMATION		45		ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
6	INTRODUCTION		45		Audio Processing and Surround Sound
8	FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS		45		Analog Audio Signals
10	REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS		45		Digital Audio Signals
13	MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS		45		Surround Modes
16	ZONE 2 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS		47		Dolby Surround Settings
18	INTRODUCTION TO HOME THEATER		47		Night Mode
19	CONNECTIONS		48		Manual Setup
19	Speaker Connections		48		Step One – Determine Speaker Crossover
19	Subwoofer		48		Step Two – Measure Speaker Distances
19	Connecting Source Devices to the AVR		48		Step Three – Manual Setup Menu
20	Audio Connections		49		Number of Speakers
20	Digital Audio		49		Adjust Crossover Frequencies Menu
20	Analog Audio		49		Sub Mode
21	Video Connections		50		Adjust Speaker Distance Menu
21	Digital Video		50		Step Four – Setting Channel Output Levels Manually
21	Analog Video		51		Audio Effects
21	Antennas		52		Video Adjustments
22	RS-232 Serial Port		52		Video Modes
23	SPEAKER PLACEMENT		53		How to Adjust the Custom Picture Settings
25	INSTALLATION		54		Multizone Operation
25	Step One – Connect the Speakers		54		Installing a Multizone System
25	Step Two – Connect the Subwoofer		54		Operating the Multizone System
25	Step Three – Connect the Antennas		55		System Settings
25	Step Four – Connect the Source Components		56		Advanced Remote Control Functions
29	Step Five – Connect the Video Display		56		Punch-Through Programming
30	Step Six – Plug in AC Power		56		Activities (Macros)
30	Step Seven – Insert Batteries in Remote		56		Learning
31	Step Eight – Program Sources Into the Remote		56		Resetting the Remote
32	Step Nine – Remote IR Inputs and Output (optional)		57		Processor Reset
32	Step Ten – Install a Multizone System (optional)		57		Memory
33	Step Eleven – Turn On the AVR 354		58		TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
35	INITIAL SETUP		59		APPENDIX
35	Using the On-Screen Menu System			66, 75 Trademark Acknowledgments
35	Configure the AVR 354 Using EzSet/EQ Technology		75		TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
37	Set Up Sources		WARNING
40	OPERATION
40	Turning On the AVR 354			To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this
40	Volume Control			appliance to rain or moisture.
40	Mute Function
40	Sleep Timer		For Canadian model
40	Audio Effects
40	Video Modes			This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian
40	Headphones			ICES-003.
41	Source Selection			For models having a power cord with a polarized plug:
41	Using the Tuner			CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade
42	XM Radio Operation			of plug to wide slot, fully insert.
42	Recording
43	Using	Docking Station	Modèle pour les Canadien
44	Selecting a Surround Mode
				Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme
				à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
				Sur les modèles dont la fiche est polarisee:
				ATTENTION: Pour éviter les chocs électriques, introduire
				la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne
				correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu’au fond.

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