Harman-Kardon AVR 3550HD owner manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2	SAFETY INFORMATION		40		ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
6	INTRODUCTION		40		Audio Processing and Surround Sound
7	FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS		40		Analog Audio Signals
9	REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS		40		Digital Audio Signals
12	MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS		40		Surround Modes
15	ZONE 2 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS		41		Dolby® Surround Settings
17	INTRODUCTION TO HOME THEATER		42		Night Mode
18	CONNECTIONS		42		Manual Setup
18	Speaker Connections		42		Step One – Determine Speaker Crossover
18	Subwoofer		42		Step Two – Measure Speaker Distances
18	Connecting Source Devices to the AVR		42		Step Three – Manual Setup Menu
18	Audio Connections		43		Number of Speakers
18	Digital Audio		43		Adjust Crossover Frequencies Menu
19	Analog Audio		43		Sub Mode
19	Video Connections		44		Adjust Speaker Distance Menu
19	Digital Video		44		Step Four – Setting Channel Output Levels Manually
19	Analog Video		45		Audio Effects
20	Antennas		45		Video Adjustments
20	RS-232 Serial Port		45		Video Modes
21	SPEAKER PLACEMENT		46		How to Adjust the Custom Picture Settings
22	INSTALLATION		47		Multizone Operation
22	Step One – Connect the Speakers		47		Installing a Multizone System
22	Step Two – Connect the Subwoofer		48		Operating the Multizone System
22	Step Three – Connect the Antennas		48		System Settings
22	Step Four – Connect the Source Components		49		Advanced Remote Control Functions
26	Step Five – Connect the Video Display		49		Punch-Through Programming
26	Step Six – Plug in AC Power		49		Activities (Macros)
27	Step Seven – Insert Batteries in Remote		49		Learning
27	Step Eight – Program Sources Into the Remote		49		Resetting the Remote
28	Step Nine – Remote IR Inputs and Output (optional)		50		Processor Reset
28	Step Ten – Install a Multizone System (optional)		50		Memory
29	Step Eleven – Turn On the AVR 3550HD		51		TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
31	INITIAL SETUP		52		APPENDIX
31	Using the On-Screen Menu System			59, 68 Trademark Acknowledgments
31	Configure the AVR 354 Using EzSet/EQ™ Technology		68		TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
32	Set Up Sources		WARNING
35	OPERATION
35	Turning On the AVR 3550HD			To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this
35	Volume Control			appliance to rain or moisture.
35	Mute Function
35	Sleep Timer		For Canadian model
35	Audio Effects
35	Video Modes			This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian
35	Headphones			ICES-003.
36	Source Selection			For models having a power cord with a polarized plug:
36	Using the Tuner			CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade
36	XM® Radio Operation			of plug to wide slot, fully insert.
37	Recording
37	Using	Docking Station	Modèle pour les Canadien
38	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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