Harman-Kardon AVR 160 Introduction, Thank you for choosing a Harman Kardon product, English

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Thank you for choosing a Harman Kardon® product!

For more than fifty years, the Harman Kardon® mission has been to share a passion for music and entertainment, using leading-edge technology to achieve premium performance. Harman Kardon, Inc., invented the receiver, a single component designed to simplify home entertainment without compromising performance. Over the years, Harman Kardon products have become easier to use, while offering more features and sounding better than ever. The AVR 160 7.1-channel digital audio/video receiver continues this tradition with some of the most advanced audio and video processing capabilities in its class, and a wealth of listening and viewing options.

To obtain the maximum enjoyment from your new receiver, please read this manual and refer back to it as you become more familiar with its features and their operation.

If you have any questions about this product, its installation or its operation, please contact your Harman Kardon retailer or custom installer, or visit the Web site at www.harmankardon.com.

INTRODUCTION

Harman Kardon AVR 160 7.1-Channel Audio/ Video Receiver

Audio Section

•• 40 Watts x 7, seven channels driven at full power at 8 ohms, 20Hz – 20kHz, <0.07% THD, 280 watts total.

•• High-current capability, ultrawide-bandwidth amplifier design with low negative feedback

•• All-discrete amplifier circuitry

•• Quadruple-crossover bass management

•• 24-Bit, twin-core Cirrus Logic® CS 497024 DSP processor

•• 192kHz/24-bit A/D and D/A conversion

•• Sampling upconversion to 96kHz

Surround Modes

•• Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD

•• Dolby Pro Logic® II and IIx (Movie, Music and Game), up to 96kHz

•• Harman Virtual Speaker

•• Harman Headphone

•• DTS-HD High Resolution Audio™, DTS-HD Master Audio™

•• DTS® (5.1; DTS Stereo; DTS-ES® 6.1 Discrete and Matrix)

•• DTS 96/24™ (DTS Stereo)

•• DTS Neo:6® (Cinema 5-,6- or 7-channel; Music 5-, 6- or 7-channel), up to 96kHz

•• Logic 7® (Movie, Music and Game), up to 96kHz

•• 5- or 7-Channel Stereo, up to 96kHz

•• Surround Off (DSP or Analog Bypass)

ENGLISH

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