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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon!
With the purchase of a Harman Kardon AVR 260 you are about to begin
many years of listening enjoyment. Designed to provide all the excitement
and detail of movie soundtracks and every nuance of musical selections, the
AVR 260 is truly a multichannel receiver for the new millennium. In addition
to the traditional 5.1 digital decoding modes such as Dolby Digital and DTS,
they offer the latest advancements in surround technology such as Dolby®
True HD and DTS®-HD Master Audio™ and the latest 7.1 channel versions of
Harman's own Logic 7 technology.
The AVR 260 has been engineered so that it is easy to take advantage of
all the power of its digital technology. Full-color, high-definition, multi-
language on-screen menus, fully color coded connection jacks and terminals
make installation fast and simple. However, to obtain the maximum
enjoyment from your new receiver, we urge you to read this manual. A few
minutes spent learning the functions of the various controls will enable you
to take advantage of all the power the AVR is able to deliver.
If you have any questions about this product, its installation or its operation,
please contact your retailer or custom installer. They are your best local
sources of information.
Description and Features
The AVR serves as the hub of your home entertainment system, providing a
wide range of listening possibilities for almost any audio or video program
source, whether it is the broadcast of a movie or sporting event in HDTV
or a vintage mono or stereo recording. When playing digital audio sources
through the HDMI 1.3a compliant connections, the AVR decodes Dolby True
HD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-HD data streams. Two-
channel stereo and matrix surround sources benefit from all current Dolby
Pro Logic IIx modes and DTS Neo:6. The latest version of our proprietary Logic
7® process is on-board to create a wider, more enveloping sound field and
more defined surround channel positioning, regardless of the type of source
material.
Dolby Virtual Speaker is available to create enveloping sound fields from front
left and right speakers, and the latest Dolby Headphone circuitry creates an
amazing sense of openness with headphones.
The AVR takes the “video” part of its name seriously. Along with three HDMI
inputs and two 100MHz analog component video inputs, the AVR’s video
processing allows you to scale the output signal to 1080p loop-through
to match the requirements of your specific video display. Thanks to award
winning Faroudja® DCDi Cinema™ technology, your video sources never
looked better. Tying audio and video together, the AVR provides A/V sync
delay so that the lip sync errors – commonly seen when digital video
processing is used in a source, program or video display – are eliminated.
An important addition to the AVR’s impressive list of features is EzSet/
EQ™, which automates the configuration process to make it quicker, easier
and more precise. Using the special microphone supplied with the unit,
EzSet/EQ takes the guesswork out of entering speaker “size” and crossover
information, delay times for all channels and output levels. In addition to
the configuration settings, EzSet/EQ also includes room equalization so
that the signals sent to each speaker are tailored to provide accurate sonic
quality with your specific combination of speaker type, room size and other
factors that influence room acoustics. With EzSet/EQ, your system is custom-
configured in a few minutes with accuracy that previously required expensive
and hard-to-use test equipment.
Please register your AVR 260 at www.harmankardon.com.
NOTE
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