Harman Kardon AVR 144, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Designed to Entertain TM AVR 144 AUDIO VIDEO RECEIVER OWNER S MANUAL HKP1482AVR144 om 9 7 06 3 10 PM Page 1...

Page 2: ...nna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the N...

Page 3: ...damaged by heat or heavy objects Some surface finishes may be particularly sensitive to absorbing such marks due to a variety of factors beyond Harman Kardon s con trol including the nature of the fin...

Page 4: ...4 HKP1482AVR144 om 9 7 06 3 10 PM Page 4...

Page 5: ...e Controls 33 Headphones 33 Source Selection 34 Audio Input Selection 34 Video Input Selection 34 6 Channel Direct Inputs 35 Using the Tuner 35 Recording 36 Selecting a Surround Mode 37 ADVANCED FUNCT...

Page 6: ...ww harmankardon com Note You ll need the product s serial number At the same time you can choose to be notified about our new products and or special promotions AVR 144 5 1 Channel Audio Video Receive...

Page 7: ...nent Headphone Ease of Use On screen display with composite and S video choice of blue or black background Two line dot matrix front panel display Color coded connections Programmable seven device mai...

Page 8: ...Press this button to select the tuner as the source or to switch between the AM and FM bands Tuning Press either side of this button to tune a radio station Tuning Mode This button toggles between ma...

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Page 10: ...er Outputs Use two conductor speaker wire to connect each set of terminals to the correct speaker Remember to observe the correct polarity positive and negative connections Always connect the positive...

Page 11: ...uts 1 2 Subwoofer Output Front Speaker Outputs Surround Speaker Outputs 6 Channel Inputs Center Speaker Outputs Optical Digital Audio Inputs 1 2 CD Inputs Tape Outputs Tape Inputs NOTE To make it easi...

Page 12: ...olors as the remote is programmed with codes Power Off Button Press this button to turn off the AVR 144 or another device AVR Selector Press this button to switch the remote to the codes that operate...

Page 13: ...Mute Input Selectors 6 Channel Input Selector TV Video Volume Control Not Used Speaker Setup Set Numeric Keys Delay Memory Clear Preset Stations Selectors Disc Skip Macros Surround Mode Selectors Nav...

Page 14: ...eble Use the Navigation Buttons to make your selections Disc Skip This button has no effect on the receiver but is used with some optical disc changers to skip to the next disc Macros These buttons ma...

Page 15: ...most artists use the surround speaker for ambient effects only and they program their materials to steer very little sound to these speakers Subwoofer A subwoofer is a special purpose speaker designe...

Page 16: ...through hole in the collar is revealed 2 Insert the bare end of the wire into the hole 3 Screw the cap back into place until the wire is held snugly Figure 2 Binding Post Speaker Terminals With Bare W...

Page 17: ...ections Remember to comply with all laws regarding copyright if you choose to make a copy for your own personal use Figure 6 Analog Audio Multichannel analog connections are used with advanced sources...

Page 18: ...s The AVR 144 uses separate terminals for the included FM and AM antennas that provide proper reception for the tuner The FM antenna uses a 75 ohm F connector See Figure 11 Figure 11 FM Antenna The AM...

Page 19: ...aced 110 degrees from the center speaker that is slightly behind and angled toward the listener If this isn t feasible place the surround speakers behind the listener with each surround speaker facing...

Page 20: ...urdy surface finish Step One Connect the Speakers If you have not yet done so place your speakers in the listening room as described in the Speaker Placement section above Connect the center front lef...

Page 21: ...or other Optical 1 S video Video 2 composite video device that delivers television programs TV game console Video 3 front panel jacks Video 3 Analog and One of component Video 2 Video 3 S video camer...

Page 22: ...n use you may place the supplied covers over the front panel Video 3 jacks for a cleaner appearance Simply snap the covers in place When you wish to use the jacks gently press on the left side of each...

Page 23: ...a note of how these inputs are labeled on the display See Figure 24 Figure 24 Component Video Monitor Outputs If you used S video for any sources or if all of your sources used com ponent video connec...

Page 24: ...ions to control the device Sometimes manufacturers use the same Power code for several different models while other codes will vary You may wish to repeat this process until you ve pro grammed a satis...

Page 25: ...ch on the front panel See Figure 28 b Press the Source Select Button on the front panel See Figure 29 Figure 29 Source Select Button c Using the remote press any one of these buttons AVR DVD CD TAPE V...

Page 26: ...fter your desired setting appears The Master Menu allows access to four submenus Input Setup Surround Select Manual Setup and System Setup See Figure 32 Figure 32 Master Menu Screen If you are an expe...

Page 27: ...in the appendix Even if all of your speakers are the same distance from the listening position you should enter your speaker distances Step Three Manual Setup Menu Now you are ready to program these a...

Page 28: ...is setting if you have a passive subwoofer or a powered sub woofer that you connected to the front speaker outputs NOTE If you are using a Harman Kardon HKTS speaker sys tem select the SMALL setting f...

Page 29: ...ine allows you to compensate for a situation in which one of your source devices or your video display introduces a significant amount of video processing that causes the audio and video parts of the...

Page 30: ...output levels simply navigate to each channel and use the Buttons to adjust the level as desired If you would like to set your levels using the AVR 144 s internal test tone you will need to adjust the...

Page 31: ...change the setting AUDIO IN By default the analog audio inputs are assigned to all sources at the factory other than the DVD and Video 2 sources which default to Coax 1 and Optical 1 respectively If...

Page 32: ...tings you have programmed including system configuration and preset radio stations will be preserved for up to four weeks Sleep Timer You may program the AVR to play for up to 90 minutes and then turn...

Page 33: ...ed either wait until the display times out and disappears press the OSD Button to clear the display or move the cursor to the BACK TO MASTER MENU line if you wish to make other changes using the menu...

Page 34: ...possible to reassign the S video or composite video inputs to other sources For audio only sources such as the tuner or CD inputs when no component video signal is present the last used video source...

Page 35: ...press of the Tuning Buttons the AVR 144 will tune the next frequency increment 0 1MHz for FM or 10kHz for AM in the selected direction Press and hold the Tuning Button for faster scanning Figure 54 T...

Page 36: ...nel To select a surround mode using the remote control locate the button dedicated to the desired group of modes Logic 7 Dolby Sur DTS Sur DTS Neo 6 Surr DSP or Stereo Press that button repeatedly to...

Page 37: ...the recording Among the available modes are the Dolby Pro Logic II modes the Dolby Virtual Speaker modes the DTS Neo 6 modes the Logic 7 modes the Hall and Theater modes and the Stereo modes Digital...

Page 38: ...sections of the disc such as trailers extra materials or the disc menu are only available in Dolby Digital 2 0 2 channel or PCM 2 channel mode If the main title is playing and the letters in the Spea...

Page 39: ...ue and quieter passages while reducing the loudness of special effects and louder passages to avoid disturbing others Three levels of compression are available OFF At this setting there is no compress...

Page 40: ...2 channel Tuner PCM 44 1kHz 48kHz 96kHz Dolby Virtual Speaker Simulates 5 1 channels when fewer speakers are present or a more See below enveloping sound field is desired Dolby Virtual Speaker When fe...

Page 41: ...2 channel Music 2 channel signals Logic 7 Music mode is well suited to conventional Tuner 2 channel music recordings PCM 44 1kHz 48kHz 96kHz Logic 7 Logic 7 Enhance circulates low frequencies in the 4...

Page 42: ...This setting determines how the AVR 144 will handle Dolby Digital and DTS sources For the purposes of this setting the default surround mode means the mode encoded in the program such as Dolby Digital...

Page 43: ...o macros Mute Dim Channel Up Down any of the surround mode commands NOTE Use caution when programming complicated macros It isn t possible to program a pause or delay before sending com mands after Po...

Page 44: ...o sources Incorrect configuration Check speaker mode configuration Stereo or Mono program material The surround decoder may not create center or rear channel information from nonencoded programs Unit...

Page 45: ...Video Frequency Response Component Video 10Hz 100MHz 3dB General Power Requirement AC 120V 60Hz Power Consumption 65W idle 540W maximum 5 channels driven Dimensions Product Shipping Width 17 5 16 inc...

Page 46: ...nel Bass Manager Global Left Right Speaker Size Small Small Small Small Small Small Small Large Center Speaker Size Small Small Small Small Small Small Small Large Surround Speaker Size Small Small Sm...

Page 47: ...Size N A Subwoofer N A Left Right Speaker Crossover N A Center Speaker Crossover N A Surround Speaker Crossover N A Subwoofer Crossover N A Left Right Channel Level Center Channel Level Surround Chann...

Page 48: ...tellite Video 3 TV DVD DVD CD CD CDR Tape Cassette Table A7 System Settings Feature Default Setting Your Setting VFD Fade Time Out Off Volume Default Off Default Vol Set 25dB Semi OSD Time Out 5 Secon...

Page 49: ...37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 54 24 26 27 25 28 3 Refer to the numbered buttons in Figure 63 when using the Function List Figure 63 Remo...

Page 50: ...8 Ch Input Select 6 8 Ch Input Select 6 8 Ch Input Select 14 Sleep CH Sleep Audio Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel 15 Test Test Tone 16 T V TV DVD or V OFF Input Select TV VCR TV Input TV CBL T...

Page 51: ...cro 4 Macro 4 Macro 4 Macro 4 55 Dolby Surround Dolby Modes 56 DTS Surround DTS Digital Modes 57 DTS Neo 6 DTS Neo 6 Select 58 Night Night Mode Select Subtitle On Off CDP Select 59 Logic 7 Logic 7 Sel...

Page 52: ...YTRON 128 132 DIGI LINK 200 DYNASTY 045 DYNATECH 063 ELECTROHOME 115 132 EMERSON 045 123 128 132 139 157 158 159 162 205 FUNAI 045 FUTURETECH 045 GE 029 087 121 123 128 133 144 159 163 GOLDSTAR LG 110...

Page 53: ...123 128 132 148 PHILIPS 033 035 036 123 128 132 144 148 PIONEER 024 123 128 PORTLAND 128 132 PROSCAN 133 PROTON 059 122 128 132 165 QUASAR 032 087 RADIO SHACK 045 123 128 132 180 196 RCA 115 123 128 1...

Page 54: ...5 123 128 132 TELERENT 069 TERA 156 THOMSON 190 191 TMK 128 TOSHIBA 063 129 202 TOTEVISION 132 VIDEO CONCEPTS 160 VIDTECH 128 WARDS 069 128 132 148 YAMAHA 123 128 YORK 128 YUPITERU 045 ZENITH 069 090...

Page 55: ...AN KARDON 002 003 018 049 HITACHI 040 048 JC PENNEY 018 045 JENSEN 048 JVC 018 048 111 132 KENWOOD 020 048 LLOYD 040 LXI 020 040 MAGIN 045 MAGNAVOX 040 MARANTZ 018 MEMOREX 017 020 040 053 054 076 142...

Page 56: ...Y 080 129 SOUNDESIGN 040 SYLVANIA 040 SYMPHONIC 040 TANDY 017 040 TASHICO 134 TATUNG 048 TEAC 040 048 TEKNIKA 040 THOMAS 040 TiVo 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 012 TMK 013 TOSHIBA 112 155 TOTEVISION...

Page 57: ...HI 093 INKEL 216 JC PENNEY 098 147 JENSEN 153 JVC 176 195 196 KENWOOD 030 062 078 079 148 151 176 178 181 LOTTE 108 LUXMAN 077 102 LXI 164 MAGNAVOX 039 113 MARANTZ 058 084 191 192 193 MCINTOSH 194 MCS...

Page 58: ...137 146 154 THETA DIGITAL 039 TOSHIBA 013 074 097 151 155 173 VECTOR RESEARCH 087 VICTOR 120 130 WARDS 095 YAMAHA 019 031 053 061 135 169 YORK 166 Manufacturer Brand Setup Code Number APEX DIGITAL 06...

Page 59: ...MACOM 317 365 369 370 371 MAGNAVOX 461 473 MEMOREX 453 NEXTWAVE 423 NORSAT 373 OPTIMUS 466 PACE DSS 487 PANASONIC 366 469 PANASONIC DBS 457 PANSAT 420 PERSONAL CABLE 418 PHILIPS 375 PICO 407 PRESIDEN...

Page 60: ...INI 032 060 GENERAL 210 GENERAL INSTRUMENT 210 GOODMIND 112 HAMLIN 056 099 100 101 117 175 208 HITACHI 001 188 JASCO 111 JERROLD 001 002 011 017 096 097 162 188 210 LINDSAY 118 MACOM 191 MAGNAVOX 017...

Page 61: ...121 SIGNATURE 001 188 SPRUCER 053 177 189 STARCOM 002 011 163 STARGATE 120 TANDY 024 TELECAPATION 028 TEXSCAN 036 TFC 122 TIMELESS 123 TOCOM 170 205 UNITED CABLE 011 UNIVERSAL 039 042 113 VIDEOWAY 124...

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