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OPERATION

OPERATION

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OPERATION

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• When a digital source is playing, you may not be

able to select some of the analog surround modes
such as Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Pro Logic IIx,
Stereo, Hall, Theater or Logic 7.

• When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing,

to make an analog recording using the 

Tape

Outputs

2

and 

Video 1 Audio Outputs

g

,

you must change the 

REC OUT

setting on 

the second page of the 

IN/OUT SETUP

menu (Fig. 3) to 

DSP DWNMIX

. The digital

signals will be passed through to the 

Digital Audio

Outputs

X Y

.

Using 

The AVR 445 is equipped for use with Harman Kardon’s
optional 

iPod docking station.

When The Bridge is connected to the AVR and an
iPod properly docked, you may use either remote to
control the iPod for audio playback while using the
front-panel display and on-screen semi-OSD mes-
sages to help you locate tracks or view information
about the track being played. In addition, connecting
an iPod to the AVR 445 through The Bridge also
charges the iPod’s battery. You may even have the
AVR 445 automatically turn on with your iPod as a
playback source whenever the iPod is turned on, by
using the 

DMP AUTO POWER

menu option,

described on page 43.

To select The Bridge as the AVR’s input source:

• From the front panel, press the 

Input Source

Selector

6

on the front panel as needed.

• From the main remote, press the 

DMP Input

Selector

3

.

• From the ZR 10 remote, press the

/DMP S

®

.

When The Bridge is connected and a compatible iPod
properly docked, the iPod’s menu will be replaced with
“harman/kardon” at the top of the iPod’s screen and
the front-panel display and semi-OSD message will
show messages that will guide you through the menu
and content selection. If the 

Lower Display Line

D

shows an 

UNPLUGGED

… message, please

check to see that the correct iPod adapter is used in
The Bridge and that the iPod is properly seated.

The AVR’s front-panel controls may also be used to
access a limited number of iPod functions. Press the

Tuning Mode Button

7

to play or pause the cur-

rent track. The 

Tuning Selector

3

may be used to

search in reverse (left side of button) or forward (right
side of button) through the tracks. Press the 

Tuner

Band Selector

4

to call up the iPod’s menu. Press

the 

Preset Station Selectors

5

to scroll and the

Set Button

I

to select. For complete information 

on using the remote or front-panel controls to operate

an iPod, see the instructions that are included with 
The Bridge.

AM/FM Tuner Operation

The AVR 445’s AM/FM tuner is capable of tuning AM,
FM and FM Stereo broadcast stations. Stations may be
tuned manually, or they may be stored as favorite sta-
tion presets and recalled from a 30-position memory.

Tuner and Station Selection

The AVR 445’s AM/FM tuner may be selected as the
unit’s source, and stations changed, by following one
of these steps:
• From the front panel, press the 

Input Source

Selector

6

until the desired tuner frequency band

(AM, FM or XM) appears. To change stations within
a frequency band, press the 

Tuning Selection

3

.

• You may also press the front panel’s 

Tuner Band

Selector

4

to select the tuner. The first press 

will select the last used frequency band and station.
Subsequent presses will change the frequency
bands, selecting the last used station or XM pro-
gram used. Press the 

Tuning Selection

3

to

change stations within a frequency band.

• From the main remote, press the 

Tuner/FM Select

Button

X

by pressing the button up towards 

the top of the remote. The first press of the button
selects the frequency band and station or XM 
channel that was last tuned. Press the button 
again to select between FM, AM and XM. You may
also directly select the FM tuner by pressing the

Tuner/FM Select Button

X

down toward the 

bottom of the remote. To change stations, press 
the 

Tuning Up/Down Button

M

.

• To select the tuner from the ZR 10 remote, press

the 

Tuner Selector

É

, or for XM Radio press

the 

XM Radio Selector Button

ƒ

(when an

optional XM Connect & Play module is connected
and the programming service has been activated).

• To change the tuning mode, press the 

Tuning Mode

Button

7

B

ø

.

When the button is pressed so that 

AUTO/

STEREO

appears in the 

Upper Display Line

#

,

each press will put the tuner in a scan mode that
seeks the next higher or lower frequency station with
acceptable signal strength. An 

AUTO ST

TUNED

indication will momentarily appear when

the station stops at a stereo FM station, and an

AUTO TUNED

indication will momentarily appear

when an AM or monaural FM station is tuned. Press
the Tuning buttons again to scan to 
the next receivable station.

When the button is pressed so that 

MANUAL/

MONO

appears in the 

Upper Display Line

#

,

each tap of the Selector will increase or decrease
the frequency by one increment. When the tuner

receives a strong-enough signal for adequate recep-
tion,

MANUAL TUNED

will appear in the

Lower Display Line

$

.

• Stations may also be tuned directly in either the

automatic or manual mode. To enter a station’s 
frequency directly, first select the AM or FM band 
as shown above. Next, press the 

Direct Button

8

µ

. Within 5 seconds of when

DIRECT IN

scrolls in the 

Upper Display

Line

#

, enter the station frequency by pressing

the 

Numeric Keys

k∆

. If you press an

incorrect button while entering a direct frequency,
press the 

Clear Button

9

¬

to start over.

NOTE:

When FM reception of a station is weak, audio

quality will be increased by switching to Mono mode
by switching to the 

MANUAL/MONO

mode.

Preset Tuning

Using the remote, up to 30 AM or FM stations may be
stored in the AVR 445’s memory for easy recall, using
the front-panel controls or the remote.
To enter a station into the memory, first tune the station
using the steps outlined above. Then:

1. Press the 

Memory Button

b

ñ

; the station’s

frequency will flash.

2. Within 5 seconds, press the 

Numeric Keys

c

corresponding to the location where you

wish to store this station’s frequency. Once entered,
the preset number will appear in the 

Upper Display 

Line 

#

.

3. Repeat the process after tuning any additional 

stations to be preset.

Recalling Preset Stations

• To manually select a station previously entered 

in the preset memory, press the 

Numeric Keys

c

that correspond to the desired station’s

memory location.

• To manually tune through the list of stored preset stations

one by one, press the 

Preset Buttons

6v

on

the front panel or the main remote, or the 

Prev/Next

Transport Controls

π

on the ZR 10 remote.

XM Radio Operation

XM Radio is a satellite-delivered service that offers
hundreds of program channels, as well as local traffic
and weather information for select cities. The AVR 445
is “XM Ready,” which means that the unit is able to
receive the XM service when an optional XM Connect
& Play module is connected and the service activated.
You may purchase the antenna module needed for
XM Radio from many electronics or online retailers, or
directly from XM Radio through the “Home Receivers”
section of the XM Radio Store at www.xmradio.com.

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Summary of Contents for AVR 445

Page 1: ...AVR 445 AVR 445 AUDIO VIDEO RECEIVER OWNER S MANUAL Designed to Entertain...

Page 2: ...System Configuration 20 Speaker Placement 22 In Out Setup 24 Audio Setup 24 Surround Setup 26 Using EzSet EQ 28 Manual Setup 29 Speaker Size and Crossover 30 Delay Settings 31 Output Level Adjustment...

Page 3: ...ile the main home theater uses a differ ent source Using the assignable rear surround chan nel amplifiers you may create a basic remote listening zone without any additional equipment or the unit s mu...

Page 4: ...ght of the AVR 445 and the heat generated by the amplifiers there is the remote possibility that the rubber padding on the bottom of the unit s feet may leave marks on certain wood or veneer materials...

Page 5: ...room mode 2 Surround Mode Group Selector Press this but ton to select the top level group of surround modes Each press of the button will select one of the sur round mode categories Once the button is...

Page 6: ...r may be accessed gently pull the door down and toward you using either upper corner of the door Volume Control Turn this knob clockwise to increase the volume counterclockwise to decrease the volume...

Page 7: ...tion on configuring the speaker settings see page 29 E Channel Adjust Selector Press the button to begin the process of manually adjusting the channel level outputs using the source currently playing...

Page 8: ...ital Audio Output Z DVD Audio Inputs a Coaxial Digital Audio Inputs b Optical Digital Audio Inputs c 8 Channel Direct Inputs d Video 1 Audio Inputs e Video 2 Audio Inputs f Video 3 Audio Inputs g Vide...

Page 9: ...ipped carrier Connect this jack to the IR IN jack on compatible Harman Kardon equipment D Center Channel Speaker Outputs Connect these outputs to the matching and terminals on your center channel spea...

Page 10: ...o Output Connect this jack to the coaxial digital input of a CD R RW MiniDisc or other compatible digital recorder Z DVD Audio Inputs Connect the left right analog outputs of a DVD player or other aud...

Page 11: ...de Button U OSD Button V Tone Control Button W Dim Button X Tuner FM Select Button Y Channel Up Down Selector Z Delay Select Button a Speaker Select Button b Memory Button c Numeric Keys d Stereo Mode...

Page 12: ...ic 7 options 8 Direct Button Press this button when the tuner is in use to start the sequence for direct entry of a station s frequency After pressing the button simply press the proper Numeric Keys c...

Page 13: ...on on the multiroom system R Macro Buttons Press these buttons to store or recall a Macro which is a preprogrammed sequence of commands stored in the remote See page 49 for more information on macros...

Page 14: ...Line and both the DSP and Surround Off Surround Mode Indicators are lit you will enjoy a two channel presentation of the sound along with the benefits of bass management Depending on whether your sys...

Page 15: ...the AVR 445 s Multiroom IR Input Jack N When it is used in the same room as the AVR 445 it will control the functions of the AVR 445 or any compatible Harman Kardon products in that room When it is u...

Page 16: ...reen display press the Numeric Keys for the preset number between 01 and 30 that you wish to assign to the station or channel See page 39 for more information Tuning Mode Button When listening to AM o...

Page 17: ...inal of each speaker connection has a specific color code as noted on page 8 However most speakers still use a red terminal for the positive connection Connect the negative or black wire to the same t...

Page 18: ...signal in an HDMI connection Therefore the following connections are required when the AVR 445 is used with HDMI sources Connect the HDMI output of a source to either of the HDMI Inputs L Connect the...

Page 19: ...a wide variety of compati ble optional devices that respond to voltage actuation commands This includes external audio power amplifiers video screens motorized blinds and other compatible products in...

Page 20: ...el speak ers are within 24 of one another Surround Speakers for 5 1 Systems In a 5 1 surround system an additional pair of left right speakers is added Although many believe that these speakers should...

Page 21: ...cessor Although it is necessary to assign input output settings and surround mode choices manually we recommend that you take advantage of the power and precision of EzSet EQ to automatically select a...

Page 22: ...requirements However once done they need not be changed again unless your system components have changed When using the full OSD system to make the setup adjustments press the OSD Button U once so th...

Page 23: ...he following ways depending on the input source Analog signals composite S video or component will output only in the resolution and format that matches the input for both the main Monitor con nection...

Page 24: ...n UNLOCK message in the AUDIO IN line indicates that a digital input has been selected for that source but that no data stream is present When the input selection has been made press the Navigation Bu...

Page 25: ...o modes The PCM 96kHz CONFIG group contains the surround modes available when a PCM digital data stream is present This includes not only 96kHz PCM sources from DVD or CD players but also all two chan...

Page 26: ...now ready to start the EzSet EQ process by following these steps Step 1 Navigate to the EZSET EQ MAIN menu Fig 8 by first pressing the OSD Button U on the remote Press the Navigation Button n until th...

Page 27: ...eaker is present Should this message appear make note of the suspect speaker location exit the menus and turn the receiver off Check all speaker wire con nections and then rerun EzSet EQ Figure 12 Ste...

Page 28: ...t so that a baseline setting is estab lished and then make your adjustments from there Note that once EzSet EQ has been run you do not need to adjust all system settings only those that you want to ch...

Page 29: ...r the settings that were established when EzSet EQ was run or the factory default settings if you have not yet run the automated system Figure 18 To change the setting for any of the four speaker posi...

Page 30: ...is present and Large speakers are configured for the front left right position select NONE This will route all low frequency information to the front left right speakers When the SPEAKER SIZE menu ret...

Page 31: ...elay Select Button Z The A V Sync Delay setting is first and it may be adjusted by pressing the Set Button p within five seconds of when the A V SYNC DELAY message appears in the on screen display and...

Page 32: ...n adjustments but to have more control over the way the test tone is moved among the channels To circulate the tone manually first make certain that the CHANNEL ADJUST menu is on the screen following...

Page 33: ...nu and then pressing the Set Button p so that you may make any other adjust ments to the system parameters If the changes just made complete the manual adjustments needed press the OSD Button U to exi...

Page 34: ...our weeks Source Selection To select an input source from the front panel press the Input Source Selector Button 6 Each press of the button will move the input selection through the list of available...

Page 35: ...pictures or TV pro grams bearing the logo of one of the major surround encoding processes such as Dolby Surround or DTS Stereo may be played in either the Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema DTS...

Page 36: ...ods of encoding the sig nals and thus they require different decoding circuits to convert the digital signals back to analog DTS encoded soundtracks are available on select DVD and LD discs as well as...

Page 37: ...player is sending the correct signal to the AVR NOTE When an HDMI equipped video display is in use regardless of the type of source and whether or not it is connected through the AVR 445 it communi ca...

Page 38: ...s The letters used by the Speaker Channel Input Indicators will flash to indicate when a bitstream has been interrupted This will happen when a digital input source is selected before the playback sta...

Page 39: ...Button X by pressing the button up towards the top of the remote The first press of the button selects the frequency band and station or XM channel that was last tuned Press the button again to select...

Page 40: ...ress the Memory Button b and note that a dash will start to flash next to the preset memory bank letter Within five seconds press the Numeric Button c from 1 to 8 for the memory slot you wish to use T...

Page 41: ...ress the EzSet EQ On Off button A Using this feature does not change the settings it merely puts them in or out of the signal path Dim Function Since the AVR 445 will often be used when movies or othe...

Page 42: ...r adjustments to make press the OSD Button U to exit the menu system Turn On Volume Level As is the case with most audio video receivers when the AVR 445 is turned on it will always return to the volu...

Page 43: ...other options in this menu this is a per manent setting change and the Time Out entry will remain in effect until it is changed even if the unit is turned off If you wish to make other adjustments pr...

Page 44: ...e MULTI ROOM menu First press the OSD Button U to call up the MAIN MENU Figure 1 Next press the Navigation Buttons D so that the cursor is next to MULTI ROOM then press the Set Button F When the MULTI...

Page 45: ...he tuner is selected as the source for the remote zone any change to the frequency or preset will also change the station being listened to in the main room if the tuner is in use there Similarly if s...

Page 46: ...the remote If desired or if the codes for your brand are not part of the remote s library at all you may still use the remote to program most infrared controlled products by learning the commands fro...

Page 47: ...is means that the codes for the product you are trying to program are not in the AVR remote library and you will have to learn them into the remote following the instructions shown in the next section...

Page 48: ...til the LCD changes again If the code was successfully learned you will see the display shown in Figure 40 In that case go to Step 10 If the LEARN FAILED display Figure 41 appears again you may either...

Page 49: ...gure 47 5 Once the new device is selected the remainder of the process will select the codes for the specific brand to be used and for that reason they are identical to the way a device is programmed...

Page 50: ...macro has been pressed continue to press the buttons you wish to be part of the macro in the order they will be used Press each button within five seconds of the last button remembering to press the...

Page 51: ...NOTE FOR VOLUME PUNCH THROUGH The remote s default settings are for the AVR 445 s vol ume controls to be used when any input or device is selected with the exception of the VID 2 TV button There is n...

Page 52: ...e returned to the factory default setting follow the steps shown above except that in Steps 4 and 5 select the same device for both the DEVICE IN USE on the left side of the bottom line and the PUNCH...

Page 53: ...ss changes it to an H Consult the table at the end of this section to see which characters pressing a partic ular button generates 7 After you enter the first letter of the new device name there are t...

Page 54: ...k to the next position Then press the Numeric Key c as required to enter the desired letter This is the way you would enter the second O in the word ZOOM and again for the letter M c To enter a blank...

Page 55: ...mory Backlight Options The AVR 445 s remote has a built in backlight system that makes it easier to use the remote when the room lighting is dimmed for an optimal home theater experi ence To turn the...

Page 56: ...ion you may find that they need to be changed sooner after the remote is programmed for the first time When the batteries approach a level below which the remote will not function the remote s LCD scr...

Page 57: ...udio feed paused Resume play for DVD display and digital audio stops Check that Digital Input is selected Fan does not appear to operate Additional cooling may not be required The fan is activated onl...

Page 58: ...ligibility and more accurate placement of sounds with fades and pans The Logic 7 M or Music mode enhances the listening experience by presenting a wider front soundstage and greater rear ambience Both...

Page 59: ...dge ANALOG AUTO OFF ANALOG 6 8 CH Direct ANALOG AUTO OFF ANALOG USB AUTO OFF DSP DOWNMIX System Default and Personal Settings Worksheets The worksheets in this section show the system defaults for the...

Page 60: ...s Feature System Default Your System Settings Front L R Speaker Size X Over Small 100Hz Center Speaker Size X Over Small 100Hz Surround L R Speaker Size X Over Small 100Hz Surround Back Speaker Size X...

Page 61: ...r The Bridge USB 6 8 Ch Direct Input Title Surround Mode Audio In Port Audio Auto Poll Video In Port Component Video Input Video Processing A V Sync Delay Record Output Auto Poll ADC Sampling Tone In...

Page 62: ...0 8 Selectivity 10kHz 30dB Video Section Television Format NTSC Input Level Impedance 1V p p 75 ohms Output Level Impedance 1V p p 75 ohms Video Frequency Response Composite and S Video 10Hz 8MHz 3dB...

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