Harman Kardon AVR 254 Owner's Manual

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6Thank you for choosing a Harman Kardon®product!For more than fifty years, our mission has been to share our passionfor music and entertainment, using leading-edge technology to achievepremium performance. To this end we invented the receiver, a singlecomponent designed to simplify home entertainment while maintainingthe highest level of quality. Over the years our products have becomeeasier to use, and have delivered superior value. The AVR 254 multizone7.1-channel digital audio/video receiver carries this tradition forward,with some of our most advanced video processing capabilities yet, anda wealth of listening and viewing options.To obtain the maximum enjoyment from your new receiver, we urge youto read this manual and refer back to it as you become more familiarwith its features and their operation.If you have any questions about this product, its installation or itsoperation, please contact your retailer or customer installer, or visit ourWeb site at www.harmankardon.com.Please register your AVR 254 on our Web site at www.harmankardon.com.Note: You’ll need the product’s serial number. At the same time, you can choose to be notified about our new productsand/or special promotions.Audio Section• 50 Watts x 7, seven channels driven at full power at 8 ohms,20Hz – 20kHz, <0.07% THD (surround modes), 350 watts total• 65 Watts x 2, two channels driven at full power at 8 ohms,20Hz – 20kHz, <0.07% THD (surround off mode), 130 watts total• High-current capability, ultrawide-bandwidth amplifier design withlow negative feedback• All-discrete amplifier circuitry• Quadruple-crossover bass management• 24-Bit, twin-core Cirrus Logic® CS 49700 DSP processor• 192kHz/24-bit D/A conversion• Sampling upconversion to 96kHzSurround Modes• Dolby® Digital EX, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD• Dolby Pro Logic® II and IIx (Movie, Music and Game), up to 96kHz• Dolby Virtual Speaker Version 2 (Reference or Wide, two-channel)• Dolby Headphone Version 2, up to 96kHz• DTS-HD, 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- or 6-channel; Music 5- or 6-channel),up to 96kHz• Logic 7® (Movie, Music and Game – 5.1 and 7.1), up to 96kHz• 5- or 7-Channel Stereo, up to 96kHz• Surround Off (DSP or Analog Bypass)WWW.HARMANKARDON.COMINTRODUCTIONHarman Kardon AVR 254 7.1-Channel Audio/Video Receiver