Harman Kardon AVR45 Owner's Manual

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Congratulations! With the purchaseof the Harman Kardon AVR45 you areabout to begin many years of listeningenjoyment. The AVR45 has been customdesigned to provide all the excitementand detail of movie sound tracks andevery subtle nuance of musical selec-tions. With on-board Dolby * DigitalDecoding, the AVR45 delivers six discretechannels of audio that take advantage ofthe digital sound tracks from the latestDVD and LV releases, as well as futureHDTV broadcasts.While complex digital systems are hardat work within the AVR45 to make all ofthis happen, hookup and operation aresimple. Color-keyed connections and acomprehensive programmable remotecontrol make the AVR45 easy to use.To obtain maximum enjoyment fromyour new receiver, we urge you to take afew minutes to read through this manual.This will ensure that connections tospeakers, source playback units and otherexternal devices are made properly. Inaddition, a few minutes spent learningthe functions of the various controls willenable you to take advantage of all thepower the AVR45 is able to deliver.Introduction1If you have any questions about thisproduct, its installation or operation,please contact your dealer. They are yourbest local source of information.Description and FeaturesThe AVR45 is a full-featured A/V receiver,incorporating a wide variety of listeningoptions. In addition to Dolby Digitaldecoding, Dolby Pro Logic * and Dolby 3Stereo are available for compatibilitywith the tens of thousands of movies andtelevision programs encoded with analogsurround information. A choice of Halland Theater modes is also available foruse with both encoded sources and tradi-tional two-channel stereo recordings.A total of four audio/video inputs, aswell as two additional audio-only inputs,and an FM stereo/FM/AM tuner are avail-able for the utmost flexibility. Front-panel A/V inputs simplify connections tovideo games or camcorders.The AVR45’s powerful amplifiers usetraditional Harman Kardon High-CurrentDesign philosophies to meet the widedynamic range of any program selection.Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiver more than forty-five yearsago. With state-of-the-art features andtime-honored circuit designs, the AVR45 isone of the finest receivers ever offered byHarman Kardon.n On-Board Dolby Digital Decodingn Coax and Optical Digital Inputsn Five Analog Surround Modesn Pre-Programmed LearningRemote Control With Backlit Buttonsn Composite Video Switchingn Six-Channel Direct Input EnablesSeamless Integration of FutureDecoding Systemsn Preamp Output for ALL ChannelsPermits Ease of Expansion