Harman Kardon AVR 171 OS User Manual

AVR
To
initiate
AirPlay
streaming
to
the
AVR:
•
To
initiate
AirPlay
streaming
from
a
computer
with
iTunes,
launch
iTunes,
click
on
the
AirPlay
button
that
appears
at
the
bottom
of
the
computer's
iTunes
window,
and
select
"
HK
AVR"
in
the
pop-up
list
that
appears.
Select
"
HK
AVR171
S_171
OS"
From
Pop-Up
List
•
To
initiate
AirPlay
streaming
from
an
iPod
,
iPhone
or
iPad
device,
tap
the
AirPlay
button
on
the
device
's
screen
and
select
"HK
AVR171
S_171
OS"
in
the
speakerselection
list
that
appears.
The
AirPlay
audio
stream
will
break
in
(the
OSD
will
display
an
"AirPlay
activated"
message)
and
interrupt
the
source
that
is
currently
playing
through
the
AVR
.
If
the
AVR
is
in
the
Sleep
mode
, it
will
turn
on
and
begin
playing
the
AirPlay
audio
stream
.
The
music
playback
screen
will
appear
on
the
OSD.
Use
the
remote's
Transport
Control
buttons
to
control
playback
.
listening
to
vTuner
(Internet
Radio)
Your
AVA's
Network
connection
brings
you
a
world
of
MP3-
and
WMA-format
streams
via
the
Internet.
After
you
have
successfully
connected
to
your
home
network
as
described
in
Connect
to
Your
Home
Network,
on
page
18
,
and
set
up
the
network
as
described
in
Set
Up
the
Network
,
on
page
24
,
press
the
Network
Source
Selector
button
on
the
remote.
Each
press
toggles
between
the
Network
and
vTuner
screens.
With
the
vTuner
screen
(above)
displayed
,
the
AVR
will
automatically
connect
to
the
Internet
via
the
www.radioharmankardon.com
portal.
To
select
a
stream
use
the
Up/
Down
buttons
to
search
by
category.
NOTE:
The
categories
displayed
vary
by
region.
To
create
a
Favourites
list,
log
onto
www.radioharmankardon.com
from
your
computer.
Enter
your
either
you
AVA's
MAC
address
as
its
ID
#
(the
MAC
address
is
on
the
Network
Settings
screen
in
the
System
Settings
menu
-
AVR
171
S/AVR
171
OS
only)
or
your
AVA's
vTuner
ID
#
(the
vTuner
ID
#
is
found
on
the
Help
page
on
the
vTuner
main
menu
-
AVR
161
S/AVR
161
OS
only)
and
create
an
account.
Favourites
that
you
select
on
the
Web
site
will
be
available
on
the
AVR
.
Navigation
is
similar
to
other
menus.
Scroll
to
the
desired
item
and
press
the
OK
button
to
select
it.
To
return
to
the
previous
menu
level
(or
to
clear
the
top-level
menu
from
view)
,
press
the
Back/Exit
button
or
the
Left
button
.
The
AVR
is
not
able
to
connect
to
streams
that
require
site
registration
or
other
interaction
prior
to
playing
the
stream.
If
the
AVR
cannot
connect
to
the
stream,
a
"Network
Error
"
message
will
appear
briefly
,
and
the
Internet
Radio
screen
will
remain
essentially
blank
.
28
Operating
Your
AVR
listening
to
Media
via
Your
Home
Network
Your
AVR
can
access
MP3
and
WMA
audio
media
that
is
stored
on
other
DLNA-compatible
devices
that
are
connected
to
the
same
network
as
your
AVR.
MP3
compatibility:
Mono
or
stereo,
contstant
bit
rates
(CBR)
from
8kbps
to
320kbps,
variable
bit
rates
(VBR)
from
lowest
to
highest
quality,
with
sample
rates
from
8kHz
-
48kHz.
WMA
compatibility:
Ver.
9.2
basic,
stereo
CBR
with
32kHz
-
48kHz
sampling
rate
and
40kbps
-
192kbps
bit
rate,
mono
CBR
with
8kHz
-
16kHz
sampling
rate
and
5kbps
-
16kbps
bit
rate,
VBR
Pass
Encoding
and
Quality
Encoding
10
-
98,
44kHz
and
48kHz
sampling
rate
.
Before
you
can
access
files
located
on
other
devices
via
the
network,
each
device
must
first
give
permission
to
share
files
with
the
AVR:
To
share
media
on
PCs:
1.
Open
Windows
Media
Player.
2.
Open
the
Library
menu
and
select
Media
Sharing.
The
Media
Sharing
window
will
appear.
3.
Check
the
"Share
My
Media"
box
.
An
icon
for
the
AVR
will
appear
in
the
window.
4.
Select
the
AVR
icon,
select
"Allow,"
then
select
"OK
."
The
computer's
WMA
and
MP3
media
should
now
be
available
to
the
AVR.
To
share
media
on
other
types
of
computers,
operating
systems
or
media
software:
Check
the
instructions
for
the
computer,
operating
system
or
media
player
.
To
listen
to
shared
media
,
press
the
Network
Source
Selector
button.
(If
vTuner
appears
as
the
source,
press
the
button
a
second
time
to
switch
from
the
Internet
Radio
source
to
the
Network
source.)
The
Home
Network
screen
will
appear
.
The
screen
will
list
by
name
all
devices
on
the
network
that
allow
sharing.
Use
the
Up/
Down
and
OK
buttons
to
browse
the
content
stored
in
the
device's
media
player
library.
Scroll
to
the
desired
item
and
press
the
OK
button
to
select
it.
To
return
to
the
previous
menu
level
(or
to
clear
the
menu
from
view
from
the
top
level),
press
the
Back/Exit
button.
NOTE:
Although
video
content
may
appear
in
the
menu,
the
AVR
does
not
support
video
playback
from
the
network
connection.

Harman Kardon AVR 171 OS Specifications

General

Brand	Harman Kardon
Model	AVR 171 OS
Category	Receiver
Language	English