Harman Kardon AVR 525 User Manual

OPERATION
WhentuningFMstationsintheAutomode,thetuner
willonlyselectstereostationslo tunetothenextsta
tion,pressthebuttonagainIf theSTEREOIndicator
[] isnotlit,taptheTuningSelectorButton[]
ql_)_ to advanceonefrequencyincrementata
time,or pressandholditto locatea specificstation
WhentheTUNEDIndicator[] lights,thestationis
properlytunedandshouldbeheardwithclarily
5 Stationsmayalsobetuneddirectlybypressingthe
DirectButton_, andthenpressingtheNumeric
Keys_ thatcorrespondtothestation'sfrequency
]he desiredstationwillautomaticallybetunedIfyou
pressanincorrectbuttonwhileenteringa direct[re
quency,presstheClearButton _ to starlover
NOTE:WhentheFMreceptionof a stationis weak,
audioqualilywillbeincreasedbyswitchingto Mono
modebypressingtheTunerModeButtoni'_'_J_
untiltheSTEREOIndicator[] goesout
PresetTuning
Usingtheremote,upto 30 stationsmaybestoredin
theAVR525'smemoryforeasyrecallusingthefront
panelcontrolsortheremote
lo enterastationintothememory,firsttunethesta
tionusingthestepsoutlinedabovelhen:
1 PresstheMemoryButton _ ontheremote
]he MEMORYIndicator[] willlightandflashinthe
Main InformationDisplay[]
2 Withinfiveseconds,presstheNumericKeys
correspondingto thelocationwhereyouwishto store
thisstation'sfrequencyOnceentered,thepresethum
berwillappearintheMain InformationDisplay[]
3 Repeattheprocessaftertuninganyadditionalsta
tionsto bepreset
RecallingPresetStations
• lo manuallyselecta stationpreviouslyenteredinthe
presetmemory,presstheNumeric Keys_ that
correspondto thedesiredstation'smemorylocation
• lo manuallytunethroughthelistofstoredpreset
stationsonebyone,pressthePresetStations
SelectorButtons[] _ _ onthefrontpanelor
remote
Tape Recording
Innormaloperation,theaudioor videosource
selectedfor listeningthroughtheAVR525 issentto
therecordoutputsThismeansthatanyprogramyou
arewatchingor listeningtomayberecordedsimply
by placingmachinesconnectedto theoutputsfor
TapeOutputsI_ orVideol/Video 2 Audioand
VideoOutputs_t_}I_} intherecordmode
Whena digitalaudiorecorderisconnectedtothe
DigitalAudioOutputs_})_})i"_],youareableto
recordthedigitalsignalusinga CDR,MiniDiscorolher
digitalrecordingsystem
NOTES:
• lhe digitaloutputsareactiveonlywhena digitalsig
halispresent,andtheydonol converlananalog
inputto a digitalsignal,orchangetheformatof the
digitalsignalInaddition,thedigitalrecordermust
becompatiblewiththeoutputsignalForexample,
thePCMdigitalinputfroma CDplayermaybe
recordedona CDR orMiniDisc,butDolbyDigitalor
DIS signalsmaynot
• Pleasemakecerlainthatyouareawareofany
copyrightrestrictionsonanymaterialyoucopy
Unauthorizedduplicationof copyrightedmaterialsis
prohibitedbyfederallaw
Front-Panel Connections
Inadditionto therearpaneldigitalandanalogoutputs,
theAVR525 offersHarmanKardon'sexclusiveconfig
urablefrontpaneloutputjack featureForeasycon-
nectionof porlabledevices,youmayswitchthefront
panelVideo4 Jacks [] ortheCoaxialDigital 3
Jack [] fromaninputtoanoutputbyfollowing
thesesteps:
1 PresstheOSDButton_ to viewthe
MASTER MENU (Figure1)
2 PresstheSetButton_ to enterthe
IN/OUT SETUP menu(Figure2)
3 Pressthe• Button_ sothattheon-screen_,
cursorisnexttoVIDEO 4 or COAXIAL 3
4 PresstheSetButton_ andthenpresseitherof
the_/, Buttons_ _ sothattheword0 UT
ishighlighted
5 PresstheSetButton_ to enterthechange
6 PresstheOSDButton_ toexitthemenusand
returnto normaloperation
Oncethesettingismade,theInput/OutputStatus
Indicator[] willturnred,indicatingthatthejacks
arenowanoutput,insteadofinthedefaultsettingas
aninput.Oncechangedto anoutput,thesettingwill
remainaslongastheAVR525 isturnedon,unless
thesettingischangedinthe0% menusystem,as
describedaboveHowever,oncetheAVR525 is
turnedofl_thesettingiscancelledWhentheunitis
turnedonagain,thefrontpaneljackswillreturnto
theirnormaldefaultsettingasaninput Ifyouwishto
usetheirjacksasanoutputata futuretime,theset
ringmustbechangedagainusingtheOSDmenusys
tern,asdescribedabove
Output Level Trim Adjustment
NormaloutputleveladjustmentfortheAVR525 is
establishedusingthetesttone,asoutlinedonpages
24 and25 Insomecases,however,it maybedesir-
ableto adjusttheoutputlevelsusingprogrammaterial
suchasatestdisc,ora selectionyouarefamiliarwith
Additionallytheoutputlevelforthesubwoofercanonly
beadjustedusingthisprocedure
lo adjusttheoutputlevelsusingprogrammaterial,first
setthereferencevolumeforthefrontleftandfrontright
channelsusingtheVolumeControl_'_(_]_ 9[_,
Ifyouareusinga discwithtestsignalsoranexternal
signalgeneratorasthesourcefromwhichto trimthe
outputlevels,youmayusetheEzSetfeatureofthe
remoteto guideyoutothecorrectSPLlevello use
theremoteforthispurpose,pressandquicklyrelease
theSPLSelectorButton _ to activatethesensor
Whilethetesttoneiscirculating,theProgram/SPL
Indicator_ willchangecolortoindicatethelevel
AdjustthelevelasshownaboveuntiltheLEDlights
greenforallchannelsWhenit isredthelevelistoo
high;whenit isamberthelevelistoolow Pressthe
SPLSelectorButton_ toturnthesensorand
indicatoroff
Oncethereferencelevelhasbeenset,pressthe
ChannelSelect Button_ andF R0 NT L
L E V willappearintheLowerDisplayLine []
lo changethelevel,firstpresstheSet Button_,
andthenusethe,*./'v Buttons_ to raiseor
lowerthelevel DONO1usethevolumecontrol,
asthiswillalterthereferencesetting
Oncethechangehasbeenmade,presstheSet
Button_ andthenpresstheA/v Buttons
toselectthenextoutputchannellocationthatyou
wishtoadjustlo adjustthesubwooferlevel,press
theA/'v Buttons_ untilWOOFER LEV
appearsintheMainInformationDisplay[] or
on-screendisplay
Repeattheprocedureas neededuntilallchannels
requiringadjustmenthavebeenset.Whenalladjust-
mentshavebeenmadeandnofurlheradjustments
aremadeforfiveseconds,theAVR525 willreturnto
normaloperation

Harman Kardon AVR 525 Specifications

General

Brand	Harman Kardon
Model	AVR 525
Category	Receiver
Language	English