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AVR 520 Audio/Video Receiver
OWNER’S MANUAL
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Power for the Digital Revolution.
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AVR 520 Audio/Video Receiver 3 Introduction 4 Safety Information 4 Unpacking 5 Front Panel Controls 8 Front Panel Information Display 10 Rear Panel Connections 12 Main Remote Control Functions 15 Zone II Remote Control Functions 16 Installation and Connections 18 System Configuration 18 Speaker Placement 19 System Setup 20 Input Setup 20 Surround Setup 22 Speaker Setup 23 Delay Settings 24 Output Level Adjustment 25 Manual Output Level Adjustment 26 Operation 26 Surround Mode Chart 28 Basic Oper
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Introduction Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon! management, and the EzSet remote measures Dolby* Digital and Dolby Pro Logic* II ® With the purchase of a Harman Kardon a system’s sound levels and automatically cali- Decoding, and the full suite of DTS ® AVR 520 you are about to begin many years of brates them for perfectly balanced sound field modes, including DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete ® listening enjoyment. Designed to provide all the presentation. & Matrix and Neo:6 using the latest ® excitemen
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Safety Information 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for ference to radio communication. However, there Important Safety Information proper grounding and, in particular, specifies is no guarantee that harmful interference will Verify Line Voltage Before Use that the cable ground shall be connected to the not occur in a particular installation. If this Your AVR 520 has been designed for use with grounding system of the building, as close to equipment does cause harmful interference to 120-vo
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Front Panel Controls ˘ ¯ ˜ ˆ ı Ù Û Ú Ò 1 2 5 Ô 3 79 ! # % & ( 4 6 8 ) @ $ ^ * Ó 1 Main Power Switch @ Set Button Ò Balance Control 2 System Power Control # Preset Station Selector Ú Treble Control 3 Power Indicator $ Stereo Mode Selector /› Button Û Digital Select Button 4 Headphone Jack % Input Source Selector Ù Channel Select Button 5 Dolby Mode Selector ^ FM Mode Selector ı Volume Control 6 DTS Surround Mode Selector & DTS Neo:6 Mode Selector ˆ Input Indicators 7 Logic 7 Mode Selector /‹ Bu
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Front Panel Controls was in use. Each subsequent press selects the @ Set Button: When making choices during ( Input/Output Status Indicator: These next DTS mode in the following order: the setup and configuration process, press this LED indicators will normally light green to show button to enter the desired setting as shown that the front panel Video 4 A/V Ô jacks or DTS-ES 6.1 DISCRETE in the Main Information Display ˜ into the the Coaxial 3 Digital Ó jacks are operating as DTS-ES 6.1 MATRIX D
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Front Panel Controls ı Volume Control: Turn this knob clockwise to increase the volume, counterclockwise to decrease the volume. If the AVR 520 is muted, adjusting volume control will automatically release the unit from the silenced condition. ˆ Input Indicators: A green LED will light to the left of the input that is currently the input source for the AVR 520. ˜ Main Information Display: This display delivers messages and status indications to help you operate the receiver. (See pages 8 & 9 for
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Front Panel Information Display Z Y X W V UTSR Q A B C D G I E F H J K L MNO P A Bitstream Indicators J Logic 7 Mode Indicators S Preset Indicator B Optical Source Indicators K 5-Channel/7-Channel Stereo Indicators T Sleep Indicator C Sample Rate Indicators L Hall Mode Indicators U Memory Indicator D DTS Mode Indicator M Theater Mode Indicator V Stereo Indicator E Dolby Digital Indicator N VMAx Mode Indicators W Tuned Indicator F Coaxial Source Indicators O Multiroom Indicator X Auto Indicator G
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Front Panel Information Display input channels. For standard analog inputs, only the L and R will light, indicating a stereo input. When a digital source is playing, the indicators will light to display the channels being received at the digital input. When the letters flash, the digital input has been interrupted. (See pages 23 & 30 for more information on the Channel Indicators.) R Preset Number/Sleep Timer: When the tuner is in use, these numbers indicate the spe- cific preset memory location
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Rear Panel Connections 39 37 35 33 31 j h f d b · 38 32 k ig e c a 36 34 ¡ ™ ° £ › ¢ § • ‚ ¤ fl ∞ fi ‡ ¶ ª ⁄ ‹ ¡ AM Antenna › Front Speaker Outputs h Video 1 Video Inputs ™ FM Antenna fi Center Speaker Outputs i Video 2 Video Outputs £ Tape Inputs fl Surround Speaker Outputs j Video 3 Video Inputs ¢ Tape Outputs ‡ Switched AC Accessory Outlet k Video 2 Video Inputs 31 ∞ Subwoofer Output ° Unswitched AC Accessory Outlet Optical Digital Inputs 32 § DVD Audio Inputs · AC Power Cord Coaxial Digital Inpu
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Rear Panel Connections NOTE: The total power consumption of all ¤ Video Monitor Outputs: Connect this 31 Optical Digital Inputs: Connect the opti- devices connected to the accessory outlets jack to the composite or S-Video input of a TV cal digital output from a DVD player, HDTV should not exceed 100 watts. monitor or video projector to view the on-screen receiver, the S/P-DIF output of a compatible menus and the output of any standard video computer sound card playing MP3 files or · AC Power Co
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Main Remote Control Functions a Power Off Button b IR Transmitter Window c b a c Program/SPL Indicator d Power On Button e Input Selectors 44 f AVR Selector g AM/FM Tuner Select h 6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input d 43 i Test Button e j Sleep Button f k Surround Mode Selector l Night Mode m Channel Select Button g ⁄ ¤ n / Buttons h 42 ‹ o Button i 41 p Set Button j q Digital Select 40 r Numeric Keys s Tuner Mode k t Direct Button l 39 u Tuning Up/Down v OSD Button m 38 w Dolby Mode Select Button
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Main Remote Control Functions IMPORTANT NOTE: The AVR 520’s remote dialog (center channel) intelligibility at low f AVR Selector: Pressing this button will may be programmed to control up to eight volume levels. switch the remote so that it will operate the devices, including the AVR 520. Before using the AVR 520’s functions. If the AVR 520 is in the m Channel Select Button: This button is remote, it is important to remember to press the Standby mode, it will also turn the AVR 520 on. used to s
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Main Remote Control Functions weak will change to monaural reception. (See ⁄ ¤ 28 / Buttons n to select the channel you Skip Up/Down Buttons: These buttons page 31 for more information.) wish to set up. Press the Set Button p and do not have a direct function with the AVR 520, then select another channel to configure. but when used with a compatibly programmed t Direct Button: Press this button when When all adjustments have been completed, CD or DVD changer they will change the disc the tuner i
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Zone II Remote Control Functions å Power Off: When used in the room © Preset Up/Down – Track Skip: When where the AVR 520 is located, press this button the AVR 520’s tuner is selected as the input POWER MUTE to place the unit in Standby. When it is used in source, these buttons will move up or down A K OFF a remote room with a sensor that is connected through the list of stations that have been VID 2 AVR VID 1 to the Multi IR jack f, this button turns the stored in the preset memory. When a CD
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Installation and Connections adapter supplied with the unit to make the con- We also recommend that the length of cable System Installation nection. used to connect speaker pairs be identical. For After unpacking the unit, and placing it on a solid example, use the same length piece of cable 7. Connect the front, center and surround surface capable of supporting its weight, you will to connect the front-left and front-right or speaker outputs ›fifl to the respective need to make the connections to
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Installation and Connections television set or any other video source to the video signals. However, it will not convert Option 2: Connect the Multiroom Output Video 3 j 35 jacks. composite or S signals to component video. Jacks • on the AVR 520 to the inputs of an • Component or composite video signals may optional stereo power amplifier. Run high-quali- 3. Connect the analog audio and video out- only be viewed in their native formats. ty speaker wire from the amplifier to the speak- puts of a
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System Configuration When all audio, video and system connections When the AVR 520 is used in 5.1-channel oper- Center Front Speaker have been made, there are a few configuration ation, the preferred location for surround adjustments that must be made. A few minutes speakers is on the side walls of the room, at or No more spent to correctly configure and calibrate the than 24" slightly behind the listening position. In a 7.1- unit will greatly add to your listening experience. channel system, bo
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System Configuration System Setup on the video display. Note that the on-screen ADVANCEDSELECT menu, and Once the speakers have been placed in the menus are not available when a component changing the item titled FULLOSD room and connected, the remaining steps video display is in use. TIMEOUT. in the setup process are to program the IMPORTANT NOTE: When viewing the on- Note that when the full OSD system is in use, AVR 520’s bass management system for the screen menus using a CRT-based projector
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System Configuration since the AVR 520 memorizes the settings for until the word ANALOG appears. When the them to outputs, you must first be at the ¤ ¤ each input individually, you will need to make correct input source appears, press the but- IN/OUTSETUP menu. Press the › › these adjustments for each input used. ton n once so that the cursor appears next Button n until the on-screen cursor is › However, once they are made, further adjust- to BACKTOMASTERMENU, and press pointing to the VIDEO4 l
