Harman Kardon AVR125 receiver User Manual

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AVR 125 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER

3 Introduction

4 SafetyInformation

4 Unpacking

5 Front-PanelControls

7 Front-PanelInformationDisplay

9 Rear-PanelConnections

11 RemoteControlFunctions

14 InstallationandConnections

14 SystemInstallation

14 AudioEquipmentConnections

14 VideoEquipmentConnections

15 PowerConnections

16 SystemConfiguration

16 SpeakerSelectionandPlacement

17 SystemSetup

17 SpeakerSetup

18 Configuring_e SurroundOff(Stereo)Modes

18 Stereo-Direct(Bypass)Mode

18 Stereo-DigitalMode

18 OutputLevelAdjustment

19 DelaySettings

20 AdditionalInputAdjustments

21 Operation

21 BasicOperation

21 SourceSelection

21 VolumeControl

22 SurroundModeChart

23 SurroundModeSelection

23 DigitalAudioPlayback

23 Selectinga DigitalSource

24 DigitalStatusIndicators

24 NightMode

25 TunerOperation

25 TapeRecording

25 OutputLevelTrimAdjustment

26 6-ChannelDirectInput

26 DisplayBrightness

27 ProgrammingtheRemote

27 DirectCodeEntry

27 AutoSearchMehod

27 CodeReadout

28 MacroProgramming

28 ProgrammedDeviceFunctions

28 Punch-ThroughProgramming

29 VolumePunch-Through

29 ChannelControlPunch-Through

29 TransportControlPunch-Through

29 Resettingthe RemoteMemory

31 FunctionList

33 SetupCodeTables

42 TroubleshootingGuide

42 ProcessorReset

43 TechnicalSpecifications

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INTRODUCTION

Thankyoufor choosing HarmanKardon®!With Descriptionand Features

theourchaseof a HarmanKardonAVR125 youare TheAVR125 is amongthe mostversatileandmulti-

aeout_ooeglnmanyyears}f listeningenjoyment,The featuredAN receiversavauaele,incorporatinga Wide

AVR125 hasbeencustom-designea_oprovideal _ne rangeof listeningODUOnS,In additionto DolbyDigital

exammen_anddetailof moviesoundtracksandever_ andDTSdecodingfor digitalsources,a eroaa;holce

nuanceof musicalselections,OnboardDolby®*Dig[al of analogsurroundmodesareavallaoleforusewith

• OnboardDolby®*Digitaland DTS®*Decoding

UsingCrystal®*ChipTechnology

• HarmanKardon'sExclusiveLogic7®*and

VMAx_ Modes

• DolbyLaboratories'Latest ProLogic®* II

anaDTS®*decodingauowsyouto takeadvantageof sourcesSUChasCD,VCRTVbroadcastsandthe

a_gtalsoundtracksfromthelatestDVDreleasesand AVR125's ownFM/AMtuner,Alongwiththe latest

DigitalTelevisionbroadcasts, [ cloyProLogic®*IIdecodingtechnology,Dolby3

StereoandcustomHallandTheatermodes,on,

WI-e complexdigitalsysmmsarehardat work ^!imln HarmanKardonreceiversofferLogc 7®*to createa •

meAVR125 to makeall of thishappen,hoOkUDand wlaer,moreenvelcp_ngfieldenwronmemandmore

oDeratlonareslmme,Color-keyedconnectionsanda 3efinedfly-oversandcans,AnotherHarmanKardon

programmaeleremoracontrolmaketheAVR125 exclusiveisVMAx®* whichusespropne_aryDrocess-

easj to use,Toobtainthemaximumenjoymen_from ng_ocrea_ean open,spacioussoundfieldevenwhen •

yournewreceiver,weurgeyou_o_aKea fewminutes ony twofrontspeakersareavailable,

to readthroughthismanual,Thiswillensurethatcon-

nectlons_ospeakers,sourceplaybackunitsanaother Inadditionto providinga widerangeof listening

exmrnaaevlDeSaremaaeproperly,In aaaltlOn,afes

m_numsspentlearningthefunctionsof thevarious

controlsWillenaeleyouto takeadvantageof allBe

powerTheAVR125 s aele_oaenver

' yOUhaveanyquesuons aDOUI 711S3roauc[, ItS nstal-

oo_ons,the AVR125 is easyto configureso thatit

orovidesthebestresultswithyourspeakersandsse-

sificlistening-roorrenvironment,A Stereo-Direct

moaebypasses_nealgl[alprocessorto preserveallof

:hesubtletiesof olderanalogtwo-channelmamnals

whilebaSSmanagement,avaliaDiein:hesurroundana

DecodingTechnology

• Stereo-DirectModefor Two-ChannelSources

BypassesDSPProcessingto Preservethe

Integrityof Analog Materials

Stereo-DigitalMode for ProgrammableBass

Managementof Low FrequenciesBetween

MainSpeakersandSubwoofer

Front-PanelDigital Inputsfor EasyConnection

to PortableDigital Devicesandthe Latest

VideoGameConsoles

• Multiple Digital Inputsand Outputs

• 6-ChannelDirect Input for UseWith DVD-

Audio Players.Other ProductsWith Internal

SurroundDecodersor ExternalSurround

Decoders

• Color-CodedInput,Outputand Speaker

TerminalsComplyWiththe Latest CEA

auonor Is cseratlon,pleasesontactyourretaileror Stereo-Dig[almodes,irrprovesyouraemtl_o

customns_auer,Theyareyourees_localsourcesof tailorthesoundto suit!ourroomacousticsor _asm,

'nformation,

TOTHEUSER

ThiseauiDmenthasbeentestedandfoundto comply

withthelimitsfor a ClassBdigitaladvice,pursuant_o

Part15 of theFCCRules,These_m_mareaes_jnea

_oprovidereasonablepromc_onagainstinterference

n a residentialarea,Thisdevicegeneramsanauses

radiofrequencyenergyandifnot ns_aueaandused

n accordancewiththeinstructions,itmaycause

nterferenceto radioorTVreceDuon,

f thisunitdoescausenterferencewithTVor radio

reception,youcan_ryto correcttheinterferenceb_

oneor moreof the followincmeasures:

A, Reorientor relocatetherecelwng_ntenna,

B,IncreasetheseparationDe_weertheeauiDmem

andthereceiver,

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s no_on thesamecircuitasthe receiver.

f necessary,consultthedealeror an exoanencea

radio/TVtechnicianforadditionalsuggestions,

CAUTION:

Changesormodificationsto thiseauiDmen_no_

expresslyapprovedDyharmanconsumergroup

for comollanDecouldvoidtheuser'sau_orl__o

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Standardsfor EasyInstallation

Fortheultimateinflexibility,theAVR125features

;onnectionsforfourvideodevices,allw_thbothcom-

oositeandS-VideonDum,naua_ngthefront-Dane

nouts,TwoadditionalaudionDU[SareavauaDle_no

_o_aof sixdig[alInDU[SmaketheAVR125 capableof

handlingallthe lamstalglta audiosources,CoaxanD

Op_lDalalgKalaudiooutputsarealsoavailablefor aireD[

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OUtDUtanda s_x-channer out maketheAVR125

virtuallyfuture-prootwitheverythingneeded_o

accommoaamtomorrowsnewformatsrighton board,

TheAVR125's powerfulamplifierusestraditional

HarmanKardonhian-Durren_ul[rawldeDandWldth

designmcnno_ogles

HarmanRaraoninventeaBe high-fidelityreceiver

almostfiftyyearsago,Withstate-of-the-artcircuitry

andtime-honoredcircuitdesigns,theAVR125 is one

if the finestreceiverseveroffered_, HarmanKardon,

Pour le CANADA

CORDEDECONNEXIONCAATTENTION:

POUREVITERLESCHOCSELECTRIQUES,INTRO-

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For CANADA

ACPOWERCORDCONNECTIONCAUTION:

TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,MATCHWIDE

BLADEOFPLUGTOW DESLOT,FULLYNSERT,

CAUTION

CAUTION: To reduce the risk

of electric shock,

do not remove cover (or back).

No user-serviceable parts inside.

Refer servicing to

qualified service personnel.

,_ The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,

within an equilateral triangle, is intended to

alert the user to the presence of uninsulated

"dangerous voltage" within the product's

enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a

risk of electric shock to persons.

,_ The exclamation eoint within an eauilateral

triangle is intended to alert the user to the

presence of important operating ana

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the

literature accompanying me appliance.

SAFETY INFORMATION

Important Safety Information InstallationLocation • Reonemor relocamthe receivingantenna.

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oItACcurrent.Connectionto a inevoltageotherthan sertainthattheshelfandanj mou%nghardwaJ'e • Connectthe eouiDmemintoan CUtleron a clrcuK

differentfromthatto whichthereceiveris connected.

matforwhich[ is imenaeocancreama safeband sanSUDDOr_theweightofthe DroaucL

firehazard_nomaydamagetheunlL • M_kecertainthatoroDerspaces orovloea0o7 • Consultthe dealeror an exeenenceoradio/TVtech-

aboveandbelowtheunitfor ventilation.Ifthis nclanfor helo

' youhaveanyquestionsaboutthevoltagerequlremenm

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area.contactyoursellingDealerbeforepluggingtheunit

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Dumstancesafan mayDerequired aria 2 miDoevlcemustacceotinterferencereceived

Do NotUseExtensionCords • Eo notolacetheunitdwectlyon a carpemosurface, nc_uaJnginterferencethatmat causeungeslreo

Toavoidsafet',hazards,useonlyme Dowercoro oDeratlor

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notintendto usetheunitfor anyconmaeramelengl_ water.Wipedryimmediatelywithadr_cloth.NEVER

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ANSI/NFPANo,70-1984, providesinformationwith enceina residentialins_allauon,Thisequlpmemgener- filmfromthe front-lane lens,Leavingthe filminmace

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FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS

[] MainPowerSwitch [] InputSourceSelector [] Set Button

[] SystemPowerControl [] TuningModeSelector [] InputIndicators

[] PowerIndicator [] DigitalOptical3 Input [] Delay

[] HeadphoneJack [] DigitalCoax3 Input [] DigitalInputSelector

[] SelectorButtons [] Video3 VideoInputJacks [] MainInformationDisplay

[] ToneMode [] Video3 AudioInputJacks [] ChannelSelectButton

[] SurroundModeSelector [] BassControl [] SpeakerSelectButton

[] TuningSelector [] BalanceControl [] TestToneSelector

[] AM/FMSelector [] TrebleControl [] SurroundModeIndicators

[] PresetStationsSelector [] VolumeControl [] RemoteSensorWindow

[] Main Power Switch: Pressthisbuttonto appl_ n oeerauon,the indicatorwillturngreen.Shouldthe semnc3oftheBass[] andTreble[] comrolsmay

power_o_neAVR125. When_neswltcnis dressed ind_cator_urnred turnTheunitoff usmj the Main Deusedto adjusttheoutputsignals.When_neeu_or

'n.the unit _ olacedn a Standb,_mode,as indicated PowerSwitch [] andcheckthe sdeakerwirecon- is dressedonceortwiceso thatthewordsT 0 NE

eythe amberLEE[] surroundingthe System nectionsto makecertainthatthereareno short 0 U T appearintheMainInformation Display[]

PowerControl []. ThisbuttonMUSTbe sressedn .:lrcu_m.

_ooderam[neunit.Toturn theunitoff anddreven_

the useof _neremoracon[rol thisswitchshouldoe [] HeadphoneJack:ThisJaCKmayDeused_olisten

pressedunH [ DODSoutfromthefront panelso that to theAVR125'soutputthrougha pairofheadphones.

theword ]FF" ma Dereadat thetoo }f theswitcr Becertainthattheheadphoneshavea standards/4

s_ereophoneplug.Thespeakersw automatical,oe

NOTE:Thisswitchis norma, eft nthe"ON"oosKion, turnedoff whentheheadphoneJackISnuse.

[] SystemPowerControl:Whenthe Main Power

Switch [] is"ONI'dressthisou_onto turnonthe

AVR125: Dressi_againto turnthe unitoff.Notethat

thePowerIndicator [] surroundinghe switchw

turn greenwhenthe unit ISE_

[] PowerIndicator:ThisLEDw De lumlnamdin

amberwhen_neunitis inthe_tandbymodeto signal

[] SelectorButtons:When/ouareestablishingthe

AVR125'sconfigura_onsemngs,use_eseou_[ons_o

selectfromthechoicesavailable,asshownintheMain

InformationDisplay[]

[] ToneMode: PressingthisE)u[_onenaolesor diS-

aules_e BassandTrebletonecontrols.Whenthe

UU[[On_SDressedso thatthewordsT 0 NE T N

thattheunit s read'._oDe_urneaon.Whentheunitis aDoea_inthe MainInformation Display_"1,_e

theoutpu[signal_v be "flat".w_thoutan_massor _re-

Diealterationno matterhowtheac[ualBassand

TrebleControls []il_ arean.asmd

[] SurroundMode Selector:Pressthisbuttonm

shangethesurroundmodeoyscrollingthrough_ne_s_

}f availablemodes.Dependingon the_pe of input

somemodesareno_alwaysavailable.(Seepage22

formoreinformationaoomsurroundmodes

[] TuningSelector:Pressthe leftsideof thebutton

to tunelower-frequencyma_lonsandtherightsideof

:heou[_on_o_unehigher-frequenGs[a_lons.Whena

stationwit a s_rongslgna _reachedthe TUNED

Indicator [] w Deilluminatedinthe Main

InformationDisplay[]

FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS

nManuatuningmode,tap Tneou_onlightlkandnote [] Video3 VideoInputJacks: ThesejacksmayDe therec@ver.Seepages7-8 fora comDteTeexD_ana-

thatthetuner_v stepup onefrequencyincrementper usedforTempora'_connectionTothe somoositeor S- tionof the InformationDisplay.

DU_[On[ tess.Whenthe uumonis heldfora fewsec- vlqeooutputof videogames,camcorqersorother

onqsyou NIIInotethattheunitwillquicklyaqvance portablevlqeoqroouc[s. [] ChannelSelectButton:PressthisuumonTo

_roughthefrequencyband.Releasetandthetuner begintheprocassof t_imminothechannelcutoutev-

w_STOD.nAutoTuningmode,eachcressofthebut- [] Video3 AudioInputJacks: Theseaudio,acks elsusingan exTernaauqlosource Formoreinforma-

tonwillsearchforthe nextstationwKnanacceptable

signal.Pressandhold_neuu_tonto sk Dthroughthe

acceotablestations.Whenthe buttons releaseqthe

tuner Will r dT STO0 unIi [ reaches a s_auon wKr ar

acceptablefrequency.

ToswitchbackandforthbetweenTneAutoand

Manualtuningmodes,presstheTuningMode

SelectorrP-_,

[] AM/FM Selector:Pressingthisbuttonw_ au_o-

maTicaj switchtheAVRt25 to theTunermode.

Pressingi_againw switchbetweentheAM andFM

frequencyBands.'.Seepage25 formoreinformation

on _netuner,

[] PresetStationsSelector:Pressthisbuttonto

scro up or downthroughthe listof stationsthathave

Beenenteredintothe oresetmemory.(Seepage25

formoreinformauononTunerpresets.

mat Deuseqfor temDorar_connecuonTo iqeo tlonon OUtDUT_evelTrimaqlusTmen[,seecage25.

gamesorportableaudio/vdeoDroquc[sSUChascam-

comersanqDoHaoleaudioplayers [] SpeakerSelectButton: PressthisDU_OnTO

begintheorocessof configuring_neunit1omatchthe

[] BassControl:Turnthiscontrolto modif_thelow- typeof speakersuseqinyourns[enlngroom.iSee

frequencyouTpu_of theleft!rightchannelsoyasmuchas pages16-19 formoreinformatioron speakersetup

= OdBwhenthe unitisinthe"SurroundOff"mode.Set andconfiguraTic-

[nlscontrolToaSUITaglePositionfor_}urTasTeorroorr

acousuc8 [] TestToneSelector:PressthisbuttonToDeg_n

[neprocessof adjustingthechannelcutoutlevels

[] BalanceControl:TurnTnlscontrolTocnangeThe usingtheinternalTestToneasa reference.--ormore

relawevolumeforthefrontleft!rightchannels, informationon ouTpuTlevelaqjusTmenT,seepage18

NOTE:Forproperooerationof thesurroundmodes

thiscontrolshouldDeat the mloooln[or 12 }'clock

OOSI[ICq

[] SurroundMode Indicators:A greenLEDwi

gnTn frontof the surroundmodethats currem

n use,

[] TrebleControl:TurrThiscontrolTomodifythehigh [] RemoteSensorWindow:Thesens}r behind

frequencyoutputoftheleft!rightchannelsb};_smuchas thiswin(sowreceivesinfraredsignalsfromthe remote

+_19dBwhentheunit 3_nthe"SurroundOff"mode.Set control.Aimtheremoteatthisareaanqdo notblOCK

th_Scontroltoa suitablePositionfor ,'ourTasTeorroof or cover_.

[] Input SourceSelector:PressthisDu_onTo acousucs

cnangethe npu[oyssromngup or downthroughthe [] VolumeControl:Turnthisknobclockwiseto

listof Input Indicators[] ncreaseTnevolumecounterclockwiseto decreasethe

volume.IftheAVR125 isrruTeqaqjusTingthe

[] TuningModeSelector:Press_ls DUTTOnTOselect

VolumeControl []_) w au[omaucam_release

Autoor ManuaTuning.Whenthe DU_OniSoresseqsc

theunitfromthesilencedconqluOr

thattheAUTOIndicator[] ghts,thetunerwillsearch

forthenextstationw_thanacceptablesgna when_e

TuningSelector[]_l_ is Dressed.WhentheDu_[or

's DresseqsothattheAUTOIndicator[] isnot i1[

eacnDressofthe TuningSelector[]_IP w_

'ncreasethefrequency.ThisbuttonmasalsoDeuse(]To

switchbetweenStereoandMonomodesforFMradio

receotion.WhenweakreceoT_onis encounteredDress

theDu_onum theSTEREOIndicator[] goesoutTo

switchto MonoreceoTion.PressandhOldagainTo

swl_crback1} STEREOmode.Seepage25 formore

'nformationonusingthetuner. ....

[] Set Button:Whenmakingshoicesduring_ne

se_UDanqconfigurationprocess,dress_ls ou_[or

Tcenterthedesiredsemngasshownin_neMain

InformationDisplay[] ntotheAVR125's memory.

ThesetouT,onma\alsoDeusedto changethedispla_

orightness.(Seepage26.

[] Input Indicators:A greer LEDwignt ir frontof

the nDUTTna_is currenuyceltSuseqasthe sourcefor

TheAVR12£

[] Delay:Pressthisbu_tonto beginthesequence

[] DigitalOptical3 Input:Connecttheop_lca_u@[al of steDsrequwedToenterqelaytimesettings.(See

auqlocutoutof anauqloorvlqeodrOdUCttOthisjack. page19 for moreinformationon qelayTimes.)

When_e nDU[iSnotinuse.Decertainto ke63_ne

DlaSTICcadI_talledto aVOidqUSIconiamlnauon_aI

'_ ghtdegradefutureoerformance.

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nec[_onto the cutoutof oor[aDleauqloqevlces,vlqeo

gameconsolesorother oroquc[sthatnavea coax

]gl_alauqlc_Ck,

[] Digital InputSelector:Whenplayinga source

thathasadigl_aOUTDUt.DressthisDU_OnTOselec_

oe_weentheOptical[]@ an(]Coaxial_lJ@

Digital nou[sor ToselectThesourcesanaloginput

(Seepages23-25 for moreinformationondlgl[a

audio.

[] Main InformationDisplay:Thisq_splaydelivers

-essa_esandstatusnqloatlonsto helpyouoperate

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[] Bitsb-eamIndicators

[] DTSModeIndicator

[] DolbyDigitalIndicator

[] DolbyProLogicII Indicator

[] Dolby3 StereoIndicator/StereoIndicator

[] MainInformationDisplay

[] DSPModeIndicator

[] VMAxModeIndicators

[] Logic7 ModeIndicators

[] PresetNumber/SleepTimer

[] NightModeIndicator

[] Speaker/ChannelInputIndicators

[] PresetIndicator

[] SleepIndicator

[] MemoryIndicator

[] StereoIndicator

[] TunedIndicator

[] AutoIndicator

[] AnalogInputIndicator

[] CoaxialDigitalInputIndicators

[] OpticalDigitalInputIndicators

[] BitstreamIndicators:Whentheinputisa digital [] Main InformationDisplay:Thisdisplayshows

sourceoneoftheseindicatorswi ightto displaythesee-

cifictypeof daasignalin_e.

[] DTSModeIndicator:Thisindicatorlightswhena

DTS-encodedsourceisplayingandDTSSurround

oecodlne IS In use,

[] DolbyDigitalIndicator:Thisindicatorlights

messagesrelall%to l_nesla_us,inou[sourcesurround

mode._uner.volumeevel}r o_nerasuec_sof De

AVR125'Sooeralon.

[] DSPMode Indicator:Thisindicatorjhts whet

an of thesurroundmodescreaedeyDigitalSignal

Processingor DSPareinuse,Thesemodesinclude

Hall1 Hall2. Theaterand5-ChanneStereo.

whena DolbyDig[alsourceis BeingplayedandDolb_

[ igl[alsurrounddecodings inuse, [] VMAxModeIndicators:This ndicatorigntswhen

[] DolbyProLogicII Indicator:This no,cabot_lghts

whenthe Dolb,ProLogc modehasbeenselected.

• [ IS 30SSlele _0 see De Dolbs°to Lo{_IC II indlca_o r

simultaneous_withtheDolbyDig_alindlcaor,ever

thoughthe DolbyDigkalsurroundmodehasbeen

selectedThisis sue_oDe seecificationsforDolL,

Digitaprocessing,whichredulrethattheDolb}

the MAxmodeisinuse,V11Ax I= aBeearswhet

xheFarFieldVMAxmodeisselectedV IIA × N

aBeearswhentheNearFieldVMAxmodeisselected

(Seepage22 for a descrutionof theVMAxmodes,

[] Logic 7 Mode Indicators:Thesend_ca[ors_gnt

Nhenthe Logic7 modeis inuse LO 6 T ([ ? ([ ae-

pearsfortheCinemaversionof Logc 7: LOGT ([ "211

anoearsforthe Musicversionof Logic7. (Seepage

volumelevels.Thismodeison, availablewithspecials

encodedDolbyDigitalsources.(Seepage24 for a

_escrxlon of the NightMode,

[] Speaker/ChannelInput Indicators:Theseindica-

torsaremultipurpose,indicatingeitherthespeakertype

selectedforeachchannelor theincomingdaa-slgna

sonflguration.Theleft.cen_er,r jn[, ngn[surroundand

eftsurroundsBeakerindicatorsarecorr9oseoof three

Boxes.whilethesubwooferisa singlebox.Thecenter

coxlightswhena 'sins speakerisselectebandthe

_WOou_erBoxeslightwhen"large"sFeakersareselecb

eo Nhennoneoftheboxesare t forthecenter,sup

roundor subwooferchannels,no sueakerhasbeen

assignedto oneofthoseeositions.(Seepage17 for

moreinformationonconfiguringspeakers.Theletters

nsloeeachofthe centerBoxesdisplayacweInpu_

channelsForstandardanaloginputs,on_,_De LandR

w light,indicatinga stereoinput.Whena d_l[alsource

ProLoo,c modeDeusedany_lmea 2-channel

Dolbysignals detected,

• _youdesire5.1-channelaudiochecktheaudio

se_lncs inthemenusfor bothyourDVDplayerand

yourDVDdiscto makesurethata 5,1-channelDolb_

[ igl[alsound_racKis avauaoleandhasbeenselected

[] Dolby3 StereoIndicator/StereoIndicator:The

emlre_nd_caorgnuswhentheDolb 3 Stereomode

nasBeenselected.WhenDe surroundmodesare

turnedoff sothattwo-channelstereoplaybacks in

use.or._De 'ST"indicatorw igm

22 for a descrotionof the Logic7 modes.) s playingDe indicatorsw lighttOdisplaythechannels

oelngreceiveda Dedlg_[ainput.WhenDe le_ers

[] PresetNumber/SleepTimer:Whenthe tuneris flash.Dedigitalinputhasbeeninterrupted.(Seepages

n use,DesenumoersindicatetheseecificEreset _B-19 formoreinformationontheChanneindicators.

memop,ocauoninuse,(Seepage25 for moreinfor-

mationon drese_s_auons.Whenthe SleeEfunctions [] Preset Indicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenthe

n use,Desenumberssnowhowmar. minutes

remainbeforethe unitgoesintothe Standb,.mode.

(Seepage21 for informationon De SleeeFunction,/

[] Night Mode Indicator:Thisindicatorlightswhen

theAVF125 is in theNign_mode.which_reserves

De dynamicrangeof digitalprogrammanana_[low

tuneris inuseto showthatthePresetNumber/

SleepTimer [] is showingthestation'spreset

memorynumber.(Seepage25 for moreinformation

on_unererese_s.i

[] SleepIndicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenthe

Sleeefunctionis n use.ThenumbersintheReset

Number/SleeBTimerIndicatorsWillShOWthem_nu[es

FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY

remainingbeforethe AVR125 goesintotheStandL.

mooe Seepage21 for moreinformation

[] Memory Indicator:Thisindicatorflasheswhen

en[enng_rese[sanootherinformationintothe _uners

memory,

[] StereoIndicator:ThisindicatorigntswhenanFM

s[a_lonisbeing_uneoin s[ereo,

[] TunedIndicator:Thisindicatorligntswher a s_a_lon

is beingreceivedwithsufficientsignals_reng__oDro-

_e acceo_aelens[enlngquan[y.

[] Auto Indicator:This nolca_or lights whenthe

tuner'sAutomodeisin use,

[] AnalogInput Indicator:Thisinolca_orilgntswher

an anaoj nuu[sourcehasbeenseJec[eo

[] CoaxialDigitalInput Indicators:Thesenolca[ors

igntto showwhena CoaxiaDigitalnuuthaseeen

selec[ea,

[] Optical DigitalInput Indicators:Theseindicators

igntto showwhenan OpticsDigitalInputhaseeen

selec_ea

NOTE:Seepage23 for informationor assgnlngel[ner

an analoginput}r oneof the digl[ainputsto the

sourcecurre% r use,

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FMAntenna

i_) CDInPU[S

TapeOutPutS

TapeInpu[s

Subwoofer}u_Du_

FrontSpeakerOutpum

SurroundSpeakerOutDu[s

FrontSpeakerOutEu_s

i_) SurroundSpeakerOutpum

FrontSpeakerOutEum

SwitchedACAccessor.Outlet

ACPowerCord

OpticalDigitalOutpu_

CoaxialDigitalOut_u_

VideoMonitorS-VideoOutpu_

i_) DVDS-VideoInou_

i_) CoaxialDigitalnmu_e

_) Video1 S-VideoInDu_

Video1 S-VideoOumu_

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Video2 S-VideoInDu[

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Video1 ComDosl[evideo Irou[

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Video1 AudioOutoum

Video2 Corn_OSltevideoInou!

Video2 Audior Dun

JnswltchedACAccessoryOutlet _ DVDCompositevideo_neu[

O AMAntenna:ConnecttheAMloopantennasup-Subwoofer Output:Connectthisjackto the line- connection.(Seepage"14for moreinformationon

pliedwi_ thereceivertotheseterminals.Ifanexternal levelinputof a poweredsubwoofer.If anexternalsub- speakerpolarity.)

AMantennaisused,makeconnectionsto theAM and wooferamplifieris used,connectthisjackto thesub-

GNDterminalsinaccordancewiththeinstructionssup- wooferamplifierinput, _i]_) SurroundSpeakerOutputs:Connectthese

pliedwiththeantenna, outputsto the matching+ or _ terminalson yourleft

_i_ FrontSpeakerOutputs:Connectthese andrightsurroundspeakers.Whenmakingspeaker

FMAntenna:Connectthesuppliedindooror an outputsto thematching÷ or. terminalsonyourfront connectionsalwaysmakecertainto maintaincorrect

optionalexternalFMantennatothisterminal, speakers.Whenmakingspeakerconnections,always polarityby Connectingtheblackterminalto thenega-

makecertainto maintaincorrectpolaritybyconnecting tive(-) terminalonthespeakers.Connectthe blue

CD Inputs:Connectthesejacksto theoutputof a the blackterminalto thenegative(_) terminalon the terminalto thepositive(÷) termina!on the!eftsur-

compactdiscplayeror CDchanger, speakers.Connectthewhiteterminalto thepositive round speakerandthe grayterminalto the positive

0 TapeOutputsl connecttheselacksto (+) terminalonthe leftfrontspeaker,the redterminal (+)terminalon the rightsurroundspeaker.Newer

to thepositive(+) terminalOntherightfrontspeaker speakersmayhavematchingcolorterminalsin accor-

RECORD/INPUTjacksof anaudiorecorder.

andthegreenterminaltothe positive(+) terminalon dancewiththenewCEAspecifications,whileexisting

TapeInputs-.connectthesejaCksiothe thecenterfrontspeaker.Newerspeakersmayhave sPeakers typicallyUsea redterminalfor thePositive

PLAY/OUTjacksof anaudiorecorder, matchingcolorterminalsinaccordancewiththenew (÷) speakerwireconnection.(Seepage14 for more

CEAspecifications,whileexistingspeake[stypically informationon speakerpolarity.)

use a redterminalforthe positive(+) speakerwire

REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS

SwitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Thisoutletmay

be usedto poweranydeviceyouwishto haveturned

on or off atthe sametimeasthe AVR125.Anydevice

connectedto thisoutletwillbeoff whentheAVR125

is in theStandbymode,andpowerwillbe suppliedto

theoutletwhentheAVR125 is turnedon.

UnswitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Thisoutlet

maybe usedto poweranyACdevice.Thepowerwill

remainon atthisoutletregardlessof whetherthe

AVR125 is on or off.

IMPORTANTNOTE:Thetotalpowerconsumptionof

all devicesconnectedto theaccessoryoutletsshould

notexceed1O0watts.Donotconnectpoweramplifiers

or otherhigh-currentdrawdevicestotheseoutlets.

ti_ AC PowerCord:ConnedtheACplugto an

unswitchedACwalloutlet.

i]_ Optical DigitalOutput:Connedthisjackto the

matchingdigitalaudioinputconnectoron a digital

recordersuchasa CD-RorMiniDiscrecorder.

CoaxialDigital Output:Connectthisjackto the

matchingdigitalaudioinputconnectoron a digital

recordersuchas aCD-RorMiniDiscrecorder.

_ VideoMonitorOutputs:Connedthesejacks

to thecompositeor S-Videoinputof aTVmonitoror

videoprojectorto viewtheoutputof anystandard

videosourceselectedbythereceiver'svideoswitcher.

i_)_ DVDVideoInputs: Connectoneofthese

jacksto the compositeor S-Videooutputjackson a

DVDorothervideosource.

i_) CoaxialDigitalInputs: Connedthecoaxdigital

audiooutputfroma DVDplayer,HDTVreceiver,LD

player,satellitereceiver,cablebox,MiniDiscrecorderor

CDplayerto thesejacks.Thesignalmaybeeithera

DolbyDigitalsignal,DTSsignalor astandardPCMdigital

source.Donot connedtheRFdigitaloutputof an

LDplayerto thesejacks.

Video1 VideoInputs:Connedoneof these

jacksto the PLAY/OUTcompositeorS-Videojacks

on aVCRorothervideosource.

Video1 VideoOutputs:Connectoneofthese

jacksto the RECORD/INPUTcompositeor S-Video

jackon aVCR.

OpticalDigital Inputs:Connectthe opticaldigital

audiooutputfroma DVDplayer,HDTVreceiver,LD

player,satellitereceiver,cablebox,MiniDiscplayeror

recorder,or CDplayerto thesejacks.Thesignalmay

be eithera DolbyDigitalsignal,a DTSsignalor a

standardPCMdigitalsource.

€_)_ Video2 VideoInputs:Connectoneof these

jacksto the PLAY/OUTcompositeor S-Videojacks

on a TV,VCRor othervideosource.

_,) 6-ChannelDirect Inputs: Ifan externaldigital

audiodecoderis used,connectthe outputsof that

decoderto thesejacks.

Thesejackshavebeencolor-codedasfollowsto

assistyouin makingcorrectchannelconnections:

FrontLeft White

FrontRight Red

Center Green

SurroundLeft Blue

SurroundRight Gray

Subwoofer Purple

DVDAudioInputs: Connedthesejacksto the

analogaudiojacksona DVDplayerorothersource

device.

NOTE:Thedefaultsettingfortheaudioinputassociated

withDVDis the CoaxialDigitalInput 1 i_). If you

connecttheaudiooutputsof a DVDplayerto theana-

logjacks,_, changetheinputsettingas shownon

page20.

_}) Video1 Audio Inputs:Connedthesejacksto

thePLAY/OUTaudiojacksonaVCRor othervideo

source.

_X)Video1Audio Outputs:Connedthesejacksto

theRECORD/INPUTaudiojacksonaVCR.

(_) Video2 Audio Inputs:Connectthesejacksto

thePLAY/OUTaudiojacksonaVCR,satellitereceiver,

cablebox,videogameor othercompositevideo

source.

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

O PowerOffButton

0 IRTransmitterWindow

O ProgramIndicator

0 PowerOnButton

InputSelectors

AVRSelector

0 AM/FMTunerSelect

TestButton

SleepButton

SurroundModeSelector

NightMode

ChannelSelectButton

• Button

SetButton

DigitalSelect

• Button

NumericKeys

TunerMode

DirectButton

TuningUp/Down

MacroButtons

TransportControls

SkipUp/DownButtons

DiscSkipButton

PresetUp/Down

ClearButton

MemoryButton

Delay/Prev.Ch.

• Button

SpeakerSelect

SpareButton

VolumeUp/Down

0 TV/VideoSelector

6-ChannelDirectInput

@ Mute

NOTE:Thefunctionnamesshownherereferto each

button'sfeaturewhenusedwith_e AVR125. Most

buttonshaveadditionalfunctionswhenusedwith

otherdevices.Seepages31-32 fora listof these

functions.

VCR TV

CH. NIGHT

TUNING PRESET

AVR125

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

IMPORTANTNOTE:TheAVR125'sremotemaybe

programmedto controlup to sevendevices,including

he AVR125. Beforeusingthe remote,rememberto

presstheInputSelectorButton_ hat corre-

spondsto the unityouwishto operate.Inaddition,the

AVR125'sremoteisshippedfromthefactoryto oper-

atetheAVR125 andmostrecentHarmanKardon

products.Theremoteis alsocapableof operatinga

widevarietyof otherproductsusingthecontrolcodes

thatarepartof theremote.Beforeusingtheremote

withotherproducts,followthe instructionsonpages

27-30 to programthe propercodesforthe products

inyoursystem.

It isalsoimportantto rememberthatmanyof thebut-

tonsontheremotetakeondifferentfunctions,depend-

ingon the productselectedusingtheDeviceControl

Selectors.Thedescriptionsshownhereprimarilydetail

thefunctionsofthe remotewhenit isusedto operate

theAVR125. (Seepages31-32 for informationabout

alternatefunctionsforthe remote'sbuttons.)

0 PowerOff Button:Pressingthisbuttonturnsoff

(placesintheStandbymode)the devicethatwaslast

selectedbypressingoneofthe InputSelectors4_t.

ToplacetheAVR125intheStandbymode,firstpress

theAVRSelectorButton_ andthenpressthis

button.

IRTransmitterWindow:Pointthiswindow

towardstheAVR125v_enpressingbuttonsonthe

remoteto makecertainthatinfraredcommandsare

properlyreceived.

ProgramIndicator:Thisthree-colorindicatoris

usedto guideyouthroughtheprocessof program-

mingtheremote.(Seepages27-30 for information

on programmingtheremote.)

0 PowerOn Button:Afterselectingadeviceby

pressingoneofthe InputSelectors4_t, pressthis

buttonto turnthedeviceon.ToturnontheAVR125,

presstheAVRSelectorButton_.

Input Selectors:Pressingoneof thesebuttons

willperformthreeactionsatthesametime.First,if the

AVR125 is notturnedon,thiswillpowerup theunit.

Next,it willselectthesourceshownon thebuttonas

theinputto theAVR125. Finally,it will changethe

remotecontrolsothatitcontrolsthedeviceselected.

Afterpressingoneof thesebuttonsyou mustpress

theAVRSelectorButton_ againto operatethe

AVR125'sfunctionswiththeremote.

AVRSelector:Pressingthisbuttonwillswitchthe

remotesothatit willoperatetheAVR125'sfunctions.If

theAVR125 isintheStandbymode,it willalsoturnthe

AVR125on.

0 AM/FMTunerSelect:Pressthisbuttonto select

theAVR125's tunerasthe listeningchoice.Pressing

thisbuttonwhenthetuneris alreadyin usewill switch

betweentheAMandFMbands.

Q TestButton:Pressthisbuttonto beginthe

sequenceusedto calibratetheAVR125'soutputlevels.

(Seepages18-19 for moreinformationon calibrating

theAVR125.)

SleepButton:Pressthisbuttonto placetheunit

intheSleepmode.Afterthetimeshowninthedisplay,

theAVR125 willautomaticallygo intotheStandby

mode.Eachpressof thebuttonchangesthetimeuntil

turn-offinthefollowingorder:

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40,_ 30_ . _OFF

|min min m2iOn'_ rn,n10 l

Thisbuttonis alsousedto changechannelson your

IV whentheIV is selected,andit is alsousedto end

theprocessofcreatinga macrocommand.(Seepage

28 formoreinformationoncreatingmacros.)

SurroundMode Selector:Pressthisbuttonto

beginthe processofchangingthesurroundmode.After

thebuttonhasbeenpressed,usethe A/• Buttons

qi_)qi_l to selectthedesiredsurroundmode.(See

page22 for moreinformation.)Thisbuttonis also

usedto tunechannelswhentheIV isselected,and

duringthe processof erasingstoredmacrocom-

mands.(Seepage28 for moreinformationon

macros.)

NOTE:TheSleepButton_ andSurroundMode

Selector_ mayalsofunctionastheChannel+

and- keyswhentheremoteis programmedfor use

withTVs,cableboxes,VCRs,satellitereceiversor other

videodeviceswithtuners.Seepage29 for information

on programmingthe remotefor ChannelControl

Punch-Throughcapabilitysothatyoumaychange

channelson a separatedevicewhenthe remoteis

inAVRmode.

Night Mode:Pressthisbuttonto activatethe

Nightmode.Thismodeis availablein speciallyencod-

ed digitalsourcesto preservedialog(centerchannel)

intelligibilityat lowvolumelevels.

ChannelSelect Button:Thisbuttonisusedto

starttheprocessofsettingtheAVR125'soLMutlevelsto

anexternalsource.Oncethisbuttonis pressed,usethe

A/• Buttonsqi_)qi_l to selectthechannelbeing

adjusted,thenpresstheSetButton _, followedby

theA/• Buttonsqi_)qi_l again,tochangethelevel

setting.(Seepage25 formoreinformation.)

A Button:Thismultipurposebuttonisusedto

changeconfigurationsettingssuchasoutputlevels.

Whenchangingan itemsuchasthesurroundmodeor

digitalinputdirectly,firstpressthefunctionor modeto

bechanged(e.g.,presstheSurroundModeSelector

to selecta surroundmodeortheDigitalSelect

Button@ to changethedigitalinput)andthenpress

thisbuttonto scrollthroughthe listof availablechoices.

• Button:Thisbuttonisusedto changethe

settingduringsomeof thesetupproceduresforthe

AVR125.

Set Button:Thisbuttonis usedto entersettings

intotheAVR125's memory.It is alsousedinthe

setupproceduresfordelaytime,speakerconfiguration

andchanneloutputleveladjustment.

DigitalSelect:Pressthisbuttonto assignoneof

thedigitalinputsi_)_l'_J_lJ to the sourcecurrently

inuse.(Seepage23 for moreinformationon using

digitalinputs.)

• Button:Thismultipurposebuttonisusedto

changeconfigurationsettingssuchasoutputlevels.

Whenchangingan itemsuchasthesurroundmodeor

digitalinputdirectly,firstpressthefunctionor modeto

bechanged(e.g.,presstheSurroundModeSelector

to selecta surroundmodeortheDigitalSelect

Button@ to changethedigitalinput)andthenpress

thisbuttonto scrollthroughthe listof availablechoices.

NumericKeys:Thesebuttonsserveasa ten-

buttonnumerickeypadto entertunerpresetpositions.

Theyarealsousedto selectchannelnumberswhen

TV hasbeenselectedon the remote,or to selecttrack

numberson a CD,DVDor LDplayer,dependingon

howthe remotehasbeenprogrammed.

TunerMode:Pressthisbuttonwhenthetuneris

inuseto selectbetweenautomatictuningandmanual

tuning.Inautomatictuningmode,the AUTOIndicator

[] willbe lit, andonlystationswithacceptablesignal

qualitymaybetunedbypressingthe TuningUp/

Down Buttons[_Jql_h Whenthe buttonis pressed

sothattheAUTOIndicator[] goesout,manual

tuningmodeis engaged,andpressingthe Tuning

Buttons_}P[_ will movethe frequencyup ordown

insingle-stepincrements.Whenthe FMbandis in

use,pressingthisbuttonwhena station'ssignalis

weakwill changeto monauralreception.(Seepage

25 formoreinformation.)

Direct Button:Whenthetuneris inuse,press

thisbuttonto startthesequencefordirectentryof a

station'sfrequency.Afterpressingthebuttonsimply

presstheproperNumericKeys_ to selecta sta-

tion.(Seepage25 formoreinformationon thetuner.)

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

TuningUp/Down:Whenhe tunerisinuse,these

buttonswilltuneup or downthroughtheselectedfre-

quencyband.IftheTunerModeButton _)E'_I has

beenpressedsothattheAUTOIndicator[] is illumi-

nated,pressingeitherofthe buttonswillcausethetuner

to seekthe nextstationwithacceptablesignalstrength

forqualityreception.WhentheAUTOIndicator[] is

NOTilluminated,pressingthesebuttonswilltunesta-

tionsinsingle-stepincrements.(Seepage25 for more

information.)

MacroButtons:Pressthesebuttonsto storeor

recalla"Macro",whichisa preprogrammedsequence

of commandsstoredintheremote.(Seepage28 for

moreinformationon storingandrecallingmacros.)

TransportControls:Thesebuttonsdo not have

anyfunctionsforthe AVR125, buttheymaybe pro-

grammedforthe forward/reverseplayoperationof a

widevarietyof CDor DVDplayers,andaudioorvideo

cassetterecorders.(Seepage29 formoreinformation

on programmingtheTransportConb-olPunch-Through

capabilityoftheremote.)

Skip Up/DownButton:Thesebuttonshaveno

directfunctionwiththeAVR125, butwhenusedwith

a compatiblyprogrammedCDor DVDchanger,they

willchangethetrackorchapterofthedisccurrently

beingplayedinthechanger.

DiscSkip Button:Thisbuttonhasno direct

functionfor theAVR125, but whenusedwith acom-

patiblyprogrammedCDor DVDchanger,it will change

thedisccurrentlybeingplayedinthe changer.(See

page28 for moreinformationon usingthe remote

withotherdevices.)

PresetUp/Down:Whenthe tuneris inuse,

pressthesebuttonsto scrollthroughthestationspro-

grammedintotheAVR125's memory.Whensome

sourcedevices,suchasCDplayers,VCRsandcas-

settedecks,areselectedusingthe deviceInput

Selectors41_t,thesebuttonsmayfunctionas

ChapterSteporTrackAdvance.

ClearButton:Pressthisbuttonto clearincorrect

enbieswhenusingtheremoteto directlyentera radio

station'sfrequency.

MemoryButton:Bessthisbuttonto enteraradio

stationintotheAVR125'spresetmemory.Oncethe

MemoryIndicator[] flashes,youhavefiveseconds

to entera presetmemorylocationusingthe Numeric

Keysqj]_. (Seepage25 for moreinformation.)

Delay/PreyCh.: Pressthisbuttonto begin

theprocessforsettingthedelaytimesusedbythe

AVR125 whenprocessingsurroundsound.After

pressingthisbutton,thedelaytimesareenteredby

pressingthe Set Button_ andthenusingthe

A/v Buttonsqi_)qj_l to changethe setting.Press

theSet Button _ againto completethe process.

(Seepage19 for moreinformation.)

_. Button:Pressthisbuttontomangea setting

orselectionwhenconfiguringmanyoftheAVR125's

settings.

SpeakerSelect: Pressthisbuttonto beginthe

processof configuringtheAVR125's bassmanage-

mentsystemfor usewiththe typeof speakersused

inyoursystem.Oncethe buttonhas beenpressed,

usethe A/'v Buttons qi_!_qj_lto selectthe chan-

nelyou wishto set up.Pressthe Set Button

andthenselectanotherchannelto configure.When

all adjustmentshavebeencompleted,pressthe

Set Button_ twiceto exitthesettingsand

returnto normaloperation.(Seepage17 for more

information.)

SpareButton:Thisbuttondoesnothaveany

functionfortheoperationof theAVR125, butit is

availableforusewhenprogrammedwiththecode

fromanotherremote.(Seepage27 forinformation

on programmingthe remotewithcodesfor other

devices.)

VolumeUp/Down:Pressthesebuttonsto raise

or lowerthesystemvolume.Seepage29 for more

informationon programmingtheVolumePunch-

Throughcapabilityof the remote,whichallowsyouto

changetheAVR125'svolumewhiletheremoteisset

to conb-olanotherdevice.

W/VideoSelector:Thisbuttondoesnothavea

directfunctionontheAVR125, butwhenusedwitha

compatiblyprogrammedVCR,DVDor satellitereceiver

thathasa "IV/Video"function,pressingthisbuttonwill

switchbetweenthe outputof the playeror receiver

andtheexternalvideoinputto thatplayer.Consultthe

owner'smanualforyourspecificplayeror receiverfor

thedetailsof howit implementsthisfunction.

6-ChannelDirect Input: Pressthisbuttonto

selectthe componentconnectedto the 6-Channel

DirectInput _ asthesource.

Mute: Pressthisbuttonto momentarilysilence

theAVR125 orTVsetbeingconb-olled,dependingon

whichdevicehasbeenselected.WhentheAVR125

ismuted,pressthisbuttonor usetheVolume

Control [] _ to returnto the previousvolume

level.WhentheAVR125 remoteis beingprogrammed

to operateanotherdeviceorwhenamacrocommand

is beingprogrammed,thisbuttonispressedwiththe

Input SelectorButton _ to begintheprogram-

mingprocess.(Seepage27 formoreinformationon

programmingtheremote.)

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

SystemInstallation cableTVs_stem.Notethatifthe antennaor connec- colorto asmstyou inmakingthecorrectconnections.

Afterunpackinctheunit.andplacingKonaSOlidsurface tlor uses300-ohmtwin-leadcable youmustuseme ' your_9eakershavecolor-codedconnectionsmamn

capableofsupportingitsweight,youWillneedto make 300-ohm-to-75-ohmadaptorSUDEed withtheunitto theterminalon theAVR125 to the liketerminalon

theconnectionsto _buraudioandvideoequipment makethe connecuon, yourspeakers,Forexistingspeakerswitha redmrml-

AudioEquipmentConnections 7, Ifyou havea DVD-AudioDrSACDp_ayer,orother

Werecommendthatyouusehigh-qualit_interconnect componentthatincludesan oneoardsurround

Cableswhenmakingconnectionsto sourceedu_omem decoderand6-channelline-levelaudiooutputs,you

andrecordersto oreservetne inmgrityofthesignals, ma_connecttheseaudiocutoutsto the6-Channel

Whenmakingconnections10audioSOUrCeedulPmen[

orsoeakersit is alwaysa goodpracticeto unplugthe

unitfromtheACwalloutletThisorevenmanypOSSlPll-

[yof accidentaly sendingaudioor transientsignalsto

thesoeakersthatmaydamac_=them

1. Connecttheanalogoutputof a CDplayertothe

CDInputs

Direct Inputs_,_.It s alsonecessaryto connectthe

coaxor opticaldigitaloutputora BVBpla_erto coax

or opticaldigitalinputson theAVR125 i_)_i'l_Ji'l_J

to takeadvantageof DolbyDigitaor DTSsoundtracks.

Connectthe DVDplayers wdeocutoutsto the DVD

VideoInput Jacks _. Foraudio-on,sources,

suchasDVDaudioor SACEselectthe 6-Channe

Directnoutsource.Forvideosourcessucnasa DVD

selecttheDVDndUt

NOTE:Whenthe C[ playerhasPOInfixedandvari- 8, Connectthefront cemerandsurroundSpeaker

ampaudiooutoum[is des[to usethefixedcutout Outputs_})_ to therespectivespeakers.

unlessyoufindthattheinput[0the receiver_sso ow

thatthesoundisnoisy,or so highthatthesignais

distorted,

2. ConnecttheanalogPlay/Outjacksof a cassette

deck.MD.CD-Rorotheraudiorecorderto theTape

Input Jacks _ ConnecttheanalogRecord/Injacks

on the recorderto theTapeOutputJacks 0 on the

AVR125,

3. Connecttheoutputof anyolctalsources1othe

appropnam_nputconnectionson theAVR125 rear

panel.Notethatthe Optical andCoaxialDigital

Inputs i_)€_i"B'ti"_Jmaybeusedwitha Bolby

Digta or DTSsourcesuchasa DVDola!er.or the

outputof a conventlonaCDor LDplayer'sPCM

S/P-DIRoutput.

-a ensurethatall theaUdiOsignalsarecarriedto your

sEeakerswithoutlossof clarit,orresolutionwesLj-

gestthatyou usehigi_ qualityspeakercable.Man,.

brandsof cableareavailableandthecnolceof cable

ma,_be influencedo,_[nedistancepetweenyour

speakersandthereceiver,thetypeof speakersyou

use.Dersona_Ereferencesandotherfactors.Your

dealeror ns[alleris aValUableresourceto consultn

selectingthe prooercame,

Degarolessof thebrandof cableselectedwerecom-

mendthat, Duusea caplecons_uc[edof fine muitl-

s_and:opperwitha gaugeof 14 orsmaller.Remember

1natinspecifying:anle._neowerthenumoe the

thickerthecaole.

nalfor the oosmveconnectlortheconnectionson the

AVR125 areasfollows:

FrontLeft= White FrontRight= Red

Center= Green

SurroundLeft= Blue SurroundRight= Gra_

Wh _ mostsoeakermanufacturersadhereto an

ndustr.,conventionof usincblackterminalsfor nega-

tiveandred onesfor Eositlve,somemanufacturers

mayvaryfromthisconfiguration.Toensureproper

phaseandoptimalperformance,consultthe identifica-

tion platoon yourspeakeror the soeaker'smanualtc

verifypolarity.Ifyou dOno_knowhe oolarityofyour

speaker,askyourdealerforadvicebeforeproceeding

orconsultthe soeaker'smanufacturer,

We alsorecommendthattne engthof cableused

to connectspeakerpairsde identical.Forexamole.

usethe samelengthpieceof cableto connectthe

fr)nt-left andfront-rigmor surround-leftandsur-

round-rght speakers,evenif the SEeakersarea

differentdistancefromtheAVR125

9 Connectionsto a subwooferarenorma_ madevia

a _ne-leveaudioconnectionfromtneSubwoofer

Output0 to thellne-levenEu1of a subwooferwith

a PUll[-Inam9lifier.Whena 9asslvesubwooferis useG

theconnectionfirstgoesto a poweramplifier,which

w_ Deconnectedto oneormoresubwooferspeakers,

f youareusinga doweredsubwooferthatdoesnot

haveline-levelinputconnections,followthe instruc-

tionsfurnishedwiththesEeakerforconnection

nformation,

4, ConnecttheOpticalDigitalOutput_ or Coaxial

DigitalOutputii_ onthemarpaneloftheAVR125to

thematchingdigitalinputconnectionson aCD-Ror

MiniDiscrecorde_:

Cablewitha gaugeof 16 ma,..Deusedforshortruns

of lessthanten feet,Wedo notrecommendthatyou

usecableswithanAWGequivalentof 18 orhgnerdue

to thedower}ss anddegradationinperformancethat

Will OCCur,

Video EquipmentConnections

VideOeaulpmen[is connecmanthesamemanneras

auaLocomponents,Again,theuseof hign-qua_vmerco_-

nectcames_srecommendedto preserve%naEquamy,

5. Assemblethe AM LOOPAntennasuooneawithtne

unitasshownbelow.Connectit to theAM andGND

ScrewTerminalsO.

thoughanycompatibleVideOaewcema Decon-

CablesthatareruninsidewallsshouldhavetheaDoro-

necteato anyvlaeoinput/wl_ theexceptionof the

oriatemarkingsto indicatelistingWl_UL.CSAor other Video 1 OutputJacks _)1_}. whichmay0% de

appropnamrestingagenc_SIandardS.Questionsaboul

connectedto a Videorecorder),to makeprogramming

runnm_cablesinsidewallsShOUldbereferredto your devicecodes_ntothe remotecontroleasier,werec-

ns[aHerora censeaelectricalcontractorwhoisfamil-

ommendthatyOUconnectyourVCRto theVideo 1

JarwiththeNECand/orthe aPEcablelOCalPUlldlng Connectors(__)_, ! ourtelevisionto the

COdeSin!ourarea Video2 Connectors_ I_), andyourcable-TV

converterorsatellitereceiverto theVideo3

When:onnectlngwiresto the _oeakers,Decertainto

Connectorsi'_Ji']'_J,

observeoroperpoland.Rememberto connec__ne

negative"or "black"wireto thesameterminalon

1. Connecta VCR'saUdiOandvideoPlay/Outacksto

6. ConnectthesuuoliedFMantennato theFM boththereceiverandthesoeaker.TheAVR125 con-

theVideo1 InputJacks _ ontherearoanel,

Antenna(75 ohm)Connection_. TheFManmnna fon-nstothe atestCEA-recommendedCOlOr-Codlno

TheAudioandVideoRecord/inackson theVCR

ma_alsobe an externalroofanmnnaan nsldecow- forspeakerterminals.Accordingly.mePOSllIVeI+

eredorwire earlantennaor a connectionfroma terminal,whichwaspreviouslyred s nowa soecific

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

shouldbe connectedto theVideo1 Out Jacks

i_)_)l_i) on theAVR125

2. Connecttheanalogaudioandvideocutoutsofa

mievlslonsetor an,_oTnervideosourceto theVideo2

Jacks _)_) _),

3. ConnectTheanalogaudioandvideodUmdUmofa

cableTVconverterorsatellitereceiver,or ar,, Diner

videosourceTotheVideo3 Jacks il_j[r_j on me

frontdaneof theAVR125.

PowerConnections

Ths unit_sedu_DDedWit tWOaccessor.AC outlets,

Thej mayde usedTopoweraccessory]ewces.DUT

the ShOUldnotDeusedwithhign-currentdraweduID-

meritsuchas doweramplifiers.ThetotalsoweruraN

to eachOUTleTma'_notexceed100 waits.

TheSwitchedACAccessoryOutlet_ willreDe_ve

poweronlywhentheunit 3on.This 3recommended

"or devicesthathaveno dowerswitDhor a mechanica

dowerswitchthatms'.Deleftinthe 'ON'DOSltlOn

4. Connectthe analogaudioandvideoOumutsof NOTE:Man_aUdiOandvideoproductsgo Intoa

a DVDor laserdiscplayerToTneDVDJacks

i_)_. When_olglta audioconnectionis used

for yourDVDp_aser thedefaultconnections the

CoaxialDigital Input 1 Jack i_). However.the

connectionma} alsoDemadeToanyof theOptical

_i"k"t }r Coaxiali_)i"B Digital Inputs, provided

matmedigitalInputsourceselectionis chancedas

Shownon page23. If_ourDVDor DVD-Audioplayer

'noluoesanOnDOarOsurrounddecoderand6-channe

ne-_eve_audioouTpuTs,yOUmayconnecttheseaudio

OUmUtStOhe 6-ChannelDirect Inputs_,_.When

3tandb modewhenthe__reusedwithswitchedout-

ets._ndcannotbefull,.Turnedon uSlnDmeOuTleT

alonewithouta remotesontrocommand

TheUnswitchedAC AccessoryOutlet li_/v

receivecoweraslongasTheunitis pluggedIn_oa

coweredACoutlet,

Finally,wnenall connectionsare;ompleTe,plughe

PowerCord li_ intoa nonswlmned120-voltACwal

outleT,YourealmostreadyToenjoythe AVR125!

youwishTohearthisdecodedaudio,selectthe DVD

ndUtfirstinorderto selectthevideosgnalfromthe

DVDala_er,Tnenselectthe6-ChanneDirectInDuT

sourcefortheaudio.

5. ConnectthedigitalaudioouTpumof a DVDpla!er

sammmreceivercameDOXor HDTVconverterto the

aDDroDnamOpticalor CoaxialDigital Inputs

6, ConnecttheVideoMonitorOutput _. 9.CKS

on thereceiverto the comooslm}r S-VideoInDuTof

yourm_ews_onmonitoror waledprojector

VIDEOCONNECTIONNOTE:

• 30mDOSlTean(]S-Videosignalsmayo% Deviewed

n theirnativeformats,TheAVR125 Willno]_convert

signalsfromcomoositeto S-Videcorviceversa

S-Videoinputsmay0% beviewedwhenthe

AVR125 is connectedToa TVsetor videodisplay

wth S-Videocapability.Ifyou usebothstandard

comooslTevideoandS-Videosourcesinyour

s_stem.iTis irrportanTThatyou ;onnectbothan

S-Videocableandastandardcomoosimvideo

cablea coaxcablewithanRCAslugsnboth

ends betweentheAVR125 andjourTVor projec

Tor,Whenit is necessar_[omakebothtypeso]

connectionsTo.ourTVset.usedifferentin}utsif

sosslole.Consultthe instructionsfor yourTVset o_

projectorfor moreinformation}n connecHncboth

#pesof s _nals.

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

/Vhenallaudio,vlgeoandsjstemconnectionshave

oeenmacethemareafewconfigurationaojus_menm

_a_mustbe made.A fewminutessoemto correctly

configureangcailoramthe unitWilljrea_iyago_oyour

istenlngexperience.

Center Front Speaker

SpeakerSelectionand Placement

Theglacementof soeakereina multichannehome

_eaters,.s_emcanhavea no%eagle-oac_ on _ne

quali_of soundreproduced.No matterwhich_ypeor

orangof soeakerss used.the samemoge or orang

of sgeakershouldbe usegfor the leftfront,cenmr

angrightfront sbeakers.Thiscreatesa seamless

frontsoundstageandeliminatesthepossIOlllbof dis-

_rac[ingsonicdisturbancesthatoccurwhena soung

movesacrossmismatchedfront-channespeakers.

SpeakerPlacement

Dependingon thetypeof centerchannelsueakerin

useangyourviewinggevlce,olacethecentersoeaker

eitherdirectl,aooveor oelow\ ourTV or inthe cenrer

oemg a perforatedfrontprojectionscreer

Oncethe centerchannelsoeakeris installed,oosmon

_e eftfrontangrghtfrontsFeakereso thatthe',are

asfarawa fromoneanotherasthecenterchanne

speakeris fromthe sreferred_smn_ngposmon._gea_y,

thefront-channelsoeakereShOUldbe olacegso that

theirtweetersareno morethan24" aboveor below

Speaker

A Front-ChanndSoeaKerinstallationwmDirect-

ViewTVSetsorRear-ScreenProJectors

TV or Prolection Screen

Left Front Center Front Right Front

SDeaKe_ Speaker Speaker

No more than 6 feel

wnen rear-mounted

speakers are used

thetweeterinthe centerchannelsoeaker, outiona!Rear-'WallMounting

Dependingon the specificsof yourroomacous%s

oosition.Againthe! ShOUldbe locatedsothatthe

oottomofthe camne_is a_leasttwofeethigher_an

thelisteners'ears.Thesoeakereshouldbe no more

thansixfeetbehindtherearof the seatingarea.

Subwooferesrooucenondirectionalsoung,sothe

"sayoe Flacegalmos_ar,'whereir a room.Actua

c acemen_shouldoe oasegon roomsizeandShade

andthe_pe of subwooferused.Onemethodof find-

ng the oFNma ocationfora subwooferis _oDecn

myplacingi_inthefrontof the room.aoou[six incnes

froma wa_ }r nearthefrontcornerof the room.

Anothermethods _o_emporanlyplacethesubwoofer

at _ournormalllsrenlrj _osmonandthenwalk

aroundthe roomunt youfinda ssotwherethesub-

woofersoundsbest.Placethe subwooferinthatSDOL

YOUsilouldalsofollowthe instructionsof theSUb-

woofer'smanufacturer,or you mayWiShto experi-

mentwithmebestlocationfor asubwooferin ,our

listening rOOF

Oncethe soeakerehavebeenolacedintheroom

andconnected-.heremainingstepsin_e se[uE

orocessare_oprogramtheAVR125's bassmanage-

men_s,,stemforthe typeof speakersusedin Jour

sysmm,calleramthe cutoutlevels,angse_tneoela,_

_lmesusedo _nesurroundsoungorocessor.

YOUarenowreagyto powerup _e AVR125 to beglr

thesefinalaous_menm.

1 Plugthe PowerCord_ nto an unswitchedAC

gnutheype of speakersin use,youma_findthat E Thedistancebetweentheleftandrigm suueL

'magingis improve(]oymovingtheleftfrontandngn[ soeaKersShOUldDeeoualto thedistancefrom

frontspeakersslightlyforwardof thecenterchanne _nesea_/ngpos/son_ome wowingscreen,rou 2. Pressthe MainPowerSwitch [] n unuii!

speaker.Ifpossible,ad JStallfrontIoudsoeakereso mayalsoexpenmemw/mplacing_neleftand atchesand_e worg'OFF }n me_ooof the

thattheyareaimedat earheightwhenyouareseamc r/gmspeakerss//gn[/}forwardof the center switchg_saooearsinsidethefrontoanel.Note

'n the s_enlngOOSlUOn. soeaKe£ thatthePowerIndicator [] Will_urnamber.

nglcaungthat_e unitis in theStandbymoge

Js_ng_eseguidelines,you'llfindthatit takessome

e>senmenm_lon_ofindthecorrectocationforthefront

speakersin yourparticularinstallationDon'tbeafraidto

movethingsarounduml _e s,smmsoundscorrecL

Ootimizeyourspeakersso_at audiotransKionsacross

thefrontofthe roomsoundsmootr _o _a[ sounds

froma_soeakereaooearto arriveat the listeninggos_-

tlonatthe sameume wmou[delayfromthe center

soeakercomoareo_otheleftandrightspeakers).

At S.Removetheorotec[iveolasticfilmfromthe front-

least 6 inches from

ceiling

sane ens.f leftinolace,the filmma, affectthe

serformanceof .'ourremoracontrol

At least 2 feet

4. Insm_thethreesuo_edAAAba_enes_nthe

remoteasshown.Becertainto followthe

_ng/-/poian_ ndicatorethatareon the bottom

of thebatterycompar_menL

Surroundsoeakereshouldde }lacedon the sidewalls

of theroom a_or s_gnHyoenlndtheI_smnlng_OSl[l(n.

Thecenmrof theseeakershouldface _n[o_neroom.

Thest eakereshouldbe locatedso_a_theBottomof

_necaelne[s a_leas__wofeethigherthanthe listeners

earswhenthe _smnereareseamgin_e desiredarea.

fside-wallmountingis notpractical._nesoeakere

_" i,4 Oct,realolacementof surroundsoeaKer

may oe placeg on a rearwa , behind the s[enlng

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

5.TurntheAVR125 on eiher bypressingthe

SystemPowerControl[] onhe frontpanel,

orviahe remotebypressingtheAVRSelector

0 oranyof theInput Selectors00_

on theremote.ThePowerIndicator[] willturn

greento confirmthathe unitison,andhe Main

InformationDisplay[] willalsolightup.

SystemSetup

TheAVR125 featuresan advancedmemorysystem

thatenablesyouto establishdifferentconfigurations

forhe bassmanagement,digitalinput,surround

mode,delaytimesandoutputlevelsforeachinput

source.Thisflexibilityenablesyouto custom-tailorthe

wayinwhichyou listento eachsourceandhavethe

AVR125 memorizethosesettings.Thismeans,for

example,hat youmayusedifferentoutputlevelsor

trimsfordifferentsources,or setdifferentspeaker

configurationswiththeresultantchangesto the bass

managementsystem.Oncethesesettingsaremade,

theywill automaticallyberecalledwheneveryou select

thatinput.

Thefactorydefaultsettingsforhe AVR125 haveall

inputsconfiguredfor ananalogsource(exceptforthe

DVDinput,whichhastheCoaxialDigital Input 1 i_)

ashe default),Stereoasthe surroundmode,all

speakerpositionssetto "sma[' anda subwoofercon-

nected.Beforeusingtheunit,youwill probablywant

to changethe settingsfor mostinputssohat hey are

properlyconfiguredto reflecthe useof digitalor ana-

log inputs,the typeof speakersinstalledandhe sur-

roundmodespecifics.Rememberthatsincehe

AVR125 memorizesthesettingsfor eachinputindi-

vidually,youwillneedto makehese adjustmentsfor

eachinputused.However,oncetheyaremade,further

adjustmentis onlyrequiredwhensystemcomponents

arechanged.

Onceyouhavecompletedthe settingsforthe first

input,manysettingsmaybe duplicatedforthe remain-

ing inputs.Rememberthatoncethe settingsare

enteredforoneinput,theymustbe completedforall

otherinputsourcesinyoursystem.

SpeakerSetup

Theseadjustmentstell he AVR125 whichtype of

speakersareinuse.Thisis importantasit adjustshe

settingshat determinewhichspeakersreceivelow-

frequency(bass)information.Foreachof theseset-

tingsusethe L AR GE settingif he speakersfora

particularpositionaretraditionalfull-rangeloudspeak-

ersthatarecapableof reproducingsoundsbelow

lOOHz.Usehe SMAL L settingfor smaller,fre-

quency-limitedsatellitespeakersthatdo notreproduce

soundsbelowlOOHz.Notethatwhen"small"speak-

ersareused,a subwooferis requiredto reproduce

low-frequencysounds.Rememberthatthe"large"and

"small"descriptionsdo notreferto theactualphysical

sizeof he speakers,butto heir abilityto reproduce

low-frequencysounds.Ifyou areindoubtasto which

categorydescribesyourspeakers,consulthe specifi-

cationsinthespeakers'owner'smanual,oraskyour

dealer.

Wih he AVR125 turnedon,followthesestepsto

configurethe speakers:

1. PuttheAVR125 inthe DolbyProLogicIImode

bypressingtheSurroundModeSelector[] on

thefrontpanelor bypressingthe SurroundMode

Selector_ onthe remote,untilD0 L B Y

PRO LOGIC II- MOVIE appears

inhe MainInformation Display[] andhe

ProLogic II Indicator[] lights.

2. Presshe SpeakerSelect Button_ _ on

theremoteorfront panel.F NT S PKR will

appearinthe MainInformation Display[].

3. Presshe Set Buttonqi]_.

4. Presshe A/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_onhe remote

ortheSelectorButtons[] on he frontpanel

untileitherL AR GE or S MA L L appears,

matchingthetypeof speakersyou haveattheleft-

frontandright-frontpositions,asdescribedbythe

definitionsshowninthe precedingsection.

WhenSMAL L is selected,low-frequency

soundswill besentto thesubwooferoutputonly.

Notethatif you choosehis option,andhere isno

subwooferconnected,youwillnothearanylow-

frequencysoundsfrom he frontchannels.

WhenL A RG E is selected,afull-rangeoutput

willbe sentto the front-leftandfront-rightoutputs,

andNOlow-frequencysignalswillbe sentto he

subwooferoutput.

5.Whenyouhavecompletedyourselectionforthe

frontchannel,pressthe Set Button_ _, and

thenpressthe A/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_on he

remoteor theSelectorButtons[] on thefront

paneltochangethedisplayto C SPKR.

6. PresstheSet Button_ W again,andusethe

Air Buttonsqi_qi_l_ on he remote,orhe

SelectorButtons[] on he frontpanel,to select

theoptionthatbestdescribesyoursystembased

onthe speakerdefinitionsshowninthe preceding

section.

WhenC SMAL L isselected,low-frequency

center-channelsoundswillbe sentto thesub-

wooferoutputonly.Notethatif youchoosethis

optionandthereis no subwooferconnected,you

willnothearanylow-frequencysoundsfromhe

centerchannelspeaker.

WhenC L A RGE isselected,a full-rangeoutput

willbe sentto the centerspeakeroutput,andNO

center-channellow-frequencyinformationwill be

sentto the subwooferoutput.

NOTE:IfyouchooseLogic7 ashe surround

modeforhe particularinputsourceforwhichyou

areconfiguringyourspeakers,theAVR125 will not

maketheLARGEoptionavailableforthecenter

speaker.Thisis dueto he requirementsof Logic7

processing,anddoesnotindicatea problemwih

yourreceiver.

WhenC N0 NE isselected,no signalswill be

sentto the centepchanneloutput.

7. Whenyou havecompletedyourselectionforhe

centerchannel,pressthe Set Button _ _,

andthenpressthe 4/_ Buttons_ _ onthe

remoteor theSelectorButtons[] on the front

panelto changethedisplayto SR SPKR.

8. Presshe Set Button_ _ again,andthen

usethe A/V Buttonsqi_qi_l_ on theremoteor

he SelectorButtons [] onthe frontpanelto

selectthe optionthatbestdescribesyoursystem

basedon he speakerdefinitionsshowninhe

precedingsection.

WhenS R S MA L L isselected,low-frequency

surround-channelsoundswillbesentto the sub-

wooferoutputonly.Notethatif youchoosehis

optionandhere isno subwooferconnected,you

willnothearanylow-frequencysoundsfromthe

surroundspeaker.

WhenS R L AR GE isselected,a full-rangeout-

putwillbe sentto thesurround-channeloutputs,

andNOsurround-channelsignalswill be sentto

he subwooferoutput.

WhenS R N 0 N E is selected,surroundsound

informationwillbe splitbetweenthefront-leftand

front-rightoutputs.Notethatfor optimalperform-

ancewhenno surroundspeakersareinuse,he

Dolby3 Stereomodeshouldbe usedinsteadof

DolbyProLogicII.

9. Whenyouhavecompletedyourselectionfor the

surroundchannel,presstheSet Button _ _,

andthenpressA/V Buttons qi_)qi_l_onthe

remoteor theSelectorButtons[] on he front

panelto changethedisplayto S- W SPKR.

10. Pressthe Set Button_ _, andthenpress

he A/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_on theremoteorhe

SelectorButtons[] on thefrontpanelto select

he optionthatbestdescribesyoursystem.

Thechoicesavailableforhe subwooferpositionwill

dependonthesettingsfortheoherspeakers,particu-

larlythefrontleft!rightpositions.

Ifthe frontleft!rightspeakersaresetto SMAL L,

he subwooferwillautomaticallybesetto SU B,

whichis the"ON"position.

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Ifthe frontleft!rightspeakemaresetto L A RGE,

threeoptionsareavailable:

• Ifno subwooferisconnectedto theAVR125,

pressthe A/V Buttonsqi_)_ on theremote

so thatSW N0 NE appearsinthe Main

InformationDisplayI-ii. Whenthisoptionis

selected,all bassinformationwillbe routedto the

frontlefVright"main"speakers.

• Ifa subwooferisconnectedto theAVR125, you

havetheoptionto havethefrontlefVright"main"

speakersreproducebassfrequenciesatall times,

andhavethesubwooferoperateonlywhenthe

AVR125 isbeingusedwitha digitalsourcethat

containsa dedicatedLow-FrequencyEffects,or

LFE,soundtrack.Thisallowsyouto usebothyour

mainandsubwooferspeakersto takeadvantage

of thespecialbasscreatedforcertainmovies.

PressA/V Buttons qi_)_ ontheremote

so thatSW (LF E) appearsinthe Main

InformationDisplayI-ii.

• Ifa subwooferisconnectedandyouwishto useit

for bassreproductionin conjunctionwiththemain

frontlefVrightspeakers,regardlessofthe typeof

programsourceor surroundmodeyou arelisten-

ingto, presstheA/V Buttons qi_)_ onthe

remotesothatL / R+ L F E appearsinthe

MainInformationDisplayI-ii. Whenthisoption

isselected,a "complete"feedwillbe sentto the

frontlefVright"main"speakers,andthesubwoofer

willreceivebassfrequenciesbelowlOOHz.

11.Whenall speakerselectionshavebeenmade,

pressthe Set Button_ _ to returnto

normaloperation.

Configuringthe SurroundOff

(Stereo)Modes

Forsuperiorreproductionof two-channelprogram

materials,theAVR125 offerstwoStereomodes:an

analogStereo-Directmodethatbypassesthe digital

signalprocessingcircuitryfora completelyanalogsig-

nalpaththatpreservesthe purityof the originalsignal,

anda digitalmodethatiscapableof providingbass

managementfor optimaldistributionof the lowfre-

quenciesbetweensmallerspeakersanda subwoofer.

Stereo-Direct(Bypass)Mode

WhentheanalogStereo-Directmodeis selectedby

pressingtheSurroundMode SelectorI_1_ until

SURROUND OFF- STEREO scrolls

acrosstheMain InformationDisplay[] andthe

SurroundModeIndicator [] for %rroundOffis lit,

theAVR125 willpasstheanalogsourcematerial

directlythroughto the frontleftandrightspeakers,

bypassingthedigitalprocessingcircuitry.

Inthismode,thefront leftandrightspeakerswillauto-

maticallybe configuredasLARGE, anditwillnotbe

possibleto configurethesespeakersasS MA L L

Youmayconfigurethe subwooferas 0 N or 0 F F

bypressingtheSpeakerSelectButton []

untilS - W SP KR appearsintheMainInformation

Display[]. PresstheA/V Buttons qi_)_ or

theSelectorButtons[] to selectthe desired

option,andthe Set ButtonF:i"l_ to enterthe

selection.

Stereo-DigitalMode

Ifyourfrontleftandrightspeakersarenotcapableof

handlingafull-rangeinput,youmaypreferto take

advantageof theAVR125's bassmanagementcapa-

bility.Whenlisteninginthe Stereomode,pressthe

SurroundMode Selector_i_ untilS UR -

R 0 UN D 0 F F - A / D M0 D E scrollsacross

theMain InformationDisplay [], theSurround

ModeIndicator [] for SurroundOffis litandboth

theStereoIndicator[] andtheDSPMode

Indicator[] arelit. Inthismode,the analoginputwill

beconvertedto digitalandroutedto the digitalsignal

processorfor bassmanagementprocessingbeforeit

isconvertedbackto analogandoutputto thefront

leftandrightspeakers.

Toconfigureyourfrontleftandrightspeakersin this

mode,pressthe SpeakerSelectButton[]_

untilF N T SP KR appearsinthe MainInformation

Display[], andthenpresstheSet Button F:i"l_.

Pressthe A/V Buttonsqi_)_ or theSelector

Buttons[] untileitherL A RG E or S MA L L

appears,matchingthetypeof speakersyouhaveat

thefront-leftandfront-rightpositions,asdescribed

on page17.

WhenSMAL L is selected,low-frequencysounds

willbesentto the subwooferoutputonly,andthesub-

wooferspeakerwillautomaticallybeconfiguredas

0 N. Ifyouchoosethe SMAL L configurationand

thereis no subwooferconnected,youwillnot hearany

low-frequencysounds.

WhenL A RG E is selected,afull-rangeoutputwill

besentto thefront-leftandfront-rightspeakers,and

NOlow-frequencysignalswillbesenttothe sub-

wooferoutput.

Output Level Adjustment

Outputleveladjustmentis a keypartof theconfigura-

tion processforanysurroundsoundproduct.It is par-

ticularlyimportantfora DolbyDigitalreceiversuchas

theAVR125, ascorrectoutputlevelswillensurethat

you hearsoundtracksintheirproperplacewiththe

properdirectionalityandintensity.

IMPORTANTNOTE:Listenersareoftenconfused

abouttheoperationof the surroundchannels.While

someassumethatsoundshouldalwaysbecoming

from eachspeaker,mostof the timetherewill be little

orno soundinthesurroundchannels.Thisis because

theyareonlyusedwhena moviedirectoror sound

mixerspecificallyplacessoundthereto create

ambience,a specialeffectorto continueactionfrom

thefrontof the roomto the rear.Whenthe outputlev-

elsareproperlyset,it is normalfor surroundspeakers

to operateonlyoccasionally.Artificiallyincreasingthe

volumeto the rearspeakersmaydestroythe illusion

of anenvelopingsoundfieldthatduplicatestheway

you hearsoundina movietheateror concerthall.

Beforebeginningtheadjustmentprocess,makecer-

tainthatallspeakerconnectionshavebeenproperly

made.Thesystemvolumeshouldbesetto the level

thatyouwilluseduringa typicallisteningsession.

Finally,makecertainthattheBalanceControl[] is

setto thecenter"12 o'clock"position.

Toassistinmakingspeakerconfigurationsettings,the

iconsin theSpeaker/ChannelInput Indicators[]

changeasthespeakertypeis selectedat eachposi-

tion.Whenonlythe centericonboxcontainingthe

abbreviationforthespeakerpositionis lit,the speaker

is setfor "sma['Whenthe innerboxandthetwo

outerboxesarelit, thespeakeris setfor"large."When

no indicatorappearsat a speakerlocation,thatposi-

tion is setfor "none"or "no"speaker.

Forexample,inthefollowingfigure,the leftfrontand

rightfrontspeakersaresetfor "large,"the center,sur-

roundleft(SL)andsurroundright(SR)speakersare

setforsmall,anda subwooferis set,asshownbythe

boxwiththeabbreviation"LFE",whichstandsfor"low-

frequencyeffects,"

[LFEi

Toadjustandcalibratetheoutputlevels,followthese

steps.Foraccuratecalibration,it isa goodideato

maketheseadjustmentswhileseatedin yourfavorite

listeningposition:

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

-. PuttheAVR125 inthe DolbyProLogicii moae

cy pressingtheSurroundMode Selector[]

on Defront panel,orcy pressingDe Surround

ModeSelector_ onthe remoteunt

DOLBY PRO LOGIC II-MOVIE

scrollsacrosstheMainInformationDisplay[]

andtheProLogic II IndicatorsIll[] light. ButtonO onthe remoteto comcletethe

0utcut _eve_aajus[memumngthetesttone_snot

aojus[mem.

available_nthe StereomodesHoweve_n De

DelaySettings

Stereo-Digitalmode.you may_rlmtheoutcut

Dueto thedifferentdistancesbetweenthefront-chart-

leVelSusingprogrammaterial,asaescrlceaon

page25, ne SEeakersandDe listeningposKioncomparedto

:nesurrounasceakersandthe istenlngposmon.De

2. PresstheTest Button O on the remote,

amoumof timeittakesfor soundto reach,ourears

T ES T F L Od B will accearintheMain fromthefont orsurrounaspeakersmaydiffer.YOU

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ma,comcensateforthisdifferencethroughthe useof

NOTE:Thesubwooferout[ut levelisnot Jela}for thecenterchanne measureDe als[ance

aajusmcleusingthetesttone.TochangeDe fromthe creferredllsmnlngpositioninthe centerof

subwooferevel followDe SmCSfor0utcu[ Leve theroomto boththecenterchannels[ eakerand

TrimAajustmenton page25, eithertheleftor rlgntsFeaKer,

6. WhenyouhaveaajusmaDe outputso thatall Ifthe distancesareeoua_no furtherao;us[memis

channelshavethesameleve,cresstheTest recJlreaandthecenteraeia'_shouldce setto zero,If

Dedistanceto thefrontspeakers_sg-eaterthanthe

sistanceto tnecenmrspeaker,youmaywishtOrepo

sltlonthespeakersbymovingthefront-leftandfront-

rightspeakerscloserto the is[enlngposl[_onorthe

senmrsceakerfurtherawa,fromDe istenlngcositlon.

f reposl[ionlngof thesceakersis not posslcle,adjust

themnmraelaytime,aaalngonemllnseconaof center

cnannelaelayforever_footCloserto thelistening

3osKionDe centersceakeris thanthefrontsceaker,

willflashonceeachsecona,

3.Thetestnoisewi _mmealamlyceglnto clrculam sificsceakerclacemen[anaacousticconamonsr

amongthe s9eakersir a clockwiserotation yourlisteningroomorhometheater.

pausingateachpositionforthreeseconds,As Thefactorysemngs accrocriateformostrooms cut

De testnoiserotates.De sceakerEosiuonWillce

someinstallationscreateanuncommondistance

shownn the Main InformationDisplay[] betweenthefont andsurroundsoeakersthatmar

NOTE:Thisisa goodtimeto verifycat De musethe arnvaof font-channelsoundsto cecome

thedelaysettingsto adjustthesmlngto tailorthe sce- Forexamcle,f thefront-leftandfront-rightspeakers

ire eacn10 feetfromthe _smn_ngposKioranaDe

semercnannelspeakeris eightfeetaway.thedelayis

figureaas 10-8=2. suggestingan OCtlmalcenter

]ela',of twomilliseconds.

Tosetthedelastimes,followthesesteEs:

". PuttheAVR125 in theDolbyProLogicII-

sbeakershavebeenpropenyconnected.Asthe disconnectedfromsurrouna-cnannelsounas.

_es[noisecirculates,istento makecertainthat Toresj,nchronizethefrontandsurroundchannels,fol-

thesoundcomesfromthesceakerDOSIU0n 0Wthesesmcs:

shownin theMainInformationDisplay.Ifthe

1. MeasureDe a_stancefromthelistening/viewing

soundfroma sceakerlocationdoesNOTmatch

cositionto thefrontsceakers.

theCOSl[ionnalcateanthe display,turnthe

AVR125 off usincthe Main PowerSwitch []

andcheckthespeakerw_nngto makecertain

thateachsdeaker_sconnectedto the correct

ou[cu[terminal,

4.Aftercheckingfor sceakerclacement,letthe_est

2. Measurethe alstancefromthe stoning/viewing

C0SKIOD t0 the surround sceakers.

3. Subtractthedistancetothesurroundsseakem

fromthed_stanceto thefrontsoeakers.

MoviesmoaecypressingDe SurroundMode

Selector[] onthe frontcanelor cypressingthe

SurroundMode Selector_ onDe remora

unlDOLBY PRO LOGIC II- MOVIE

accearsn the MainInformationDisplay[] ana

theProLogic II Indicator[] ugntsup,

2, PressDe DelayButton _ _ ontheremote

orfrontcanekThewordsS R D EL AY wi

accearintheMain InformationDisplay []

3, PresstheSet Button _

cressDe _ Buttons qi_!_qi_i_onDe

roundsceakersarefivefeetaway,De optima

remoteorthe SelectorButtons[] on thefront delaytimeisfiguredas10-5=5, ThusinDIS

cane_foreachchannelto ceglnto cnncthemt( example,the dela!timeforDolbyDigitalshould

thesamelevel.Notethatwhenoneof the but- besetat fivemilliSeconds.

ionsis oushed,thetest noisearculauonw

b.Whensemngthedelaytimeforthe ProLogic

causeonthe channelbeingaojusmato giveyou

timeto maketheacustment.Wher yourelease modes,taketheresultof thesubtractiorano

De cu_ontnecirculationWillresumeafter15 add15 to obtaintheoptimaldelaytime,For

figurecalculamausingtheformulaenteredacove

accears in De display,

5. If onlyanalogsourcesWillce usec no acustmen[

_sneededfor thecenterchanneldelaj inthat

case cresstheSet Button _ _ to enterthe

surrounddelaysettingsintotheAVR125's mem-

ory.However,if you N ce usingalgl[alsources

andthecalculationsoutlinedaboveindicatethat

seconas,

5.Continueto adjusttheindividualsceakersunti

they_11havethesamevolume.Notethatacust-

-ents ShOUldce madewm DeA/V Buttons

_i_Dqi_l_onthe remoteortheSelector

Buttons[] on thefrontpanelonly.NOTthe

mainvolumecontrols.Ther cresstheSet

Button_ _1 to memorizethe change,If_oL

areusinga soundcressure(SPL/meterfor cre-

clse evelaajus[men[,setDe volumesothatDe

-eter reads75dB.C-WeignungSicw.

examole,if thefront_beakersare10 feetawa,

andthesurroundsoeakersarefivefeetawa,_, thecenterchanneldelayrequiresananjustmen[

theoctlma ]elaytime s figuredas continuewiththefollowingstecs

" }-5+15=20. Thus._nthisexaFrc e.the 6. Beforesettingthecenterchanneldela_time.make

ProLogic delayshouldbe setat20 ...... certaincat adigitalsourcehasbeenselected.

seconds. 7 Selectthe DolbyDigitalmodebypressingeither

NOTE:TheTheaterandHallmodesusea fixed,non- the SurroundModeSelector[] on thefront

aajusmcleaelaytime. canelor theSurroundMode Selector_ on

theremoteunu DOLBY DIGITAL

TheDolbyDigkalmodealsoinauaesaseearamseF

t_ngforthe centerchanneldela, modesincethedis- accears_ De Main InformationDisplay []

:rein natureof thesesignalsmakesthelocationof the

:entercnannelsceakermorecritical.TocalculateDe

a. Whensemngtnedelaytimefor the Dolb_

noiseclrculamandlistento seewhichchannel_ Digitalsurroundmode.the opumalaela}_lmeis 4. Adjustthedelaybmebypressingthe_/V

soundlouderthantheothers.Usin_thefrontleft theresultof thatsubtraction.Forexamom,if the Buttons li_D_i_i_on theremoteortheSelector

F L inthe display)sceakerasa reference frontsEeakersare10 feetawa andthesur- Buttons[] on thefrontcaneluntilthe delaytime

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

8. Pressthe DelayButton _ _ on theremote

or frontpanel.ThewordsSI_ ]) E L A ¥ will

appearinthe Main InformationDisplayr-J.

9. Pressthe set Buttonqi]_, andthenimme-

diatelypresstheA/V Buttons qi_)qi_l_on the

remoteorthe SelectorButtons[] on thefront

paneluntilthedesireddelaytimeforthe surround

channelsis showninthedisplay.

10. Pressthe Set Buttonqi]_m withinthreesec-

ondsafterthedesiredsettingisshown.

11. Pressthe A/V Buttons qi_)qi_l_on theremote

onceso that([ T ]) EL AY appearsinthe Main

InformationDisplayr-J.

12. Pressthe theSet Button _ _.

13. Pressthe A/V Buttons qi_)qi_l_on theremote

or theSelectorButtons [] onthe frontpanel

untilthe desireddelaytimeforthecenterchannel

appearsinthedisplay.

14. Pressthe Set Button_ _ to enterthe set-

ting intotheAVR125's memory.

AdditionalInput Adjustments

In additionto the majoradjustmentsdescribedinthe

precedingpages,you mayalsowishto setthe typeof

audiosource(analogordigital)to be usedwithan

inputatthistime.Oncea specificaudiosourcetype is

associatedwithanyoftheinputs,it willremainin the

memoryuntilit is changed,evenwhenanotherinputis

selected.Toattachoneof thedigitalinputsto a specific

source,followthesesteps:

1. PresstheDigital Buttonqi_m.

2. Immediatelypressthe A/V Buttonsqi_qi_l_ or

SelectorButtons[] to scrollthroughthelistof

availabledigitalinputsor theanaloginput.

3. Whenthedesiredinputtypeis showninboththe

Main InformationDisplay[] andinthe Analog

[/:_J,CoaxialDigital Input [] or Optical Digital

Input [] Indicators,presstheSetButton

W to enterthesettingintotheunits memory.

WhentheStereo-Direct(SurroundOff)modeis in use,

youmayonlyselecttheanaloginputfora source.

WhentheStereo-Digitalmodeisin use,youmay

selectfrom anyof the digitalinputsthatyouhave

connectedto yoursourcecomponents.

Youmayalso"memorize"a specificsurroundmodeso

thatit willalwaysbeusedwhenan inputisselected.

TheAVR125 alwaysremembersthe lastsurround

modeusedwithanyinput,but duringthesetup

processyou maywishto presetthe modesfor each

source.Todo that,followthesesteps:

1. Selectan inputby pressingoneof the Input

Selectors_ _ [] or theAM/FMTuner

Selectqi_D.

2. PresstheSurround ModeSelectorql]_E_, and

immediatelypressthe A/V Buttons qi_)qi_l_or

SurroundMode Selector[] to scrollthroughthe

listof availablesurroundmodes.Notethatthe

nameof eachmodewill scrollfrom rightto left

acrosstheMain InformationDisplay[]. To

avoidhavingthesystem"timeout"andexitthe

selectprocess,be sureto presstheA/V Buttons

qi_qi_l_ or SurroundMode Selector[] to

selectthenextmodeatanytimethemodename

is displayed.

3. Whenthe desiredmodenameappearsinthe Main

Information Display[] andinthe Surround

Mode Indicators m, simplypausefor a few

secondsto allowtheunitto "timeout_'Yourselec-

tionwill be memorizedandwillbeactivatedeach

timetheinputisselecteduntilanothermodeis

selected.

4. Repeatthe processforeachofthe inputs.

5. Whenthe desiredSurroundmodehasbeen

enteredforall inputs,presstheSetButtonqi]_.

Oncethesettingsoutlinedonthepreviouspageshave

beenmade,theAVR125 is readyfor operation.While

therearesomeadditionalsettingsto be made,these

arebestdoneafteryouhavehadanopportunityto lis-

tento a varietyof sourcesanddifferentkindsof pro-

grammaterial.Thesesettingsaredescribedon pages

21 through26 of thismanual.Inaddition,anyof the

settingsmadeinthe initialconfigurationofthe unit

maybe changedat anytime.Asyouaddnewor dif-

ferentsourcesor speakers,or if youwishto changea

settingto betterreflectyourlisteningtaste,simplyfol-

lowtheinstructionsforchangingthe settingsforthat

parameter,asshowninthissection.

Havingcompletedthesetupandconfigurationprocess

for yourAVR125,you areaboutto experiencethe

finestinmusicandhometheaterlistening.Enjoy!

OPERATION

Basic Operation

Onceyounavecomoletedthesetupandconfiguration

of theAVR125. i_is slmE)_e_ooE)era_eandenjoy.The

followingns_rucuonswmhepyou maximize_e enjoy-

men_of yournewreceiver

_uncuonis programmed.TocanceltheSleeofunction. Volume Control

tressandholdhe SleepButton_l_ untilthe infor-

mationdisplayrevns _onormaorghtnessthe • AdJUS_TheVOlUme_oacomfortableleVelusing_e

SleeoindicatornumE)ersalsaE)E)eararia_e woras front-E)anelVolumeControl[] orremo_eVolume

Up/Down _ E)u_ons.

SLEEP 0 aE)E)earin_neMainInformation

Displayr-J

Turningthe AVR125On orOff When/ou wluDeawayfromhomefor anextended

• WhenusingtheAVR125forthefirsttime,youmust E)eriodof timeit is alwaysa gooa_aea_ocompletely

presstheMain PowerSwitch[] on _e frontDane turntheunitoff withthefront-saneMain Power

toturntheuniton.Thisolacestheunitina Standb,. Switch []

moa6asina_ca_eaE)theambercolorof thePower

Indicator[] Oncetheunit s inStandby,youmas NOTE:A E)resetmemoriesarelostif theunitis left

• Whens_enlngn oneof the Stereomodeswiththe

surrounacircuitsoft.theBalanceControl [] ma!.De

used_oanJSttherelawesounaowE)u_between_ne

frontleftandrightsseakers.

• Toten-ooraruysilenceallsE)eakeroutE)utsDresstne

Mute Button _. ThisA n_erruE)ttheoutE)u__oa

E)eglna ns_enlngsessionby pressingtheSystem turnedoff E)yusingthe Main PowerSwitch [] for soeakersandtheheadphoneJACK,but it willnotaffect

PowerControl[] onthefrontoanelor theAVB morethar oneweek.

Selector_lP. NotethatthePowerIndicator[]

_urngreenThiswillturntheunitonandre_urn[ tothe Source Selection

inE)utsourcethatwas_stused.TheunitmayalsoDe

turnedon fromStandbybypressinganyof theInput • TOse_ec_a sourceE)ressanyofthe Source • Duringa listeningsessionyoumaywishto adjusI

SelectorButtons_lDqi_D_ onthe remoteor _ne SelectorButtons_ID_i_D_ on the remote, the BassControl[] anaTrebleControl[] _osul_

InputSourceSelector[] on thefrontE)ane. yourns[ening_as_esor roomacoustics.

• Thein[u_sourcema,.alsobe cnanyeaE)ypressing

NOTE:AfterE)ress_ngoneof theInput Selector thefront-panelInput SourceSelector[]. Eacl_

Etessof the buttonN move_neirE)u[selection

Buttons_l_i_ _ to turntheuniton.E)ressthe

AVRSelector0 to settheremotecontrolto the

AVR125'sfunctions.

Toturnthe unitoffat theendof a s_enlncsession.

s_mplypresstheSystemPowerControl[] on the

frontE)anelor thePowerOff ButtonO on the

throuonthe listofavallaE)leIndU[S.

• ASthe nputis changed,theAVR125 wi automati-

cal, switch_o_nedigitalinput(ifselected),surround

mode.sE)eakerconfiguration,output_evelsandnight

odestatus_na_wereenteredaunngtheconfigura-

tion srocessforthatsource.

remote.Powerwill beshutoff to anyequl_men_

pluggedin_o_nerear-saneSwitchedACOutlet _ • Thefront-caneVideo3 Inputs_J[r_lj mayE)e

andthePowerIndicator [] Will_urnamE)er.

usea_oconnec[/ourcaE)letelevisionconver[eror

sa[elll[ereceiver,or youma_connecta devicesuchas

When_e remo_eis usea_o_urnthe unit"oft [ is

avlaeogameor camcoraer_o,'ourhomeentertain-

ac[uauypacingthe systemna Standb',mode.asine

men_s,,s_en-on a_emporarsE)as_s.

ca_eaE),_theamuercolorof thePower Indicator[]

• TcprogramtheAVR125forautomaticturn-oft.

• AS the IRE)U[ source IS cnanoed,thenew nE)ut name

_nyrecoralngorauE)E)lng_na_mayDeinprogress.

Press_neMute Button_ againoraajustthe vc-

ume _.0return to norma oDerauon,

• Toset thecutoutoftheAVR125 so_a_theou_E)u_

s "flat withthetonecontrolsdeactivated.Dressthe

ToneModeButton [] un[i the wordsT o n e

0 u 1: aE)E)ea_"momen_an,inthe MainInformation

Display[] Toreturnthetonecontrols_oanacwe

conaKioncressthe ToneModeButton [] untilthe

_vorasT o n e T n momen_any appearinthe Main

Information Display[].

• Foranva[eus_enlng,plugthe1/4" stereoonone

plugfroma pairof stereoheadE)honesintothefront

panelHeadphoneJack [] Notethatwhenthe

headphone'splugs connec[ea_newora

HEADPHONE IN _ scrOllonceacrossthe

MainInformationDisplay[] anaansE)eakerswl

be silenced.Whentheheadphoneplugis removea.

theaudiofeed_othesE)eaKersWillDeres_orea.

presstheSleepButton 0 onthe remote.Each wulmomen[aruyaE)E)earinthe Main Information

pressoftheE)u[[onwl ]ecreasethetimebeforeshut Display [] anda greenLEDwi gn_nextto the

selectedinou[snameinthefront-panelInput

downn thefollowingsequence

Indicators[].

F___90 ._) 80 _ 70 _ 60 _ 50 • Nhenan aUdiOsourceISselected,the as[VideO

rain rnin rain rain rnin --I inputusedremainsroutedto theVideoI

Outputs

40 ,_) 30 ,_} 20 ,_) 10 ,_) OFF _ _ andVideoMonitor Outputs_. This

I °rain min min min / allowsyouto listento anaudioinEut suchasthe

tunerwhilewatchingoneofthevideoinE)u_s.

ThesleeE)_lmeWillE)ealsplayedinthePreset

Number/SleepTimer Indicator[] _nait w coun_ • Whenavideosourceisselectedthewaeosignalfo_

downuntilthetimehaselaE)sea, thatinE)u[w be routedtothe VideoMonitorOutputs

_ andwillbeviewableon a TVmonitorco_-

Whenthe programmeasleeFtimehaselaE)sea,the neckedto theAVR125.

unKwl _.u[oma[ical.turnoff. Notethatthefrontoane_

alspla_w aimto onehalfbrightnesswhentheSleeE

OPERATION

Surround Mode Chart

MODE

DolbyDigital

DolbyProLogicII

Movies

Music

Emulation

Logic7 C

Logic7 M

FEATURES DELAYTIMERANGE

5-ChannelStereo

SurroundOff (Stereo)

Stereo-Direct(Bypass)

Stereo-Digital

AvailableonlywithdigitalinputsourcesencodedwithDolbyDigitaldata.It provides

upto fiveseparatemainaudiochannelsanda specialdedicatedLow-FrequencyEffects

channel.

Center:Oms- 5ms

InitialSetting:Oms

Surround:Oms- 15ms

InitialSetting:Oms

DelaytimenotadjustableDTS AvailableonlywithdigitalinputsourcesencodedwithDTSdata.Availableon specialDVD,

LDandaudio-onlydiscs,DTSprovidesupto fiveseparatemainaudiochannelsanda special

dedicatedlow-frequencychannel.

DolbyProLogicII isthelatestversionof DolbyLaboratory'sbenchmarksurroundtechnology

thatdecodesfull-range,discreteleft,center,right,rightsurroundandleftsurroundchannels

from eithermatrixsurround-encodedprogramsorconventionalstereosources.The

DolbyProLogicII Moviesmodeisoptimizedformoviesoundtracks,whilethe ProLogicII

Musicmodeshouldbe usedwithmusicalselections.The ProLogicIIEmulationmode

re-createsoriginalProLogicprocessingforthosewhopreferthatpresentation.

Logic7 is an advancedmodethatextractsthemaximumsurroundinformationfrom either

surround-encodedprogramsor conventionalstereomaterial.TheLogic7 C,or Cinema,mode

shouldbe usedwithanysourcethatcontainsDolbySurroundor similarmatrixencoding.

Logic7 C deliversincreasedcenter-channelintelligibility,andmoreaccurateplacementof sounds

withfadesandpansthataremuchsmootherandmorerealisticthanwithotherdecoding

techniques.TheLogic7 M, or Music,modeshouldbe usedwithanalogor PCMstereosources.

Logic7 M enhancesthe listeningexperiencebypresentinga widerfrontsoundstageandgreater

rearambience.BothLogic7 modesalsodirectlow-frequencyinformationto thesubwoofer

(if installedandconfigured)to delivermaximumbassimpact.

Dolby3 Stereo Usestheinformationcontainedina surround-encodedortwo-channelstereoprogramto create Nosurroundchannels

centepchannelinformation.Inaddition,the informationthatisnormallysentto the rear-channel

surroundspeakersis carefullymixedinwiththefront-leftandfront-rightchannelsfor increasedrealism.

Usethismodewhenyou havea centerchannelspeakerbutno surroundspeakers.

Theater TheTheatermodecreatesa soundfieldthatresemblestheacousticfeelingof a standard Delaytimenotadjustable

liveperformancetheater.

Hall1 ThetwoHallmodescreatesoundfieldsthatresemblea small(Hall1)ormedium-sized(Hall2) Delaytimenotadjustable

Hall2 concerthall.

VMAxNear Whenonlythe twofront-channelloudspeakersareused,Harman'spatentedVMAxmodedeliversa three- Nosurroundchannels

VMAxFar dimensionalsoundspacewiththeillusionof "phantomspeakers"atthecenterandsurroundpositions.

TheVMAxN,or NearField,modeshouldbe selectedwhenyourlisteningpositionis lessthanfivefeet

fromthespeakers.TheVMAxF,or FarField,modeshouldbeselectedwhenyourlisteningpositionis

greaterthanfivefeetfromthespeakers.TheVMAxmodesarealsoavailableusingtheHeadphone

Jack I_lJ.Whenheadphonesarebeingused,theFarFieldmodewillappearto pushthe soundfield

awayfromyourears,reducingthe "insidethehead"sensationoftenexperiencedwhenusingheadphones.

Thismodetakesadvantageof multiplespeakersto placea stereosignalat boththefrontand

backof aroom.Idealfor playingmusicin situationssuchasa par_,it placesthesamesignal

atthefront-leftandsurround-left,andfront-rightandsurround-rightspeakers.Thecenter

channelis fed a summedmonomixof the in-phasematerialof the leftandrightchannels.

Thesemodesturnoff all surroundprocessingandpresentthe pureleft-andright-channelpresentation

of two-channelstereoprograms.TheStereo-Direct(Bypass)modemayonlybe usedwithanalogsource

inputs,asit preservestheanalogformatofthe audiosignalforits entirepathof travelthroughthereceiver

to thespeakerandsubwooferoutputs,bypassingall digitalprocessing.Digitalbassmanagementisnot

availablein Stereo-Directmode.TheStereo-Digitalmodecanbeusedwitheitherananalogor digitalinput,

asthe signalundergoesdigitalbassmanagementto optimizethedistributionof the lowfrequencies

betweenthemainspeakersanda subwoofer.

Movies:lOms- 25ms

Music:Oms- 15ms

Emulation:lOms - 25ms

Delaytimenotadjustable

Nodelayis availablefor

thismode

Nosurroundchannels

OPERATION

Surround Mode Selection

Oneofthe mostimportantfeaturesof theAVR125

is its abilityto reproducea fullmultichannelsurround

soundfieldfromdigitalsources,analogmatrixsur-

round-encodedprogramsandstandardstereopro-

grams.Inall,a totalof 16 listeningmodesareavail-

ableon he AVR125.

Selectionof asurroundmodeis basedon pemonal

taste,aswellashe typeof programsoumematerial

beingused.Forexample,motionpicturesorTVpro-

gramsbearinghe logoof oneof he majorsurround-

encodingprocesses,suchasDolbySurround®*,DTS

Stereo®*orUltraStereo'M*maybeplayedineitherthe

DolbyDigital,DolbyProLogicIIor Logic7 Cinemasur-

roundmodesdependingon he sourcematerial.

NOTE:Oncea programhasbeenencodedwih matrix

surroundinformation,it retainsthesurroundinformation

aslongastheprogramisbroadcastinstereo.Thus,

movieswih surroundsoundmaybedecodedviaanyof

he analogsurroundmodessuchasProLogicIIor

Logic7, whentheyarebroadcastviaconventionalTV

stations,cable,payTVandsatellitetransmission.Inaddi-

tion,a numberof made-for-televisionprograms,sports

broadcasts,radiodramasandmusicCDsarealso

recordedinsurroundsound.Youmayviewa listof

heseprogramsatthe DolbyLaboratoriesWebsiteat

www.dolby.com.

Evenwhena programisnot listedascarryingintentional

surroundinformation,youmayfindhat he ProLogicII,

Logic7, VMAxandhe HallorTheatermodesoften

deliverenvelopingsurroundpresentationsthroughthe

useof thenaturalinformationpresentinallstereorecord-

ings.However,forstereo,bL_notsurroundprograms,we

suggestthatyouexperimentwiththeothermodes.

Surroundmodesareselectedusingeiher thefront

panelcontrolsorhe remote.Toselecta surround

modefromthefrontpanel,presstheSurroundMode

Selector[] to scrollup ordownhroughthe listof

availablemodes.Toselectasurroundmodeusinghe

remote,presstheSurroundMode Selectorql]_and

thenpressthe A/T Buttonsqi_)qi_) to changehe

mode.Asyou pressthebuttons,theSurroundmode

namewillappearin theMain InformationDisplay

r-J, andanindividualmodeindicatorwillalsolightup

r_['_Jr_Jr_r_[n[]. Asthesurroundmodes

change,agreenLEDwilllightnextto thecurrent

modeintheSurround ModeIndicators[] liston

thefrontpanel.

NOTE:Thenameof eachSurroundModewill scroll

acrosshe MainInformationDisplay[] whilethe

modesarebeingselected.Toavoidexitingfromthe

surroundmodeselectionprocess,pushhe • or •

Buttonqi_)qi_) whilea modenameis stillvisible.

TheDolbyDigitalandDTSmodesmayonlybe select-

ed whenadigitalinputisin use.Inaddition,whena

digitalsourceis present,he AVR125 willautomatical-

lyselectandswitchto thecorrectmode(DolbyDigital

or DTS),regardlessof he modethathasbeenprevi-

ouslyselected.Formoreinformationonselectingdigital

sources,seehe followingsectionof thismanual.

Tolistento a programin traditionaltwo-channelstereo,

usinghe front-leftandfront-rightspeakersonly(plus

he subwooferif installedandconfigured),followthe

instructionsshownaboveforusingthe remoteuntil

SURR OFF appearsintheMain Information

Display[]. TheStereo-Direct(Bypass)modemay

onlybe selectedwhenananaloginputis inuse.

Digital Audio Playback

Digitalaudioisa majoradvancementoverolderanalog

matrixsurroundsystems.Itdeliversfivediscretechan-

nels:left-front,center,right-front,left-surroundandright-

surround.Eachchannelreproducesfullfrequencyrange

(20Hzto 20kHz)andoffersdramaticallyimproved

dynamicrangeandsignificantimprovementsto signal-

to-noiseratios.Inaddition,digitalsystemshavethecapa-

bilityto deliveranadditionalchannelhat isspecifically

devotedto low-frequencyinformation.Thisishe ".1"

channelreferredto v_enyouseehesesystems

describedas"5.1". Thebasschannelisseparatefrom

he oherchannels,butsinceit is intentionallybandwidth-

limited,sounddesignershavegivenit hat unique

designation.

DolbyDigital

DolbyDigital(originallyknownasAC-3®) isa standard

partof he DVDformat,andisalsopartofhe newdigital

broadcastingsystemandit isavailablewih manysatellite

receiversandsomedigitalcableboxes,aswellaswih

speciallyencodedLDdiscs.

An optional,externalRFdemodulatoris requiredto

usetheAVR125to listento the DolbyDigitalsound

tracksavailableon laserdiscs.ConnecttheRFoutput

of theLD playerto he demodulatorandthencon-

nectthedigitaloutputof the demodulatorto the

Optical or CoaxialInputsi_)_i'l_'ti'l_lJ of the

AVR125. Nodemodulatoris requiredfor usewith

DVDplayersor DTS-encodedlaserdiscs.

DTS

DTSis anoherdigitalaudiosystemthatiscapableof

delivering5.1 audio.AlthoughbothDTSandDolby

Digitalaredigital,theyusedifferentmehodsof

encodinghe signals,andthustheyrequiredifferent

decodingcircuitsto convertthedigitalsignalsback

to analog.

DTS-encodedsoundtracksareavailableon select

DVDandLDdiscs,aswellason specialaudio-only

DTSdiscs.YoumayuseanyLDor CDplayer

equippedwitha digitaloutputto playDTS-encoded

discswih theAVR125. Allthatis requiredis to con-

nectthe player'soutputto eiher he Optical or

Coaxialinputontherearpaneli_)_ or frontpanel

Inorderto listento DVDsencodedwithDTSsound

tracks,the DVDplayermustbecompatiblewiththe

DTSsignalas indicatedbya DTSlogoontheplayer's

frontpanel.EarlyDVDplayersmaynot beableto play

DTS-encodedDVDs.Thisdoesnotindicatea problem

withtheAVR125, assomeplayerscannotpassthe

DTSsignalthroughto he digitaloutputs.Ifyouarein

doubtasto he capabilityof yourDVDplayerto handle

DTSdiscs,consulttheplayer'sowner'smanual.Please

notehat someDVDplayersareshippedwiththeir

outputsetforDolbyDigitalonly.ToinsurethatDTS

datais beingsentto he AVR,pleasecheckhe setup

menusystemon yourDVDplayerto makecertainhat

DTSdataoutputis enabled.

Selecting a Digital Source

Toutilizeeitherdigitalmodeyoumusthaveproperly

connecteda digitalsourceto theAVR125. Connect

he digitaloutputsfromDVDplayers,HDTVreceivers,

satellitesystemsor CDplayersto he Opticalor

CoaxialInputs i_)_i'l_'ti'l_lJ.Inorderto providea

backupsignalanda sourceforanalogstereorecord-

ing,theanalogoutputsprovidedon digitalsource

equipmentshouldalsobeconnectedto heir appropri-

ateinputson theAVR125 rearpanel(e.g.,connect

he analogstereoaudiooutputfrom a DVDto the

DVDAudio Inputs_ on therearpanelwhenyou

connectthesource'sdigitaloutputs).

Whenplayingadigitalsourcesuchas DVD,firstselect

he sourceinputusinghe remoteor front-panelcon-

troisas describedon page21. Next,selectthedigital

sourceby pressingtheDigital Input SelectorButton

qi_! andthenusingthe,A/v Buttons qi_)qi_)

onhe remoteor theSelectorButtons[] on the

frontpanelto chooseanyofthe0 P1"I C AL or

C0 AX I AL inputs,ashey appearinthe Main

InformationDisplay[], theDigital Input

Indicators[][]. Whenthedigitalsourceisplaying,

he AVR125 willautomaticallydetectwheher it is a

multichannelDolbyDigitalor DTSsource,ora con-

ventionalPCMsignal,whichisthe standardoutput

fromCDplayers.A Bitstream Indicator[] will light

inthe Main InformationDisplay[] to confirmthat

he digitalsignalis DolbyDigital,DTSorPCM

OPERATION

DigitalStatus Indicators definition,a 96/24 sgnalmayDesuppllea0% viaa

Whent alg[al sourceis playing,theAVR125 senses alglm nDUL

_ne_ e of ul_s_eamaam_na_s present,using_nls

'nformationthecorrectsurroundmodewillautomati- Inadditionto the bitstrean"inalca[ors,theAVF125

Calljbeselected.Forexample.DTSbitstreamsNU "eaturesa setof uniquecnanneHnDu[nalca_orsthat

causetheunl[to swKcnto DTSaecoglng,andDolby tellyouhowmanychannelsof digitalinformationare

Dig[al Dim[reamswl enableDolbyDigitaldecoalng oeingrecelveaand/orwhetherthealgl[alslgnais

Nhen_neunitsensesPCMdatatom CDsor LDs.you _nmn'uDma.

mayselec[ant of the standardsurroundmouessuch

Night Mode

A specialfeatureof DolbyDigitalisthe Nigh_mode,

wbchenablesDolbyDigitalinpu_sources_oDeplayea

backwithfulldialcguein[elllglOlll_whilereducingthe

minimumpeaklevelb!.]/_ to ]/3. ThisDrevenm

aorup_lycudtransitionsfromols[urelngo_ers wl[nou_

................. of the digitalsource.TheNight

-oae isavailableonlywhenDolbyDigitalsignalswith

sDeclaaa_aarebeingplayea.

asDolbyProLogicIIor LogC7. Sincetherangeof TheseindicatorsaretheL/C/R/SL/SR/LFEle_[ersthat

avallaolesun'ounamouesis aeDendentonthe typeof areinsidethe centerboxesof the Speaker/Channel TheNightmodemaybeengagedwhena DolL,

aigKalaa_athatis oresem_e AVR125 usesa /ane[y Input Indicators[] in thefrontDaneMain DigitalDVDis playingbypressingtheNight Mode

of indicatorsto let ou knowwhattypeof signais InformationDisplay[] Whenastandardanaloc Button_ on_neremora.NextDressthe ,a,/v

present,Thisw_ helpyOU_0unaers_anathecnolce signalis inuse.orlythe 'L"and"R"indicatorsw Buttonsli_ to selecteitherthe mlaglerangeor

of modes ight.ts analogsignalsnaveonlyleftandrightchart- maximum-corrsressionversionsof the Nightmode.To

nels respecwely. _urn_neNijht modeoff,pressthe A/v Buttons

Nhena alg[al sources playing,a Bitstream qi_qi_il_untilthe messageintheMain Information

Indicator[] willlign_to showwhichtype if signalis Digitalsignals,however,mayhavetwo.fiveor sixsep- Display[] reaas]) - R 0 f f. WI-anthe Night

playing aratechannels,aepena_ngon theprogramma[anal, moaeisacwe.theNightMode Indicator [] w

meme[noaof transmissionandthewaj inwnlclli[ also {_nT

]): Whenthe DOLBYD indicatorghts.a Dolby wasencoded,Whena agKalslgna s playing,_e let-

Dig[al olm_rean'is oelngreceived.Depenalngon the tersintheseindicatorsWll in[ inresponse_o_e IMPORTANTNOTESONDIGITALPLAYBACK:

se_ungsonthe sourceplayeranaspecificsurrouna specificsignalbeingrecelvea,i_is -eormn__onora _ When_nealgKalpla_backsources smDDeaor in a

'nformationandnumberof channelsonthedisc.a thatalthoujh DolbyDigital,for examFe. isreferredto PauseFastForwardorChapterSearchmode,_ne

numberof surroundmouesareqossible.Fordiscs asa "5.1" sTsmm,no_all DolbyDigitalDVDsor pro- aid[alaualoaa-,aWillmomenmruystop,tna the

Wl[hfu 5.1 aualo,onlythe DolbyDigitalandVMAx gramsareencodedwith5.1 channels.Thusi[ is cnanne[ qsKionle_ersnslaetheSpeaker/

mouesareavailable,Whenthe DolbyDigitalsignalis someumesnormalfora DVDwitl-a DolbyDigital ChannelInput Indicators[] N flashThisis

on, rwo-cnannel,youmayalsoselectfromtheLocc 7 soundtrackto triggeronl_me4: ana"R"indicators, normalana Icesno[ nalcama oroblemwitheither

Cinema!Music.Hal 1/2.Theater.DolbyProLogic theAVR125 orthesourcemacnlne.TheAVR125

MoviesMusicor Emulationor Doltsj3 Stereomodes. NOTE:Man',DVDdiscsarerecordedwithboth"5.1" w re[urn_oalgi[aip_aybackassoonas_neaam_s

NhentheAVR125sensesa 2,0-channelDob. ana"2.0"versionsof thesamesound-track,When

Dig_m_signal.]neunKWl au_omaucallyselectDolby playinga DVD.alwaysbe certainto checkthetypeof

ProLocc as_e surrounaprocessingmoae,tna mamrlalon thedisc.Mostdiscsshowthis nformation

boththeDolbyDigital [] andDolbyProLogicII n theformof a listing}r sonin thebackof thedisc

[] surrouna-modeina_ca[orswl ght inaccordance acket.Whena discdoesoffermumblesouna_rack

with_nereaulremenmof Dolb_Laooramnes choicesyou mayhaveto makesomeadjus_menm_c

tvailableandwhenthe machine_sn as_anaara

plasmoae.

2.AlthOL_ntheAVR125 wmaecogevlr_uaBal DVE

swesCDsandHDTVsources,i[ s possiblethat

somefuturedigitalsourcesmayno_Decompa_lDi6

withtheAVR125

yourDVDplayer(usuauywiththe "AudioSelect"button

]) T._: Whenthe DTSindicatorlignm,a DTSbitstream or ina menuscreenon the alsc _osenaafu 5.1 3. Notethatno_all ]lgKallyencoaeaprogramscon[air

is beingreceived.Whenthe unitsensesthistypeof feedto theAVR125. It is alsopossibleforthe typeof full5.1-channelaudio.Consultthe programgulae

aam.or._theDTSmodema_Deusea. signalfeed_ocnangeduringthe courseof a DVD thataccompaniesthe DVDor laserdiscto deter-

playback.Insomecasesthe previewsof specialmare-

minewhich_pe of audiohasbeenrecordedon the

PC 11:Whenthe PCMna_ca[orlight&asmnaara rlalWillOP_Derecoraeain2.0 aualc Williethemalr disc.TheAVR125 Willautomaticallysensethe type

PulseCodeModulation.or PCM.s gnal s Delnc "ea_ureis avauaulein5,1 audio.As longasyourDVD sf digitalsurroundencoa_nguseaanaagjus[to

received.Thisisthetypeof diglm_aua_ouseauy con- playerissetfor 6-channeloutDu_theAVR125 w accommoaamm

e%onalcon-Dac_alscarialaseraiscrecoralngs au_oma_lca.._sensechangesto the bitstreamand

Nhena PCMbitstreamis Dresen_.a_mouesexcept channelcountandreflectthemin thesena_camrs. 4. Whena alg[alsources playing,you mayno_De

DolbyDigtal andDTSareavailable, IDle_0selectsomeofthe analogsurrounamoues

ThelettersuseduytheSpeaker/ChannelInput suchasDolbyProLogicII, Dolb_3 Stereo.Hall.

Whena hign-resolu_lon96kHz/24-bitPCMsigna_is Indicators[] alsoflashto indicatewhena bitstream Theateror Logic7.

aemcmathe nameof thecurrentsourceinDu[foI- hasbeeninterru_ma.Thiswi happenwhena die[a

5. Whena DolbyDigitalor DTSsourceis olaylna[

oweaDV9I-,K. forexamole.])V]) / 91-,K WillDe Irou_sourceisselecmabeforethe playbacks_arm,or

olsplayeain theMain InformationDisplay []. This whena dig[alsourcesuchasa DVDis caused.The s not qOSSlDleIOmakean analogrecoralngusing

typeof programmamrla_canbe foundon speclaB flashinoina_ca_omremlnayouthattheplaybackhas

markeddiscs_na_wererecoraequsinga highersam- stoDDeddUetOthe aosenceof a digKalsignalanano_

piingratethanthe44kHzor 48kHztypicallyuse(]on througnan_faultof theAVR125.Thisis norma ana

compactdiscs,TheStereo-Digital(SurroundO_ the dgKaplaybackwillresumeoncetheplaybad s

moaeWillDeavailable_oprocessa 96/24 signal.The startedac-]in

theTape_ _ndVideoI AudioOutputs_,

However.the algl_alsignalswmDesassedthrough

to theOptical_ andCoaxial_) DigitalAudio

Outputs

Stereo-Analog moaeWillnot De availablesince, Dy

OPERATION

PCMAudioPlayback

PCM PulseCodeModulatioristhenoncorrDressed

] gl_alaudioSys[emusedfor comdac[DISCSandlaser

discs,Thedig[alclrcuKsn theAVR125 arecanableof

hgn-quau_algltal4o-_nalocdecoding,andthej ma_

Desonnecteaalrectly_othedigitalaudiooutputofyoui

CDor LDplayer

2 PresstheAM/FMTunerSelectButton0 or umlnaedandflashinthe Main Information

AM/FM BandSelector[] againto switch Display_-'-'_,

betweenAM andFMsothatthedesiredfrequency

2,Withinfiveseconds,9ressthe Numeric Keys

Dana is selected,

correspondingto thelocationwhereyouwiShtO

3. PresstheTuningModeButton[] _ _oselec! storethisstation'sfrequenc!Onceenmreathe

_nuaor aumrnauc_un_ng erese[numberw _uoear_n_nePreset

Number/SleepTime DisplayIll,

inautomatic_unincmode.theAUTOIndicator[]

Connectionsm_yDemadeto eitherthereap3ane

Opticalor CoaxialInputsi_)_ orthefront-oanel _s umlnamon theMain InformationDisplay[] 3, R@eatthe processaftertuninganya@monals[a-

Opticalor CoaxialDigitalInputsi"l_Ji'l_lJ. _nathe _unerWillsloponly_.tthosestationsthat tlons_oDeorese_.

_vea s_gnas[rongenougn_obe receivedwff

Tc stento a PCMdig_m_source,firstselecttheirgutfor _ccep_aD_equaw. RecallingPresetStations

thedesiredsource',e.g.CD),Next.pressthe Digital • Tomanua selecta stationprewou%entereain the

InputSelector[]@ andthenusetheA/V WhentheAUTOIndicator[] is not illuminated xese[memory,DresstheNumericKeys _ that

Buttonsqi_)qi_) ontheremoteor theSelector _netuneris n a manualmoaeanaWillS[Odatearl corres[ona_othe aesireas_atlons memon

Buttons[] on thefrontpanel,untilthe desiredchoice frequencyincrementintheseiecteaDana. ocauon

appearsintheMain InformationDisplay[] 4. Toselec[stations,cressthe TuningSelector • Tomanuay tunethroughthelistof storedorese_

Whena PCMsourceis playingthe POMIndicator Button[]q_). WhentheAUTOIndicator[] is s[atlonsoneoy one.9ressme PresetStations

[] wight, DuringPCMplayback,youma_seiec[ SelectorButtonsi'_J_ onthe fronteanelor

an_surroundmodeexceD_DolbyDigtalor DTS, remora.

f a 96kHz/24-bitPCMsigna s aemc[ecthename

of thecurrentsourceiroutfollowedby =1I.,K for

examole])V ]) / _1I.,K. wl DealsDlatedinthe

Main Information Display[]. Youmayselectthe

Stereo-Digl[aSurroundOffimodeto processthiS

typeof signa.

lumlnamaDressthebuttonandthenrelease_o

causethetunerto searchforthenexthignes[-or

owest-frequenc!s_auonthathasanacceD_aDm

signal.WhentuningFMstationsin theAutomode

:ne_unerWillselec[on_stereostations.Tctune_o

:henextstauonDressthe buttonagain.Ifthe

StereoIndicator[] s not umlnama.Dresstne

TuningModeButton i'_l_ to activatethe

manuamode.and_aDthe TuningSelector

Button[]_) to advanceonefrequencyncre-

menta_a time,or DressandhOldI[tOiocama SDe

PlajbackfromPCMsourcesma aso benefitfromthe

Logic7 Mode.Whenplayingbacka surround-encoded

sificstation.Whenthe TUNEDIndicator[] ghts,

PCMsourcesucnasan LEor surrounaoencoaeaCD

-hestauonis propenytunedandShOUldDeheard Whena a gl[alaudiorecorderisconnecma_ome

usethe Logic7 C or Cinemamode,Wi-_r oiayinc withclarity, Optical_ or Coaxiali_) DigitalAudioOutputs,

[ruestoredrecoralnas,usethe LCglC7 M or Music youmayrecordthealgl[alsgnalusinga CD-F

modefor a wgetsounds[ageandincreasedrear-

channeambience,

Tape Recording

r normaldEera_lon,the audioor VideOsource

se_ecmaforlisteningthroughtheAVR125 s sen[_o

therecordcutouts,ThLsmeansthatanyprogramyou

a_ewamnlngor ustenlng_oma_Derecordedsimply

oyplacingmacnlnesconnectedtothe OUtOU[Sfor

TapeOutputs0 }r Video1 OutputsI_)_) n

theRecordmode,

• Pleasemake cer[aln that/ou are aware of an_

ccpyrlgnt resthc[ionson any maerla you cc py,

UnauthorizedauDiicauonof copyrighted materialsis

PrOhibitedOyfederallaw

Output Level Trim Adjustment

/orma oumu_leveadjustmentfor_neAVR125

es[auusheausingthetest_oneas oumneaon pages

"8 and19. Insomecases,however._tma_Deaesir

aDie_oadjusttheCutoutleve_susr _ programmatenal

suchasa testdisc or a selec[ion_/ouarefamiliarwith.

NOTE:Whena Logic7 modeis Inusewitha Dolb_

Dgital2.0 dgltalinpu[source,thatmoderatherthar

LCgic7. W_DeUSedO'_theAVRaftertheagila Dll-

s_reams Imerruptedforan_reasonsuchasstopping

orpausingthe dgKaplayback,Note,also,thatLogic7

'_ notavallaD_ withalgltalplaybackunlessalwo-

channeDim[reami_in use. NOTE:Whenthe FMreceDuonof a stationisweak

Tuner Operation au_o ]Uall_NIIIDencreaseaDyswl[cningto Mon¢

sue bypressinghe TuningMode Button []_

TheAVR125'stuneris capableof tuningAM FMand un[i theStereoIndicator[] goesout,This_ aso

:M Stereobroadcaststations.StationsmayDe[unea ....................... mode.

manuauy,ortheymaybe storedasfavomestauorere-

PresetTuning

sereandrecaed froma 30-Dosmormemory,

Jslngthe remote,uoto 30 stationsmayDestored_r

theAVRt 25's memoryforeasyreca_usingthefront

Station Selection

sanecontrolsorthe remote.

1, Presshe AM/FMTunerSelectButton _i_ c

theremo[eto selectthetunerasan nDut,The

o entera stationintothe memory,firsttunethe sta-

_unerma,Deselectedfromthefront pane_Dy

eitheruressirg theInputSourceSelector[] lion usngme s_epsOU[llneaabove.Then

untilthetuneris activeor oypressingtheAM/FM , Pressthe MemoryButton _ ontheremora.

BandSelector [], No_e_na_neMemoryIndicator[] w De

5. Stationsma,.aso De_unedd_rec[__ne@erauto- MiniDiscorother_glmlrecordingsys[em.

-a_lcor manua_uningmodeDypressingme

Direct Button _, andthenpressing_ne NOTESONRECORDING:

NumericKeys _ thatcorresoonato thesta- • TheAVR125 convermanaognDumto a PCM

on'sfrequency.The ]eslreastationw aummatl algltasignal,enablingyou[o record_nematerla

ca / DetuneD._you pressan incorrectuu_on on a 3Dor MDrecorderconnec[eato oneofthe

whileenteringa directfrequency,presstheClear AVR125's DigitalAudioOutputs_li_. Thedigital

Button_ _ostar_over. recordermus_Decomoatiblewiththeoumu_sgna

%r example,the PCMdgita inputfroma 3Dplayer

-ay be recordedona CD-Ror MiniDisc.uu_Dolb_

Digi[alor DTSsignasmayno_.

OPERATION

Additionally,meoutpu__eve_forthesubwoofercan Whenthe6-ChannelDirectinpu__sin use,you may

onlyDeaajusteousingthis[ roceaure, no_selec_a surrounamoaeastheexternaldecoder

ae_ermlnesprocessing,in aaal[ion,thereisno sigma

Toadjuslltheou[pu_eve_susingprogrammaterial,firs1 attherecordoumumwhenthe6-ChannelDirectinou_

setthereferencevolumeforthefront-leftandfront-

IS In US6

rightchannelsusingtheVolumeControl[] I_).

Memory Backup

}ncethe referenceleve hasbeenset. Dress_ne

ChannelSelect Buttonli_)[] arianorathat F L Thisuroauc_is eau_uueawitha memorybackup

L E VE L w aooearinthe Main Information systemthat_reservesthe systemconfiguration

DisplayI-_1.Tochangeme evel.firstcresstheSet informationana_uneraresetsif theunit s acclaen_al

Button ii1_1_1, aria_nenusetheSelectorButtons unpluggeaor suujecma_oa poweroumge.This

[] or the A/V Buttonsli_)li_) to raiseorlower memoBWilllaSIfor approxlmamlsoneweek,after

whiCht_meal nformationmustbe reenmrea.

TheevekDONOTusethe volumecon_roastnlsw

almrthereferencesetting. DisplayBrightness

}ncethe changehasbeenmad6 cresstheSet Tr_AVR125's Main InformationDisplay_ s

Button Ii1_1_'1ana_en DresstheSelector setat a defaultunghtnessthatissufficientforviewing

Buttons[] or _neA/v Buttonsli_)_ _oselec[ ina normalj t room.However.n somehometheater

_e nextoumu_cnanneliocauonthatyouwBnto ins[allatlons,youmaywishto occasional,lowerthe

adjust.Toadjus[_qesubwooferlevel sresstne erlgntnessof the displa,_or turn _off compleml!

SelectorButtons[] or theA/T Buttonsli_)li_i) Tochangethed_splaybrightness,pressanaholdthe

untilSW LEVEL appearsin_neMain Set Button [] on thefrontpanelfor threeseconas

InformationDisplay[] untilthe message_ntheMainInformationDisplay

[] readsVF ]) F UL L Withinfiveseconds.[ tess

Pressthe Set Button_ [] when_nenameof _ne IheSelectorButtons[] on thefrontpanelum the

desiredchannelappearsin theMain Information

aeslrea]lsplaybrightnessevelisshown.At thatooin_.

Display[], ma followthe instructionssnowneanle_ [ tesstheSetButton[] _galnm enmrthesetting.

_oaajusttheleve WhenF UL L aoDearsin meMain Information

Repeatthe uroceaureasneeaeaun_lallchannels Display[], the displayisa_i_snormalorlon[hess.

requiringaajustmenthavebeenset.Whena _ajus_- WhenH AL F auuears,thea_spla_s at halfthe nor-

mentshavebeenmaaeananofurtheradjus_menm

aremadeforfiveseconastheAVR125 will returnm

norma ooeratlor

NOTES:

,, Theou_pu_leve_smayDeseparamlstrimmedforeach

algKal8naanalogsurrounamoae._youw8nto havedif-

ferenttrimlevelsforasoecificmode.selectthatmode

ana_en followthe ps[ruc_oPs_n_e sacsshownearlier:

malon_htnesslevel.When0 I=P"appears,allof the

indicatorsintheMain Information Display[] N

go dark.Note,however,thatthegreerLEDsforthe

Input Indicators _ andtheSurroundMode

Indicators_, asWellasT_ePowerIndicator []

w_ _wa;sremain__orem_nayoutnattheAVR125

sst lurneaon,

Oncethedesiredbrian[nesslevelisselecma.._

remainineffectun_ [ is char_eaagainor untilthe

• _nStereo-Digital(SurroundOff)mode,onlythe unl[is_urneaoff,

front-left,front-rign[anasubwooferchannelsmayDe

_nmmea.i_isnotoosmbleto trimtheou[ou[levelsIn

Stereo-Directmode.sincethatmoaebypasses_e

agl[alclrcul[ryuseaforoutnu[-level_rlmmlng.

6-Channel Direct Input

TheAVR225 iseauIDEedforfutureexpansion

_rougnthe useof oouonal,exmrnalaaa)tersfor

formatsthattheAVR225 mayno[Decapablec"

processing.Whenanadaptors connectedto the

6-ChannelDirect Inputs _,,_,youmayse_ec[[ oy

pressingthe6-Oh Direct Input Selector_. The

6-ChannelDirectinpu[mayalsoDeselec[eaoy

pressingtheInput SourceSelectorButton [] on

thefrontcaneum b ¢ H 91 R E C T aooearsq

_qeMain InformationDisplay[] anaa g eenLEE

ignmnextto 6 CHinthe Input Indicators[].

PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE

Programming the Remote

TheAVR125 is equippedwitha powerfulremote

controlthatwill controlboththe receiver'sfunctions

andmostpopularbrandsof audioandvideoequip-

ment,includingCDplayers,cassettedecks,TVsets,

cableboxes,VCRs,satellitereceiversandotherhome

theaterequipment.Oncethe AVR125's remoteis

programmedwiththecodesfortheproductsyouown,

it is possibleto eliminatemostotherremotesand

replacethemwiththe convenienceof a single,univer-

salremotecontrol.

Asshippedfromthefactory,the remoteisfullypro-

gmmmedfor allAVR125 functions,aswellasthoseof

mostHarmanKardonCDchangers,DVDplayers,CD

recorders,CDplayersandcassettedecks.Inaddition,

byfollowingoneofthe methodsbelow,you maypro-

gramthe remoteto operatea widerangeof devices

fromothermanufacturers.

Direct Code Entry

Thismethodisthe easiestwayto programyour

remoteto workwithdifferentproducts.

1. Usethe tablesinthefollowingpagesto determine

thethree-digitcodeor codesthatmatchboththe

producttypeprintedon the remoteabovethe

InputSelector_ (e.g.,VCR,TV),andthe

specificbrandname.Ifthereis morethanone

numberfor a brand,makenoteof the different

choices.

2. Turnon theunityouwishto programintothe

AVR125 remote.

3. PressandholdboththeInput Selector_ for

theproductyouwishto control(e.g.,VCR,TV)and

theMute Button _ atthe sametime.When

theProgramIndicator_ turnsamberand

beginsflashing,andtheInput Selector_ turns

red,releasethebuttons.It isimportantthatyou

beginthenextstepwithin20 seconds.

4. PointtheAVR125'sremotetowardstheunitto be

programmedandenterthefirstthree-digitcode

numberusingthe NumericKeys_. The

ProgramIndicator_ willchangeto a flashing

greento indicatethata codehasbeenentered.

Ifthe unitturnsoff,thecorrectcodehasbeen

entered.PresstheInput Selector_ again,and

notethattheredlightwillflashthreetimesbefore

goingdarkto confirmtheentry.

5. Ifthe deviceto be programmedin doesNOTturn

off,continueto enterthree-digitcodenumbers

untilthe equipmentturnsoff.Atthispoint,the cor-

rectcodehasbeenentered.PresstheInput

Selector_ againandnotethattheredlight

underthe InputSelector0 willflashthree

timesbeforegoingdarkto confirmtheentry.

Tryaftof thefunctionson theremoteto makecer-

tainthattheproductoperatesproperly.Keepin

mindthatmanymanufacturersusea numberof

differentcombinationsof codes,soit is agood

ideato makecertainthatnotonlythe powercon-

trol,butthevolume,channelandtransportcontrols

workastheyshould.Iffunctionsdo notwork

properly,youmayneedto usea differentremote

code.

Ifa codecannotbe enteredto turnthe unit off,if

thecodeforyourproductdoesnotappearinthe

tablesinthismanual,or if notall functionsoper-

ateproperly,try programmingthe remotewith

theAutoSearchMethod.

Auto SearchMethod

Ifthe unityouwishto includeintheAVR125'sremote

isnot listedinthe codetablesinthismanualor if the

codedoesnotseemto operateproperly,youmaywish

to programthecorrectcodeusingtheAutoSearch

methodthatfollows:

1.Turnontheunitthatyouwishto includeinthe

AVR125 remote.

2. Pressthe InputSelector_ forthetypeof

productto beentered(e.g.,VCR,TV)andthe

Mute Button _ atthesametime.Holdboth

buttonsuntiltheredlightunderthe InputSelector

stayslitandtheProgramIndicator

turnsamberandbeginsflashing.Notethatthenext

stepmusttakeplacewhiletheredlightis on,and

it mustbeginwithin20 secondsafterthelight

appears.

3. PointtheAVR125remotetowardtheunitto be

programmedandpresseitherthe• or • Button

qi_)q[_).TheProgramIndicator_ will

changeto aflashinggreento indicatethata code

hasbeenentered.Eachpresswillsendoutathree-

digitcodefromtheremote'sbuilt-indatabase.When

theunitbeingprogrammedturnsoff,releasethe•

or• Buttonqi_)q[_), asthatisyourindication

thatthecorrectcodeis inuse.

4. Pressthe InputSelector41_ID,andnotethatthe

redlightundertheInputSelectorwillflashthree

timesbeforegoingdarkto confirmtheentry.

5. Tryallof thefunctionsontheremoteto makecer-

tainthattheproductoperates.Keepinmindthat

manymanufacturersusea numberof different

combinationsof codes,andit isa goodideato

makecertainthatnotonlythe powercontrol

works,butalsothatthevolume,channeland

transportcontrolsfunctionproperly.If allfunctions

do notworkproperly,youmayneedtoAuto-

Searchfora differentcode,orentera codeviathe

DirectCodeEntrymethod.

CodeReadout

Whenthe codehasbeenenteredusingtheAuto

Searchmethod,it isalwaysa goodideatofind outthe

exactcodesothatit maybe easilyreenteredif neces-

sary.Youmayalsoreadthe codesto verifywhich

devicehasbeenprogrammedto a specificControl

Selectorbutton.

Pressandhold boththe Input Selector_ for

thedeviceforwhichyouwishto findthe code

andtheMute Button _ at thesametime.

NotethattheProgramIndicator _ willinitally

turn amber.Releasethebuttonsandbeginthe

nextstepwithin20 seconds.

2. ResstheSet Button _). TheProgram

Indicator_ willthenblinkgreenin a sequence

thatcorrespondsto thethree-digitcode,witha one-

secondpausebetweendigits.Countthenumberof

blinksbetweenpausestodeterminethedigitofthe

code.Oneblinkisthenumber1, twoblinksindicate

thenumber2, andsoforth,v_ile10 blinksareused

to indicatea"01'

Example:Oneblink,followedbya one-secondpause,

followedbysixblinks,followedby aone-second

pause,followedby10 blinksindicatesthatthecode

hasbeensetto 160.

Forfuturereference,entertheSetupCodesforthe

equipmentinyoursystemhere:

DVD CD

VID1/VCR VID2/TV

VID3/CBL/SAT

VID TAPE

PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE

MacroProgramming

Macrosenableyouto easilyrepeatfrequem}used

comelnat3nsof commandswiththeDressof a sino_e

buttonon theAVR125 remotecon_rcI.Once[ ro-

grammea,a macroWillsendourUDtO19 different

remotecodesIn a oreaetermlneaseauen[lalorder.

Afterfollowingtnesesmos.eacht@e youpress the remoracontroa_agramp£[ureoJustbeforethe

theMacro 1 Button I_, theremoteN sets FunctionLISImules.Notethateachbuttonhasa num-

thePowerOn/Offcommand_o_e AVR125 Ene peron i_

televisionandthecableboxwitha singleout,or

cress. -D findoutwha_functiona 3articularou_onhasfor

a specificdevicefindtheUU_[OnnumDeron the

enaollngyouto automatathe orocessofturningon ErasingMacroCommands %nc[ionLIStandthenlookinthe columnfor_ne

yoursystem,changingdevicesor othercommontasks. Toerasethe sommanas_nathavebeenprogrammed aewceyouarecontrolling.Forexample,out[ornum-

TheAVR125 remoracanstoreUDtofiveseoara_e intooneof theMacroou_onsfollowthesesteus bet50 istheMacro2 buttonfortheAVR125. DU[_

macrocommandseouences:oneNat isassoclaea s the 'Favorite'out,orforman_caolemlewsorDoxes

WINthe PowerOn ButtonI_i, andfourmorethat ". PresstheMute Button _ andtheMacro andsamlnmreceivers.Buttonnumber2° s the Del@

areaccessedeypressingtheMacroButtons_I. Button_ thatcontainsthecommands/ou buttonfortheAVR125, buttheTimeDispw cut[on

wishto erase, forCDplayers,

1, Pressthe Mute Button_ andthe Macro

Button_ to be programmedor thePowerOn 2, TheProgramIndicator I_ willflashameerand NOTE:ThenumoersUSedtO Jescribethe uu[[on

Button0 atthesametime.Notethatthelast theLEDundertheAVRSelector0 willturnred, functionsinthesagramon page30 fortheDUmOSeS

Input Selector0 pressedwill lign_red,andthe of describinghowa Du_onCoera_esarea differentset

ProgramIndicator_ willflashamoer, 3,Within10 seconds,Dressthe SurroundMode 3f numbersthanthoseusedinthe restof _ls manual

Selector/ChannelDownButton _, to describethe Du_onfunctionsfortheAVR125

2 Enterthe s[eosforthe macrosequenceoy press-

inat__ buttonfor theactuacommandsmu, 4, Thered LEDunderthe AVRSelector_ willgo Noteson Usingthe AVR125 Remote

Althoughthe macromaycontainUDto 19 steDs OUr,andtheProgramIndicator I_I Will_urn With Other Devices

eachsu_[oncress,includingthoseused_ocnange greenandflashthreetimesbeforeit goesoul • Manufacturersmayusedifferentcodese_swithin

dewces,coumsasa stuD.TheProgramIndicator thesameuroauc[ca_egor!suchasTVsetsor

I_I will flashgreen_oconfirmeachburrerDress 5. Whenthe ProgramIndicatorI_I g}es our,the VCRs.Theymayalsocnangecodesfora cer[aln

asyouenmrcommands Macrohasoeeneras@ camgor_Iromonemodel/earm thenext.Forthat

reason_is irroortantthat! oucheckto see

NOTE:Whileenterirg commandsfcr PowerOn/Offof ProgrammedDeviceFunctions Nhetherthe :odese_/ounaveenteredcEdramsas

anyaewceduringa macrosequenceDresstheMute OncetheAVR125's remotehasbeenprogrammedfor manycon[ro_sas possible,Ifi[ anoearsthat0% a

Button_, DONOTcresstheactuaPowerButton, the codesof otherdevices,DresstheappropriateInput fewfunctionscberate,checkto seewhetheranother

Selector_ to changetheremotefromcontrolling codese[wl Horkwithmorebuttons,

3. Whenall the steoshavebeenenmreG[ ressthe theAVR125to controllingtheadditionaloroduct.Whet

Sleep Button _ to enterthecommands.The youpressan,_oneoftheselectors,it willbrieflflashin • Whena DU[_OnSoresseaon theAVR125 remote

ProgramIndicatorI_I w flashgreenthree redto _ndlcatethatyouhaveshanged_nedeviceoelng the redilgntunderthe Input Selector_ for the

rimesandthenturnoff. son,roiled Droauc_oelngooeratedshouldflashbriefl/.Ifthe

DeviceControlSelectorflashesforsorte put notall

Example:Toprogramthe Macro1 Button_ Whenopera[_nga deviceotherthantheAVR125. _e buttonsfora Dar[icularDroaucLI acesNOTind

so thatt turnson theAVR125 11/andaCable son_olsmayno_correspondexacuyto thefunction cama oroolerrwin theremotebutratherthatno

Box followthesestess orintedontheremoteorbutton.Somecommands., functionisprogrammedfortheou[_onoelng

• Sress_neMacro 1 _ andMute _ Du_ons SUCIastheVolumeContro.arethesameasthe_8_e OUShed

atthesame_lmean(]thenrelease_err w_ththeAVR125. OtherbuttonsWillChangetheirfuno

• TheProgramIndicator0 willflashamber, tlonsothatthessorresEonaToa secondary_Deor Punch-Through Programming

• PresstheAVRSelectorI_t. theremote.Forexamde,theSleeoandSurrounc

• Press_e Mute Button_ to s[orethe modeselec[orDu_onsalsofunctionasmeChannelJD TheAVR125'sremoramayDeprogrammedto con-

AVRt25's PowerOncommand, andChanneDownbuttonswhenopera_ngmostTV tro_oneaewcesuchasaT_ whilesmuitaneous,

• PresstheVlD2InputSelectorButton_ to se[s.VCRsor cableboxes.TheChannelUdDownr/all- ]lrectlngonlycertainfunctionsto anotherdevlc6SUCh

in]lcatethenex_commandis_oDetrarksmmea_o so,ionis printedalrec[l_or the remote.Forman man- asthe trans_ortcontrolsof a DVDola_er,withouthav

theW. lardCDplayers,casse[mdecksVCRsandDVDfurs- ngto switchbackandfor_ betweennDu[s.YOUma_

• PresstheMute Button _ to store_e W lions,thestandardfunctionsonsareDrln_eaon_oDof alsousethe remoteto con[roi_nesysmmvolumeon

PowerOnCommand, _neDu_ons,

• PresstheVID3InputSelectorButton_ _c

nalca_ethenex_commandIstc Detrarsmit_ea_o Forsomeoroauc8,however,the functionofa oar_icu-

meCableDO^, ar buttondoesnotfollowthe commandDrin_eaon

• Pressthe MuteButton _ to storetheCable the remote,inorderto seewhichfunctiona OU[IOn

DowerOncommand, controlsconsultthe FunctionLIS[_aDleson pages31

• PresstheSleepButton_ to com_le_etne anD32 Tousethosetables,firstcheckthetypeof

orocessandstorethemacroseauence, deviceoelngcondonedle._.,TV,VCRI.Next,lookat

theAVRwithouttheneedto switd-betweenJifferent

devices.Thisis called"Punch-Through.andm_ssec-

tionwillshowyouhOWtOprogramthe remotefor

thesefunctions.

NOTE:A programmingforthe rem soaesneededtc

oDeramsEecificdevicessucr asaTV.DVDcame

cox sa[elll[ereceiverorVCR.shouldDecomole[ea

beforeprogrammingpunch-throughcommanas,

PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE

VolumePunch-Through

TheAVR125's remotemayee programmea_odeer-

amtheVolumeControl _ andMute _ func-

lionsof eithertheTVortheAVR125 inconunction

HIthat. Dfthedevicescontrolledt, theremote.For

examele,sincetheAVR125 m like, ee use(]asthe

sounasysmmfor TVviewing,you maywishto have

theAVR125's volumeactivated,althougitheremote 2. Press_neVolumeDownButton_. The

s se_to runtheTV.EithertheAVR125 orTVvolume ProgramIndicator_ willstopflashingandstay

con_romat Deassoaa_e(]withar. ofthe remote's ameer.

devices.To orogramthe remoteforVolumePunch-

Throuah followthesestems: 3, PressandreleasetheInput SelectorButton

forthedevicethatwillbeusedto changethecnan-

1, PresstheInputSelector_ fortheunK_ouw ............... Indicator_ willblinkgreen

eeusing(e.g.,TV)whenyouwishto haveVolume threetimesandthengo outto confirmthedata

Punch-Throughto youraudiosystemac[iveandbe entry,

MuteButton@ atthesametimeun_ltherea

ghtappeamunaertheInputSelector_ ana

r }mthattheProgramIndicator0 w flash

_meer,

2, Press_e VolumeUpButton _ an(]nora_na_

_neProgramIndicator0 willstopflashingan(]

sta'.ameer,

, PresstheInput SelectorButton_ forthedevice Example:Tocontrolthe transeortof a DVDplayer

youw eeusing(e.g.,VCR)whenyouwishto have whiletheremoteisse__ocontroltheT_ firstDressthe

ChannelPunch-ThroughacuveandtheMute VID2/TVInputSelectorButton_ andthe Mute

Button_ a_thesame_lmeun_therea jht Button_ at thesametime,Nextreleasethem

appearsundertheInputSelector_ an(]the _napressthePlayButton_, followedbythe

ProgramIndicator_ flashesameer. DVDInputSelectorButton

Example:TocontrolthechannelsusingyourCable

Boxor SatelliteReceiverwhiletheremoteissetto

controltheVCR,firstoresstheVlD1/VCRInput

SelectorButton_ andtheMute Button

at thesametime,Nexl re_easethemanaDressthe

VolumeDownButton _. followede! the

VlD2/TVInputSelectorButton

3, PresseithertheAVRSelector_ or theInput NOTE:Toremovethe ChannelControlPunch-Throug_

Selector_), dependingonwhichsystems

.olumecon[toyouwishto haveattachedforthe

punch-thmughmode,TheProgramIndicator

w blinkgreenthree_lmesandthen1oou[_ocon-

firmthedataentry

Example:TohavetneAVR125'svolumecontro

acwam(]eventhoughtheremoteis se[_ocontrol

theT.. firstcresstheVideo/TVInput Selector

andtheMuteButton _ atthesametime,

Nex_DresstheVolumeUpButton_), followed

bythe AVRInput Selectori[_),

NOTE:Should;dewish_ore[urntheremoteto the

originalconfigurationafterenteringaVolumePunch-

Thmugn,youwillneea_oreeeatthesteesShOWn

aeove,Howeve_eressthe sameineutSelectoriF

3tees_ _nd3,

ChannelControlPunch-Through

TheAVR125's remotema,ee programme(]_ooperam

sothatthechannelcontrolfunctionfor eitherthel_

caeleor sa_em_ereceiverusean yoursystemmayDe

use(]Inconunctionwithoneof theotherdevicescon-

_OlleaeytheremoraForexample,whileusingan(]con-

[rOllingtheVCR,youmat wishto changeChannelsona

NOTE:ToremovetheChannelControlPunch-Throu(]h

anare[urntheremoteto itsorginalconfiguration,repea_

thestagsshownabove,HoweveI(]tessthesameeu[-

:onn Stems1 an(]3

Resettingthe Remote Memory

Asyouaaacomponenmto yourhometheatersysmm

occasionallyyou ma,,WIShtOtotallyreprogramthe

remoracontrolwithouttheconfusiorof ay._comman(]s,

macrosor "Punch-Through"programmingthatyoumay

havedone.Todothis.I[is _OSSleleto resm_neremora

totheoriginalfactorydefaultsanacommanacoaese,.

followir_mesestops,Note.however,thatonce_ne

remoraisrese[all commanasorco(]estha_youhave

en[erea Will eeeraseaanaWillneea_oeeteen,ere(i:

PressanyoftheInputSelectorButtons_ ana

_ne"0" Button_ a_tnesame_meunt_the

anare_urnthe remo_e_oimorginalconfiguration,repea_ ProgramIndicator_ eegnsto flashamber.

thestudsshownaeove,However.cressthesameeu[-

_oninStees1 and3, 2, Pressthe "3" Button_ threetimes.

3,TheredLEEundertheInputSelector_ willgo

TransportControlPunch-Througl_

ou_andtheProgramIndicator_ willstopflash-

TheAVR125'sremotema! eeprogramme(]_ooeera_e

ingana_urngreen

sothattheTransportControlFunctions_ (Play,

Stop.FastForward.Rewind.PauseandRecordfora

VCRcassettedeck,DVDorCDWilloperaminconjunc-

tionwithoneofthe otherdevicescontrollede_the

remote,Forexample,whileusinganacontrolll%tileTV.

youma_w_Sh_0s[ar_orstopyourVCRor DVDwithout

having_ocnangetheaevlceselecma07theAVR1%

4, TheProgramIndicator_ wulremaingreenunu

theremoteisreset.Notethatthismavtakeawhile,

aependlngon hOWman_commanasareinthe

-emor_ananeeato Deerase(],

5, WhentheProgramIndicator_ goesou[,the

orthe remote,ToprogramtheremoraforTransoor_ remotehasbeenresettothe factorysemngs,

ControlPunch-ThrouDh,followthesesteos:

PresstheInput Selector_ br theaevlceyOL

w_Deuslr] (e,g,,TV)whenyouwishtOhave

TranseortControPunch-Throughacuveanathe

Mute Button _ atthe sametimeuntiltherea

_htappearsunaerthe InputSelector_ anathe

ProgramIndicator_ flashesamber,

2, PressthePlayButton_), TheProgram

Indicator_ willstopflashinganasm_amee

cableboxorsatellitereceiverwithouthavingto change 3, PressandreleasetheInput SelectorButton

thedeviceselectedb',theAVR125 ortheremote,To fortheaewcewhose_ranseor[mechanismwillbe

programtheremoteforChannelControlPunch-Through, con[rol_e(](e.g,,DVD,CD),TheProgramIndicator

follow_nesesmes: _ willblinkgreenthreeumesana_nengo ou[_o

confirmthedataent_,

PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE

harman/kardon

AVR125

Thediagramonthispageshows1hebuttonnumbem

usedin1heFunctionListtableson pages31-32.

Donotconfuselhesenumberswith1hoseused

lhroughoutthe restofthismanualto indicatethe

specificbuttonsusedto operatetheAVR125's

functions.Thekeyto 1hosebuttonnumbers,which

areshowninsidean ovalisfoundon pages11-13.

FUNCTION LIST

No. Button Name AVRFunction DVD CD/CD-R Tape VCR(VID1) TV(VID1) CBL(VID3) SAT(VID3)

1 PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn PowerOn

2 PowerOff PowerOff PowerOff PowerOff PowerOff PowerOff PowerOff PowerOff PowerOff

3 Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute

4 AVR AVRSelect

5 DVD DVDInputSelect DVDSelect _ _ _ _

6 CD CDInputSelect CDSelect _ _ _ _

7 Tape TapeInputSelect TapeSelect

8 rID1 Video1 Select VCRSelect

9 VID2 Video2 Select TVSelect

10 VID3 Video3 Select VID3Select

11 AM/FM TunerSelect ......

12 6 CHInputSelect

13 Sleep Sleep ' ' ' Channel+ Channel+ Channel+

14 Test TestTone

15 TV TV/DVD CDPSelect TVNCR TVNCR W/Cable W/Sat

16 VolumeUp VolumeUp InputLevelUp VolumeUp VolumeUp VolumeUp VolumeUp

17 SurroundSelect SurroundModeSelect CDRSelect Channel- _ Channel- Channel-

Night NightModeSelect ......

Spare

VolumeDown

Channel/Guide ChannelTrim

Speaker/Menu SpeakerAdjust

• Move/AdjustUp

Move/AdjustLeft

Set Set

VolumeDown inputLevelDown ' ' VolumeDown ' VolumeDown

Title ' ' Info/Guide

Menu Menu Menu Menu

Up Up Up Up

Left Left Left Left

Enter " " Enter Enter Enter

_7 • Move/AdjustDown

>8 Digital/Exit DigitalInputSelect

P9 Delay/Prey.Ch. DelayAdjust

30 1

31 2

32 3

33 4

34 5

35 6

36 7

37 8

VolumeDown

Info/Guide

Left

Enter

Right Right

Down Down

Subtitle t t Exit

Return Time

1 1 _ 1

2 2 2

3 3 3

4 14 i 4

5 5 5

Right Right Right

Down Down Down

Exit Exit Exit

PrevChannel PrevChannel PreyChannel

1 1 1

2 2 2

3 3 3

4 4 4

5 5 5

6 t6 t '6 '6 6

7 7 7 7

8 8 8 8 8

Tun-M TuningMode

9 9 9 i 9 9 9 9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Memory

TuneUp TuneUp NextChapter .....

Direct DirectTunerEntry TrackDirect

FUNCTION LIST

No. ButtonName AVRFunction

44 Clear Clear

45 PresetUp PresetTuneUp

46 TuneDown TuneDown

47 D.Skip

48 PresetDown PresetTuneDown

49 M1

50 M2

51 M3 i

52 M4

53 Rewind

54 Play

55 FastForward

DVD CD/CD-R Tape VCR(VID1) TV(VID1) CBL(VID3) SAT(VID3)

Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear

SlowForward

PrevChapter TrackIncrement

DiscSkip DiscSkip Stop Stop

SlowRev IntroScan

Open/Close Open/Close _ Cancel Sleep PPV Cancel

SubtWeOn/Off Repeat Fav Fav

AudioSelect RandomPlay Bypass Next

AngleSelect ' I I I ' Music AIt

R. Search R.Search Rewind Rewind Day- Day-

Play Play Play Play

R Search F.Search FastFwd FastFwd Day+ Day+

56 Record Record Record Record

57 Stop _ Stop Stop Stop Stop

58 Pause Pause Pause Pause Pause

59 Skip Down Skip- Skip- _ Scan- Page- Page-

60 Skip Up Skip+ Skip+ _ Scan+ _ Page+ Page+

SETUP CODE TABLE: TV

Manufacturer/Brand

A MARK

ADMIRAL

AKAI

AMPRO

ANAM

AOC

BLAUPUNKT

BROKSONIC

CANDLE

CAPEHART

CENTURION

CENTRONIC

CITIZEN

CLASSIC

CONCERTO

CONTEC

CORANDO

CORONADO

CRAIG

CROWN

CURTISMATHES

CXC

DAEWO0

DAYTRON

DIGILINK

DYNASTY

DYNATECH

ELECTROHOME

EMERSON

FUNAI

FUTURETECH

GOLDSTAR

GRUNDIG

HALLMARK

HARMANKARDON

HITACHI

INFINITY

INKEL

JBL

JC PENNEY

JENSEN

JVC

KAWASHO

KEC

KENWOOD

KMC

KTV

LLOYTRON

LODGENET

Setup CodeNumber

103 132

192

123 160

164

045 103 106 109 112 122

103 123 128

084

205 206

123 128

059

123 171

045

045 123 128 132

O45

128

O45

172

132

045 157 158 159

045 132

123 128 132

045

045 087 102 105 106 108 111 114 116 119 127 128 132

128 132

2OO

O45

O63

115 132

045 123 128 132 139 157 158 159 162 205

O45

087 121 123 128 133 145 159 163

101 103 110 128 132

193

128

201

123 128 132 144 147

148

125

148

115 123 128 132 145

019

079 087 134

173

O45

123 204

132

045 123 132 162

172 173

O69

SETUP CODE TABLE: TV

Manufacturer/Brand SetupCodeNumber

LOGIK O69

LUXMAN 128

L×I 077 145 148

MAGNAVOX 123 128 132 145 148

MARANTZ 115 123 148

MATSUI 148

MEMOREX 069 128

METZ 084

MGA 115 123 28

MINERVA 084

MITSUBISHI 077 115 23 128 160 167 168

MTC 175 176

NATIONAL 148 177 79 180 181 182

NEC 115 121 23 125

NtK£ 045

ONKING 045

ONWA O45

OPTONICA O77

ORION 207 208 209 210 211

PANASONIC 087 148 169

PHILCO 045 115 123 128 132 148

PHILIPS 123 128 132 145 148

PIONEER 024 123 128 213 214

PORTLAND 128 132

PROSCAN 133

PROTON 059 122 128 132 165

QUASAR O87

RADIOSHACK 045 128 132 180 196 197

RCA 115 123 128 133 145 161 163

REALISTIC 045 196 197

RUNCO 152 153

SAA 183

SAMPO 059 123 128

SAMSUNG 124 128 132 145

SANYO 054

SCOTT 045 128 132

SEARS 128 132 145

SHARP 077 128 132

SIEMENS 084

SIGNATURE 069

SONY 117 130 136 194 212

SOUNDESIGN 045 128

SPECTRICON 103

SSS O45

SYLVANIA 123 128 145 148

SYMPHONIC 184

TANDY 077

TATUNG 063

TECHNICS 080

TECHWOOD 128

SETUP CODE TABLE: TV/VCR

Manufacturer/Brand

TEKNIKA

TELERENT

TERA

THOMSON

TMK

TOSHIBA

TOTEVISION

VIDEOCONCEPTS

VIDTECH

WARDS

YAMAHA

YORK

YUPITERU

ZENITH

ZONDA

SetupCodeNumber

045 069 115 123 128 132

O69

156

190 191

128

O63 129 2O2

132

160

128

069 128 132 148

123 128

128

O45

069 090

103

SETUP CODE TABLE: VCR

Manufacturer/Brand Setup CodeNumber

AIWA 040

AKAI 048 108 109 126

AMPRO 076

ASA 134

AUDIODYNAMICS 018 048

BROKSONIC 110 147

CANDLE 134 135

CANON 135 140

CAPEHART 094

CITIZEN 134

CRAIG 045 116

DAEWO0 017 094 104

DAYTRON 094

DBX 018 048

DYNATECH 040

EMERSON 013 040 042 110 112

FISHER 017

FUNAI 040

GE 076 095 124

GOVIDEO 113

GOLDSTAR 018 107

HARMANKARDON 018 049

HITACHI 040 048

JC PENNEY 018 045

JENSEN 048

JVC 018 048 111 132

KENWOOD 020 048

LLOYD 040

LXI 020 040

MAGIN 045

MAGNAVOX 040

SETUP CODE TABLE: VCR

Manufacturer/Brand SetupCode Number

MARANTZ 018

MEMOREX 017 020 040 076

MGA 049

MITSUBISHI 049 131

MULTITECH 040

NAD 139

NATIONAL 140

NEC 018 048

NORDMENDE 048

OPTIMUS 159

ORION 147

PANASONIC 125 150 167 172

PHILCO 040

PHILIPS 040 075

PORTLAND 094

PULSAR 076

QUASAR 001 125

RADIOSHACK 134 140 142 158 159

RCA 095 124 125 157 172

REALISTIC 017 020 040 045 159

SALORA 020

SAMSUNG 045 095 105 109

SANSUI 048 116 147

SANYO 017 020

SCOTT 110 112

SEARS 017 020

SHARP 129 156

SONY 080 129

SOUNDESIGN 040

SYLVANIA 040

SYMPHONIC 040

TANDY 017 040

TASHICO 134

TATJNG 048

TEAC 040 }48

TEKNIKA 040

THOMAS 040

TMI4 013

TOSHIBA "12 155

TOTEVISION 045

JNITECH 045

VECTORRESEARCH 018

VIDEOCONCEPTS 018 040

VIDEOSONIC 045

WARDS 040 045 112

YAMAHA 018 040 048

ZENITH 040 07E 083

SETUP CODE TABLE: CD

Manufacturer/Brand

ADCOM

AIWA

AKAI

AUDIOTECHNICA

AUDIOACCESS

AUDIOFILE

BSR

CALIFORNIAAUDIO

CAPETRONIC

CARRERA

CARVER

CASIO

CLARINETTE

DENON

EMERSON

FISHER

FRABA

FUNAI

GENEXXA

GOLDSTAR

HAITAI

HARMANKARDON

HITACHI

INKEL

JC PENNEY

JENSEN

JVC

KENWOOD

LOTTE

LUXMAN

LXI

MAGNAVOX

MARANTZ

MCINTOSH

MCS

MITSUMI

MODULAIRE

NAD

NAKAMICHI

NEC

NIKKO

ONKYO

OPTIMUS

PANASONIC

PHILIPS

PIONEER

PROTON

QUASAR

RADIOSHACK

RCA

CodeNumber

063 069

072 111 118 156 170

050 177 184

053

125

211

044

015 109

O7O

O87

136 140 141 143 144 145 185 186

117 122 166

122 166

187 188 213

052 093 108

055 068

117

126

164

108

016 087

099 214

001 002 025 054 190 218 219

093

216

098 147

153

176 195 196

030 062 078 079 148 151 176 178 181

108

077 102

164

039 113

058 084 191 192 193

194

080 098

152

122 166

013 074 197 198

199 200 201

069

053 055

037 038 045 046 171 175 202 203

065 089 091 092 099 104 212

015 075 109 119 158 183 204

039 138 149 209

071 094 100 112 123 131 161 162 215

210

015 109

122 126 213

024 081 093 150

SETUP CODE TABLE: CD/DVD

ManufacturertBrand

RCX

REALISTIC

SANSUI

SANYO

SCOTT

SHARP

SHERWOOD

SONY

SOUNDSTREAM

SYMPHONIC

TAEKWANG

TEAC

THETADIGITAL

TOSHIBA

VECTORRESEARCH

VICTOR

WARDS

YAMAHA

YORK

Setup CodeNumber

169

058 093 095 104 105 108 164 i66

047081 i34 i57 i72

033 068 082 095 168

108

058 105 114 151 159 167 180 i81

003 041 058 i05 133

103 115 116 118 132 139 163 205 206 207 208 212 217

124

059 110

177

011 058 085 086 106 107 110 121 137 146 154

039

013 074 097 151 155 173

087

125 130

095

019 031 053 061 135 169

122 166

SETUP CODE TABLE: DVD

Manufacturer/Brand

APEXDIGITAL

DENON

GOLDSTAR

HARMANKARDON

JVC

MAGNAVOX

MARANTZ

MITSUBISHI

NAD

ONKYO

PANASONIC

PHILIPS

PIONEER

PROCEED

PROSCAN

RCA

SAMSUNG

SHARP

SONY

THOMSON

TOSHIBA

YAMAHA

ZENITH

Setup CodeNumber

061

019 051

003 004

OO5

CO1

OO6

005 055 064

O56

O59

023

062

009 048

024 030 044

056

041 065

060

003 004

053 054

028

043 045

003 004

009 058

030 063

005 055 064

SETUP CODE TABLE: SAT

Manufacturer/Brand

ALPHASTAR

ALPHASTARDBS

ALPHASTARDSR

BIRDVIEW

CHANNELMASTER

CHAPARRAL

CITOH

DRAKE

DXANTENNA

ECHOSTAR

ELECTROHOME

FUJITSU

GENERALINSTRUMENT

HITACHIDBS

HOUSTONTRACKER

HUGHES

JANIEL

JERROLD

KATHREIN

LEGEND

MACOM

MAGNAVOX

MEMOREX

NEXTWAVE

NORSAT

OPTIMUS

PANASONIC

PANASONICDBS

PANSAT

PERSONALCABLE

PHILIPS

PICO

PRESIDENT

PRIMESTAR

ROA

REALISTIC

SAMSUNG

SATELLITESERVICECO

SCIENTIFICATLANTA

SONY

STARCHOICEDBS

STARCAST

SUPERGUIDE

TEECOM

TOSHIBA

UNIDEN

ZENITH

Setup CodeNumber

472

450

442

425

320 321 322 325 361

315 316 380 451

360

313 317 318 413 481

331 352 362 379 483

395 397 452 453 463 477 478 484 485

392

324 329 334

303 311 323 365 403 454 468 474

455

463

437

366

454 468 484

410

453

317 365 369 370 371

461 473

453

423

373

466

366 469

457

420

418

375

407

381 404

412 454 468 475

301 439 458 465

349 480

442

335 388

339

405

459

347

327 423

330 333 390 391 393 409

302 426 460 461 462 470

323 332 348 349 350 351 354 355 381 383 389 403 466 479 480

384 385 387 394 419

SETUP CODE TABLE: TAPE/CBL

Manufacturer/Brand Setup CodeNumber

HARMANKARDON 001

SETUP CODE TABLE: CBL

Manufacturer/Brand

ABC

ALLEGRO

AMERICAST

ARCHER

BELCOR

CABLESTAR

CITIZEN

COLOURVOICE

OlGI

EAGLE

EASTERN

ELECTRICORD

EMERSON

FOCUS

G.I.

GCELECTRONICS

GEMINI

GENERAL

GENERALINSTRUMENT

GOODMIND

HAMLIN

HITACHI

JASCO

JERROLD

LINDSAY

MACOM

MAGNAVOX

MOVIETIME

NSC

OAK

PACE

PANASONIC

PANTHER

PHILIPS

PIONEER

POPULARMECHANICS

PRELUDE

PRIMESTAR

RADIOSHACK

RCA

RECOTON

REGAL

Setup CodeNumber

001 011

111

212

112

113

033 113

111

085 090

114

186

066 070

039

112

116

001 011 017 096 097

113

032 060

210

168

112

056 099 100 101 117 175 208

001 188

111

001 002 011 017 073 096 097 162 168 188 210

118

191

017 019 068

035 039

035 190

197

179

053 176 177 189 214

114

013 019 020 085 090

001 041 119 171 209

116

125

162

111 112 213

053 214

116

056 099 100 101 208

SETUP CODE TABLE: CBL

Manufacturer/Brand

REMBRANT

SAMSUNG

SCIENTIFICATLANTA

SEAM

SIGNATURE

SPRUCER

STARCOM

STARGATE

TANDY

TELECAPATION

TEXSCAN

TFC

TIMELESS

TOCOM

UNfrEECABLE

UNIVERSAL

VIDE)WAY

VlEWSTAr_

ZENITH

ZENTEK

Setup CodeNumber

O32

072 186

183 203

121

001 188

053 081 177 189

002 011 163

125

024

028

036

122

123

170 205

033 034 039 042 113

124 211

019 025 08C 089 190

065 125 211

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

YourAVR125 receiverhasbeendesignedto providemanyyearsof trouble-freeservice.Intheevent_hatyouareexperiencingdifficulties,pleasecheck_hesuggestions

belowfor a possiblesolutionto yourproblem.Additionalinformationon he AVR125, includingupdatedinformationanduserhints,is availablefromourWebsiteat

www.harmankardon.com.

SYMPTOM CAUSE SOLUTION

UnitdoesnotfunctionwhenMain

PowerSwitchis pushed

• NoACPower

• MakecertainAC powercordispluggedinto

a liveoutlet

• Checkto seewhetheroutletis switch-controlled

Displaylights,butno sound

or picture

Unitturnson,butfront-panel

displaydoesnotlightup

Nosoundfromanyspeaker;

lightaroundpowerswitchis red

Nosoundfromsurroundor

centerspeakers

Unitdoesnotrespondto

remotecommands

• Intermittentinputconnections

• Mute is on

• Volumecontrolis down

• Displaybrightnessis turnedoff

• Amplifieris inprotectionmode

dueto possibleshort

• Amplifieris inprotectionmode

dueto internalproblems

• Incorrectsurroundmode

• Inputis monaural

• Incorrectconfiguration

• Stereoor Monoprogrammaterial

• Weakbatteriesinremote

• Wrongdeviceselected

• Remotesensoris obscured

• Makecertainhat allinputandspeakerconnections

aresecure

• PressMute button

• Turnupvolumecontrol

• Followtheinstructionsin he DisplayBrightnesssection

on page26 sothatthedisplayis setto VI= ]) I= UL L

• Checkspeakerwireconnectionsforshortsatreceiverand

speakerends

• ContactyourlocalHarmanKardonservicecenter,whichyou can

locatebyvisitingourWebsiteat www.harmankardon.com

• Selecta modeotherthanStereoor Dolby3 Stereo

• Thereis nosurroundinformationfrom monosources

• Checkspeakermodeconfiguratioin

• Thesurrounddecodermaynotcreatecenter-or rear-channel

informationfromnonencodedprograms

• Changeremotebatteries

• PresstheAVRselector

• Makecertainfront-panelsensoris visibleto remote

orconnectremotesensor

Intermittentbuzzingintuner • Localinterference • Moveunitor antennaawayfrom computers,fluorescent

lights,motorsor oher elecNcalappliances

Lettersflashin thechannelindicator • Digitalaudiofeedpaused • Resumeplayfor DVD

displayanddigitalaudiostops • Checkhat DigitalInputis selected

Processor Reset _ex_,DressanaholdtheToneMode [] buttonfor

:hreeseconds.

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unitsc Deration,Ifthe sjs_emstillmalfunctions+a sys- intothe remotecontrol,Toresettheremotecontrol

mm resev ma_.cleartheDroolem, andrestoreitto itsfactor_,defaultsettings,olease

followthe instructionsor page29,

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speakerconfigurationdata,first(]u[meunKinStandb', authorizedHermanmar(]onservicecenter,Youcan

uypressingtheSystem PowerControlButtonP"], locatetheservicecenterneares__oyou uyVlSlUNgOUI

Websiteat www,harmankar(]on,cc_,

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

AudioSection

StereoMode

ContinuousAveragePower(Fro)

55 Wattsperchannel,@ < 0.07%THD,20Hz- 20kHz,

bothchannelsdriveninto8 ohms

Five-ChannelSurroundModes

PowerPerIndividualChannel

FrontL&Rchannels:

45 Wattsperchannel

@ < 0.07%THD,20Hz-2OkHzinto8 ohms

Centerchannel:

45 Watts@ < 0.07% THD,20Hz-2OkHzinto8 ohms

Surroundchannels:

45 Wattsperchannel

@ < 0.07%THD,20Hz-2OkHzinto8 ohms

InputSensitivity/Impedance

Linear(High-Level) 200mV/47kohms

Signal-to-NoiseRatio(IHF-A) 95dB

SurroundSystemAdjacentChannelSeparation

ProLogicII 45dB

DolbyDigital(AC-3) 55dB

DTS 55dB

FrequencyResponse

@ lW (+ODD,-3dB) lOHz-lOOkHz

HighInstantaneous

CurrentCapability(HCC) _+25Amps

TransientIntermodulation

Distortion(TIM) Unmeasurable

SlewRate 40V/!Jsec

FMTunerSection

FrequencyRange 87.5-108.0MHz

UsableSensitivity IHF1.3!JV/13.2dBf

Signal-to-NoiseRatio Mono/Stereo70dB/68dB

Distortion Mono/Stereo0.2%/0.3%

StereoSeparation 4OdD@ lkHz

Selectivity _+400kHz,7OdD

ImageRejection 8OdD

IFRejection 9OdD

AMTunerSection

FrequencyRange 520-1720 kHz

Signal-to-NoiseRatio 45dB

UsableSensitivity Loop500!JV

Distortion lkHz, 50% Mod0.8%

Selectivity _+lOkHz,3OdD

VideoSection

TelevisionFormat NTSC

InputLevel/Impedance 1Vp-p/75 ohms

OutputLevel/Impedance 1Vp-p/75 ohms

VideoFrequency

Response IOHz-aMHz(-3dB)

General

PowerRequirement

PowerConsumption

AC120V/6OHz

68Widle,540W maximum

(2channelsdriven)

Dimensions

Widlh 17.3 inches(440mm)

Height 6.6 inches(168mm)

Depth 15.4 inches(390mm)

Weight 23.8 Ib (lO.akg)

Depthmeasurementincludesknobs,buttonsandterminalconnections,

Heightmeasurementincludesfeetandchassis,

Allfeaturesandspecificationsaresubjectto changewithoutnotice,

* Seethefo//owingtrademarkacknowledgements:

HarmanKardonandPowerforthe DigitalRevolutionare registeredtrademarksof HarmanKardon,Inc,

ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories,"Dolbyi'"ProLogic"andthe Double-Dsymbol

are registeredtrademarksof DolbyLaboratories,ConfidentialUnpublishedWorks,

@1992-1999 DolbyLaboratories,Inc,All rightsreserved,

"DTS"and"DTSDigitalSurround"are registeredtrademarksof DigitalTheaterSystems,Inc,

UltraStereois a trademarkof UltraStereoCorp,

VMAxis a registeredtrademarkof HarmanInternationalIndustries,Inc,,andis an

implementationof CooperBauckTransauralStereounderpatentlicense,

Logic7 is a registeredtrademarkof Lexicon,Inc,,a HarmanInternationalCompany,and

HarmanInternationalIndustries,Inc,,

Crystalis a registeredtrademarkof CirrusLogicCorp,

harman/kardon ®

H A HarmanInternationalCompany

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