Harman Kardon Stereo Receiver AVR4500 User Manual

AVR 4500 Audio/VideoReceiver

OWNER’S MANUAL

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Introduction

Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon!

With the purchase of a Harman Kardon

AVR 4500 you are about to begin many years of

listening enjoyment. Designed to provide all the

excitement and detail of movie soundtracks and

every nuance of musical selections, the

AVR 4500 is truly a multichannel receiver for the

new millennium. In addition to the traditional

5.1 digital decoding modes such as Dolby Digital

and DTS, it offers the latest advancements in

surround technology such as Dolby Pro Logic II,

the full suite of DTS-ES 6.1 modes, DTS Neo:6

and the latest 7.1 channel versions of Harman's

own Logic 7 technology.

In addition to providing a wide range of listening

options, the AVR 4500 is easy to configure so

that it provides the best results with your speak-

ers and specific listening-room environment. On-

screen menus make it simple to enter settings

for speaker configurations and bass manage-

ment, and the EzSet remote measures

a system’s sound levels and automatically cali-

brates them for perfectly balanced sound field

presentation.

I Dolby* Digital and Dolby Pro Logic* II

Decoding, and the full suite of DTS^®

modes, including DTS-ES^®6.1 Discrete &

Matrix and Neo:6^®using the latest 24-

bit, twin-core Crystal^®DSP engine

I Harman Kardon’s exclusive Logic 7^®

processing, available for the first time

with both 7.1 and 5.1 processing in

a variety of modes and two modes

of VMAx^®

For the ultimate in flexibility, the AVR 4500 fea-

tures connections for six video devices, all with

both composite and S-Video inputs. Two addi-

tional audio inputs are available, and a total of

six digital inputs and three outputs make the

AVR 4500 capable of handling all the latest digi-

tal audio sources.

For compatibility with the latest HDTV video

sources and progressive scan DVD players, the

AVR 4500 also features wide-bandwidth, low-

crosstalk component video switching.

I MP3 decoding for use with compatible

computers and digital audio players

remote automatically sets

output levels for optimum performance

The AVR 4500 has been engineered so that it is

easy to take advantage of all the power of its

digital technology. On-screen menus, fully color

coded connection jacks and terminals and our

exclusive EzSet^™remote make installation fast

and simple. However, to obtain the maximum

enjoyment from your new receiver, we urge you

to read this manual. A few minutes spent learn-

ing the functions of the various controls will

enable you to take advantage of all the power

the AVR 4500 is able to deliver.

I High-bandwidth, HDTV-compatible

component video switching

I Front panel analog A/V inputs

I Front panel digital inputs with coax

digital output capability for easy con-

nection to portable digital devices and

the latest video game consoles

Coax and optical digital outputs are available for

direct connection to digital recorders, and the

front panel coaxial digital jack may be switched

to output for use with portable digital recorders

– a Harman Kardon exclusive. Two video record-

ing outputs, preamp-out jacks, and a color-

coded eight-channel input make the AVR 4500

virtually future-proof, with everything needed to

accommodate tomorrow’s new formats right on

board.

I Multiple digital inputs and outputs

I On-screen menu and display system

If you have any questions about this product, its

installation or its operation, please contact your

retailer or custom installer. They are your best

local sources of information.

I Complete multizone system with sepa-

rate “Zone II” remote included

I 6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input and

Preamp Outputs for Easy Expansion and

Use with Future Audio Formats

Description and Features

The AVR 4500 is among the most versatile and

multifeatured A/V receivers available, incorporat-

ing a wide range of listening options. In addition

to Dolby Digital and DTS decoding for digital

sources, a broad choice of surround modes for

Matrix surround-encoded or Stereo recordings

are available for use with sources such as CD,

VCR, TV broadcasts and the AVR 4500’s own

FM/AM tuner. Along with Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS

Neo:6, Dolby 3 Stereo, 5 Channel or 7 Channel

Stereo and Hall and Theater modes, the AVR

4500 offers Harman International’s exclusive

Logic 7 process in both 5.1 and 7.1 versions to

create a wider, more enveloping field environ-

ment and more defined fly-overs and pans.

Another Harman Kardon exclusive is VMAx,

which uses proprietary processing to create an

open, spacious sound field even when only two

front speakers are available. Finally, the AVR

4500 is among the very few A/V receivers that

offer decoding of MP3 data, so that you may lis-

ten to the latest music selections directly from

compatible computers or playback devices with

the power and fidelity you expect from Harman

Kardon.

I Main Remote with Internal Codes and

Learning Capability

The AVR 4500’s flexibility and power extend

beyond your main home theater or listening

room. The AVR 4500 includes a sophisticated

multizone control system that allows you to

select one source for use in the main room and a

different one (Audio only) in a second room.

Complete control over volume is possible with a

separate infrared control link. To make it easy to

operate the AVR 4500 from a remote room, a

separate “Zone II” remote is included.

The AVR 4500’s powerful amplifier uses

traditional Harman Kardon high-current design

technologies to meet the wide dynamic range of

any program selection.

Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiv-

er more than forty-seven years ago. With state-

of-the-art circuitry and time-honored circuit

designs, the AVR 4500 is the perfect combination

of the latest in digital audio technology, a quiet

yet powerful analog amplifier in an elegant, easy-

to-use package.

INTRODUCTION 3

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Safety Information

Installation Location

Important Safety Information

Unpacking

I To assure proper operation and to avoid the

potential for safety hazards, place the unit on

a firm and level surface. When placing the

unit on a shelf, be certain that the shelf and

any mounting hardware can support the

weight of the product.

Verify Line Voltage Before Use

The carton and shipping materials used to

protect your new receiver during shipment were

specially designed to cushion it from shock and

vibration. We suggest that you save the carton

and packing materials for use in shipping if you

move, or should the unit ever need repair.

Your AVR 4500 has been designed for use with

220-240-Volt AC current. Connection to a line

voltage other than that for which it is intended

can create a safety and fire hazard and may

damage the unit.

I Make certain that proper space is provided

both above and below the unit for ventilation.

If this product will be installed in a cabinet or

other enclosed area, make certain that there

is sufficient air movement within the cabinet.

Under some circumstances a fan may be

required.

If you have any questions about the voltage

requirements for your specific model, or about

the line voltage in your area, contact your dealer

before plugging the unit into a wall outlet.

To minimize the size of the carton in storage,

you may wish to flatten it. This is done by

carefully slitting the tape seams on the bottom

and collapsing the carton. Other cardboard

inserts may be stored in the same manner.

Packing materials that cannot be collapsed

should be saved along with the carton in a

plastic bag.

Do Not Use Extension Cords

To avoid safety hazards, use only the power cord

attached to your unit. We do not recommend

that extension cords be used with this product.

As with all electrical devices, do not run power

cords under rugs or carpets or place heavy

objects on them. Damaged power cords should

be replaced immediately by an authorized

service depot with a cord meeting factory

specifications.

I Do not place the unit directly on a carpeted

surface.

If you do not wish to save the packaging

materials, please note that the carton and other

sections of the shipping protection are

recyclable. Please respect the environment and

discard those materials at a local recycling

center.

I Avoid installation in extremely hot or cold

locations, or an area that is exposed to direct

sunlight or heating equipment.

I Avoid moist or humid locations.

I Do not obstruct the ventilation slots on the

top of the unit, or place objects directly over

them.

Handle the AC Power Cord Gently

When disconnecting the power cord from an AC

outlet, always pull the plug, never pull the cord.

If you do not intend to use the unit for any con-

siderable length of time, disconnect the plug

from the AC outlet.

Cleaning

When the unit gets dirty, wipe it with a clean,

soft, dry cloth. If necessary, wipe it with a soft

cloth dampened with mild soapy water, then a

fresh cloth with clean water. Wipe dry

immediately with a dry cloth. NEVER use

benzene, aerosol cleaners, thinner, alcohol or any

other volatile cleaning agent. Do not use

abrasive cleaners, as they may damage the finish

of metal parts. Avoid spraying insecticide near

the unit.

Do Not Open the Cabinet

There are no user-serviceable components inside

this product. Opening the cabinet may present a

shock hazard, and any modification to the

product will void your guarantee. If water or any

metal object such as a paper clip, wire or a

staple accidentally falls inside the unit,

disconnect it from the AC power source

immediately, and consult an authorized service

station.

Moving the Unit

Before moving the unit, be certain to disconnect

any interconnection cords with other

components, and make certain that you

disconnect the unit from the AC outlet.

4 SAFETY INFORMATION

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Front Panel Controls

4500

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Main Power Switch

System Power Control

Power Indicator

Headphone Jack

Dolby Mode Selector

DTS Surround Mode Selector

Logic 7 Mode Selector / Button

Tone Mode

Surround Mode Selector

Tuning Selector

Set Button

Preset Station Selector

Balance Control

Treble Control

Digital Select Button

Channel Select Button

Volume Control

Input Indicators

Main Information Display

Remote Sensor Window

Surround Mode Indicators

)

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Stereo Mode Selector / Button

Input Source Selector

RDS Selector

DTS Neo:6 Mode Selector

Digital Optical 3 Input

Input/Output Status indicator

Digital Coax 3 Jack

‹

Video 4 Input Jacks

Bass Control

Tuner Band Selector

Main Power Switch: Press this button to

Headphone Jack: This jack may be used to

6DTS Surround Mode Selector: When a

apply power to the AVR 4500. When the switch

is pressed in, the unit is placed in a Standby

listen to the AVR 4500’s output through a pair of

headphones. Be certain that the headphones

have a standard 6.3 mm stereo phone plug. Note

that the main room speakers and all Preamp

DTS source is in use the AVR 4500 will select the

appropriate mode automatically and no other

mode will be available. In that case, pressing that

button will display the mode currently selected

by the AVR´s decoder. Depending on the surround

material played and the speaker setting, one of

the following modes will be selected by the unit:

• DTS-ES 6.1 DISCRETE

mode, as indicated by the orange LED

sur-

rounding the System Power Control

2. T his

button MUST be pressed in to operate the unit.

To turn the unit off completely and prevent the

use of the remote control, this switch should be

pressed until it pops out from the front panel so

that the word “OFF” may be read at the top of

the switch.

Outputs

will automatically be turned off

when the headphone jack is in use.

Dolby Mode Selector: Pressing this selector

button cycles the AVR through the various Dolby

surround modes. The first press of the button

switches the surround mode to the last Dolby sur-

round mode that was in use.

• DTS-ES 6.1 MATRIX

• DTS + NEO:6

• DTS 5.1

NOTE: This switch is normally left in the “ON”

position.

Each subsequent press selects the next mode in

the following order:

Both DTS ES 6.1 Modes and DTS+NEO:6 will be

selected only when surround back speakers have

been configured with your system: DISCRETE

with appropriate source material, MATRIX with

6.1 Matrix recordings and DTS+NEO:6 with nor-

mal DTS 5.1 channel recordings. The DTS 5.1

mode will be selected with any DTS source, when

no surround back speakers are configured (see

also pages 24 and 32-35).

System Power Control: When the Main

DOLBY

Power Switch is “ON,” press this button to

turn on the AVR 4500; press it again to turn the

unit off (to Standby). Note that the Power

Indicator surrounding the switch

DOLBY PRO LOGIC II MOVIE

DIGITAL

DOLBY PRO LOGIC II

EMULATION

DOLBY PRO LOGIC II

MUSIC

will turn

DOLBY 3 STEREO

green when the unit is on.

Note that DOLBY DIGITAL mode is available only

with digital input selected and the other modes

only when a Dolby Digital source is not playing.

Power Indicator: This LED will be illuminat-

ed in orange when the unit is in the Standby

mode to signal that the unit is ready to be turned

on. When the unit is in operation, the indicator

will turn green.

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 5

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Front Panel Controls

‹

›

Logic 7 Mode Selector / Button: This

Stereo Mode Selector / Button: This

Video 4 Input Jacks: These audio/video

button has two functions: In normal use, press it

to select one of the Logic 7 modes. When an

adjustment is being made using the Channel

button has two functions: In normal use, pressing

this selector button cycles through the stereo

modes, and it is also used to turn off all surround

processing and place the unit in a traditional

two-channel Stereo mode. The first press selects

5-Channel Stereo or 7-Channel Stereo, depend-

ing on the selection (5.1 or 6.1/7.1) made in the

surround mode setting, see page 23, and the sec-

ond selects “SURROUND OFF,” which is true

Stereo. When an adjustment is being made using

jacks may be used for temporary connection to

video games or portable audio/video products

such as camcorders and portable audio players.

Select

or Digital Select

buttons, this



Bass Control: Turn this control to modify the

button may be pressed to scroll through the

available options.

low frequency output of the left/right channels by

as much as 10dB. Set this control to a suitable

position for your taste or room acoustics.

Tone Mode: Pressing this button enables or

disables the Balance, Bass andTreble tone con-

trols. When the button is pressed so that the

words TONEINappear in the Main Infor-

Balance Control: Turn this control to

change the relative volume for the front left/right

channels.

the Channel Select

or Digital Select

mation Display

and Treble

control will affect the output signals. When

˜, the settings of the Bass

buttons, this button may be pressed to scroll

through the available options.



controls and of the Balance

NOTE: For proper operation of the surround

modes this control should be at the midpoint or

“12 o’clock” position.

the button is pressed so that the words TONE

OUTappear in the Main Information

Input Source Selector: Press this button to

change the input by scrolling through the list of

input sources.

Treble Control: Turn this control to modify the

Display

˜, the output signal will be “flat,”

high frequency output of the left/right channels by

as much as 10dB. Set this control to a suitable

position for your taste or room acoustics.

without any balance, bass or treble alteration, no

matter how the actual Controls ÒÚare

adjusted.

^RDS Select Button: Press this button to dis-

play the various messages that are part of the RDS

data system of the AVR 4500’s tuner. (See page 30

for more information on RDS).

Digital Select Button: When playing a

Surround Mode Selector: Press this but-

source that has a digital output, press this button

to select between the Optical *W and

Coaxial ÓX Digital inputs (See page

33 for more information).

ton to select any of the HALL, THEATER or VMAx

surround modes. Note that depending on the

type of input, some modes are not always avail-

able. (See page 32 for more information about

surround modes.)

&DTS Neo:6 Mode Selector: Pressing this

selector button cycles the AVR through the vari-

ous DTS Neo:6 modes, which extract a five- or

seven-channel surround field from two-channel

program material (from PCM source or analog

input signal). The first press selects the last DTS

Neo:6 surround mode that was in use, and each

subsequent press selects the next mode in the

following order:

Channel Select Button: Press this button

to begin the process of trimming the channel out-

put levels using an external audio source. (For

more information on output level trim adjust-

ment, see page 35).

)

Tuning Selector: Press the left side of the

button to tune lower frequency stations and the

right side of the button to tune higher frequency

stations. When a station with a strong signal is

reached, the TUNED indicator Wwill illuminate

Volume Control: Turn this knob clockwise

DTS Neo:6 MUSIC

in the Main Information Display

(see

to increase the volume, counterclockwise to

decrease the volume. If the AVR is muted, adjust-

ing volume control will automatically release the

unit from the silenced condition.

page 40 for more information on tuning sta-

tions).

DTS Neo:6

MOVIES

Tuner Band Selector: Pressing this button

Digital Optical 3 Input: Connect the optical

will automatically switch the AVR 4500 to the

Tuner mode. Pressing it again will switch be-

tween the AM and FM frequency bands. Holding

it pressed for 3 seconds will switch between

stereo or mono receiving and automatic or manu-

al tuning mode. When the button is pressed so

Input indicators: A green LED will light in

digital audio output of an audio or video product

to this jack. When the Input is not in use, be cer-

tain to keep the plastic cap installed to avoid dust

contamination that might degrade future

performance.

front of the input that is currently being used as

the source for the AVR 4500.

Main Information Display: This display

delivers messages and status indications to help

you operate the receiver. (See pages 7–8 for a

complete explanation of the Information Display.)

that the AUTO Indicator

search for the next station with an acceptable sig-

nal when the Tuning Selector is

pressed. When the button is pressed so that the

lights, the tuner will

(

Input/Output Status Indicator: This LED

indicator will normally light green to show that

the Coaxial 3 digital jack is operating as an

)Ké

Remote Sensor Window: The sensor

input. When this jack has been configured for use

as an output, the indicator will turn red to show

that the jack may be used for recording. (See

page 21 for more information on configuring the

front panel jack as output, rather than input.)

behind this window receives infrared signals from

the remote control. Aim the remote at this area

and do not block or cover it unless an external

remote sensor is installed.

AUTO Indicator

Tuning Selector

)

is not lit, each press of the

will increase the fre-

quency. (See page 40 for more information on

using the tuner.)

Surround Mode Indicators: A green LED

Set Button: When making choices during the

Digital Coax 3 Jack: This jack is normally

will light in front of the surround mode that is

currently in use.

setup and configuration process, press this button

to enter the desired setting as shown in the Main

used for connection to the output of portable

audio devices, video game consoles or other

products that have a coax digital jack. It may also

be configured as an output jack, to feed a digital

signal to a CD-R, MiniDisc or other digital record-

ing device. (See page 21 for information on con-

figuring the Digital Coax 3 Jack to an output.)

Information Display

into the AVR 4500’s

memory.

Preset Stations Selector: Press this button

to scroll up or down through the list of stations

that have been entered into the preset memory.

(See page 40 for more information on tuner pro-

gramming.)

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Front Panel Information Display

Bitstream Indicators

Hall Mode Indicator

Theater Mode Indicator

VMAx Mode Indicator

Multiroom Indicator

OSD Indicator

Speaker/Channel Input Indicators

Preset Number/Sleep Timer

Preset Indicator

Tuned Indicator

Auto Indicator

Main Information Display

Mute Indicator

Traffic Indicator

Radiotext Indicator

Clock Time Indicator

Program Type Indicator

RDS Indicator

Optical Source Indicators

Sample Rate Indicators

DTS Mode Indicator

Dolby Digital Indicator

Coaxial Source Indicators

Dolby Pro Logic II Indicator

Analog Input Indicator

Dolby 3 Stereo Indicator

Logic 7 Mode Indicators

5 Channel/7 Channel Stereo Indicators

Sleep Indicator

Memory Indicator

Stereo Indicator

see page 34. If you desire 5.1-channel audio,

check the audio settings in the menus for your

DVD disc to make sure that a 5.1-channel Dolby

Digital soundtrack has been selected.

Bitstream™ Indicators: When the input is a

Hall Mode Indicators: These indicators

digital source, one of these indicators will light to

display the specific type of signal in use.

light when one of the Hall modes has been

selected.

Optical Source Indicators: These indica-

Theater Mode Indicator: This indicator illu-

Analog Input Indicator: This indicator

tors light to show when a Optical Digital Input

has been selected.

minates to show that theTheater mode is in use.

lights when an analog input source has been

selected.

VMAx Mode Indicators: One of these indi-

Sample Rate Indicators: One of these

cators lights when the VMAx mode is in use.

VMAxFappears when the Far Field VMAx

mode is selected; VMAxNappears when the

Near Field VMAx mode is selected. (See page 29

for a description of the VMAx modes.)

Dolby 3 Stereo Indicator: This indicator

indicators will light when 96kHz or 192kHz

source material is in use.

lights when the Dolby 3 Stereo Mode has been

selected.

DTS Mode Indicator: This indicator illumi-

Logic 7 Mode Indicators: These indicators

nates when the DTS mode is selected

light to indicate that one of the Logic 7 modes is

in use. Along with the main Logic 7 indicator,

either 5.1 or 7.1 will light to indicate the selected

speaker configuration. One of the three letters to

the far right of this segment will light to show

which version of Logic 7 processing is in use: C

for the Cinema mode, M for the Music mode and

E for the Enhanced mode used with two-channel

sources. (See page 29 for a description of the

Logic 7 modes.)

Multiroom Indicator: This indicator lights

Dolby Digital Indicator: This indicator

when the multiroom system is active. Note that it

will remain lit when the multiroom system is in

use even though the main room system is in the

Standby mode and all other indicators are dark.

(See page 39 for more information on the

Multiroom system.)

illuminates when the Dolby Digital mode is

selected.

Coaxial Source Indicators: These indica-

tors light to show when a Coaxial Digital Input

has been selected.

OSD Indicator: When the OSD system is in

Dolby Pro Logic II Indicator: This indica-

use, this indicator lights to remind you that the

other indicators in this display do not function

when the On Screen Display is being used.

tor lights when any Dolby Pro Logic II mode has

been selected.

5-Channel/7-Channel Stereo Indicators:

NOTE: It is possible to see the Dolby Pro Logic II

indicator lit simultaneously with the Dolby Digital

indicator, even though the Dolby Digital surround

mode has been selected. This is due to the speci-

fications for Dolby Digital processing, which

require that the Dolby Pro Logic II mode be

applied when a 2-channel Dolby Digital signal

(2.0 recording) with Pro Logic information (Pro

Logic flag on) is detected. For more information

These indicators light to show if the 5-Channel or

7-Channel Stereo mode has been selected. Only

the indicator STEREOwill light when

"Surround Off" has been selected. Then all

Surround Modes are turned off and the unit will

play in pure stereo mode.

FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY 7

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Front Panel Information Display

Speaker/Channel Input Indicators: These

Memory Indicator: This indicator flashes

AA TA Traffic Announcement Indicator:

This indicator illuminates if the RDS station

tuned somtimes transmits traffic information

(see page 41 for more information on RDS).

indicators are multipurpose, indicating either the

speaker type selected for each channel or the

incoming data-signal configuration. The left, cen-

ter, right, right surround, left surround, right back

surround and left back surround speaker indica-

tors are composed of three boxes, while the sub-

woofer is a single box. The center box lights when

a “Small” speaker is selected, and the two outer

boxes light when “Large” speakers are selected.

When none of the boxes are lit for the center, sur-

round or subwoofer channels, no speaker has

been selected for that position. (See page 21 for

more information on configuring speakers.)The

letters inside each of the center boxes display

active input channels. For standard analog inputs,

only the L and R will light, indicating a stereo

input. When a digital source is playing, the indica-

tors will light to display the channels begin

received at the digital input. When the letters

flash, the digital input has been interrupted. (See

pages 23 and 34 for more information on the

Channel Indicators).

when entering presets and other information

into the tuner’s memory.

VStereo Indicator: This indicator illuminates

when an FM station is being tuned in stereo.

AB RT Text Indicator: This indicator illumi-

nates when the RDS station tuned is transmit-

ting radiotext (RT) data.

Tuned Indicator: This indicator illuminates

when a station is being received with sufficient sig-

nal strength to provide acceptable listening quality.

AC Clock Time Indicator: This indicator illu-

minates when the RDS station tuned is transmit-

ting the CT (clock time) code, indicating the cur-

rent time of day.

XAuto Indicator: This indicator illuminates

when the tuner’s Auto mode is in use.

YMain Information Display: This display

shows messages relating to the status, input

source, surround mode, tuner, volume level or

other aspects of the AVR 4500’s operation.

AD PTY Indicator: This indicator illuminates

when the RDS station tuned is transmitting pro-

gram type data, or during a PTY search.

ZMute Indicator: This indicator illuminates

to remind you that the AVR 4500’s output has

been silenced by pressing the Mute button

AE RDS Indicator: This indicator illuminates

when the station tuned is transmitting RDS data.

. Press the Mute button again to return

to the previously selected output level.

Preset Number/Sleep Timer: When the

tuner is in use, these numbers indicate the spe-

cific preset memory location in use. (See page 40

for more information on preset stations.) When

the Sleep function is in use, these numbers show

how many minutes remain before the unit goes

into the Standby mode.

Preset Indicator: This indicator lights when

the tuner is in use to show that the Preset

Number/Sleep Timer is showing the sta-

tion’s preset memory number. (See page 40 for

more information on tuner presets.)

TSleep Indicator: This indicator lights when

the Sleep function is in use. The numbers in the

Preset Number/Sleep Timer

indicators

will show the minutes remaining before the

AVR 4500 goes into the Standby mode.

(See page 31 for more information on the Sleep

function.)

8 FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY

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Rear Panel Connections

S Q

W U

R P

230 V/50Hz

AC OUTLETS

~230V/50Hz

UNSWITCHED 100W MAX

SWITCHED 50W MAX

5 7

AM Antenna

FM Antenna

Tape Inputs

Tape Outputs

Subwoofer Output

DVD Audio Inputs

CD Inputs

Center Speaker Outputs

Surround Speaker Outputs

Switched AC Accessory Outlet

Unswitched AC Accessory Outlet

AC Power Cord

Video 2 Component Video Inputs

Component Video Outputs

DVD Component Video Inputs

Remote IR Output

Remote IR Input

Multiroom IR Input

Video 1 Video Outputs

Video 1 Video Inputs

Video 2 Video Outputs

Video 3 Video Inputs

Video 2 Video Inputs

Optical Digital Inputs

Coaxial Digital Inputs

Video 2 Audio Outputs

Video 2 Audio Inputs

Video 3 Audio Inputs

Video 1 Audio Inputs

Video 1 Audio Outputs

Preamp Outputs

Multiroom Outputs

6-Channel Direct Inputs

8-Channel Direct Inputs

Digital Audio Outputs

Video Monitor Outputs

DVD Video Inputs

Front Speaker Outputs

NOTE: To assist in making the correct connec-

tions for multichannel input/output and speaker

connections, all connection jacks and terminals

have been color coded in conformance with the

latest CEA standards as follows:

FM Antenna: Connect the supplied indoor or

6-Channel Direct Inputs: If an external

an optional external FM antenna to this terminal.

digital audio decoder is used, connect the out-

puts of that decoder to these jacks.

Tape Inputs: Connect these jacks to the

PLAY/OUT jacks of an audio recorder.

8-Channel Direct Inputs: When an op-

tional, external processor or playback device with

6.1 or 7. 1 audio capability is in use, connect the

Surround Back Left and Surround Back Right

channel outputs of the player to these input jacks

and all other 6.1/7.1 outputs to the appropriate

Front Left:

Front Right:

White

Red

Tape Outputs: Connect these jacks to the

RECORD/INPUT jacks of an audio recorder.

Center:

Green

Blue

Gray

Brown

Tan

Purple

Orange

Yellow

Subwoofer Output: Connect this jack to

Surround Left:

Surround Right:

Surround Back Left:

Surround Back Right:

Subwoofer (LFE):

Digital Audio:

Composite Video:

the line-level input of a powered subwoofer. If an

external subwoofer amplifier is used, connect this

jack to the subwoofer amplifier input.

6-Channel Direct Inputs

Digital Audio Outputs: Connect these

jacks to the matching digital input connector on

a digital recorder such as a CD-R or MiniDisc

recorder.

DVD Audio Inputs: Connect these jacks to

the analog audio jacks on a DVD or other audio

or video source.

Component Video “Y”: Green

Component Video “Pr”: Red

Component Video “Pb”: Blue

Video Monitor Outputs: Connect this jack

CD Inputs: Connect these jacks to the ana-

to the composite and/or S-Video input of a TV

monitor or video projector to view the on-screen

menus and the output of any standard Video or

S-Video source selected by the receiver’s video

switcher.

log output of a compact disc player or CD chang-

er or any other audio source.

AM Antenna: Connect the AM loop antenna

Multiroom Outputs: Connect these jacks

supplied with the receiver to these terminals. If an

to an optional audio power amplifier to listen to

the source selected by the multiroom system in a

remote room.

external AM antenna is used, make connections to

the AM and GND terminals in accordance with

the instructions supplied with the antenna.

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Rear Panel Connections

DVD Video Inputs: Connect these jacks to

AC Power Cord: Connect the AC plug to an

Optical Digital Inputs: Connect the opti-

the composite or S-Video output jacks on a DVD

player or other video source.

unswitched AC wall output.

cal digital output from a DVD player, HDTV

receiver, the S/PDIF output of a compatible com-

puter sound card playing MP3 files or streams,

LD player, MD player or CD player to these jacks.

The signal may be either a Dolby Digital signal, a

DTS signal, a 2 channel MPEG 1 signal, an MP3

data stream or a standard PCM digital source.

Video 2 Component Video Inputs:

Front Speaker Outputs: Connect these

Connect the Y/Pr/Pb component video outputs of

an HDTV Set-top convertor, satellite receiver, or

other video source device with component video

outputs to these jacks.

outputs to the matching + or – terminals on

your left and right speakers. In conformance with

the new CEA color code specification, the White

terminal is the positive, or "+" terminal that

should be connected to the red (+) terminal on

Front Left speaker with the older color coding,

while the Red terminal is the positive, or "+"

terminal that should be connected to the red (+)

terminal on Front Right speaker. Connect the

black (–) terminals on the AVR 4500 to the black

(–) terminals on the speakers. See page 15 for

more information on speaker polarity.

Monitor Component Video Outputs:

Coaxial Digital Inputs: Connect the coax

Connect these outputs to the component video

inputs of a video projector or monitor. When a

source connected to one of the two

Component Video Inputs JL is selected

the signal will be sent to these jacks.

digital output from a DVD player, HDTV receiver,

the S/PDIF output of a compatible computer

sound card playing MP3 files or streams, LD

player, MD player or CD player to these jacks.

The signal may be either a Dolby Digital signal,

DTS signal, a 2 channel MPEG 1 signal, an MP3

data stream or a standard PCM digital source.

Do not connect the RF digital output of an LD

player to these jacks.

DVD Component Video Inputs: Connect

the Y/Pr/Pb component video outputs of a DVD

player to these jacks.

Center Speaker Outputs: Connect these

outputs to the matching + and – terminals on

your center channel speaker. In conformance

with the new CEA color code specification, the

GreenTerminal is the positive, or "+" terminal

that should be connected to the red (+) terminal

on speakers with the older color coding. Connect

the black (–) terminal on the AVR to the black

negative (–) terminal on your speaker. (See page

15 for more information on speaker polarity.)

Note: All component inputs/outputs can be

used for RGB signals too, in the same way as

described for the Y/Pr/Pb signals, then connected

to the jacks with the corresponding color.

RGB connection is not possible if the source out-

puts a separate sync signal (see page 16).

Video 2 Audio Outputs: Connect these

jacks to the RECORD/INPUT audio jacks on a

VCR or any Audio recorder.

Video 2 Audio Inputs: Connect these jacks

to the PLAY/OUT audio jacks on a second VCR

or other audio or video source.

Remote IR Output: This connection permits

the IR sensor in the receiver to serve other

remote controlled devices. Connect this jack to

the “IR IN” jack on Harman Kardon or other

compatible equipment.

Video 3 Audio Inputs: Connect these jacks

to the PLAY/OUT audio jacks on any audio or

video source.

Surround Speaker Outputs: Connect

these outputs to the matching + and – terminals

on your surround channel speakers. In confor-

mance with the new CEA color code specifica-

tion, the Blue terminal is the positive, or "+"

terminal that should be connected to the red (+)

terminal on the Surround Left speaker with older

color coding, while the Gray terminal should be

connected to the red (+) terminal on the

Video 1 Audio Inputs: Connect these jacks

Remote IR Input: If the AVR 4500’s front-

to the PLAY/OUT audio jacks on a VCR or other

audio or video source.

panel IR sensor is blocked due to cabinet doors

or other obstructions, an external IR sensor

may be used. Connect the output of the sensor

to this jack.

Video 1 Audio Outputs: Connect these

jacks to the RECORD/INPUT audio jacks on

a VCR or any other Audio recorder.

Multiroom IR Input: Connect the output of

Surround Right speaker with the older color cod-

ing. Connect the black (–) terminal on the AVR

to the matching black negative (–) terminals for

each surround speaker. (See page 15 for more

information on speaker polarity.)

an IR sensor in a remote room to this jack to

operate the AVR 4500’s multiroom control system.

Preamp Outputs: These jacks may be con-

nected to an external power amplifier.

Video 1 Video Outputs: Connect these

Note: Either the Video or S-Video output of any

S-Video source must be connected to the

AVR 4500, not both in parallel, otherwise the

video may be disturbed or its performance be

adversely effected.

jacks to the RECORD/INPUT composite or

S-Video jack on a VCR.

Switched AC Accessory Outlet: This out-

Video 1 Video Inputs: Connect these jacks

let may be used to power any device that you

wish to have turn on when the AVR 4500 is

turned on with the System Power Control

to the PLAY/OUT composite or S-Video jacks on

a VCR or other video source.

switch

Video 2 Video Outputs: Connect these

jacks to the RECORD/INPUT composite or

S-Video jacks on a second VCR.

Unswitched AC Accessory Outlet: This

outlet may be used to power any AC device. The

power will remain on at this outlet regardless of

whether the AVR 4500 is on or off (in Standby),

Video 3 Video Inputs: Connect these jacks

to the PLAY/OUT composite or S-Video jacks on

any video source.

provided that the Main Power switch

is on.

Note: The total power consumption of all

devices connected to the accessory outlets

should not exceed 100 watts from the

Video 2 Video Inputs: Connect these jacks

to the PLAY/OUT composite or S-Video jacks on

a second VCR or other video source.

Unswitched Outlet

Switched Outlet

H and 50 W from the

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Main Remote Control Functions

Power On Button

IR TransmitterWindow

Program/SPL Indicator

Power Off Button

Input Selectors

AVR Selector

AM/FMTuner Select

6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input

Test Button

Sleep Button

Surround Mode Selector

Night Mode

Channel Select Button

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Buttons

‹

Button

Set Button

Digital Select

Numeric Keys

Tuner Mode

Direct Button

Tuning Up/Down

OSD Button

Dolby Mode Select Button

DTS Digital Mode Selector

Logic 7 Mode Select Button

Transport Controls

Skip Up/Down Buttons

Stereo Mode Select Button

DTS Neo:6 Mode Select

Macro Buttons

RDS Selector Button

Preset Up/Down

Clear Button

Memory Button

Delay/Prev. Ch.

›

Button

Speaker Select

Multiroom

Volume Up/Down

SPL Indicator Select

Learn Button

Mute

EzSet Sensor Microphone

NOTE: The function names shown here are each

button’s feature when used with the AVR 4500.

Most buttons have additional functions when

used with other devices. See page 48-49 for a

list of these functions.

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Main Remote Control Functions

⁄ ¤

IMPORTANT NOTE: The AVR4500’s remote may

be programmed to control up to seven devices,

including the AVR 4500. Before using the remote,

it is important to remember to press the Input

AVR Selector: Pressing this button will

switch the remote so that it will operate the AVR’s

functions. If the AVR is in the Standby mode, it will

also turn the AVR on.

Buttons:These multipurpose buttons

are used to change or scroll through items in the

on-screen menus or on the front panel or to make

configuration settings such as digital inputs or

delay timing. When changing a setting, first press

the button for the function or setting to be

Selector button

that corresponds to the unit

AM/FM Tuner Select: Press this button to

you wish to operate. In addition, the AVR 4500’s

remote is shipped from the factory to operate the

AVR 4500 and most Harman Kardon CD or DVD

players and cassette decks. The remote is also

capable of operating a wide variety of other prod-

ucts using the control codes that are part of the

remote or by learning commands from other

remotes. Before using the remote with other prod-

ucts, follow the instructions on pages 42-45 to

program the proper codes for the products in your

system.

select the AVR’s tuner as the listening choice.

Pressing this button when the tuner is in use will

select between the AM and FM bands.

changed (e.g., press the Digital Select Button

to change a digital input) and then press one

of these buttons to scroll through the list of

options or to increase or decrease a setting. The

sections in this manual describing the individual

features and functions contain specific informa-

tion on using these buttons for each application.

6-Channel/8 Channel Direct Input: Press

this button to select the device connected to the

6-Channel Direct Inputs or the

8-Channel Direct Inputs 89 (the input avail-

able will depend on the selection 5.1 or 6.1/7.1

made in the surround mode setting, see page 23

for more information).

When the AVR 4500 remote is being programmed

for the codes of another device, these buttons are

also used in the “Auto Search” process (See page

42 for more information on programming the

remote.)

It is also important to remember that many of the

buttons on the remote take on different functions,

depending on the product selected using the

Test Tone: Press this button to begin the

sequence used to calibrate the AVR 4500’s output

levels. (See page 26 for more information on

calibrating the AVR 4500.)

E^‹Button: This button is used to change the

menu selection or setting during some of the

setup procedures for the AVR 4500.

Input Selector Button

4. The descriptions

shown here primarily detail the functions of the

remote when it is used to operate the AVR 4500.

(See page 45 for information about alternate

functions for the remote’s buttons.)

Sleep Button: Press this button to place the

unit in the Sleep mode. After the time shown in

the display, the AVR 4500 will automatically go

into the Standby mode. Each press of the button

changes the time until turn-off in the following

order:

Set Button: This button is used to enter set-

tings into the AVR 4500’s memory. It is also used

in the setup procedures for delay time, speaker

configuration and channel output level adjust-

ment.

Power Off Button: Press this button to

place the AVR 4500 or a selected device unit in the

Standby mode. Note that when the AVR 4500 is

switched off this will turn off the main room func-

tions, but if the Multiroom system is activated, it

will continue to function.

min

Digital Select: Press this button to assign

OFF

one of the digital inputs UV*Óto a source.

(See page 33 for more information on using digi-

tal inputs.)

min

Hold the button pressed for two seconds to turn

off the Sleep mode setting.

Note that this button is also used to change

channels on your TV, VCR and Sat receiver when

the appropriate source is selected, using the

IR Transmitter Window: Point this window

towards the AVR 4500 when pressing buttons on

the remote to make certain that infrared commands

are properly received.

Numeric Keys: These buttons serve as a

ten-button numeric keypad to enter tuner preset

positions. They are also used to select channel

numbers when TV, VCR or Sat receiver has been

selected on the remote, or to select track numbers

on a CD, DVD or LD player, depending on how the

remote has been programmed.

device Input Selectors

Program/SPL Indicator: This three-color

indicator is used to guide you through the process

of programming the remote or learning commands

from a remote into the AVR 4500’s remote code

memory and it is also used as a level indicator

when using the remote’s EzSet capabilities. (See

page 26 for more information on setting output

levels, and see page 42 for information on pro-

gramming the remote.)

Surround Mode Selector: Press this but-

ton to select any of the HALL, THEATER or VMAx

surround modes. Note that depending on the type

of input, some modes are not always available.

(See page 29 for more information about sur-

round modes.) Note that this button is also used

to tune channels on your TV, VCR and Sat receiver

when the appropriate source is selected using the

Tuner Mode: Press this button when the

tuner is in use to select between automatic tun-

ing and manual tuning. When the button is

pressed so that the AUTO indicator

pressing the Tuning buttons

move the frequency up or down in single-step

increments. When the FM band is in use and the

Xgoes out,

)≠will

device Input Selector

Power On Button: Press this button to turn

on the power to a device selected by pressing one

of the Input Selectors (exceptTape).

Night Mode: Press this button to activate

AUTO indicator

is on, pressing this button will

the Night mode. This mode is available only with

Dolby Digital encoded sources, and it preserves

dialog (center channel) intelligibilty at low volume

levels (See page 25 for more information).

change to monaural reception making even weak

stations audible or improving the audio perform-

ance with noisy stereo stations. (See page 40 for

more information.)

Input Selectors: Pressing one of these but-

tons will perform three actions at the same time.

First, if the AVR is not turned on, this will power

up the unit. Next, it will select the source shown

on the button as the input to the AVR. Finally, it

will change the remote control so that it controls

the device selected. After pressing one of these

buttons you must press the

Channel Select Button: This button is

Direct Button: Press this button when the

used to start the process of setting the AVR

4500’s output levels with an external source.

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tuner is in use to start the sequence for direct

entry of a station’s frequency. After pressing the

button simply press the proper Numeric Keys

to select a station (See page 40 for more

information on the tuner).

Once this button is pressed, use the

buttons

to select the channel being adjusted, then

AVR Selector button

again to operate the

⁄ ¤

press the Set button

buttons

, followed by the

AVR’s functions with the remote.

again, to change the level setting.

(See page 35 for more information.)

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Main Remote Control Functions

Tuning Up/Down: When the tuner is in use,

these buttons will tune up or down through the

selected frequency band. If the Tuner Mode but- and it is also used to turn off all surround pro-

Stereo Mode Select Button: Pressing this

aSpeaker Select: Press this button to begin

selector button cycles through the stereo modes,

the process of configuring the AVR 4500’s Bass

Management System for use with the type of

speakers used in your system. Once the button

⁄ ¤

ton

has been pressed or the Band button

on the front panel was held pressed so that

is illuminated, pressing

cessing and place the unit in a traditional two-

channel Stereo mode. The first press selects 5-

Channel Stereo or 7-Channel Stereo, depending

on the selection (5.1 or 6.1/7.1) made in the sur-

has been pressed, use the

buttons

the AUTO indicator

select the channel you wish to set up.

Press the Set Button and then select the

either of the buttons will cause the tuner to seek

the next station with acceptable signal strength

for quality reception. When the AUTO indicator

round mode setting, see page 23, and the second speaker type (Large, Small or None) appropriate

selects “SURROUND OFF,” which is true Stereo.

with the speaker in use. (See page 21 for more

information.)

is NOT illuminated, pressing these buttons will

DTS Neo:6 Mode Selector: Pressing this

tune stations in single-step increments. (See page

40 for more information.)

selector button cycles the AVR through the vari-

ous DTS Neo:6 modes, which extract a five- or

seven-channel surround field from two-channel

Multi-Room: Press this button to activate

the Multiroom system or to begin the process of

changing the input or volume level for the second

zone. (See page 39 for more information on the

Multiroom system.)

OSD Button: Press this button to activate

the On Screen Display (OSD) system used to set up program material (from PCM source or analog

or adjust the AVR 4500’s parameters.

input signal). The first press selects the last DTS

Neo:6 surround mode that was in use, and each

subsequent press selects the next mode in the fol-

lowing order:

Dolby Mode Selector: This button is used

Volume Up/Down: Press these buttons to

to select one of the available Dolby Surround pro-

cessing modes. Each press of this button will

select one of the Dolby Pro Logic II modes, Dolby 3

Stereo or Dolby Digital. Note that the Dolby

Digital mode is only available with a digital input

selected and the other modes only as long as a

Dolby Digital source is not playing (except Pro

Logic II with Dolby Digital 2.0 recordings, see

Note on page 7). See page 29 for the available

Dolby surround mode options.

raise or lower the system volume.

SPL Indicator Select: This button activates

DTS Neo:6 MUSIC

the AVR 4500’s EzSet function to quickly and

accurately calibrate the AVR 4500’s output levels.

During this sequence, EzSet will automatically

adjust the output levels for all channels until they

are equal, as shown by the Program Indicator

DTS Neo:6

MOVIES

Macro Buttons: Press these buttons to

lighting green for each channel. (See page

store or recall a “Macro”, which is a pre-pro-

grammed sequence of commands stored in the

remote. (See page 44 for more information on

storing and recalling macros.)

26 for more information on EzSet.)

Learn Button: Press this button to begin the

DTS Digital Mode Selector: When a DTS

process of “learning” the codes from another

product’s remote into the AVR 4500’s remote. (See

page 43 for more information on using the

remote’s learning function.)

source is in use the AVR 4500 will select the

appropriate mode automatically and no other

mode will be available. Pressing this button will

display the mode currently selected by the AVR´s

decoder, depending on the surround material

RDS Select Button: Press this button to dis-

play the various messages that are part of the RDS

data system of the AVR 4500’s tuner. (See page 41

for more information on RDS).

Mute: Press this button to momentarily

played and the speaker setting (see item

silence the AVR 4500 or TV set being controlled,

depending on which device has been selected.

When the AVR 4500 remote is being programmed

to operate another device, this button is pressed

Preset Up/Down: When the tuner is in use,

page 5). When a DTS source is not in use, this but-

ton has no function. (See page 24, 29 for the

available DTS options.)

press these buttons to scroll through the stations

programmed into the AVR 4500’s memory. When

CD or DVD is selected using the Input Selector

with the Input Selector button

to begin the

button

4, these buttons may function as Slow

Logic 7 Selector: Press this button to select

programming process. (See page 42 for more

information on programming the remote.)

Fwd/Rev (DVD) or ”+10” (CD, CDR).

one of the available Logic 7 surround modes. (See

page 29 for the available Logic 7 options.)

Clear Button: Press this button to clear incor-

EzSetSensor Microphone: The sensor

rect entries when using the remote to

directly enter a radio station’s frequency.

Transport Control Buttons: These buttons

microphone for the EzSet microphone is behind

these slots. When using the remote to calibrate

speaker output levels using EzSet, be sure that

you do not hold the remote in a way that covers

these slots. (See page 26 for more information on

using EzSet).

do not have any functions for the AVR 4500, but

they may be programmed for the forward/reverse

play operation of a wide variety of CD or DVD

players, and audio or video- cassette recorders.

(See page 42 for more information on program-

ming the remote.)

Memory Button: Press this button to enter a

radio station into the AVR 4500’s preset memory.

After pressing the button the MEMORY indicator

will flash; you then have five seconds to enter

a preset memory location using the Numeric

Keys . (See page 40 for more information.)

NOTE: With the press of any remote button the

Input Selector button 45associated with

the botton pressed will briefly flash red to confirm

the transmission of the command, as long as

there is a function for that button with the device

selected (see function list on pages 48, 49).

Skip Up/Down Buttons: These buttons do

not have a direct function with the AVR 4500, but

when used with a compatibly programmed CD or

DVD player/changer they will change the tracks

on the disc currently being played.

Delay/Prev Ch.: Press this button to begin

the process for setting the delay times used by

the AVR 4500 when processing surround sound.

After pressing this button, the delay times are

entered by pressing the Set button

using the

and then

⁄ ¤

buttons

to change the set-

ting. Press the Set button again to complete the

process. (See page 25 for more information.)

Z^›Button: Press this button to change a set-

ting or selection when configuring many of the

AVR’s settings.

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Zone II Remote Control Functions

The Zone II remote may be used in either the

Preset Up/Down – Track Skip: When the

same room where the AVR 4500 is located, or it

may be used in a separate room with an option-

al infrared sensor that is connected to the

AVR’s tuner is selected as the input source, these

buttons will move up or down through the list of

stations that have been stored in the preset

memory. When a CD or DVD player is selected,

these buttons activate the forward or reverse

track or chapter skip functions.

POWER

OFF

MUTE

VID2

AVR

VID1

AVR 4500’s Multi IR input jack

AM/FM

DVD

VID3

VID4

TAPE

Power Off: When used in the room where

Disc Skip: Press this button to change

the AVR 4500 is located, press this button to

place the unit in Standby. When it is used in a

remote room with a sensor that is connected to

discs on compatible Harman Kardon CD or DVD

changers.

TUNING

the Multi IR jack

O, this button turns the

PRESET

Volume Up/Down: When used in the

Multi-Room system off.

room where the AVR 4500 is located, press this

button to raise or lower the volume in that

room. When it is used in a remote room with a

sensor that is connected to the Multi IR Jack

DISC SKIP

∫

AVR Selector: Press this button to turn on

the AVR. The input in use when the unit was last

on will be selected.

, this button will raise or lower the volume in

AM/FM Tuner Select: Press this button to

the remote room.

VOLUME

select theTuner as the input to the Multiroom

system. Press it again to change between the

AM and FM bands.

∆

Play Forward/Reverse/Stop: Press these

buttons to control compatible Harman Kardon

CD, DVD or cassette players.

∂

Input Selectors: When the AVR is off,

Mute: When used in the room where the

press one of these buttons to turn the unit on

and to select a specific input. When the unit is

already in use, pressing one of these buttons will

change the input.

AVR 4500 is located, press this button to tem-

porarily silence the unit. When it is used in a

remote room with a sensor that is connected to

the Multi IR Jack

O, this button will temporari-

≠

Tuning Up/Down – Fast Play: These but-

ly silence the feed to the remote room only.

Press the button again to return to the previous

volume level.

tons may be used to change the frequency of

the tuner. These buttons may also control the

Fast Play or Fast Reverse functions of compatible

Harman Kardon CD, DVD or cassette decks in

the same room, or from a remote room when an

IR link is connected to the AVR 4500.

Important Note: No matter in which room the

Zone II remote is used, as with the main remote

it is important to remember to press the Input

Selector button

∂

that corresponds to the

Record/Pause: Press this button to acti-

unit you wish to operate befor you change the

device to be controlled.

vate the Record or Pause function on compatible

Harman Kardon CD, DVD or Cassette Deck prod-

ucts.

NOTE: The Zone II remote may be used in either

the same room where the AVR 4500 is located,

or it may be used in a separate room with an

optional infrared sensor that is connected to the

AVR 4500’s Multi IR input jack b. When it is

used in the same room as the AVR 4500, it will

control the functions of the AVR 4500 or any

compatible Harman Kardon products in that

room. When it is used in a separate room via a

sensor connected to the Multi IR Jack b, the

buttons for power, input source, volume and

mute will control the source and volume for the

second zone, as connected to the Multi Out

Jacks ‚. (See page 39 for complete information

on using the Multiroom system.)

∫

∂

≠

∆

Power Off

AVR Selector

AM/FM Tuner Select

Input Selectors

Tuning Up/Down – Fast Play

Record/Pause

Preset/Track Skip

Disc Skip

Volume Up/Down

Play Forward/Reverse/Stop

Mute

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Installation and Connections

After unpacking the unit, and placing it on a solid

surface capable of supporting its weight, you will

need to make the connections to your audio and

video equipment.

7. Connect the front, center and surround speak-

er outputs DEF to the respective speakers.

passive subwoofer is used, the connection first

goes to a power amplifier, which will be connect-

ed to one or more subwoofer speakers. If you are

using a powered subwoofer that does not have

line-level input connections, follow the instruc-

tions furnished with the speaker for connection

information.

To assure that all the audio signals are carried to

your speakers without loss of clarity or resolu-

tion, we suggest that you use high-quality speak-

er cable. Many brands of cable are available and

the choice of cable may be influenced by the dis-

tance between your speakers and the receiver,

the type of speakers you use, personal prefer-

ences and other factors. Your dealer or installer is

a valuable resource to consult in selecting the

proper cable.

Audio Equipment Connections

We recommend that you use high-quality inter-

connect cables when making connections to

source equipment and recorders to preserve the

integrity of the signals.

9. If an external multi-channel audio source with

5.1 outputs such as an external digital proces-

sor/decoder, DVD-Audio or SACD player is used,

connect the outputs of that device to the 6-

When making connections to audio source

equipment or speakers it is always a good prac-

tice to unplug the unit from the AC wall outlet.

This prevents any possibility of accidentally send-

ing audio or transient signals to the speakers

that may damage them.

Channel Direct Inputs

Regardless of the brand of cable selected, we rec-

ommend that you use a cable constructed of fine,

multistrand copper with an area greater than 2

mm².

10. If an external multi-channel audio source

with 7.1 outputs such as an external digital

processor/decoder, DVD-Audio or SACD player is

used, first connect the outputs of that device to

the 6 Channel Direct Inputs as noted above, and

then connect the Surround Back Left and

Cable with an area of 1.5 mm²may be used for

short runs of less than 4 m. We do not recom-

mend that you use cables with an area less than

1mm²due to the power loss and degradation in

performance that will occur.

1. Connect the analog output of a CD player to

the CD inputs

Surround Back Right output channels of the

source device to the 8-Channel Direct Inputs

NOTE: When the CD player has both fixed and

variable audio outputs it is best to use the fixed

output unless you find that the input to the

receiver is so low that the sound is noisy, or so

high that the signal is distorted.

11. If a 7.1 channel source device is connected

as noted in the item above, you must use an

optional audio power stereo amplifier for the

Surround Back channels. Connect the SBL and

Cables that are run inside walls should have the

appropriate markings to indicate listing with any

appropriate testing agency standards. Questions

about running cables inside walls should be

referred to your installer or a licensed electrician

who is familiar with the applicable local building

codes in your area.

2. Connect the analog Play/Out jacks of a cas-

sette deck, MD, CD-R or other audio recorder to

SBR Preamp Outputs

to the inputs of the

the Tape Input jacks

Record/In jacks on the recorder to the Tape

Output jacks on the AVR 4500.

2. Connect the analog

amplifier feeding those channels' speakers.

Video Equipment Connections

When connecting wires to the speakers, be cer-

tain to observe proper polarity. Note that the

positive (+) terminal of each speaker connection

now carries a specific color code as noted on

page 9. However, most speakers will still use a

red terminal for the postive (+) connection.

Connect the “negative” or “black” wire to the

same terminal on both the receiver and the

speaker.

Video equipment is connected in the same manner

as audio components. Again, the use of high-qual-

ity interconnect cables is recommended to pre-

serve signal quality. To ensure best video perform-

ance S-Video sources should be connected to the

AVR 4500 only with their S-Video In/

3. Connect the digital output of any digital

sources such as a CD or DVD changer or player,

advanced video game, a digital satellite receiver,

HDTV tuner or digital cable set-top box or the

output of a compatible computer sound card to

the Optical and Coaxial Digital Inputs

Outputs, not with their composite video connec-

tors too.

U V *Ó

4. Connect the Coaxial or Optical Digital

1. Connect a VCR’s audio and video Play/Out

jacks to the Video 1 or Video 2 In jacks

QTXZ on the rear panel. The Audio and

Video Record/In jacks on the VCR should be con-

nected to the Video 1 or Video 2 Out jacks

PRWa on the AVR 4500.

Outputs on the rear panel of the AVR to the

NOTE: While most speaker manufacturers

adhere to an industry convention of using black

terminals for negative and red ones for positive,

some manufacturers may vary from this configu-

ration. To assure proper phase and optimal per-

formance, consult the identification plate on your

speaker or the speaker’s manual to verify polarity.

If you do not know the polarity of your speaker,

ask your dealer for advice before proceeding, or

consult the speaker’s manufacturer.

matching digital input connections on a CD-R or

MiniDisc recorder.

5. Assemble the AM Loop Antenna supplied with

the unit as shown below. Connect it to the AM

and GND screw terminals

2. Connect the analog audio and video outputs

of a satellite receiver, cable TV converter or televi-

sion set or any other video source to the Video

SY jacks.

3. Connect the analog audio and video outputs

of a DVD or laser disc player to the DVD jacks

We also recommend that the length of cable

used to connect speaker pairs be identical. For

example, use the same length piece of cable to

connect the front-left and front-right or sur-

round-left and surround-right speakers, even if

the speakers are a different distance from the

AVR 4500.

6. Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM

(75 ohm) connection . The FM antenna may

4. Connect the digital audio outputs of a CD, MD

or DVD player, satellite receiver, cable box or

HDTV converter to the appropriate Optical or

be an external roof antenna, an inside powered

or wire lead antenna or a connection from a

cable system. Note that if the antenna or connec-

tion uses 300-ohm twin-lead cable, you should

use a 300-ohm-to-75-ohm adapter to make the

connection.

Coaxial Digital Inputs UV*Ó

8. Connections to a subwoofer are normally

made via a line level audio connection from the

Subwoofer Output

to the line-level input

of a subwoofer with a built-in amplifier. When a

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5. Connect the Composite and S-Video (if

Important Note for Adapter Cables:

SCART A/V Connections

S-Video device is in use) Monitor Output

If the cinch connectors of the adapter you’ll use

are labeled, connect the Audio and Video ”In”

plugs with the corresponding Audio and Video

”In” jacks on the AVR 4500 (and with a VCR

connect the ”Out” plugs to the ”Out” jacks on

the AVR). Note that with some adapter types it

may be just turned around: If no signal is audi-

ble/ visible when the VCR is playing connect the

“Out” plugs to the ”In” jacks on the AVR and

turned around. If the adapter plugs are not

labeled in that way, pay attention to the signal

flow directions as shown in the diagrams above

and in the instruction attached to the adapter. If

uncertain, don’t hesitate to consult your dealer.

For the connections described above your video

device needs RCA (cinch) connectors or/and S-

Video connectors for all Audio and Video signals:

Any normal video device (Not SVHS or High 8)

for only playback needs 3 RCA jacks, VCRs for

record and playback even 6 RCA jacks. Any S-

Video device (SVHS, High 8) needs 2 RCA

(Audio) and 1 S-Video jack (Video), if it´s a

playback unit, or 4 RCA (Audio In/Out) and

2 S-Video (Video In/Out) jacks, if it´s a recording

VCR.

jacks on the receiver to the composite and

S-Video input of your television monitor or video

projector.

6. If your DVD player and monitor both have

component video connections, connect the com-

ponent outputs of the DVD player to the DVD

Component Video Inputs

L. Note that even

when component video connections are used the

audio connections must still be made to either

the analog DVD Audio Inputs

or any of the

Coaxial or Optical Digital Input jacks UV

Many european video devices are equipped with

RCA (Cinch) or S-Video jacks only partially, not

for all audio and video in/outputs needed as

described above, but with a so called Scart or

Euro-AV connector (almost rectangular jack with

21 pins, see drawings on next page).

7. If another component video device is available,

connect it to the Video 2 Component Video

Important Notes for S-Video connections:

1. Only the S-Video In/Out of S-Video devices

must be connected to the AVR, NOT both, nor-

mal video and S-Video In/Outputs (except the TV,

see item below).

Input jacks

device should be made to either the Video 2

Input jacks or any of the Coaxial or Optical

Digital Input jacks UV

J. The audio connections for this

In that case the following Scart to Cinch

adapters or cables are needed:

When both connections are made, only the

S-Video signal will be viewed on the screen.

8. If the component video inputs are used, con-

nect the Component Video Output to the

• Units for playback, such as satellite receivers,

camcorders, DVD or LD players, need an

adapter from Scart to 3 RCA plugs, see fig. 1

(normal video devices) or from Scart to 2

RCA+1 S-Video plugs, see fig. 4 (S-Video

devices).

component video inputs of your TV, projector or

display device.

2. Like most common AV units the AVR 4500

does not convert the Video signal to S-Video or

vice versa. Thus both connections must be made

from the AVR 4500 to the TV if both, Video and

S-Video sources, are used, and the appropriate

input on the TV must be selected.

9. If you have a camcorder, video game or other

audio/video device that is connected to the AVR

on a temporary, rather than permanent basis,

connect the audio, video and digital audio out-

puts of that device to the Front Panel Inputs

*ÓÔ. A device connected to the Video 4

• HiFi VCRs need an adapter from Scart to 6

RCA plugs, see fig. 2 (normal video), or from

Scart to 4 Audio+2S-Video jacks, see fig. 5

(S-Video VCR). Read carefully the instruction

attached to the adapter to find which of the

six plugs is used for the record signal to the

VCR (connect with the AVR´s Out jacks) and

for the playback signal from the VCR (connect

with the AVR´s In jacks). Do not misconnect

Audio and Video signals. Don´t hesitate to

consult your dealer, if you are uncertain.

jacks

is selected as the Video 4 input, and

connected to the digital jacks *Óit is selected

as "Optical 3" or "Coaxial 3" input. (See page

21 for more information on input configuration.)

Video Connection Notes:

• Y/Pr/Pb Component, RGB (see page 17),

S-Video or Composite video signals may only

be viewed in their native formats and will not

be converted to the other formats. But the OSD

can be viewed on the TV screen in any case,

with Video or S-Video input selected on the TV.

• If you use only normal video devices the TV

monitor needs an adapter from 3 RCA plugs

to Scart (fig. 3) only. If also S-Video devices are

used an adapter from 2 RCA+1S-Video plugs

to Scart is needed additionally (fig. 6),

connected to the SCART input on your TV that

is provided for S-Video.

• When the component video jacks are used, the

on-screen menus will not be visible. You must

switch to the standard composite or S-Video

input on your TV to view those menus.

• All component inputs/outputs can be used for

RGB signals too, in the same way as described

for the Y/Pr/Pb signals, then connected to the

jacks with the corresponding color.

Note that only the video plugs (the "yellow"

cinch plug in fig. 3 and the S-Video plug in fig.

6) must be connected to the TV Monitor

Output

B, and the volume on the TV must be

But this is only correct as long as only the three

RGB video signals are output by the video

source, with a sync signal in the "G" signal

only, without any sync signal output separately

by the source.

reduced to minimum.

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Important Note for the Use of

SCART-Cinch Adapters:

Black

Figure 1:

SCART/Cinch-Adapter for

playback;

Yellow

When video sources are connected to the TV

directly with a SCART cable, specific control sig-

nals apart from Audio/Video signals will be fed

to the TV. These specific signals are: With all

video sources, the signal for automatic input

selection that switches the TV automatically to

the appropriate input as soon as the video

source is started. And with DVD players, the sig-

nals automatically turning the TV to 4:3/16:9

format (with 16:9 TVs or with 4:3 TVs with

selectable 16:9 format) and turning the RGB

video decoder of the TV on or off, depending on

the DVD player´s setting. With any adapter cable,

these control signals will be lost and the appro-

priate setting of the TV must be made manually.

Red

signal flow:

SCART ¡ Cinch

Black

Red

Blue¹

Blue

Yellow

Figure 2:

SCART/Cinch-Adapter for

record and playback;

signal flow:

Green

White

SCART ↔ Cinch

Black

Figure 3:

Cinch/SCART-Adapter for

playback;

Yellow

Red

Note for RGB signal with SCART:

If you use a unit providing RGB signals on a

SCART output (as e.g. most DVD players do) and

you want to use that RGB signal, this SCART

output must be connected directly to your TV.

Although the AVR 4500 RDS can switch three-

way video signals (like component signals

Y/Pb/Pr), most TVs need separate sync signals

for RGB (also with SCART) that cannot be

switched and provided by the AVR 4500.

RGB signals can be pathed through

signal flow:

Cinch ¡ SCART

Rot

Red

Figure 4:

SCART/S-Video Adapter

for playback;

Schwarz

Black

S-Video In

signal flow:

SCART ¡ Cinch

Schwarz

Black

Rot

Red

the AVR 4500 only when no separate sync

signal is needed (see last ”Video Connection

Note” on page 16).

Blau¹

Blue

Gelb

Yellow

Figure 5:

SCART/S-Video Adapter

for record and playback;

signal flow:

S-Video In

S-Video Out

SCART ↔ Cinch

Rot

Red

Figure 6:

SCART/S-Video Adapter

for playback;

Schwarz

Black

S-Video Out

signal flow:

Cinch ¡ SCART

¹Also other colours possible, e.g. brown and grey.

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Multiroom Audio Connections

AC Power Connections

System and Power Connections

Depending on the distance from the AVR 4500

to the remote room, two options are available

for audio connection:

This unit is equipped with two accessory AC out-

lets. They may be used to power accessory

devices, but they should not be used with high-

current draw equipment such as power ampli-

fiers. The total power draw to the Unswitched

The AVR 4500 is designed for flexible use with

multiroom systems, external control components

and power amplifiers.

Option 1: Use high-quality, shielded audio

interconnect phono cable from the AVR 4500’s

location to the remote room. In the remote

room, connect the interconnect cable to a stereo

power amplifier. The amplifier will be connected

to the room’s speakers. At the AVR 4500, plug

the audio interconnect cables into the

Main Room Remote Control Extension

If the receiver is placed behind a solid or smoked

glass cabinet door, the obstruction may prevent

the remote sensor from receiving commands. In

this event, the remote sensor of any Harman

Kardon or other compatible device, not covered

by the door, or an optional remote sensor may

be used. Connect the Remote IR Output of

that device or the output of the remote sensor to

Outlet

the Switched Outlet

must not exceed 100 watts, that to

50 watts.

The Switched outlet will receive power only

when the unit is on completely. This is recom-

mended for devices that have no power switch

or a mechanical power switch that may be left in

the “ON” position.

Multiroom Output Jacks

on the AVR

4500’s rear panel.

NOTE: Many audio and video products go into a

Standby mode when they are used with

switched outlets, and cannot be fully turned on

using the outlet alone without a remote control

command.

the Remote IR Input jack

Option 2: Place the amplifier that will provide

power to the remote location speakers in the

same room as the AVR 4500, and connect the

If other components are also prevented from

receiving remote commands, only one sensor is

needed. Simply use this unit’s sensor or a remote

eye by running a connection from the Remote

Multiroom Output jacks

on the rear panel

of the AVR to the audio input of the remote

room amplifier. Use the appropriate speaker wire

to connect the optional power amplifier to the

remote speakers. High-quality wire of at least

2.5 mm²is recommended for long multiroom

connections.

The Unswitched

as long as the unit is plugged into a powered AC

outlet and the Main Power Switch is on.

outlet will receive power

IR Output jack

to the Remote IR Input

jack on Harman Kardon or other compatible

equipment.

Finally, when all connections are complete, plug

the power cord into a nonswitched 220-240-volt

AC wall outlet. You’re almost ready to enjoy the

AVR 4500!

Multiroom IR Link

The key to remote room operation is to link the

remote room to the AVR 4500’s location with

wire for an infrared receiver and speakers or an

amplifier. The remote room IR receiver (this can be

an optional IR receiver or any other remotable

Harman Kardon device in the remote room with

IR sensor integrated) should be connected to the

AVR 4500 via standard coaxial cable. Connect the

Remote IR Output of the device or of the

optional sensor with the Multiroom IR Input

NOTE: In both options, you may connect an

optional IR sensor in the remote room to the

AVR 4500 via an appropriate cable. Connect the

sensor’s cable to the Multiroom IR Input

on the AVR 4500 and use the Zone II remote to

control the room volume. Alternatively, you may

install an optional volume control between the

output of the amplifiers and the speakers.

External Audio Power Amplifier

Connections

If desired, the AVR 4500 may be connected to

optional, external audio power amplifiers. When

an external amplifier is used, connect the

jack

on the AVR4500’s rear panel.

If other Harman Kardon compatible source

equipment is part of the main room installation,

the Remote IR Output jack

on the rear

panel should be connected to the IR IN jack on

that source device. This will enable the remote

room location to control source equipment func-

tions.

Preamp Out jacks

to the inputs on the

amplifier. Note that when external amplifiers or

devices are used, volume is still controlled by the

AVR, although additional volume controls on the

external device may affect volume and output

levels from the AVR.

NOTE: All remotely controlled components must

be linked together in a “daisy chain”. Connect

the IR OUT jack of one unit to the IR IN of the

next to establish this chain.

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Center Front Speaker

Depending on the specifics of your room

acoustics and the type of speakers in use, you

may find that imaging is improved by moving the

front-left and front-right speakers slightly

forward of the center-channel speaker. If

possible, adjust all front loudspeakers so that

they are aimed at ear height when you are

seated in the listening position.

Speaker Selection

No matter which type or brand of speakers is

used, the same model or brand of speaker

should be used for the front-left, center and

front-right speakers. This creates a seamless

front soundstage and eliminates the possibility

of distracting sonic disturbances that occur when

a sound moves across mismatched front-channel

speakers.

No more than

60cm

Left Front

Speaker

Right Front

Speaker

Using these guidelines, you’ll find that it takes

some experimentation to find the correct

location for the front speakers in your particular

installation. Don’t be afraid to move things

around until the system sounds correct. Optimize

your speakers so that audio transitions across

the front of the room sound smooth.

A) Front Channel Speaker Installation with

Direct-View TV Sets or Rear-Screen Projectors

Speaker Placement

The placement of speakers in a multichannel

home-theater system can have a noticeable

impact on the quality of sound reproduced.

TV or Projection Screen

Center Front

Speaker

Depending on the type of center-channel

speaker in use and your viewing device, place

the center speaker either directly above or below

your TV, or in the center behind a perforated

front-projection screen.

Left Front

Speaker

Right Front

Speaker

When the AVR 4500 is used in 5.1-channel oper-

ation, the preferred location for surround speak-

ers is on the side walls of the room, at or slightly

behind the listening position. In a 7.1-channel

system, both side surround and back surround

speakers are required. The center of the speaker

should face you (see below).

Once the center-channel speaker is installed,

position the left-front and right-front speakers so

that they are as far away from one another as

the center-channel speaker is from the preferred

listening position. Ideally, the front-channel

speakers should be placed so that their tweeters

are no more than 60cm above or below the

tweeter in the center-channel speaker.

Rear surround speakers are required when a full

7.1-channel system is installed, and they may

also be used in 5.1 channel mode as an alterna-

tive mounting position when it is not practical to

place the main surround speakers at the sides of

the room. Speakers may be placed on a rear

wall, behind the listening position. As with the

side speakers, the center of the rear surrounds

should face you. The speakers should be no more

than 2 meters behind the rear of the seating

area.

They should also be at least 0.5 meter from your

TV set unless the speakers are magnetically

shielded to avoid colourings on the TV screen.

Note that most speakers are not shielded, even

with complete surround sets only the Center

speaker may be.

Optional Rear-Wall Mounting

B) The distance between the left and right

speakers should be equal to the distance from

the seating position to the viewing screen.

You may also experiment with placing the left

and right speakers slightly forward of the center

speaker.

Subwoofers produce largely nondirectional

sound, so they may be placed almost anywhere

in a room. Actual placement should be based on

room size and shape and the type of subwoofer

used. One method of finding the optimal

location for a subwoofer is to begin by placing it

in the front of the room, about 15cm from a

wall, or near the front corner of the room.

Another method is to temporarily place the

subwoofer in the spot where you will normally

sit, and then walk around the room until you

find a spot where the subwoofer sounds best.

Place the subwoofer in that spot. You should

also follow the instructions of the subwoofer’s

manufacturer, or you may wish to experiment

with the best location for a subwoofer in your

listening room.

Rear speaker mounting is an alternate location

for 5.1 systems. It is required for 7.1 operation.

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Once the speakers have been placed in the room

and connected, the remaining steps are to pro-

gram the system configuration memories. With

the AVR 4500 two kind of memories are used,

those associated individually with the input

selected, e.g. surround modes, and others work-

ing independently from any input selected like

speaker output levels, crossover frequencies or

delay times used by the surround sound

processor.

SELECTmenu, and changing the item titled

FULLOSDTIMEOUT.

Using the On-Screen Display

When making the following adjustments, you may

find them easier to make via the unit’s on-screen

display system. These easy-to-read displays give

you a clear picture of the current status of the

unit and facilitate speaker, delay, input or digital

selection you are making.

The semi-OSD system is also available as a system

default, although it may be turned off by using

the ADVANCEDSELECTmenu. (See

page 37). With the semi-OSD system, you may

make adjustments directly, by pressing the but-

tons on the front panel or remote control for the

specific parameter to be adjusted. For example, to

change the digital input for any of the sources,

To view the on-screen displays, make certain you

have made a connection from the Video

Monitor Out jack

on the rear panel to the

press the Digital Select Button

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7$or

and

First Turn On

composite or S-Video input of your TV or projec-

tor. In order to view the AVR’s displays, the correct

video input must be selected on your video dis-

play. Note that the on-screen menus are not

available when a component video display is in

use.

then any of the Selector buttons

⁄ ¤

on the front panel or remote.

You are now ready to power up the AVR 4500 to

begin these final adjustments.

MASTER

1. Plug the Power Cable

into an unswitched

IN/OUT

SETUP

AC outlet.

SURROUND

SPEAKER

2. Press the Main Power Switch

latches and the word “OFF” on the top of the

switch disappears inside the front panel. Note

in until it

DELAY

ADJUST

IMPORTANT NOTE: When viewing the on-screen

menususingaCRT-basedprojector, plasmadisplay

or any direct-view CRT monitor or television, it is

important that they not be left on the screen for an

extended period of time. As with any video display,

but particularly with projectors, constant display of

a static image such as these menus or video game

images may cause the image to be permanently

“burnedinto” theCRT. Thistypeofdamageisnot

covered by the AVR 4500 warranty and may not be

covered by the projector TV set’s warranty.

CHANNEL

MULTI-ROOM

ADVANCED

that the Power Indicator

will turn

orange, indicating that the unit is in the

Standby mode.

Figure 1

3. Remove the protective plastic film from the

main front-panel lens. If left in place, the film

may affect the performance of your remote

control.

Settings to be Made Individually

for Each Input in Use

The AVR 4500 features an advanced memory sys-

tem that enables you to establish different setting

for the speaker configuration, digital input and

surround mode for each input source. This flexibil-

ity enables you to custom tailor the way in which

you listen to each source and have the AVR 4500

memorize them. This means, for example, that you

may associate different surround modes and ana-

log or digital inputs with different sources, or set

different speaker configurations with the resultant

changes to the bass management system or the

use of the center speaker and/or the Subwoofer.

Once these settings are made, they will automati-

cally be recalled whenever you select that input.

4. Install the three supplied AAA batteries in the

remote as shown. Be certain to follow the (+)

and (–) polarity indicators that are on the top

of the battery compartment.

The AVR 4500 has two on-screen display modes,

“Semi-OSD” and “Full-OSD.” When making con-

figuration adjustments, it is recommended that

the Full-OSD mode be used. This will place a com-

plete status report or option listing on the screen,

making it easier to view the available options and

make the settings on the screen. The Semi-OSD

mode uses one-line displays only.

Note that when the full OSD system is in use, the

menu selections are not shown in the Infor-

mation Display ˜Y. When the full OSD

menu system is used, OSD ON will appear in the

5. Turn theAVR4500 on either by pressing the

Main Information Display

and the OSD

System Power Control

Source Selector on the front panel, or via

the remote by pressing the Power On Button

, AVR Selector or any of the Input

Selectors 46on the remote. The Power

Indicator will turn green to confirm that

the unit is on, and the Main Information

Display will also light up.

or the Input

Indicator will illuminate to remind you that a

The factory default settings for the AVR 4500

have all inputs configured for an analog audio

input except for the DVD input, where the

video display must be used.

When the semi-OSD system is used in conjunction

with the discrete configuration buttons, the on

screen display will show a single line of text with

the current menu selection. That selection will

also be shown in the Main Information

Coaxial Digital Input

is the default. Once

the DSP processing system is used for the first

time for any input, the speaker settings will auto-

matically default to “Small” at all positions with

the subwoofer set to “LFE.” The default setting for

the surround modes is “Surround Off,” or two-

channel stereo, although Dolby Digital or DTS will

automatically be selected as appropriate when a

source with digital encoding is in use.

Display

The full OSD system is always available by press-

ing the OSD button . When this button is

NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector

buttons to turn the unit on, press the AVR

to have the remote control the AVR

Selector

pressed the MASTERMENU(Figure 1) will

appear, and adjustments are made from the indi-

vidual menus. Note that the menus will remain on

the screen for 20 seconds after the latest action

was made on the screen menu, then they will

“time-out” and disappear from the screen. The

time-out may be increased to as much as 50 sec-

onds by going to the ADVANCED

functions.

Before using the unit, you will probably want to

change the settings for most inputs so that they

are properly configured to reflect the use of digi-

tal or analog inputs, the type of speakers installed

and the surround mode associated with the input.

Remember that since the AVR 4500 memorizes

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the settings for each input individually, you will

need to make these adjustments for each input

used. However, once they are made, further

adjustment is only required when system compo-

nents are changed.

Press the

Buttons EZuntil the name

the SMALLsetting for smaller, frequency-

limited satellite speakers that do not reproduce

sounds below 100Hz. Note that when “small”

speakers are used, a subwoofer is required to

reproduce low-frequency sounds. Remember that

the “large” and “small” descriptions do not refer

to the actual physical size of the speakers, but to

their ability to reproduce low-frequency sounds. If

you are in doubt as to which category describes

your speakers, consult the specifications in the

speakers’ owner’s manual, or ask your dealer.

of the desired digital input appears. To return to

the Analog input, press the buttons until the

word ANALOGappears. When the correct

input source appears, press the button

›

until the cursor appears next to BACKTO

MASTERMENU, and press the Set Button

To make this process as quick and as easy as pos-

sible, we suggest that you use the full-OSD sys-

tem with the on-screen menus, and step through

each input. Once you have completed the set-

tings for the first input, many settings may be

duplicated for the remaining inputs.

To associate an analog or digital input with the

input source currently selected at any time using

the discrete function buttons, press the Digital

The items that follow will describe the individual

settings required for each input. Remember that

once the settings are made for one input, they

must be made for all other input sources in your

system.

Input Select Button

on the front panel

Notes:

or the remote while the full-OSD is not in use.

Within five seconds, make your input selection

using the Selector buttons on the front panel

⁄ ¤

• As the speaker settings need to be made for

each input individually, you can determine

which speaker should be used depending on

the input source selected. So it´s possible e.g.

to turn off the Center and/or the Sub with any

music source selected and to use them with

any movie input source.

7$or the

Buttons on the remote

until the desired digital or analog input is shown

in the Main Information Display and in

the lower third of the video display connected to

the AVR 4500. Press the Set Button

enter the new input assignment.

Input Setup

The first step in configuring the AVR4500 is to

select an input, i.e. to associate an analog or dig-

ital input with each input source in use, e.g. CD

or DVD. This may be done by pressing the front

• With the currently selected input all speaker

settings will be copied to all other surround

modes (as far as speakers are used with them)

and need not be repeated when another sur-

round mode is selected with that input.

panel Input Source Selector

desired input’s name appears momentarily in the

Main Information Display , and the green

LED lights next to the input’s name in the front

panel Input Indicators . The input may also

be selected by pressing the appropriate Input

Selector on the remote control 46

until the

An exclusive Harman Kardon feature is the ability

to switch front panel jacks from their normal use

as inputs to output connections so that portable

recording devices may easily be connected.

To start with the speaker setting, first select any

of the DTS Neo:6 modes as with them all speak-

ers and all speaker modes are available. It is easi-

est to select these modes directly, without the on-

screen display, so press the OSD button

turn the on-screen display off if it is still visible.

Then press the DTS Neo:6 button on the

front panel or on the remote.

On the AVR 4500, the Coaxial 3 Digital Jack

is normally an input, but it may also be

switched to a digital output for use with CD-

R/RW decks, MD recorders or other digital audio

recorders. To change the jack to an output, press

When using the full-OSD system to make the

setup adjustments, press the OSD button

once so that the MASTER MENU(Figure

1) appears. Note that the ^›cursor will be next to

the IN/OUT SETUPline. Press the Set

the ⁄/¤ buttons

while the IN/OUT

SETUPmenu is on the screen so that the ^›

cursor is next to COAXIAL3. Then press

1. It is easiest to enter the proper settings for the

speaker setup through the SPEAKER

SETUPmenu (Figure 3). So press the OSD

button

to enter the menu and the

the ^‹/› buttons

OUTis highlighted. Note that the Digital

Coax 3 Status Indicator will turn red, indi-

cating that the jack is now a record output.

so that the word

IN/OUTSETUPmenu (Figure 2) will

appear on the screen. Press the ^‹/› buttons

EZuntil the desired input name appears in

the highlighted video, as well as being indicated

(

Button

to bring up the MASTER

MENU(Figure 1), and then press the

Note: A signal will be sent to this jack only when Button

the input selected for use by the AVR 4500 is dig- SPEAKERSETUPline. At this point,

ital. Digital signals will be passed through regard- press the Set Button to bring up the

SPEAKERSETUPmenu (Figure 3).

twice so that the cursor is on the

in the front panel Input Indicators

by the

green LED next to the desired input name. If the

input will use the standard left/right analog

inputs, no further adjustment is needed (except

with DVD).

less of their format, and which digital input (opti-

cal or coax) they are fed from. However, analog

signals are not converted to digital, and the for-

mat of the signal (e.g., PCM, Dolby Digital or

DTS) may not be changed.

SPEAKER

SETUP

LEFT/RIGHT:

SMALL

SUB

IN/OUT

SETUP

CENTER

SURROUND

INPUT

:VIDEO

SURR

BACK

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN:ANALOG

SUBWOOFER

Selection of the jack as an output will remain

effective as long as the AVR 4500 is on. However,

once the unit is turned off, the jack will revert to

its normal use as an input when the unit is

turned on again.

:IN

OUT

SUB

X-OVER

FREQ:80

BACK

MASTER

BACK

MASTER

Figure 3

Speaker Setup

Figure 2

This menu tells the AVR 4500 which type of

speakers are in use. This is important as it adjusts

the settings that determine which speakers

receive low-frequency (bass) information. For

each of these settings use the LARGEsetting

if the speakers for a particular position are

traditional full-range loudspeakers that are

capable of reproducing sounds below 100Hz. Use

If you wish to associate one of the digital inputs

with the selected input source, press the

Button

on the remote while the

IN/OUTSETUPmenu (Figure 2) is on

the screen, and note that the on-screen cursor

will drop down to the DIGITALINline.

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2. When the SPEAKERSETUPmenu first

appears, the on-screen cursor will be at the top

When LARGEis selected, a full-range output

will be sent to the center speaker output, and NO

center channel signal will be sent to the sub-

woofer output (except when the Pro Logic II

Music mode is in use).

When you are using surround back speakers with

›

your system, press the Button

on the

of the list of speaker positions, pointing toward

the LEFT/RIGHTline, which sets the con-

figuration for the front left and right speakers.

Note that this front speaker setting is not avail-

able when an analog input with stereo mode is

selected to ensure purest analog sound perform-

ance by bypassing the DSPs and also all their

crossover networks. If you wish to make a change

‹ ›

remote to move the cursor to SURRBACK

and set the speaker type for the speakers con-

nected to the Surround Back Preamp

Outputs

through an optional, external

NOTE: If you choose Logic 7 as the surround

mode for the particular input source for which

you are configuring your speakers, the AVR 4500

will not make the LARGE option available for the

center speaker. This is due to the requirements of

Logic 7 processing, and does not indicate a prob-

lem with your receiver.

power amplifier. The choices and procedure for

configuring these speakers are identical to those

shown above for the main surround speakers.

Note: As the surround back speaker selection is

a basic configuration for your system it will be

effective with all inputs and need not be repeat-

ed with each other input in use.

to the front speakers’ configuration, press the

Buttons EZso that either LARGEor

SMALLappears, matching the appropriate

description from the definitions shown above.

When NONEis selected, no signals will be sent

to the center-channel output. The receiver will

operate in a “phantom” center channel mode.

Center-channel information will be sent to the

left and right front channel outputs and the cen- SUBWOOFER.

ter channel bass will be sent to the subwoofer

output when SUBL/R+LFEis selected in

the SUBWOOFERline in this menu (see

below). This mode is needed if no Center speaker

is used. Note that when the Logic 7 Cinema or

Enhanced surround modes are selected a Center

speaker must be used, the Logic 7 Music mode

works well without a Center too.

7. When you have completed your selection for

When SMALLis selected, low-frequency front

channel sounds will be sent only to the subwoofer

output. If you choose this option and there is no

subwoofer connected, you will not hear any low-

frequency sounds with front channel signals.

the surround channels, press the Button

on the remote to move the cursor to

‹ ›

8. Press the

Buttons EZon the remote

to select the option that best describes your sys-

tem.

When LARGEis selected, a full-range output

will be sent to the front left and front right

outputs. Depending on the choice made in

the SUBWOOFERline in this menu (see

below), the front left and right bass information

may also be directed to the subwoofer.

The choices available for the subwoofer position

will depend on the settings for the other speak-

ers, particularly the front left/right positions.

If the front left/right speakers are set to

SMALL, the subwoofer will automatically be

set to SUB, which is the “on” position.

Important Note: When a speaker set with a

subwoofer and two front satellites connected to

the Sub´s speaker outputs is used, the Sub´s

5. When you have completed your selection for

the center channel, press the Button

on the remote to move the cursor to

If the front left/right speakers are set to

LARGE, three options are available:

inputs must be connected to the Front speaker SURROUND.

outputs and LARGEmust be selected for

‹ ›

6. Press the

Buttons EZon the remote

the front speakers.

• If no subwoofer is connected to the AVR 4500,

to select the option that best describes the sur-

round speakers in your system based on the

speaker definitions shown on page 21.

‹ ›

press the

Buttons EZon the remote

3. When you have completed your selection for the

so that NONEappears in the on-screen

menu. When this option is selected, all bass

information will be routed to the front left/right

“main” speakers.

front channel, press the Button

on the

remote to move the cursor to CENTER.

When SMALLis selected, with all digital sur-

round modes low-frequency surround channel

sounds will be sent to the Fronts when Sub is

turned off or to the subwoofer output when Sub

is on. With any analog surround mode the rear

bass feed depends on the mode selected and the

setting of the Sub and front speakers.

‹ ›

4. Press the

Buttons EZon the remote

to select the option that best describes your center

speaker, based on the speaker definitions shown

below.

• If a subwoofer is connected to the AVR 4500,

you have the option to have the front left/right

“main” speakers reproduce bass frequencies at

all times, and have the subwoofer operate only

when the AVR 4500 is being used with a digi-

tal source that contains a dedicated Low

Frequency Effects, or LFE soundtrack. This

allows you to use both your main and sub-

woofer speakers to take advantage of the spe-

cial bass created for certain movies. To select

‹ ›

When SMALLis selected, low-frequency

center channel sounds will be sent to the Fronts, if

they are set to LARGEand Sub is turned off

(see below). When Sub is on, low frequency cen-

ter channel sounds will be sent to the subwoofer

only.

When LARGEis selected, a full-range output

will be sent to the surround channel outputs

(with all analog and digital surround modes),

and, except with Hall and Theater modes, NO

surround channel bass will be sent to the sub-

woofer output.

that option press the

Buttons EZon

the remote so that SUB(LFE)appears

in the on-screen menu.

When NONEis selected, surround-sound infor-

mation will be split between the front left and

front right outputs. For optimal performance

when no surround speakers are in use, the Dolby

3 Stereo mode should be used.

• If a subwoofer is connected and you wish to

use it for bass reproduction in conjunction with

the main front left/right speakers, regardless of

the type of program source or Surround mode

‹ ›

you are listening to, press the

Buttons

EZon the remote so that SUB

L/R+LFEappears in the on-screen

menu. When this option is selected, a full-

range signal will be sent to the front left/right

“main” speakers, and also to the LFE sound-

track. The subwoofer will receive the front left

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and right bass frequencies under the crossover

frequency selected in the next option setting

on this menu, as described below.

shown, using the instructions for “large” or

“small” shown earlier, then press the Set button

It is easiest to complete the surround setup using

the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the MAS-

⁄ ¤

TER menu (Figure 1), press the

buttons

›

until the cursor is next to the SUR-

9.When you have completed your selection for the

If another speaker position needs to be changed,

press the front panel ^‹/› Selector buttons

ROUNDSELECTmenu. Press the Set

Button so that the SURROUND

SELECTmenu (Figure 4) is on the screen.

subwoofer, press the Button

on the

remote to change the cursor to SUBX-

OVERFREQ. The subwoofer crossover set-

ting may only be adjusted using the on-screen

display system.

7$or the ⁄/¤ buttons

to select a different speaker position, press the

Set button and then press the front

panel ^‹/› Selector buttons 7$or the

⁄/¤ buttons on the remote until the cor-

rect speaker setting is shown and press the Set

button again to confirm the selection.

on the remote

SURROUND

SELECT

SURR

DOLBY

DTS

MODE:

5. 1

6. 1/7. 1

At this line, you will select the frequency under

which bass information is directed to the

LOGIC

DSP

(SURR)

Subwoofer Output ∞ and above which the

remaining signal is directed to all speakers that

are set to SMALL. The choices available will

depend on the setting made previously for the

front left/right speakers. When making these

selections, choose the crossover frequency that is

closest to the lower frequency limit of your front

left/right speakers. This figure is normally printed

in the owner’s manual or data sheet for the

speakers; or consult the speaker’s manufacturer.

STEREO

To assist in making these settings, the icons in

the Speaker/Channel Input Indicators

BACK

MASTER

will change as the speaker type is selected at

each position. When only the inner icon box is lit,

the speaker is set for “small.” When the inner box

and the two outer boxes with circles inside them

are lit, the speaker is set for “large." When no

indicator appears at a speaker location, that

position is set for “none” or “no” speaker.

Figure 4

The first line on the SURROUND

SELECTmenu allows you to configure the

AVR for either standard 5.1 or advanced 6.1/7.1

›

operation. With the on-screen cursor at the

SURRMODEline, press the Set Button

• When the front speakers have been set to

LARGE, the crossover choices are 40Hz

or 60Hzto match the typical crossover

points of full range speakers. When you use

large full range front speakers, able to repro-

duce bass below 40Hz with sufficient power,

choose 40 Hz, otherwise select 60 Hz.

Note: These icons are available only when mak-

ing setup changes without the use of the full

OSD mode.

‹

›

and then press the or Buttons EZ

so that 5.1 is highlighted if you have no sur-

round back speakers installed, or 6.1/7.1 if

you have one or two speakers connected to the

As an example, in the Figure below, all speakers

are set for “large,” and a subwoofer is set.

Surround Back Preamp Outputs

through

optional, external power amplifiers.

Making this selection will set the surround mode

options for the AVR so that only the correct

modes for the number of speakers in your specif-

ic system will be available. Should you change

your system and add additional speakers at a

later date, it is important to change this setting

so that advanced surround modes such as 7

Channel Stereo, Logic 7/7.1, DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete

and Matrix, DTS+NEO:6, and DTS NEO:6 will be

available.

• When the front speakers have been set to

SMALL, the crossover choices are 80Hz

or 100Hzto match the typical crossover

points of the smaller speakers used in satellite

speaker systems. Choose the option that is

closest to your speakers’ design.

10. When all speaker selections have been made,

press the Button

and then the Set

Button

to return to the Main menu.

Important Note: As this 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 selec-

tion is a basic configuration for your system it

will be effective with all inputs and need not be

repeated with all other inputs in use. Moreover

this setting is linked with the Surround Back

Speaker selection outlined on page 22, both

settings will turn on ("6.1/7.1") or off ("5.1")

these speakers in the same manner.

11. The Speaker Configuration may also be

changed at any time without using the full-OSD

on-screen menu system by pressing the Speaker

Surround Setup

Once the speaker setup has been completed, the

next step for that input is to set the surround

mode you wish to use with that input. Since sur-

round modes are a matter of personal taste, feel

free to select any mode you wish – you may

change it later. The Surround Mode chart on page

28 may help you select the mode best suited to

the input source selected. For example you may

select Dolby Pro Logic II or Logic 7 for most ana-

log inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs connected

to digital sources. In the case of inputs such as a

CD Player, Tape Deck orTuner, you may wish to

set the mode to Stereo, if that is your preferred

listening mode for standard stereo sources,

where it is unlikely that surround encoded materi-

al will be used. Alternatively, the 5 Channel Stereo

or Logic 7 Music mode may also be a good

choice for stereo-only source material.

Select button on the remote

a. Once the but-

ton is pressed, FNTSPEAKERwill appear

in both the lower third of the video display and

the Main Information Display

Within five seconds, either press the front panel

‹/› Selector buttons 7$or the ⁄/¤ but-

When the desired selection is made, press the

Set Button

to continue with the setup and

tons

on the remote to select a different

configuration.

speaker position, or press the Set Button

to begin the adjustment process for the front left

and right speakers.

Once the setting is made for 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 oper-

ation, the default surround mode for an input

should be set. Each of the remaining five lines on

the menu (Figure 4) contains the various sur-

round mode categories, and within those menus

you may choose one of the sub-modes. Note that

the list of specific sub-modes in some categories

will vary according to whether 5.1 or 6.1/7.1

operation is chosen and Dolby Digital will appear

only when a digital input is selected. In addition,

the DTS modes (except NEO:6) available in the

When the Set button

has been pressed

and the system is ready for a change to the front

speaker setting, the on-screen display and Main

Information Display

will read FNT

LARGEor FNTSMALLdepending on

the current setting. Press the front panel ^‹/›

Selector Buttons 7$or the ⁄/¤ buttons

on the remote until the desired setting is

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AVR 4500 will not appear unless a digital source

is selected and playing the correct bitstream.

in use. In these cases the DTS-ES Mode

Indicator will light. When a non-ES DTS disc

After the selections are made in the Dolby, DTS,

Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, press

⁄ ¤

is in use, when the 6.1/7.1 mode is chosen the

unit automatically will select the DTS + NEO:6

mode to create a full eight-speaker surround

mode. See page 29, 33 for a complete explana-

tion of the DTS modes.

the

buttons

so that the cursor moves

Note: When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is

selected and playing, the AVR 4500 will select

the appropriate surround mode automatically, no

matter which surround mode was selected for

that input as default. Then no other surround

modes will be available, except VMAx with Dolby

Digital recordings and all Pro Logic II modes with

Dolby Digital 2 channel (2.0) recordings (see

page 34).

to the BACK TO SURRSELECTline and

presss the Set Button

Adjustments for Other Inputs

After one input has been adjusted for analog or

digital input, speaker type and surround mode,

return to the INPUTSETUPline on the

MASTERmenu and enter the settings for

each input that you will use. In most cases, only

the digital input and surround mode may be dif-

ferent from one input to the next, while the

speaker type will usually be the same and may

easily be entered by copying the speaker settings

from the first input adjusted. But if prefered you

can also select different speaker types or turn

speakers on or off individually for each input in

use.

On the Logic 7 menu, the selection choices

‹ ›

made with the

Buttons EZon the

remote are determined by whether the 5.1 or

6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in use. In

either case, the selection of a Logic 7 mode

enables Harman Kardon’s exclusive Logic 7 pro-

cessing to create fully enveloping, multichannel

surround from either two-channel Stereo or

Matrix-encoded programming such as VHS cas-

settes, laserdiscs or television broadcasts pro-

duced with Dolby surround.

To select the mode that will be used as the initial

⁄ ¤

default for an input, first press the

buttons

until the on-screen cursor is next to the

desired mode’s master category name. Next,

press the Set Button

to view the sub-

‹ ›

menu. Press the

Buttons EZto scroll

through the available choices, and then press the

Button

so that the cursor is next to

In the 5.1 configuration you may select the Logic

7/5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhanced modes. They

work best with two-channel music, surround-

encoded programs or standard two-channel pro-

gramming of any type, respectively. When the

6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the Logic 7/7.1 Music

or Cinema modes are available, but the output

will be in a full eight-channel sound field. Note

that the Logic 7 modes are not available when

either Dolby Digital or DTS Digital soundtracks

are in use.

BACK TO MASTER MENU to continue the

setup process.

Settings Keeping Independent

from the Input Selected

On the Dolby menu (Figure 5), the selection

choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II

Music, Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema, Dolby Pro

Logic II Emulation and Dolby 3 Stereo. A com-

plete explanation of these modes is found on

Page 29. Note that when the Dolby Digital mode

is selected there are additional settings available

for the Night mode that are associated with the

surround mode only, not with the input. That´s

why these settings must be made only once, not

with each input in use. They are described later in

the next main chapter (see below).

After the settings described above have been

made for all input sources in your system, the fol-

lowing settings, made with any input, will remain

in effect independent of the input selected.

In order to set delay time for Dolby Digital and

Dolby Pro Logic II surround modes, the OSD

menu system must be used.

Delay Settings

On the DSP (SURR) menu, the selection

‹ ›

Only for the Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic

modes, you will need to adjust the delay time

setting. Note that the delay time is not

adjustable for any other modes.

choices made with the

Buttons EZon

the remote select one of the DSP surround

modes that are designed for use with two-chan-

nel stereo programs to create a variety of sound

field presentations. The choices available are Hall

1, Hall 2, Theater, VMAx Near and VMAx Far. The

Hall and Theater modes are designed for multi-

channel installations, while the two VMAx modes

are optimized for use in delivering a full surround

field when only the front left and front right

speakers are installed. See pages 29 and 30 for a

complete explanation of the DSP surround

modes. Note that the Hall and Theater modes are

not available when a Dolby Digital or DTS sound-

track is played.

MODE:

DOLBY

Important Note: Once the delay time is set

with any input it will be effective with all other

inputs too. Moreover the surround delay time

setting must be made only for the Dolby Digital

mode. The other setting will be set automatically.

DOLBY

DIGITAL

NIGHT:

BACK TO

OFF

MID

MAX

SURR

SELECT

Due the different distances between the listening

position for the front channel speakers and the

surround speakers, the amount of time it takes

for sound to reach your ears from the front or

surround speakers is different. You may compen-

sate for this difference through the use of the

delay settings to adjust the timing for the specific

speaker placement and acoustic conditions in

your listening room or home theater.

Figure 5

On the DTSmenu, the selection choices made

‹ ›

On the STEREO menu, the selection choices

with the

Buttons EZon the remote

‹ ›

made with the

Buttons EZon the

are determined by a combination of the type of

DTS program material in use and whether the

5.1 or 6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in

use. When either of the speaker configurations is

in use, you may select either the Neo:6 Music or

Neo:6 Cinema mode when an analog source is

playing to deliver an enhanced 5.1-channel or

even 7.1 channel sound field.

remote may either turn the surround processing

off for a traditional two-channel stereo presenta-

tion, or select 5 Stereo or 7 Stereo

depending on whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 output

is in use. The latter modes feed the stereophonic

input signal to both front speakers, to the rear

speakers and to both surround back speakers (if

in use), while the monophonic signal parts are

spread over all speakers, also the Center. See

page 30 for a complete explanation of the 5

Stereo and 7 Stereo modes.

The factory setting is appropriate for most rooms,

but some installations create an uncommon dis-

tance between the front and surround speakers

that may cause the arrival of front channel

sounds to become disconnected from surround

channel sounds.

When the 5.1 configuration is in use the AVR will

automatically select the 5.1 version of DTS pro-

cessing when a DTS data stream is received.

When the 6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the DTS-ES

Discrete mode will automatically be activated

when a DTS source with the ES Discrete “flag” is

To resynchronize the front and surround chan-

nels, follow these steps:

1. Measure the distance from the listening/

viewing position to the front speakers in

meters.

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2. Measure the distance from the listening/ view-

ing position to the surround speakers.

To adjust the Night mode setting from the menu

press the OSD Button so that the

MASTERmenu appears. Then press the

button once and press Set to select

DELAY

ADJUST

CENTER

DELAY:

5MS

10MS

3. Subtract the distance to the surround speakers

from the distance to the front speakers and mul-

tiply the result by 3.

SURR

BACK

the SURROUNDSETUPmenu. Again

MASTER

press the button

once and press Set

to select the DOLBYmenu (see fig. 7).

The optimal delay time is the result of that sub-

traction. For example, if the front speakers are 3

m away and the surround speakers are 1 m away,

the optimal delay time is figured as (3–1)x3=6.

Thus, in this example, the delay time for Dolby

Digital should be set at six milliseconds.

MODE:

DOLBY

Figure 6

DOLBY

DIGITAL

As the Dolby Digital mode is selected, the

CENTERDELAYline is where the first

‹ ›

NIGHT:

BACK TO

OFF

MID

MAX

SURR

SELECT

NOTE: The DTS, Logic 7, 5/7CH Stereo, Hall and

Theater modes use a fixed, nonadjustable delay

time.

adjustment is made. Now press the

Buttons

EZuntil the number calculated using the

formula shown above for the center speaker

appears in the display. When the CENTER

The Dolby Digital Mode also includes a separate

setting for the center channel delay mode, since

the discrete nature of these signals makes the

location of the center channel speaker more criti-

cal. To calculate the delay for the center channel,

measure the distance from the preferred listening

position in the center of the room to both the

center channel speaker and either the left or right

speaker.

DELAYis entered, press the Button

Figure 7

once to move to the next line.

To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain

that the ^›cursor is on the NIGHTline of the

‹ ›

›

Now the cursor will be at the SURR

DELAYline so that the delay for the surround

speakers may be set. Press the

EZuntil the number calculated using the

formula for the surround speakers shown above

appears in the display. When the delay settings

DOLBYmenu. Next, press

Buttons

‹ ›

Buttons

EZto choose between the following set-

tings.

OFF: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode

will not function.

If the distances are equal, no further adjustment is

required and the center delay should be set to

zero. If the distance to the front speakers is

greater than the distance to the center speaker,

you may wish to reposition the speakers by mov-

ing the front left and front right speakers closer to

the listening position or the center speaker further

away from the listening position.

are complete, press the Button nonce so

that the cursor is next to the BACK TO

MASTER MENU line and press the Set

Button pto return to the MASTER menu.

MID: When MID is in the highlighted video, a

mild compression will be applied.

MAX: When MAX is in the highlighted video, a

more severe compression algorithm will be

applied.

Note that the delay settings may also be adjusted

at any time when the Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro

Logic II modes are in use by pressing the Delay

⁄ ¤

button on the remote

. Then press the

When you want to use the Night mode feature,

we recommend that you select the MID setting as

a starting point and change to the MAX setting

later, if desired.

If repositioning of the speakers is not possible,

adjust the center delay time, adding one milli-sec-

ond of center channel delay for every 30 cm clos-

er to the listening position the center speaker is

than the front speakers. For example, if the front

left and front right speakers are each 3 m from

the listening position and the center channel

speaker is 2.4 m away, the delay is figured as

300 cm –240 cm=60 cm, suggesting an optimal

center delay of 2 milliseconds.

buttons on the remote to select the Center

or Rear channels for adjustment, followed by a

press of the Set button

F. Next, press the

on the remote until the

⁄ ¤

buttons

When the setting has been made, press the

desired figure appears in the Main Information

Display and press the Set button p

twice to confirm the setting and return to the

normal display.

⁄ ¤

buttons

so that the › cursor is next to

BACKTOSURRSELECT, and press

the Set button to return to the SUR-

ROUNDSELECTmenu.

Night Mode Settings

Note that the Night mode may be adjusted

directly any time that Dolby Digital surround

mode is selected by pressing the Night button

To set the delay time, continue within the

MASTER MENU(Figure 1). If the system

is not already at that point, press the OSD button

The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that

uses special processing to preserve the dynamic

range and full intelligibility of a movie sound

track while reducing the peak level. This prevents

abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others,

without reducing the sonic impact of a digital

source. Note that the Night mode is only

available when the Dolby Digital surround mode

is selected.

. When the button is pressed, the words

to bring up the master menu.To make the

D-RANGEfollowed by the current setting

(MID, MAX, OFF) will appear in the lower

third of the video screen and in the Main

delay settings for the Dolby Digital mode (this

will include the Center delay setting, and the sur-

round delay for the Pro Logic mode will be set

⁄ ¤

Information Display

Y. Press the

but-

automatically), press the Set

button and

tons within five seconds to select the desired

select any input now that is associated with a

digital input and the Dolby Digital surround mode

(the surround mode associated with each input

selected will be indicated by the Surround

setting, then press Set

to confirm the set-

ting.

Mode Indicators

return to the master menu. Press the Button

in the front panel), then

›

three times or until the on-screen cursor is

pointing at the DELAYADJUSTline. Press

the Set Button to call up the menu.

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Output Level Adjustment

Using EzSet

7. During the adjustment, you will see the loca-

tion of the channel position being adjusted

appear in the on-screen display (if connected)

Output level adjustment is a key part of the

configuration of any surround-sound product. It

is particularly important for a digital receiver

such as the AVR 4500, as correct outputs ensure

that you hear sound tracks with the proper

directionality and intensity.

Harman Kardon’s exclusive EzSet remote makes

it possible to quickly and accurately set the

AVR 4500’s output levels without the use of a

sound pressure meter, although manual adjust-

ment is also available. However, for the easiest

set-up, follow these steps while seated in the lis-

tening position that will be used most often:

and in the Main Information Display

alternating with a readout of the output set-

ting, relative to the reference volume level. As

the adjustment proceeds, a few things will

happen simultaneously:

NOTE: Listeners are often confused about the

operation of the surround channels. While some

assume that sound should always be coming

from each speaker, most of the time there will

be little or no sound in the surround channels.

This is because they are only used when a

movie director or sound mixer specifically places

sound there to create ambience, a special effect

or to continue action from the front of the room

to the rear. When the output levels are properly

set, it is normal for surround speakers to oper-

ate only occasionally. Artificially increasing the

volume to the rear speakers may destroy the

illusion of an enveloping sound field that dupli-

cates the way you hear sound in a movie theater

or concert hall.

1. Make certain that all speaker positions have

been properly configured for their “large” or

“small” settings (as outlined above) and turn

off the OSD system if it is in use.

• The channel position being adjusted will flash

in the Speaker/Channel Input Indicators

Q. If the test noise is heard from a channel

other than the one shown in the Indicator, the

on-screen display or the front panel display,

there is an error in the speaker connections. If

2. Adjust the volume so that it is at -15, as

shown in the on-screen display or Main

this is the case, press the Test Button

Information Display

TWICE to stop the adjustment. Then, turn the

unit off and verify that all speakers are con-

nected to the proper Outputs DEF and

that any connections made to rear surround

speakers powered by optional amplifiers

3. Select any input associated with the surround

mode for which you want to adjust the output

levels. Remember that the same adjustments

must be made with all other surround modes

you´ve in use.

through the Preamp Outputs

are correct.

Afterwards start the adjusting process again

from the beginning.

4. Hold the remote in front of you, being sure

not to cover the EzSet Sensor Microphone

IMPORTANT NOTE: The output level can be

adjusted for each digital and analog surround

mode individually. This allows you to compen-

sate for level differences between speakers, that

may also vary with the surround mode selected,

or to increase or decrease the level of certain

speakers intentionally, depending on the sur-

round mode selected. Note that adjustments

made for any surround mode are effective with

all inputs associated with the same surround

mode.

• As the individual channels are set, the channel

name and the adjustment offset will appear in

the on-screen display (if connected) and the

at the top of the remote and aim it at the

AVR 4500, don´t hold it vertically (like a

microphone).

Main Information Display

level is changing, the Program/SPL

Indicator will change colors to reflect

Y. While the

5. Press and hold the SPL Indicator Select

Button

when the Program/SPL Indicator

stops flashing and remains lit. Press the

5 Button on the remote if your system is

configured for 5.1 operation with standard

speakers or when it is configured for 7.1 oper-

ation but the surround back speakers are not

in use with the surround mode currently

for three seconds. Release it

the output level in relation to the reference. A

red indication shows that the level is too high,

while an orange indication shows that the

level is too low. When the indicator is green,

the level is correct, and the test noise will

move to the next channel.

Before beginning the output level adjustment

process, make certain that all speaker connec-

tions have been properly made. The system

volume should be turned down at first. Finally,

make certain that the Balance Control Òis

set to the center “12 o’clock” position.

• While adjustments are being made, the red

LED under the AVR Selector fwill flash.

This is normal, and indicates that EzSet is

operating.

selected. Press the 7 Button

on the

remote only if your system is configured for

6.1/7.1 operation with a full speaker comple-

ment including rear surround speakers and

the surround back speakers are in use with

the surround mode selected. Note that all

speakers currently in use always are indicated

by the Speaker/Channel Indicators

the front panel display. Once the correct chan-

nel configuration button has been pressed the

test noise will be heard from the front left

speaker.

6. At this point, EzSet will take over, adjusting

the output level of each channel so that when

the process is complete all levels will be equal

and at the set reference point. This process

may take a few minutes, depending on the

extent of adjustment required.

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›

8. After the test noise has circulated once

through each channel, it will send the tone to

each channel once again, to verify the settings.

You may also adjust the output levels manually

while using the level indication feature of the

EzSet remote. To activate the sensor and indica-

tor, simply press and release the SPL Indicator

screen cursor so that it is next to the TEST

‹ ›

TONE line. Press the

so that ON is highlighted.

Buttons EZ

9. After two complete circulations of the tone,

the levels are set. The Program/SPL

You will hear a test noise circulate from speaker

to speaker in a clockwise direction around the

room. The test noise will play for two seconds in

each speaker before circulating, and a blinking

on-screen cursor will appear next to the name of

each speaker location when the sound is at that

speaker. Now turn up the volume until you can

hear the noise clearly.

Select Button

tone is circulating and set the main Volume

Control to -15dB (respectively higher or

lower, if needed, as outlined above). The

Program/SPL Indicator will change color

on the remote while the test

Indicator

channel. Upon completion of the second circu-

lation, the Program/SPL Indicator will

will remain green at each

flash green twice and then go out. The tone

will stop and the AVR 4500 will return to nor-

mal operation.

to indicate the level. Adjust the level using the

‹ ›

Buttons

on the frontpanel until the LED

lights green for all channels. When it is red, the

level is too high; when it is orange, the level is

If you find that the output levels chosen by EzSet

are either much lower or much higher than the

"0dB" reference setting or even at the limits of

the +/-10dB variation range for the output levels,

depending on the sensitivity of the speakers in

use and your specific room layout, you may

repeat the procedure. Return to Step 2 and

adjust the master volume either higher or lower

appropriately to the output levels set previously

(e.g. when levels were set to about "+7dB"

reduce the master volume for 7dB), to accommo-

date your particular room layout and your speak-

ers. You may repeat this procedure as many times

as necessary to achieve a desired result. In order

to prevent possible damage to your hearing or

your equipment, we emphasize that you should

avoid setting the master volume above 0dB.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Because this test noise will

have a much lower level than normal music, the

volume must be lowered after the adjustment for

all channels is made, but BEFORE you return to

the main menu and the test tone turns off.

too low. Press the SPL Indicator Select

button when you are finished to turn the sensor

and Indicator off.

NOTE: The subwoofer output level is not

adjustable using the test tone. To change the

subwoofer level, follow the steps for Output

LevelTrimAdjustment on page 35.

NOTE: Remember to verify that the speakers

have been properly connected. As the test noise

circulates, listen to make certain that the sound

comes from the speaker position shown in the

Main Information Display

Y. If the sound

comes from a speaker location that does NOT

match the position indicated in the display, turn

the AVR 4500 off using the Main Power

Switch

and check the speaker wiring or con-

nections to external power amplifiers to make

certain that each speaker is connected to the cor-

rect output terminal.

Manual Output Level Adjustment

After checking for speaker placement, let the test

noise circulate again, and listen to see which

channels sound louder than the others. Using the

‹ ›

Output levels may also be adjusted manually,

either to set them to a specific level with an SPL

meter, or to make fine tuning adjustments to the

levels obtained using the EzSet remote.

front left speaker as a reference, press the

Buttons EZon the remote to bring all

speakers to the same volume level. When one of

‹ ›

Manual output level adjustment is most easily

done through the CHANNELADJUST

menu (Figure 8). If you are already at the main

the

buttons is pushed, the test noise circula-

tion will pause on the channel being adjusted to

give you time to make the adjustment. When you

release the button, the circulation will resume

menu, press the Button

until the on-

›

screen cursor is next to the CHANNEL

ADJUSTline. If you are not at the main

menu, press the OSD Button vto bring up

the MASTERMENU(Figure 1), and then

›

after five seconds. The on-screen cursor and the

test noise can also be moved directly to the

⁄ ¤

speaker to be adjusted by pressing the

buttons on the remote.

press the Button

on-screen cursor is next to the CHANNEL

four times so that the

›

Continue to adjust the individual channels until

the volume level sounds the same from each

speaker. Note that adjustments should be made

‹ ›

ADJUSTline. Press the Set Button

bring the CHANNELADJUSTmenu

(Figure 8) to the screen.

with the

Buttons EZon the remote

only, NOT the main volume controls.

CHANNEL

ADJUST

If you are using a sound-pressure level (SPL)

meter for precise level adjustment with the test

0dB

SBR

SBL

0dB

CEN

tone, open the main Volume Control

to -

SUB

CHANNEL

RESET:OFF

:OFF

15dB and set the individual output level for each

channel so that the meter reads 75dB,

C-Weighted Slow. After all settings are made turn

the main volume down.

TEST

BACK

TONE

MASTER

Figure 8

Once the menu appears on your video screen,

⁄

first use the Button

to move the on-

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When all channels have an equal volume level,

the adjustment is complete. Now turn the

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Output level adjust-

ment made will be effective for all inputs, but

only for the actual surround mode selected. To

be effective for any other mode select that mode

(with any input) and repeat the level adjustment

described above. This will also allow you to com-

pensate level differences between speakers, that

may be different with each surround mode, or to

increase or decrease the level of certain speakers

intentionally, depending on the surround mode

selected.

Volume

down to about -40dB, otherwise

the listening level may be too high as soon as

the source’s music starts to play. To exit this

⁄ ¤

menu, press the

screen cursor is next to the BACKTO

MASTER MENUline, and then press the

buttons

until the on-

›

Set Button

to return to the MASTER

MENU.

The output levels may also be adjusted at any

time using the remote control and semi-OSD sys-

tem. To adjust the output levels in this fashion,

Note: Output level adjustment is not available

for the VMAx or Surround Off mode, as no sur-

round speakers are used (so level differences

between the speakers in the room cannot

occur). But to compensate level differences

between stereo, VMAx and other surround

modes (independently from the input selected)

the outputs can be adjusted with the LevelTrim

Adjustment procedure, see page 35, also for the

Surround Off (Stereo) and VMAx modes.

press the Test Button

8. As soon as the but-

ton is pressed, the test tone will begin to circu-

late as indicated earlier. The correct channel from

which the test noise should be heard will be

shown in the lower third of the video screen and

in the Main Information Display

Y. While

the test noise is circulating, the proper channel

position will also be indicated in the

Speaker/Channel Input Indicators

blinking letter within the correct channel. Turn

by a

Once the settings outlined on the previous

pages have been made, the AVR 4500 is ready

for operation. While there are some additional

settings to be made, these are best done after

you have had an opportunity to listen to a

variety of sources and different kinds of program

material. These advanced settings are described

on pages 37 to 38 of this manual. In addition,

any of the settings made in the initial

up the Volume

until you can hear the test

noise clearly.

⁄ ¤

To adjust the output level, press the

tons

but-

until the desired level is shown in the

display or on screen. Once the buttons are

released, the test noise will begin to circulate

again in five seconds.

configuration of the unit may be changed at any

time. As you add new or different sources or

speakers, or if you wish to change a setting to

better reflect your listening taste, simply follow

the instructions for changing the settings for

that parameter as shown in this section.

When all channels have the same output level,

turn the Volume

down to about -40dB,

otherwise the listening level may be too high as

soon as the source’s music starts to play. After-

wards press the Test Tone Selector

but-

ton again to turn the test tone off and complete

the process.

Note that any settings changed at any time, also

when the discrete buttons are used only, will be

stored in memory in the AVR 4500, also if it´s

turned off completely, unless it will be reset (see

page 68). The settings will either depend on the

input (Speaker configuration, analog/digital

input selection, surround mode) or on the

surround mode selected (speaker output level) or

be independent from any input or surround

mode (crossover, only depending on the front

speaker configuration), as described on previous

pages.

Having completed the setup and configuration

process for your AVR 4500, you are about

to experience the finest in music and home-

theater listening. Enjoy!

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Surround Mode Chart

MODE

FEATURES

DELAY TIME RANGE

DOLBY DIGITAL

Available only with digital input sources encoded with Dolby Digital data. It provides

up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated Low Frequency Effects

channel.

Center: 0 ms – 5 ms

Initial Setting – 0 ms

Surround: 0 ms –15 ms

Initial Setting – 0 ms

DTS 5.1

When the speaker configuration is set for 5.1-channel operation, the DTS 5.1 mode is

available when DVD, audio-only music or laserdiscs encoded with DTS data are played.

DTS 5.1 provides up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated

low-frequency channel.

Delay time not adjustable

DTS-ES 6.1 Matrix

When the speaker configuration is set for 6.1/7.1 operation, playback of a DTS-encoded program

Delay time not adjustable

DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete source will automatically trigger the selection of one of the two DTS-ES modes. Newer discs with

special DTS-ES discrete encoding will be decoded to provide six discrete, full-bandwidth channels

plus a separate low-frequency channel. All other DTS discs will be decoded using the DTS-ES Matrix

mode, which creates a 6.1-channel sound field from the original 5.1-channel soundtrack.

DOLBY PRO LOGIC II Dolby Pro Logic II is the latest version of Dolby Laboratory’s benchmark surround technology

Movie and Emulation:

10 ms - 25 ms,

Initial Setting - 10 ms,

Music:

MOVIE

MUSIC

that decodes full-range, discrete left, center right, right surround and left surround channels

from matrix surround encoded programs and conventional stereo sources when

EMULATION

an analog input is in use. The Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode is optimized for movie soundtracks

that are recorded with matrix surround, by creating separate center, rear left and rear right signals. 0 ms - 15 ms,

while the Pro Logic II Music mode should be used with musical selections that are recorded with

matrix surround or even with normal stereo mode, creating separate rear left and rear right signals

in any case. The Pro Logic II Emulation mode creates compelling five-channel surround sound from

conventional stereo recordings.

Initial Setting - 0 ms

Logic 7 Cinema

Logic 7 Music

Logic 7 Enhance

Exclusive to Harman Kardon for AV receivers, Logic 7 is an advanced mode that extracts the

maximum surround information from either surround-encoded programs or conventional stereo

material. Depending on the number of speakers in use and the selection made in the SURROUND

SELECT menu, the “5.1” versions of Logic 7 modes are available when the 5.1 option is chosen,

while the “7.1” versions of Logic 7 produce a full sound field presentation, including back surround

speakers when the “6.1/7.1” option is chosen. The Logic 7 C (or Cinema) mode should be used

with any source that contains Dolby Surround or similar matrix encoding. Logic 7 C delivers

increased center-channel intelligibility, and more accurate placement of sounds with fades and pans

that are much smoother and more realistic than with former decoding techniques. The Logic 7 M or

Music mode should be used with analog or PCM stereo sources. Logic 7 M enhances the listening

experience by presenting a wider front soundstage and greater rear ambience. Both Logic 7 modes

also direct low-frequency information to the subwoofer (if installed and configured) to deliver

maximum bass impact. The Logic 7 E (or Enhance) mode is an extension of the Logic 7 modes that is

primarily used with musical programs and is available with the 5.1 surround mode option selected

Delay time not adjustable

only. Logic 7 E adds additional bass enhancement that circulates low frequencies in the 40Hz to 120Hz

range to the front and surround speakers to deliver a less localized soundstage that appears broader

and wider than when the subwoofer is the sole source of bass energy.

DTS Neo:6 Cinema

DTS Neo:6 Music

These two modes are available when any analog source is playing to create a six-channel

surround presentation from conventional Matrix-encoded and traditional Stereo sources. Select

the Cinema version of Neo:6 when a program with any type of analog Matrix surround encoding

is present. Select the Music version of Neo:6 for optimal processing when a nonencoded,

two-channel stereo program is being played.

Delay time not adjustable

DOLBY 3 STEREO

Uses the information contained in a surround-encoded or two-channel stereo program to

create center-channel information. In addition, the information that is normally sent to the

rear-channel surround speakers is carefully mixed in with the front-left and front-right

channels for increased realism. Use this mode when you have a center-channel speaker

but no surround speakers.

No surround channels

THEATER

The THEATER mode creates a sound field that resembles the acoustic feeling of a

standard live performance theater, with stereo and even pure mono sources.

Delay time not adjustable

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Surround Mode Chart

MODE

FEATURES

DELAY TIME RANGE

HALL 1

HALL 2

The two Hall modes create sound fields that resemble a small (HALL1) or

medium sized (HALL 2) concert hall, with stereo and even pure mono sources.

Delay time not adjustable

VMAx Near

VMAx Far

When only the two front-channel loudspeakers are used, Harman’s patented VMAx mode

delivers a three-dimensional sound space with the illusion of “phantom speakers” at the

center and surround positions. The VMAx N, or “Near Field” mode should be selected when

your listening position is less than 1,5 m from the speakers. The VMAx F, or “Far Field” mode

may be selected when your listening position is greater than 1,5 m from the speakers.

The VMAx modes are also available using the Headphones Output 4. When headphones

are being used, the Far Field mode will push the sound field away from your ears,

reducing the “inside the head” sensation often experienced when using headphones.

No surround channels

5-Channel Stereo

7-Channel Stereo

This mode takes advantage of multiple speakers to place a stereo signal at both the front and

back of a room. Depending on whether the AVR has been configured for either 5.1 or 6.1/7.1

operation, one of these modes, but not both, is available at any time. Ideal for playing music in

situations such as a party, this mode places the same signal at the front-left and surround-left,

and at the front-right and surround-right speakers. The center channel is fed a summed mono

mix of the in-phase material of the left and right channels.

No delay available in

these modes

SURROUND

OFF (STEREO)

This mode turns off all surround processing and presents the pure left- and right-

channel presentation of two-channel stereo programs.

No surround channels

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When the programmed sleep time has elapsed,

the unit will automatically turn off (to Standby

mode). Note that the front panel display will dim

to one half brightness when the Sleep function is

programmed. To cancel the Sleep function, press

Basic Operation

Controls and Use of Headphones

Once you have completed the setup and configu-

ration of the AVR 4500, it is simple to operate

and enjoy. The following instructions should be

followed for you to maximize your enjoyment of

your new receiver:

• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using

the front panel Volume Control

or remote

Volume Up/Down cîbuttons.

and hold the Sleep Button

until the infor-

• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs press

the Mute button . This will interrupt the

mation display returns to normal brightness and

the Sleep indicator numbers disappear and the

words SLEEPOFFappear in the Main

Turning the AVR4500 On or Off

• When using the AVR4500 for the first time, you

must press the Main Power Switch

front panel to turn the unit on. This places the unit

in a Standby mode, as indicated by the amber color

output to all speakers and the headphone jack,

but it will not affect any recording or dubbing

that may be in progress. When the system is

muted, the MUTE indicator Zwill light and the

word MUTEwill blink in the Main Infor-

Information Display

on the

Source Selection

• To select a source, press any of the Source

Selector buttons on the remote 46

of the Power Indicator

Standby, you may begin a listening session by

pressing the System Power Control or the

Source button on the front panel or the AVR

Selector . Note that the Power

Indicator will turn green. This will turn the

. Once the unit is in

mation Display

˜. Press the Mute button

again to return to normal operation.

ç∂

• During a listening session you may wish to

adjust the Bass Control and Treble

Control to suit your listening tastes or room

NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector

buttons to turn the unit on, press the AVR

Selector to have the remote control the

AVR functions.



∫

∂

∫

acoustics. Note that these controls (and Balance)

will not function when the 6/8 channel direct

input is in use.

unit on and return it to the input source that was

last used. The unit may also be turned on from

Standby by pressing any of the Source Selector

buttons on the remote 4567

ç∂or the Source button

• The input source may also be changed by

pressing the front-panel Input Source Selector

∫

on the front

• To set the output of the AVR 4500 so that the

output is “flat,” with the tone and balance con-

trols de-activated, press the Tone Mode button

button

%. Each press of the button will move

the input selection through the list of available

inputs.

panel.

once or twice so that the words Tone

Outappear momentarily in the Main

Information Display . To return the tone

controls to an active condition, press the Tone

Mode button once or twice so that the

words ToneInmomentarily appear in the

Main Information Display

NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector

buttons (except VID4) to turn the unit on,

press the AVR Selector to have the

remote control the AVR functions.

• As the input is changed, the AVR 4500 will

automatically switch to the digital input (if

selected), surround mode and speaker configura-

tion that were entered during the configuration

process for that source.

∂

∫

To turn the unit off at the end of a listening ses-

sion, simply press the System Power Control

• The front-panel Video 4 Inputs

may be

on the front panel or the Power Off Button

on the remote. Power will be shut off to

any equipment plugged into the rear panel

Switched AC Outlets and the Power

Indicator will turn orange.

• For private listening, plug the 6.3 mm stereo

phone plug from a pair of stereo headphones

used to connect a device such as a video game

or camcorder to your home entertainment system

on a temporary basis.

into the front panel Headphone Jack

4. Note

that when the headphone’s plug is connected,

the word HEADPHONEwill scroll once

• As the input source is changed, the new input

name will appear momentarily as an on-screen

display in the lower third of the video display. The

input name will also appear in the Main

When the remote is used to turn the unit “off” it

is actually placing the system in a Standby mode,

as indicated by the orange color of the Power

across the Main Information Display

and

all speakers will be silenced. When the head-

phone plug is removed, the audio feed to the

speakers will be restored.

Information Display

light next to the selected input’s name in the

front-panel Input Indicators

and a green LED will

Indicator

When you will be away from home for an

extended period of time it is always a good idea

to completely turn the unit off with the front

•When a pure audio input (CD, Tuner, Tape, 6/8

Channel Input) is selected, the last video input

used remains routed to the Video Outputs

PR (except from its own Video 1/ source) and

panel Main Power Switch

NOTE: All preset memories may be lost if the

unit is left turned off with the Main Power

Video Monitor Output

B. This permits simul-

Switch

for more than two weeks.

taneous viewing and listening to different

sources.

Using the Sleep Timer

• To program theAVR 4500 for automatic turn-

• When a Video source is selected, its audio sig-

nal will be fed to the speakers and the video sig-

nal for that input will be routed to the appropriate

off, press the Sleep Button

on the remote.

Each press of the button will increase the time

before shut down in the following sequence:

Monitor Output Jack

and will be viewable

on a TV monitor connected to the AVR 4500. If a

min

component video source is connected to the DVD

OFF

min

or Video 2

Component Inputs, it will be

routed to the Component Video Outputs

The sleep time will be displayed in the Preset

Number/Sleep Timer Indicator and it will

count down until the time has elapsed.

Make certain that your TV is set to the proper input

to view the appropriate video signal (composite,

S-Video or component video, see Notes for S-

Video on page 16).

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Even when a program is not listed as carrying

intentional surround information, you may find

that the Dolby Pro Logic II Music, DTS NEO:6

Music or Logic 7 Music or Enhanced modes often

deliver enveloping surround presentations through

the use of the natural surround information pres-

ent in all stereo recordings.

To listen to a program in traditional two-channel

stereo, using the front left and front right

speakers only (plus the subwoofer, if installed and

Surround Mode Selection

One of the most important features of the

AVR 4500 is its ability to reproduce a full multi-

channel surround sound field from digital

sources, analog matrix surround encoded pro-

grams and standard stereo or even mono pro-

grams. In all, a total of 22 listening modes are

available on the AVR4500.

configured), press the Stereo Button

until SURROFFappears in the Main

Information Display Y.

Digital Audio Playback

However, for stereo programs without any sur-

round information theTheater, Hall and 5/7CH

Stereo modes should be tried (effective particularly

with old ”extreme” stereo recordings) and for

mono programs, we suggest that you try the

Theater or Hall modes. And when you use only

two front channel speakers you should select

Harman’s patented VMAx mode, delivering a virtu-

ally three dimensional sound space with two

speakers only.

Digital audio is a major advancement over older

analog surround processing systems such as Dolby

Pro Logic. It delivers five or six discrete channels:

left front, center, right front, left surround and right

surround and with DTS ES (see below) even sur-

round back (with identical signals for left and

right). Each channel reproduces full frequency

range (20Hz to 20kHz) and offers dramatically

improved dynamic range and significant improve-

ments to signal-to-noise ratios. In addition, digital

systems have the capability to deliver an additional

channel that is specifically devoted to low-frequen-

cy information. This is the “.1” channel referred to

when you see these systems described as “5.1,”

“6.1” or “7.1”. The bass channel is separate from

the other channels, but since it is intentionally

bandwidth-limited, sound designers have given it

that unique designation.

Selection of a surround mode is based on personal

taste, as well as the type of program source mate-

rial being used. For example, CDs, motion pictures

or TV programs bearing the logo of one of the

major surround-encoding processes, such as Dolby

Surround should be played in either the Dolby Pro

Logic II Movie (with movies) or Music (with

music) surround mode, with any DTS NEO:6

mode or with Harman Kardon´s exclusive Logic 7

Movie Mode, to create a full range 5.1 channel

or (with Logic 7 and DTS NEO:6) even 7.1 chan-

nel surround signal from surround encoded pro-

grams, with a stereophonic left and right rear sig-

nal, just as it was recorded (e.g. sound being

recorded from left rear side will be heard from

that side only, for more details see chart on page

29).

Surround modes are selected using either the

front panel controls or the remote. First deter-

mine which of the surround mode categories you

wish to choose from and press the button corre-

sponding to that category: Dolby modes

or DTS Surround from digital sources,

DTS Neo:6 from analog sources, Logic

y, DSP modes or Stereo

$R.

When no rear speakers are in use, the Dolby 3

Stereo mode should be selected with all sur-

round recordings.

As you press any of the Mode Select Buttons

(except the Surround Mode Selector

as noted below) the surround mode name will

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital (originally known as AC-3^®) is

a standard part of DVD, and is available on

specially encoded LD discs and satellite broadcasts

and it is a part of the new high-definition television

(HDTV) system.

scroll across the Main Information Display

Note that when Dolby Digital 2.0 signals (e.g.

"D.D. 2.0" tracks from DVD), that are encoded

with Dolby Pro Logic information, are received

via any digital input, the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie

mode will be selected automatically (in addition

to the Dolby Digital mode) and will decode a full

range 5.1 channel surround sound even from

those recordings (see also "Dolby Digital" on

page 34).

Y. Let the mode scroll so that you read the

mode’s name, but if you wish to select another

mode in that category, press the button again

before the mode name scrolls off to the left of the

Note that an optional, external RF demodulator

is required to use the AVR 4500 to listen to the

Dolby Digital sound tracks available on laser

discs. Connect the RF output of the LD player to

the demodulator and then connect the digital

output of the demodulator to the Optical or

Coaxial inputs UV*Óof the AVR 4500.

No demodulator is required for use with DVD

players or DTS-encoded laser discs.

Main Information Display

or on-screen

display.

To select from the DSP modes (Hall 1, Hall 2,

Theater, VMAx Near or VMAx Far) press the

Surround Mode Selector

repeatedly to

To create wide, enveloping sound field environ-

ments and defined pans and flyovers with all

analog stereo recordings select the Dolby Pro

Logic II Music or Emulation mode or Harman

Kardon’s exclusive Logic 7 Music mode for a dra-

matic improvement in comparison to the Dolby

Pro Logic (I) mode of former times.

scroll through the list of available modes.

An individual mode indicator will also light up

DEGIJKLMN. As the surround

modes change, a green LED will light next to the

current mode in the Surround Mode

Indicators

list on the front panel.

NOTE: Once a program has been encoded with

matrix surround information, it retains the sur-

round information as long as the program is

broadcast in stereo. Thus, movies with surround

sound may be decoded via any of the analog sur-

round modes such as Pro Logic II Cinema, Logic 7

Cinema or DTS Neo:6 Cinema, when they are

broadcast via conventional TV stations, cable, pay-

TV and satellite transmission. In addition, a grow-

ing number of made-for-television programs,

sports broadcasts, radio dramas and music CDs

are also recorded in surround sound. You may

view a list of these programs at the Dolby

Note that the Dolby Digital or DTS modes may

only be selected when a digital input is in use. In

addition, when a digital source is present, the

AVR 4500 will automatically select and switch to

the correct mode (Dolby Digital or DTS), regard-

less of the mode that has been previously select-

ed. For more information on selecting digital

sources, see the following section of this manual.

Laboratories Web site at www.dolby.com.

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DTS

PCM Audio Playback

NOTES:

DTS is another digital audio system that is capa-

ble of delivering 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 audio. Although

both DTS and Dolby Digital are digital, they use

different methods of encoding the signals, and

thus they require different decoding circuits to

convert the digital signals back to analog.

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the non- com-

pressed digital audio system used for compact

discs, Non-Dolby Digital/DTS Laserdiscs and some

special PCM encoded DVDs. The digital circuits in

the AVR 4500 are capable of high quality digital-

to-analog decoding, and they may be connected

directly to the digital audio output of your

CD/DVD or LD player (LD only for PCM or DTS

programs, for Dolby Digital laser discs an RF

adapter is needed, see ”Dolby Digital” above).

• The AVR 4500 is only capable of playing sig-

nals in the MP3 (MPEG 1/Layer 3) format. It is

not compatible with other computer audio

codecs.

• The MP 3 DSP mode found in the new

AVR 4500 requires an MP3 SPDIF stream.

Presently, only a few units provide this but in the

coming generations of motherboards and operat-

ing system updates this will follow, since SPDIF is

the standard for audio & video hardware.

DTS-encoded sound tracks are available on select

DVD and LD discs, as well as on special audio-

only DTS CDs. You may use any LD, DVD or CD

player equipped with a digital output to play

DTS-encoded special audio-only CDs with the

AVR 4500, but DTS-LDs can be played on LD

players and DTS-DVDs on DVD players only. All

that is required is to connect the player’s digital

output to either the Optical or Coaxial input on

Connections may be made to either the Optical

or Coaxial inputs UV on the rear panel or the

• The digital audio input signal may be either

optical or coaxial, but the signal must be in the

MP3 SPDIF format. Direct connection of USB or

serial data outputs is not possible, even though

the signals are in the MP3 format. If you have

any questions about the data output format from

your computer or a sound card, check with the

device’s Owner’s Manual or contact the manu-

facturer’s technical support area.

front panel Digital Inputs *Ó

To listen to a PCM digital source, first select the

input for the desired source (e.g., CD) to feed its

video signal (if any) to the TV monitor and to

provide its analog audio signal for recording.

the rear panel UV or front panel *Ó

In order to listen to DVDs encoded with DTS

sound tracks, the DVD player must be compatible

with the DTS signal as indicated by a DTS logo

on the player’s front panel. Note that early DVD

players may not be able to play DTS- encoded

DVDs. This does not indicate a problem with the

AVR 4500, as some players cannot pass the DTS

signal through to the digital outputs. If you are in

doubt as to the capability of your DVD player to

handle DTS DVDs, consult the player’s owner’s

manual.

Next press the Digital Select button

⁄ ¤

and then use the

buttons

on the

remote, or the Selector buttons7$on the

front panel, until the desired choice appears in the

• If your computer or sound card’s digital output

is not capable of direct connection to the AVR or

if the output is not capable of delivering MP3

data stream, you may use an optional, external

transcoder, such as those available from Harman

Kardon to convert the USB output of a computer

to a format compatible with the AVR. Contact

your Harman Kardon dealer for additional details.

Main Information Display

Y, then press the

Set button to confirm the choice.

When a PCM source is playing, the PCM indica-

tor will light. During PCM playback you may

select any surround mode except Dolby Digital or

DTS.

Please note that some DVD players are shipped

with their output set for Dolby Digital only. To

insure that DTS data is being sent to the AVR,

please check the setup menu system on your

DVD player to make certain that DTS data output

is enabled.

MP3 Audio Playback

Selecting a Digital Source

The AVR 4500 is one of the few A/V receivers to

provide on-board decoding for the MP3 audio

format used on specific computer audio files and

by portable MP3 players/recorders. In addition,

some new CD and DVD players are capable of

playing back optical discs that are recorded with

MP3, rather than standard CD audio information.

By offering MP3 decoding, the AVR 4500 is able

to deliver more precise conversion of the digital

signals to an analog output, along with the ben-

efits of listening to MP3 audio through the AVR

4500’s high current amplifier and the speakers

from your surround system, rather than the

smaller speakers and low powered amplifiers typ-

ically used with computers.

To utilize either digital mode you must have

properly connected a digital source to the

AVR 4500. Connect the digital outputs from DVD

players, HDTV receivers, satellite systems or CD

players to the Optical or Coaxial inputs on the

rear or front panel UV*Ó. In order to pro-

vide a backup signal and a source for analog

stereo recording, the analog outputs provided on

digital source equipment should also be connect-

ed to their appropriate inputs on the AVR 4500

rear panel (e.g., connect the analog stereo audio

output from a DVD to the DVD Audio inputs

on the rear panel when you connect the

source’s digital outputs).

To take advantage of the AVR 4500’s MP3 capa-

bilities, simply connect the digital (SPDIF) output

of a computer sound card able to feed the MP3

format to its digital output, or the digital (SPDIF)

output of MP3 compatible CD or DVD players or

of a portable MP3 player with a digital output to

either the rear panel Digital Inputs UV or

the front panel Digital Inputs *Ó. When the

digital MP3 signal is received, the MP3

Bitstream Indicator

will light, and the

audio will begin playing.

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To select a digital source such as DVD, first select

its input using the remote or front panel Input

(see NOTE below). With all those tracks, except

”2.0” audio, only the Dolby Digital and VMAx

modes are available. When the Dolby Digital sig-

nal is only two channel (”2.0”) these two chan-

These indicators are the L/C/R/LFE/SL/SR/SBL/SBR

letters that are inside the center boxes of the

Selector

as outlined in this manual in

Speaker/Channel Input Indicators

in the

order to feed its video signal (if any) to the TV

front panel Main Information Display

monitor and to provide its analog audio signal for nels (l and r) often contain Pro Logic surround

When a standard analog stereo or matrix sur-

round signal is in use, only the “L” and “R” indi-

cators will light, as analog signals have only left

and right channels.

recording. When the digital input associated with

the input selected (e.g. “DVD”) is not selected

automatically (due to the input settings made

earlier during the system configuration, see page

21), select the digital source by pressing the

informations.

With those tracks the AVR 4500 automatically

switches to the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode (in

addition to the Dolby Digital mode), but you may

also select the Vmax mode. When the D.D. 2.0

signal contains no Pro Logic information, the

pure Dolby Digital mode will be selected auto-

Dolby Digital signals, however, may have one,

two, five, six or seven separate channels, depend-

ing on the program material, the method of

transmission and the way in which it was encod-

ed. When a digital signal is playing, the letters in

these indicators will light in response to the spe-

cific signal being received. It is important to note

that although Dolby Digital, for example, is

Digital Input Selector button

and

⁄ ¤

then using the

buttons

on the remote

or the Selector buttons7$on the front panel matically, but you may also select any Pro Logic II

to choose any of the OPTICALor

COAXIALinputs, as they appear in the

Main Information Display Y, Source

Indicator BFor on-screen display.

mode (only Music or Emulation should be used

then) or any Vmax mode.

DTS:When the DTS indicator lights, a DTS bit-

stream is being received. When the unit senses this referred to as a “5.1” system, not all Dolby

When the digital source is playing, the AVR 4500

will automatically detect whether it is a multi-

channel Dolby Digital or DTS source or a MP3 or

conventional PCM signal, which is the standard

output from CD players. A Bitstream Indicator

type of data, only the DTS mode may be used.

Digital DVDs or audio tracks selected on DVD or

other Dolby Digital programs are encoded for

5.1. Thus, it is sometimes normal for a DVD with

a Dolby Digital soundtrack to trigger only the “L”

and “R” indicators.

PCM:When the PCM indicator lights, a standard

Pulse Code Modulation, or PCM, signal is being

received. This is the type of digital audio used by

conventional compact disc and laser disc record-

ings. When a PCM bitstream is present, all modes

except Dolby Digital and DTS are available.

will light in the Main Information Display

NOTE: Many DVD discs are recorded with both

“5.1” and “2.0” versions of the same sound-

track. When playing a DVD, always be certain to

check the type of material on the disc. Most discs

show this information in the form of a listing or

icon on the back of the disc jacket. When a disc

does offer multiple soundtrack choices, you may

have to make some adjustments to your DVD

player (usually with the “Audio Select” button or

in a menu screen on the disc) to send a full 5.1

feed to the AVR 4500 or to select the appropriate

audio track and thus language. It is also possible

for the type of signal feed to change during the

course of a DVD playback. In some cases the pre-

views of special material will only be recorded in

2.0 audio, while the main feature is available in

5.1 audio. As long as your DVD player is set for

6-channel output, the AVR 4500 will automatical-

ly sense changes to the bitstream and channel

count and reflect them in these indicators.

to confirm that the digital signal is Dolby

Digital, DTS, MP3 or PCM.

MP3: When the MP3 indicator lights, a compat-

ible MPEG 1/Layer 3 digital signal is being

Note that a digital input (e.g. coaxial) remains

associated with any analog input (e.g. DVD) as

soon as it is selected, thus the digital input need

not be re-selected each time the appropriate

input choice (e.g. DVD) is made.

received. This is the popular audio format used by

many computer programs for recording com-

pressed audio files. When an MP3 bitstream is

present, the sound will automatically be played in

the stereo (Surround Off) mode. The surround

modes are not available during MP3 playback.

Digital Status Indicators

When a digital source is playing, the AVR 4500

senses the type of bitstream data that is present.

Using this information, the correct surround mode

will automatically be selected. For example, DTS

bitstreams will cause the unit to switch to DTS

decoding, and Dolby Digital bitstreams will enable

Dolby Digital decoding. When the unit senses

PCM data, from CDs and LDs and some music

DVDs or certain tracks on normal DVDs, it will

allow the appropriate surround mode to be select-

ed manually. Since the range of available surround

modes depends on the type of digital data that is

present, the AVR 4500 uses a variety of indicators

to let you know what type of signal is present.

This will help you to understand the choice of

modes and the input channels recorded on the

disc.

In addition to the Bitstream Indicators

A, the

AVR 4500 features a set of unique channel-input

indicators that tell you how many channels of

digital information are being received and/or

whether the digital signal is interrupted.

(See Figure 9.)

Important Note: When a digital surround

source (Dolby Digital, DTS) is played, the letters

SBL/SBR for the Surround Back channels will

appear only when a DTS ES DISCRETE 6.1 source

is played. Then this surround mode will be indi-

cated in the front display and on-screen display

after the DTS Surr. button

has been

When a digital source is playing, a Bitstream

pressed. With all other recordings the icons for

the surround back speakers may light (when

those speakers have been configured) to indicate

that a signal will be fed to them (Matrix decoded

with NEO:6, LOGIC 7 or 7 CH Stereo), but no let-

ters inside will light as the unit will not receive an

input signal for the surround back channels.

Indicator

will light to show which type of

Figure 9

signal is playing:

DOLBY D: When the DOLBY D indicator

lights, a Dolby Digital bitstream is being received.

Depending on the audio track selected on the

source player and number of channels on the

disc, different surround modes are possible. Note

that only one channel without subwoofer, called

”1.0” audio, or all five channels with subwoofer

(”5.1” audio) or all steps between can be record-

ed on digitally surround encoded audio tracks

The letters used by the Speaker/Channel Input

Indicators

also flash to indicate when a bit-

stream has been interrupted. This will happen

when a digital input source is selected before the

playback starts, or when a digital source such as

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a DVD is put into a Pause mode. The flashing

indicators remind you that the playback has

stopped due to the absence of a digital signal

and not through any fault of the AVR 4500. This

is normal, and the digital playback will resume

once the playback is started again.

the analog surround modes such as Dolby Pro

Logic II, Dolby 3 Stereo, Hall, Theater, 5CH/7CH

Stereo or Logic 7, except with specific Dolby

Digital 2.0 recordings that can be played with

the Pro Logic II modes too (see page 34).

Note that once the setting is made, the

Input/Output Status Indicator (will turn

red, indicating that the selected digital jack is

now an output, instead of in the default setting

as an input. Once changed to an output, the set-

ting will remain as long as the AVR 4500 is

turned on, unless the setting is changed in the

OSD menu system, as described above. Note,

however, that once the AVR 4500 is turned off,

the setting is cancelled. When the unit is turned

on again, the front panel jack will return to its

normal default setting as an input. If you wish to

use the jack as an output at a future time, the

setting must be changed again using the OSD

menu system, as described above.

• When a digital source is playing, it is not possi-

ble to make an analog recording using the Tape

Night Mode

A special feature of Dolby Digital is the Night

mode, which enables Dolby Digital input sources

to be played back with full digital intelligibilty

while reducing the maximum peak level and lift-

ing the low levels by 1/4 to 1/3. This prevents

abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others

without reducing the impact of the digital source.

The Night mode is available only when the Dolby

Digital mode is selected.

or Video 1 or Video 2 or Wa record out-

puts, if the source is connected to any digital

input of the AVR 4500 only. But the analog two

channel signal of that source, the ”Downmix” to

Stereo or Dolby Surround, can be recorded by

connecting its analog audio outputs to the

appropriate analog inputs (e.g. DVD) of the

AVR 4500, even if the digital input of the

AVR 4500 remains selected. Additionally, the dig-

ital signals will be passed through to the Digital

NOTES:

•The digital outputs are active only when a digital

signal is present, and they do not convert an ana-

log input to a digital signal, or change the format

of the digital signal (e.g. Dolby Digital to PCM or

vice versa, but coaxial digital signals are converted

to optical signals and vice versa). In additon, the

digital recorder must be compatible with the out-

put signal. For example, the PCM digital output

from a CD player may be recorded on a CD-R or

MiniDisc, but Dolby Digital or DTS signals may not.

The Night mode may be engaged when a Dolby

Digital DVD is playing by pressing the Night

Audio Outputs

Button

on the remote. Next, press the ⁄/¤

Tape Recording

buttons

to select either the middle range or

In normal operation, the audio or video source

selected for listening through the AVR 4500 is

sent to the record outputs. This means that any

program you are watching or listening to may be

recorded simply by placing machines connected

full compression versions of the Night mode. To

turn the Night mode off, press the ⁄/¤ buttons

until the message in the lower third of the

video display and the Main Information

Display reads D-RANGEOFF.

to the outputs for Tape Outputs

or Video 1

The Night mode may also be selected to always

be on as soon as the Dolby Digital mode is acti-

vated at either level of compression using the

options in the SurroundSelect

menu. See page 25 for information on using the

menus to set this option.

or 2 Outputs PRWa in the record mode.

• To make an analog recording from any digital

source is not possible, if the source is connected

to a digital input of the AVR 4500 only. But the

analog two channel signal of that source can be

recorded (see ”Important Notes on Digital

Playback” above).

When a digital audio recorder is connected to

any of the Digital Audio Outputs

A, you are

able to record the digital signal using a CD-R,

MiniDisc or other digital recording system.

Note that all digital signals will be passed

through to both, coaxial and optical, digital out-

puts simultanously, no matter which kind of digi-

tal input was selected.

IMPORTANT NOTES ON DIGITAL PLAYBACK:

• When the digital playback source is stopped, or

in a pause, fast forward or chapter search mode,

the digital audio data will momentarily stop, and

the channel position letters inside the

Output Level Adjustment

With Source Signals

Front Panel In/Outputs

Normal output level adjustment for the

Speaker/Channel Indicators

will flash.

In addition to the rear panel digital outputs, the

AVR 4500 offers Harman Kardon’s exclusive con-

figurable front panel output jack feature. For easy

connection of portable digital devices, you may

AVR 4500 is established using the test tone, as

outlined on page 26. In some cases, however, it

may be desirable to adjust the output levels

using program material such as a test disc, or a

selection you are familiar with. Additionally, the

output level for the subwoofer and those for the

Stereo and VMAx modes can only be adjusted

using this procedure. Note that all adjustments

made with any input will be effective with all

inputs selected, just as it is the case with the

adjustment using the test tone.

This is normal and does not indicate a problem

with either the AVR 4500 or the source machine.

The AVR 4500 will return to digital playback as

soon as the data is available and when the

machine is in a standard play mode.

switch the front panel Digital Coax 3 jack

from an input to an output by following these

steps:

• Although the AVR 4500 will decode virtually all

DVD movies, CDs and HDTV sources, it is possible

that some future digital sources may not be com-

patible with the AVR 4500.

1. Press the OSD button

to view the

MASTERMENU(Figure 1).

2. Press the Set button Fto enter the

• Note that not all digitally encoded programs

and not all audio tracks on a DVD contain full

5.1-channel audio. Consult the program guide

that accompanies the DVD or laser disc to deter-

mine which type of audio has been recorded on

the disc. The AVR 4500 will automatically sense

the type of digital surround encoding used, indi-

IN/OUTSETUPmenu (Figure 2).

To adjust the output levels using program materi-

al, first select the surround mode for which you

want to trim the speakers (see NOTE below), start

your program material source and set the refer-

ence volume for the front left and front right

3. Press the button

so that the on-screen

›

cursor is next to COAXIAL3.

‹ ›

4. Press either of the

buttons

that the word OUTis highlighted.

channels using the Volume Control

cî.

5. Press the OSD button Lto exit the menus

and return to normal operation.

cate it in the Bitstream Indicators

and

Once the reference level has been set, press the

Channel Input Indicators

and adjust to

Channel Select button and note that

FRONT L LEVwill appear in the Main

Information Display . To change the level,

first press the Set button , and then use

CÙ

accommodate it.

• When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing,

you normally may not be able to select some of

OPERATION 35

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Operation

the Selector buttons 7$or the

⁄

6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input

CHANNEL

ADJUST

buttons

to raise or lower the level. DO NOT

The AVR 4500 is equipped for future expansion

through the use of optional, external adapters for

formats that the AVR 4500 may not be capable

of processing or to allow connection to the out-

put of high-resolution optical audio playback sys-

tems such as DVD-Audio or SACD. When a device

with six-channel outputs (5.1 audio) is used, con-

nect the source device to the 6-Channel Direct

0dB

SBR

SBL

0dB

use the volume control, as this will alter the ref-

erence setting.

CEN

SUB

CHANNEL

RESET:OFF

:OFF

Once the change has been made, press the Set

TEST

BACK

TONE

MASTER

button

and then press the Selector but-

to select

tons 7$or the ⁄/¤ buttons

the next output channel location that you wish to

adjust. To adjust the subwoofer level, press the

Selector buttons 7$or the ⁄/¤ buttons

Figure 10

Inputs

8. When a device with eight-channel

When the menu appears, the internal test tone

will be turned off. This will allow you to use your

external test disc or other source material as the

⁄ ¤

until WOOFER LEVappears in the

outputs (7.1) audio is used, connect the addition-

al Surround Back Left (SBL) and Surround Back

Right (SBR) outputs to the 8-Channel Direct

Main Information Display or on-screen dis-

play (only available if the subwoofer is turned

on).

test signal. Then, use the

Buttons

Inputs

press the 6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Button

on the remote or the Input Source

Selector on the front panel until the desired

input configuration appears in the Main

Information Display

on the AVR. To select these inputs,

select the channels to be adjusted. At each chan-

nel position use the

change the output level.

Press the Set button

the desired channel appears in the Main

Information Display and on-screen display,

when the name of

‹ ›

Buttons EZto

Remember, when you are using a disc with test

signal (e.g. pink noise) or an external signal gen-

erator as the source, the goal is to have the out-

put level at each channel be equal when heard at

the listening position, with any surround mode

selected. When your test source is a normal disc

with music signals, you may adjust the level for

each channel and surround mode as you prefer,

e.g. you may lower the center channel level when

you find it to be too high or increase the level of

the rears when you find it to be too low with

specific surround modes.

and follow the instructions shown above to

adjust the level.

Note that when the 6-Channel or 8-Channel

Direct Input is in use, you may not select a sur-

round mode, as the external decoder determines

the processing in use. In addition, there is no sig-

nal at the record outputs or bass management

when the 6-Channel or 8-Channel Direct Input is

in use and the tone or balance controls will not

function.

Repeat the procedure as needed until all chan-

nels requiring adjustment have been set. When

all adjustments have been made and no further

adjustments are made for five seconds, the

AVR 4500 will return to normal operation.

If you are using a disc with noise test signals or

an external signal generator as the source from

which to trim the output levels, you may use the

EzSet feature of the remote to guide you to the

correct SPL level. To use the remote for this pur-

pose, start the test tone from the source and

press and quickly release the SPL Indicator

Memory Backup

If you wish to reset all the levels to their original

factory default of 0dB offset, press the

Buttons so that the on-screen cursor is

next to the CHANNEL RESET line and

This product is equipped with a memory backup

system that preserves tuner presets and system

configuration information if the unit is turned off

completely, accidentally unplugged or subjected

to a power outage. This memory will last for

approximately two weeks, after which time all

information must be reentered.

⁄

Select

While the test tone is played, the Program/SPL

Indicator will change color to indicate the

to activate the sensor.

‹ ›

press the

Buttons EZso that the

word ON is highlighted. After the levels are

reset, resume the procedure outlined above to

reset the levels to the desired settings. When all

⁄ ¤

level. When it is red, the level is too high; when it

is orange, the level is too low. To set the refer-

ence level, open the Volume Control

the SPL Indicator´s LED lights green when the

test signal is fed to the left front speaker. Then

adjust the level of all other speakers, while they

are receiving the test signal, until the LED lights

green for all channels. After the output levels for

all channels are aligned, press the SPL

adjustments are done, press the

Buttons

until

›

to move the on-screen cursor so that it is

next to RETURNTOMASTERMENU

and then press the Set Button if you wish

to go back to the main menu to make other

adjustments. If you have no other adjustments to

make, press the OSD Button

menu system.

to exit the

Indicator Select

indicator off. Press the SPL Indicator Select

to turn the sensor and indicator off.

to turn the sensor and

NOTE: The output levels may be separately

trimmed for each digital and analog surround

mode. If you wish to have different trim levels for a

specific mode, select that mode and then follow the

instructions in the steps shown above.

The channel output may also be adjusted using

the full-OSD on-screen menu system. First, set

the volume to a comfortable listening level using

the Volume Control

the OSD button to bring up the MAS-

TER MENU(Figure 1). Press the Button

four times until the on-screen › cursor is

next to the CHANNELADJUSTline.

Press the Set Button to activate the

CHANNELADJUSTmenu (Figure 10).

Ùcî. Then, press

With Stereo and Vmax modes the adjustment

procedure described above is the only way to

trim the output level, e.g. to match the Stereo or

Vmax level with other modes.

36 OPERATION

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Advanced Features

The AVR 4500 is equipped with a number of

advanced features that add extra flexibility to

the unit’s operation. While it is not necessary to

use these features to operate the unit, they pro-

vide additional options that you may wish to

use.

The display brightness may also be changed by

pressing and holding the Set button on the

front for three seconds until the message in the

Main Information Display reads VFD

FULL. Within five seconds, press the front

panel Selector buttons 7$until the desired

brightness display level is shown. At that point,

At the ADVANCEDmenu make certain that

the on-screen cursor is next to the

›

VOLUMEDEFAULTline by pressing the

›

⁄ ¤

buttons

as needed. Next, press the

button

so that the word ONis highlighted

in the video display. Next, press the button

›

once so that the on-screen cursor is next

Display Brightness

press the Set button

setting.

again to enter the

to the DEFAULTVOLSETline. To set

‹ ›

the desired turn-on volume, press the

but-

The AVR 4500’s front panel Main Information

tons EZor hold them pressed until the

desired volume level is shown on the

DEFAULTVOLSETline. Note that

this setting may NOTbe made with the regular

volume controls.

Display

is set at a default brightness level

Once the desired brightness level is selected, it

will remain in effect until it is changed again or

until the unit is turned off.

that is sufficient for viewing in a normally lit

room. However, in some home theater installa-

tions, you may wish to occasionally lower the

brightness of the display, or turn it off completely.

Turn On Volume Level

NOTE: Since the setting for the turn-on volume

cannot be heard while the setting is being made,

you may wish to determine the setting before

making the adjustment. To do this, listen to any

source and adjust the volume to the desired

To change the display brightness setting for a

specific listening session, you will need to make

an adjustment in the ADVANCEDmenu. To

As is the case with most audio/video receivers,

when the AVR 4500 is turned on, it will always

return to the volume setting in effect when the

unit was turned off. However, you may prefer to

always have the AVR 4500 turn on at a specific

setting, regardless of what was last in use when

the unit was turned off. To change the default

condition so that the same volume level is

start the adjustment, press the OSD button

to bring the MASTER MENUto the

level using the regular volume controls

cî.

⁄

screen. Press the Button

twice, until the

When the desired volume level to be used at

turn-on is reached, make a note of the setting as

it appears in the lower third of the video screen

›

on-screen cursor is next to the

ADVANCEDline. Press the Set Button

to enter the ADVANCEDmenu (Figure 11).

always used at turn-on, you will need to make

an adjustment in the ADVANCEDmenu. To

or in the Main Information Display

Y. A

typical volume level will appear as a negative

number such as -25dB. When making the adjust-

‹ ›

ADVANCED

:FULL

start the adjustment, press the OSD button

VFD

HALF

OFF

SET:7 25dB

to bring the MASTER MENU(Figure 1) to

VOLUME

DEFAULT:OFF

VOL

:OFF

TIME

TO MASTER

ment, use the

setting.

buttons EZto enter this

⁄

the screen. Press the button

twice, until

DEFAULT

SEMI

FULL

OSD

›

the on-screen cursor is next to the

OSD

OUT:

OUT:205

ADVANCEDline. Press the Set button

Unlike some of the other adjustments in this

menu, the turn-on volume default will remain in

effect even when the unit is turned off

completely, unless it is changed or turned off in

this menu.

RETURN

to enter the ADVANCEDmenu (Figure 11).

Figure 11

If you wish to make other adjustments in the

To change the brightness setting, at the

⁄ ¤

menu, press the

screen cursor is next to the desired setting or

Buttons

until the on-

ADVANCEDmenu, make certain that the

›

on-screen cursor is next to the VFDline,

the RETURNTOMENUline and press

›

and press the Button

until the desired

the Set button

F. If you have no other adjust-

brightness level is highlighted in the video dis-

play. When FULLis highlighted, the display is

at its normal brightness. When HALFis high-

lighted, the display is at half the normal bright-

ness level. When OFFis highlighted, all of the

indicators in the Main Information Display

ments to make, press the OSD Button

exit the menu system.

will go dark. Note, however, that the green

LEDs for the Input Indicators and the

Surround Mode Indicators , as well as for

the Power Indicator , will always remain lit

to remind you that the unit is turned on.

If you wish to make other adjustments in the

⁄ ¤

menu, press the

Buttons

until the on-

›

screen cursor is next to the desired setting or

the RETURNTOMENUline and press

the Set button

F. If you have no other adjust-

ments to make, press the OSD Button

exit the menu system.

ADVANCED FEATURES 37

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Advanced Features

Note that this setting is temporary and will

remain active only until it is changed or until the

AVR 4500 is turned off. Once the unit is turned

off, the semi-OSD displays will remain activated,

even if they were switched off for the previous

listening session.

Semi-OSD Settings

Full-OSD Time Out Adjustment

The semi-OSD system places one line messages

at the lower third of the video display screen

whenever the Volume, Input Source, Surround

mode or tuner frequency of any of the configura-

tion settings are changed. The semi-OSD system

is helpful in that enables you to have feedback

on any control changes or remote commands

using the video display when it is difficult to

view the front-panel displays. However, you may

occasionally prefer to turn these displays off for

a particular listening session. You may also want

to adjust the length of time the displays remain

on the screen. Both of those options are possible

with the AVR 4500.

The FULLOSDmenu system is used to sim-

plify the setup and adjustment of the

AVR 4500 using a series of on-screen menus.

The factory default setting for these menus

leaves them on the screen for 20 seconds after a

period of inactivity before they disappear from

the screen or Time Out. This Time Out is a safety

measure to prevent the menu text from burning

into the CRTs in your monitor or projector, which

might happen if they were left on indefinitely.

However, some viewers may prefer a slightly

longer or shorter period before the Time Out dis-

play.

To change the length of time that the semi-OSD

displays remain on the screen, go to the

ADVANCEDMenu as outlined earlier, and

⁄ ¤

press the

›

buttons

as needed, until the

on-screen cursor is next to the SEMI-

OSDTIMEOUTline. Next, press the

‹›

Buttons EZuntil the desired time in sec-

onds is displayed. Note that unlike most of the

other options in this menu, this is a permanent

setting change, and the time-out entry will

remain in effect until it is changed, even when

the unit is turned off.

To change the Full-OSD Time Out, you will need

to make an adjustment in the ADVANCED

Menu (Figure 1). To start the adjustment, press

To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will need

to make an adjustment in the ADVANCED

menu (Figure 11). To start the adjustment, press

the OSD button

MENUto the screen. Press the button

to bring the MASTER

the OSD button

to bring the MASTER

⁄

If you wish to make other adjustments in the

⁄

MENUto the screen. Press the Button

twice, until the on-screen

cursor is next to the

⁄ ¤

menu, press the

Buttons

until the on-

twice, until the on-screen cursor is next to the

›

ADVANCEDline. Press the Set Button

to enter the ADVANCEDMenu (Figure 11).

›

screen cursor is next to the desired setting or

ADVANCEDline. Press the Set Button

to enter the ADVANCEDmenu.

the RETURNTOMENUline and press

the Set button

F. If you have no other adjust-

At the ADVANCEDmenu make certain that

the on-screen ^›cursor is next to the FULL

OSDTIMEOUTline by pressing the

⁄ ¤

ments to make, press the OSD Button

At the ADVANCEDmenu make certain that

the on-screen ^›cursor is next to the SEMI

⁄ ¤

exit the menu system.

OSDline by pressing the

buttons

Buttons

as needed. Next, press the

›

needed. Next, press the button

so that

‹›

buttons EZuntil the desired time is

the word OFFis highlighted in the video dis-

play.

displayed in seconds. Note that unlike most of

the other options in this menu, this is a perma-

nent setting change, and the time-out entry will

remain in effect until it is changed, even when

the unit is turned off.

If you wish to make other adjustments in the

⁄ ¤

menu, press the

Buttons

until the on-

›

screen cursor is next to the desired setting or

the RETURNTOMENUline and press

the Set button

F. If you have no other adjust-

ments to make, press the OSD Button

exit the menu system.

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Multiroom Operation

‹›

The AVR 4500 is fully equipped to operate as the

control center for a multiroom system with

optional external remote Infrared (IR) sensors,

speakers and power amplifiers. Although some

multi-room installations will require the services

of a specially trained installer, it is possible for

the average do-it-yourself hobbyist to install a

simple remote room system.

At the MULTIINline, press the

but-

NOTE: When the tuner is selected as the source

for the remote zone, any change to the frequen-

cy or preset will also change the station being

listened to in the main room, if the tuner is in

use there. Similarly, if someone in the main room

changes the station, the change will also impact

the remote room.

tons EZuntil the desired Audio/Video input

to the multi-room system appears in the high-

lighted video. When the selection has been

made, press the button

once so that the

›

on-screen cursor is next to the MULTI

VOLline.

‹›

At the MULTIVOLline, press the

To activate the feed to the remote room, press

Installation

buttons EZor hold them pressed until the

desired volume level for the multi-room system

is entered. DO NOT use the regular volume con-

trol knobs for this setting. When all settings for

the multiroom setup have been made, press the

the Multiroom button

Next, press the Set button

buttons to turn the multiroom feed on or

off. When the multiroom system is on, the Multi

on the remote.

. Press the

⁄ ¤

The key to remote room operation is to link the

remote room to the AVR 4500’s location with

wire for an infrared receiver and speakers or an

amplifier. For complete installation instructions

for Multiroom use, see page 18.

indicator

Display

will light in the Main Information

, and the Main Information

or OSD will display MULTION.

›

buttons

once so that the on-screen

cursor is next to the RETURNTOMENU

line and press the Set button . If you have

no other adjustments to make, press the OSD

button to exit the menu system.

Multiroom Setup

Press the Set button

twice to enter the set-

Once the audio and IR link connections have been

made, the AVR 4500 needs to be configured for

multiroom operation using the steps below. Press

the OSD button

MENU(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the

ting.

When the multiroom system is turned on, the

input selected using the Multiroom Menu will be

to bring the MASTER

Multiroom Operation

⁄

When operating the AVR 4500 from a remote

room location where an IR sensor link has been

connected to the AVR 4500’s rear panel

fed to the Multiroom Output jacks

on the

›

button

twice, until the on-screen cursor is

rear panel. The volume will be as set in the same

menu, although it may also be adjusted using an

optional IR sensor and the Zone II remote in the

remote location or on the optional audio power

amplifier connected to the Multiroom Output

next to the MULTI-ROOMline. Press the

Set button to enter the MULTI-

ROOMmenu (Figure 12).

Multiroom IR Input

O, you may use either

the Main remote control or the Zone II remote.

To turn on the multiroom feed, press any of the

Input Selector buttons on the Zone II remote

MULTI-ROOM

jacks

∫ç∂or the Main remote 456

MULTI-ROOM:OFF ON

Once the multiroom system is turned on, it will

remain on even if the AVR 4500 is placed in the

Standby mode in the main room by pressing the

MULTI IN

:FM PRESET 01

Press the AVR Selector to turn the

∫

MULTI VOL :7 25dB

BACK TO MASTER MENU

unit on to the last source, or any of the other

Selector buttons to turn on to a specific source.

Power Off Button

0or the System Power

As long as an IR feed to the AVR 4500 has been

established from the remote room, using any of

the buttons on either remote will control the

Control on the front panel. To turn off the

multiroom system from the main listening room,

even when the AVR is in Standby mode, press

Figure 12

remote location volume

tuner frequency

preset or mute the output

, change the

the Multiroom button

and then the Set

⁄ ¤

è, change the tuner

button

the Multi indicator

Information Display

Main Information Display

display MULTIOFF. Press the Set button

to enter the setting and turn the unit off.

. Press the

buttons

in the Main

goes out, and the

or OSD will

so that

When the MULTI-ROOMmenu appears,

the on-screen ^›cursor will be at the

MULTI-ROOMline. Since this line is used

to turn the system on and off, do not make an

adjustment here unless you wish to turn the sys-

tem on at this time. To turn the system on, press

the ^›button

you do not wish to turn the system on at this

time or to proceed to the next step, press the

If the Remote IR Output jack

on the

AVR 4500 is connected to an IR Input jack on

compatible Harman Kardon audio components

such as CD, DVD or cassette players, the trans-

port functions of those machines may also be

controlled using the Transport Controls

PQÉƒ©˙∆on either remote

control.

so that ONis highlighted. If

Even when the AVR is turned off (to Standby

mode) and the multiroom system is turned off

too, the multiroom system may be turned on at

any time by pressing the Multiroom button

Button

once so that the › on-screen cursor

is next to the MULTIINline.

, or any of the Selector buttons

To turn the system off from the remote room,

∫ç∂in the remote room.

press the Power-Off button

0å.

Remember that the AVR 4500 may be turned on

or off from the remote room regardless of the

system’s operation or status in the main room.

MULTIROOM OPERATION 39

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Tuner Operation

5. Stations may also be tuned directly by pressing

the Direct button , and then pressing the

Numeric Keys that correspond to the sta-

tion’s frequency. Note that for entering numbers

higher than 100 you need to enter only the "1"

rather than "10", the first "0" will be added

automatically. The desired station will automati-

cally be tuned after the latest number is entered.

If you press an incorrect button while entering a

Preset Tuning

Basic Tuner Operation

Using the remote, up to 30 stations may be

stored in the AVR 4500’s memory for easy recall

using the front panel controls or the remote.

The AVR 4500’s tuner is capable of tuning AM,

FM and FM Stereo broadcast stations and receiv-

ing RDS data. Stations may be tuned manually, or

they may be stored as favorite station presets and

recalled from a 30 position memory.

To enter a station into the memory, first tune the

station using the steps outlined above. Then:

1. Press the Memory button

Note that MEMORYindicator

nate and flash in the Main Information

Display

on the remote.

will illumi-

Station Selection

1. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select button

on the remote to select the tuner as an input. The

tuner may be selected from the front panel by

direct frequency, press the Clear button

start over.

NOTE: When the FM reception of a stereo

station is weak, audio quality will be increased

by switching to Mono mode by pressing the

2. Within five seconds, press the Numeric Keys

corresponding to the location where you

either pressing the Input Source Selector

until the tuner is active or by pressing the Tuner

Band Selector at any time.

wish to store this station’s frequency. Once

entered, the preset number will appear in the

Preset Number/Sleep Time Display

Tuner Mode button

ing the Band Selector

pressed for 3 seconds until the STEREO

and AUTO indicators go out.

on the remote or hold-

on the front panel

2. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select button

or Tuner Band Selector again to switch

3. Repeat the process after tuning any additional

stations to be preset.

between AM and FM so that the desired frequen-

cy band is selected.

Recalling Preset Stations

• To manually select a station previously entered

in the preset memory, press the Numeric Keys

3. Press the Tuner Mode button

remote or hold the Band Selector

front panel pressed for 3 seconds to select manu-

al or automatic tuning.

on the

that correspond to the desired station’s

memory location.

When the AUTO indicator

Main Information Display

is illuminated in the

the tuner will

• To manually tune through the list of stored pre-

set stations one by one, press the Preset

only stop at those stations that have a strong

enough signal to be received with acceptable

quality.

Stations Selector buttons

on the front

panel or remote.

When the AUTO indicator

is not illuminated,

the tuner is in a manual mode and will stop at

each frequency increment in the selected band.

4. To select stations press any Tuning button

. When the AUTO indicator is illumin-

)

ated, press the button to cause the tuner to

search for the next highest or lowest frequency

station that has an acceptable signal or hold the

button pressed to tune fastly and release it to

start the auto search. In the Auto mode the tuner

will play each station in stereo or mono mode,

just as the program is transmitted. If the AUTO

indicator

button

ment at a time, or press and hold it to locate a

is not illuminated, tap the Tuning

)

to advance one frequency incre-

specific station. When the TUNED indicator

illuminates, the station is properly tuned and

should be heard with clarity.

40 TUNER OPERATION

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Tuner Operation

accuracy of the time data is dependent on the

radio station, not the AVR 4500.

• PHONE IN: Phone-In Programs

• TRAVEL: Travel andTouring

• LEISURE: Leisure and Hobby

• JAZZ: Jazz Music

RDS Operation

The AVR 4500 is equipped with RDS (Radio Data

System), which brings a wide range of

Some RDS stations may not include some of

these additional features. If the data required for

the selected mode is not being transmitted, the

information to FM radio. Now in use in many

countries, RDS is a system for transmitting station

call signs or network information, a description

of station program type, text messages about the

station or specifics of a musical selection, and

the correct time.

Main Information Display

will show a

NOTYPE, NOTEXTor NOTIME

message after the individual time out.

• COUNTRY: Country Music

• NATIONAL: National Music

• OLDIES: Oldies Music

In any FM mode the RDS function requires a

strong enough signal for proper operation. If you

receive a partial message, or any of the RDS,

PTY, CT or RT Indicators AE AD AC AB

going on and off, try slowly adjusting the

antenna or tune to another stronger RDS

station.

As more FM stations become equipped with RDS

capabilities, the AVR 4500 will serve as an easy-

to-use center for both information and

entertainment. This section will help you take

maximum advantage of the RDS system.

• FOLK M: Folk Music

• DOCUMENT: Documentary Programs

• TEST: EmergencyTest

RDS Tuning

Program Search (PTY)

When an FM station is tuned in and it contains

RDS data, the RDS Indicator AE will illumi-

nate, after some time also the indicators for all

other RDS services received (see below), and the

AVR 4500 will automatically display the station’s

call sign or other program service in the Main

An important feature of RDS is its capability of

encoding broadcasts with Program Type (PTY)

codes that indicate the type of material being

broadcast. The following list shows the

abbreviations used to indicate each PTY, along

with an explanation of the PTY:

• ALARM: Emergency Broadcast Information

You may search for a specific Program Type (PTY)

by following these steps:

1. Press the RDS button

rent PTY is shown in the Main Information

Display

until the cur-

Information Display

• (RDS ONLY)

RDS Display Options

2. While the PTY is shown, press the Preset

Up/Down button or hold them pressed

The RDS system is capable of transmitting a

wide variety of information in addition to the ini-

tial station call sign that appears when a station

is first tuned. In normal RDS operation the dis-

play will indicate the station name, broadcast

network or call letters. Pressing the RDS button

• (TRAFFIC)

to scroll through the list of available PTY types,

as shown above starting with the PTY currently

received. To simply search for the next station

transmitting any RDS data, use the Preset

• NEWS: News

• AFFAIRS: Current Affairs

• INFO: Infomation

Up/Down button

until RDSONLY

enables you to cycle through the various

appears in the display.

data types in the following sequence:

• SPORT: Sports

3. Press any of the Tuning Up/Down buttons

, the tuner begins to scan the FM band

upwards or downwards for the first station that

has RDS data that matches the desired selec-

tion, and acceptable signal strength for quality

reception.

• The station’s call letters (with some private

stations other information too).

• EDUCATE: Educational

• DRAMA: Drama

• The station’s frequency.

• CULTURE: Culture

• The Program Type (PTY) as shown in the list

below. The PTY Indicator AD will illuminate

when this data is being received.

• SCIENCE: Sciencek

4. While the PTY Indicator AD flashes in the

display, the tuner will make up to one complete

scan of the entire FM band for the next station

that matches the desired PTY type and has

acceptable reception quality. If no such station is

found, the display will read NONEfor some

seconds and the tuner will return to the last FM

station in use before the search.

• VARIED: Varied Speech Programs

• POPM: Popular Music

NOTE: Many stations do not transmit a specific

PTY. The display will show NONE, when such a

station is selected and PTY is active.

• ROCKM: Rock Music

• A “text” message (Radiotext, RT) containing

special information from the broadcast station.

Note that this message may scroll across the

display to permit messages longer than the eight

positions in the display. Depending on signal

quality, it may take up to 30 seconds for the text

message to appear; in that time, the word

TEXTwill flash in the Information Display when

RT is selected. The RT Indicator AB will

illuminate when text data is being received and

ready to be displayed.

• M.O.R.M.: Middle-of-the-Road Music

• LIGHTM: Classical Music

• CLASSICS: Serious Classical Music

• OTHERM: Other Music

• WEATHER: Weather Information

• FINANCE: Financial Programs

• CHILDREN: Children’s Programs

• SOCIAL A: Social Affairs Programs

• RELIGION: Religious Broadcasts

NOTE: Some stations transmit constant traffic

information. To identify as traffic station, they

transmit a specific traffic code constantly, which

causes the TA Indicator AA to light in the dis-

play. These stations can be found by selecting

TRAFFIC, the option in front of NEWSin

the list. The AVR 4500 RDS will find the next

appropriate station, even if it is not broadcasting

traffic information when the search is made.

• The current time of day (CT). Note that it may

take up to two minutes for the time to appear, in

that time the word TIMEwill flash in the

information display when CT is selected. The

CTIndicator AC will illuminate when time

data is being received. Please note that the

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The AVR 4500 is equipped with a powerful

remote control that will control not only the

receiver’s functions, but also most popular brands

of audio and video equipment, including CD

players, TV sets, cable boxes, VCRs, satellite

receivers and other home-theater equipment.

Once the AVR 4500’s remote is programmed

with the codes for the products you own, it is

possible to eliminate most other remotes and

replace them with the convenience of a single

universal remote control.

b. If the product to be programmed does NOT

turn off, continue to enter the three-digit code

numbers until the equipment turns off. At this

point, the correct code has been entered. Press

with units whose Power functions can be

remoted:

1. Turn on the product that you wish to include in

the AVR 4500 remote.

the Input Selector

again and note that

the red light under the Input Selector will

flash three times before going dark to confirm

the entry.

2. Press and hold both the Input Selector

for the type of product to be entered (e.g., VCR,

TV) and the Mute button at the same

time. When the Program/SPL Indicator

5. If the Power function of the unit to be pro-

grammed cannot be remoted, follow these steps

(max. 20 seconds after step 3 above, or else step

3 must be repeated first):

turns amber and begins flashing, release the but-

tons. It is important that you begin the next step

within 20 seconds.

Programming the Remote

with Codes

3. To find out if the code for your unit is pre-pro-

grammed, point the AVR 4500 remote towards

the unit to be programmed, and press and hold

⁄

a. Enter the first three-digit code number using

the Numeric buttons

and press the

As shipped from the factory, the remote is fully

programmed for all AVR 4500 functions, as well as

those of most Harman Kardon CD changers, DVD

players, CD players and cassette decks. In addition,

by following one of the methods below, you may

program the remote to operate a wide range of

devices from other manufacturers.

Input Selector again. Press the remote

the button

D. This will send out a series of

button of any transport function remotable

codes from the remote’s built-in data base, with

each flash of the red light under the Input

ﬂ

with the unit, e.g. Pause or Play

P. If

the unit being programmed starts that func-

tion, the correct code has been entered.

Selector

indicating that a code has been

sent. When the device to be programmed turns

⁄

off,immediately release the button

D. Note

b. If the unit does not start the function whose

button was pressed, repeat steps 3 and 5a

above with the next three-digit code number

listed in the setup code table for that brand

and product type, until the unit reacts properly

on the transport function transmitted.

that it may take one minute or more until the

right code is found and the unit turns off.

Direct Code Entry

This method is the easiest way to program your

remote to work with different products.

⁄

4. When the button was not released in time

after the unit turned off, the proper code will be

”overrun”. That’s why a function test should be

made: Turn the unit on again and, while the

⁄

1. Use the tables on pages 50-67 to determine

the three-digit code or codes that match both the

product type (e.g., VCR, TV), and the specific

brand name. If there is more than one number

for a brand, make note of the different choices.

6. Try all of the functions on the remote to make

certain that the product operates properly. Keep

in mind that many manufacturers use a number

of different combinations of codes, so it is a good

idea to make certain that not only does the

Power control work, but that the volume, channel

and transport controls work as they should. If

functions do not work properly, you may need to

use a different remote code.

Input Selector

button

still lights red, press the

once, than the button

once

too. When the unit turns off, the right code was

found, when not, the code was ”overrun”. To re-

find the correct, while the Input Selector

2. Turn on the unit you wish to program into the

AVR 4500 remote.

still lights red, press (not hold pressed) the

3. Press and hold both the Input Selector

for the type of product to be entered (e.g., VCR,

TV) and the Mute button at the same

time. When the Program/SPL Indicator

button

repeatedly to step backwards

through the codes available and observe the

reaction of the unit at each press. As soon as the

unit turns off the correct code is found.

7. If the unit does not react to any code en-

tered, if the code for your product does not

appear in the tables in this manual, or if not all

functions operate properly, try programming the

remote with the Auto Search Method.

turns amber and begins flashing, release the but-

tons. It is important that you begin the next step

within 20 seconds.

5. Press the Input Selector

again, and

note that the red light will flash three times

before going dark to confirm the entry.

4. If the unit you wish to program into the

AVR 4500 remote has a remotable Power on/off

function, follow these steps:

Note on Using the AVR 4500 remote with

a Harman Kardon CD Recorder.

6. Try all of the functions on the remote to make

certain that the product operates. Keep in mind

that many manufacturers use a number of differ-

ent combinations of codes, and it is a good idea

to make certain that not only the Power control

works, but the volume, channel and transport

controls, as appropriate. If all functions do not

work properly, you may need to Auto-Search for

a different code, or enter a code via the Direct

Code Entry method.

a. Point the AVR 4500’s remote towards the unit

to be programmed, and enter the first three-

digit code number using the Numeric buttons

As shipped from the factory. the remote is pro-

grammed for controlling Harman Kardon CD

players. It can also control most functions of the

Harman Kardon CD-Recorders (see function list

on page 48) too after the code ”002” is

. If the unit being programmed turns off, the

correct code has been entered. Press the Input

Selector again, and note that the red

entered on the CD Selector button

light under the Input Selector will flash three

times before going dark to confirm the entry.

described above. For returning to the CD player

control commands the code ”001” must be

entered.

Auto-Search Method

If the unit you wish to include in the AVR 4500’s

remote is not listed in the code tables in this

manual or if the code does not seem to operate

properly, you may wish to program the correct

code using the Auto Search method that follows.

Note that the Auto Search method works only

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the source remote that you wish to transfer to

the AVR 4500 remote.

Code Readout

Learning Codes from a Remote

When the code has been entered using the Auto

Search method, it is always a good idea to find

out the exact code so that it may be easily

reentered if necessary. You may also read the

codes to verify which device has been

programmed to a specific Control Selector

button.

In addition to using codes from the remote’s

internal code library, the AVR 4500’s remote is

able to “learn” codes from remotes that may not

be in the code library. In addition, you may use

this function to “learn over” the codes from a

preprogrammed device to add functions not

included in the preprogrammed codes. To learn

or transfer codes from an IR remote to the

AVR 4500’s remote, follow these steps:

7. Once all codes have been transferred from the

original source remote to the AVR 4500 remote,

press the Learn button

e. This will turn off all

LEDs and turn off the learning mode.

8. Repeat Steps 1 through 7 for any additional

remotes you wish to “teach” into the AVR 4500

Remote.

1. Press and hold both the Input Selector

for the device you wish to find the code for and

the Mute button at the same time. Note

that the Program/SPL Indicator will ini-

Erasing Learned Codes

1. Place the front of the original remote with the

code being sent so that it is facing the IR

TheAVR 4500’s remote allows you to remove or

erase the code learned into a single button for a

single device, to remove or erase all the codes that

have been learned for a single device, or to erase

all commands that have been learned to all

devices.

tally turn amber and begin flashing. Release the

buttons and begin the next step within 20 sec-

onds.

Transmitter Window

on the AVR 4500

remote “head-to-head.” The remotes should be

between 2 and 4cm apart.

2. Press the Set button

. The Program/SPL

2. Select the button on the remote that you wish

to use as the device selector for the codes about

to be entered. This must be any of the Input

Indicator will then blink green in a sequence

that corresponds to the three-digit code, with a

one-second pause between each digit. Count the

number of blinks between each pause to deter-

mine the digit of the code. One blink is the number

1, two blinks is the number 2, and so forth. Note

that a rapid sequence of three blinks is used to

indicate a “0.”

To erase a single learned code from

within a single device’s settings, follow

these steps:

1. Press and hold both the Input Selector

45within which the individual button to be

erased has been programmed and the Learn but-

Selectors

that when new codes are learned with the AVR

Selector, they may no longer control the

or the AVR Selector

5. Note

AVR 4500.

3. Press the Input Selector 45button

ton

chosen and the Learn Button

time. Hold these buttons until the Program/SPL

Indicator flashes amber and the light

at the same

Example: One blink, followed by a one-second

pause, followed by six blinks, followed by a one-

second pause, followed by four blinks indicates

that the code has been set to 164.

2. When the red LED under the Input Selector

turns red and the Program/SPL Indicator

under the device selector button turns red.

Release the buttons. It is important that you

begin the next step within 20 seconds.

flashes amber, release the buttons.

3. Press and release the Input Selector 45

again for the device within which the individual

button to be erased has been programmed.

For future reference enter the Setup Codes for the

equipment in your system here:

4. Press the button on the AVR 4500 remote that

you wish to program. Note that the Program/

4. Press the 7 button

three times.

SPL Indicator

will stop flashing.

DVD ____________ CD ________________

VID1/VCR ________ VID2/TV __________

VID3/CBL/SAT ______________________

VID4 ______________________________

TAPE ______________________________

5. Press and release the individual button for

which the code is to be erased. The Program/SPL

Important Note: Codes cannot be taught to all

buttons on the remote. The buttons with the

following numbers are not learnable (for

Indicator

will blink green two times and

then return to amber.

numbers, see drawing on page 11):

6. To erase other buttons within the same device,

press them as noted in Step 5.

. In these cases the Program/SPL

Indicator

keeps flashing after the button

7. When all buttons to be erased have been

was released.

pressed, press the Learn button

to complete

5. As long as the Program/SPL Indicator

the process.

is on steadily (for five seconds), press and hold

the button on the original remote that you wish

to “teach” into the AVR 4500 remote. If you

pressed the button too late or no command was

received within five seconds, the Program/SPL

To erase all codes within a single device,

follow these steps:

1. Press and hold both the Input Selector

45for which you wish to erase the codes

and the Learn button

Indicator

then amber, then simply repeat step four. When

the Program/SPL Indicator turns green,

will flash red three times and

2. When the red LED under the Input Selector

turns red and the Program/SPL Indicator

release the button on the original remote. Note

that the Program Indicator will then begin to

flash amber again.

flashes amber, release the buttons.

3. Press and release the same Input Selector

45again for the device whose codes you

wish to erase.

NOTE: If the Program/SPL Indicator

turns

red steadily during Step 5, the programming was

not successful. Repeat the steps to see if the

code will “take.” If the indicator keeps flashing

red in step 5, this code cannot be taught.

4. Press the 8 button

three times.

6. Repeat steps 4 though 5 for each button on

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5. The Program/SPL Indicator

the red light under the Input Selector will flash

on and off once and the Program/SPL

will turn off,

• Press the VID 3 Input Selector button

to indicate the next command is for “Sat-

Receiver”.

Macro Programming

Macros enable you to easily repeat frequently

used combinations of commands with the press

of a single button on the AVR 4500’s remote

control. Once programmed, a macro will send out

up to 19 different remote codes in a pre-deter-

mined sequential order enabling you to automate

the process of turning on your system, changing

devices, or other common tasks. The AVR’s

Indicator

will flash green three times to

• Press the Mute

button to store the Sat-

indicate that the codes have been erased.

Receiver Power On command.

• Press the Sleep/Channel Up button

complete the process and store the macro

sequence.

To erase all codes that have been

programmed to all devices in the remote,

follow these steps:

1. Press any Input Selector 45and also

After following these steps, each time you press

the Macro 1 button , the remote will send

all Power On commands.

the Learn button

remote can store up to five separate macro com-

mand sequences, one that is associated with the

2. When the red LED under the Input Selector

turns red and the Program/SPL Indicator

flashes amber, release the buttons.

Power On button

0, and four more that are

Erasing Macro Commands

accessed by pressing the Macro buttons

To remove the commands that have been pro-

grammed into one of the Macro buttons, follow

these steps:

1. To start programming a macro, press the

Mute button and the Macro button

to be programmed or the Power-On button

at the same time. Note that the latest

selected Input Selector will light red, and the

Program/SPL Indicator will flash amber.

3. Press and release the same Input Selector

45again.

1. Press the Mute button

and the Macro

4. Press the 9 button

three times.

button that contains the commands you

wish to erase.

5. The Program/SPL Indicator

the red light under the Input Selector will flash

on and off once and the Program/SPL

will turn off,

2. Note that the Program/SPL Indicator

will flash amber, and the red LED under the

Input Selector 45last used will turn on.

2. Enter the steps for the macro sequence by

pressing the button for the actual command

step. Although the macro may contain up to 19

steps, each button press, including those used to

change devices, counts as a step.

Indicator

will flash green three times after

some seconds to indicate that the codes have

been erased.

3. Within ten seconds, press the Surround

Mode Selector/Channel Down button

The Program/SPL Indicator

green twice to confirm each button press as you

enter commands.

will flash

4. The red LED under the Selector will go out,

and the Program/SPL Indicator will turn

green and flash three times before it goes out.

NOTE: While entering commands for Power On

of any device during a macro sequence, press the

5. When the Program/SPL Indicator

out, the Macro has been erased.

goes

Mute button

button

f. DO NOT press the Power ON

• Remember to press the appropriate Input

Selector button before functions are

changed to another device. This is also needed

for the AVR Selector button itself, as long

as it’s not lit red and AVR functions shall be pro-

grammed.

3. When all the steps have been entered, press

the Sleep button

to enter the commands.

The red light under the Input Selector

45will blink and then turn off and the

Program/SPL Indicator

will flash green

twice to confirm the macro to be programmed.

Example: To program the Macro 1 Tbutton

so that it turns on the AVR 4500, TV and a Sat-

Receiver, follow these steps:

• Press the Macro 1 button

and Mute

buttons at the same time and then release them.

• Note that the Program/SPL Indicator will

flash amber.

• Press the AVR Selector

• Press the Mute button to store the AVR’s

power on command.

• Press the VID 2 Input Selector button

indicate the next command is for “TV”.

• Press the Mute button to store the TV

Power On Command.

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Notes on Using the AVR 4500

Remote With Other Devices.

Programmed Device Functions

Volume Punch-Through

Once the AVR 4500’s remote has been pro-

grammed for the codes of other devices, press the

The AVR 4500’s remote may be programmed to

• Manufacturers may use different code sets for

the same product category. For that reason, it is

important that you check to see if the code set

you have entered operates as many controls as

possible. If it appears that only a few functions

operate, check to see if another code set will

work with more buttons.

operate the Volume Control

and the Mute

appropriate Input Selector

to change the

ffrom either the TV or the AVR in conjunction

remote from control over the AVR 4500 to the

additional product. When you press any of these

buttons, it will briefly flash in red to indicate that

you have changed the device being controlled.

with any of the devices controlled by the remote.

For example, since the AVR 4500 will likely be

used as the sound system for TV viewing, you may

wish to have the AVR’s volume activated although

the remote is set to run the TV.

When operating a device other than the AVR

4500, the controls may not correspond exactly to

the function printed on the remote or button.

Some commands, such as the volume control, are

the same as they are with the AVR 4500. Other

buttons will change their function so that they

correspond to a secondary label on the remote.

For example, the Sleep and Surround mode selec-

tor buttons also function as the Channel Up and

Channel Down buttons when operating most TV

sets, VCRs or Sat-Receivers.

• Depending on the brand and product type used

the functions listed in the Function List tables

may not correspond with the function the unit

reacts on the command. In these cases it’s a

good idea to edit the reaction of the unit into the

corresponding line of the table or to set up a

separate list.

Either the AVR 4500 or TV volume control may

be associated with any of the remote´s devices.

To program the remote for Volume Punch-

Through, follow these steps:

1. Press the Input Selector

wish to have associated with the volume control

and the Mute button at the same time until

the red light illuminates under the Input Selector

for the unit you

• When a button is pressed on the AVR 4500

remote, the red light under the Input Selector

and note that the Program/SPL Indicator

will flash amber.

for the product being operated should flash

briefly. If the Device Control Selector flashes for

some but not all buttons for a particular product,

it does NOT indicate a problem with the remote,

but rather that no function is programmed for

the button being pushed.

For some products, however, the function of a

particular button does not follow the command

printed on the remote. In order to see which

function a button controls, consult the Function

List tables printed on page 48. To use those

tables, first check the type of device being con-

trolled (e.g., TV, VCR). Next, look at the remote

control diagram on page 48. Note that each but-

ton has a number on it.

2. Press the Volume Up button

that.the Program/SPL Indicator

and note

will stop

flashing and stay amber.

3. Press either the AVR Selector

or the

•The remote was pre-programmed with codes

for units of the latest generation, but some codes

may differ from those needed for earlier units.

When your device doesn’t react as listed in the

function list (page 48/49), let the AVR 4500

remote learn the appropriate codes from the

original remote (learning codes see page 43).

Input Selector , depending on which sys-

tem’s volume control you wish to have attached

for the punch-through mode. The Program/SPL

Indicator

will blink green three times and

then go out to confirm the data entry.

To find out what function a particular button has

for a specific device, find the button number on

the Function List and then look in the column for

the device you are controlling. For example, but-

ton number 45 is the”Direct” button for the

AVR 4500, but it is the “Favorite” button for

many cable television boxes and satellite

receivers. Button number 31 is the Delay button

for the AVR 4500, but the Open/Close button for

CD players.

Example: To have the AVR’s volume control acti-

vated even though the remote is set to control

the TV, first press the Video/TV Input Selector

and the Mute button

Next, press the Volume Up button

by the AVR Input Selector

at the same time.

, followed

NOTE: Should you wish to return the remote to

the original configuration after entering a Volume

Punch-Through, you will need to repeat the steps

shown above. However, press the same Input

Selector in steps one and three.

Note that the numbers used to describe the but-

ton functions above and on page 48 for the pur-

poses of describing how a button operates are a

different set of numbers than those used in the

rest of this manual to describe the button func-

tions for the AVR 4500.

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1. Press the Input Selector

you wish to have the channel control associated

with and the Mute button at the same time

until the red light illuminates, under the Input

Selector and the Program/ SPL Indicator

flashes amber.

for the device

Channel Control Punch-Through

Reassigning Device-Control

Selectors

The AVR 4500’s remote may be programmed to

operate so that the channel control function,

Although any of the Input Selectors

is nor-

performed with the Sleep

and Surround

mally assigned to the category of product shown

on the remote, it is possible to reassign one of

these buttons to operate a second device of

another type. For example, if you have two VCRs

buttons, for either the TV, cable or satellite

receiver used in your system may be used in con-

junction with one of the other devices controlled

by the remote. For example, while using and

controlling the VCR, you may wish to change

channels on a cable box or satellite receiver

without having to change the device selected by

the AVR 4500 or the remote. To program the

remote for Channel Control Punch-Through, fol-

low these steps:

2. Press the Play button

P. The Program/SPL

Indicator 2will stop flashing and stay amber.

but no tape, you may program the TAPE

button to operate a second VCR. Before you can

start you must find out the three-digit code

number for your second device (your second

VCR) to operate, as outlined on page 42. Then

3. Press and release the AVR

or Input

Selector button for the device that will be

used to change the channels. The Program/SPL

Indicator will blink green three times and

reassign the TAPE

button with the following

then go out to confirm the data entry.

steps:

Example: To control the transport of a CD player

while the remote is set to control the TV, press the

1. Press the Input Selector button

device you wish to have the channel control asso-

ciated with and the Mute button at the

same time until the red light illuminates under the

Input Selector and the Program/SPL

Indicator flashes amber.

for the

1. Press the Input Selector

reassign and the Mute button

time until the red light illuminates under the

Input Selector and the Program/SPL

Indicator flashes amber.

you wish to

at the same

VID 2/TV Input Selector button

Mute button at the same time. Next,

release them and press the Play button

followed by the CD Input Selector button

and the

2. Press the Input Selector

for the device,

2. Press the Volume Down button

.The

whose function you wish to program into the

reassigned button.

NOTE: To remove the Channel Control Punch-

Through and return the remote to its original con-

figuration, repeat the steps shown in the example

above. However, press the same Input Selector

in Steps 1 and 3.

Program/SPL Indicator

will stop flashing

and stay amber.

3. Enter the three-digit code for the specific

model you wish the reassigned button to oper-

ate.

3. Press and release the AVR

Selector button for the device that will be

used to change the channels. The Program/SPL

Indicator will blink green three times and

or Input

NOTE: Before programming the remote for

Volume, Channel orTransport Punch-Through,

make certain that any programming needed for

the specific TV, CD, DVD, Cable or Satellite

Receivers has been completed.

4. Press the same Input Selector

pressed

in Step 1 once again to store the selection. The

red LED under the re-assigned Input Selector will

flash three times and then go out.

then go out to confirm the data entry.

Example: To control the channels using yourTV

while the remote is set to control the VCR, first

press the VID 1/VCR Input Selector button

Example: To use the TAPE

ate a second VCR, first press the TAPE Input

Selector and the Mute button at the

same time until the red light glows under the

TAPE button. Press the VCR button,

button to oper-

and the Mute button

Next, release them and press the Volume Down

button , followed by the same Input

Selector button

at the same time.

followed by the three-digit code for the specific

NOTE: To remove the Channel Control Punch-

Through and return the remote to its original con-

figuration, repeat the steps shown in the example

above. However, press the same Input Selector

in Steps 1 and 3.

model you wish to control. Finally, press the TAPE

button again.

Important Note: Only those Input Selector

buttons can be reassigned that replace

other buttons for devices of the same kind. So

the bottons for DVD, CD, TAPE andVCR (devices

with transport functions) can replace one anoth-

er as the Selectors for TV, CBL/SAT, and VID 4.

Transport Control Punch-Through

TheAVR 4500’s remote may be programmed to

operate so that the Transport Control

To remove the Reassign function and return the

remote to its original configuration, repeat steps

1, 3 and 4 above (not 2), however, press the

Functions

(Play, Stop, Fast Forward,

Rewind, Pause and Record) for a VCR, DVD or CD

will operate in conjunction with one of the other

devices controlled by the remote. For example,

while using and controlling the TV, you may wish

to start or stop your VCR or DVD without having

to change the device selected by the AVR 4500 or

the remote. To program the remote forTransport

Control Punch-Through, follow these steps:

same Input Selector button

in steps 1

and 4 (i.e. re-program the button with its origi-

nal code).

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Programming the Remote

Resetting the Remote Memory

As you add components to your home-theater sys-

tem, occasionally you may wish to totally repro-

gram the remote control without the confusion of

any commands, macros or ”Punch-Through“ pro-

gramming that you may have done. To do this, it is

possible to reset the remote to the original factory

defaults and command codes by following these

steps. Note, however, that once the remote is

reset, all commands or codes that you have

entered will be erased and will need to be re-

entered:

1. Press any of the Input Selector buttons

and the ”O“ button at the same time until

the Program/SPL Indicator

begins to flash

amber.

2. Press the ”3“ button

three times.

3. The red LED under the Input Selector

go out and the Program/SPL Indicator

stop flashing and turn green.

will

4. The Program/SPL Indicator

will remain

green until the remote is reset. Note that this may

take a while, depending on how many commands

are in the memory and need to be erased.

5. When the Program/SPL Indicator

goes

out, the remote has been reset to the factory set-

tings.

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Function List

No.

Button Name

AVR Function

DVD

CD/CDR

Power On

Power Off

Mute

Power On

Power Off

Mute

Power On

Power Off

Power On

Power Off

AVR

DVD

Tape

VID 1

VID 2

VID 3

VID 4

AM/FM

6/8 Ch. Select

Learn

Sleep

Test

AVR Select

DVD Input Select

CD Input Select

Tape Input Select

Video 1 Select

Video 2 Select

Video 3 Select

Video 4 Select

Tuner Select

DVD Select

CD Select

6/8 Ch Input Select

Sleep

TestTone

SPL

Volume Up

Surround Mode Select

Night Mode Select

Multi-Room Select

Volume Down

ChannelTrim

Move/Adjust Up

Speaker Adjust

Move/Adjust Left

-/Input Select

SPL

Volume Up

Surround Select

Night

Multi Room

Volume Down

Channel/Guide

⁄

-/CDR Select

-/CDP Select

Subtitle on/off

Title

Speaker/Menu

ﬁ

Intro/-

Left

Enter

Right

Open/Close

Set

ﬂ

Set

Move/Adjust Right

Digital Input Select

Move/Adjust Down

Delay Adjust

Tuner Mode

Memory

Tune Up

DirectTuner Entry

Clear

PresetTune Up

Tune Down

OSD

Digital/Exit

Down

Delay/Prev. Ch.

Return

Open/Close

Tun-M

Memory

Tune Up

Direct

Clear

Preset Up

Tune Down

OSD

RDS

Preset Down

Chapter

Repeat

Audio

Time/CDR Display

Next Chapter

Angle

Clear

Random

Clear

Slow Forward

Prev Chapter

+10/-

-/Track Increment

Program

Disc Skip

RDS

Disc Skip

Slow Rev

PresetTune Down

Dolby

DTS SURR

DTS Neo:6

Logic 7

Stereo

Skip Down

Skip Up

Rewind

Play

Dolby Modes

DTS Digital Modes

DTS Neo:6 Select

Logic 7 Select

4500

Stereo Mode Select

Skip –

Skip +

R. Search

Play

Skip +

R. Search

Play

Fast Forward

Record

Stop

F. Search

-/Record

Stop

Pause

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Function List

No.

Button Name

Tape

VCR (VID 1)

TV (VID 2)

CBL (VID 3)

SAT(VID 3)

Power On

Power Off

Mute

Power On

Power Off

Power On

Power Off

Power On

Power Off

Mute

Power On

Power Off

Power On

Power Off

AVR

DVD

Tape

Tape Select

VID 1

VCR Select

VID 2

TV Select

VID 3

VID 4

AM/FM

6/8 Ch. Select

Learn

Sleep

Test

SPL

Volume Up

Surround Select

Night

Multi Room

Volume Down

Channel/Guide

⁄

VID 3 Select

Channel +

Channel –

Channel +

Channel –

Channel +

Channel –

Volume Up

Channel –

Volume Down

Info/Guide

Left

Enter

Right

Exit

Down

Info/Guide

Left

Enter

Right

Exit

Down

Left

Enter

Right

Exit

Left

Enter

Right

Exit

Down

Prev Channel

Speaker/Menu

ﬁ

Set

ﬂ

Digital/Exit

Down

Delay/Prev. Ch.

Prev Channel

Tun-M

Memory

Tune Up

Direct

Clear

Preset Up

Tune Down

OSD

RDS

Preset Down

Sleep

Clear

FAV

Bypass

Music

FAV

Alt

Clear

OSD

Dolby

DTS SURR

DTS Neo:6

Logic 7

Stereo

Skip Down

Skip Up

Rewind

Play

Scan –

Scan +

Rewind

Play

Fast Fwd

Record

Stop

Rewind

Play

Fast Fwd

Record/Rec.Pause

Stop

Fast Forward

Record

Stop

Day +

Pause

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Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3digit) List

ACURA

195

ADMIRAL

AKAI

065 171 262 279 324

019 049 050 063 102 123 133 139 141 150 174 182 195 209 225 281 288

AKURA

006 049 076 096 123 195

ALBA

044 049 050 123 134 163 179 184 195 225 228 239

ALBIRAL

ALLORGAN

AIWA

121 326 327

050

331 332

AMSTRAD

ARC EN CIEL

ARCAM

004 011 195

029 034 074 182 186

029 272

ARISTONA

ARTHUR MARTIN

ASA

050 063 065 079 112 158 160 188 271

075 107 127 133 136 139 148 153 262

003 020 065 078 080 091 117 146 171 197 235 262 274 279 296 308 330

ASTRA

195

ASUKA

006 050 076 123

ATANTIC

ATLANTIC

ATORI

272

050 113 236 242 272

195

AUDIOSONIC

AUDIOTON

AUSIND

031 076 195

050

075 090

AUTOVOX

BAIRD

050 071 078 079 080 083 090 138 147 156 236 254 260 274 278 279

102 209

BANG & OLUFSEN

BARCO

279

310 326 327

BASIC LINE

BAUR

BEKO

006 031 049 123 195 207 226

053 107 150 244 245 246 256 312

063 184 240 241

BLAUPUNKT019 053 057 060 113 118 244 245 246 248 249 263

BOOTS

BPL

050

006

BRANDTELECTRONIQUE 029 034 074 182 186

BRION VEGA

BRIONVEGA

BRITANNIA

BRUNS

065 083 167 173 181 196 311

279

272

056 065 279

BSR

094 110 139 168 269

BUSH

006 018 049 123 134 139 142 143 179 195 223 225 226 239 262 287

BUSH(UK)

CENTURY

CGE

107 147 168

044 054 065 163 189 279

002 044 054 090 093 094 096 139 142 163 168 189 309 324

CIHAN

111

CLARIVOX

CLATONIC

COMTEL

056 121 125

076 123

111 125

CONDOR

CONTEC

050 113 272

018 257

CONTINENTAL EDISON

CROSELY

CROSLEY

CROWN

029 034 074 182 186

044

054 065 090 093 094 104 139 279 309

154

CTC CLATRONIC

DAEWOO

DANSAI

045

063 140 145 161 193 195

063 DAYTRON 195 226

111 120 200 286

DECCA

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Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3digit) List

DECCA(UK)

DEGRAAF

DIXI

046 050 102 106 131

023 122 209 262

063 195

DORIC

104 105

DUAL

DUAL-TEC

050 095 139 156 168 243

040 050 168 195

DUMONT045 065 080 139 146 274 279 294 296 308 330

DUMONT-FINLUX

DYNATRON

ELBE

020 045 061 075 078 091 104 117 147

049 063

121 194 292 323 324

ELBIT111

ELCIT045 046 047 062 065 104 150 168

ELECTRO TECH

ELEKTRONSKA

ELMAN

195

273

045 168

ELTA

195

EMERSON

ERRES

004 044 065 279 282

063 112

ETRON

139

EUROPHON

EXPERT242

FENNER

044 045 046 050 068 120 168 273 291

063 195

FERGUSON

001 032 050 073 074 076 080 082 102 103 121 158 204 244 245 246 251 258

261 274 276 277 283 284 290 299 304

FIDELITY

FIDELITY(UK)

FILSAI

050 158 262 272 319

133 304

050

FINHER

314

FINLANDIA

FINLUX

033 122 223 262

003 020 045 061 075 078 080 090 091 104 117 139 146 147 163 197 235 274

279 294 296 308 330

FIRST LINE

FISHER

139

050 056 065 069 104 117 139 143 156 189 206 275 279

FORGESTONE

FORMENTI

FORMENTI-PHOENIX

FORTRESS

FRONTECH

FUJITSU

158 304

090 139 262 272 279

050 075 104 113 148 262

190 279

076 139 262

282

FUNAI

076 094 269 282

GBC

031 104 139 143 168 195

GEC

104 120 171 262

GEC(UK)

046 050 102 107 150 162 192

GELOSO

031 047 062 104 139 168 171 195 262

GENEXXA

GOLDSTAR

GOODMANS

GORENJE

GRAETZ

123 262

050 055 063 107 139 152 155 168 195 202 203 219 254 272

018 063 102 139 143 155

124 189

090 104 136 139 153 159 162 171 198 262

GRANADA

GRANADA(UK)

GRUNDIG

HANSEATIC

HANTAREX

HEMMERMANN

HIFIVOX

018 033 063 102 104 105 112 120 148 171 209 237 238 240 241 262 280 318

046 050 090 107 139 143 162 262

005 019 053 080 090 101 115 118 166 244 245 246 247 248 249 263 295 296

018 049 050 063 104 107 113 143

046

150

029 034 074 182 186 259

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Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3digit) List

HIGASHI

HINARI

050

004 018 042 049 066 119 123 133 139 143 195 209 262 282

HITACHI

007 009 018 020 023 033 050 074 086 104 107 110 126 127 139 143 150 162

168 171 176 182 185 186 192 212 218 231 259 262 264 270 288 289 299 316

HYPER

050 168 195 254 316

IMPERIAL

INGELEN

INGERSOL

INNO

002 044 054 090 093 094 142 163 168 189 262 309 324

090 104 136 139 153 159 162 171 198

195

INTERFUNK

INTERVISION

IRRADIO

ISUKAI

049 063 065 074 090 104 112 139 150 153 159 182 256 262 279 318

333 334 335 336 337 339 340 341 342 343 344

031 066 075 090 123 155 195 254

123

ITT

090 117 134 139 150 157 162 171 193 198 209 256 262 287 298 305

ITT-NOKIA

090 097 104 117 134 136 139 150 153 159 162 171 172 185 193 198 209 256

262 287 298 305

JET POINT

JVC

320

018 103 123 129 143 158 170 174 182 225 287 319

KAISUI

031 050 123 207

KAMOSONIC

KAPSCH

KARCHER

KATHREIN

KAWASHO

KENDO

050

236 242

003 020 031 050 068 107 195 207 217

124

272

044 045

KENNEDY

KLARMAX

KNEISSEL

KORTING

KRIESLER

KTV

071 079 104 139 236 260 278

326 327

324

027 065 094 113 279

050 063 065 079 112 158 160 188

050

LENOIR

050 195

LEYEO

076

LOEWE

089

LOEWE OPTA

LOGIC

035 046 049 052 063 065 120 144 213 279

286 304

LOGIK

032 131 158 304 319

LUMA

063 110 133 171 236 262

LUXOR

050 090 107 122 127 133 139 150 155 159 172 185 209 262 267

LYCO

076

M ELECTRONIC

MAAZ

003 235 308 330

326 327

MAGNADYNE

MAGNAFON

MANESTH

MARANTZ

MARELLI

MARK

045 046 047 062 065 104 120 139 150 168 265 273 279

045 046 050 068 075 090 120 235 265 272 291

063

279

063

MATSUI

001 004 049 050 094 100 102 107 131 134 143 150 171 179 180 195 225 229

232 262 269 286

MAXIMAL

MAXWELL

McMICHAEL

MEMOREX

METZ

119 139

326 327

192

195

019 051 053 065 067 070 092 118 169 244 245 246 279

019 053 080 090 118 244 245 246 248 249 295 296

158 304

MINERVA

MISTRAL

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Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3digit) List

MITSUBISHI

013 018 019 021 049 063 065 105 124 131 132 143 157 164 183 244 245 246

252 266 281 285 286 287

MIVAR

043 046 050 058 072 081 090 120 155 272 273 292

MULTITECH

MURPHY

MURPHY(UK)

NAD

031 045 046 050 120 189 195 265

104 105 117 171 254 262

162

209

NAONIS

036 040 071 079 110 171

NATIONAL

NEC

033 085 104

018 143 177

NECKERMANN

NEDIATOR

NEI

002 050 065 107 133 139 180 189 250 262 279 312

063

063 125

NEWTECH

NICAMAGIC

NIKKAI

050

272

102 123 139

NIKKIA

066

NOBLEX

NOBLIKO

NOGAMATIC

NOKIA

314 315

044 045 050 075 080 090 235 265

029 034 074 182 186

090 104 117 134 136 139 150 153 157 159 162 171 193 198 209 256 262 287

298 305

NORDMENDE

OCEANIC

017 029 034 038 074 083 130 150 165 174 182 186 218 259 262 288 289

104 108 109 116 139

OCEANIC(F)

ONCEAS

150

050

OPTONICA

ORION

190

004 051 094 131 134 139 150 179 191 195 199 216 269 286 321 322

ORMENTI-PHOENIX

OSAKA

104

066

OSAKI

066 102 123

OSIO

155

OSUME

018 257

OTTO VERSAND

P.T ACTRON

PAEL

018 049 050 053 063 104 107 139 143 244 245 246 250 287 312 317

111

050 075

PANASONIC

PATHE' CINEMA

PATHE' CINEMA(F)

PATHE' MARCONI

PAUSA

099 104 137 149 151 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360

113 121

050 168

029 034 074 182 186

195

PAUZA

195

PERDIO

102

PHILCO

002 016 044 054 065 090 093 094 104 142 163 168 189 279 309 324

PHILIPS

015 022 049 050 063 065 079 089 111 112 157 158 160 175 188 192 215 217

220 221 250 268 271 272 279 292 297 304 305 318 328 329

PHOENIX

PHONOLA

PIONEER

PRANDONI-PRINCE

PREMIER

PRIMA

050 075 104 113 148 279

022 050 063 065 079 112 158 160 188 250 271 279

049 063 074 182 209 218 227 262

044 046 075 090 120 171 262

142

262

PRINCE

044 046 075 171

PROFEX

139

PROLINE

PROTECH

PROTHCH

030 049 102 191 321

063 076 139

265

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Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3digit) List

PYE

050 063 065 079 112 157 158 160 188 250

QUASAR

QUELLE

045 046 068 075 155

003 019 020 037 049 050 053 063 075 078 080 090 091 094 113 115 117 118

131 139 146 147 150 153 155 235 244 245 246 254 256 274 295 296

050 063 065 079 112 158 160 188 250 297

045 046 047 062 063 065 104 105 150 168

003 020 117 150

RADIOLA

RADIOMARELLI

RADIONETTE

RAMK

296

RANDT029

RANK

147

RBM

296

RBM(UK)

147

REDIFFUSION

REDIFFUSION(UK)

REDIFUSION

REX

059 105 139 171 262 266 298

150 162

104 105

036 040 063 071 079 095 110 138 171 236 242 243 260 262

278 293

RFT345 346 347 348 349 350

ROADSTAR

ROBOTRON

ROTEL

031 195

056 065

257

ROWSONIC

RTF

050

056 065

SABA

014 017 025 029 034 038 046 065 074 077 120 133 178 182

186 218 259 262 279 288 289

SACCS

121

SAISHO

SALORA

004 050 076 084 131 132 134 179 195 233 262 285 286

033 075 107 127 133 136 139 148 150 153 171 172 185 198

209 256 262 267

SAMBERS

SAMPO

045 046 068 075 090 120 155 265 291

135

SAMSUNG

SANYO

050 063 066 076 102 155 189 195 217 314 315 320

003 018 020 041 050 056 065 102 117 131 143 189 198 201

206 209 257 275 280 286 287 306

SBR

063 112 157 158 192 268 271

SCHAUB LORENZ

SCHNEIDER

090 104 136 139 153 159 162 171 198 262

031 040 050 063 065 069 079 095 104 112 114 139 148 156

158 160 168 188 243 250 262 271 283 297

SCOTT

282

SEG

045 050 056

SEI

004 051 094 139 265 269 279

SEL SINUDYNE

SELECO

250

036 040 063 071 079 095 110 138 171 236 242 243 260 262

278 293 294 324

SENTRA

SHARP

139

018 094 143 190 206 214 257 317 319

SIAREM

SICATEL

SIEMENS

045 046 065 104 120 139 265 279

121

003 018 019 023 053 066 113 118 206 244 245 246 247 248

249 257 262

SIERA

050 063 065 079 112 158 160 188

SILVER

076

SINGER

SINUDYNE

045 047 065 104 279 324

004 031 045 051 063 065 094 104 134 139 150 210 216 265

269 279 321 322

262

066 139 262

SKANTIC

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Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3digit) List

SONOKO

SONY

050 063 076 195

012 018 028 131 143 204 208 211 286 312 313 325

SOUND WAVE

STANDARD

STERN

049 113 163

050

036 040 063 071 079 095 110 138 171 236 242 243 260 262 278 293

SUNKAI

269 322

TANDBERG

TANDY

065 078 169 182 259

050 096 102 123 190 262

TASHIKO

TATUNG

TEC

018 050 143 192 201

050 102 106 111 120 131 200 253 286

040 050 168 243

TEKNIKA

TELEAVIA

TELEFUNKEN

TELETECH

TELETON

TELEVIDEON

TENSAI

282

029 034 074 182 186

032 037 064 074 082 178 182 186 187 218 290

195

236

050 075 104 113 148

050 063 117 123

TETUNG

046

TEXET

050

THOMSON

THORN

008 010 017 029 034 074 134 147 174 182 186 218 230 234 259 264 288 289

053 103 158 222 276 304

THORN-FERGUSON

032 073 074 076 080 082 103 121 158 178 258 261 274 276 277 283 284 290

304 308 312 313 319 330

THRON

117

TMK

143

TOSHIBA

TRANS CONTINENS

TRISTAR

001 018 128 141 143 147 205 287 296 324

044 046 075 171 262

304 319

TRIUMPH

UHER

004 046 147 235 294

069 080 090 113 147 148 236 242 262

ULTRAVOX

UMA

044 045 047 050 065 104 133 139 279

260

UNIVERSUM

UNIVOX

003 020 076 155 202 235 244 245 246 308 312 330

121

UTAX

050

VEGAVOX

VESTEL

163

125 319

VEXA

063 195

VICTOR

174

VOLTEC

074

VORTEC

063

VOXSON

WALTHAM

WATSON

WATT RADIO

WEGA

065 090 171 262 279

262

113 244 245 246

045 050 068 104 121 139 150 265 272 291

018 139 143 279

WEGA COLOR

WELTBLICK

WESTINGHOUSE

WESTON

WHITE

065 088

063

063 094 272

168

045

WHITE WESTINGHOUSE 050 113

WINTERNITZ

YOKO

316

050 195

ZANUSSI

ZOPPAS

036 040 063 071 079 095 110 138 171 236 260 262 278 293

036 040 071 079 110 171 262

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Setup Code Table: VCR

Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3 digit) List

AGASHI

155

AIOSTAY

AIWA

148

039 044 055 073 112 116 121 148 152

AKAI

028 035 044 053 070 090 092 103 124 133 149 150 155

AKURA

029 112

ALBA

029 061 073 114 119 120 121 136 144

ALBIRAL

AMSTRAD

ANGLO

155

039 107 119 148

148

ANITECH

ANITSCH

APHEL SOUND

ARC EN CIEL

ARISTONA

ASA

155

030

148

044 045 090

049 091 109

054 055 148

ASBERG

ASTRA

155

148

ASTRO SOUND

ATLANTIC

AWA

155

150 155

AWATRON

BAIRD

148

044 103 144

BANG & OLUFSEN

BASIC LINE

BAUR

044 155

029 061 073

054 134 155 156 157 158

BLAUPUNKT086 091 098 107 109 129 137 140 147

BRANDT ELECTRONIQUE 044 045 090

BRAUN

147

BRION VEGA

BRIONVEGA

BUSH

160

139

028 029 061 073 119 120 121 136 144

BUSH(UK)

C.EDISON

CANON

134

160

147

CAPEHART061

CASIO

148

CGE

039 044 090 133 148 155

CIHAN CLARIVOX

CONDOR

CONTINENTAL EDISON

CORVUS

155

044 045 090

148

CRAIG

008 042

CROSLEY

CROWN

160

009 061 144

CROWN/ONWA

CURTISMATHES

DAEWOO

DANSAI

148

060 062

009 061 063 064 068 069 144 155

055

DAWA

155

DAYTRON

DECCA

DECCA(UK)

DEGRAAF

DESMET155

DIXI

061

039 044 048 148 155

054

015 018 039 049 054 148

078

155

160

DOMOH

DORIC

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Setup Code Table: VCR (continued)

Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3 digit) List

DUAL

044 090 128 148 155

DUMONT015 039 054 148 155

DYNATECH

ELBE

039 148

036 148

ELIN

042 149 155

ELTA

148

EMERSON

ESSELTE

011 032 039 060 062 073 127 148 155

148

EUROMAN

FENNER

155

FERGUSON

FIDELITY

FINLADIA

FINLUX

003 005 044 083 085 090 094 100 104 108 122 130 131 135 138

039 148 162

015 054

015 018 019 039 044 049 053 054 103 107 143 146 147 148 149 159

FIRST LINE

FISHER

053 148 155

008 015 019 032 034 160

FORMENTI

FORMENTI-PHOENIX

FRONTECH

FUJITSU

155 159

054

061

148

FUNAI

039 148

GRANADA(UK)

GBC

107

093 155 159

GBC(UK)

054 084

060 062

GEC

160

GELOSO

093 159

GENERAL

GOLDMEDAL

GOLDSTAR

GOODMANS

GRAETZ

148

036 055 134 148 155

029 039 042 050 054 055 061 073 144 148 155

044 045 084 090 106

GRAETZ(ITT)

GRANADA

GRANADA(UK)

GRANDIN

GRONIC

160

001 015 019 049 109 147 149 155 160 162

018 054 134 140

160

155

GRUNDIG

HANSEATIC

HARMAN/KARDON

HIFIVOX

054 086 091 097 098 099 109 140 143

054 134 155 160

036

044 045 090

HINARI

011 029 072 073 078 093 112 117 121 127

HITACHI

018 025 039 044 074 087 090 134 138 149 160

HYPER

155

HYPSON

IMPERIAL

INGELEN

INGERSOL

INNO

155

039 042 096 148 155

044 045 090 106

078

INTERFUNK

INTERFVIDEO

INTERVISION

ITT

ITT/NOKIA

ITT-NOKIA

JENSEN

054 084 155 160

148

148 155

015 019 042 044 084 090 103 133 139

149 150 155 160 162

015 019 042 044 045 084 090 103 106 133 139

044

JVC

001 004 007 010 044 045 047 085 090 112 115 133 135 141

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Setup Code Table: VCR (continued)

Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3 digit) List

KAMBROOK

KANSAI

148

KAPSCH

160

KARCHER

KENDO

042 054 134 155

103

KENWOOD

KOENIG

019 044 047 112

159

KOERTING

KOLSTER

KRIESLER

KUBA

155

049 091 109

147 148

LENOIR

155

LEYCO

155

LLOYD

039 148

LOEWE

065

LOEWE OPTA

LOGIK

054 082 091 109 140 155

029 042 073 078 103

LUMA

032

LUXON

148

LUXOR

103 106 134 149 160

LXI

055

M ELECTRONIC

M.ELECTRONIC

MAGNADFON

MAGNADYNE

MAGNASONIC

MAGNAVOX

MANESTH

MARANTZ

MATSUI

039

148 155

160

054 155 159 160

019 106

060 062

148

036 050 054 073 091 109 111 140

011 032 042 055 073 078 114 118 121 127 134 136 160

MAXWELL

MEMOREX

METZ

155

008 015 019 039 049 055 148

091 098 105 109 140

MGA

053

MINERVA

MINOLTA

MITSUBISHI

MONEXE

MTC

086 098 109 140

018 025 149

047 053 054 076 098 123 154 155

148

039 042 148

MULTITECH

MURPHY

N.E.I

021 029 039 054 098 144 148 155

039 148 160

054

NAKAMURA

NAONIS

148

044 045 090

NATIONAL

NEC

107

036 044 047 090

NECKERMANN

NEI

011 019 042 044 054 090 109 127 133 134 139 140 155 156 157 158 160

155

NESCO

148

NEWTECH

NIKKAI

155

061

NOBLIKO

NOGAMATIC

NOKIA

109 140

044 045 090

015 019 042 044 045 084 090 103 106 133 139

004 007 010 014 016 020 022 023 037 039 044 045 047 090 095 097 101 102

125 126 128 132 133 141 142

NORDMENDE

NORDMENDS

159 161

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Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3 digit) List

OCEANIC(ITT)

OCEANUIC

OLYMPUS

OMAGA

160

149

107 147

148

OPTONICA

ORAVA/OTF

ORION

049 050

155

011 031 032 033 059 073 078 127 148 155

OSAKI

039 055 148 155

OTTO VERSAND

PALLADIUM

PANAMA

PANASONIC

PATHE' MARCONI

PCM

054 098 134 147 155 156 157 158 159

148 160

155

017 071 084 088 089 107 129 137 147 148 160

044 045 090

155

PENTAX

018 025

PERDIO

039 148

PHILCO

148 155 160

PHILIPS

006 041 043 046 049 050 054 065 079 082 091 109 145 146 155

PHONOLA

PIONEER

PLANTRON

PORTLAND

PROLINE

PROSCO

PYE

049 054 082 091 109

047 054 113 145

160

061

039 148

148

049 054 082 091 109

QUALREAFT148 150

QUARTZ

019

QUELLE

011 042 044 048 054 055 098 107 109 127 139 140

RADIOLA

RADIONETTE

RCA

049 091 109

084 160

060 062

REALISTIC

RECOR

008 015 019 039 042 049 050 147 148

155

REDIFFUSION

REX

160

004 007 044 045 090

ROADSTAR

SABA

029 042 055 148

004 007 009 012 013 014 016 022 023 044 045 047 090 102 125 128 132 133 142

SAISHO

011 032 073 078 087 090 114 127 136 148

SALORA

001 019 053 134 162

SAMBERS

SAMSUNG

SANSUI

148

009 042 054 056 057 060 062 066 067 092 096 150 155

044 047

SANYO

002 008 015 019 040 073 106 149 151 160

SBR

054 079 082

SCHAUB LORENZ

SCHNEIDER

SEG

044 045 084 090 106 160

029 039 042 049 054 091 096 109 148 155 160

042 096 148

SEI-SINUDYNE

SELECO

078

044 045 090 155

SENTRA

061 149

SHARP

049 050 058 075 148

SHINKO

148

SHINTOM

SIAREM

029 148

159 160

SIEMENS

SIERA

SIMKO

019 086 091 098 106 109 140

049 091 109

148

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Setup Code Table: VCR (continued)

Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3 digit) List

SINGER

155

SINUDYNE

SOLAVOX

SONAMIC

SONOKO

SONTEC

SONY

054 078 146 155 160

149 160 162

148

144 155

155

039 048 051 052 077 081 156 157 158

STERN

044 045 090

STRONG

STS

148

018

STZ

148

SUNKAI

073

SUNSTAR

SUPERTEC

SUPRA

039 148

148 155

SYLVANIA

SYMPHONIC

TANDBERG

TASHIKO

TATUNG

TEAC

039 053 148

032 127

039 049 148

039 044 148

TEAK

155

TEC

148 155

TECHNICS

TEINEL

107 147

155

TEKNIKA

TELEAVIA

TELEFUNKEN

TELERENT

TELEVIDEON

TEMPEST

TENDBERG

TENOSAL

TENSAI

039 148

044 045 090

004 007 016 024 026 038 044 045 090 128 132 133

147 148

155 159 160

150

098

029

148 155

TETUNG

THOMSON

THORN

054

016 020 044 045 047 090 126 128 133 141

044 085 090 110 135

THORN-FERGUSON

004 022 023 044 083 085 090 094 100 104 108 130 131 133 135 149 155 156

157 158 160 162

TMK

127

TOSHIBA

009 044 045 053 080 090 153 155

TOTEVISION

TRANSONIC

UHER

042

155

042 044 096

ULTRAVOX

UNIC RADIO

UNITECH

139 155 159 160

148

042

UNIVERSUM

UNIVOX

147 148 149 155 156 157 158 160

155

URANYA

155 160

VEXA

155

VICTOR

044 047 141

VICTOR RESEARCH

VIDEO TEC

VIDITAL

036

148

160

W.WESTINGHOUSE

WARDS

160

060 062

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Setup Code Table: VCR (continued)

Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3 digit) List

WATSON

WATTRADIO

WELTBLICK

155 159

159 160

155

WHITE WESTINGHOUSE 139

XENON

YAMAHA

YOKO

ZANELA

ZANUSSI

ZENDER

ZOPPAS

032

036 044

042 098 148 155

148

044 045 090

090

044 045

Setup Code Table: CABLE

Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3digit) List

BT CABLE

007

CABLETIME

CLYDE CABLE VISION

DECSAT CANAL

FILMNET018 019 020

FRANCE TELECOM

GEC

008 011 012 016

017

010

013 021

017

JERROLD

001 022

MOVIE TIME

NSC

028

PHILIPS

023

PIONEER

002

SAGEM

029

SALORA

003

SAMSUNG

SATBOX

002 024

004

SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA

STS

005 006 025 026

028

TELESERVICE

TUDI

011 014

027

UNITED CABLE

VISIOPASS

001

009

WESTMINSTER CABLE

ZENITH

007

014

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Setup Code Table: CD

Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3 Digit) List

ADC

012

ADCOM

049 063 069

AIWA

072 111 118 156 170

AKAI

050 177 184

ARCAM

221

AUDIOACCESS

AUDIOFILE

AUDIOMECA

AUDIO TECHNICA

BSR

125

211

221

053

044 064

CALIFORNIA AUDIO

CAPETRONIC

CARRERA

CARVER

CASIO

015 109

070

064 087

051 057 136 140 141 144 145 185 186

066 117 122 166

CLARINETTE

CROWN

122 166

042

CURTIS MATHES

DENON

066

187 188 212

EMERSON

FISHER

049 052 093 108

023 055 057 068

FRABA

117

FUNAI

126

164

GENEXXA

GOLDSTAR (LG)

GRUNDIG

HAITAI

017 096 108

016 087

221 225 226 227 228

099 214

HARMAN KARDON

HITACHI

INKEL

001 002 (CD-Recorder) 025 040 054 190 218 219

049 093

026 027 216

JCPENNY

JENSEN

021 066 098 147

153

JVC

029 176 195 196

KENWOOD

KYOCERA

LINN

014 020 023 030 062 078 079 148 151 176 178 181

012

221

LOTTE

108

LUXMAN

LXI

018 035 077 102

066 164

MAGNAVOX

MARANTZ

MCINTOSH

MCS

039 051 113

043 051 058 084 191 192 193

194

021 066 080 098

MEMOREX

MERIDIAN

MGA

096

221

032

MISSION

MITSUBISHI

MITSUMI

MODULAIRE

NAD

051

032

152

122 166

013 074 197 198

199 200 201 229

221

NAKAMICHI

NAIM

NEC

021 069

NIKKO

053 055

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Setup Code Table: CD (continued)

Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3 Digit) List

NSM

051

ONKYO

OPTIMUS

PANASONIC

PHILIPS

PIONEER

PROTON

QUASAR

RADIO SHACK

RCA

037 038 045 046 171 175 202 203

020 036 056 057 064 065 089 090 091 092 096 099 104 212

015 075 109 119 158 183 204

039 051 138 149 209

017 036 071 094 096 100 112 123 131 160 161 162 215

051 210

015 109

122 126 213

024 049 081 093 150

RCX

169

REALISTIC

REVOX

049 056 057 058 093 095 104 105 108 164 166

221 251

ROTEL

051

SAE

051

SAMSUNG

SANSUI

SANYO

028

047 051 081 134 157 172

033 057 068 082 095 168

SCOTT

108

SEARS

066

SHARP

020 058 073 105 114 151 159 167 180 181

SHERWOOD

003 026 027 041 058 105 133 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240

241 242 243

SIGNATURE

SONY

040

060 103 115 116 118 132 139 163 205 206 207 208 212 217

SOUNDSTREAM

STS

124

012

SYLVANIA

SYMPHONIC

T&A

051

059 110

222

TAEKWANG

TANDY

177

096

TEAC

011 022 048 058 085 086 106 107 110 121 137 146 154

TECHNICS

TECHWOOD

THETA DIGITAL

THOMSON

THORENS

TOSHIBA

UNIVERSUM(QUELLE)

VECTOR RESEARCH

VICTOR

244 245 246 247 248 249 250

083

039

252

221

013 074 097 151 155 173

220 221 223 224

087

029 120 130

WARDS

040 095

YAMAHA

YORX

019 031 053 061 135 169

122 166

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Setup Code Table: SAT

Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3digit) List

AIWA

441

AKAI

333

ALBA

301 317 324 356 370 411 415 417 426

ALDES

433

ALLSONIC

AMSTRAD

ANKARO

433

371 397 428 432

351 421 433

379 432 436

353

ARCON

ARISTONA

ARTHUR MARTIN

AST427

395

ASTRA

368 398 399

ASTRO

476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483

351 421

BARCOM

BLAUPUNKT338 390

BRUNS

433

BT SATELLITE

BUSH

419

324 348 356 370 377 406 426

BUSH(UK)

CAMBRIDGE

CAMBRIDGE ARD200

CHAPARRAL

CONNEXIONS

DISKXPRESS

DKSKXPRESS

DRAKE

353

360

404

312 434

339 341 342 396

339 351

421

329 340 344 361 378

ECHOSTAR

ELTASAT

316 321 347 350 365 366 372 386 431

359

EMME ESSE

FERGUSON

FINLUX

433

345 348 352 353 363 364 367 377 406 408 411 424

309 310

FRACARRO

FTE

FUBA

355 387

380 436 437

314 347 421 428 431

SAT430

GALAXIS

433

GIUCAR RECORD

GOLDSTAR

GOODMANS

GRAETZ

307 389

379 407

411

388 399

GRANADA

GRUNDIG

HIGH PERFORMANCE

HIRSCHMANCE

HIRSCHMANN

HITACHI

399

303 338 353 367 390

385 422

390

309 338

406 411 420

HUTH

433

ICX

438

IMPERIAL

INGELEN

426

388 399

ITT

367 369 399 420 423

ITT-NOKIA

JEEMON

321 367 388 399 420 423

359

JERROLD

345 438

JOHANSSON

KATHREIN

394

301 333 380 381 390 391 396 400 410 412 414 418

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Setup Code Table: SAT (continued)

Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3digit) List

KOSMOS

KRIESLER

KYOTO GMIATLAN

LEMON

380

353

443

474

LENCO

379

LOEWE

475

LOKIA

431

LORENZEN

LUXOR

461 462 463 464 465

343 388 395 399 420 423 425 429 430 431

MACAB

384

MAGAI

380

MANHATTAN

MARANTZ

MASPRO

MATSUI

359 406 411 416

333

302 349 353 393 396 406 408 413

320 409 419

MEMPHIS

METZ

434

390

MINERVA

MITSUBISHI

MORGAN

MULTISTAR

NEC

390

432

380

330 336 346 373

NEIRU

379

NETA P562

NETA P563

NETWORK

NEXTWAVE

NOKIA

440

439

363

438

367 388 399 405 420 423

NORSAT346

OLYMPIC

OPTEX

433

435

ORIGO

426

OTTO VERSAND

PACE

390

311 348 353 363 364 367 424

PACE MSS SERIES

PALCOM

PANASONIC

PHILIPS

PHONOLA

PLANET426

PROSAT356

PTT TELECOM

PYE

367

392

331 424

319 332 333 353 421 424

353

341

353

QUADRAL

QUELLE

466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473

390

RADIOLA

RADIX

353

347

438

RC-1000

REDIFFUSION

SAKURA

404

336 346

354 357

SALORA

SAMSUNG

SAT427

334 368 388 395 399 420 430 431

380 427 432

SATECO

SATPORTNER

317

379

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Setup Code Table: SAT (continued)

Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3digit) List

SCHAUB LORENZ

SCHNEIDER

SENTRA

388 399

353

337

SIEMENS

SIERA

338 390

353

SILVA

379

SINTRACK

SKY MASTER

SKYLAB

313

433

421

STARSAT

STELLA

380

341

STRONG

STV

325 362

314

TRGRA

431

TANDBERG

TANDY

308

385 422

TATUNG

TECHNISAT

TELECOM

TELEFUNKEN

TELEMAX

THORN-FERGUSON

TRIACL

335 374

305 306 328 347 384 402 403

341

383

318

323 345 348 352 353 363 364 367

384

TRIAD

UNIDEN

VIDIO WAY

VORTEC

385 401 427

358 375 376 380

315

382 383 432 442

WINERSAT394

WISI

304 322 326 327 347 423 427 431

WOLSEY

ZEHNDER

ZENITH

385 422

380 427

344

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Setup Code Table: DVD

Maker (Brand) Name Code Number (3 Digit) List

APEX DIGITAL

CALIFORNIA AUDIO

DENON

061

040

002 019 022 034 051

003 004

GOLDSTAR

HARMAN KARDON

JVC

005

001 032 066

006

KENWOOD

KLH

007 050 069

068

005 055 064 070

LOTTE

008

MAGNAVOX

MARANTZ

MITSUBISHI

NAD

033 056

033 059

023 036

010 062

ONKYO

009 015 048

OPTIMUS

PANASONIC

PHILIPS

011 050

024 025 030 034 035 044 052

033 056

PIONEER

PROCEED

PROSCAN

RCA

012 020 038 041 046 047 065

060

003 004 037

003 004 018 037

027

RUNCO

SAMSUNG

SANYO

031 053 054

013 049

SHARP

SONY

021 028 050

015 029 043 045 067

026

TECHNICS

THOMPSON

TOSHIBA

YAMAHA

ZENITH

003 004

009 033 047 057 058

016 017 030 063

005 033 055 064

039

ZENITH DIVX

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Troubleshooting Guide

SYMPTOM

CAUSE

SOLUTION

Unit does not function when Main

• No AC Power

• Make certain AC power cord is plugged

into a live outlet

Power Switch

is pushed

• Check to see if outlet is switch controlled

Display lights, but no sound

or picture

• Intermittent input connections

• Make certain that all input and speaker

connections are secure

• Mute is on

• Press Mute button

•Volume control is down

•Turn up volume control

Units turns on, but Front-Panel

Display does not light

• Display brightness is turned off

• Follow the instructions in the Display Brightness section

on page 37 so that the display is set to VFD FULL

No sound from any speaker;

light around Power switch

• Amplifier is in protection mode

due to possible short

• Check speaker-wire connections for shorts at receiver

and speaker ends

is red

• Amplifier is in protection mode

due to internal problems

• Contact your local Harman Kardon service depot

No sound from surround or

center speakers

• Incorrect surround mode

• Input is mono

• Select a mode other than Stereo

• There is no surround information from mono sources (except with

Theater and Hall surround modes)

• Incorrect configuration

• Check speaker mode configuration

• Stereo or Mono program material

• Some surround modes may not create rear-channel information

from nonencoded programs

Unit does not respond to

remote commands

• Weak batteries in remote

• Wrong device selected

• Change remote batteries

• Press the AVR Selector

• Remote sensor

is obscured

• Make certain front-panel sensor is visible to remote or

connect remote sensor

Intermittent buzzing in tuner

• Local interference

• Move unit or antenna away from computers, fluorescent lights,

motors or other electrical appliances

Letters flash in the Channel Indicator • Digital audio feed paused

Display and Digital Audio stops

• Resume play for DVD

• Check that Digital Signal is fed to the Digital Input selected

To clear the AVR 4500’s entire system memory

NOTE: Resetting the processor will erase any

configuration settings you have made for speak-

ers, output levels, surround modes, digital input

assignments as well as the tuner presets. After a

reset the unit will be returned to the factory pre-

sets, and all settings for these items must be

reentered.

Processor Reset

including tuner presets, output level settings,

delay times and speaker configuration data, first

put the unit in Standby by pressing the System

In the rare case where the unit’s operation or the

displays seem abnormal, the cause may involve

the erratic operation of the system’s memory or

microprocessor.

Power Control button

2. Next, press the

Tone Mode

and the RDS buttons simul-

taneously.

To correct this problem, first unplug the unit from

the AC wall outlet and wait at least three min-

utes. After the pause, reconnect the AC power

cord and check the unit’s operation. If the system

still malfunctions, a system reset may clear the

problem.

The unit will turn on automatically and display

the RESETmessage in the Main

If the system is still operating incorrectly, there

may have been an electronic discharge or severe

AC line interference that has corrupted the mem-

ory or microprocessor.

Information Display

Y. Note that once you

have cleared the memory in this manner, it is nec-

essary to re-establish all system configuration

settings and tuner presets.

If these steps do not solve the problem, consult

an authorized Harman Kardon service depot.

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Technical Specifications

Audio Section

Stereo Mode

FM Tuner Section

Frequency Range

87.5–108MHz

IHF 1.3 µV/13.2dBf

Mono/Stereo: 70/65dB (DIN)

Mono/Stereo: 0.15/0.3%

35dB @ 1kHz

300kHz: 65dB

80dB

90dB

Continuous Average Power (FTC)

Usable Sensitivity

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

Distortion

Stereo Separation

Selectivity

65 Watts per channel, 20Hz–20kHz,

@ < 0.07% THD, both channels driven into 8 ohms

Five-Channel Surround Modes

Power Per Individual Channel

Image Rejection

IF Rejection

Front L&R channels:

55 Watts per channel,

@ < 0.07% THD, 20Hz–20kHz into 8 ohms

AM Tuner Section

Frequency Range

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

Usable Sensitivity

Distortion

522–1611kHz

45dB

Loop: 500µV

1kHz, 50% Mod: 0.8%

9kHz: 30dB

Center channel:

55 Watts, @ < 0.07% THD, 20Hz–20kHz into 8 ohms

Surround channels:

55 Watts per channel,

@ < 0.07% THD, 20Hz–20kHz into 8 ohms

Selectivity

Input Sensitivity/Impedance

Video Section

Linear (High Level)

200mV/47kohms

95dB

Video Format

PAL/NTSC

1Vp-p/75 ohms

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (IHF-A)

Input Level/Impedance

Output Level/Impedance

Video Frequency Response

(Composite and S-Video) 10Hz–8MHz (–3dB)

Video Frequency

Surround System Adjacent Channel Separation

Analog Decoding

(Pro Logic, etc.)

Dolby Digital (AC-3)

DTS

40dB

55dB

Response (Component)

10Hz-35MHz (-3dB)

Frequency Response

@ 1W (+0dB, –3dB)

10Hz–100kHz

35 Amps

General

Power Requirement

Power Consumption

AC 220-240V/50Hz

72W idle, 580W maximum

High Instantaneous

Current Capability (HCC)

Dimensions (Max)

Width

Transient Intermodulation

Distortion (TIM)

440mm

165mm

435mm

14.5 kg

Unmeasurable

16 µsec

Height

Depth

Weight

Rise Time

Slew Rate

40V/µsec**

Depth measurement includes knobs, buttons and terminal connections.

Height measurement includes feet and chassis.

All features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Harman Kardon is a registered trademark, and Power for the digital revolution is a

trademark, of Harman International Industries, Inc.

is a trademark of Harman International Industries, Inc.

(Patent No. 5,386,478).

*Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

“Dolby,” “Pro Logic,” “Pro Logic II” and the Double-D symbol are

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished

DTS and DTS Surround, DTS-ES and DTS Neo:6 are trademarks of Digital Theater

Systems, Inc.

UltraStereo is a trademark of UltraStereo Corp.

VMAx is a trademark of Harman International Industries, Inc., and is an

implementation of Cooper BauckTransaural Stereo under patent license.

Logic 7 is a registered trademark of Lexicon, Inc.

Crystal is a registered trademark of Cirrus Logic Corp.

**Without input anti slewing and output isolation networks.

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250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, New York 11797

www.harmankardon.com

Harman Consumer International:

2, route de Tours, 72500 Château-du-Loir, France

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