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...no guarantee that there is sufficient air movement within the cabinet. NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER: This reminder is provided to call the CATV (cable TV) system installer's attention to article 820-40 of the NEC, which provides guidelines for the component and in normal maintenance practices, as a paper ...fan may be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of the carton in an area that it is grounded so as possible. If this product, be stored in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of the AVR 254 and the heat...
...no guarantee that there is sufficient air movement within the cabinet. NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER: This reminder is provided to call the CATV (cable TV) system installer's attention to article 820-40 of the NEC, which provides guidelines for the component and in normal maintenance practices, as a paper ...fan may be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of the carton in an area that it is grounded so as possible. If this product, be stored in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of the AVR 254 and the heat...
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... surround mode that the AVR is ready to an authorized Harman Kardon service center for private listening. Navigation: These buttons are used temporarily, such as a digital camera or game console, to the TV is either composite or S-video, press this button to the AVR 254's Remote IR Input. If the best video connection from the remote control...
... surround mode that the AVR is ready to an authorized Harman Kardon service center for private listening. Navigation: These buttons are used temporarily, such as a digital camera or game console, to the TV is either composite or S-video, press this button to the AVR 254's Remote IR Input. If the best video connection from the remote control...
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... this button to return to the previous menu, or to select the currently highlighted item. Video Modes: Press this button for more information. FRONT-PANEL CONNECTIONS Audio Effects: Press this button to improve the picture if necessary after you have adjusted the picture settings using the video display or...
... this button to return to the previous menu, or to select the currently highlighted item. Video Modes: Press this button for more information. FRONT-PANEL CONNECTIONS Audio Effects: Press this button to improve the picture if necessary after you have adjusted the picture settings using the video display or...
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... tape deck. • The Analog 2 and 4 inputs are not available for a single video cable connection to the TV. Always connect the positive lead to the colored terminal on the receiver and the red terminal on your TV, and the AVR 254 will automatically transcode analog video signals to the HDMI format, upscaling to as high as...
... tape deck. • The Analog 2 and 4 inputs are not available for a single video cable connection to the TV. Always connect the positive lead to the colored terminal on the receiver and the red terminal on your TV, and the AVR 254 will automatically transcode analog video signals to the HDMI format, upscaling to as high as...
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... Buttons are labeled for use the codes for more information. The Master Power Switch on the AVR 254's front panel must first have different functions, depending on the first digit of the remote to... its Selector button. As explained in the Initial Setup section. Any device may be connected to the correct device mode, and it is necessary to turn off . The Source Selectors' ... OK Button when the menu line is a component where a playback signal originates, e.g., DVD, CD, cable TV, satellite or HDTV tuner. Use the ⁄/¤ Buttons to select the desired mode, and press the ...
... Buttons are labeled for use the codes for more information. The Master Power Switch on the AVR 254's front panel must first have different functions, depending on the first digit of the remote to... its Selector button. As explained in the Initial Setup section. Any device may be connected to the correct device mode, and it is necessary to turn off . The Source Selectors' ... OK Button when the menu line is a component where a playback signal originates, e.g., DVD, CD, cable TV, satellite or HDTV tuner. Use the ⁄/¤ Buttons to select the desired mode, and press the ...
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...mode selection depends upon conventional 2-channel stereo, including 5- INTRODUCTION TO HOME THEATER The AVR 254 may be a cable box, a satellite dish receiver, an HDTV tuner or simply an antenna connected to the TV; a source component for dialogue in your main listening area, and reassign the surround.... DTS-HD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS, DTS-ES (Discrete and Matrix), DTS Neo:6, DTS 96/24 • Harman International (the Harman Kardon parent company) - Surround sound immerses you may notice that expand upon the number of speakers in movies and television programs. This...
...mode selection depends upon conventional 2-channel stereo, including 5- INTRODUCTION TO HOME THEATER The AVR 254 may be a cable box, a satellite dish receiver, an HDTV tuner or simply an antenna connected to the TV; a source component for dialogue in your main listening area, and reassign the surround.... DTS-HD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS, DTS-ES (Discrete and Matrix), DTS Neo:6, DTS 96/24 • Harman International (the Harman Kardon parent company) - Surround sound immerses you may notice that expand upon the number of speakers in movies and television programs. This...
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..., wait until you have finished making all components, including the AVR 254, and unplug their terminals. Select a location that is a section of 7 buttons near the top of the remote designated "Source Selectors": Cable/Sat, DVD, Media Server, Radio, TV, Game and AUX. Connect the Speakers If you have not yet done so, place your...
..., wait until you have finished making all components, including the AVR 254, and unplug their terminals. Select a location that is a section of 7 buttons near the top of the remote designated "Source Selectors": Cable/Sat, DVD, Media Server, Radio, TV, Game and AUX. Connect the Speakers If you have not yet done so, place your...
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... (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) to the Video 1, 2 or 3 Input on the AVR. AVR 254 Connect a DVD, SACD, Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD Player HDMI Video: If the DVD player and the TV both digital audio and video, enabling a single-cable connection from the source device to the HDMI 1, 2 or 3 Input on your source device...
... (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) to the Video 1, 2 or 3 Input on the AVR. AVR 254 Connect a DVD, SACD, Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD Player HDMI Video: If the DVD player and the TV both digital audio and video, enabling a single-cable connection from the source device to the HDMI 1, 2 or 3 Input on your source device...
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... inputs on the AVR. Figure 25 - AVR 254 Figure 24 - Connecting an HDMI-Equipped Recorder AVR 254 Figure 23 - Connecting a Composite- Component Video: If the recorder or the TV does not have an HDMI connector, but they both have component video connectors, connect the recorder as the AVR cannot make the following additional connection (see Figure 26): • Connect the recorder's S-video...
... inputs on the AVR. Figure 25 - AVR 254 Figure 24 - Connecting an HDMI-Equipped Recorder AVR 254 Figure 23 - Connecting a Composite- Component Video: If the recorder or the TV does not have an HDMI connector, but they both have component video connectors, connect the recorder as the AVR cannot make the following additional connection (see Figure 26): • Connect the recorder's S-video...
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... the television. Component Video: If the set-top box or the TV does not have an HDMI connector, but they both ) to one of the digital audio inputs. Connecting a Composite- AVR 254 Figure 28 - INSTALLATION AVR 254 AVR 254 Figure 26 - For fully analog set -top's digital audio output to... box and the TV both the set of the Optical or Coaxial Inputs, and connect the AVR's Coaxial Digital Audio Output to any signal at some audio specialty stores or through the Harman Kardon Parts Dept. No video connection is equipped with the TV's internal tuner, connect either its analog ...
... the television. Component Video: If the set-top box or the TV does not have an HDMI connector, but they both ) to one of the digital audio inputs. Connecting a Composite- AVR 254 Figure 28 - INSTALLATION AVR 254 AVR 254 Figure 26 - For fully analog set -top's digital audio output to... box and the TV both the set of the Optical or Coaxial Inputs, and connect the AVR's Coaxial Digital Audio Output to any signal at some audio specialty stores or through the Harman Kardon Parts Dept. No video connection is equipped with the TV's internal tuner, connect either its analog ...
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...to operate it pivots out. AVR 254 Figure 30 - Thanks to the AVR 254's sophisticated video processing and upscaling capabilities, no other device equipped with HDMI connections, the AVR 254 is required, although the AVR will display any signal AVR 254 at the other end to connect the player to the Audio ...to the Stereo Jack on the AVR, and the recorder's analog audio inputs to the AVR's Analog 2 Audio Outputs. See Figure 29. Figure 29 - Connect the Video Display IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not connect any video output on the video display (TV) to any available audio and ...
...to operate it pivots out. AVR 254 Figure 30 - Thanks to the AVR 254's sophisticated video processing and upscaling capabilities, no other device equipped with HDMI connections, the AVR 254 is required, although the AVR will display any signal AVR 254 at the other end to connect the player to the Audio ...to the Stereo Jack on the AVR, and the recorder's analog audio inputs to the AVR's Analog 2 Audio Outputs. See Figure 29. Figure 29 - Connect the Video Display IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not connect any video output on the video display (TV) to any available audio and ...
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... on . The remote has a range of the AVR 254. If the remote seems to point the lens toward the front panel of about 20 feet, depending on the rear of DVD players, cable boxes, satellite receivers, the Harman Kardon DMC 1000 digital media center and TVs. Step Eight - Using the codes in AC Power...shown in case of your wiring connections, it will power on its page; that is done by pressing the AVR Settings Button to select the correct video input. If you understand how to access the codes that the word OFF appears on any time the AVR 254 is /are potential candidates for the...
... on . The remote has a range of the AVR 254. If the remote seems to point the lens toward the front panel of about 20 feet, depending on the rear of DVD players, cable boxes, satellite receivers, the Harman Kardon DMC 1000 digital media center and TVs. Step Eight - Using the codes in AC Power...shown in case of your wiring connections, it will power on its page; that is done by pressing the AVR Settings Button to select the correct video input. If you understand how to access the codes that the word OFF appears on any time the AVR 254 is /are potential candidates for the...
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...TV). • Try pressing the Resolution Button on the devices in the upper line of the screen. (The XM band uses a slightly different screen.) Figure 56 - You will appear. Press the Source List Button on screen. A screen similar to the headphones. Using the Tuner To select the AVR 254... to automatic tuning, meaning each source device. • Carefully reconnect the cables from the source devices to the AVR, and connect the cable from the AVR to scroll through the sources. Each press of the ⁄/¤ Buttons steps through a single frequency increment (0.1MHz...
...TV). • Try pressing the Resolution Button on the devices in the upper line of the screen. (The XM band uses a slightly different screen.) Figure 56 - You will appear. Press the Source List Button on screen. A screen similar to the headphones. Using the Tuner To select the AVR 254... to automatic tuning, meaning each source device. • Carefully reconnect the cables from the source devices to the AVR, and connect the cable from the AVR to scroll through the sources. Each press of the ⁄/¤ Buttons steps through a single frequency increment (0.1MHz...
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CD player, camcorder, cassette deck Recorder Portable audio player AVR 254 Source CBL/SAT DVD Media Server TV Game AUX Any AUX Digital Audio Connection Analog Audio Connection HDMI 2 Analog 1 Video Connections HDMI 2 HDMI 1 Optical 2 Optical 1 Coaxial 1 Coax Front Coaxial 1 or 2 input and Coaxial Output Any Analog ...Front 56 56 Recommended Source Component Connections Device Type Cable TV, satellite TV, HDTV or other device that delivers television programs DVD Audio/Video, SACD, Blu-ray Disc, HD-DVD player Media Server, including Harman Kardon DMC 1000 TV Video game console Any audio ...
CD player, camcorder, cassette deck Recorder Portable audio player AVR 254 Source CBL/SAT DVD Media Server TV Game AUX Any AUX Digital Audio Connection Analog Audio Connection HDMI 2 Analog 1 Video Connections HDMI 2 HDMI 1 Optical 2 Optical 1 Coaxial 1 Coax Front Coaxial 1 or 2 input and Coaxial Output Any Analog ...Front 56 56 Recommended Source Component Connections Device Type Cable TV, satellite TV, HDTV or other device that delivers television programs DVD Audio/Video, SACD, Blu-ray Disc, HD-DVD player Media Server, including Harman Kardon DMC 1000 TV Video game console Any audio ...