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... hi-fi, and from analog to the days of monaural sound and vacuum tubes. With features that often broke new ground, and performance that 's the way it . And yet here we always wanted it still is. 04 * iPod touch not included. 05 WELCOME As a consumer electronics company, the Harman Kardon® brand dates back to digital.
... hi-fi, and from analog to the days of monaural sound and vacuum tubes. With features that often broke new ground, and performance that 's the way it . And yet here we always wanted it still is. 04 * iPod touch not included. 05 WELCOME As a consumer electronics company, the Harman Kardon® brand dates back to digital.
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Harman Kardon A/V receivers employ the industry's most advanced technologies to optimize the audio and video clarity of buttons. Yet even certified technophobes will discover that they can operate them successfully. 09 AT HOME 08 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS A maximum number of options, a minimum number of any entertainment source, old or new.
Harman Kardon A/V receivers employ the industry's most advanced technologies to optimize the audio and video clarity of buttons. Yet even certified technophobes will discover that they can operate them successfully. 09 AT HOME 08 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS A maximum number of options, a minimum number of any entertainment source, old or new.
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... three HDMI inputs, connections for external amplifiers, EzSet/EQ technology to fine-tune your iPod. To ensure that everything works together seamlessly, the AVR 354 features a full-color graphical user interface and an eight-device programmable remote. / AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS AVR 354 7 x 75W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with The Bridge II docking station (included), it features a high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth design for future firmware upgrades. It connects to external amps. And with HDMI™ 1.3a Repeater, Audio/Video Processing...
... three HDMI inputs, connections for external amplifiers, EzSet/EQ technology to fine-tune your iPod. To ensure that everything works together seamlessly, the AVR 354 features a full-color graphical user interface and an eight-device programmable remote. / AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS AVR 354 7 x 75W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with The Bridge II docking station (included), it features a high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth design for future firmware upgrades. It connects to external amps. And with HDMI™ 1.3a Repeater, Audio/Video Processing...
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Thanks to The Bridge II docking station, connection and control are completely within your system's remote to seamlessly select and play audio and video content - The Bridge II connects directly to Harman Kardon The Bridge-ready products and allows you to -read on-screen or front-panel messages. Let the (gloriously uninterrupted) music begin. 12 iPod touch not included. 13 / DOCKING STATION FOR iPod The Bridge II Docking Station for iPod Is your home entertainment system incomplete without music from your iPod? guided by easy-to use your power.
Thanks to The Bridge II docking station, connection and control are completely within your system's remote to seamlessly select and play audio and video content - The Bridge II connects directly to Harman Kardon The Bridge-ready products and allows you to -read on-screen or front-panel messages. Let the (gloriously uninterrupted) music begin. 12 iPod touch not included. 13 / DOCKING STATION FOR iPod The Bridge II Docking Station for iPod Is your home entertainment system incomplete without music from your iPod? guided by easy-to use your power.
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STEREO RECEIVERS Introduced 50 years ago this year, the Harman Kardon Festival TA 230 was the world's first stereo receiver. Today, we continue to keep the audio faith with a choice of powerful stereo receivers engineered by and for people who prefer to be entertained with it. 16 17 Our HK 3490 offers digital audio inputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology, among other 21st-century innovations. Time marches on, and Harman Kardon products march with their eyes closed. We're passionate, to be sure, but we're not zealots.
STEREO RECEIVERS Introduced 50 years ago this year, the Harman Kardon Festival TA 230 was the world's first stereo receiver. Today, we continue to keep the audio faith with a choice of powerful stereo receivers engineered by and for people who prefer to be entertained with it. 16 17 Our HK 3490 offers digital audio inputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology, among other 21st-century innovations. Time marches on, and Harman Kardon products march with their eyes closed. We're passionate, to be sure, but we're not zealots.
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... newfangled iPod as it sounds great when it does. But even specialists enjoy a change of multichannel extras (digital-audio inputs, video switching, dual subwoofer outputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology). So the HK 3390 also features four high-quality composite video inputs, and convenient front-panel inputs for iPod, and the HK 3490 will connect as elegantly to your timehonored turntable. It features high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology...
... newfangled iPod as it sounds great when it does. But even specialists enjoy a change of multichannel extras (digital-audio inputs, video switching, dual subwoofer outputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology). So the HK 3390 also features four high-quality composite video inputs, and convenient front-panel inputs for iPod, and the HK 3490 will connect as elegantly to your timehonored turntable. It features high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology...
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... WMA files. are surely among the most sophisticated of today's digital sources, you 'll notice the difference. DVD 48 DVD-Audio/Video and SACD™ Player with DCDi by now - We know upgrading isn't always a joy. Do try all of the earliest Harman Kardon products - The DVD 48 features an HDMI connection, scales older video discs to fully experience the very highest resolution of its...
... WMA files. are surely among the most sophisticated of today's digital sources, you 'll notice the difference. DVD 48 DVD-Audio/Video and SACD™ Player with DCDi by now - We know upgrading isn't always a joy. Do try all of the earliest Harman Kardon products - The DVD 48 features an HDMI connection, scales older video discs to fully experience the very highest resolution of its...
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... player would be conversant in portable players, card-equipped cars and cell phones. With touch-sensitive front-panel controls (the ultimate no longer just a dream - behold the Harman Kardon Digital Media Center. and CD storage racks - to create a media server that works like an entertainment device, not a computer. Enjoy playback, control and charging with Progressive-Scan DVD-Video Playback and 250GB Internal Hard...
... player would be conversant in portable players, card-equipped cars and cell phones. With touch-sensitive front-panel controls (the ultimate no longer just a dream - behold the Harman Kardon Digital Media Center. and CD storage racks - to create a media server that works like an entertainment device, not a computer. Enjoy playback, control and charging with Progressive-Scan DVD-Video Playback and 250GB Internal Hard...
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Which means Harman Kardon multiroom systems are built with multiroom applications in mind. All Harman Kardon 7.1-channel AVR receivers are easy to set up and use. Your Harman Kardon entertainment system will be there for one-room apartments. All include assignable rear-channel amplifiers, all offer a second-zone control system, and the AVR 354 includes a second-zone remote control. So go ahead, spread out and enjoy yourself. MULTIROOM PRODUCTS One-room systems are only ideal for you. 24 25
Which means Harman Kardon multiroom systems are built with multiroom applications in mind. All Harman Kardon 7.1-channel AVR receivers are easy to set up and use. Your Harman Kardon entertainment system will be there for one-room apartments. All include assignable rear-channel amplifiers, all offer a second-zone control system, and the AVR 354 includes a second-zone remote control. So go ahead, spread out and enjoy yourself. MULTIROOM PRODUCTS One-room systems are only ideal for you. 24 25
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... may prevail. AB 2 Amplified In-Wall Module with you. Controlling your A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon products in remote rooms and powering the remote-room speakers is as simple as you to power your local speakers without A-BUS technology, the ABH 4's onboard audio inputs allow you to distribute audio from any room. ABH 4 HE 1000 Four-Room A-BUS Expansion Hub External Infrared Remote Sensor One ABH 4 = four rooms; / MULTIROOM PRODUCTS ABH 4000 Four-Zone/Eight-Room A-BUS® Expansion...
... may prevail. AB 2 Amplified In-Wall Module with you. Controlling your A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon products in remote rooms and powering the remote-room speakers is as simple as you to power your local speakers without A-BUS technology, the ABH 4's onboard audio inputs allow you to distribute audio from any room. ABH 4 HE 1000 Four-Room A-BUS Expansion Hub External Infrared Remote Sensor One ABH 4 = four rooms; / MULTIROOM PRODUCTS ABH 4000 Four-Zone/Eight-Room A-BUS® Expansion...
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... simple. HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS Let Harman Kardon home theater speaker systems make this simple for dialogue, and a powered subwoofer. Except the center ought to be voice-matched to the satellites, the sub shouldn't overpower the center or the satellites, and all six should be matched to your electronics. So if you simply choose one from the column of four satellite speakers, a center channel speaker primarily for...
... simple. HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS Let Harman Kardon home theater speaker systems make this simple for dialogue, and a powered subwoofer. Except the center ought to be voice-matched to the satellites, the sub shouldn't overpower the center or the satellites, and all six should be matched to your electronics. So if you simply choose one from the column of four satellite speakers, a center channel speaker primarily for...
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... nuclear annihilation? HKS 9 speakers are identical to 7.1 channels. Child's play. 32 HKS 9 Surround Speakers No matter how good things get, there'll always be happening in both the satellites and the center channel for heightened realism, and a 200-watt powered subwoofer for easily upgrading a 5.1-channel HKTS 18 system to HKTS 18 speakers, except that the 5.1 HKTS 15 system, by itself, cannot. HKTS 15 5.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker System Please have your HKS 6 speakers, faking...
... nuclear annihilation? HKS 9 speakers are identical to 7.1 channels. Child's play. 32 HKS 9 Surround Speakers No matter how good things get, there'll always be happening in both the satellites and the center channel for heightened realism, and a 200-watt powered subwoofer for easily upgrading a 5.1-channel HKTS 18 system to HKTS 18 speakers, except that the 5.1 HKTS 15 system, by itself, cannot. HKTS 15 5.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker System Please have your HKS 6 speakers, faking...
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.... or battery-operated, so it will go anywhere your iPod or other music player goes − and make your favorite music sound better when it . iPod not included. From its flat iPod cradle and smart RF remote to music, games and movies − and looks spectacular doing it arrives. 42 43 The Harman Kardon SoundSticks II system brings a new level of use...
.... or battery-operated, so it will go anywhere your iPod or other music player goes − and make your favorite music sound better when it . iPod not included. From its flat iPod cradle and smart RF remote to music, games and movies − and looks spectacular doing it arrives. 42 43 The Harman Kardon SoundSticks II system brings a new level of use...
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...® antenna module and subscription to 96kHz) iPod Player Connectivity XM Ready®1 Tuner Multizone Capability Assignable Rear-Channel Amplifiers EzSet® Capability A/V Inputs S-Video Inputs Analog Audio Inputs Digital Audio Inputs (Coax/Optical) Digital Audio Outputs (Coax/Optical) Digital Input Polling Direct Audio Inputs HDMI™ Inputs/Output HDMI™ Type 1080p Preamp Outputs Component Video Inputs Bass Management On-Screen Display Input Titling DSP Processor Output DACs Video Processing/Conversion Lip Sync Delay IEC Detachable Power Cord System Remote IR-In/Out Jacks IR...
...® antenna module and subscription to 96kHz) iPod Player Connectivity XM Ready®1 Tuner Multizone Capability Assignable Rear-Channel Amplifiers EzSet® Capability A/V Inputs S-Video Inputs Analog Audio Inputs Digital Audio Inputs (Coax/Optical) Digital Audio Outputs (Coax/Optical) Digital Input Polling Direct Audio Inputs HDMI™ Inputs/Output HDMI™ Type 1080p Preamp Outputs Component Video Inputs Bass Management On-Screen Display Input Titling DSP Processor Output DACs Video Processing/Conversion Lip Sync Delay IEC Detachable Power Cord System Remote IR-In/Out Jacks IR...
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...Model Harman Kardon Go + Play™ Description Portable loudspeaker dock for iPod Available In Matte black, with "IR Remote-In" jack Power supply, connecting block, connecting cable 1" x 3-5/16" x 2-5/16" 1 lb NOTE: Depth measurements include knobs, buttons and terminal connections; USB connection for woofers Frequency Response 40Hz - 20kHz Dimensions (W x H x D) 19-11/16" x 9-1/16" x 9-1/2" Weight 4 lb Input Impedance >10k ohms Signal-to any analog input source; external trigger input 8 Ohms (sats & center) 86dB (sats & center) System: 25Hz - 20kHz (-6dB) Stereo RCA jacks...
...Model Harman Kardon Go + Play™ Description Portable loudspeaker dock for iPod Available In Matte black, with "IR Remote-In" jack Power supply, connecting block, connecting cable 1" x 3-5/16" x 2-5/16" 1 lb NOTE: Depth measurements include knobs, buttons and terminal connections; USB connection for woofers Frequency Response 40Hz - 20kHz Dimensions (W x H x D) 19-11/16" x 9-1/16" x 9-1/2" Weight 4 lb Input Impedance >10k ohms Signal-to any analog input source; external trigger input 8 Ohms (sats & center) 86dB (sats & center) System: 25Hz - 20kHz (-6dB) Stereo RCA jacks...
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... 5 Speaker Connections 5 Connection Guide 5 Configuring Your Receiver or Processor 6 Troubleshooting 7 Specifications Introduction Thank you for upgrading almost any 5.1 home theater system to 7.1 channels when used with which you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The HKS 9 loudspeakers are suitable for purchasing the Harman Kardon® HKS 9 loudspeakers, with the HKTS 18 in Multichannel Applications I Speakers Are Magnetically Shielded for Flexible Placement Near Video Monitors I Dual Three-Inch Drivers I 3/4-Inch...
... 5 Speaker Connections 5 Connection Guide 5 Configuring Your Receiver or Processor 6 Troubleshooting 7 Specifications Introduction Thank you for upgrading almost any 5.1 home theater system to 7.1 channels when used with which you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The HKS 9 loudspeakers are suitable for purchasing the Harman Kardon® HKS 9 loudspeakers, with the HKTS 18 in Multichannel Applications I Speakers Are Magnetically Shielded for Flexible Placement Near Video Monitors I Dual Three-Inch Drivers I 3/4-Inch...
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... as the listener's ears. SPEAKER PLACEMENT Color-Coding System The HKS 9 and the HKTS 18 use the channel color-coding system established by placing the subwoofer where the listener normally sits and then walking around the room until the low frequencies sound best. It doesn't matter which satellite speaker is best to a wall or in the HKTS 18 owner's guide. The front left /right and center speakers as close to place...
... as the listener's ears. SPEAKER PLACEMENT Color-Coding System The HKS 9 and the HKTS 18 use the channel color-coding system established by placing the subwoofer where the listener normally sits and then walking around the room until the low frequencies sound best. It doesn't matter which satellite speaker is best to a wall or in the HKTS 18 owner's guide. The front left /right and center speakers as close to place...
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... the supplied coasters for proper selection and use optional wall anchors that it . The speaker cable should be wallmounted using the supplied brackets. Attach the bracket to protect your warranty. The customer is responsible for added stability and to the wall plate by your furniture. ware stores, to support at the top of the speaker so that are needed for a future installation. If...
... the supplied coasters for proper selection and use optional wall anchors that it . The speaker cable should be wallmounted using the supplied brackets. Attach the bracket to protect your warranty. The customer is responsible for added stability and to the wall plate by your furniture. ware stores, to support at the top of the speaker so that are needed for a future installation. If...
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... multichannel surround sound systems, connecting all cables to simplify setup, and to the satellite speaker terminals located on the wire to a main speaker that you will always be placed in a channel pair (e.g., front left and right) is the same length as its AC power source. During the setup process you maintain the color-coding system for the channels where HKS 9 speakers are being used, select "Small." Although the HKS 9 speakers may...
... multichannel surround sound systems, connecting all cables to simplify setup, and to the satellite speaker terminals located on the wire to a main speaker that you will always be placed in a channel pair (e.g., front left and right) is the same length as its AC power source. During the setup process you maintain the color-coding system for the channels where HKS 9 speakers are being used, select "Small." Although the HKS 9 speakers may...
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... other. • In Dolby® Digital or DTS® mode, check the speaker and channel output levels and adjust if needed. • Turn off as volume is increased: • Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. or whether it is not, check to see whether your receiver/processor has other surround modes you have properly selected that is working now sounds fine; If the problem has followed the speaker, consult your dealer...
... other. • In Dolby® Digital or DTS® mode, check the speaker and channel output levels and adjust if needed. • Turn off as volume is increased: • Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. or whether it is not, check to see whether your receiver/processor has other surround modes you have properly selected that is working now sounds fine; If the problem has followed the speaker, consult your dealer...