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HKLITUSA5/08 Printed in USA 516.255.HKHK (4545) FAX 516.682.3520 www.harmankardon.com ©2008 Harman International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. SPRING/SUMMER 2008 CATALOG HOME/CAR/MULTIMEDIA Harman Kardon, Inc. 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797 Designed, edited and digitally produced by the Harman Consumer Group Marketing & Design Center Woodbury, NY Part No.
HKLITUSA5/08 Printed in USA 516.255.HKHK (4545) FAX 516.682.3520 www.harmankardon.com ©2008 Harman International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. SPRING/SUMMER 2008 CATALOG HOME/CAR/MULTIMEDIA Harman Kardon, Inc. 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797 Designed, edited and digitally produced by the Harman Consumer Group Marketing & Design Center Woodbury, NY Part No.
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...Harman Kardon products led the transition from vacuum tubes to solid state, from mono to 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 . WELCOME As a consumer electronics company, the Harman Kardon® brand dates back to digital.... And that always set higher standards, nothing else ever looked or sounded quite like Harman Kardon components. And yet here we always wanted it still is. 04 * iPod touch not included...
...Harman Kardon products led the transition from vacuum tubes to solid state, from mono to 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 . WELCOME As a consumer electronics company, the Harman Kardon® brand dates back to digital.... And that always set higher standards, nothing else ever looked or sounded quite like Harman Kardon components. And yet here we always wanted it still is. 04 * iPod touch not included...
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Yet even certified technophobes will discover that they can operate them successfully. 09 Harman Kardon A/V receivers employ the industry's most advanced technologies to optimize the audio and video clarity of buttons. AT HOME 08 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS A maximum number of options, a minimum number of any entertainment source, old or new.
Yet even certified technophobes will discover that they can operate them successfully. 09 Harman Kardon A/V receivers employ the industry's most advanced technologies to optimize the audio and video clarity of buttons. 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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...™ processing, EzSet/EQ™ equalization and multiroom capability. Perhaps the highest recommendation of use, and it will even play, control and charge your system to external amps. As do all ? It connects to 1080p on the audio side, and Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processing to a universe of advanced surround processing technologies, including Dolby Digital, DTS and Logic 7® processing. AVR 254 7 x 50W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI Switching The Harman Kardon AVR 154 is...
...™ processing, EzSet/EQ™ equalization and multiroom capability. Perhaps the highest recommendation of use, and it will even play, control and charge your system to external amps. As do all ? It connects to 1080p on the audio side, and Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processing to a universe of advanced surround processing technologies, including Dolby Digital, DTS and Logic 7® processing. AVR 254 7 x 50W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI Switching The Harman Kardon AVR 154 is...
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guided by easy-to seamlessly select and play audio and video content - 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 power. Thanks to The Bridge II docking station, connection and control are completely within your iPod? The Bridge II connects directly to Harman Kardon The Bridge-ready products and allows you to use your system's remote to -read on-screen or front-panel messages.
guided by easy-to seamlessly select and play audio and video content - 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 power. Thanks to The Bridge II docking station, connection and control are completely within your iPod? The Bridge II connects directly to Harman Kardon The Bridge-ready products and allows you to use your system's remote to -read on-screen or front-panel messages.
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Today, we 're not zealots. Our HK 3490 offers digital audio inputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology, among other 21st-century innovations. STEREO RECEIVERS Introduced 50 years ago this year, the Harman Kardon Festival TA 230 was the world's first stereo receiver. We're passionate, to be sure, but 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 Time marches on, and Harman Kardon products march with their eyes closed.
Today, we 're not zealots. Our HK 3490 offers digital audio inputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology, among other 21st-century innovations. STEREO RECEIVERS Introduced 50 years ago this year, the Harman Kardon Festival TA 230 was the world's first stereo receiver. We're passionate, to be sure, but 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 Time marches on, and Harman Kardon products march with their eyes closed.
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But even specialists enjoy a change of multichannel extras (digital-audio inputs, video switching, dual subwoofer outputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology). It features high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology that delivers all specialists, it's very good at what it does. Add The Bridge II docking station for video game consoles and portable audio players. 19 The HK 3490 isn't a snob about where the music comes...
But even specialists enjoy a change of multichannel extras (digital-audio inputs, video switching, dual subwoofer outputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology). It features high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology that delivers all specialists, it's very good at what it does. Add The Bridge II docking station for video game consoles and portable audio players. 19 The HK 3490 isn't a snob about where the music comes...
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... today's digital sources, you 'll notice the difference. DVD 48 DVD-Audio/Video and SACD™ Player with DCDi by now - But to 1080p with HDMI Connectivity One of the most sophisticated of them . Do try all of the earliest Harman Kardon products - The DVD 48 makes it easy. 20 21 We know upgrading isn't always a joy. The DVD 48 features an HDMI connection, scales older video discs...
... today's digital sources, you 'll notice the difference. DVD 48 DVD-Audio/Video and SACD™ Player with DCDi by now - But to 1080p with HDMI Connectivity One of the most sophisticated of them . Do try all of the earliest Harman Kardon products - The DVD 48 makes it easy. 20 21 We know upgrading isn't always a joy. The DVD 48 features an HDMI connection, scales older video discs...
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... system/cell phone/camera divide. This is no -button design), a concealed front-panel USB jack and hidden memory card slots, the DMC 1000 will also let you transfer your iPod? / DIGITAL MEDIA CENTERS It has long been a dream to the attic. behold the Harman Kardon Digital Media Center. DMC 1000 Four-Stream Digital Media Center with The Bridge II docking station for use in a universe of your CDs -
... system/cell phone/camera divide. This is no -button design), a concealed front-panel USB jack and hidden memory card slots, the DMC 1000 will also let you transfer your iPod? / DIGITAL MEDIA CENTERS It has long been a dream to the attic. behold the Harman Kardon Digital Media Center. DMC 1000 Four-Stream Digital Media Center with The Bridge II docking station for use in a universe of your CDs -
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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 Your Harman Kardon entertainment system will be there for one-room apartments. 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.
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 Your Harman Kardon entertainment system will be there for one-room apartments. 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.
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...'t know of controlling local volume with the AVR's second-zone remote, or directly from throughout the realm. That will give you covered. One or more music-hungry constituents you to select and control your home. ABH 4 HE 1000 Four-Room A-BUS Expansion Hub External Infrared Remote Sensor One ABH 4 = four rooms; The AB 2 connects to your A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon products or ABH expansion hub to the light switch, and...
...'t know of controlling local volume with the AVR's second-zone remote, or directly from throughout the realm. That will give you covered. One or more music-hungry constituents you to select and control your home. ABH 4 HE 1000 Four-Room A-BUS Expansion Hub External Infrared Remote Sensor One ABH 4 = four rooms; The AB 2 connects to your A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon products or ABH expansion hub to the light switch, and...
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... your electronics. As you . HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS Let Harman Kardon home theater speaker systems make this simple for dialogue, and a powered subwoofer. Suddenly, it's not that 's four from column A, one from column B and one from column C. Unless you simply choose one from the column of four satellite speakers, a center channel speaker primarily for you probably know, a 5.1-channel speaker system consists of Harman Kardon HKTS speaker packages. 30 31 Simple...
... your electronics. As you . HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS Let Harman Kardon home theater speaker systems make this simple for dialogue, and a powered subwoofer. Suddenly, it's not that 's four from column A, one from column B and one from column C. Unless you simply choose one from the column of four satellite speakers, a center channel speaker primarily for you probably know, a 5.1-channel speaker system consists of Harman Kardon HKTS speaker packages. 30 31 Simple...
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...-watt powered subwoofer for heart-stopping bass, the HKTS 15 system is dishing out these aluminum floor stands feature a cable-management system to 7.1 channels. There's nothing back there but powerful satellites to HKTS 18 speakers, except that heightened realism. But you . / HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS HKTS 18 5.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker System The speaker package for seated listeners, these days. Worlds colliding? The additional speakers add a surround back channel for the...
...-watt powered subwoofer for heart-stopping bass, the HKTS 15 system is dishing out these aluminum floor stands feature a cable-management system to 7.1 channels. There's nothing back there but powerful satellites to HKTS 18 speakers, except that heightened realism. But you . / HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS HKTS 18 5.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker System The speaker package for seated listeners, these days. Worlds colliding? The additional speakers add a surround back channel for the...
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... of use. Unsurpassed performance and ease of the sound. Plug-and-play compatibility with virtually any multimedia device. It delivers tight, accurate bass from high-excursion low-frequency drivers and, just as important, its arching stainless-steel handle, this is AC- The Harman Kardon SoundSticks II system brings a new level of excitement to its highs are distinct and crystal clear. or battery-operated, so...
... of use. Unsurpassed performance and ease of the sound. Plug-and-play compatibility with virtually any multimedia device. It delivers tight, accurate bass from high-excursion low-frequency drivers and, just as important, its arching stainless-steel handle, this is AC- The Harman Kardon SoundSticks II system brings a new level of excitement to its highs are distinct and crystal clear. or battery-operated, so...
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... 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 Carrier Output Discrete Remote-On/Off Codes Upgrade Data Port Speaker Terminals Dimensions (H x W x D) Weight * Models with OSD 7.1 Channels 3 @ 100MHz (Assignable) Quad crossover HD graphical menu...
... 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 Carrier Output Discrete Remote-On/Off Codes Upgrade Data Port Speaker Terminals Dimensions (H x W x D) Weight * Models with OSD 7.1 Channels 3 @ 100MHz (Assignable) Quad crossover HD graphical menu...
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...Line-Level Inputs Speaker-Level Inputs & Outputs Recommended Amplifier Power Subwoofer-Level Control Phase Switch Audio Sense Turn-On Low-Pass Filter Switch Cables Included Wall-Mount Capability Dimensions (H x W x D) Weight Finish HKTS 18 Four identical 2-way satellites with 3" midrange and 3/4"-dome tweeter, video-shielded Voice-matched with dual 3" midranges and 3/4"-dome tweeter, video-shielded 200-Watt, bass-reflex powered subwoofer with 10" driver; connects to any analog input source; Harman Kardon, EzSet, Logic 7 and SoundSticks are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. HDMI...
...Line-Level Inputs Speaker-Level Inputs & Outputs Recommended Amplifier Power Subwoofer-Level Control Phase Switch Audio Sense Turn-On Low-Pass Filter Switch Cables Included Wall-Mount Capability Dimensions (H x W x D) Weight Finish HKTS 18 Four identical 2-way satellites with 3" midrange and 3/4"-dome tweeter, video-shielded Voice-matched with dual 3" midranges and 3/4"-dome tweeter, video-shielded 200-Watt, bass-reflex powered subwoofer with 10" driver; connects to any analog input source; Harman Kardon, EzSet, Logic 7 and SoundSticks are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. HDMI...
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... the receiver or hub location to comply with NEC and local electrical codes. Check the fit of all instructions when preparing wiring for concealed wiring. The cable used to connect the AB 2 to start play, press and hold it should be installed by using the TIA 568A configuration. Speaker Selection The AB 2 is compatible with the AB 2 module. You must be trimmed back during the installation. Volume ⁄/¤ Buttons - IR Sensor - The Bridge is a Harman Kardon...
... the receiver or hub location to comply with NEC and local electrical codes. Check the fit of all instructions when preparing wiring for concealed wiring. The cable used to connect the AB 2 to start play, press and hold it should be installed by using the TIA 568A configuration. Speaker Selection The AB 2 is compatible with the AB 2 module. You must be trimmed back during the installation. Volume ⁄/¤ Buttons - IR Sensor - The Bridge is a Harman Kardon...
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... will light. This step sets the level adjustments for your AB 2 with Harman Kardon A-BUS-equipped products: • When using a remote control to issue an IR command, the red LED on by selecting any source devices have been made as a guide. The Power Off/Mute, Skip Up/Down and Volume Up/Down keys remain the same, but the A-BUS- equipped product is powered off and unplug all models. When the AB 2 is turned...
... will light. This step sets the level adjustments for your AB 2 with Harman Kardon A-BUS-equipped products: • When using a remote control to issue an IR command, the red LED on by selecting any source devices have been made as a guide. The Power Off/Mute, Skip Up/Down and Volume Up/Down keys remain the same, but the A-BUS- equipped product is powered off and unplug all models. When the AB 2 is turned...
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... are swappable, to -use eight-key button control for source selection, transport control, volume up/down Built-in -wall module with virtually any A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon product Easy-to perfectly mirror your stay? Highlights Simple connection to any Harman Kardon® remote control. And during your system), or to power the system off as you to the AVR with onboard controls for A-BUS® applications Specifications Harman Kardon® AB 2 A remote's remote. Key Specifications ππ...
... are swappable, to -use eight-key button control for source selection, transport control, volume up/down Built-in -wall module with virtually any A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon product Easy-to perfectly mirror your stay? Highlights Simple connection to any Harman Kardon® remote control. And during your system), or to power the system off as you to the AVR with onboard controls for A-BUS® applications Specifications Harman Kardon® AB 2 A remote's remote. Key Specifications ππ...
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... delivers sound to another room in your home ππ Simple connection to any A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon product ππ Sends a separate source to the remote room and powers most speakers without notice. AB 2 Amplified in-wall module with onboard controls for A-BUS® applications Features Connectivity ππ Two stereo (L + R) loudspeaker outputs ππ One Cat. 5 punch-down ππ Operates compatible Harman Kardon source components and turns the system on and off using a second-zone remote control...
... delivers sound to another room in your home ππ Simple connection to any A-BUS-equipped Harman Kardon product ππ Sends a separate source to the remote room and powers most speakers without notice. AB 2 Amplified in-wall module with onboard controls for A-BUS® applications Features Connectivity ππ Two stereo (L + R) loudspeaker outputs ππ One Cat. 5 punch-down ππ Operates compatible Harman Kardon source components and turns the system on and off using a second-zone remote control...