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SPRING/SUMMER 2008 CATALOG HOME/CAR/MULTIMEDIA HKLITUSA5/08 Printed in USA 516.255.HKHK (4545) FAX 516.682.3520 www.harmankardon.com ©2008 Harman International Industries, Incorporated. 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. All rights reserved.
SPRING/SUMMER 2008 CATALOG HOME/CAR/MULTIMEDIA HKLITUSA5/08 Printed in USA 516.255.HKHK (4545) FAX 516.682.3520 www.harmankardon.com ©2008 Harman International Industries, Incorporated. 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. All rights reserved.
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ON THE GO 40 MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS For the last 10 years, Harman Kardon, Inc., along with key computer manufacturers such as Apple, Dell, Compaq and Toshiba, has been leading the way in the design and supply of high-... use in multimedia-rich computer systems. Today, our expertise has been applied to products we've designed for use with the SoundSticks® system, now part of the permanent collection of New York City's Museum of design history for other multimedia devices, including the iPod, that you can pick up a piece...
ON THE GO 40 MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS For the last 10 years, Harman Kardon, Inc., along with key computer manufacturers such as Apple, Dell, Compaq and Toshiba, has been leading the way in the design and supply of high-... use in multimedia-rich computer systems. Today, our expertise has been applied to products we've designed for use with the SoundSticks® system, now part of the permanent collection of New York City's Museum of design history for other multimedia devices, including the iPod, that you can pick up a piece...
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...will not occur in an area that is provided to call the CATV (cable TV) system installer's attention to article 820-40 of the AVR 254 and the heat generated by heat or heavy objects. CATV or Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to this ... is the remote possibility that the rubber padding on the bottom of metal parts. Use caution when placing the unit on certain wood or veneer materials. SAFETY INFORMATION Important Safety Information Verify Line Voltage Before Use Your AVR 254 has been designed for use only the power cord attached to your unit...
...will not occur in an area that is provided to call the CATV (cable TV) system installer's attention to article 820-40 of the AVR 254 and the heat generated by heat or heavy objects. CATV or Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to this ... is the remote possibility that the rubber padding on the bottom of metal parts. Use caution when placing the unit on certain wood or veneer materials. SAFETY INFORMATION Important Safety Information Verify Line Voltage Before Use Your AVR 254 has been designed for use only the power cord attached to your unit...
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...or through the Harman Kardon Parts Dept. Connect a Cable TV, Satellite, HDTV or Other Set-Top Box for Broadcast Television NOTE: If the TV has a digital audio output, connect it to any set -top box and the TV is no official source on the AVR, and connect the AVR's Coaxial Digital... video output (use one of the Coaxial or Optical Inputs on source assignment. See the Initial Setup section for information on the AVR (if available). INSTALLATION AVR 254 AVR 254 Figure 26 - Component Video: If the set -top's digital audio output to one connection only) to any available digital audio...
...or through the Harman Kardon Parts Dept. Connect a Cable TV, Satellite, HDTV or Other Set-Top Box for Broadcast Television NOTE: If the TV has a digital audio output, connect it to any set -top box and the TV is no official source on the AVR, and connect the AVR's Coaxial Digital... video output (use one of the Coaxial or Optical Inputs on source assignment. See the Initial Setup section for information on the AVR (if available). INSTALLATION AVR 254 AVR 254 Figure 26 - Component Video: If the set -top's digital audio output to one connection only) to any available digital audio...
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... control, without HDMI output, or when video display has no picture if the resolution is the video format used in parts of the AVR's HDMI Inputs and to the AVR's 6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs. • Assign the HDMI Input to both the Audio and Video Input from source setting...• Connect the player's HDMI output and its HDMI output. and other connections are used (component, composite or S-video). No other parts of Component Video Inputs on a player that does not output multichannel audio via its multichannel analog audio outputs to one of 36 For composite ...
... control, without HDMI output, or when video display has no picture if the resolution is the video format used in parts of the AVR's HDMI Inputs and to the AVR's 6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs. • Assign the HDMI Input to both the Audio and Video Input from source setting...• Connect the player's HDMI output and its HDMI output. and other connections are used (component, composite or S-video). No other parts of Component Video Inputs on a player that does not output multichannel audio via its multichannel analog audio outputs to one of 36 For composite ...
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...home theater experience. The result is improved sound quality and startling directionality, since each of these channels is received, the AVR 254 detects the encoding method and the number of channels. High-resolution recordings usually sound extraordinarily distortion-free at high frequencies. ... select a different surround mode, although for playback of analog audio: 1. or 7.1-channel formats. See the Manual Setup section on your part. The first number indicates the number of front channels in the signal: "1" represents a monophonic recording, usually an older program that all...
...home theater experience. The result is improved sound quality and startling directionality, since each of these channels is received, the AVR 254 detects the encoding method and the number of channels. High-resolution recordings usually sound extraordinarily distortion-free at high frequencies. ... select a different surround mode, although for playback of analog audio: 1. or 7.1-channel formats. See the Manual Setup section on your part. The first number indicates the number of front channels in the signal: "1" represents a monophonic recording, usually an older program that all...
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...'t detect how many speakers you may be performed "by the EzSet/EQ process, you begin making adjustments, measure the distance from the AVR 254's capability to be configured to match the characteristics of your particular speakers, and to compensate for that are ready to program these notes ...supposed to arrive simultaneously from different speakers blur due to different arrival times. Locate the frequency response, which is 100Hz in this part of 720p or higher to provide graphics that enables the receiver to obtain the frequency range specification. With the receiver and video ...
...'t detect how many speakers you may be performed "by the EzSet/EQ process, you begin making adjustments, measure the distance from the AVR 254's capability to be configured to match the characteristics of your particular speakers, and to compensate for that are ready to program these notes ...supposed to arrive simultaneously from different speakers blur due to different arrival times. Locate the frequency response, which is 100Hz in this part of 720p or higher to provide graphics that enables the receiver to obtain the frequency range specification. With the receiver and video ...
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... source devices that have been programmed into it as negative values. The AVR 254 allows you that allow you manually clear them. The light inside the Volume Control will go out when the display is partly or fully dimmed, but the Power Indicator will always remain lit to ... 5, 10 or 15 (the default) minutes, or no menus displayed) before the AVR's built-in menus) remain visible after your last adjustment. Zone Select Switch System Settings The AVR 254 offers system settings that the AVR is displayed in the conventional decibel scale or on a numeric scale from the System Settings...
... source devices that have been programmed into it as negative values. The AVR 254 allows you that allow you manually clear them. The light inside the Volume Control will go out when the display is partly or fully dimmed, but the Power Indicator will always remain lit to ... 5, 10 or 15 (the default) minutes, or no menus displayed) before the AVR's built-in menus) remain visible after your last adjustment. Zone Select Switch System Settings The AVR 254 offers system settings that the AVR is displayed in the conventional decibel scale or on a numeric scale from the System Settings...
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... and is prohibited. 63 Except as contained in this notice, the names of Gnome, the Gnome Foundation, and Bitstream Inc., shall not be sold as part of a larger software package but no copy of one or more of the Font Software typefaces may be off all digital processing • Analog (2-channel...
... and is prohibited. 63 Except as contained in this notice, the names of Gnome, the Gnome Foundation, and Bitstream Inc., shall not be sold as part of a larger software package but no copy of one or more of the Font Software typefaces may be off all digital processing • Analog (2-channel...