Harman Kardon AVR 135 User manual

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Ever-smarter engineering, ever-simpler design.
We don’t just make commodities. We create experiences. Because high-quality audio/video products are more than just boxes with knobs and buttons, this
brochure is more than just a catalog of features and specifications – it’s an expression of our uncompromising goals. And it’s a declaration of our passion for
music and cinema.
Producing pure, realistic sound with ever-smarter engineering and ever-simpler design, Harman Kardon products lead the industry – and delight both audio
purists and film lovers around the world. We invite you to experience the unique combination of artistry and engineering that is Harman Kardon.
Playlist: Ever-smarter engineering, ever-simpler design, page 3 •We’re driven by a passion for music and cinema, page 5 •You’ll know where we’re going when you see where we’ve been, page 6 •The right
combination of power, performance, flexibility and ease of use, page 8 •Harman Kardon’s digital path receiver technology, page 10 •Digital path receivers, page 12 •A/V receivers, LCD remote controller, page 13 •
A/V receivers, EzSet/EQ and EzSet+, page 14 •A-BUS®components, page 15 •A/V receivers, page 16 •Stereo receivers, page 17 •Wherever you want to go, Harman Kardon can take you there, page 19 •DVD players,
page 20 •CD changer, page 21 •Home theater speaker systems, page 22 •Home theater systems, page 24 •Surround yourself with the very finest, page 26 •Specifications, page 27
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“Technology can get you most of the way to good sound…but that last critical leap to state-of-the-art reality comes only from endless hours of critical listening –
and a deep, almost fanatical love of all types of music and every sort of movie.”
“Ever since I helped found Harman Kardon, we’ve been fanatical about maintaining a balance between pure engineering and what audio engineering’s true
result should be – a more realistic entertainment experience. Each step forward – and I’m proud to say that Harman Kardon has led the industry in technological
advances – has been measured with a simple question: ‘Does it take us closer to the musical truth?’”
“You don’t get the answer to that question merely with laboratory tests and measurement devices.Yes, the best test device is the human ear. But Harman Kardon relies
just as much on the human heart and soul. Only when music and cinema become passions in themselves can our engineers create technology that is audibly better
than our competition’s.”
“When you experience firsthand the electronics and speakers described in this brochure, I am confident you will agree that owning a Harman Kardon product sets you
apart from the crowd. It is a validation of your own desire to command the ‘best seat in the house,’ no matter what kind of music or cinema you enjoy.”
–Dr. Sidney Harman, founder
“We’re driven by a passion for
music and cinema.”
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You’ll know where we’re going when you see where we’ve been.
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EzSet/EQ™and EzSet+™
revolutionize system setup
and calibration.
2005
Harman Kardon celebrates
its 50th anniversary.
2003
Leading luxury automakers
include Harman Kardon
high-performance systems
that feature Logic 7.®
2002
We debut the first stand-
alone A/V receiver with
afully digital signal path
from input to speaker
outputs – the DPR 1001.
2002
Harman Kardon introduces
the world’sfirst receivers
with fully color-coded
rear-panel connections
for easy setup.
2002
Our patented EzSet™
remote lets you auto-
matically calibrate your
surround system.
2001
Art meets Science.
Harman Kardon
SoundSticks®–the first
branded computer speakers
to win design awards.
1999
The need for speed.
Our CDR 2 becomes
the world’s first CD
audio recorder with
4x dub speed.
1999
Another first. Festival
TA230 – the world’sfirst
stereo receiver.
1958
The world’s first ultrawide-
bandwidth tube amplifier.
The Citation II remains
aclassic collector’s item.
1959
Harman Kardon’s
Citation Aand B are the
first solid-state products
with replaceable circuit
boards for easy service.
1963
Harman Kardon introduces
the CAD5, the world’sfirst
cassette deck with Dolby®
B-type noise reduction.
1970
Current events.We
introduce the first high-
current capability amplifier,
the Citation XX.
1980
Advancing tuner tech-
nology is in our genes.
AHarman Kardon FM
tuner, Citation XXIII, is the
first with active tracking.
1987
Festival D1000, the
world’sfirst high-fidelity
receiver. Atuner and
amplifier had never been
combined before.
1954
Auspicious beginnings.
Harman Kardon
produces its first product,
an FM tuner.
1953

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EveryHarman Kardon multichannel
receiver includes our exclusive Logic 7
technology which creates enveloping
five- or seven-channel sound fields
from almost any stereo or surround-
encoded source.
A-BUS/READY®connectivity, configurable
rear surround amplifiers and a standard
Zone II remote make it incredibly easy
to bring Harman Kardon sound to other
rooms in the house.
EzSet/EQ and EzSet+ make system
setup easier than ever by setting
speaker parameters, output levels,
delay times and much more to deliver
the best sound possible – automatically!
(Available on select AVR models.)
Thanks to convenient front-panel jacks
that may be switched from input to
output, Harman Kardon makes it easy
to connect portable products to your
home theater system.
The right combination of power, performance, flexibility and ease of use.
Harman Kardon receivers deliver
full-rated power to ALL channels
simultaneously, making sure that music
and movies are reproduced with full
impact, the way they were meant to
be heard.
Select Harman Kardon receivers and all
Harman Kardon DVD players may be
easily updated when needed, adding new
features and functionality for years to come.

Digital path receivers eliminate an additional conversion step by
keeping signals in the digital domain straight through until they reach
the speaker outputs. This preserves signal quality by removing the
possibility of inducing conversion artifacts and other noise.
and heat-producing power transistors and their large, heavy heatsinks
are used. Instead, totally digital amplifier circuitry and a switch-mode
power supply are used to power the system.
The end result is a lighter receiver with uncompromised power and
performance, and a significantly lower profile. This gives you more
freedom for the placement of home entertainment components,
since a DPR receiver can go where you never thought a high-quality
audio system would fit.
Because they are from Harman Kardon, the DPRs don’t scrimp on
features and flexibility. Others use digital amplifiers simply to save
space, but they lack the power and refinement of a DPR. Our exclusive
Logic 7 processing is complemented by the latest Dolby Digital
decoding and processing modes, including Dolby Pro Logic®IIx,
Dolby Headphone and Dolby Virtual Speaker modes. DTS-ES,®
DTS®96/24 and DTS Neo:6®?The DPRs have them. Seven high-
power audio channels? We wouldn’t have it any other way! A full
With our breakthrough digital path receivers, Harman Kardon finally
unites those digital islands to avoid the introduction of noise each
time a signal is changed from one form to another. No matter how
good the converters are – and Harman Kardon uses some of the
best available in our analog-based products – some change to the
signal is inevitable.
That interference is all but eliminated in our DPR 1005 and DPR 2005
Digital Path Receivers, with the additional benefit of being able to
make the receiver more compact while delivering more, not less,
power. How is this done? By taking advantage of the incredible
system efficiency of the all-digital design – in excess of 80% as
compared to slightly more than 55% in an analog design – less
power is wasted. That, in turn, means there is less heat to remove
than when inefficient linear power supplies, oversized transformers,
Once a technical rarity, digital technology is now an integral part of
everyday life. While everything from cars to washing machines is now
controlled by digital processors, the world of audio seems to have put
only four of its five toes in the digital waters. Since the introduction of
the compact disc, playback has virtually become an exclusive digital
domain, one that now extends to DVD. Even video is on the digital
bandwagon, thanks to the stunning high-resolution imaging and
Dolby Digital sound of HDTV.
For all of that, audio/video is still a sea of digital islands connected by
analog bridges.To put that final toe in the digital water, it is necessary
to avoid converting signals back and forth between analog and
digital, as is the case in nearly all products, even those that boast
digital amplification. No brand has made the full commitment to keep
digital “digital” from input or initial conversion straight through to the
speaker outputs.
Until now.
Output Power in Watts
Conventional
DPR
Efficiency in %
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multizone system, complete with assignable amplifier channels
to power it right out of the DPR and a standard Zone II remote?
Standard on our DPRs.The list goes on and on. After all, the
DPRs are Harman Kardon receivers at heart, and no one knows
how to build a receiver better than the company that invented the
receiver more than 50 years ago.
And then there’s the sound. It’s everything you expect from
Harman Kardon, and more.
Technology benefits are a bonus, but ultimately it’s the music and
movies that count. That was the reason that digital technology was
originally applied to home entertainment. With Harman Kardon’snew
digital path receivers, the promise of Power for the Digital Revolution
is once again fully realized.
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Harman Kardon’sdigital path receiver technology.

DPR 2005 7x120W Digital Path Receiver
Digital performance, stylishly presented. The DPR 2005 uses our digital path topology to link your program sources directly to a
powerful amplifier without analog interference.Advanced digital processing handles all of the latest surround formats from Dolby
and DTS, including Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Virtual Speaker and DTS 96/24. Of course, our proprietary Logic 7 technology is
also present to give older stereo and matrix soundtracks a full 7.1 presentation. A wide range of multiroom options, including
A-BUS/READY connectivity, assignable rear channels and a separate Zone II remote, lets you enjoy audio tracks throughout the
house. If you want the latest technology in a compact yet elegant form, the DPR 2005 is the perfect choice.
The digital road to reality. Until recently, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) amplifiers
were used mainly in subwoofers or entry-level products. They simply didn’t have the power and musicality needed for
quality reproduction across the full audio bandwidth. Harman Kardon’s DPR models are advanced designs that use the
latest digital engineering breakthroughs to harness the full potential of this exciting new technology.
Video Virtuosity. Today’s digital video displays are the perfect match for the AVR 7300’s advanced
video processing. By allowing separate video enhancement parameters to be set for each input, the AVR 7300 lets you
customize both the look and the sound of your system like no other receiver.
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DPR 1005 7x70W Digital Path Receiver
Digitally delightful. If you’ve always wanted a feature-
packed audio/video receiver but never thought one
could fit in a small space, the DPR 1005 is a digital
dream come true.Thanks to our digital path technology,
you have access to a wide range of inputs and
processing modes to power your system without
missing a beat. Along with assignable, HD-compatible
component video inputs, renameable audio inputs, and
afull palette of surround sound modes and control
options, the DPR 1005 excels at doing what you
demand from your audio products – reproducing the
original performance or movie soundtrack as it was
meant to be heard.
DPR
Digital Path Receivers
AVR 7300 7x110W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver
The “video” part of “audio/video receiver” has never meant so much. In addition to a powerful high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth
amplifier and all the audio formats and features you expect from Harman Kardon, the AVR 7300 is equipped with DCDi by
Faroudja®image processing, which improves the quality of any video source, and upconverts all inputs to high-resolution
component video.Along with built-in test signals and a wide range of video adjustments, the AVR 7300 gives you picture quality
to match the unparalleled power and performance of Harman Kardon audio.
LCD Remote Controller
The AVR 7300 and other select Harman Kardon
AVR and DPR models are enhanced by the
simplicity and flexibility of this new remote control
design. The backlit LCD display lets you program
the remote by product brand name and displays
the function for any button when pressed,
eliminating guesswork. The DPR series and
AVR 7300 remote controller includes EzSet
technology with a built-in sound-pressure-level
meter and calibration system to take the complexity
out of balancing your multichannel system. The
version used with the AVR 635 and AVR 435
perfectly complements EzSet/EQ.
AVR
A/V Receivers

Powered for today and tomorrow! Harman Kardon A/V receivers define their power
bymore than just the traditional benchmarks of watts and dBs. Rather, their power is expressed by the capabilities of the
processors that drive the units, software upgradeability and RS-232 control, assignable wide-bandwidth component video
inputs and A/V Sync Delay features. This lets you accommodate today’s sources and the high-resolution audio and video
products to come.
Single-cable, multiroom.The innovative A-BUS system uses a single Category 5/5e cable
connection to deliver audio signals and power to remote room modules with built-in amplifiers to power in-wall speakers.
IR signals from the remote room also travel on the same cable for complete system control. A-BUS is the easiest way to
extend Harman Kardon power to any room in the house.
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ABH 44-Room A-BUS Expansion Hub
The ABH 4 extends A-BUS®capability of any Harman Kardon A-BUS/READY ®receiver to four rooms, or even more when additional
ABH 4 hubs are used. With the ABH 4, no room in the house need be without music! Thanks to onboard audio inputs, the ABH 4
may also bring the ease of A-BUS to any multichannel or stereo receiver with a “Tape” or “Multiroom” output; you can even use it
directly with a single CD or DVD player or outboard tuner to bring music to any room.
AVR 635 7 x 75W 7.1-Channel Receiver
Power meets power.The AVR 635 combines the sonic power of a high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth amplifier with the computing
power of Texas Instruments’ most advanced audio DSP to deliver unparalleled performance. Thanks to Harman Kardon’s advanced
EzSet/EQ functionality,the AVR 635 not only automates speaker,output and delay settings; it corrects for room acoustics with a
parametric equalizer.Add video conversion circuits that output all video sources via component connections with on-screen graphics,
and you have the power to tame any system and deliver powerful performance.
AVR 435 7 x 65W 7.1-Channel Receiver
Perfect home theater, no waiting! Thanks to EzSet/EQ, setting up the AVR 435 is quick and simple. Plug in the compact microphone,
press a few buttons,wait a few minutes for test tones to calibrate the system, and you’re ready to rock. No more complex configuration
settings, just precise measurements made automatically. Once you’re ready to listen, you’ll find the latest in DSP technology, with all the
popular surround modes, a high-current amplifier, a host of second-zone possibilities and high-current power to spare.
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AVR
A/V Receivers A-BUS Components
AB 1 Amplified In-Wall Module for
A-BUS Applications
The innovative A-BUS system makes it incredibly
easy to bring Harman Kardon sound to a remote
room. Connected via a single cable, the AB 1
powers most in-wall speakers from its internal
amplifier, with volume controlled by the up/down
toggle or a Harman Kardon remote.A built-in IR
sensor completes the package, making it simpler
than ever to enjoy music throughout the house.
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EzSet/EQ & EzSet+
If you can’t wait to set up a new receiver or are
simply technology-shy, Harman Kardon has the
answer you have been waiting for. Both EzSet/EQ
and EzSet+ use a high-precision microphone
to test and control circuitry on board for quick
and easy calibration of speaker settings, output
levels and delay times with accuracy that rivals
expensive test gear. EzSet/EQ (AVR 635 and
AVR 435) adds proprietary software to equalize
the system to optimize the receiver’s output so that
it matches the sonic signature of your speakers
and each room’s individual characteristics.
(Actual size is 2-1/4" high by 1-1/2" diameter.)

HK 3480 2 x 120W Stereo Receiver
When two channels are all you need, make it two ultrawide-bandwidth, high-current channels from the company that invented
the stereo receiver. The HK 3480 features seven audio inputs, four video inputs (including one on the front panel), 30 AM/FM
station presets, VMAx®surround synthesis from stereo sources, three-step dimmable fluorescent display, a phono preamp, pre-out/
main-in jacks, gold-plated phono inputs and a separate subwoofer output. Also included is a multicomponent system remote control.
HK 3380 2 x 80W Stereo Receiver
Perfect for a main music system, the HK 3380 uses the same discrete high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth amplifier technology found
in our AVR Series receivers. It also has four video inputs, including one on the front panel. Includes a multicomponent system
remote control, a30-preset AM/FM section, aphono preamp, a subwoofer output, a dimmable fluorescent display, pre-out/main-in
jacks and even a nine-step, 90-minute sleep timer.
Performance to be proud of, modestly priced. Listeners and
reviewers around the world have long accorded Harman Kardon receivers “best in class” status. Even our most modestly
priced receivers feature a high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth amplifier design and an elegant appearance.
Purely musical. Exquisitely accurate. Is a stereo receiver obsolete in a
digital, multichannel world? Hardly. Harman Kardon’s stereo receivers are the electronic equivalent of an elegant analog
wristwatch in a world filled with digital chronometers. The HK 3480 and HK 3380 are designed to deliver pure, accurate
music – the way it was meant to be heard.
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AVR 335 7 x 55W 7.1-Channel Receiver
System setup, no tools required. No matter how comfy your listening room, it would benefit from fine-tuning, and with EzSet+,
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the AVR 335 does that electronically, thanks to an advanced DSP and high-precision microphone (included at no extra cost).
Once it’scalibrated, ahigh-current amplifier, precise DSP and wealth of convenience features make it easy to sit back and enjoy
your movies and music.
Shown with front-panel covers.
AVR 235 7x50W 7.1-Channel Receiver
The AVR 235 brings new life to movies and music,
thanks to a wide variety of 7.1-channel decoding
and processing modes, including Dolby Digital, Dolby
Pro Logic IIx, Logic 7 and DTS-ES. An EzSet remote
and on-screen menus simplify installation, while multiple
inputs and outputs let you connect to any analog or
digital source, including component video. With the
AVR 235, your speakers never heard it so good!
AVR 135 6x40W 6.1-Channel Receiver
Don’t let the AVR 135’s price fool you! Our most
affordable A/V receiver has on-screen menus, 50MHz
bandwidth component video switching and, of course,
our world-renowned high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth
amplifier design. If you are looking for a way to upgrade
your analog system to the latest in digital home theater,
or are putting together your first system, the AVR 135
delivers theater-quality sound at a budget-sensitive price.
AVR
A/V Receivers STEREO
Receivers

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We’ll always have Paris • Super flyme to the moonstruck • It’sbeen a hard day’s night • “We don’t need no steenking badges!” • I’ll be back • Mood Indigo
•Director’s commentary and a whole disc of extras • Blue moon, blue planet • “How many Tracy and Hepburn films are there?” • Mahler rearranges your
listening room furniture • The sound of a hypertraction ion cannon in deep space near the CrabNebula • The music playing when you proposed…wherever
you want to go, Harman Kardon can take you there.
Icould have danced all night • Georgia on my mind • “Ladies and gentlemen, The Beatles!” • Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring • Mel’s Drive-In • “Why don’t
we watch ‘The Lion King’ without the kids for once?” • The most romantic movie ever made • The hills are alive with the sound of (choose one)…music…
gigantic bugs…restless natives… • “Wow, the vinyl record version I wore out in college never sounded that good.” • Yo-Yo Ma’s “Silk Road Journeys” •
Wherever you want to go,
Harman Kardon can take you there.