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AVR 435

AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER

OWNER'S MANUAL

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AVR 435 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER

3 Introduction

4 ImportantSatetyInformation

4 Unpacking

5 FrontPanelControls

8 Rear-PanelConnections

11 MainRemoteControlFunctions

15 ZoneIIRemoteControlFuncl_ons

16 InstaBtionandConnections

19 SystemConfiguration

19 SpeakerPlacement

19 SystemSetup

20 InputSetup

21 AudioSetup

22 SurroundSetup

23 UsingEzSet/EQ

26 ManualSetup

26 SpeakerSetup

28 SpeakerCrossoverSetting

28 DelaySettings

29 OutputLevelAqustment

32 Operation

32 BasicOperation

32 SourceSebction

32 VolumeandToneControl

33 SurroundModeSelection

33 DigitalAudioPlayback

34 SurroundModeChart

37 TunerOperation

37 Recording

38 OutputLevelTrimAdjustment

38 DimFunction

39 AdvancedFeatures

39 FrontPanelDisplayRade

39 DisplayBrightness

39 TurnOnVolumeLevel

39 SemiOSDSettings

40 FullOSDTimeOutAdjustment

40 DigitalAutoPollSettings

41 MulllroomOperation

41 MultiroomSetup

41 SurroundChannelAmplifbrAssignment

42 MultiroomOperaSon

43 ConfiguringtheRemote

43 PrepmgrammedCodeEntry

44 AutomaticCodeEntry

44 LearningCommands

45 LearningCodestoranInputSelector

46 ChangingDevices

46 MacroProgramming

48 PunchThroughConfigurahon

50 Renaming

51 Resettingthe Remote

52 DevicePriorityTming

52 BacklightOptions

54 T_oubleshootingGuide

54 ProcessorReset

55 TechnicalSpecifications

56 Index

Seetrademarkacknowledgementsonpage55

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connectionjack

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[] (letterinasquare)indicatesafront-panelcontrolthatisnormallyconcealedbehindthedropdowndoor

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INTRODUCTION

ThankYoufor ChoosingHarmanKardon®

Withthepumhaseofa HarmanKa_donAVR435,you

areaboutto beginmanyyearsoflisteningenjoyment

TheAVR435 hasa widerangeoffealsresand

optionsthataccommodatevirtuallyanycombination

ofspeakers,roomsizeandprogramsources.Itis

aseasytooperateasitistosetup,butinorderto

takemaximumadvantageofthemanyadvanced

technologieswithinyournewAVR,itisstrongly

recommendedthatyoutakeafewminutestoread

thisowner'smanual.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisproduct,itsinstal-

lafionoritsoperation,we recommendthatyoucontact

yourdealeror installe_,astheyareyourbestsource

oflocalinformation.Youmayalsoaccessawealthof

informationandassistancebyvisitingourWebsite

atwwwharmankafdon.com.

DescriptionandFeatures

TheAVR435 isdesignedtoserveasthehubofyour

homeentertainmentsystem,combiningtheflexibility

to accessthewiderangeofaudioandvideosource

optionsavailabletodaywiththepowertohandlevirtu

allyanytypeofprogrammaterialor surroundmode.

Thankstoastateof-theartDA610digitalsignal

processorfromTexasInstruments,theAVR435 offers

precisiondecodingofallcurrentlyavailabletechnolo

giesfromDolbyLaboratoriesandDTS_. Inaddition,

olderanalogandtwochannelprogramsourcesbenefit

fromthelatestversionof HarmanInternafional's

Logic7_'processingwhichcreatesawidel,more

envelopingsoundfieldwithmore,definedchannel

positioningandtheabilitytocreate7.1 soundfields

from5.1 sources.Additionalprocessinganddecoding

optionsincludeMP3,Dolby*VirtualspeakerandDolby

Headphoneprocessing.

AnimportantadditiontotheAVR435'simpressivelist

offeaturesisEzSet/EQTwhichautomatestheconfigu-

rationprocesstomakeit quicker,easierandmore,

precise,Usingthespecialmicrophonesuppliedwith

theunit,EzSeVEQtakestheguessworkoutofentering

speaker"size"andcrossoverinformation,delaytimes

forallchannelsandoutputlevels.Inaddifiontothe

configurationsettings,EzSeVEQalsoincludesroom

equalizalonsothatthesignalssentto eachspeaker

amtailoredto provideaccuratesonicqualitywithyour

specificcombinationofspeakertype,roomsizeand

otherfactorsthatinfluenceroomacoustics.With

EzSeVEQ,yoursystemiscustomconfiguredinafew

minuteswithaccuracythatpreviouslyrequiredexpen-

siveandha_d-tousetestequipment.

IntandemwithEzSeVEQ,theAVR435 includes

afullsetof manualconfigurationsettingsfor those

whowishtocustom-trimtheirsystemevenfurtheT.

AQuadrupleCrossoverbassmanagementsystem

makesit possibletoenterdifferentcrossoversettings

foreachspeakergroup.

Videoconnectionsandsysteminteg_afionisa snap

withthe,_VR435,thankstothreeassignable,wide

bandwidthinputsthatamrenameable.Tofurther

enhancetheviewingexperiencewithdigitalsourcesor

displays,theAVR435'sA/VSyncDelayfeatureallows

youtocompensatefortt_elossoflipsyncduetodigi

talvideodelaysindividuallyfor eachinput.FulEcarrier

IRoutputs,a bi directionalRS232 portanda learning

remotewithatwo linedisplayareamongthemany

otherfeaturesthatmaketheAVR435's powersimple

touse.

TheAVR435'smultizoneopfionsandastandard

ZoneIIremoteconl_olmakeitpossibletolistento

aseparatesourceina roomwhilethemainhome

theaterusesa differentsource.Withassignablerear

surroundchannelamplifiers,youmaycreatea basic

remotelisteningzonewithoutanyadditionalequip

ment.Foronewiremultimomconnectivity,the

AVR435 isA-BUSReady,_"requiringonlyasingle

Category5/5ecableandanoptionalremotemodule

topowerremotespeakerswhilecontiollingvolume

andenablingfullcon_olovertheprogramsourceand

compatibleIRcontrolleddevices.Theunit'sMulfiroom

outputsmayalsobeusedtofeedanoptional,external

poweramplifierandvolumecontrol.

TheAVR435'ssevenchannelamplifierisourtime

honoredhighcurrent,ultrawide-bandwidthdesignwith

thepowertoreproducetheloudestcrescendosor

cinemasoundeffectswhileremainingvirtuallyfree

fromdistortionor systemnoise.

Combiningstateof-theart circuitry,digitaltechnology

andprovenpertormancewithanelegantdesignthatis

compatiblewiththelatestsourcecomponentsand

videodisplays,theAVR435 representstheculmina-

tionofHarmanKardon'sfiR/yearhistoryof delivering

thefinestsonicperformance.

• All populardigital and matrixsurroundmodes,

includingDolby*Digital, DolhyDigitalEX,

DolhyProLogic* IIx,DTS?DTS-ES®Discrete

andMatrix,DTSNeo:6®andDTS96/24

• Sevenchannelsof high-current,ultrawide-

bandwidthamplificationwith the surround

backchannelsassignableto eithermain room

or remoteroomuse

• HarmanKardon'sexclusiveLogic7®processing,

alongwith DolhyVirtualSpeakerprocessing

for usewhen onlytwo speakersareavailable

• DolhyHeadphoneto createspacious,open

soundfieldswhen using headphones

• High-bandwidth,HDTV-compatiblecomponent

videoinputsmaybe assignedtoanyvideoinput

• HarmanKardon'sadvancedEzSet/EQTM auto-

maticallyconfiguresspeakersettingsandsets

roomequalizationfor quick,easyandaccu-

ratesystemsetup

• Fullbassmanagement,includingQuadruple

Crossoverand individualsettingsfor each

input

• A/VSyncdelayadjustablefor eachinput

deliversperfect lip syncwith digital programs

or video displays

• ExtensiveMultiroomoptions,includinga

standardZoneIIremote,assignablerear-

channelamplifier channelsandA-BUSReady_

capabilityfor listeningto a separatesourcein

a remotezone

SAFETY INFORMATION

Important Safety Information

VerifyLineVoltageBeforeUse

YourAVB435 hasbeendesignedfor usewith

120 voltACcurrent.Connectiontoalinevoltage

otherthanthatforwhichit isintendedcancreatea

safetyandfirehazardandmaydamagetheunit.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthevoltagerequirements

foryourspecificmodel,oraboutthelinevoltageinyour

area,contactyoursellingdealerbeforepluggingtheunit

intoawalloutlet.

DoNotUseExtensionCords

Toavoidsafetyhazards,useonlythepowercord

attachedtoyourunit.Wedonotrecommendthat

extensionco_dsbeusedwiththisproduct.Aswithall

electricaldevices,donotrunpowercordsunderrugs

orcarpetsor placeheavyobjectsonthem.Damaged

powercordsshouldbereplacedimmediatelybyan

authorizedservicecenterwithaco_dmeetingfactory

specifications.

HandletheAC PowerCordGently

Whendisconnectingthe powerco_dfromanACout

bt, alwayspulltheplug:neverpullthecord.Ufyoudo

notintendtousetheunitforanyconsiderablelength

oftime,disconnecttheplug%m theACoutlet.

DoNotOpenthe Cabinet

Therearenousar-serviceabbcomponentsinsidethis

product.Openingthecabinetmaypresenta shock

hazard,andanymodificationtotheproductwillvoid

yourguarantee.Ifwateroranymetalobjectsuchas a

paperclip,wireora stapleaccidentallyfailsinsidethe

unit,disconnectitfromtheACpowersourceimmedi

ately,andconsultanauthorizedservicecenter.

CATVor AntennaGrounding

Ifanoutsideantennaorcablesystemisconnectedto

thisproduct,becertainthatitisgroundedsoasto pro

videsomeprotectionagainstvoltagesurgesandstatic

charges.Section810 oftheNabonalElectricalCode,

ANSI/NFPANo.70 1984,providesinformationwith

respecttopropergroundingofhe mastandsupporting

structure,groundfTgoftheleaddnwiretoanantenna

dischargeunit,sizeofgroundingconductors,Iocabon

ofantennadischargeunit,connectiontogrounding

elecl_odesandrequirementsofthegrounding

ebcl_ode.

NOTETOCATVSYSTEMINSTALLER:Thisreminder

isprovidedtocalltheCATV(CableTV)system

installer'sattentiontoarticle820 40 oftheNECthat

providesguidelinesforpropergroundingand,inpar

ticulahspecifiesthatthecablegroundshallbecon

nettedtothegroundingsystemofthebuilding,as

closetothepointofcableentryas possible.

InstallationLocation

• Toensureproperoperationandtoavoidthepoten-

tialforsafetyhazards,placetheunitonafirmand

levelsurface.Whenplacingtheunitonashelf,be

certainthattheshelfandanymountinghardware

cansupporttheweightoftheproduct.

• Makecertainthatproperspaceisprovidedboth

aboveandbelowtheunittorventilation.Ifthis

productwillbeinstalledina cabinetor other

enclosedarea,makecertainthatthereissufficient

airmovementwithinthecabinet.Undersomecir

cumstances,afanmayberequired.

• Donotplacetheunitdirecllyona carpeted

surface.

• Avoidinstallationin extlemelyhotor coldlocations,

or inanareathatisexposedtodirectsunlightor

heatingequipment.

• Avoidmoistorhumidlocations.

• Donotobstructtheventilationslotsonthetopof

the unit,orplaceobjectsdirectlyoverthem.

• DuetotheweightoftheAVB435andtheheat

generatedbytheamplifiers,thereistheremote

possibilitythatthe rubberpaddingonthebottom

of theunit'sfeetmayleavemarksoncertain

woodor veneermaterials.Usecautionwhen

placingtheunitonsoftwoodsorothermaterials

thatmaybedamagedby heatorheavyobjects.

Cleaning

Whentheunitgetsdirty,wipeitwithaclean,soft,dry

cloth.Ifnecessary,wipeitwithasoftclothdampened

withmildsoapywater,thenafreshclothwithclean

water.Wipedryimmediatelywithadrydotb.NEVER

usebenzene,aerosolcleaners,thinne_,alcoholorany

othervolatilecleaningagent,Donotuseabrasivedean

ers,astheymaydamagethefinishofmetalparts.Avoid

sprayinginsecticideneartheunit.

Movingthe Unit

Beforemovingtheunit,becertaintodisconnectany

interconnectioncoldswithothercomponents,and

makecertainthatyoudisconnecttheunitfromthe

ACoutlet.

ImportantInformationfor the User

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomply

withthelimitsforaClasaBdigitaldevice,pursuantto

Part15 oftheFCCRules.Thelimitsaredesignedto

providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterfer

enceinaresidentialinstalla_en.Thisequipmentgener

ares,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,

if notinstalledandusedin accordancewiththe

inshuctions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio

communication.Howevehthereisnoguaranteethat

harmfulinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstal

lation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterter

encetoTadioor televisionreception,whichcanbe

determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,the

userisencouragedtotryto correcttheinterference

byoneor moreofthefollowingmeasure,s:

• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipment

andreceive_.

• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletona circuit

differenthornthattowhichthereceiverisconnected

• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio_

technicianfor help.

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.

Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,

and(2)thisdevicemustacceptinterferencereceived,

includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired

operation.

NOTE:Changesor modificationsmaycausethis

unittofailto complywithPart15 oftheFOCRules

andmayvoidtheuser'saulhoritytooperatethe

equipment.

Unpacking

Thecartonandshippingmaterialsusedb protectyour

newreceiverduringshipmentwerespeciallydesigned

tocushionitfromshockandvibrahon.Wesuggest

thatyousavethecartonandpackingmaterialsfor

useinshippingifyoumove,or shouldtheunitever

needrepair.

Tominimizethesizeofthecartoninstorage,youmay

wishtoflattenit.Thisisdonebycarefullyslittingthe

tapeseamsonthebottomandcollapsingthecarton.

Othercaidboaldinsallsmaybestoredinthesame

manne_.Packingmaterialsthatcannotbecollapsed

shouldbesavedalongwiththecartonina plasticbag.

Ifyoudonotwishtosavethepackagingmaterials,

pleasenotethatthecartonandothersectionsofthe

shippingprotectionarerecydabb.Pleaserespectthe

environmentanddiscardthosematerialsatalocal

recyclingcenter.

Atthistime,youshouldremovetheprotectiveplastic

filmfromthefront-panellens.Leavingthefilminplace

willaffecttheperformanceofyourremotecontrol.

FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS

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ThefollowingcontrobandindicatorsareavailableontheAVR435'sfrontpanel:

[] Standby/OnSwitch

[] SurroundModeGroupSelector

[] SurroundModeSelector

[] TuningSelector

[] PresetStal_enSelector

[] InputSourceSelector

[] TuningModeSelector

[] Front-PanelOonttolDoor

[] VolumeControl

[] InputIndicators

[] Speaker/ChannelInputIndicators

[] UpperDisplayLine

[] LowerDisplayLine

[] SurroundModeIndicatom

[] RemoteSensorWindow

Thefollowingcontrolsandjacksarelocatedbehindthefront-paneldoor.Toopenthedoo_]placetheedgeofa fingerontheleftor rightedgeofthepanelandgentlyswingthe

doordowntowardsyou.

[] MainPowerSwitch

[] HeadphoneJack

[] ToneModeButton

[] SpeakerSelectorButton

[] ChannelAdjustSelector

[] DigitalInputSelector

[] _/_. Buttons

[] Optical4 DigitalInput

[] Video4 Audio/VideoJacks

[] Standby/OnSwitch:WhentheMainPower

Switch[] is"ON,"pressthisbuttonto turnonthe

AVR435;pressitagaintoturntheunitoff.Notethat

theilluminationsurroundingtheswitchwillturnblue

whenf:seunitison.

[] SurroundModeGroupSelector:Pressthisbut

tontoselectthetop levelgroupofsurroundmodes.

Eachpressofthebuttonwillselectoneofthesur

roundmodecategories,Oncethebuttonispressedso

thatthenameofthedesiredsurroundmodecategory

appearsintheon-screendisplayandintheLower

DisplayLine I_"1,presstheSurroundMode

Selector[] tocyclethroughtheindividualmodes

available.Forexample,pressthisbultonto sebctDelby

modes,andthenpresstheSurroundModeSelector

[] tochoosefromthevariousmodeoptions.

[] SurroundModeSelector:Pressthisbutton

to selectfromamongtheavailablesurroundmode

optionsforthesurroundmodecategoryselected.

Thespecificmodeswillvarybasedonthenumberof

speakersavailable,thesurroundmodecategoryand

whethertheinputsourceisdigitaloranalog.Forexam

pb, presstheSurroundModeGroupSelector[]

toselecta categorysuchasDelbyor Logic7,and

thenpressthisbuttontoseethespecificmodechoices

thatareavailabb.Formoreinformationonmode

selection,seepage34.

FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS

[] TuningSelector:Presstheleftsideofthebutton

totunelower-frequencystationsandtherightsideof

thebuttontotunehigher-frequencystations.When

thetunerisintheMANUA L/M0N0 mode,

eachtapoftheSelectorwillincreaseordecreasethe

frequencybyoneincrement.Whenthetunerreceives

astro%-enoughsignalforadequatereception,

MANUA L TUNE D willappearintheLower

DisplayLine [] andintheon-screendisplay.When

thetunerisintheA UT 0/STE RE 0 mode,

pressthebuttononce,andthetunerwillscantora

staSonwithacceptablesignalstrength.Whenthe

nexthigher-or Iowepfrequencystationwithastrong-

enoughsignalistuned,thefrequencyscanwillstop

andtheLowerDisplayLine [] andtheon screen

displaywillindicateAUT 0 TUNED. Whenan

FMStereostationistuned,thedisplaywillread

AUT0 ST T UNED. Seepage37 formore

informationonusingtheluner.

[] TunerBandSelector:Pressingthisbuttonwill

automaticallyswitchtheAVR435 totheTunermode,

Pressingit againwillswitchbetweentheAMandFM

frequencybands.(Seepage37 formoreinformation

onthetuneL)

[] PresetStationSelector:Pressthisbuttonto

scrollupor downthroughthelistofstationsthathave

beenenteredintothepresetmemory.(Seepage37

formoreinformationontunerprogramming.)

[] InputSourceSelector:Ressthisbuttonto

changetheinputbyscrolM%upordownthroughthe

listofinputsources.

[] TuningModeSelector:Pressthisbuttontoselect

Autoor Manualtuning.Whenthebuttonispressedso

thatAUT 0/g TERE0 appearsintheUpper

DisplayLine_"l_J,thetunerwillsearchforthenext

stationwithanacceptablesignalwhentheTuning

Selector[]_[_ ispressed.Whenthebuttonis

pressedsothatMANUAL /M0 N0 appearsinthe

UpperDisplayLine[], eachpressoftheTuning

Selector[]_ willincreasethef_equency.(See

page37formoreinformationonusingthetuner:)This

buttonmayalsobeusedtoswitchbeb_veenStereoand

MonomodesforFMradioreception.Whenweak

receptionisencountered,selecttheManuaVMono

tuningmode.Pressandholdagaintoswitchbackto

Stereomode.(Seepage37 formoreintormationon

usingtheluner.)

[] Front-PanelControlDoor:Toopenthedoorso

thatthefrontpaneljacksandcontrolsbehindthisdoor

maybeaccessed,gentlypullthedoordownand

towardsyouusingeitheruppercornerofthedoor.

[] VolumeControl:Turnthisknobclockwiseto

increasethevolume,counterclockwisetodecreasethe

volume,IftheAVR435 ismuted,adjustingthevolume

controlwillautomaticallyreleasetheunitfromthe

silencedcondition.

[] InputIndicators:Oneoftheseindicatorswilllight

toidentitythecurrentlyselectedinput.Notethatthe

enllrelistwilllightbridlyeachtimetheunitisturned

onasatest.

[] Speaker/ChannelInputIndicators:Theseindi

catorsaremulSpu_pose,indicatingbottsthespeaker

typeselectedforeachchannelandtheincomingdata

signalconfigurallon.Theleft,center,right,rightsurround

andleftsurroundspeakerindicatorsarecomposedof

threeboxes,whilethesubwooferisasinglebox.The

centerboxlightswhena "small"speakerisselected,

andtheb_voouterboxeslightwhen"large"speakersare

selected.Whennoneoftheboxesarelitforthecenter,

surroundorsubwooferchannels,nospeakerhasbeen

assignedthatposi_on.(Seepage26 formoreinforma-

tiononconfiguringspeakers.)Theletlersinsideeach

boxdisplaystheactiveinputchannels.Forstandard

analoginputs,onlytheLandRwilllight,indicatinga

stereoinput,Foradigitalsource,theindicatorswilllight

todisplaythechannelsbeingreceivedatthedigital

input.Whentheleftersflash,thedigitalinputhasbeen

interrupted.(Seepage36 formoreinformationonthe

ChannelIndicators.)

[] UpperDisplayLine: Dependingontheunit's

status,avarietyofmessageswillappearhem.In

normaloperation,thislinewillshowthecurrentinput

sourceandidenlltywhetherananalogor digitalinput

isinuse,Whenthetunerisselectedastheinput,this

linewillidentifythestaSonasAMor FMandshowthe

frequencyandpresetnumbe_,ifany.

[] LowerDisplayLine:Dependingontheunit's

status,a varietyofmessageswillappearhere.innor

maloperallon,thecun-entsurroundmodewillappear

onthisline.

[] SurroundModeIndicators:Oneofthese

indicatorswilllightto showthesurroundmodein

use.Dependingonthespecificcombinallonofinput

sourcesandsurroundmodeselected,morethan

oneindicatormaylight.(Seepage34for morn

intormation.)

[] RemoteSensorWindow:Thesensorbehind

thiswindowreceivesinfraredsignalsfloratheremote

control.Aimtheremoteatthisareaanddonotblock

or coveritunlessanexternalremotesensoris

installed.

FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS

Thefollowingcontrolsandjacksarelocatedbehindthefrontpaneldoor.Toopenthedoor,placetheedgeofa fingerontheleftor rightedgeofthepanelandgentlyswingthe

doordowntowardsyou.

[] Main PowerSwitch: Pressthisswitchtoapply

powertotheAVR435,Whentheswitchispressed

in,theunitisplacedinaStandbymode,as indicated

bytheamberilluminationsurroundingtheStandby/On

SwitchIll. ThisbuttonMUSTbepressedinto

operatetheunit.Toturntheunitoffandpreventthe

useoftheremotecontrol,thisswitchshouldbe

presseduntilit popsoutfromthe frontpanelsothat

thewo_d"OFF"maybereadatthetopof theswitch.

NOTE:Thisswitchisnormallyleftinthe"ON"position.

[] HeadphoneJack:Thisjackmaybeusedto lis

tentotheAVR435'soutputthrougha pairofhead

phones.Beceltainthattheheadphoneshaveastan

dard1/4" stereophoneplug,orthatyouusean

adaptor,as needed,toconveittheplugonyourhead-

phonestothe1/4"jackusedontheAVR.Whenthe

headphonejackisin use,themainroomspeakerswill

automaficallybeturnedoffandtheunitwilloutputa

standaldstereosignal.Youmayalsouseoneofthe

DolbyHeadphonemodesforanenhancedlistening

experience.Formoreinformationonheadphonelis

tening,seepage33.

[] ToneModeButton:Thisbuttoncontrolsthetone

modesettings,enablingadjustmentofthebassand

treblebeesVcut.Youmayalsouseittotakethetone

controlsoutofthesignalpathcompletelyfor"flat"

response,Thefirstpressofthebuttondisplaysa

T0 NE I10 ])E messageintheLowerDisplay

Line[] andintheon-screendisplay.Totakethe

controlsoutofthesignalpath,presseitherofthe

•_/1_ Buttons[] untilthedisplayreadsT0 NE

0UT, Tochangethebassortreblesettings,press

thebuttonagainuntilthedesiredoptionappearsinthe

LowerDisplayLine[] andintheonscreendisplay

andthenpresseitherofthe._/_. Buttons[] to

enterthedesiredboostor cutsetting.Seepage32

formoreintormafienonthetonecontrols.

[] SpeakerSelectorButton:Pressthisbuttonto

begintheprocessofconfiguringtheAVR435 torthe

typeofspeakersit isbeingusedwith.Forcompleta

informationonconfiguringthespeakersettings,see

page26.

[] ChannelAdjustSelector:Pressthebuttonto

begintheprocessofadjustingthechannellevelout

putsusingthesourcecurrentlyplayingthroughyour

AVR.Forcompleteinformationonadjustingthechart

neloutputlevel,seepage29.

[] DigitalInputSelector:Pressthisbuttonto begin

theprocessofselectingadigitalsourcetot usewith

thecurrentlyselectedinput.Oncethebuttonhasbeen

pressed,usethe'_4_" Buttons[] tochoosethe

desiredinputandthenpresstheSet Button[] to

enterthesettingintothe unit'smemory.Seepage33

formoreintormafionondigitalaudio.

[] DelayAdjustSelector:Pressthisbuttonto begin

theprocessofadjustingthedelaysettingsfor Dolby

surroundmodes.Seepage28 formoreinformation

ondelayadjustments.

[] _/_. Buttons:Whenmakingsystemconfi%ra

tionchangesusingthefront-panelcontrols,press

thesebuttonsto scrollthroughtheavailablechoices

fortheoptionbeingadjusted.

[] SetButton:Whenmakingsystemconfiguration

changesusingthefrontpanelcontrols,pressthisbut-

tontoenterasettingintotheunit'smemory.

[] EzSet/EOMicrophoneJack: Before,staltingthe

EzSeVEQautomatedsetupprocess,plugthe micro

phoneintothisjack.Themicrophonedoesnetneed

tobepluggedin atothertimes.

[] Optical4 DigitalInput:Connecttheopticaldigital

outputofanaudioorvideoproducttothisjack.

[] Coaxial4 DigitalInput:Connectthecoaxial

digitaloutputofadigitalaudioproductsuchasa

poltableaudioplayeror videogametothisjack.

[] Video4 Jacks:Theseaudio/videojacksmaybe

usedfortemporaryconnectiontovideogamesor

poltableaudio/videoproductssuchascamcolders

andportableaudioplayers.

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i_) SurroundBack/MultiroomSpeakerOutputs

UnswitchedACAccessoryOutlet

_) VideoMonitorOutputs

Video1 VideoInputs

Video1 VideoOutputs

Video2 VideoInputs

Video2 VideoOutputs

_) Video3 VideoInputs

ComponentVideoMonitorOutputs

DVDComponentVideoInputs

ComponentVideo1 Inputs

ComponentVideo2 Inputs

MultiroomIRInput

RemoteIRInput

,_ RemoteIROutput

_" RemoteIRCarrierOutput

€_'RS232Port

@PCoaxialDigitalAudioOutput

CoaxialDigitalAudioInputs

CDAudioInputs

OpticalDigitalAudioOutput

DVDAudioInputs

TapeInputs

OpticalDigitalAudioInputs

Video1AudioInputs

Video1AudioOutputs

Video2 AudioInputs

Video2 AudioOutputs

8 ChannelDirectInputs

_) Video3 AudioInputs

NOTE:TomakeiteasiertofollowtheinstructionsthatrefertothisilluslTation,alargercopymaybedownloadedfromtheProductSupportsectionforthisproductat

v_t_w.harlnankardon.com.

NOTE:Toassistin makingthecorrectconnectionsfor SurroundLeft: Blue

multichannelinput,outputandspeakerconnections, SurroundRight: Gray

allconnectionjacksandterminalsarecolor-coded SurroundBackLeft: Brown

asfollows: SurroundBackRight: Tan

FrontLeft: White Subwoofer: Purple

FrontRight: Red CoaxialDigitalAudio: Orange

Center: Green CompositeVideo: Yellow

ComponentVideo"Y": Green

ComponentVideo"Pr": Red

ComponentVideo"Pb":Blue

OpticalDigitalIn: Black

OpticalDigitalOut: Gray

REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS

O AMAntenna:ConnecttheAMloopantennasup

pliedwiththereceivertotheseterminafaIfanexternal

AMantennaisused,makeconnectionstotheAMand

GNDterminalsinaccordancewiththeinstructionssup

pliedwiththeantenna.

FMAntenna:Connectthesuppliedindoororan

optionalexternalFMantennatof:isterminal.

_]1PreampOutputs:Connectthesejackstoan

optional,externalpoweramplifierfor applications

wherehigherpowerisdesired.

0 SubwooferOutput:Connectthisjacktotheline

levelinputofapoweredsubwoofer,Ifanexternalsub-

wooferamplifierisused,connectthisjacktothesub

wooferamplifierinput.

A-BUSConnector:Connectthisjackto anoptional

A BUS_ certifiedremoteroomproducttoextendthe

multiroomcapabilitiesofyourAVR435 Seepage17

formoreintormatlononA BUS,

0 SurroundSpeakerOutputs:Connecttheseout

putsto thematching+ and terminalsonyoursur

roundchannelspeaker-s.InconformancewiththeCEA

colopcodespecificaSen,theblueterminalistheposi-

tive(+) terminalthatshouldbeconnectedtothered

(+)terminalontheSurroundLeftspeakerwitholder

colopcoding,whilethegrayterminalshouldbecon-

nectedtothered(+)terminalontheSurroundRight

speakerwiththeoldercolopcodi%,Connecttheblack

() terminalontheAVRtothematchingblacknega-

tive() terminalsforeachsurroundspeaker.(See

page16 formoreintormallononspeakerpolarity.)

FrontSpeakerOutputs:Connecttheseoutputs

to thematching+ or - terminalsonyourleftandright

speakers.Whenmakingspeakerconnections,always

makecertainto maintaincorrectpolaritybyconnecting

thecoloFcoded(whiteforfrontleftandredfor%nt

right)(+) terminalsontheAVR435 tothered(+)

terminalsonthespeaker-sandtheblack(-) terminals

ontheAVR435 totheblack() terminalsonthe

speakers.Seepage16for moreintormationon

speakerpolarity.

Q FanVents:Theseventilationholesaretheoutput

oftheAVR435'sairflowsystem.Toensureproper

operationoftheunitandto avoidpossibledamageto

delicatesurfaces,makecertainthattheseholesam

notblockedandthatthereisatleast3 inchesofopen

spacebetweentheventholesandanywoodenortab

ricsurface,itisnormalforthefantoremainoffat

mostnormalvolumelevefaAnautomatictemperature

sensorturnsthefanononlywhenit isneeded.

0 CenterSpeakerOutputs:Connecttheseoutputs

tothematching+ and terminalsonyourcenter

channelspeaker.InconformancewiththeCEAceloF

codespecification,thegreenterminalisthepositive

(+) terminalthatshouldbeconnectedtothered(+)

terminalonspeakerswiththeoldercoloFcoding.

Connecttheblack_) terminalontheAVRtothe

blacknegative_) terminalonyourspeakeT.(See

page16tot moreinformationonspeakerpolarity.)

i_) SurroundBactdMultiroomSpeakerOutputs:

Thesespeakerterminalsarenormallyusedtopower

thesurroundbackleft/surroundbackrightspeakers

ina 7.1 channelsystem.However,theymayalsobe

usedto powerthespeakersinasecondzone,which

willreceivetheoutputselectedfor amuWroomsystem

Tochangetheoutputfedtotheseterminalsfrom

thedefaultof theSurroundBackspeakerstothe

MulSroomOutput,youmustchangea settinginthe

AdvancedMenuoftheOSDsystem.Seepage41 for

moreinformationonconfiguringthisspeakeroutput.In

normalsurroundsystemuse,thebrownandblackter

minaisarethesurroundbackleftchannelpositive(+)

andnegative() connectionsandthetanandblack

terminalsarethesurroundbackrightpositive(+)and

negative() terminals.Formullroomuse,connectthe

brownandblackSBLterminalstotheredandblack

connectionsontheleftremotezonespeakerandcon

nectthetanandblackSBRterminalstotheredand

blackterminalsontherightremotezonespeaker.

ACPowerCordJack: ConnecttheACpower

cordtothisjackwhentheinstallationiscomplete.

ToensuresafeopeTation,useonlythepowercord

suppliedwiththeunit,Ifareplacementisrequired,

it mustbeofthesametypeandcapacity.

SwitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Theseoutlets

maybeusedtopoweranydeviceyouwishtohave

turnedonwhentheAVR435 islsrnedonwiththe

Standby/OnSwitchH.

UnswitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Thisoutlet

maybeusedto poweranyACdevice,Thepowerwill

remainonatthisoutlet,regardlessofwhetherthe

AVR435 isonoroft.

NOTE:Thetotalpowerconsumptionofalldevices

connectedto theaccessoryoutletsshouldnotexceed

1O0watts,

_) VideoMonitorOutputs:Connectthesejacksto

thecompositeorS videoinputofaW monitoror

videoprojectortoviewtheon-screenmenusandthe

outputofanystandardvideosourceselectedbythe

receiver'svideoswitcher.

DVDVideoInputs:ConnectthecompositeorS

videooutputsofa DVDplayeror othervideosourceto

thesejacks.

Video1 VideoInputs:Connectthecompositeor

S videoPlAY/OUTjacksofaVCAorothervideo

sourcetothesejacks.

Video1 VideoOutputs:Connectthecomposite

or S videoRECANjacksofa\/ORor othervideo

recoTdingdevicesuchasa DVDrecorderorPVRto

thesejacks.

i_) Video2 VideoInputs:Connectthecompositeor

S videoPLAY/OUTjacksofaVCRorothervideo

sourcetothesejacks.

i_) Video2 VideoOutputs:Connectthecomposite

or S videoREC/INjacksofaVCRor othervideo

recordingdevicesuchasaDVDrecorderorPVRto

thesejacks.

Video3 VideoInputs:Connectthecompositeor

S videoPlAY/OUTjacksofaVCRorothervideo

sourcetothesejacks.

ComponentVideoMonitorOutputs:Connect

theseoutputstothecomponentvideoinputsofa

videoprojectoror monitor.Whenasourceconnected

tooneoftheComponentVideoInputs_ is

selected,thesignalwillbesenttothesejacks.

DVDComponentVideoInputs:Theseinputs

maybeusedwithanysourcedeviceequippedwith

analogY/Pr/Pbor RGBcomponentvideooutputs.The

facton/defaultisforthesejacksto belinkedtothe

DVDinput,butyoumaychangetheset,rigatany

timethroughthe TNPU1" SE 1"UP menu,See

page21for moreinformationonconfiguringthe

componentvideoinputs.

ComponentVideo1 Inputs:Theseinputsmay

beusedwithanysourcedeviceequippedwithanalog

WPr/Pbor RGBcomponentvideooutputs.Thefactory

defaultisforthesejacksto belinkedtotheDVDinput,

butyoumaychangethesettingatanytimethrough

the TNPUT SETUP menu.Seepage21 for

morninformationonconfiguringthecomponentvideo

inputs,

ComponentVideo2 Inputs:Theseinputsmay

beusedwithanyvideosourcedeviceequippedwith

analogY/Pr/Pbor RGBcomponentvideooutputs.The

factorydefaultisforthesejacksto belinkedtothe

Video2 input,butyoumaychangethesettingatany

timethroughthe I NPUT SE TUP menu,See

page21 formoreintormationonconfiguringthecom-

ponentvideoinputs.

MultiroomIAInput:ConnecttheoutputofanIR

sensorinaremoteroomtothisjacktooperatethe

/_,/R435'smulllroomcoMolsystem.

REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS

RemoteIRInput: IftheAVR435's frontpanel

IRsensorisblockeddueto cabinetdoorsor other

obstructions,anexternalIRsensormaybeused.

Connecttheoutputofthesensortothisjack.

,_j RemoteIROutput:Thisconnectionpermitsthe

IRsensorinthereceivertoserveotherremotecon-

trolleddevices.Connectthisjacktothe'IRIN"jackon

compatibleHarmanKardonequipment.

€_"RemoteIRCarrierOutput:Theoutputofthis

jackisthefullsignalreceivedattheRemoteSensor

Window[] orinputthroughtheRemoteIRInput

includingthecarrierfrequencythatisremoved

fromsignalsattheRemoteIROutput_. Usethis

outputtoextendIRremotesignalstotheinputof

compatibleproductsbydirectconnectionorthrough

theuseofoptional,externalIR"blasters".Ifyouarein

doubtastowhichofthelwoIROutputjackstouse,

werecommendthatyouconsultwithyourdealeror

installehorcheckwiththemanufactureroftheexternal

equipmentyouwishtocontrol.

RS-232Port:Thisjackmaybeusedtocontrol

theAVR435 overabi-directionalRS-232serial

controllinktoacompatiblecomputerorprogrammable

remotecontrolsystem.Duetothecomplexib/of

programmingRS-232commandswestrongly

recommendthatconnectionstothispo_ttor

controlpurposesbemadebyatrainedandqualified

technician.ThisjackmayalsolinktoacompaSble

computerto upgradethesoftwareandoperatingsys

tamoftheAVR435 whenupgradesareavailable.

CoaxialDigitalAudioOutput:Connectthisjack

tothecoaxialdigitalinputofaCDR/RW,MiniDiscor

othercempaabledigitalrece_deT.

@ MultiroomAudioOutputs:Connectthesejacks

totheoptionalexternalaudiopoweramplifierand

videodistributionsystemthatdeliversthesource

selectedformultizonedistribution.

_}_CoaxialDigitalAudioInputs:Connectthecoax

digitaloutputfromaDVDplayer,HDTVreceive_,the

S/PDIFeuto_ofa compaSblecomputersoundcard

playingMP3filesorsbeams,LDplayerorCDplayerto

thesejacks.ThesignalmaybeaDolbyDigitalsignal,

DTSsignalorastandardPCMdigitalsource.Donet

connecttheRFdigitaloutputofanLDplayerto

thesejacks.

CDAudioInputs:Connectthesejacksto the

left/rightanalogaudiooutputofa compactdiscplayer

orCDchangeror otheraudiosource.

OpticalDigitalAudioOutput:Connectthisiack

totheopticaldigitalinputconnectoronaCDR/RW,

MiniDiscor othercompatibledigitalrecorder.

DVDAudioInputs:Connecttheleft/rightanalog

outputsofa DVDplayerorotheraudiosourceto

thesejacks.

@ TapeInputs:ConnectthesejackstothePlay/Oout

jacksofanaudiorecorder.

TapeOutputs:Connectthesejackstothe

Record/InputjacksofanaudiorecoTder.

• OpticalDigitalAudioInputs:Connecttheopti

caldigitaloutputfromaDVDplayer,HDTVreceive_,

theS/PDIFoutputofacompatiblecomputersound

cardplayingMP3filesorstreams,LDplayeror CD

playertothesejacks,ThesignalmaybeaDolbyDigital

signal,aDTSsignalorastandardPCMdigitalsource,

Video1 Audio Inputs:Connecttheleft/right

PLAY/OUTaudiooutputjacksonaVCRorothervideo

sourcetothesejacks.

(_ Video1 AudioOutputs:Connecttheleft/right

REC/INaudioinputjacksona VCRor othervideo

sourcetothesejacks.

@ Video2 Audio Inputs:Connecttheleft/right

PLAY/OUTaudiooutputjacksonaVCRorothervideo

sourcetothesejacks.

@ Video2 Audio Outputs:Connecttheleft/right

REC/INaudioinputjacksona VCRor othervideo

sourcetothesejacks.

8-ChannelDirectInputs:Thesejacksareused

forconnectiontosourcedevicessuchas DVDAudio

orSACDplayerswithdiscretaanalogoutputs.

Dependingonthesourcedeviceinuse,alleightjacks

maybeused,thoughin manycasesonlyconnections

tothefrontleft/right,center,surroundleft/rightand

LFE(subwoeferinput)jackswillbeusedforstandald

5.1 audiosignals.

_) Video3 AudioInputs:Connecttheleft/right

PLAY/OUTaudiooutputjacksonaVCR,PVR,cable

settop,satal]itareceivehHDTVreceiverorothervideo

sourcetothesejacks.

MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

O PowerOffButton

I_ PowerOnButton

O LCDIntormationDisplay

O InputSelectors

AVRSelector

0 DSPSurroundModeSelector

Q Logic7 ModeSelectButton

DirectButton

ClearButton

NumericKeys

TuningModeButton

i_ DimButton

ChannelSelectButton

NavigationButton

DigitalSelectButton

SetButton

VolumeUp/DownSelectors

TransportFastPlay/ScanButtons

TrackSkipUp/DownButtons

PresetUp/DownButton

I_ VideoInputButton

DiscSkipButton

ProgramButton

LightButton

MultireomButton

OSDButton

NightModeButton

ToneControlBulton

SleepButton

AM/FMButton

TuningUp/DownButton

ChannelUp/DownSelector

MUTE

DVD

harman/kardon

1TST SUI_ _D'_SURR

LOGIC7 STEREO DTS NEO_6

CL_R JKL

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MemoryButton

StereoModeSelectButton

DTSNeo:6ModeSelectButton

DTSDigitalModeSelectButton

DolbyModeSelectButton

6/8 ChannelInputSelect

MuteButton

0 Lens

NOTES:

• Thefunctionnamesshownhereare,eachbutton'sfeaturewhenusedwiththeAVR435.Most

buttonshaveadditionalfunctionswhenusedwithotherdevices.Whenabuttonispressed,the

functionnamewillappearinthebottomlineoftheLCDInformationDisplayi_).

,,Thejackontheupperrightsideoftheremoteisreservedtotfutureuse.Donotremovethe

plugprovidedorconnectanydevicetothelack.

,,Tomakeiteasiertofollowtheinstructionsthatrefertothisillustration,a largercopymaybe

downloadedfremthePreductSupportsectionforthisproductatwww.harmankadon.com.

MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

IMPORTANTNOTE:TheAVR435'sremotemay

beprogrammedtocontrolupb eightdevices,

includingtheAVR435. Beforeusingtheremote,

itisimportanttorememberto presstheInput

SelectorButtonO thatcorrespondstotheunit

youwishtooperate.Inaddition,theAVR435's

remoteisshippedfromthefactoryto operatethe

AVR435 andmostHarmanKardonCDor DVD

playersandcassettedecks.Theemoteisalso

capableofoperatingawidevarieb/ofotherproducts

usingthecontrolcodesthatampartoftheemote.

Beforeusingtheremotewithotherproducts,follow

theinstructionsonpages43 46 toprogramthe

propercodestortheproductsinyoursystem.

Itisalsoimportanttorememberthatmanyofthe

buttonsontheremotatakeondifferentfuncfions,

dependingontheproductselectedusingtheInput

SelectorsO. Thedeseripfionsshownhemprimauly

detailthefuncfionsoftheremotewhenitisusedto

operatetheAVR435.

0PowerOffButton:Pressthisbuttontoplace

theAVR435 ora selecteddeviceintheStandby

mode.Notethatthiswillturnoffthemainroom

functions,butiftheMultiroomsystemisactivated,

itwillcontinuetofunction.

PowerOnButton:Presethisbuttontoturnon

thepowertoadeviceselectedbyfirstpressingoneof

theInputSelectors_]P.

OLOD InformationDisplay:Thistwolinescreen

displaysvariousinformationdependingonthecorn

mandsthathavebeenenteredintotheremote.

InputSelectors:Preseingoneofthesebuttons

willpe_1ormthreeactionsatthesametime,First,ifthe

AVR435 isnotturnedon thiswillpoweruptheunit,

Next,it willselectthesourceshownonthebuttonas

theinputtotheAVR435.Finally,itwillchangethe

remoteconl_olsothatitcontrolsthedeviceselected,in

normaloperation,theremotewillrevertto contrslling

theAVRwhennobuttonispressedfor 6 seconds.

Thisallowstheremotetoautomaficallyreturnto con

trolof importantfunctionssuchasvolume,muteand

surroundmodeselectionafteryouhaveusedthe

remotetocontrslanotherdevice,ifyouwishto

changethelengthoftimethatthersmoteoperates

anotherdevice,or tohavetheremoteremainactive

forcontroloftheotherdevice(suchasa DVDplayer

orsettopbox)untilyoumanuallyreturncontrsltothe

AVRbypreseingtheAVRSelector_, followthe

instructionsonpage52.

AVRSelector:Pressingthisbuttonwillswitchthe

remotesothatitwilloperatetileAVR435'sfunctions,if

theAVR435isintheStandbymode,itwillalsoturnthe

_,/R435on,

TestButton:Presethisbuttontobeginthe

sequenceusedtomanuallycalibratetheAVR435's

outputlevels,(Seepage29for moreinformationon

calibratingtheAVR435.)

0 DSPSurroundModeSelector:Pressthis

buttontoselectoneoftheDSPsurroundmodes,such

asVMAx,Hall1,Hall2 orTheatekEachpreseofthe

buttonselectsanothermode.(Seepage34formore

intormationonsurroundmodes.)

Logic7 ModeSelectButton:Presethisbutton

toselectfromamongtheavailableLogic7surround

modes.(Seepage34fortheavailableLogic7

options.)

Q DirectButton:Presethisbuttonwhenthetuner

isinusetostallthesequencefordirectentryofa

station'sfrequency.Afterpressingthebutton,simply

presstheproperNumericKeys_ toselecta

station.(Seepage37 formoreinformationonthetuner.)

ClearButton:Whenprogrammingtheremote

orusingtile EzSetfeaturs,pressthisbuttontocancel

thecurrentf_ncfion.Whenusingtheremotetoenter

frequenciesfordirecttuneraccess,presethisbutton

toclearpreviousentries.

NumericKeys:Thesebuttonsserveasa 10

buttonnumerickeypadtoentertunerpresetpositions.

Theyarealsousedtoselectchannelnumberswhen

_{, Cableor SAThasbeenselectedontheremote,or

toselecttracknumbersona CD,DVDor LDplayer,

dependingonhowtheremotehasbeenprsgrammed.

Thesebuttonsarealsousedtoenterlettersandnum-

berswhenrenamingdevicesintheLCDInformation

Display.(Seepage50 formoreinformationonrenan

lngdevicesandkeys.)

TuningModeButton:Presethisbuttonto

changethetunermodebetweenmanualand

automatic.Whenthebuttonispreseedsothat

AUT0 /S TE I_E0 appearsintheUpper

DisplayLine[] andintheon-screendisplay,only

stationswithacceptablesignalqualilywillbetuned,

andthetunerwillplayFMstationsinstereo,when

available,intheAUTOmode,whentheTuning

Up/DownButtonsLmJ_]p_ arepressed,theunit

willautomaticallysearchforthenextavailablestation

withgoodsignalstrength.Whenthisbuttonispreseed

sothat I1ANUAL /110 N0 appearsin theUpper

DisplayLine[] andintheon screendisplay,each

pressoftheTuningUp/DownButtonsI_J_]p_

willmovethefrequencyupordowninsinglestep

increments.WhentheFMbandisin use,pressingthe

buttonsothatthe MANUALmodeisacfivatedwill

enableyoutotunestationswithweaksignalsby

changingto monauralreception.(Seepage37 for

moreintormafionontuneroperation.)

Dim Button:Pressthisbuftonto activatethe

Dimmerfunction,whichreducesthebrightnessofthe

front-paneldisplay,orturnsit offenfirely.Pressthe

buttononcetochangethedisplaytoreducethe

brightnessby50%,andpressitagainwithin5 sac

ondsandthemaindisplaywillgo completelydark.

Notethatthissettingistemporary;regardleseofany

changes,thedisplaywillalwaysreturntofullbright-

nesswhentheAVRislurnedon,Theblueillumination

aroundtheStandby/OnSwitch[] willalways

remainatfullbrightnessregardlessofthesettingto

remindyouthattheAVRissfillturnedon.Theblue

accentlightinginsidethevolumecontrolwillalso

remainatfullbrightnesswhenthepanelisat50%,

butgooutwhenthepanellightsarefullydimmed.

ChannelSelectButton:Thisbuttonisusedto

starttheproceseofsettingtheAVR435'soutputlevelsto

anexternalsource.Oncethisbuftonispreseed,pressthe

•,/• ontheNavigationButton_ toselectthe

channelbeingadjustedthenpresstheSetButton

followedbythe•/• ontheNavigationButton

again,tochangethelevelsetting,(Seepage38 formore

information.)

NavigationButton:Thissingledisclikebuttonis

usedtonavigatethroughtheon screenconfigumfion

menus,toscrsllthroughtheoptionslistandtoselect

chobesforthevarioussettingssuchasdelay,speakers,

surroundmodes,digitalinputs,etc.Tousethebutton,

simplypressit left,right,upor downinthedirection

indicatedbythe•/V/,9 _ iconsprintedonthe

buttondisc.Dependingonthemenubeingused,

preseingthebuttonwilleitherchangeaspecificmenu

or configurationchoice,or itwillchangetheoption

shownintheon-screenor frontpaneldisplay,The

sectionsinthismanualdescribingtheunit'sindividual

fealuresandconfigurationoptionscontainspecific

intormafiononhowthenavigationcontrolsareused.

DigitalSelectButton:Pressthisbut[ontoasei%

oneofthedigitalinputs_) _ [_Pll toa source.

',Seepage33formoreinformationonusingdigital

inputs,)

SetButton:Thisbuttonisusedto entersettings

intotheAVR435'smemon/.It isalsousedinthe

setupproceduresfordelaytime,speakerconfiguration

andchanneloutputleveladlustment.

VolumeUp/DownButtons:Thesecontrols

sharethecommondiscinthelowerthirdofthe

remote.Toraisethevolume,pressthebuttonmarked

• bypreseingtowardsthetopoftheremote.Tolower

thevolume,pressthebuttonmarked• bypressing

towardstheboftomoftheremote.The_/_, buttons

ontheleftandrightsidesofthisdiscchangechannels

upor downwhentheTV,cableboxor satelliteInput

Selectors_ havebeenpressed.

MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

TransportFast-Play/ScanButtons:Thesebut

tonshavenodirectfunctionontheAVR435, butthey

am usedwhentheremoteisprogrammedforacorn

patibleDVD,CDortapeplaye_Pressingthesebuttons

willtransmita fastplayforward,fast-playreverse,ortast

forwardor reversescancommand,accordingtothe

capabilitiesoftheplayerbeingcontrolledInthefactory

defaultsettingthesebuttonsarepreprogrammedwith

theremotecodesforHarmanKardonDVDplayersso

thatyoumaycontrolacompatibleplayerwithouthay

ingtoswitchdevices.

I_ MainTransportControls:Thesebuttonshave

nodirectfunctionontheAVR435,buttheyareused

whentheremoteisprogrammedfor a compatible

DVD,CDortapeplayer.Pressingthesebuttons

willtransmitastop(m),record(o), orpause(,)

command,accordingtothecapabilitiesoftheplayer

beingcontrolled.Inthefactorydefaultsetting,these

buttonsareprogrammedwiththeremotecodesfor

HarmanKardonDVDplayerssothatyoumaycontrol

a compatibleplayerwithouthavingto switchdevices.

TrackSkipUp/DownButtons:Thesebuttons

denothaveadirectfuncllonwiththeAVR435,but

whenusedwithacompatiblyprogrammedCDor DVD

changerwillchangethet_ackorchaptercurrentlybeing

played.Inthefacton/defaultsallng,thesebuttonsare

programmedwiththeremotecodestotHarmanKardon

DVDplayerssothatyoumaycontrola compaQbbplayer

withouthavingtoswitchdevices.

I_ PresetUp/DownButton:Whenthetunerisin

use,pressthisbuttonto scrollthroughthestations

programmedintotheAVR435'smemory.

VDIButton:Thisbuttondoesnothaveanyrune

tienfortheAVR,butisprovidedfor youruseinpro

grammingthecodesthatareusedto scrollupor

downthroughtheavailabbinputsonyourvideodis

play.Thisallowsyouto switchvideoinputsthatare

directlyconnectedtoyourvideodisplay.Alternatively,

youmayprogramanycompatibleremotecodeinto

the"up"and"down"potionsofthisbutton.Forintor

mationon"learning"remotecodesintoabutton

ontheAVRremote,followtheinstructionsshown

onpage44,

DiscSkipButton:Thisbuttonhasnodirect

functionfortheAVR435 butmaybeusedtochange

thediscina CDor DVDchangerwhentheremoteis

programmedtor thattypeofdevice.

I_ ProgramButton:Thisbuttonisusedtobegin

theprocesaofprogrammingtheremote.Pressandhold

thisbuttonfor3secondstoplacetheremoteinthe

programmingmode.OncetheredLEDundertheSet

Button_ lights,releasethebGton.Youmaythen

salect%m thedesiredoption.(Seepages4353 for

moreinformationonconfiguringtheremote.)

LightButton:Pressthisbull:ontoactivatethe

remote'sbacHightforeaseof useindarkenedrooms.

MultiroomButton:Pressthisbuttontobegin

theprocessofactivatingthemultiroomsystemor to

changetheinputor volumelevelforthesecondzone.

(Seepage41 formoreinformationonthemultlroom

system.)

MacroButtons:Pressthesebuttonstostoreor

recalla"Macro",whichisapreprogrammedsequence

ofcommandsstoredintheremote.(Seepage46 for

moreinformationon macros.)

OSDButton:Pressthisbuttontoactivateorturn

offtheOn-ScreenDisplay(OSD)systemusedto setup

oradjusttheAVR435'sparameters.

NightModeButton:Pressthisbuttontoacti

vatetheNightmode.Thismodeisavailableinspecially

encodedDolbyDigitalsources,andit preserves

dialogue(centerchannel)intelligibilityatlowvolume

levels.

ToneControlButton:Thisbuttoncontrolsthe

tonemodesettings,enablingadjustmentofthebass

andttebleboost/cut.Youmayalsouseittotakethe

tonecontrolsoutofthesignalpathcompletelyfor

"flat"response.Thefirstpressofthebuttondisplaysa

t 0 NE T N messageintheLowerDisplayLine

[] andintheon-screendisplay.Totakethecontrols

outofthesignalpath,presseitherofthe,A,/V

NavigationButtons_ untilthedisplayreads

T0 NE 0 UT. Tochangethebassortrebleset-

tings,pressthebuttonagainuntilthedesiredoption

appearsintheLowerDisplayLine[] andin the

onscreendisplayandthenpresseitheroftheA/V

NavigationButtons_ toenterthedesiredboost

orcutsetting.Seepage32 formoreinformationon

thetoneconsols.

SleepButton:Pressthisbultontoplacetheunit

intheSleepmode.Afterthetimeshowninthedisplay,

theAVR435 willautomalmallygointotheStandby

mode.Eachpressofthebuttonchangesthetimeuntil

turn-offinthefollowingcider:

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WhentheSleeptimerisinuse,thefrontpaneldisplay

indicatorswilldimtohalfbrightness.

AM/FMButton:Pressthisbuttontoselectthe

AVR435'stunerasthelisteningchoice.Pressi%this

buttonwhenthetunerisalreadyinusewillselect

belweentheAMandFMbands.

TuningUp/DownButton:Pressthisbutton

whenthetunerisinuseto changethestationtoone

witha higheror lower%quency.Whenthetunerisin

the I1A NUAL /110 N0 mode,eachtapofthe

Selectorwillincreaseor decreasethefrequencyby

oneincrement.Whenthetunerreceivesa strong-

enoughsignalforadequatereception,11A NUAL

T UNEl) willappearintheLowerDisplayLine

[] andintheon-screendisplay.Whenthetunerisin

the AUT0 /STERE0 mode,pressthebutton

once,andthetunerwillscanfor astationwithaccept

ablesignalstrength.WhenthenexthigheporIowep

frequencystationwithastrong-enoughsignalistuned,

thefrequencyscanwillstopandtheLowerDisplay

Line[] andtheonscreendisplaywillindicate

AUT 0 T UNEl). Whenan FMStereostationis

tuned,thedisplaywillreadAUT0 S T TUNED.

Seepage37for moreinformallononusingthetuner.

ChannelUp/DownSelector:Thisbuttonhasno

functionwhentheAVRis beingcontrolled,butwhen

programmedfor usewithaVCR,11/,cablebox,satel

litereceiverorethersimilarproduct,itwillchangethe

channelupor down.Seepages43 53 formore

informationonprogrammingtheremote.

TransportPlayButtons:Thesebuttonshave

nodirectfunctionontheAVR435,buttheyareused

whentheremoteisprogrammedforacompatible

DVD,CDortapeplayer.Pressingthesebuttonswill

transmitaforwardor reverseplaycommand,

accordingtothecapabilitiesoftheplayerbeing

controlled.Inthefactorydefaultsetting,thesebuttons

areprogrammedforHarmanKardonDVDplayersso

thatyoumaycontrolaeompallbleplayerwithout

havingtoswitchdevices.

DelaySelectButton:Thisbuttonselects

adjustmentstotheAN SyncDelayandtheindividual

channeldisplays.Thefirstpressofthebuttondisplays

an A/V SYNC I)E L AY messageintheLower

DisplayLine [] andintheon-screendisplay,which

meansthatyoumaychangetheamountoftimethat

allchannelsaredelayedtogetherbehindthevideo.

Thisenablesyoutocompensateforthelossof lip

syncthatmaybecausedbydigitalvideoprocesaing

inyourdisplayorbytelevisionstations.Tochange

theAN SyncDelay,presstheSetButton_ while

the A /V SY NC DE LAY messageisvisible

andthenusetheA/V NavigationButton

tochangethesettingsothatthesoundandthe

videoimageareinsync.Tochangethedelayfor

anindMdualoutputchannel,presatheA/V

NavigationButton_ untilthedesiredchannel

nameisshown,andthenpresstheSet ButtonIi_.

UsetheA/V NavigationButtons_ tochange

thedelayamount.(Seepage28for moreintormation

ondelayoptions.)

MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

SpeakerSelect Button: Pressthisbutton

tobegintheprocessof configuringtheAVR435's

bassmanagementsystem.Thenpressthe_,/'v

NavigationButton _ to selectthechannelyou

wishto setup.PresstheSet Button_ and

thenselectanotherchanneltoconfigure.Whenall

adjustmentshavebeencompleted,presstheSet

Button_ twicetoexitthesettingsandreturnto

normaloperation.(Seepage26 for moreinformation

onspeakersetup.)

MemoryButton:Pressthisbuttontoentera

radiostationtotheAVR435'spresetmemon/.First,

tunethedesiredstation,andthenpress11isbutton.

Within5 secondsofwhenyouseethestation's

frequencyflashintheUpperDisplayLine[] and

intheonscreendisplay,pressthenumerickeys

forthepresetnumberbelweeo01 and30 thatyou

wishtoassigntothestation.(Seepage37 formore

information.)

StereoModeSelectButton:Pressthisbutton

toselecta stereolisteningmode.Whenthebuttonis

pressedsothatS URR0 UND 0 FF appearsin

theLowerDisplayLine[], theAVRwilloperate

inabypassmodewithtrue,fullyanalog,twochannel

left/rightstereomodewithnosurroundprocessingor

bassmanagement,asopposedto othermodeswhere

digitalprocessingisused.Whenthebuttonispressed

sothatS URR0 UND 0 FF appearsin theLower

DisplayLine_], andtheDSPandSurroundOff

SurroundModeIndicators[] arelit,youwinenjoy

atwo channelpresentationofthesound,alongwith

thebenefitsofbassmanagement.Dependingon

whetheryoursystemisconfiguredfor5.t or6.1/Y.1

channels,thenextpressofthebuttonwillcauseeither

5 CH STEREO or7 CH STEREO to

appea_,andthestareosi%alwillberoutedtoallfive

(orseven)speakers.(Seepage34 formoreinforma-

tiononstareoplaybackmodes.)

DTSNeo:6ModeSelectButton:Pressthis

buttontoselectaDTSNeo:6mode.(Seepage34

fortheavailableDTSNeo:6options.)

DTSDigitalModeSelectButton:Whena

DTSencodeddigitalsourceisplaying,eachpressof

thisbuttonwillscrollthroughtheavailableDTSmodes.

Thespecificchoiceofmodeswillvaryaccordingto

theb/peofencodingonthediscandyoursystem's

speakerconfiguration.Whena DTSsourceisnotin

use,thisbuttonhasnofuncfion.(Seepage34forthe

availableDTSdigitaloptions.)

DolbyModeSelectButton:Thisbuttonisused

toselectfromtheavailableDolbySurroundmodes.

EachpressofthisbuttonwillselectoneoftheDolby

ProLogicII,ProLogicIIxor DolbyVirtualSpeaker

modes,asavailablefor he numberofspeakersinyour

systemWhena DolbyDigitaEencodedsourceisin

use,theDolbyDigitalmodemayalsobeselected.

(Seepage34for theavailableDolbysurround

modeoptions.)

6-Channel/8-ChannelInputSelect:Pressthis

buttontoselectthedeviceconnectedtothe6- or8-

ChannelDirectInputs@. (Seepage32 formore

information.)

MuteButton:Pressthisbuttonto momeotadly

silencetheA\/R435 orTVsetbeingcontrolled,

dependingonwhichdevicehasbeenselected.

Lens:Theinfraredemittersbehindtheplastic

lensatthetopoftheremotecommunicatetheremote

codestotheA\/R435.Becertainthatthelensisnot

coveredwhenusingtheremote,andpointthelens

towa/dtheAVRfor bestresults.Inlearningmode,the

remotereceivesIRcodestobelearnedthrougha

sensorbehindthelens.

NOTE:DONOTremovetherubberplugthatcoversthe

jackontheupperrightsideoftheremoteThejackis

notactiveandisreservedforfutureuse

ZONE II REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

POWER

AVR VID1

MUTE

VID2

DN_PRESET_UP

Z#neJSr

harman/kardon

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PowerOffButton

@ AVRSelectorButton

AM/FMTunerSelector

inputSelectors

TuningUp/Down-FastPlayButtons

Record/PauseButton

(_ PresetUp/Down TrackSkipButtons

DiscSkipButLon

O VolumeUp/DownButtons

PlayForward/ReversdStopButtons

MuteButton

PowerOffButton:Whenusedinthemorn

wheretheAVR435 islocated,pressthisbutton

toplacetheunitinStandby.Whenit isusedina

remoteroomwithasensorthatisconnectedto the

MultiroomIRInputJack_, thisbuttonturnsthe

Multiroomsystemonandoff,

@ AVRSelectorButton:Pressthisbuttontoturn

ontheAVR435.Theinputinusewhentheunitwas

lastonwillbeselected.

AM/FMTunerSelector:Pressthisbuttonto

selecttheTunerastheinputtotheMultimomsystem.

PressitagaintochangebelweentheAMandFM

bands,

InputSelectors:WhentheAVR435iso_

pressoneofthesebuttonstoselecta specificinput

andturntheuniton,Whentheunitisah-eadyin use,

pressingoneofthesebuttonswillchangetheinput.

TuningUp/Down-FastPlayButtons:When

theZoneIIremoteisusedinthesamemornasthe

AVR435,thesebuttonsmaybeusedtochangethe

frequencyofthetuner.Thesebuttonsmayalsocontrol

theFastPlayor FastReversefunctionsofcompatible

HarmanKa_donCD,DVDor cassettedecksin the

sameroom,orfroma remoteroomwhenaniRlink

isconnectedtotheAVR435,

Record/PauseButton: Pressthisbuttonto

activatetheRecordorPausefunctiononcompahble

HarmanKa_donCD,DVDor casseltedeckproducts.

PresetUp/Down-TrackSkipButtons:When

theAVR435'stunerisselectedastheinputsource,

thesebuttonswillmoveupor downthroughthelistof

stationsthathavebeenstoredinthepresetmemon/.

Whena CDorDVDchangeror playerisselected,

thesebuttonsactivatetheForwardorReverseTrack

orChapterSkipfunctions.

I[][_ DiscSkipButtons:Pressthesebuttonsto

changediscsoncompatibleHarmanKardonCDor

DVDchangersorplayers.

O VolumeUp/DownButtons:WhentheZoneII

remoteisusedinthemornwheretheAVR435 is

located,pressthisbuttontoraiseor lowerthevolume

inthatroom.Whenitisusedinaremoteroomwitha

sensorthatisconnectedtotheMultiroomIRInput

Jack_, thisbuttonwillraiseorlowerthevolumein

theremoteroom.

PlayForward/Reverse/StopButtons:Press

thesebuttonstocontrolcompatibleHarmanKa_don

CD,DVDor cassetteplayers.

_[4 Mute Button:WhentheZoneIIremoteisused

inthemornwheretheAVR435 islocated,pressthis

buttontotemporarilysilencetheunit.Whenit isused

inaremoteroomwithasensorthatisconnected

totheMultiroomIRInputJack_, thisbuttonwill

temporarilysilencethefeedtotheremoteroom

only.Pressthebuttonagaintoreturntotheprevious

vohmelevel.

NOTES:

•TheZoneIIremotemaybeusedineitherthesameroomwheretheAVR435 islocatedor ina sepa/ate

roomwithanoptionalinfraredsensororA BUSproductthatisconnectedtotheAVR435'sMultiroomIRInput

Jack_. Whenit isusedinthesameroomastheAVR435,itwillcontrolthefunctionsoftheAVR435 or any

compatibleHarmanKardonproductsinthatroom.Whenit isusedinaseparateroomviaasensorconnectedto

theMultiroomIRInputJack _-_p,thebuttonsforPower,InputSource,\/olumeandMutewillconlrolthesource

andvolumeforthesecondzone,asconnectedtotheMultiroomAudioOutputJacks@, (Seepage41 for

completeinformationonusingtheMultiroomsystem.)

• Tomakeit easiertofollowtheinshuctionsthat_efertothecontrolsandconnectorsin thisillustration,a larger

copymaybedownloadedfromthe ProductSupportsectqonforthisproductatwww.harmankardon,com,

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

System Installation

Afterunpackingtheunit,Ioca_ngitinaplacewithade

quatavenllla_onandplacingitonasolidsu_1acecapable

dsupportingitsweight,youwillneedtomakethecon-

nectionstoyouraudioandvideoequipment.

IMPORTANTNOTE:Foryourpersonalsafetyandto

avoidpossibledamageb yourequipmentandspeakers,

itisalwaysgoodpracticetoturnoffandunplugtheAVR

andALLsourceequipmentfloratheACoutputbefore

makinganyaudioorvideosystemconnections.

AudioEquipmentConnections

Werecommendthatyouusehighqualityinterconnect

cableswhenmakingconnectionstosourceequipment

andrecordersto preservethe integrityofthesignals.

1.Connecttheanalogoutputofa CDplayertothe

CDAudioInputs_).

NOTE:IfyourCDplayerhasbothfixedandvariable

audiooutputs,it isbesttousethefixedoutputunless

youfindthattheinputtothereceiverissolowthatthe

soundisnoisy,orso highthatitisdistorted.

2.ConnecttheanalogPlay/Outjacksof acasselte

deck,MD,CDRorotheraudiorecordertothe

TapeInputs_). ConnecttheanalogRecord/In

jacksontherecoldertotheTapeOutputs

ontheAVR435.

3.Connecttheoutputofanydigitalsourcessuchas

aCDor DVDchangeror player,advancedvideo

game,a digitalsatellitereceive_,HDll/tuneror

digitalcableset-topboxortheoutputofa corn

patiblecomputersoundcardtotheOpticaland

CoaxialDigitalAudioInputs _) _ [['_[ll

4.ConnectthecoaxialoropticalDigitalAudioOutputs

_'."@PontherearpaneloftheAVR435tothematch

ingdigitalinputconnectionsonaCDRorMiniDisc

recorde_.

5.AssembletheAMloopantennasuppliedwiththeunit

sothatthetabsatthebosomoftheantennaloop

snapintotheholesinthebase.ConnectittotheAM

and6NDScrewTerminalsO.

6.ConnectthesuppliedFMantennatotheFM(75-

Ohm)Connection_. TheFMantennamaybe

anexternalroofantenna,aninsidepoweredor

wireleadantennaora connectionfroma cable

TVsystem,Iftheantennaor connectionuses

300 ohmlwindeadcable,youmustuseanopllonal

300 ohm-b-75 ohmadaptortomakethe

connection.

7. Connectthe%nt, center,surroundandsurround

backspeakeroutputsCO0@ totherespec

tivespeakers.

Toensurethatalltheaudiosignalsarecarriedb your

speakerswithoutlossofclarityorresolution,wesug-

gestthatyouusehighqualityspeakercable.Many

brandsof cableamavailableandthechoiceofcable

maybeinfluencedbythedistancebelweenyour

speakersandthereceive_,thetypeofspeakersyou

use,personalpreferencesandothertactors.Your

dealeror installerisavaluableresourceto consultin

selectingthepropercable.

Regardlessofthebrandofcableselected,werecom-

mendthatyouusecablewithagaugeof 14orsmaller

Rememberthatinspecifyingcable,thelowerthe

number;thethickerthecable.

Cablewithagaugeof 16maybeusedforshortruns

oflessthan10taet.Wedonotrecommendthatyou

usecableswithanAWGequivalentof 18or higher,

duetothepowerlossanddegradationinpertormance

thatwilloccur:

Cablesthatareruninsidewallsshouldhavetheappro

priatamarkingsto indicatelistingwithUL,CSAorother

appropriatetestingagencystandards.QuesSonsabout

runningcablesinsidewallsshouldbereferredtoyour

installerora licensedelectricianwhoisfamiliarwith

theNECand/ortheapplicablebuildingcodesin

yourarea.

Whenconnecllngwiresb thespeakers,becertain

toobserveproperpolarity.Notethatthepositive(+)

terminalofeachspeakerconnecSonhasaspecificcolor

code,asnotedonpage8.However,mostspeakers

stillusea mdterminalforthepositive(+)connection.

Connectthe"negative"or "black"wiretothesame

terminalonboththereceiverandthespeaker.

NOTE:Whilemostspeakermanutacturersadhereto

anindustryconventionof usingblackterminalsfor

negativeandredonesforpositive,somemayvary

fromthisconfiguration.Toensureproperphaseand

optimalperformance,consulttheidenllficationplateon

yourspeakerorthespeaker'smanualto verifypolarity,

Ifyoudonotknowthe polariS/ofyourspeaker,ask

yourdealerforadvicebeforeproceeding,orconsult

thespeaker'smanufacturer.

Wealsorecommendthatthelengthof cableused

toconnectspeakerpairsbeidentical.Forexample,

usethesamelengthpieceof cableto connectthe

frontleftandfront-rightor surroundleftandsur

round-rightspeakers,evenifthe speakersarea

differentdistancefromtheAVR435.

8. Connectionstoa subwooferarenormallymadevia

alinelevelaudioconnectionfromtheSubwoofer

OutputQ tothelinelevelinputofasubwooter

withabuibinamplifier.Whena passivesubwoofer

isused,theconnectionfirstgoestoapowerampli

tier,whichwillbeconnectedtooneormoresub

wooferspeakers.Ifyouareusingapoweredsub

wooferthatdoesnothavelinelevelinputconnec

tions,followtheinstructionsfurnishedwiththe

speakerforconnectioninformation.

9. Ifanexternalmultichannelaudiosourcewith

5.1 outputssuchasanexternaldigitalprocesaoW

decoder,DVDAudioor SACDplayerisused,con

necttheoutputsofthatdevicetothe8-Channel

DirectInputs_).

VideoEquipmentConnections

Videoequipmentisconnectedinthesamemanner

asaudiocomponents.Again,theuseofhighqualify

interconnectcablesisrecommendedtopreserve

signalquality.

1.ConnectaVCR'sor othervideosource'saudioand

videoPlay/OutjackstotheVideol/Video 2Audio

andVideoInputJacks @iD@ @ ontherear

panel.TheAudioandVideoRecord/Injacksonthe

VCRshouldbeconnectedtotheVideol/Video 2

AudioandVideoOutputJacks_i_)@ _ on

theAVR435.

2.Connecttheanalogaudioandvideooutputsofa

satellitereceiver,cableR/converterortelevisionset

oranyothervideosourcetotheVideo3 Audio

andVideoInputJacks€_)_).

3.Connecttheanalogaudioandvideooutputsof a

DVDor laserdiscplayertotheDVDAudioand

VideoInputs@_.

4.Connecttheopficalorcoaxialdigitalaudiooutputs

ofaDVDplayer,satellitereceiveT,cablebox,HDTV

tunerorvideogametoanyoftheOpticalor

CoaxialDigital Inputs_ _ [['_Hll Therecom

mendedconnectionfora DVDplayeristousea

coaxialdigitallinkconnectedtotheCoaxialDigital

AudioInput1,butyoumaychangethedigital

audioinputassignmentforanysourceusingthe

ZNPUT SE TUP menu,asdescribedonpage

21 ortheDigitalInputSelectorF'_ii_ onthe

frontpanelor remote(seepage33).

NOTE:Whenconnectingadevicesuchasadigital

cableboxorotherset-taptunerproductwithadigital

audiooutput,we recommendthatyouconnectboth

thedigitalandanalogoutputsoftheproducttoyour

AVR.TheaudioinputpollingfeatureoftheAVRwill

thenbeabletomakecertainthatyouhaveaconstant

audiofeed,sinceitwillautomaticallyswitchtheaudio

inputtotheanalogjacksifthedigitalfeedisintenuptad

or notavailablefora particularchannel.

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

Ifyoursystemrequiresdirectconnectionofavideo

sourcetoyourdisplay,wesuggestthatyouconsider

programmingtheVDIButtons_ so thatyoumay

changetheinputusedbyyourdisplayfromtheAVR's

remote.Forinformationon "learning"remotecodes

intoabultonontheAVRremote,followtheinstruc

tionsshownon page44.

5.ConnecttheVideoMonitorOutputJacksi_I on

thereceivertothecompositeor S videoinputof

yourtelevisionmonitororvideoprojector:

6.IfyourDVDplayerhasY/Pr/Pbanalogcomponent

videooutputs,connectthemtotheComponent

Video1 Inputs€_. Althoughthissetofinputsmay

beassignedtoanyofthefourvideoinputson

theAVR435,thefactorydefaultisforthisinput

tobeassignedto theDVDAudioInputs_.

Remembertomakeadigitalaudioconnection

betweenthe DVDplayerandtheAVR,withthe

CoaxialDigitalInput 1I_ beingthefactory

default.Forinformationonchangingtheinput

assignmentsfor eitherthecomponentvideo

jacksortheDVDplayer'saudioconnecllon,see

page21,

7.If youhaveotherdeviceswithY/R/Pbor RGB

componentvideooutputs,connectthesource

devicetotheComponentVideo2 Inputs_).

TheaudioconnectionsmaybetoanyoftheVideo

AudioInputs_ _ _ [] ortheOpticalor

CoaxialDigitalInputs!_) _ r_Pl. Whenusing

eitheroftheComponentVideoInputs,makecertain

thattheaudioandvideoinputsareproperlyconfig

uredinthe TNP UT S ET UP menu,as

describedonpage21.

8.Ifthecomponentvideoinputsareused,connect

theComponentVideoMonitorOutputs_ to

thecomponentvideoinputsofyourTV,projector

ordisplaydevice.

9.Ifyouhaveacamco_der,videogameorother

audio/videodevicethatisconnectedtotheAVRon

atemporaryratherthanpermanentbasis,connect

theaudio,videoanddigitalaudiooutputsofthat

devicetotheFront-PanelInputsI_PlI'_I, A

deviceconnectedhereisselectedastheVideo4

input,andthedigitalinputsmustbeassignedtothe

Video4 input,(Seepage21 formoreinformation

oninputconfiguration.)

System and Power Connections

TheAVR435 isdesignedforflexibleusewithmulti-

roomsystems,externalcontrolcomponentsand

poweramplifiers.

MainRoomRemoteControlExtension

Ifthereceiverisplacedbehindasolidorsmoked

glasscabinetdoor,theobstructionmaypreventthe

remotesensorfromreceivingcommands.Inthis

event,anoptionalremotesensormaybeused.

Connecttheoutputoftheremotesensorto the

RemoteIBInputJack _.,_._,

Ifothercomponentsarealsoprevented%m receiving

remotecommands,onlyonesensorisneeded.Simply

usethisunit'ssensororaremoteeyebyrunninga

connectionfromtheRemoteIROutputJack_ to

theRemoteIRInputjackonHarmanKardonorother

compatibleequipment.

MultiroomIRLink

TheremoteroomIRreceivershouldbeconnectedto

theAVR435 viastandardcoaxialcable.PlugtheIRcon-

nectioncableintotheMultiroomIRInputJack_ on

theAVR435'8rearpanel,

IfotherHarmanKaldon-compatiblesourceequipment

ispartofthemainroominstallation,theRemoteIR

OutputJack_ onhe rearpanelshouldbecon-

nectedtotheIRINjackonsourceequipment.Thiswill

enabletheremotemornlocationtocontrolsource

equipmentfunctions.

WhenaremoteIRsensorisusedtocontrolnon

HarmanKardonsourceequipment,werecommend

thatyoumakeadirectconnectionoruseanoptional,

externalIR"blaster"connectedtotheRemoteIR

CarrierOutputJack __',Ifyouareindoubtasto

whichIROutputjacktousefortheequipmentinyour

system,contactyourdealerorinstaller,orthemanu-

faclsmr'ssuppo_lsiteandaskwhethertheunittobe

controlleduses"fullcarrier"or"stripped"carrierIR

commands.When"fullcarriercommands"areused,

maketheconnectiontotheRemoteIRCarrier

OutputJack_._.Otherwise,maketheconnectionto

theRemoteIBOutputJack_ asnotedabove.

NOTE:Allremotelycontrolledcomponentsmustbe

linkedtogetherina"daisychain'.'ConnecttheIROUT

jackofoneunitto theIBINofthenextto establish

thischain.

MultiroomConnections

TheAVR435 isequippedwithmultizonecapabililles

thatallowittosendaseparateaudiosourcetothe

remotezonefromtheoneselectedforuseinthe

[nain room.

Dependingonyoursystem'srequirement,three

optionsareavailablefor audioconnection:

Option1: Usehigh-quality,shieldedaudiointercon-

nectcablefromtheAVR435'slocationto theremote

room.Intheremoteroom,connecttheinterconnect

cabletoastereopoweramplifie_.Theamplifierwillbe

connectedto theroom'sspeakers,AttheAVR435,

plugtheaudiointerconnectcablesintotheMultiroom

AudioOutputs@ ontheAVR435'srearpanel.

Option2: ConnecttheMultiroomAudioOutputs

€_'ontheAVR435totheinputsofanopSonalstereo

poweramplifier.Runhighqualityspeakerwirefrom

theamplifiertothespeakersintheremoteroom.

Option3: TakingadvantageoftheA\/R435'sbuiltin

sevenchannelamplifie_,it ispossibletouselvvoofthe

amplifierchannelstopowerspeakersintheremote

room.Whenusingthisoption,youwillnotbeableto

usethefull7.1 channelcapabilitiesoftheAVR435 in

themainlisteningroom,butyouwillbeabletoadd

anotherlisteningmornwithoutexternalpowerampli

fiers.Tousetheinternalamplifiersto powera remote

zone,connectthespeakersfortheremoteroomloca-

tiontotheSurroundBack/MultiroomSpeaker

Outputsi_). Beforeusingtheremoteroom,you

willneedtoconfiguretheamplifiersfor surroundoper

ationbychanginga settingin theI1UL T TI_0 0 11

menu,followingtheinstructionsshownonpage41.

NOTE:Foralloptions,youmayconnectanoptional

IRsensorintheremoteroomtotheAVR435 viaan

appropriatecable.Connectthesensor'scabletothe

MultiroomIRInput_ ontheAVR435 anduse

theZoneIIremotetocontroltheroomvolume.Aires

natively,youmayinstallanopllonalvolumecontrol

betweenf:Teoutputoftheamplifiersandthespeakers.

A-BUS®InstallationConnections

TheAVR435isamongthefewreceiversavaihble

thatofferbuiltinA-BUSReadyoperation.Whenused

withanopSonalA-BUSproduct,youhavealltheben

ditsof remotezoneoperationwithouttheneedforan

externalpoweramplifie_.

TousetheAVR435 withanapprovedA-BUSprod

uct,simplyconnectittotheAVR435 usingstandard

Category5 wiringthatisproperlyratedforthespecific

in-wallinstallation.Terminatethewiringatthereceiver

endtoastandardRJ45 connectorincompliance

withtheinstructionsfurnishedwiththeA-BUSproduct

YoumayconnectasingleA-BUSmoduletothe

AVR435 withnofurtherequipmentneeded.Ifyou

wishtoconnectmorethanoneABUSmodule,an

optional,externalA-BUShubmaybeusedto

providethatcapability.Contactyourdealeror

v_tww.harmankardon.comtot moreinformationon

otherA BUSproductsavailablefromHarmanKaldon.

Nofurtherinstallationor adjustmentisneeded,asthe

A-BUSjackontheAVR435routesthesignalstotheir

properdestinationfor poweT,signalsourceandconl_ol.

TheoutputfedtotheABUSjackisdeterminedbythe

AVR435'smultimomsystemandmenus.

RS-232Connections

TheAVR435isequippedwithanRS-232Serial

ConnectionPort-_ thatmaybeusedfortwo pur

poses.Whentheportisconnectedtoacompatible,

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

optional,externalcomputer;keypador controlsystem,

theAVR435 iscapableof bi directionalcommunica-

tionsthatenabletheexternalsystemtocontrolthe

AVR,andfortheAVRtoreportstatusandhandshake

databacktothecontmlle_.UseoftheRS232 pertfor

thistypeofcontrolrequiresspecifictechnicalknowl

edge,andwerecommendthatanyconnectionand

programmingforcontrolbemadebyatrainedinstaller

ortechnicianfamiliarwiththeequipmentbeingused.

TheRS-232portmayalsobeusedasanaccess

pointthroughwhichtheAVR435'soperatingsystem

andsurroundmodememoriesmaybeupdatedvia

connectiontoacompatiblecomputer.Atthetime

thatanyupgradeisavailable,instructionsformaking

theconnectionandinstallingtneupgradewillbe

availablethroughtheProductSupportareaofthe

HarmanKardonWebsiteatharmanka_don.com.

ThephysicalconnectiontotheAVR435'sRS232

portisastandardDSUB9 connecl_on,butto ensure

compatibleandproperoperation,specificso_vare

commandsandpinwiringschemesmayberequired.

A6 PowerConnections

ThisunitisequippedwithtwoaccessoryACoutlets,

Theymaybeusedtopoweraccessorydevices,but

theyshouldnotbeusedwithhighcurrentdrawequip

mentsuchaspoweramplifiers.Thetotalpowerd_aw

toeachoutletmaynotexceed1O0walts.

TheSwitchedACAccessoryOutlet_ ispowered

onlywhentheunitison.Thisisrecommendedfor

devicesthathaveamechanicalpowerswitchthatmay

beleftinthe"ON"position.

MOTE:Manyaudioandvideoproductsgo intoa

Standbymodewhentheyareusedwithswitchedout

lets,Thistypeofproductmaynotoperateproperly

whenusedwiththeswitchedoutlet.

TheUnswitchedACAccessoryOutleti_ is

poweredaslongastheAVRispluggedintoa

poweredACoutlet.

TheAVR435 featuresaremovablepowercord

thatallowswirestoberuninadvancetoa complex

installationsothattheunititselfneednotbeinstalled

unSlit isreadyforconnection.Whenallneeded

connectionshavebeenmade,connecttheAC

PowercordtotheACPowerCordJacki_).

TheAVR435 drawssignificantlymorecurrenttnan

otherhouseholddevices,suchascomputers,thatuse

removablepowercords.Forthatreason,it isimportant

thatonlythecordsuppliedwiththeunit(ora direct

replacementofidenticalcapacity)beused.

Oncethepowercordisconnected,youarealmost

readytoenjoytheAVR435'8incrediblepower

andfidelit!!

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Whenallaudio,videoandsystemconnectionshave

beenmade,therearea fewconfiguraSonadlustments

thatmustbe made.Atewminutesspenttocorrectly

configureandcalibratetheunitwillgreatlyaddtoyour

listeningexperience.

SpeakerSelectionandPlacement

Theplacementofspeakersina multichannelhome

theatersystemcanhaveanoticeableimpactonthe

qualityofsoundreproduced.

Nomatterwhichtypeor brandof speakersisused,

the samemodelor brandof speakershouldbeused

fortheleftfront,centerandrightfrontspeakers.This

createsa seamlessfrontsoundstageandeliminates

the possibilityof distractingsonicdisturbancesthat

occurwhenasoundmovesacrossmismatchedfront

channelspeakers.

Speaker Placement

Dependingonthetypeofcenterchannelspeakerin

useandyourviewingdevice,placethecenterspeaker

eitherdirectlyaboveor belowyourTV,or inthecenter

behindaperforatedfront-projectionscreen.

Oncethecenterchannelspeakerisinstalled,position

thefrontleftandfrontrightspeakerssothattheyare

asfarawayfromoneanotherasthecenterchannel

speakerisfromthepreterredlisteningposition.Ideally,

thefrontchannelspeakersshouldbeplacedsothat

theirfi_veetersarenomorethan24"aboveor below

thelweeterinthecenterchannelspeaker.

Dependingonthespedficsof yourroomacoustics

andthetypeofspeakersinuse,youmayfindthat

imagingisimprovedbymovingthelettfrontandright

frontspeakersslightlyforwardof thecenterchannel

speakehIfpossible,adjustallfrontloudspeakers

sothattheyareaimedatearheightwhenyouare

seatedinthe listeningposition.

Usingtheseguidelines,you'llfindthatittakessome

experimentafiontofindthecorrectlocationtorthe%nt

speakersinyourparticularinstallation.Don'tbeafraidto

movethingsaroundunfilthesystemsoundscorrect.

Optimizeyourspeakerssothataudiotransitionsacross

thefrontofthemornsoundsmooth,andthatsounds

fromallspeakersappeartoarriveatthelisteningposi

tionatthesame8me(withoutdelayfromthecenter

speakercomparedtotheleftandrightspeakers).

WhentheAVR435 isusedin 5.1-channeloperation,

thepreferredlocationforsurroundspeakemisonthe

sidewallsoftheroom,atorslightlybehindthelisten

ingposition.Ina 7.1 channelsystem,bothsidesur

roundandbacksurroundspeakersarerequired.The

centerof thespeakershouldfaceintotheroom.The

Center Front Speaker

No more

than 24'

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Left Front Right Front

Speaker Speaker

A)FrorTbc'/TarTrTdspeaker#Tstn//ationwithdmct viewP¢

sets oF #Qar:scFe_l?projectors.

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Left Front Cente[ Front

S#eaker Speaker Righ1Frontsgeaker

Rea,-Wall MDunting

B)Rearspeakermountinghanalternatehsationtor

5 7systemsIthrsqu#sdfor7 7operation

i_ ,_ At least 6 inches from ceiling

At least 2 feet

speakemshouldbelocatedsothatthebottomofthe

cabinetisatleast2 feethigherthanthelisteners'ears

whenthelistenersareseatedinthedesiredarea.

Rearsurroundspeakemarerequiredwhenafull7.1

channelsystemisinstalled,andtheymayalsobe

usedin5.1 channelsystemsasanalternativemount

i% positionwhenitisnotpracticalto placethemain

surroundspeakersonthesidesoftheroom.Speakers

maybeplacedonarearwall,behindthelistening

position.Aswiththesidespeakem,rearsurrounds

shouldbelocatedsothatthebottomofthecabinet

isatleast2 feethigherthanthelisteners'ears.The

speakersshouldbenomorethan6 feetbehindthe

rearoftheseatingarea.

Ifdipoletypespeakersareusedoneitherthesideor

rearwallsofthemorn,pleasenotethatif thereare

arrowsonthespeakerstheyshouldfacethefrontof

theroomforthesidespeakers,ortowardsthecenter

ofthewallfortherearspeakers.

Subwoofersproducenondirectionalsound,sothey

maybeplacedalmostanywhereina room.Actual

placementshouldbebasedonroomsizeandshape

andthetypeofsubwooferused.Onemethodoffind

ingtheoptimallocationforasubwooferisto beginby

placingit inthefrontoftheroom,about6 inches

froma wall,or nearthefrontcornerofthemorn.

Anothermethodistotemporarilyplacethesubwoofer

atyournormallisteningposition,andthenwalk

aroundtheroomuntilyoufindaspotwherethesub

woofersoundsbest.Placethesubwoeferinthatspot.

Youshouldalsofollowtheinstructionsofthesub

weofer'smanufacturer,or youmaywishto experi

mentwiththebestlocationforasubweoferinyour

listeningroom.

System Setup

Oncethespeakershavebeenplacedintheroomand

connected,theremainingstepsinthesetupprocess

aretoassigninputandoutputconnections,makeany

toneadjustments,selectasurroundmode,program

theAVR435'sbassmanagementsystemforthetype

ofspeakersusedinyoursystem,calibratetheoutput

levelsandsetthedelaytimesusedbythesurround

sauedprocessah

Althoughit isnecessarytoassigninpuVoutputse_ngs

andsurroundmodechoicesmanually,werecommend

thatyoutakeadvantageofthepowerandprecisionof

EzSet/EQtoautomaticallyselectandenterthesettings

forallotheraudioparameters.Thiswillnotonlysave

youtime;itwillensurethatyourroomiscalibratedand

equalizedwithanaccuracynotpossiblewhenthese

settingsaremademanually.

YouarenowreadytopoweruptheAVR435 tobegin

thesefinaladjustments.

1.MakecertainthattheACpowercordisfirmly

insertedintotheACPowerCordJack

andplugthecordintoanunswitchedACoutlet.

Tomaintaintheunit'ssafetyrating,DONOT

substitutethepowerco_dforonewithlower

currentcapacity.

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

2.PresstheMain PowerSwitch[] located

behindtheFront-PanelControlDoor[] in

untilit latchesandtheword"OFF"onthetopof

theswitchdisappearsinsidethefrontpanel.Note

thattheilluminationaroundtheStandby/On

Switch[] willturnamber,indicatingthatthe

unitisintheStandbymode.

3. Carefullyremovetheprotectiveplasticfilmfrom

thefront-panellens.Ifleftinplace,thefilmwill

preventproperoperationoftheremotecontrol,

4. InstallfourofthesuppliedAAAbatteriesinthe

remoteasshown.Becertaintofollowthe (+)

and() polarityindicatorsthatareinthebattery

compartment.

5.TurntheAVR435 oneitherbypressingthe

Standby/OnSwitch[] onthefrontpanel,or

viatheremotebypressingthePowerOnButton

_, theAVRSelector_ oranyofthe

InputSelectorsq_]_dl_ _ onthe

remote,ThefightingaroundtheStandby/On

Switch[] willturnbluetoconfirmthatthe

unitison,

Usingthe On-ScreenDisplay

Whenmakingthefollowingadjustments,youmayfind

iteasiertousetheAVR435'sonscreendisplaysys

tam,TheseeasytoreaddisplaysgiveyouaclearpiG

tureofthecurrentstatusoftheunitandmakeiteasy

toseewhichspeaker,delay,inputordigitalselection

youaremaking.

Toviewtheonscreenmenus,makecertainyouhave

madeaconnectionfromtheVideoMonitorOut

Jack_) ontherearpanelto thecompositeor S

videoinputofyourTVorprojectoLInordertoviewthe

AVR435'sdisplays,thecorrectvideosourcemustbe

selectedonthevideodisplay.Theon-screenmenus

arenotavailablewhenacomponentvideo

displayisin use,

IMPORTANTNOTE:Whenviewingtheomscmen

menususingaCR_basedprojector,plasmadisplayor

direct-viewCRTmonitorortelevision,itisimportantthat

theynotbeleftonforanextendedperiodoftime.The

constantdisplayofa stahcimagesuchasthesemenus

maycausetheimagetobepermanently"burnedinto"

theprojectiontubes,plasmascreenorCRTThistypeof

damageisnotcoveredbytheAVR435warrantyand

maynotbecoveredbytheprojecto_/TVset'swarranty.

TheAVR435 hasb_voonscreendisplaymodes,

"SemiOSD"and"FullOSD."Whenmakingconfigure

tionadjustments,it isrecommendedthatthefullOSD

modebeused.Thiswillplaceaneasilyviewedlistof

theavailableoptionsonthescreen.

MakingConfigurationAdjustments

ThefullOSDsystemisavailablebypressingthe

OSDButtondD Whenthisbuttonis pressed,the

MASTER MENU (Figure1)willappear;and

adjustmentsaremadefromtheindividualmenus.

_ MASTER MENU _

INPUT SETUP

AUDIO SETUP

SURROUND SELECT

EZSET/EQ

NANUAL SETUP

MULTI-ROOM

ADVANCED

F_gum1

ThesembOSDsystemisalsoavailable,allowingyou

tomakeadjustmentsdirectly,bypressingtheappro-

priatebuttonsonthe%nt panelor remotecontrolfor

thespecificpammetartobeadlusted.Forexample,to

changethedigitalinputforanyofthesources,press

theDigitalSelectButton_ andthenpressthe

,A/V NavigationButton_ toscrollthroughthe

listofoplonsastheyappearintheon-screendisplay

or intheLowerDisplayLine_'_1.

TousethefullOSDmenusystem,presstheOSD

Button_[). Whenthemenuisonthescreen,press

theA/V NavigationButton_ untiltheonscreen

•e, cursorisnexttotheitemyouwishtoadjust,and

thenpresstheSet Button_ toadjustthatitem.

Themenuswillremainonthescreenfor 20seconds,

andthentheywill"timeout"anddisappearfromthe

screen,Thetimeoutmaybeincreasedtoasmuch

as50 secondsby goingtotheA DVA NCED

SELE CT menu,andchangingtheitemtitled

FULLOSD TIME OUT.

Whenthef_ll-OSDsystemisinuse,themenuselec

tionsamnotshownin theUpperor LowerDisplay

Lines_'lj, Whenthefull OSDmenusystemis

used,0 SD 0 N willappearintheUpperDisplay

Line [] to remindyouthatavideodisplaymustbe

used.WhenthesemiOSDsystemisusedin conjunc

tionwiththediscreteconfigurationbuttons,theon

screendisplaywillshowa singlelineoftextwiththe

currentmenuselection.Thatselectionwillalsobe

shownintheUpperor LowerDisplayLines[][],

dependingonwhichparameterisbeingadjusted.

Settingthe SystemConfigurationMemory

TheAVR435featuresanadvancedmemorysystem

thatenablesyoutoestablishdifferentconfigurations

forthespeaker"size/'componentvideoassignment,

digitalinput,surroundmodeandcrossoverfrequency

foreachinputsource.Thisflexibilityenablesyouto

customizethewayinwhichyoulistentoeachsource

andhavetheAVR435 memorizethosesettings.This

means,forexample,thatyoumaysetdifferentspeaker

configurationswiththeresultantchangestothebass

managementsystem,Oncethesesettingsammade,

theywillautomaticallyberecalledwheneveryouselect

thatinput.

ThefactorydefaultsettingsfortheAVR435haveall

inputsexceptfor DVDandVideo3 configuredforan

analogaudioinput,theCoaxialDigitalAudioInput1

t_ forDVDandtheOpticalDigitalInput 1

isthedefaultforVideo3,Thedefaultspeakersettings

are"Small"atallpositions,withtheSubwooferon.

ThedefaultsettingtotthesurroundmodesisLogic7

Musicforanalogsources.DolbyDigitalor DTSwill

automaticallybeselectedasappropriatewhenadigital

sourceisinuse,

Betoreusingtheunit,youmaywanttochangethe

settingsforsomeinputssothattheyareproperly

configuredtoreflecttheuseofdigitaloranaloginputs,

thetypeofspeakersinstalledandthesurroundmode

specificsofyourhometheatersystem.Remember

thatsincetheAVR435 memorizesthesettingsfor

eachinputindividually,youwillneedtomakethese

adjustmentsforeachinputused.However,oncethey

aremade,furtheradjustmentisrequiredonlywhen

systemcomponentsarechanged.

Tomakethisprocessasquickandeasyaspossible,

wesuggestthatyouusethef_fl-OSDsystemwith

theon-screenmenus,andstepthrougheachinput.

Onceyouhavecompletedthesettingsforthefirst

input,manysettingsmaybeduplicatedfortheremain-

inginputs,it isalsoagoodideatosettheconfigura

ricedataintheordertheseitemsarelistedinthe

II AS TER 11ENU, assomesettingsrequirea

specificentryinapriormenuitem.

Input Setup

Thefirststepistoconfigureeachinput.Oncean

inputisselected,thesettingsforthe DigitalInput,

ComponentVideoassignmentandSurroundModewill

"attach"themselvestothatinputandbestoredina

nonvolatilememory,Thismeansthatoncemade,the

selectionofaninputwillautomaticallyrecallthoseset

tings.Forthatreason,theproceduresdescribedbelow

mustberepeatedforeachinputsourcesothatyou

havetheopportunityto customizeeachsourcetoyour

specificlisteningrequirements.However,oncemade,

theyneednotbechangedagainunlessyouneedto

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