Harman Kardon AVR 435 User manual

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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
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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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CenterSpeakerOutputs
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.