Harman kardon Avr 525 User manual

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Power for the Digital Revolution:

AVR 525

AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER

OWNER'S MANUAL

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AVR 525 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER

3 Introduc%n

4 ImportantSafetyInformation

4 Unpacking

5 Front-PanelControls

7 Front-PanellnformationDisplay

8 Rear-PanelConnections

11 MainRemoteControlFunctions

14 ZoneIIRemoteControlFundions

15 InstallationandConnections

18 SystemConfiguration

18 SpeakerPlacement

18 SystemSetup

19 InputSetup

20 SurroundSetup

21 SpeakerSetup

23 DelaySettings

24 OutputLevelAdjustment

24 UsingEzSet''

25 ManualOutputLevelAdjustment

27 Operation

27 BasicOperation

27 SourceSelection

27 6 Channel/8ChannelDirectInput

27 VolumeControl

28 SurroundModeSelection

28 DigitalAudioPlayback

29 %rroundModeCharl

31 lunerOperation

32 rapeRecording

32 FrontPanelConnections

32 OutputLevel[rimAdjustment

34 AdvancedFeatures

34 %rroundAmplifierChannelAssignment

34 DisplayBrightness

34 lurn-OnVolumeLevel

34 SemiOSDSettings

35 FullOSDlime OutAdjustment

36 MultiroomOperation

36 MultiroomSetup

36 MultiroomOperation

38 ProgrammingtheRemote

38 DirectCodeEntry

38 AutoSearchMethod

38 CodeReadout

38 LearningCodes

39 MacroProgramming

40 ProgrammedDeviceFundions

40 VolumePunch-Through

40 ChannelControlPunch-1hrough

41 lransporlControlPunch-lhrough

41 ReassigningDeviceControl

Selectors

41 ResellingtheRemoteMemory

42 FunctionList

44 SetupCodelables

56 ltoubleshoofingGuide

56 ProcessorReset

57 lechnicalSpecifications

Seet{adema_kacknowledgementsonpage57.

TypographicalConventions

inorderto helpyouusethismanualwiththeremotecontrol,frontpanelcontrolsandrear-panelconnections,

certainconventionshavebeenused

EXAMPLE (boldtype)indicatesa specificremotecontrolorfront-panelbutton,orrear-panel

connectionjack

EXA11PL E (OCRtype)indicatesamessagethatisvisibleon-screenoronthefrontpanel

informationdisplay

[] (numberinasquare)indicatesaspecificfrontpanelcontrol

O (numberinacircle)indicatesarear-panelconnection

O - (numberinanoval)indicatesabuttonor indicatorontheremote

[] (letterinasquare)indicatesanindicatorinthefrontpaneldisplay

Q (lellerinanoval)indicatesabuttonontheZoneIIremote

INTRODUCTION

Thankyoufor choosingHarmanKardon®!With

thepurchaseofaHarmanKardon®AVR525 youare

abouttobeginmanyyearsof listeningenjoyment

Designedtoprovidealltheexcitementanddetailof

moviesoundtracksandeverynuanceofmusicalselec

tions,theAVR525 istrulyamultichannelreceiverFor

thenewmillennium

]he AVR525hasbeenengineeredsothatit iseasy

totakeadvantageofallthepowerof itsdigitaltech-

nologyHowever,toobtainthemaximumenjoyment

fromyournewreceiver,we urgeyoutoreadthis

manualAfewminutesspentlearningthefunctionsof

thevariouscontrolswillenableyoutotakeadvantage

ofallthepowertheAVR525 isabletodeliver

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisprodud,itsinstal

lationor itsoperation,pleasecontactyourretaileror

custominstalle_they areyourbestlocalsourcesof

information

DescriptionandFeatures

]he AVR525 isamongthemostversatileandmulti

featuredA/Vreceiversavailable,incorporatingawide

rangeof listeningoptionsInadditiontoDolby*Digital

andDFS_decodingfordigitalsources,a broadchoice

ofMatrixsurroundencodedorStereosurroundmodes

areavailablefor usewithsourcessuchas CD,VCR,

]V broadcastsandtheAVR525'sown_:M/AMtuner

AlongwithDolbyDigitalEX,DolbyProLogic*II,

DISNeo:6_°,Dolby3Stereo,andHalland]heater

modes,theAVR525 offersHumanInternationars

exclusiveLogic7®processinboth51 and71 versions

tocreateawider,moreenvelopingFieldenvironment

andmoredefinedflyoversandpansAnotherexclusive

isVMAx®,whichusesproprietaryprocessingtocreate

anopen,spacioussoundfieldever]whenonlytwo

frontspeakersareavailableFinallytheAVR525 offers

decodingofUP3data,sothatyoumaylister]tothe

latestmusicselectionsdirectlyfromcompatible

computersor playbackdeviceswiththepowerand

fidelilyyouexpectfromHarmanKardon

Inadditiontoprovidingawiderangeoflistening

options,theAVR525 iseasytoconfigureso thatit

providesthebestresultswithyourspeakersandspe

cificlisteningroomenvironment,On-screenmenus

makeit simpletoentersettingsfor speakerconfigura

tionsandbassmanagement,andtheEzSet''remote

measuresasystem'ssoundlevelsandautomatically

calibratesthemforperfectlybalancedsoundfield

presentation

FortheultimateinflexibilitytheAVR525 features

connectionsforfivevideodevices,allwithbothcorn

positeandSVideoinputs]WOadditionalaudioinputs

areavailable,andsixdigitalinputsmaketheAVR525

capableofhandlingallthelatestdigitalaudiosources

ForcompatibilitywiththelatestHDIVvideosources

andprogressivescar]DVDplayers,theAVR525also

featurestwoinput,widebandwidth,lowcrosstalk

componentvideoswitching

]he frontpanelofferscoaxandopticaldigitalinputs

andoutputsfordirectconnectionto digitalrecorders,

alongwithanalogaudio/videoconnectionsthatmaybe

switchedtooutputsforusewithporlablerecorders

aHarmanKardonexclusivetwovideorecordingout

puts,preampoutandacolor-codedeight-channel

inputwithcompletedigitalbassmanagement,make

theAVR525 virtuallyfutureproof,withevegthing

neededtoaccommodatetomorrow'snewformats

rightonboard

]he AVR525'sflexibilityandpowerextendbeyond

yourmainhometheateror listeningroom ]he

AVR525 includesasophisticatedmultizonecontrol

systemthatallowsyoutoselectonesourceforusein

themainroomanda differentsourceforaudioand

videodistributiontoasecondzoneCompletevolume

controlinthesecondzoneispossiblewithaseparate

infraredcontrollink makeit easytooperatethe

AVR525 fromaremotezone,aseparate"ZoneI1"

remoteisincludedAdditionalmultiroomoptions

includetheoptiontoassignlwooftheAVR525'sout

putchannelstothemultiroomsystemandtheabilityto

linktheAVR525toinnovativeA BUS_keypadsfor

multiroomoperationwithouttheneedforexternal

amplifiers

]he AVR525'spowe@lamplifierusestraditional

HumanKardonhigh-currentdesigntechnologies

to meetthewidedynamicrangeofanyprogram

selection

HumanKardoninventedthehigh-fidelityreceiver

almostfiftyyearsagoWithstateof thearlcircuitry

andtimehonoredcircuitdesigns,theAVR525is

theperfectcombinationofthelatestindigitalaudio

technology,aquietyetpowerfulanalogamplifierin

anelegant,easytousepackage

ForCanadianmodel

thisclassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadian

ICES003,

Formodelshavingapowercordwithapolarizedplug:

CAUIION:preventelectricshock,matchwideblade

ofplugtowideslot,fullyinsert.

Modelepourles Canadien

Cetappareilnum@quedeladasseBestconforme

8lanormeNMB003duCanada.

SurlesmodelesdonIlaficheesIpolarisee:

£IIENIION:Pourevilerleschocs@ctriques,introduire

lalamelapluslargedelafichedanslaborne

correspondantedelapriseeIpousserjusqu'aufond.

I-_----51®,ktDCD®,HighDefinitionCompatibleDigital®andPacificMicrosonicsT'vareeitherregisteredtrademarks

ortrademarksof PacificMicrosonics,Inc,intheUnitedStatesand/orothercountriesHDCDsystemmanufactured

underlicenseFromPacificMicrosonics,Inc

• Awiderangeofdigitalandmatrixsurround

modes,includingDolby"Digital,DolbyDigitalEX,

DolbyProLogic_II,DTS®,DTS-ES®Discreteand

Matrix,and DTSNeo:6_

• Sevenchannelsofhigh-currentamplification

withtwo channelsassignableto eithersurround

backor multiroomapplications

• HarmanKardon'sexclusiveLogic7®processing,

availablefor the firsttime with both7.1 and

5.1 processingin a varietyof modesandtwo

modesof VMAx_

• MP3decodingfor usewith computersand

digitalaudioplayers

• IIIIr_z$_" remoteautomaticallysetsoutput

levelsfor optimumperformance

• High-bandwidth,HDTV-compatiblecomponent

video switching

• Discretefront-panelcoaxialand opticaldigital

inputsand outputsfor easyconnectionto

portabledigital devicesandthe latestvideo

gameconsoles

• Extensivebassmanagementoptions,includ-

ingthree separatecrossovergroupingsand

full digital bassmanagementonthe 6/8-

channeldirect inputsfor usewith DVD-Audio

or SACDplayers

• Front-panelanalogA/Vjacks switchableto

outputsfor easyconnectionto portabledigital

devicesandvideo gameconsoles

• On-screenmenuand displaysystem

• Extensivemultiroomoptions,includingastan-

dard ZoneII remote,assignableamplifier

channelsandA-BUSReady®capabilityfor lis-

teningto a separatesourcein a remotezone

• HDCD®decodingforenhancedCDplayback

CAUTION

CAUTION: To prevent electric shock,

do not use this (polarized)

plug with an extension cord,

receptacle or other outlet

unless the blades can

be fully inserted to

prevent blade exposure.

,_ The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,

within an equilateral triangle, is intended to

alert the user to the presence of uninsulated

"dangerous voltage" within the product's

enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a

risk of eleclric shock to persons.

point within an equilateral

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presence of important operating and

(servicing) instructions in the

literature accompanying the appliance.

SAFETY INFORMATION

Important Safety Information

VerifyLineVoltageBeforeUse

YourAVR525 hasbeendesignedforusewith

120voltACcurrentConnectiontoa linevoltage

otherthanthatforwhichitisintendedcancreatea

safetyandfirehazardandmaydamagetheunit

Ifpu haveanyquestionsaboutthevoltagerequirements

foryourspecificmodel,oraboutthelinevoltageinyour

area,contactyoursellingdealerbeforepluggingtheunit

intoa walloutlet

Do NotUseExtensionCords

]b avoidsafetyhazards,useonlythepowercord

attachedtoyourunitWedo notrecommendthat

extensioncordsbeusedwiththisprodudAswithall

electricaldevices,donotrunpowercordsunderrugs

or carpetsorplaceheavyobjedsonthem Damaged

powercordsshouldbereplacedimmediatelybyan

authorizedservicecenterwithacordmeetingfactory

specifications

Handlethe ACPowerCordGently

WhendisconnectingthepowercordfromanACout-

let,alwayspulltheplug;neverpullthecord Ifyoudo

notintendtousetheunitForanyconsiderablelength

oftime,disconnecttheplugfromtheACoutlet

Do NotOpenthe Cabinet

]herearenouser-serviceablecomponentsinsidethis

produd Openingthecabinetmaypresentashock

hazard,andanymodificationtotheproductwillvoid

yourguaranteeI[wateroranymetalobjectsuchasa

paperclip,wireor astapleaccidentallyfallsinsidethe

unit,disconnectit fromtheACpowersourceimmedi

ately,andconsultanauthorizedservicecenter

CATVorAntennaGrounding

Ifanoutsideantennaorcablesystemisconnectedto

thisprodud,beceflainthatit isgroundedsoastopro

videsomeprotectionagainstvoltagesurgesandstatic

chargesSection810 oftheNationalElectricalCode,

ANSI/NFPANo 70 1%4, providesinformationwith

respecttopropergroundingofthemaslandsupporting

structure,groundingoftheleadinwiretoanantenna

dischargeunit,sizeofgroundingconductors,location

dantennadischargeunit,connectiontogrounding

electrodesandrequirementsofthegroundingelec-

trode

NOTETOCATVSYSTEMINSTALLER:]his reminder

isprovidedtocalltheCAFV(CableIV) system

installer'sallentiontoarficle820 40 oftheNECthat

providesguidelinesfor propergroundingand,inpar

ficular,specifiesthatthecablegroundshallbecon-

nectedtothegroundingsystemofthebuilding,as

closetothepointofcableentryaspossible

InstallationLocation

• 1oensureproperoperationandtoavoidthepoten-

tialforsafetyhazards,placetheunitonafirmand

levelsurfaceWhenplacingtheunitonashelf,be

certainthattheshellandanymountinghardware

cansupporttheweightoftheproduct

• Makecertainthatproperspaceisprovidedboth

aboveandbelowtheunitfor ventilationIf this

produdwillbeinstalledinacabinetorother

enclosedarea,makecerlainthatthereissufficient

airmovementwithinthecabinet,IJndersomecir

cumstancesafanmayberequired

• Donotplacetheunitdirectlyonacarpetedsur

face

• Avoidinstallationinextremelyhotor coldlocations,

or inanareathatisexposedtodirectsunlightor

heatingequipment

• Avoidmoistor humidlocations

• Donotobstructtheventilationslotsonthetopof

theunit,or placeobjedsdirectlyoverthem

• DuetotheweightoftheAVR525andtheheat

generatedbytheamplifiers,thereistheremote

possibilitythattherubberpaddingonthebottom

oftheunit'sfeetmayleavemarkson certain

woodor veneermaterialsUsecautionwhen

placingtheunitonsoil woodsor othermaterials

thatmaybedamagedby heator heavyobjects

Cleaning

Whentheunitgetsdirly,wipeitwithaclean,soil,dry

clolhIfnecessary,wipeitwithasoftclothdampened

withmildsoapywater,thenafleshclothwithclean

waterWipedryimmediatelywithadryclolhNEVER

usebenzene,aerosolcleaners,thinner,alcoholorany

othervolatilecleaningagentDonoluseabrasiveclean-

ers,astheymaydamagethefinishofmetalparisAvoid

sprayinginsecticideneartheunit

Movingthe Unit

Beforemovingtheunit,becertainto disconnectany

interconnectioncordswithothercomponents,and

makecerlainthatyoudisconnecttheunitfromthe

ACoutlet

ImportantInformationfor the User

]his equipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomply

withthelimitsfora ClassB digitaldevice,pursuantto

Part15dtheFCCRules]he limitsaredesignedto

providereasonableprotectionagainstharmflJlinterfer

enceinaresidentialinstallationlhis equipmentgener

ares,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,

ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe

instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio

communicationHowever.thereisnoguaranteethat

harmflJlinterferencewillnotoccurinaparficularinstal

lationIfthisequipmentdoescauseharmflJlinteffer

enceto radioortelevisionreception,whichcanbe

determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,the

userisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferenceby

oneor moreofthefollowingmeasures:

• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna

• Increasetheseparationbelweentheequipment

andreceiver

• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuit

differentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected

• Consultthedealeror anexperiencedradio/IV

technicianforhelp

]hisdevicecomplieswithPar115of theFCCRules

Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,

and(2)thisdevicemustacceptinterferencereceived,

includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired

operation

NOTE:Changesormodificationsmaycausethis

unittofailtocomplywithParl15 oftheFCCRules

andmayvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethe

equipment

Unpacking

]he cartonandshippingmaterialsusedtoprotectyour

newreceiverduringshipmentwerespeciallydesigned

tocushionit %m shockandvibrationWesuggest

thatyousavethecartonandpackingmaterialsforuse

inshippingif youmove,orshouldtheuniteverneed

repair

]o minimizethesizeof thecartoninstorage,youmay

wishtoflattenit,]his isdonebycarefullyslittingthe

tapeseamsonthebottomandcollapsingthecarton

Othercardboardinsertsmaybestoredinthesame

mannerPackingmaterialsthatcannotbecollapsed

shouldbesavedalongwiththecartonin aplasticbag

Ifyoudo notwishto savethepackagingmaterials,

pleasenotethatthecartonandothersectionsofthe

shippingprotectionarerecyclablePleaserespectthe

environmentanddiscardthosematerialsata local

recyclingcenter

Atthistimeyoushouldremovetheprotectiveplastic

filmfromthefront-panellensLeavingthefilminplace

mayaffecttheperformanceofyourremotecontrol

FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS

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[] MainPowerSwitch

[] SystemPowerControl

[] PowerIndicator

[] HeadphoneJack

[] IoneMode

[] SpeakerSelector

[] SurroundModeGroupSelector

[] SurroundModeSelector

[] luningSelector

[] <Button

[] lunarBandSelector

[] SetBullon

[] Main PowerSwitch: Pressthisbuttonto apply

powerto theAVR525 Whenthe switchispressed

in,the unitisplacedina Standbymode,asindicated

bytheamberPowerIndicator[] surroundingthe

SystemPowerControl[]. Ibis buttonMUSTbe

pressedinto operatetheunit [o turnthe unitof[and

preventtheuseof theremotecontrol,thisswitch

shouldbepresseduntilit popsout%m the%nt

panelso thattheword"OFF"maybereadatthetop

oftheswitch

NOTE:lhis switchisnormallyleftinthe"ON"position

[] SystemPowerControl:WhentheMainPower

Switch[] is"ON/'pressthisbuttontoturnonthe

AVR525;pressitagaintoturntheunitoff Notethat

thePowerIndicator[] surroundingtheswitchwill

turngreenwhentheunitison

[] • %tton

[] PresetStationSelector

[] InputSourceSelector

[] lunarModeSelector

[] Optical3 DigitalInput

[] Input!OutputStatusIndicator

[] Coaxial3 DigitalInput/Output

[] Video4 Input/OutputJacks

[] BassControl

[] BalanceControl

[] ]rebleControl

[] ChannelAdjustSelector

[] PowerIndicator:lhis LEDwillbelitin amber

whentheunitisintheStandbymodetosignalthatthe

unitisreadyto beturnedon Whentheunitisinoper

ation,theindicatorwillturngreen

[] HeadphoneJack:lhisjack maybeusedtolisten

totheAVR525'soutputthroughapairo[headphones

BecertainthattheheadphoneshaveastandardW'

stereophoneplugThemainroomspeakerswill

automaticallybeturnedoffwhentheheadphonejack

isinuse

[] ToneMode:]hisbuttoncontrolsthetonecontrol

settings,enablingadjustmentofthebassandtreble

boost!cutortheremovalofthetonecontrolsfromthe

signalpath.lhe firstpresso[thebuttondisplaysa

TONE IN messageintheMainInformation

Display[] Ifyouwishtoselthetonecontrolsto"flat:'

withoutanytrebleorbassalteration,pressthe•or_,

[] DelayAdjustSelector

[] DigitalInputSelector

[] VolumeControl

[] InputIndicators

[] MainInformationDisplay

[] RemoteSensorWindow

[] SurroundModeIndicators

SelectorButtons[]i'_] so thatT0 NE 0UT

appearsinthe LowerDisplayLine[]

[] SpeakerSelector:Pressthisbuttonto beginthe

processofconfiguringtheAVR525 forthetypeof

speakersitisbeingusedwith Forcompleteinforma

tiononconfiguringthespeakersettingsusingthe

front-panelcontrolsseepage23

[] SurroundModeGroupSelector:Pressthisbut

tontoselectthetop levelgroupo[surroundmodes

Eachpresso[thebuttonwillselectamajormode

groupinginthefollowingorder:

DolbyModes_ DFSDigitalModes-_-VMAxModes

DSPModes÷Stereo Modes-_Loqic 7 Modes]

Oncethe buttonis pressedso thatthe nameof the

desiredsurroundmodegroupappearsintheon-screen

displayandin theLowerDisplayLine [], pressthe

FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS

SurroundMode Selector [] to cyclethroughthe

individualmodesavailableForexample,pressthisbut

ton to select Dolby modes,and then pressthe

SurroundModeSelector[] tochoosefromthevat

iousmodeoptions

[] SurroundModeSelector:Pressthisbutton

toselectfromamongtheavailablesurroundmode

optionsforthemajormodegroupselectedlhe

specificmodeswillvarybasedonthenumberof

speakersavailable,themajormodegroupand

whethertheinputsourceisdigitaloranalog%r

example,presstheSurroundModeGroupSelector

[] toselectamajormodegroupingsuchasDolbyor

Logic7,andthenpressthisbuttonto seethespecific

modechoicesthatareavailableFormoreinformation

onmodeselection,seepage28

[] TuningSelector:Presstheleftsideofthebullon

totunelower-frequencystationsandtherightsideof

thebuttontotunehigher-frequencystationsWhena

stationwithastrongsignalisreached,theTUNED

Indicator[] willbelitintheMainInformation

Display[]

[] • Button:Whenmakingsystemconfiguration

changesusingthefront-panelcontrols,pressthisbut-

tonto scrollleftthroughtheavailablechoicesforthe

optionbeingadjusted

[] TunerBandSelector:Pressingthisbuttonwill

automaticallyswitchtheAVR525to thetunermode

PressingitagainwillswitchbetweentheAMandFM

frequencybands(Seepage31 formoreinformation

onthetuner)

[] SetButton:Whenmakingsystemconfiguration

changesusingthefront-panelcontrols,pressthisbut-

tonto entera settingintotheunit'smemory

[] • Button:Whenmakingsystemconfiguration

changesusingthefront-panelcontrols,pressthisbut-

tonto scrollrightthroughtheavailablechoicesforthe

optionbeingadjusted

[] PresetStationSelector:Pressthisbutlonto

scrollupordownthroughthelistofstationsthathave

beenenteredintothepresetmemory(Seepages31

and32formoreinformationontunerprogramming)

[] InputSourceSelector:Pressthisbullonto

changetheinputbyscrollingupor downthroughthe

listofinputsources

[] TunerModeSelector:Pressthisbullontoselect

AutoorManualtuningWhenthebuttonispressedso

thattheAUTOIndicator[] lights,thetunerwillsearch

forthenextstationwithanacceptablesignalwhenthe

TuningSelector[]ql_)_ ispressedWhenthe

bullonispressedsothattheAUTOIndicator[] isnot

lit,eachpressoftheTuningSelector[]ql_)_ will

increasethefrequency(Seepage31for moreinforma

tiononusingthetuneOlhis butlonmayalsobeused

toswitchbelweenStereoandMonomodesforFM

radioreceptionWhenweakreceptionisencountered,

pressthebullonuntiltheStereoIndicator[] goes

outtoswitchto MonoreceptionPressandholdagain

toswitchbackto Slereomode,(Seepage31formore

informationonusingthetuneO

[] Optical3DigitalInput:Connecttheopticaldigital

outputdanaudioorvideoprodudtothisjack

[] Input/OutputStatusIndicator:]his LEDindicator

willnormallylightgreentoshowthatthefrontpanel

Video4 Input/OutputJacks [] areoperatingas

inputsWhenthesejacksareconfiguredforuseasan

output,theindicatorwillturnredtoshowthatthejack

maybeusedforrecording(Seepage32 formore

informationonconfigdingthefrontpaneljacksasout

puts,ratherthaninputs)

[] Coaxial3 DigitalInput/Output:Connectthe

coaxialdigitalinputoroutputForadigitalaudioprod

uctsuchasa portableaudioplayerorvideogameto

thisjack ]he jackisnormallyaninput,butmaybe

switchedtoanoutputforrecordingusingthemenu

systemSeepage32 formoreinformation

[] Video4 Input/OutputJacks:]heseaudio/video

jacksmaybeusedfortemporaryconnectiontovideo

gamesorportableaudio/videoproductssuchascam

cordersandporlableaudioplayers

[] BassControl:Usethiscontroltoboostor reduce

thelowfrequencyoutputoftheleft/rightfrontchan-

nelsbyasmuchas+lOdB Setthiscontrolasyou

findsuitabletoadjusttoyourspecifictasteorroom

acoustics

[] BalanceControl:Usethiscontroltochangethe

relativevolumeforthefrontleft/rightchannels

NOTE:Whenmultichannelsdroundmodesareinuse,

thiscontrolshouldbeatthemidpoint,or"12 o'clock"

positionforproperoperation

[] TrebleControl:Usethiscontroltoboostor

reducethehigh-frequencyoutputoftheleft!rightfront

channelsbyas muchas +lOdB Setthiscontrolas

youfindsuitabletoadjusttoyourspecifictasteor

roomacoustics

[] ChannelAdjust Selector:Pressthebuttonto

begintheprocessofadjustingthechannellevelout-

putsusingthesodcecurrentlyplayingthroughyour

AVRForcompleteinformationonadjustingthechan-

neloutputlevel,seepage37

[] DelayAdjustSelector:Pressthisbuttonto

begintheprocessofadjustingthedelaysellingsfor

DolbysurroundmodesSeepage23for moreinfor

marionondelayadjustments

[] DigitalInputSelector:Pressthisbuttontobegin

theprocessofselectinga digitalsourceForusewith

thecurrentlyselectedinput,Oncethebuttonhasbeen

pressed,usethe• or_ Buttons[]i'l_J to choose

thedesiredinputandthenpresstheSetButton[]

toenterthesettingintotheunit'smemorySeepage

30 formoreinformationondigitalaudio

[] VolumeControl:]urnthisknobclockwiseto

increasethevolume,counterclockwisetodecreasethe

volumeIftheAVR525ismuted,adjustingvolume

controlwillautomaticallyreleasetheunitfromthe

silencedcondition

[] InputIndicators:AgreenLEDwilllighttotheleft

oftheinputthatiscurrentlytheinputsourceForthe

AVR525

[] Main InformationDisplay:]his displaydelivers

messagesandstatusindicationsto helpyouoperate

thereceiver(Seepage7 foracompleteexplanation

oftheInformationDisplay)

[] RemoteSensorWindow:]he sensorbehind

thiswindowreceivesinfraredsignalsfromtheremote

controlAimtheremoteatthisareaanddonotblock

orcoverit unlessanexternalremotesensoris

installed

[] SurroundModeIndicators:]heseLEDSwill

lighttoshowthesurroundmodeanddigitalbitstream

inuse Notethatdependingonthespecificcombina

tionofinputsodcesandsurroundmodeselected,

morethanoneindicatormaylight(Seepage28 for

moreinformation)

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[] UpperDisplayLine

[] LowerDisplayLine

[] OSDIndicator

[] MultiroomIndicator

[] Speaker/ChannelInputIndicators

[] PRESE]Indicator

[] MEMORYIndicator

[] STEREOIndicator

[] IUNEDIndicator

[] AU]OIndicator

[] 192kHzIndicator

[] g6kHzIndicator

[] UpperDisplayLine:Dependingontheunit'sstatus,

avarielyofmessageswillappearhereInnormalopera-

tion,thecurrentaudioandvideoinpu_sourceinformation

[] LowerDisplayLine:Dependingontheunit's

status,avarietyofmessageswillappearhereInnor

maloperation,thecurrentsurroundmodenamewill

appearonthisline

[] OSDIndicator:WhentheOSDsystemisinuse,

thisindicatorlightstoremindyouthattheotherindica

totsinthisdisplaydonotflJndionwhentheOn-

ScreenDisplayisbeingused

[] MultiroomIndicator:]his indicatorlightswhen

themultiroomsystemisactiveItwillremainlitwhen

themultiroomsystemisinuseeventhoughthemain

roomsystemisintheStandbymodeandallother

indicatorsaredark (Seepage36 formoreinforma

tionontheMultiroomsystem)

[] Speaker/ChannelInputIndicators:]heseindica

totsaremultipurpose,indicatingeitherthespeakertype

selectedforeachchannelortheincomingdata-signal

configurationthe left,center,right,rightsurroundand

leftsurroundspeakerindicatorsarecomposedofthree

boxes,whilethesubwooferisasinglebox]he center

boxlightswhena"Small"speakerisselected,andthe

twoouterboxeslightwhen"Large"speakersareselected

Whennoneoftheboxesarelitforthecenter,surroundor

subwooferchannels,nospeakerhasbeenselectedfor

oneofthosepositions(Seepage21 formoreinforma

tiononspeakersetup)]he lettersinsideeachofthe

centerboxesdisplaytheactiveinputchannelsForstan

dardanaloginputs,onlytheLandRwilllight,indicatinga

stereoinputWhenadigitalsourceisplaying,theindicators

willlighttodisplaythechannelsbeingreceivedatthe

digitalinput,Whenthelellersflash,thedigitalinputhas

beeninterrupted(Seepage30 formoreinformationon

theChannelIndicators)

[] PRESETIndicator:lhis indicatorlightswhenthe

tunerisinusetoshowthatthepresentnumberforthe

currentstationbeinglistenedtoappearsintheUpper

DisplayLine(Seepage31 formoreinformationon

tunerpresets)

[] MEMORYIndicator:Thisindicatorflasheswhen

enteringpresetsandotherinformationintothetuner's

memory

[] STEREOIndicator:]his indicatorlightswhenan

FMstationisbeingtunedinstereo

[] TUNEDIndicator:]his indicatorlightswhenasla

tionisbeingreceivedwithsufficientsignalstrengthto

provideacceptablelisteningquality

[] AUTOIndicator:lhis indicatorlightswhenthe

tuner'sAutomodeisinuse

[] 192kHzIndicator:lhis indicatorlightswhenthe

inputsourcehasa 192kHzbitrate

[] 96kHzIndicator:lhis indicatorlightswhenthe

inputsourcehasa 96kHzbitrate

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0 AMAntenna

0 FMAntenna

PreampOutputs

0 SubwooferOutput

0 A BUSConnector

0 SurroundSpeakerOutputs

FrontSpeakerOutputs

0 FanVents

0 CenterSpeakerOutputs

_) SurroundBack/MultiroomSpeakerOutputs

j_) SwitchedACAccessoryOutbt

UnswitchedACAccessoryOutbt

_) ACPowerCordJack

_) VideoMonitorOutputs

_]_ DVDVideoInputs

Video1VideoInputs

Video1VideoOutputs

j_) Video2VideoInputs

Video2VideoOutputs

_)) Video3VideoInputs

_} ComponentVideoMonitorOutputs

DVDComponentVideoInputs

Video2 ComponentVideoInputs

RS232 Port

MultiroomIRInput

RemoteIRInput

RemoteIROutput

CoaxialDigitalAudioOutput

_}) MultiroomAudioOutputs

_}) OpticalDigitalAudioOutput

CDAudioInputs

DVDAudioInputs

(_) OpticalDigitalAudioInputs

_) ]apeInputs

]apeOutputs

CoaxialDigitalAudioInputs

Video1AudioInputs

_) Video1AudioOutputs

Video2 AudioInputs

8 ChannelDirectInputs

Video2 AudioOutputs

Video3 AudioInputs

NOIE:lo assistinmakingthecorrectconnectionsfor

multichannelinput,outputandspeakerconnections,

allconnectionjacksandterminalsarecolor-coded

inconformancewiththelatestCFAstandardsas

follows: FrontLeft:White

FrontRight:Red

Center:Green

SurroundLeft:Blue

SurroundRight:Gray

SurroundBackLeft:Brown

SurroundBackRight:ran

Subwoofer:Purple

DigitalAudio:Orange

CompositeVideo:Yellow

ComponentVideo"Y":Green

ComponentVideo"Pr":Red

ComponentVideo"Pb":Blue

0 AMAntenna:ConnecttheAMloopantennasup

pliedwiththereceivertotheseterminalsIfanexternal

AMantennaisused,makeconnectionstotheAM and

GNDterminalsinaccordancewiththeinstructionssup

0 FMAntenna:Connectthesuppliedindoororan

optionalexternalFMantennatothisterminal

_) PreampOutputs:Connectthesejackstoan

optional,externalpoweramplifierforapplications

wherehigherpowerisdesired

0 SubwooferOutput: Connectthisjacktotheline

levelinputofa poweredsubwoofenIfanexternalsub

wooferamplifierisused,connectthisjacktothesub

wooferamplifierinput

0 A-BUSConnector:Connectthisjacktoanoptional

ABUScertifiedremoteroomkeypadoramplifierto

extendthemulfiroomcapabilitiesofyourAVR525

Seepage36 formoreinformationonA BUS

0 SurroundSpeakerOutputs:Connecttheseout-

putstothematching+and terminalsonyoursur

roundchannelspeakersInconformancewiththenew

CEAcolor-codespecification,theblueterminalisthe

REAR- PANEL CONNECTIONS

positive,or"+" terminalthatshouldbeconnectedto

thered(+)terminalontheSurroundLeftspeakerwith

oldercolor-coding,whilethegrayterminalshouldbe

connectedtothered(+)terminalontheSurround

Rightspeakerwiththeoldercolor-codingConnectthe

black(-) terminalontheAVRtothematchingblack

negative( )terminalsforeachsurroundspeaker(See

page15for moreinformationonspeakerpolarity)

FrontSpeakerOutputs:Connecttheseoutputs

tothematching+ or terminalsonyourleftandright

speakersWhenmakingspeakerconnectionsalways

makecerlaintomaintaincorrectpolaritybyconnecting

thecolor-coded(whiteforfrontleftandredforfront

right)(+)terminalsontheAVR525tothered(+)

terminalsonthespeakersandtheblack( )terminals

ontheAVR525 totheblack( ) terminalsonthe

speakersSeepage15 formoreinformationon

speakerpolarity

0 FanVents:lheseventilationholesaretheoutput

oftheAVR525'sairflowsystemlo ensureproper

operationoftheunitandtoavoidpossibledamageto

delicatesurfaces,makecerlainthattheseholesare

notblockedandthatthereisat leastthreeinchesof

openspacebetweentheventholesandanywooden

orFabricsurface

Q CenterSpeakerOutputs:Connecttheseoutputs

tothematching+ and terminalsonyourcenter

channelspeakerInconR_rmancewiththenewCEA

color-codespecification,thegreenterminalisthe

positive,or"+" terminalthatshouldbeconnectedto

thered(+)terminalonspeakerswiththeoldercolor-

codingConnecttheblack( )terminalontheAVRto

theblacknegative(-) terminalonyourspeaker(See

page15for moreinformationonspeakerpolarity)

i_) SurroundBack/MultiroomSpeakerOutputs:

lhesespeakerterminalsarenormallyusedtopower

thesurroundbackleft/surroundbackrightspeakers

ina 71 channelsystemHowever,theymayalsobe

usedtopowerthespeakersina secondzone,which

willreceivetheoutputselectedforamultiroomsystem

]o changetheoutputfedtotheseterminalsFrom

theddaultoftheSurroundBackspeakerstothe

MultiroomOutput,youmustchangea settinginthe

AdvancedMenuoftheOSDsystemSeepage34 For

moreinformationonconfiguringthisspeakeroutputIn

normalsurroundsystemuse,thebrownandblackter

minalsarethesurroundbackleftchannelpositive(+)

andnegative( )connectionsandthetanandblack

terminalsarethesurroundbackrightpositive(+)and

negative( )terminalsFormultiroomuse,connectthe

brownandblackSBLterminalstotheredandblack

connectionsontheleftremotezonespeakerandcon-

nectthetanandblackSBRterminalstotheredand

blackterminalsontherightremotezonespeaker

SwitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Theseoutlets

maybeusedtopoweranydeviceyouwishto have

turnedonwhentheAVR525 isturnedonwiththe

SystemPowerControlButtonP"_,

UnswitchedACAccessoryOutlet:]his outlet

maybeusedtopoweranyACdevice]he powerwill

remainonatthisoutletregardlessofwhetherthe

AVR525 isonoroff

NOTE:lhe totalpowerconsumptionofalldevices

connectedtotheaccessoryoutletsshouldnotexceed

100watts

i_) ACPowerCordJack:ConnecttheACpower

cordtothisjack whentheinstallationiscomplete

]o ensuresafeoperation,useonlythepowercord

suppliedwiththeunit Ifareplacementisrequiredit

mustbeofthesametypeandcapacily

VideoMonitorOutputs:Connectthesejacksto

thecompositeorS VideoinputofaIV monitoror

videoprojectortoviewtheon-screenmenusandthe

outputofanystandardvideosourceselectedbythe

receiver'svideoswitcher

_]_DVDVideoInputs:Connectthecompositeor S

Videooutputsofa DVDplayeror othervideosource

tothesejacks

Video1 VideoInputs:Connectthecompositeor

SVideoPLAY/OU]jacksofaVCRorothervideo

sourcetothesejacks

Video1 VideoOutputs:Connectthecomposite

or S VideoREC/INjacksofa VCRorothervideo

recordingdevicesuchasa DVDrecorderorPVRto

thesejacks

ID Video2 VideoInputs:Connectthecompositeor

SVideoPLAY/OU]jacksofaVCRorothervideo

sourcetothesejacks

Video2 VideoOutputs:Connectthecomposite

or S VideoREC/INjacksofa VCRorothervideo

recordingdevicesuchasa DVDrecorderorPVRto

thesejacks

_) Video3 VideoInputs:Connectthecompositeor

SVideoPLAY/OU]jacksofaVCRorothervideo

sourcetothesejacks

ComponentVideoMonitorOutputs:Connect

theseoutputstothecomponentvideoinputsofa

videoprojectoror monitorWhena sourceconnected

tooneoftheComponentVideoInputs_ is

selectedthesignalwillbesenttothesejacks

DVDComponentVideoInputs:Connectthe

Y/Pr/Pbcomponentvideooutputsofa DVDplayerto

thesejacks

Video2 ComponentVideoInputs:Connectthe

Y/Pr/PbcomponentvideooutputsofanHDIVSettop

converlor,satellitereceiverorothervideosource

devicewithcomponentvideooutputstothesejacks

RS-232Port:lhisjack isusedtoenablethe

AVR525 tobecontrolledbyanexternalcomputer

orprogrammableremolesystemthatusesRS232

commandsDuetothecomplexityof RS232 con-

nections,werecommendthattheybemadeby a

trainedandqualifiedcustominstallerSeepage16

formoreinformationontheRS232controlporl

MultiroomIRInput:ConnecttheoutputofanIR

sensorina remoteroomto thisjacktooperatethe

AVR5253multiroomcontrolsyslem

RemoteIRInput: IFtheAVR5253 frontpanel

IRsensorisblockedduetocabinetdoorsor other

obstructions,anexternalIRsensormaybeused

Connecttheoutputofthesensortothisjack

RemoteIROutput:]his connectionpermitsthe

IRsensorinthereceivertoserveotherremotecon-

trolleddevicesConnectthisjack to the"IRIN'jackon

HumanKardon(orothercompatible)equipment

CoaxialDigitalAudioOutput: Connectthisjack

tothecoaxialdigitalinputofaCDR/RWMiniDiscor

olherdigitalrecorder

_) MultiroomAudioOutputs:Connectthesejacks

totheoptionalexternalaudiopoweramplifierand

videodistributionsystemthatdeliversthesource

selectedFormultizonedistribution

_})OpticalDigitalAudioOutput:Connectthisjack

totheopticaldigitalinputconnectoronaCDR/RW,

MiniDiscorotherdigitalrecorder

I_} CDAudioInputs:Connectthesejackstothe

analogaudiooutputofacompactdiscplayerorCD

changer

DVDAudioInputs:Connecttheleft/rightanalog

outputsofa DVDplayerorotheraudiosourceto

thesejacks

(_) OpticalDigitalAudioInputs:Connecttheopti

caldigitaloutputFroma DVDplayer.HDIVreceiver,

theS/PDIFoutputofacompatiblecomputersound

cardplayingMP3Filesor streams,LDplayeror CD

playertothesejacksIhe signalmaybeaDolbyDigital

signal,a signalora standardPCMdigitalsource

TapeInputs:ConnectthesejackstothePLAY/OUT

jacksofanaudiorecorder

TapeOutputs:Connectthesejackstothe

RECORD/INPUTjacksofanaudiorecorder

REAR- PANEL CONNECTIONS

CoaxialDigitalAudioInputs:Connectthecoax

digitaloutputfromaDVDplayer,HDFVreceiver,the

S/PDIFoutputdacompatiblecomputersoundcard

playingMP3filesorstreams,LDplayeror CDplayerto

thesejackslhe signalmaybeaDolbyDigitalsignal,

DFSsignaloraslandardPCMdigitalsourceDonot

connecttheR_:digitaloutputofanLDplayerto

thesejacks

• Video1 AudioInputs:Connecttheleft/right

PLAY/OU]audiooutputjacksonaVCRorothervideo

sourcetothesejacks

Video1 AudioOutputs:Connecttheleft/right

REC/INaudioinputjacksona VCRor othervideo

sourcetothesejacks

Video2 AudioInputs:Connecttheleft/right

PLAY/OU]audiooutputjacksonaVCRorothervideo

sourcetothesejacks

8-ChannelDirectInputs:l hesejacksareused

forconnectiontosourcedevicessuchasDVDAudio

or SACDplayerswithdiscreteanalogoutputs

Dependingonthesourcedeviceinuse,alleightjacks

maybeused,thoughin manycasesonlyconnections

tothefrontleft/right,center,surroundIdt!rightand

LFE(subwooferinput)jackswillbeusedforstandard

51 audiosignals

Video2 AudioOutputs:Connecttheleft/right

REC/INaudioinputjacksona VCRor othervideo

sourcetothesejacks

Video3 AudioInputs:Connecttheleft/right

PLAY/OU]audiooutputjacksonaVCR,PVR,cable

set-top,satellitereceiver,HDIVreceiverorothervideo

sourcetothesejacks

MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

O PowerOffButton

IRl_ansmitterWindow

Program/SPLIndicator

PowerOr]Button

O InputSelectors

0 AM/FMlunerSelect

6 Channel/8ChannelDirectInput

lest Button

SleepButlon

SurroundModeSelector

NightMode

ChannelSelectBullon

A/T Buttons

<Button

SetButton

DigitalSeled

NumericKeys

liJnerMode

DirectButton

luningUp/Down

0% Button

DolbyModeSelectButton

_, DrSDigitalModeSeledor

Logic7ModeSeledButton

IransportControls

LightButton

SkipUp/DownButtons

StereoModeSelectButlon

DrSNeo:6ModeSebcI

MacroButlons

DiscSkipButlon

PresetUp/Down

GearButton

MemoryButlon

Delay/PreyCh

I_ Butlon

SpeakerSelect

Multiroom

VolumeUp/Down

SPLSebctor

LearnButton

Mute

EzSetSensorMicrophone

NOTE:]he flJnctionnamesshownhereareeachbutton'slea

turewhenusedwiththeAVR525 Mostbuttonshaveaddi

tionalflJnctionswhenusedwithotherdevicesSeepages

42 43 for a listof these[unctions

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TUNING PRESET

DOLBY DTSSURR DTS NEO:6

LOGIC 7 STEREO

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MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

IMPORTANTNOTE:]he AVR525'sremotemaybe

programmedtocontroluptoeightdevices,including

theAVR525 Beforeusingtheremote,itisimportantto

remembertopresstheInputSelectorButtonO

thatcorrespondstotheunityouwishtooperate

Inaddition,theAVR525'sremoteisshippedfrom

thefactorytooperatetheAVR525 andmost

HarmanKardonCDor DVDplayersandcasselle

deckslhe remoteisalsocapableofoperatinga

widevarietyofotherprodudsusingthecontrolcodes

thatarepailoftheremoteBeforeusingtheremote

withotherproduds,followtheinstructionsonpages

44 53 toprogramthepropercodesfortheproduds

inyoursystem

Itisalsoimpoflanttorememberthatmanyofthebut-

tonsontheremoletakeondifferentflJnctions,depend

ingontheprodudselectedusingtheDeviceControl

SelectorsThedescriptionsshownhereprimarilydetail

theflJndionsoftheremotewhenit isusedtooperate

theAVR525 (Seepage40for informationabout

alternateflJndionsfortheremole'sbullons)

O PowerOFFButton: Pressthisbuttontoplacethe

AVR525or aselecteddeviceintheStandbymode

NolethatthiswillturnoffthemainroomflJndions,butif

theMultiroomsystemisactivated,itwillcontinueto

flJnction

IRTransmitterWindow:Pointthiswindow

towardstheAVR525whenpressingbuttonsonthe

remotetomakecertainthatinfraredcommandsare

properlyreceived

Program/SPLIndicator:lhis threecolorindica

torisusedtoguideyouthroughthe processofpro

grammingtheremoteor learningcommands%m a

remoteintotheAVR525'sremotecodememoryand

it isalsousedasalevelindicatorwhenusingthe

remote'sEzSetcapabilities(Seepage24for more

informationonsettingoutputlevels,andseepage38

forinformationonprogrammingtheremote)

PowerOnButton:Pressthisbuttontoturnon

thepowertoadeviceselectedbypressingoneofthe

InputSelectors

InputSelectors:Pressingoneofthesebuttons

willperformthreeactionsatthesametime First,if the

AVR525 isnolturnedon,thiswillpoweruptheunit

Next,itwillselectthesourceshownonthebuttonas

theinputtotheAVR525 Finally,itwillchangethe

remotecontrolsothatitcontrolsthedeviceselected

Alterpressingoneofthesebuttonsyoumustpress

theAVRSelectorButton_ againto operatethe

AVR525'sfunctionswiththeremote

AVRSelector:Pressingthisbuttonwillswitchthe

remoleso thatitwilloperatetheAVR525'sflJndionsIf

theAVR525isintheStandbymode,itwillalsoturnthe

AVR525on

0 AM/FMTunerSelect:Pressthisbullonto select

theAVR525'stunerasthelisteningchoicePressing

thisbuttonwhenthetunerisalreadyinusewillselect

betweentheAMandFMbands

6-Channel/8ChannelDirectInput:Pressthis

butlontoselectthedeviceconnectedtothe8-Channel

DirectInputst_1 (Seepage27 formore

information)

TestButton:Pressthisbuttontobeginthe

sequenceusedtocalibratetheAVR525'soutputlevels

(Seepage24 formoreinformationoncalibratingthe

AVR525)

SleepButton:Pressthisbuttonto placetheunit

intheSleepmodeAlterthetimeshowninthedisplay,

theAVR525 willautomaticallygo intotheStandby

modeEachpressof thebuttonchangesthetimeuntil

turn-offinthefollowingorder:

r_90_ 80_ 70_ 60,_ 50

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40 ._ 30 ._ '_ OFF

|min min 2,0 "_ min10 7

lhis buttonisalsousedtochangechannelsonyour

]V whenthelV isselected

WhentheAVR525remoteisbeingprogrammedwith

thecodestooperateanotherdevice,thisbuttonisalso

usedinthe"AutoSearch"process(Seepage38for

moreinformationonprogrammingtheremote)

SurroundModeSelector:Pressthisbuttonto

cyclethroughtheDSP.VMAxandStereosurround

modessuchas Hall,Theater.VMAxNearandFar,and

SurroundOFFlhis buttonisalsousedtotunechannels

whenthelV isselectedusingthedeviceInput

Selector _ WhentheAVR525 remoteisbeing

programmedwiththecodesofanotherdevice,this

butlonisalsousedinthe"AutoSearch"process(See

page38 formoreinformationonprogrammingthe

remote)

NightMode:Pressthisbuttontoactivatethe

NightmodeThismodeisavailableinspecially

encodeddigitalsources,anditpreservesdialogue

(centerchannel)intelligibilityatlowvolumelevels

ChannelSelectButton:]hisbuttonisusedto

starltheprocessofsellingtheAVR525'soutputlevelsto

anexlernalsourceOncethisbullonispressed,usethe

A/v Buttons_ toselectthechannelbeingadjust-

ed,thenpresstheSetButton_, followedbythe

A/'_' Buttons_ again,tochangethelevelselling

(Seepage32formorein6rmation)

A/v Buttons:lhese multipurposebullonsare

usedtochangeor scrollthroughitemsintheon-

screenmenus,makeconfigurationselfingssuchas

digitalinputsordelaytiming,ortoselectsurround

modesWhenchangingasetting,firstpressthebutton

fortheflJndionor settingto bechanged(eg, press

theSurroundModeSelector_ to selectasound

fieldmodeortheDigitalSelectButton_ to

changeadigitalinput)andthenpressoneofthese

buttonstoscrollthroughthelistofoptionsor to

increaseordecreasea sellinglhe sectionsinthis

manualdescribingtheindividualfeaturesandflJndions

containspecificinformationonusingthesebuttonsfor

eachapplication

• Button:lhis butlonisusedtochangethe

menuselectionorselfingduringsomeofthesetup

proceduresfortheAVR525

Set Button:lhis buttonisusedtoentersettings

intotheAVR525'smemoryItisalsousedinthe

setupproceduresfordelaytime,speakerconfiguration

andchanneloutputleveladjustment

DigitalSelect:Pressthisbuttontoassignone

ofthedigitalinputs!_) I_ l'FJil_ toasource(See

page2Bformoreinformationonusingdigitalinputs)

NumericKeys:lhese bullonsserveasa ten-

bultonnumerickeypadtoentertunerpresetpositions

]hey arealsousedtoselectchannelnumberswhen

]V,Cableor hasbeenselectedontheremote,or

toselecttracknumbersonaCD,DVDorLDplayer.

dependingon howtheremotehasbeenprogrammed

TunerMode:Pressthisbuttonwhenthetuneris

inusetoselectbelweenautomatictuningandmanual

tuningWhenthebuttonispressedsothattheAUTO

Indicator[] goesout,pressingtheTuningButtons

I_!_11]_ willmovethefrequencyupordownin

singlestepincrementsWhentheFMbandisinuse,

pressingthisbuttonwhena station'ssignalisweakwill

changetomonauralreception(Seepage31 formore

information)

I_ DirectButton:Pressthisbuttonwhenthetuner

isinusetostaffthesequencefordirectentryof asta

tion'sfrequencyAlterpressingthebutlon,simply

presstheproperNumericKeys_ toselectasta-

tion (Seepage31 formoreinformationonthetuner)

TuningUp/Down:Whenthetunerisinuse,these

bullonswilltuneupordownthroughtheselected[re

quencybandIftheTunerModeButtonli:l_i'T_Jhas

beenpressedsothattheAUTOIndicator[] isillumi

nated,pressingandholdingeitherofthebullonsfor

threesecondswillcausethetunertoseekthenextsta

tionwithacceptablesignalstrengthforqualilyreception

WhentheAUTOIndicator[] isNO1illuminated,

pressingthesebullonswilltunestationsinsingle-step

increments(Seepage31 formoreinformation)

MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

OSDButton:Pressthisbuttonto activatethe

On-ScreenDisplay(OSD)systemusedtosetupor

adjusttheAVR525'sparameters

DolbyModeSelector:]his buttonisusedto

select%m amongtheavailableDolbySurroundpro

cessingmodesEachpressofthisbullonwillselect

oneoftheDolbyProLogicIImodesor Dolby3

StereoWhenaDolbyDigitalencodedsourceisinuse,

theDolbyDigitalmodemayalsobeselected(See

page29 fortheavailableDolbysurroundmode

options)

DTSDigitalModeSelector:Whena Drs

encodeddigitalsourceisselected,eachpressofthis

buttonwillscrollthorughtheavailableDFSmodeslhe

specificchoiceofmodeswillvaryaccordingtowhether

or nolthesourcematerialcontainsDFSES61

DiscreteencodingWhena DISsourceisnotin use,

thisbullonhasnoflJncfion(Seepage29 fortheavail

ableDFSDigitaloptions)

Logic7 ModeSelectButton:Pressthisbutton

toselect%m amongtheavailableLogic7surround

modes(Seepage29FortheavailableLogic7

options)

TransportControls:lhesebuttonsdonothave

anyfuncfionsfortheAVR525,buttheymaybe

programmedfortheforward/reverseplayoperation

ofa widevarielyof CDor DVDplayers,andaudioor

videocasselterecorders(Seepage40 for more

information)

LightButton:Pressthisbuttontoactivatethe

remote'sbacklightforeaseof usein darkenedrooms

SkipUp/DownButtons:Thesebuttonsdonot

havea directflJncfionwiththeAVR525,butwhen

usedwithacompatiblyprogrammedCDor DVD

changertheywillchangethedisccurrentlybeing

playedinthechanger

StereoModeSelectButton:Pressthisbutton

toselectastereolisteningmodeThefirstpressof

thebuttonplacestheAVRinatrue,two channel,

left!rightstereomodewithnosurroundprocessing

lhe nextpressselectseitherfivechannelstereoor

seven-channelstereo,dependingonthespeaker

configuration

DTSNeo:6ModeSelect:Pressthisbuttonto

selecta DFSNeo:6modelhese modestakeatwo

channelstereo or matrixsurroundencodedsource

andcreateaflJllfive,six or seven-channelsound

field (Seepage29 fortheavailableDISNeo:6

options)

MacroButtons:Pressthesebuttonstostoreor

recalla"Macro'iwhichisapreprogrammedsequence

ofcommandsstoredintheremole(Seepage39 for

moreinformationonstoringandrecallingmacros)

DiscSkipButtons:lhis buttonhasnodirect

functionfortheAVR525butismostoftenusedto

changetothenextdiscina CDor DVDplayerwhen

theremoteisprogrammedforthattypeofdevice

(Seepage40 formoreinformationonusingthe

remotewithproductsotherthantheAVR525)

PresetUp/Down:Whenthetunerisinuse,

pressthesebuttonstoscrollthroughthestations

programmedintotheAVR525'smemoryWhen

somesourcedevices,suchasCDplayers,VCRsand

casse_ledecks,areselectedusingthedeviceInput

Selectorsql_l_,thesebuttonsmayfunctionas

ChapterSteporltack Advance

ClearButton:Pressthisbuttontoclearincorrect

entrieswhenusingtheremotetodirectlyenteraradio

station'sfrequency

MemoryButton:Pressthisbuttontoentera

radioslationintotheAVR525'spresetmemoryOnce

theMEMORYIndicator[] flashes,youhavefive

secondstoenterapresetmemorylocationusing

theNumericKeys_ (Seepage32formore

information)

Delay/PreyCh.:Pressthisbuttonto begin

theprocessforsettingthedelaytimesusedbythe

AVR525whenprocessingsurroundsoundAfter

pressingthisbutton,thedelaytimesareenteredby

pressingtheSet Button_ andthenusingthe

A/T Buttons_ tochangethesettingPressthe

Set Button_ againtocompletetheprocess

(Seepage23 formoreinformation)

_, Button:Pressthisbuttontochangeaselling

orselectionwhenconfiguringmanyoftheAVR525's

seltings

SpeakerSelect: Pressthisbuttonto begin

theprocessofconfiguringtheAVR525's bassman-

agementsystemforusewiththetypeofspeakers

usedinyoursystemOncethebuttonhasbeen

pressed,usetheA/v Buttons_ toselectthe

channelyouwishto setup PresstheSet Button

andthenselectanotherchannelto configure

Whenalladjustmentshavebeencompleted,press

theSet Button_ twicetoexitthesettingsand

returnto normaloperation(Seepage21 formore

information)

I_ Multiroom:Pressthisbuttontoactivatethemul

tiroomsystemortobegintheprocessofchangingthe

inputorvolumelevelforthesecondzone(Seepage

36formoreinformationontheMulfiroomsystem)

_Volume Up/Down:Pressthesebuttonstoraise

or lowerthesystemvolume

SPLSelector:lhis buttonactivatesthe

AVR525'sEzSetfunctiontoquicklyandaccurately

calibratetheAVR525'soutputlevelsPressandhold

thebuttonforthreesecondsandthenreleaseit Press

the"5" or"7" NumericKey_ toindicatewhether

youareusinga 51 channelor a61/71 channel

speakersystemwiththeAVR525 Thetesttonewill

begincirculating,andtheProgram/SPLIndicator

willchangecolorsDuringthissequence,EzSet

willautomaticallyadjusttheoutputlevelsforallchan-

nelsuntiltheyareequal,asshownbytheProgram/

SPLIndicator_ lightinggreenforeachchannel

Pressthisbuttonagainwhentheadjustrnentiscorn

pleteto turnoffthetesttone(Seepage24 formore

informationonEzSet)

LearnButton:Pressthisbuttontobeginthe

processof"learning"thecodesfromanotherproduct's

remoteintotheAVR525'sremote(Seepage37

formoreinformationonusingtheremote'slearning

flJncfion)

Mute: Pressthisbuttonto momentarilysilence

theAVR525orlV setbeingcontrolled,dependingon

whichdevicehasbeenselectedWhentheAVR525

remoteisbeingprogrammedtooperateanotherdevice,

thisbullonispressedwiththeInputSelectorButton

0 tobegintheprogrammingprocess(Seepage

38 formoreinformationonprogrammingtheremote)

EzSdSensorMicrophone:lhe sensormicro

phonef(_rtheEzSetmicrophoneisbehindtheseslots

Whenusingtheremotetocalibratespeakeroutput

levelsusingEzSet,besurethatyoudonotholdthe

remotein awaythatcoverstheseslots(Seepage24

formoreinformationonusingEzSet)

ZONE II REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

O .........

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O .........

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DN--PRESET--UP

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PowerOff

@ AVRSelector

AM/FMlunerSelect

InputSeledors

,_ luningUp/Down FastPlay

Record/Pause

PresetUp/Down lrackSkip

DiscSkip

O VolumeUp/Down

PlayForward/Reverse/Stop

Mute

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PowerOff:Whenusedintheroomwherethe

AVR525 islocated,pressthisbuttonto placetheunit

in StandbyWhenitisusedina remoteroomwitha

sensorthatisconnectedtotheMultiroomIRInput

_-_jack,thisbuttonturnstheMultiroomsystemon

andoff

@ AVRSelector:Pressthisbuttonto turnonthe

AVR525 lhe inputinusewhentheunitwaslaston

willbeselected

AM/FMTunerSelect:Pressthisbuttonto

selecttheliJnerastheinputtotheMultiroomsystem

Pressitagainto changeb@veentheAMandFM

bands

InputSelectors:WhentheAVR525 isoff,

pressoneofthesebuttonstoselecta specificinput

andturntheuniton Whentheunitisalreadyinuse,

pressingoneofthesebuttonswillchangetheinput

TuningUp/Down-FastPlay:Whenthis

remoteisusedinthesameroomastheAVR525,

thesebuttonsmaybeusedtochangethefrequency

ofthetunerlhesebuttonsmayalsocontrolthe

FastPlayor FastReversefunctionsofcompatible

ktarmanKardonCD,DVDorcassettedecksinthe

sameroom,or fromaremoteroomwhenanIRlink

isconnectedto theAVR525

Record/Pause:Pressthisbuttontoactivate

theRecordorPausefunctiononcompatible

HarmanKardonCD,DVDorcassettedeckproduds

PresetUp/Down-TrackSkip:Whenthe

AVR525'stunerisselectedastheinputsource,these

buttonswillmoveupor downthroughthelistofsta

tionsthathavebeenstoredinthepresetmemory

Whena CDor DVDchangerorplayerisselected,

thesebuttonsactivatetheForwardor Reverselrack

or ChapterSkipflJnctions

DiscSkip:Pressthesebuttonstochangediscs

oncompatibleHumanKardonCDorDVDchangeror

players

O VolumeUp/Down:Whenusedintheroom

wheretheAVR525islocated,pressthisbuttonto

raiseor lowerthevolumeinthatroomWhenit is

usedina remoteroomwithasensorthatisconnect-

edtotheMultiroomIRInput_ jack,thisbutton

willraiseorlowerthevolumeintheremoteroom

PlayForward/Reverse/Stop:Pressthesebut-

tonstocontrolcompatibleHarmanKardonCD,DVD

orcassetteplayers

Mute:Whenusedintheroomwherethe

AVR525 islocated,pressthisbuttontotemporarily

silencetheunit,Whenitisusedinaremoteroomwith

asensorthatisconnectedtotheMultiroomIRInput

_-_jack,thisbuttonwilltemporarilysilencethefeedto

theremoteroomonlyPressthebuttonagaintoreturn

tothepreviousvolumelevel

NOTE:]he ZoneIIremotemaybeusedineitherthesameroomwheretheAVR525islocated,or it maybeused

ina separateroomwithanoptionalinfraredsensorthatisconnectedtotheAVR525'sMultiroomIRInput

jack Whenit isusedinthesameroomastheAVR525,itwillcontroltheflJndionsoftheAVR525 oranycorn

patibleHumanKardonproductsinthatroomWhenit isusedin aseparateroomviaa sensorconnectedto the

MultiroomIRInput_-_jack,thebuttonsforPower,InputSource,VolumeandMutewillcontrolthesourceand

volumeforthesecondzone,asconnectedtotheMultiroomAudioOutputs_})jacks (Seepage36 forcorn

pleteinformationonusingtheMultiroomsystem)

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

System Installation

Alterunpackingtheunit,locatingitina placewithade

quatevantilationandplacingitonasolidsurfacecapable

ofsupportingitsweight,youwillneedtomakethecon-

nectionstoyouraudioandvideoequipment

IMPORTANTNOTE:Foryourpersonalsafelyandto

avoidpossibledamagetoyourequipmentandspeakers,

it isalwaysgoodpracticetoturnoffandunplugtheAVR

andALLsourceequipmentfromtheACoutputbefore

makinganyaudioorvideosystemconnections

AudioEquipmentConnections

Werecommendthatyouusehigh-qualityinterconnect

cableswhenmakingconnectionstosourceequipment

andrecorderstopreservetheintegrilyofthesignals

1 ConnecttheanalogoutputofaCDplayertothe

CDAudioInputst_}

NOTE:WhentheCDplayerhasbothfixedandvari

ableaudiooutputs,it isbesttousethefixedoutput

unlessyoufindthattheinputtothereceiverissolow

thatthesoundisnoisy,orso highthatitisdistorled

2 ConnecttheanalogPlay/Outjacksofacassette

deck,MD,CDRorotheraudiorecorderto theTape

InputJacks _) ConnecttheanalogRecord/In

jacksontherecordertotheTapeOutputJacks

ontheAVR525

3 Connecttheoutputof anydigitalsourcessuchas

suchasaCDor DVDchangeror player,advanced

videogame,a digitalsatellitereceiver,HD]Vtuneror

digitalcableset-topboxortheoutputofacompati

blecomputersoundcardtotheOpticaland

CoaxialDigital Audio Inputst_) _ _'F_i"_]

4 ConnectthecoaxialoropticalDigitalAudioOutputs

ontherearpaneloftheAVR525tothematching

digitalinputconnectionsonaCDRorMiniDiscrecorder

5 AssembletheAMLoopAntennasuppliedwiththe

unit ConnectittotheAMandGNDScrew

TerminalsO

6 ConnectthesuppliedFMantennatotheFM(75

ohm)ConnectionO ]he FMantennamaybean

externalroofantenna,aninsidepoweredor wirelead

antennaoraconnectionfroma cableIV systemIf

theantennaor connectionuses300 ohmtwin-lead

cable,youmustusethe300 ohmto 75 ohmadapter

suppliedwiththeunittomaketheconnection

7 Connectthefront,center,surroundandsurround

backspeakeroutputsO_OI_) totherespective

speakers

]o ensurethatalltheaudiosignalsarecarriedtoyour

speakerswithoutlossofclarilyorresolution,wesug

gestthatyouusehigh-qualilyspeakercableMany

brandsofcableareavailableandthechoiceofcable

maybein%encedbythedistancebelweenyour

speakersandthereceiver,thetypeofspeakersyou

use,personalpreferencesandotherfactorsYourdeal

er orinstallerisa valuableresourcetoconsultin

selectingthepropercable

Regardlessofthebrando[cableselected,werecom

mendthatyouuseacableconstrudedofmultistrand

copperwithagaugeof 14orsmallerRememberthat

inspecifyingcable,thelowerthenumber,thethicker

thecable

Cablewithagaugeof 16 maybeusedforshorlruns

of lessthantenfeet,Wedonotrecommendthatyou

usecableswithanAWGequivalentof1Sorhigher.

duetothepowerlossanddegradationin performance

thatwilloccur

Cablesthatareruninsidewallsshouldhavetheappro

priatemarkingstoindicatelistingwithUL CSAor olher

appropriatetestingagencystandardsQuestionsabout

runningcablesinsidewallsshouldbereferredtoyour

installeror alicensedelectricianwhoisfamiliarwith

theNECand/ortheapplicablelocalbuildingcodesin

yourarea

Whenconnectingwiresto thespeakers,becerlainto

observeproperpolarityNotethatthepositive(+)ter

minalof eachspeakerconnectionnowcarriesaspe

cificcolorcodeasnotedonpage8 Uowever,most

speakersstillusearedterminalforthepositive(+)

connectionConnectthe"negative"or "black"wire

tothesameterminalonboththereceiverandthe

speaker

NOTE:Whilemostspeakermanufacturersadhereto

anindustryconventionofusingblackterminalsfor

negativeandredonesForpositive,somemayvary

fromthisconfiguration ensureproperphaseand

optimalperformance,consulttheidentificationplateon

yourspeakeror thespeaker'smanualtoverifypolarity

Ifyoudonotknowthepolarityofyourspeaker,ask

yourdealerForadvicebeforeproceeding,or consult

thespeaker'smanufacturer

Wealsorecommendthatthe lengthofcableused

to connectspeakerpairsbeidenticalForexample,

usethesamelengthpieceof cabletoconnectthe

front-leftandfront-rightor surroundleftandsur

roundrightspeakers,evenif thespeakersarea dif

ferentdistancefromtheAVR525

8 Connectionstoasubwooferarenormallymadevia

alinelevelaudioconnectionfromtheSubwoder

Output0 tothelinelevelinputofasubwooferwith

abuilt-inamplifierWhena passivesubwooferisused,

theconnectionfirstgoestoa poweramplifier,which

willbeconnectedtooneor moresubwooferspeakers

Ifyouareusingapoweredsubwooferthatdoesnot

havelinelevelinputconnections,followtheinstruc

tionsfurnishedwiththespeakerForconnectioninfor

marion

9 Ifanexternalmultichannelaudiosourcewith51

outputssuchasanexternaldigitalprocessor/decoder.

DVDAudioor SACDplayerisused,connectthe

outputsofthatdevicetothe8-ChannelDirect

InputsI_

VideoEquipmentConnections

Videoequipmentisconnectedinthesamemanneras

audiocomponentsAgain,theuseofhigh-qualilyinter

connectcablesisrecommendedtopreservesignal

qualiiy

1 Connecta VCR'sorothervideosource'saudioand

videoPlay/OutjackstotheVideol/Video 2Audio

andVideoInputJacksi]_i_)!_i _ ontherear

panel]he AudioandVideoRecord/Injacksonthe

VCRshouldbeconnectedtotheVideol/Video 2

AudioandVideoOutputJacks _@ _ on

theAVR525

2 Connecttheanalogaudioandvideooutputsofa

satellitereceiver,cableTVconverlerortelevisionsetor

anyothervideosourcetotheVideo3Audioand

VideoInputJacks _)I_

3 Connecttheanalogaudioandvideooutputsofa

DVDor laserdiscplayerto theDVDAudioand

VideoInputsi]_

4 ConnectthedigitalaudiooutputsofaDVDplayer,

satellitereceiver,cableboxor _ID]Vconverlertothe

appropriateOpticalorCoaxialDigitalInputs_)

5 ConnecttheVideoMonitorOutput_ jackson

thereceivertothecompositeorSVideoinputofyour

televisionmonitororvideoprojector

6 IfyourDVDplayerandmonitorbothhavecompo

nentvideoconnections,connectthecomponentout-

putsoftheDVDplayertotheDVDComponent

VideoInputs_ Evenwhencomponentvideocon-

nectionsareused,theaudioconnectionsshouldstill

bemadetoeithertheanalogDVDAudioInputs

oranyoftheOpticalorCoaxialDigitalInputJacks

7 Ifotherdeviceswithcomponentvideooutputsare

available,connectittotheVideo2Component

VideoInputs_)]he audioconnectionsforthis

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

deviceshouldbemadetoeithertheVideo2Audio

Inputs_ oranyoftheOpticalorCoaxialDigital

InputJackst_ I_

8 Ifthecomponentvideoinputsareused,connect

theComponentVideoMonitorOutputs_} to the

componentvideoinputsofyourIV.projectorordis

playdevice

9 Ifyouhaveacamcorder,videogameor other

audio/videodevicethatisconnectedtotheAVRona

temporary,ratherthanpermanent,basis,connectthe

audio,videoanddigitalaudiooutputsofthatdeviceto

theFront-PanelInputsi'_i"_]_] A devicecon-

nectedhereisselectedastheVideo4input,andthe

digitalinputsmustbeassignedto theVideo4 input,

(Seepage19formoreinformationoninputconfigu-

ration)

VideoConnectionNotes:

•Whenthecomponentvideojacksareused,theon-

screenmenusarenotvisibleandyoumustswitch

tothestandardcompositeorS Videoinputonyour

]V toviewthem

• ]he AVR525 willaccepteitherstandardcomposite,

S-VideoorY/Pr/Pbcomponentvideosignals

However.itwillnotconvertcompositeor Ssignals

tocomponentvideo

• Componentorcompositevideosignalsmayonlybe

viewedintheirnativeformats

System and Power Connections

]he AVR525 isdesignedforflexibleusewithmulti

roomsystems,externalcontrolcomponentsand

poweramplifiers

MainRoomRemoteControlExtension

Ifthereceiverisplacedbehindasolidorsmoked

glasscabinetdoor,theobstructionmaypreventthe

remotesensorfromreceivingcommandsInthis

event,anoptionalremolesensormaybeused

Connecttheoutputoftheremotesensortothe

RemoteIRInput_jack

Ifothercomponentsarealsopreventedfromreceiving

remotecommands,onlyonesensorisneededSimply

usethisunit'ssensorora remoteeyebyrunninga

connectionfromtheRemoteIROutput_jack to

theRemoteIRInputjack onHarmanKardonorother

compatibleequipment,

MultiroomIRLink

]he remoteroomIRreceivershouldbeconnectedto

theAVR525 viaslandardcoaxialcablePlugtheIRcon-

nectioncableintotheMultiroomIRInput_-_jackon

theAVR525'srearpanel

IfolherHarmanKardoncompatiblesourceequipment

isparlofthemainroominstallation,theRemoteIR

Output_jack ontherearpanelshouldbeconnected

totheIRINjackonsourceequipmentThiswillenable

theremoteroomlocationtocontrolsourceequipment

functions

NOTE:Allremotelycontrolledcomponentsmustbe

linkedtogetherina"daisychain:'ConnecttheIROUT

jack ofoneunittotheIRINofthenexttoestablish

thischain

MultiroomConnections

]he AVR525 isequippedwithmultizonecapabilities

thatallowittosendaseparateaudiosourcetothe

remotezonefromtheoneselectedforuseinthe

mainroom

Dependingonyoursystem'srequirement,three

optionsareavailableforaudioconnection:

Option1: Usehigh-quality,shieldedaudiointercon-

nectcablefromtheAVR525'slocationtotheremote

roomInthe remoteroom,connecttheinterconnect

cabletoastereopoweramplifierfheamplifierwillbe

connectedtotheroom'sspeakersAttheAVR525,

plugtheaudiointerconnectcablesintotheMultiroom

AudioOutput€_})jacksontheAVR525'srearpanel

Option2:ConnecttheMultiroomAudioOutput_})

jacksontheAVR525 totheinputsofanoptional

stereopoweramplifier%n high-qualityspeakerwire

fromtheamplifiertothespeakersintheremoteroom

Option3:]akingadvantageoftheAVR525'sbuilt-in

seven-channelamplifier,it ispossibletousetwoofthe

amplifierchannelstopowerspeakersintheremote

roomWhenusingthisoptionyouwillnotbeableto

usethefull71 channelcapabilitiesoftheAVR525in

themainlisteningroom,butyouwillbeabletoadd

anotherlisteningroomwithoutadditionalexternal

poweramplifiers]o usetheinternalamplifiersto

powera remotezone,connectthespeakersfor

theremoteroomlocationtotheSurroundBack/

MultiroomSpeakerOutputs@ Beforeusingthe

remoteroomyouwillneedtoconfiguretheamplifiers

forsurroundoperationbychangingasettinginthe

AdvancedSelectmenu,followingtheinstructions

shownonpage34

NOTE:Foralloptions,youmayconnectanoptionalIR

sensorintheremoteroomtotheAVR525viaan

appropriatecableConnectthesensor'scabletothe

MultiroomIRInput_ ontheAVR525andusethe

ZoneIIremoteto controltheroomvolumeAlter-

natively,youmayinstallanoptionalvolumecontrol

betweentheoutputoftheamplifiersandthespeakers

A-BUSInstallationConnections

]he AVR525 isamongtheveryfewreceiversavail

abletodaythatoffersbuilt-inA-BUSReady_ opera

tionWhenusedwithanoptionalABUSkeypador

controlmodule,youhaveallthebenefitsofremote

zoneoperationwithouttheneedfor anexternalpower

amplifie{

]o usetheAVR525 withanapprovedA BUSprod

uct,simplyconnectthekeypador modulethatisin

theremoteroomtotheAVR525usingstandard

"Category5" wiringthatisproperlyratedforthein-

wallusespecificto theinstallation]erminatethe

wiringatthereceiverendtoastandardRJ45jack

incompliancewiththeinstrudionsfurnishedwiththe

ABUSmodule

Nofurlherinstallationoradjustmentisneeded,asthe

ABUSconnectorontheAVR525 routesthesignals

inandoutofthekeypadtotheirproperdestinationfor

power,signalsourceandcontrolTheoutputfedtothe

A BUSjack isdeterminedbytheAVR525'smulti

roomsystem,andthemenusmaybeusedas is

RS-232Connections

]he AVR525 includesanRS232 serialporiconnec-

tionthatmaybeusedto controltheunitviacompati

bleoptional,externalkeypadsorcontrolsystems]he

physicalconnectionto theAVR525fromthecontrol

deviceisa standardD-9connection,buttoassure

compatibleandproperoperation,specificsoftware

commandsandpinwiringschemesarerequired

DuetothecomplexityofRS232connections

werecommendthattheybemadeonlybytrained

installersfamiliarwiththeiruse[o obtainadditional

informationontheuseoftheAVR525withRS232

control,pleasecontactHumanKardon'scustomer

servicedepartmentorconsultourWebsiteat

wwwharmankardoncorn

ACPowerConnections

]hisunitisequippedwiththreeaccessoryACoutbts

]hey maybeusedtopoweraccessorydevices,but

theyshouldnotbeusedwithhigh-currentdrawequip

mentsuchaspoweramplifiers]he totalpowerdraw

toeachou%tmaynotexceed100 watts

]he SwitchedACAccessoryOutlet_ willreceive

poweronlywhentheunitison lhis isrecommended

fordevicesthathavenopowerswitchor a mechanical

powerswitchthatmaybeleftinthe"ON"position

NOTE:Manyaudioandvideoprodudsgointoa

Standbymodewhentheyareusedwithswitchedout-

lets,andcannotbefullyturnedonusingtheoutlet

alonewithoutaremotecontrolcommand

]he UnswitchedACAccessoryOutlet_ will

receivepoweraslongastheunitispluggedintoa

poweredACoutlet

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

]he AVR525 leaturesa removablepowercordthat

allowswirestoberunto acomplexinstallationsothat

theunit,itsel[neednotbeinstalleduntilit isreadyfor

connectionWhenallconnectionsdescribedabove

havebeenmade,connecttheACPowercordtothe

ACPowerCordJack_)

]he AVR525 drawssignificantlymorecurrentthan

otherhouseholddevicessuchascomputersthatuse

removablepowercordsForthatreason,itisimportant

thatonlythecordsuppliedwiththeunit(oradirect

replacementofidenticalcapacity)beused

Oncethepowercordisconnected,youarealmost

readytoenjoytheAVR525'sincrediblepowerand

fidelily!

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Whenallaudio,videoandsystemconnectionshave

beenmade,thereareafewconfigurationadjustments

thatmustbemadeAfewminutesspenttocorrectly

configureandcalibratetheunitwillgreatlyaddtoyour

listeningexperience

SpeakerSelectionandPlacement

lhe placementofspeakersinamultichannelhome

theatersystemcanhavea noticeableimpactonthe

qualityofsoundreproduced

Nomatterwhichtypeor brandofspeakersisused.

thesamemodelor brandofspeakershouldbeused

fortheleftfront,centerandrightfrontspeakerslhis

createsaseamlessfrontsoundstageandeliminates

thepossibilityddistractingsonicdisturbancesthat

occurwhenasoundmovesacrossmismatched

frontchannelspeakers

Speaker Placement

Dependingonthetypeofcenterchannelspeakerin

useandyourviewingdevice,placethecenterspeaker

eitherdirectlyaboveor belowyourTV.orinthecenter

behindaperforatedfrontprojectionscreen

Oncethecenterchannelspeakerisinstalled,position

thefrontleftandfrontrightspeakerssothattheyare

asfarawayfromoneanotherasthecenterchannel

speakerisfromthepreferredlisleningpositionIdeally

thefrontchannelspeakersshouldbeplacedsothat

theirtweetersarenomorethan24"aboveor below

thetweeterinthecenterchannelspeaker

Dependingonthespecificsdyourroomacoustics

andthetypeof speakersin use.youmayfindthat

imagingisimprovedbymovingtheleftfrontandright

frontspeakersslightlyforwardofthecenterchannel

speakerIfpossible,adjustallfrontloudspeakers

sothattheyareaimedatearheightwhenyouare

seatedinthelisteningposition

Usingtheseguidelines,you'llfindthatittakessome

experimentationtofindthecorrectlocationforthefront

speakersinyourparficularinstallationDon'tbeafraidto

movethingsarounduntilthesystemsoundscorrect

Optimizeyourspeakerssothataudiotransitionsacross

thefrontoftheroomsoundsmooth,andthatsounds

fromallspeakersappeartoarriveatthelisteningposi

tionatthesametime(withoutdelayfromthecenter

speakercomparedtotheleftandrightspeakers)

WhentheAVR525 isusedin51 channeloperation.

thepreferredlocationforsurroundspeakersisonthe

sidewallsdtheroom.ator slightlybehindthelisten-

ingpositionIna71 channelsystem,bothsidesur

roundandbacksurroundspeakersarerequiredlhe

centerofthespeakershouldfaceintotheroomlhe

No more

than 24"

LeftFront

Speaker

CenterFrontSpeaker

RightFront

Speaker

,4)F?orltChanrld._oeakerIrlsta//al/brlW/ihDiTedView

TVSetsorRearScreerl/Pro_ctofS

]]/or Projection Screen

Left Front Center Front Right Front

Speaker Speaker Speaker

B)Rearspeakermourltklghana/temate/ocatlbrl/of

5.7systemsIth requ//ed/of 7.7operatlbn.

__At least 6 inches from ceiling

At least 2 feet

speakersshouldbe locatedsothatthebottomofthe

cabinetisatleasttwofeethigherthanthelisteners'

earswhenthelistenersareseatedinthedesiredarea

RearsurroundspeakersarerequiredwhenaflJl171

channelsystemisinstalled,andtheymayalsobe

usedin 51 channelsystemsasanalternativemount-

ingpositionwhenit isnotpracticaltoplacethemain

surroundspeakersonthesidesoftheroom Speakers

maybeplacedona rearwall.behindthelistening

positionAswiththesidespeakers,rearsurrounds

shouldbelocatedsothatthebottomofthecabinetis

atleasttwofeethigherthanthelisteners'earsThe

speakersshouldbenomorethansixfeetbehindthe

rearoftheseatingarea

Ifdipoletypespeakersareusedoneitherthesideor

rearwallsoftheroom,pleasenotethatifthereare

arrowsonthespeakerstheyshouldfacethefrontof

theroomforthesidespeakers,ortowardsthecenter

ofthewallfortherearspeakers

Subwoofersproducenondirectionalsound,sothey

maybeplacedalmostanywhereina room Actual

placementshouldbebasedonroomsizeandshape

andthetypeofsubwooferusedOnemethodoffind

ingtheoptimallocationforasubwooferistobeginby

placingitinthefrontoftheroom.aboutsixinches

fromawall.or nearthefrontcornerdtheroom

Anothermethodistotemporarilyplacethesubwoofer

atyournormallisteningposition,andthenwalk

aroundtheroomuntilyoufindaspotwherethesub

woofersoundsbest Placethesubwooferinthatspot

Youshouldalsofollowtheinstructionsofthesub-

woofer'smanufacturer,or youmaywishtoexperi

mentwiththe bestlocationfora subwooferinyour

listeningroom

System Setup

Oncethespeakershavebeenplacedintheroomand

connected,theremainingstepsinthesetupprocess

areto programtheAVR525'sbassmanagementsys

ternforthetypeofspeakersusedinyoursystem.

calibratetheoutputlevels,andsetthedelaytimes

usedbythesurroundsoundprocessor

YouarenowreadytopoweruptheAVR525tobegin

thesefinaladjustments

MakecerlainthattheACpowercordisfirmly

inserledinto theACPowerCordJack_)

andplugthecordintoanunswitchedACoutlet

]b maintaintheunit'ssafelyrating.DONO1

substitutethepowercordforonewithlower

currentcapacity

2PresstheMainPowerSwitch[] inuntilit

latchesandtheword"OFF"onthetopofthe

switchdisappearsinsidethefrontpanelNotethat

thePowerIndicator[] willturnamber.

indicatingthattheunitisinthe Standbymode

3 Removetheprotectiveplasticfilmfromthefront

panellensIfleftinplace,thefilmmayaffectthe

performanceofyourremotecontrol

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

4 InstallthethreesuppliedAAAballeriesinthe

remoteasshownBecertaintofollowthe(+)

and( ) polarityindicatorsthatareonthetopof

thebatterycomparlment

5 lurntheAVR525oneitherbypressingthe

SystemPowerControl[] onthePontpanel,

orviatheremotebypressingthePowerOn

Buttonq_l_,theAVRSelector0 oranyof

theInputSelectorsql_lJO ontheremotelhe

PowerIndicator[] willturngreento confirm

thattheunitison,andtheMain Information

Display[] willalsolight

Usingthe On-ScreenDisplay

Whenmakingthefollowingadjustments,youmayfind

it easierto usetheAVR525'son-screendisplaysys

ternTheseeasy-toreaddisplaysgiveyouaclearpic-

tureofthecurrentstatusoftheunitandmakeiteasy

toseewhichspeaker,delay,inputordigitalselection

youaremaking

lo viewtheon-screenmenus,makecerlainyouhave

madeaconnection%m theVideoMonitorOut

Jack_ ontherearpaneltothecompositeorS

VideoinputofyourlV or projedo_Inordertoview

theAVR525'sdisplays,thecorrectvideosourcemust

beselectedonthevideodisplayTheon-screen

menusarenotavailablewhenacomponentvideo

displayisinuse

IMPORTANTNOTE:Whenviewingtheon-screen

menususinga CRlbasedprojector,plasmadisplayor

anydired-viewCRl monitorortelevision,it isimporlant

thattheynolbeleftonthescreenforanexlendedperi

odoftimelhe constantdisplaydastaticimagesuch

asthesemenusorvideogameimagesmaycausethe

imagetobepermanently"burnedinto"theprojection

tubes,plasmascreenorCRIIlhis typeddamageisnot

coveredbytheAVR525warranlyandmaynolbecov

eredbytheprojedor/rVset'swarranly

lhe AVR525 hastwoon-screendisplaymodes,

"SemiOSD"and"FullOSD"Whenmakingconfigura

tionadjustments,itisrecommendedthattheFullOSD

modebeusedThiswillplaceanoptionlistingonthe

screen,makingit easierto viewtheavailableoptions

MakingConfigurationAdjustments

lhe flJllOSDsystemisavailablebypressingtheOSD

Button_ Whenthisbuttonispressed,the

11ASTER 11ENU (Figure1)willappear,and

adjustmentsaremade%m theindividualmenus

* MASTER MENU *

IN/OUT SETUP

SURROUND SETUP

SPEAKER SETUP

DELAY ADJUST

CHANNEL ADJUST

MULTI-ROOM

ADVANCED

EXIT

lhe semiOSDsystemisalsoavailable,allowingyou

to makeadjustmentsdirectly,bypressingtheappro

priatebuttonsonthe%nt panelorremotecontrolfor

thespecificparametertobeadjustedForexample,to

changethedigitalinputfor anyofthesources,press

theDigitalSelect Button_ andthenpressthe

A/V Buttons_ toscrollthroughthelistof

optionsastheyappearintheon-screendisplayorthe

LowerDisplayLine[]

lo usethefullOSDmenusystem,presstheOSD

Button_ Whenthemenuisonthescreen,press

the A/V Buttons_ untiltheon-screen_,cursor

isnexttotheitemyouwishtoadjust,andthenpress

theSetButton_ toadjustthatitem lhe menus

willremainonthescreenFor20 seconds,andthen

theywill"timeout"anddisappearfromthescreenlhe

timeoutmaybeincreasedtoas muchas50 seconds

bygoingtotheADVANCED menu,andchanging

theitemtitledFULL OSD TIME OUT

WhenthefullOSDsystemisinuse,themenuselec-

tionsarenotshownif]theMainInformationDisplay

[]11_[] WhenthefullOSDmenusystemisused,

OSD ON willappearintheUpperDisplayLine

[] andtheOSDIndicator[] willlighttoremind

youthata videodisplaymustbeusedWhenthe

semiOSDsystemisusedin conjunctionwiththedis

creteconfigurationbuttons,theon-screendisplaywill

showasinglelineoftextwiththecurrentmenuselec-

tion fhatselectionwillalsobeshownintheUpper

DisplayLine [] ortheLowerDisplayLine [],

dependingonwhichparameterisbeingadjusted

Settingthe SystemConfigurationMemory

]he AVR525 featuresanadvancedmemorysystem

thatenablesyoutoestablishdifferentconfigurations

forthespeakerconfiguration,digitalinput,surround

mode,delaytimes,crossoverfrequencyandoutput

levelsforeachinputsource]his flexibililyenablesyou

tocustomtailorthewayinwhichyoulistentoeach

sourceandhavetheAVR525 memorizethoseset-

tingsThismeans,forexample,thatyoumayusedif

ferentoutputlevelsor trimsfordifferentsources,or

setdifferentspeakerconfigurationswiththeresultant

changestothebassmanagementsystemOncethese

settingsaremade,theywillautomaticallyberecalled

wheneveryouselectthatinput

lhe factoryddaultsettingsfortheAVR525 haveall

inputsexceptforDVDconfiguredforananalogaudio

inputexceptfor theDVDinput,wheretheCoaxial

DigitalAudioInput1 _ istheddault,lhe default

speakersellingsarefor"Large"speakersatthePont

left/right,"Small"atallotherpositions,andforthe

Subwoofersetasbeingon However,oncetheDSP

processingsystemisusedforthefirsttimeforany

input,thespeakersettingswillautomaticallydefaultto

"Small"atallpositionswiththesubwoofersetto"LFE"

]he defaultsettingforthesurroundmodesis

"SurroundOffi"or twochannelstereo,althoughDolby

Digitalor DIS willautomaticallybeselectedasappro

priatewhenasourcewithdigitalencodingisinuse

Beforeusingtheunit,youwillprobablywantto

changethesettingsfor mostinputsso thattheyare

properlyconfiguredtoreflecttheuseofdigitalorana

loginputs,thetypedspeakersinstalledandthesur

roundmodespecificsofyourhometheatersystem

RememberthatsincetheAVR525 memorizesthe

settingsforeachinputindividuallyyouwillneedto

maketheseadjustmentsforeachinputused

However,oncetheyaremade,flJHheradjustmentis

onlyrequiredwhensystemcomponentsarechanged

lb makethisprocessasquickandaseasyaspossi

ble,wesuggestthatyouusethefullOSDsystemwith

theon-screenmenus,andstepthrougheachinput

Onceyouhavecompletedthesettingsforthefirst

input,manysettingsmaybeduplicatedfortheremain-

inginputsItisalsoagoodideatosettheconfigura

fiondataintheordertheseitemsarelistedinthe

11ASTE R 11ENU, assomesellingsrequirea

specificentryina priormenuitem Rememberthat

oncethesettingsaremadeforoneinput,theymust

bemadeforallotherinputsourcesinyoursystem

Input Setup

Ihe firststepinconfiguringtheAVR525 istoconfigure

eachinputOnceaninputisselected,allsellingsfor

theDigitalInput,SpeakerConfiguration,Surround

ModeandDelayTimingwill"attach"themselvestothat

inputandbestoredinanon-volatilememory]his

meansthatoncemade,theselectionof aninputwill

automaticallyrecallthosesellings_:orthatreason,the

proceduresdescribedbelowmustberepeatedfor

eachinputsourcesothatyouhavetheopporlunityto

customtailoreachsourcetoyourspecificlistening

requirementsHowever.oncemadetheyneednotbe

changedagainunlessyouneedtoalterasetting

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Whenusingthefull OSDsystemtomakethesetup

adjustments,presstheOSDButton_ oncesothat

theMAS TE R MENU (Figure1)appears,lhe •

cursorwillbenexttotheI N/0 UT S ET UP line

PresstheSet Button_ toenterthemenuandthe

I N/0 UT S ET UP menu(_:igure2) willappear

onthescreenPressthe_/• Buttons_

untilthedesiredinputnameappearsinthehighlighted

video,aswellas beingindicatedinthefront-panel

InputIndicators[] bythegreenLEDnexttothe

desiredinputnameIftheinputwillusethestandard

left/rightanaloginputs,noflJrlheradjustmentis

needed

* IN/OUT SETUP *

INPUT :_

DIGITAL IN :_

COAXIAL 3 :m OUT

VIDEO 4 :m OUT

BACK TO MASTER MENU

Ifyouwishtoassociateoneofthedigitalinputswith

theselectedinputsource,pressthe• Button

ontheremotewhiletheIN/OUT SETUP

menu(Figure2)is or]thescreen,andtheon-screen

cursorwilldropdownto theDI GI TAL I N line

Pressthe_/• Buttonsql]_D untilthenameof

thedesireddigitalinputappearslo returnto theana

loginput,pressthebuttonsuntilthewordANA-

L 0 G appearsWhenthecorrectinputsource

appears,pressthe• Button_ onceso thatthe

• cursorappearsnextto BA CK T0 MAS TER

ME NU, andpresstheSetButton

lb changethedigitalinputatanytimeusingthedis

cretefunctionbutlonsandthesemiOSDsystem,

presstheDigitalSelectButton_ ontheremote

Withinfiveseconds,makeyourinputselectionusing

the A/• Buttons_ untilthedesireddigitalor

analoginputisshownintheUpperDisplayLine[]

andinthelowerlineoftheon-screendisplayPress

theSetButton_ toenterthenewdigitalinput

assignment

AnexclusiveHumanKardonfeatureistheabililyto

switchfront-panelcoaxialdigitalaudioandanalog

audio/videojacksfromtheirnormaluseasinputsto

outputconnectionsso thatporlablerecordingdevices

mayeasilybeconnectedOntheAVR525,the

DigitalCoax3 Jack [] isnormallyaninput,but

thismayalsobeswitchedtoadigitaloutputforuse

withCDR/RWdecks,MDrecordersorotherA/V

recorders]o changethejacktoanoutput,press

theA/'v Buttons_ whiletheI N/0 UT

SETUP menuisonthescreenuntilthe• cursor

isnextto C0 AX I AL 3 lhen pressthe,/•

Buttons_ _ sothattheword0 UT ishigh-

lightedTheInput/OutputStatusIndicator[]

willturnred,indicatingthatthejackisnowa record

output

NOTE:A signalwillbesenttothisjackonlywhenthe

inputselectedfor usebytheAVR525 isdigitalDigital

signalswillbepassedthroughregardlessoftheirfor

mat,andwhichdigitalinput(opticalorcoax)theyare

fedfrom However,analogsignalsarenotconverledto

digital,andtheformatofthesignal(eg, PCM,Dolby

DigitalorDIS)maynotbechanged

lhe front-panelanalogVideo4 Inputs[] arenor-

mallysetasaninputforusewithcamcorders,video

gamesandotherporlableaudio/videoproducts,but

theymaybeswitchedtoanoutputforconnectionto

porlableaudio/videorecorderslo temporarilyswitch

themtooutputs,youmustfirstbeatthe I N/ 0 UT

SETUP menuPressthe• Button_ untilthe

on-screen• cursorispointingtotheV I DE0 4

linePressthe• Button _ sothattheword0 UT

ishighlightedTheInput/OutputStatusIndicator

[] betweentheS andcompositevideojackswill

turnred,indicatingthattheanalogVideo4jacksare

nowrecordoutputs

Selectionofthefront-paneljacksasanoutputwill

remaineffectiveaslongastheAVR525 ison Once

theunitisturnedof[ thejackswillreverltotheirnor

maluseasaninputwhentheunitisturnedonagain

Whenallneededadjustmentshavebeenmade,press

the• Button_ untilthe• cursorisnextto

BACK TO MASTER MENU tocontinuewith

thesystemconfiguration

Surround Setup

]he nextstepistosetthesurroundmodeyouwish

to usewiththeinputthatwaspreviouslyselectedin

the I N/0 UT menuSincesurroundmodesarea

matterofpersonaltaste,feelfreeto selectanymode

youwish youmaychangeit laterHowever,to make

iteasiertoestablishtheinitialparametersforthe

AVR525,it isbesttoselectDolbyProLogicIIor

Logic7 formostanaloginputsandDolbyDigitalfor

inputsconnectedtodigitalsourcesInthecaseof

inputssuchasaCDPlayer,]apeDeckor[uner,you

maywishto setthemodetoStereo("Surroundoff")

astheyarenottypicallyusedwithmultichannel

programmaterial,anditisunlikelythatsurround

encodedmaterialwillbeusedAlternatively,theLogic7

Musicmodeisagoodchoiceforstereoonlysource

materialSeepage29 formoreinformationonavail

ablesurroundmodes

Whenselectingsurroundmodesfordigitalprogram

material,theAVRwillalwaysexaminethedatastream

andautomaticallyselectDolbyDigitalorDISasappli

cable

Itiseasiesttocompletethesurroundsetupusingthe

fullOSDon-screenmenusFromtheM AS TE R

MENU (Figure1),presstheA/• Buttons

untiltile• cursorisnexttotheS URROUND

SEL ECT menuPresstileSet ButtonI1_ until

theSURROUND SELECT menu(Figure3)is

ontile screen

** SURROUND SELECT **

• DOLBY

DTS

LOGIC 7

DSP (SURR)

VMAx

STEREO

BACK TO MASTER MENU

@urE,S

Eachoftheoptionlinesonthismenu(Figure3)

selectsthesurroundmodecategory,andwithineach

ofthosecategoriestherewillbeachoiceofthe

specificmodeoptionslhe choiceofmodeswill

varyaccordingtothespeakerconfigurationinyour

systemWhentheSURR BACK lineofthe

SPEAKER SETUP menu(Figure5) issetto

NONE theAVR525 willbeconfiguredfor51

channeloperation,andonlythemodesappropriateto

afivespeakersystemwillappearWhentheS URR

BACK lineofthe SPEAKER SETUP menu

(Figure5)is setto SMALL or LARGE the

AVR525 willbeconfiguredfor 61/71 channeloper

ation,andadditionalmodessuchasDolbyDigitalEX

andDIS ESwillappear,astheyareonlyavailable

whensevenmainspeakersarepresentInaddition,

someofthemodesavailableintheAVR525 will

notappearunlessadigitalsourceisselectedandis

playingthecorrectbitstream

lo selectthemodethatwillbeusedastheinitial

defaultforaninput,firstpresstheA/• Buttons

untiltheon-screencursorisnexttothedesired

mode'smastercategoryname,suchasD0 LB Y,

DTS, DSP (SURR) or VMAx Next,press

theSet Button_ toviewthesubmenuPressthe

4/• Buttons_ _ toscrollthroughtheavailable

choices,andthenpressthe• Button_ sothat

thecursorisnextto BA CK T0 MAST ER

MENU tocontinuethesetupprocess

lhe followingfewparagraphsdetailtheinstructions

neededformodeswithmultiplechoices

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