Harman Kardon AVR 635 User manual

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AVR 635
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OWNER'S MANUAL
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AVR 635 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
22 AudioSetup
24 UsingEzSet/EQ
26 ManualSetup
27 SpeakerSetup
28 SpeakerCrossoverSetting
29 DelaySettings
30 OutputLevelAdjustment
32 Operation
32 BasicOperation
32 SourceSebction
32 VoBmeandToneControl
33 SurroundModeSelection
33 DigitalAudioPlayback
34 SurroundModeChart
37 TunerOperation
38 Recording
38 FrontPanelConnections
38 OutputLevelTrimAdjustment
38 DimFunction
39 AdvancedFeatures
39 FrontPanelDisplayFade
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 RenamingKeys
51 Resettingthe Remote
52 DevicePriorityTming
52 BacklightOptions
54 T_oubleshootingGuide
54 ProcessorReset
55 TechnicalSpecifications
56 Index
Seetrademarkacknowledgementsonpage55
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TypographicalConventions
Ino_derto helpyouusethismanualwiththeremotecontrol,fronbpanelcontrolsandrear-panelconnections,
certainconvenl_onshavebeenused.
EXAMPLE (boldtype)indicatesa specificremotecontrolor front-panelbutton,or reappanel
connectionjack
E XA IIP LE - (OCRtype)indicatesa messagethatisvisibleon-screenor onthefrontpanel
informationdisplay
EXRNPLE (Synchrotype)indicatesa messagethatisdisplayedontheremotecontrol'sLCDscreen
[] (numberina squale)indicatesaspecificfront-panelconhol
[] (letterinasquare)indicatesafront-panelcontrolthatisnormallyconcealedbehindthedropdowndoor
O (numberina circle)indicatesareappanelconnection
O (numberinanoval)indicatesa buttonorindicatorontheremote
Q (letterin anoval)indicatesa buttonontheZoneIIremote
Theappearanceofyourreceiver'sonscreenmenusmayvaryslightlyfromtheillustrationsinthismanual.
Whetherthetextappearsinalluppercaseoruppepandlowercasecharacters,performanceandoperation
remainthesame.

INTRODUCTION
ThankYoufor ChoosingHarmanKardon®
Withthepumhaseofa HarmanKa_donAVR635,you
areaboutto beginmanyyearsoflisteningenjoyment
TheAVR635hasa widerangeoffealsresand
optionsthataccommodatevirtuallyanycombination
ofspeakers,roomsizeandprogramsources.Itis
aseasytooperateas itistosetup,butinoTderto
takemaximumadvantageofthemanyadvanced
technologieswithinyournewAVR,itisstrongly
recommendedthatyoutakeafewminutestoread
thisowner'smanual.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisproduct,itsinstal-
lafionoritsoperation,we recommendthatyoucontact
yourdealeror installe_,astheyareyourbestsource
oflocalinformation.Youmayalsoaccessawealthof
informationandassistancebyvisitingourWebsite
atwwwharmankafdon.com.
DescriptionandFeatures
TheAVR635 isdesignedtoserveasthehubofyour
homeentertainmentsystem,combiningtheflexibility
to accessthewiderangeofaudioandvideosource
optionsavailabletodaywiththepowertohandlevirtu
allyanytypeofprogrammaterialor surroundmode.
Thankstoastateof-theartDA610digitalsignal
processorfromTexasInstruments,theAVR635 offers
precisiondecodingofallcurrentlyavailabletechnolo
giesfromDolbyLaboratoriesandDTS_. Inaddition,
olderanalogandtwochannelprogramsourcesbenefit
fromthelatestversionof HarmanIntemafional's
Logic7_'processingwhichcreatesawidel,more
envelopingsoundfieldwithmore,definedchannel
positioningandtheabilitytocreate7.1 soundfields
from5.1 sources.Additionalprocessinganddecoding
optionsincludeMP3(whenconnectedtoacompatible
computer)andHDCD®forenhancedCDplaybackas
wellas Dolby*Vi_lualspeakerandDolbyHeadphone
processing.
AnimportantadditiontotheAVR635'simpressivelist
ofteaturesisEzSet/EQ['_whichautomatestheconfigu-
rationprocesstomakeit quicker,easierandmore
precise.Usingthespecialmicrophonesuppliedwith
theunit,EzSeVEQtakestheguessworkoutofentering
speaker"size"andcrossoverinformation,delaytimes
forallchannelsandoutputlevels.Inaddifiontothe
configurationsettings,EzSeVEQalsoincludesroom
equalizalonsothatthesignalssentto eachspeaker
amtailoredto provideaccuratesonicqualitywithyour
specificcombinationofspeakertype,roomsizeand
otherfactorsthatinfluenceroomacoustics.With
EzSeVEQ,yoursystemiscustom-configuredin afew
minuteswithaccuracytnatpreviouslyrequiredexpen
siveandha_d-tousetestequipment.
IntandemwithEzSeVEQ,theAVR635 includes
afullsetof manualconfigurationsettingsfor those
whowishtocustom-trimtheirsystemevenfurther.
AQuadrupleCrossoverbassmanagementsystem
makesit possibletoenterdifferentcrossoversettings
foreachspeakergroup.
Videoconnectionsandsystemintegrationisa snap
withtheAVR635,thankstoformatcrossconversion
whichallowsanyvideoinputto beoutputasa high-
qualitycomponentsignal,completewiththeAVR's
onscreenmenus.Forthosesourcesalreadyincorn
ponentform,threeassignable,widebandwidthinputs
areavailable,andtheVideoinputsarerenameable,
Tofurtherenhancetheviewingexperiencewithdigital
sourcesordisplays,theAVR635'sAN SyncDelay
featureallowsyoutocompensateforthelossoflip
syncduetodigitalvideodelaysindividuallyforeach
input.Full-carrierIRoutputs,a bi direcfionalRS-232
portanda learningremotewithalwo linedisplay
areamongthemanyotherfeaturesthatmakethe
AVR635'spowersimpletouse.
TheAVR635'smultizoneoptionsanda standard
ZoneIIremotecontrolmakeitpossibletolistento
aseparatesourceina roomwhilethemainhome
theaterusesa differentsource.Withassignablerear
surroundchannelamplifiers,youmaycreatea basic
remotelisteningzonewithoutanyaddifionalequip
ment.Foronewiremultimomconnectivity,the
AVR635 isABUSReady,_"requiringonlyasingle
Categon/5/%cableandanoptionalremotemodule
topowerremotespeakerswhilecontrollingvolume
andenablingfullcontrolovertheprogramsourceand
compatibleIRcontrolleddevices.Theunit'sMulfiroom
outputsmayalsobeusedtofeedanoptional,external
poweramplifierandvolumecontrol.
TheAVR635'ssevenchannelamplifierisourtime
honoredhighcurrent,ultrawide-bandwidthdesignwith
thepowertoreproducetheloudestcrescendosor
cinemasoundeffectswhileremainingvirtuallyfree
fromdistortionor systemnoise.
Combiningstateof-theart circuitry,digitaltechnology
andprovenpertormancewithanelegantdesignthatis
compafiblewiththelatestsourcecomponentsand
videodisplays,theAVR635 representstheculmina-
tionofHarmanKardon'sfiR/yearhistoryof delivering
thefinestsonicperformance.
• All populardigital and matrixsurroundmodes,
includingDolby*Digital, DolhyDigitalEX,
DolhyProLogic* IIx,DTS?DTS-ES®Discrete
andMatrix,DTSNeo:6®and DTS96/24
• 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
• HDOD®decodingfor enhancedCDplayback,
and MP3decodingfor usewith compatible
computers
• Precisionvideocross-conversioncircuitry out-
putsanyvideo inputon the componentout-
puts,completewith on-screensystemmenus
• High-bandwidth,HDTV-compatiblecomponent
videoinputsmaybe assignedtoanyvideoinput
• HarmanKardon'sadvancedEzSet/EQTM auto-
maticallyconfiguresspeakersettingsand sets
roomequalizationfor quick,easyandaccu-
ratesystemsetup
• Fullbassmanagementfor all inputs,including
the analogdirectinputsfor DVD-Audioand
SAODplayers,includingQuadrupleCrossover
andindividualsettingsforeachinput
• A/VSyncdelayadjustablefor eachinput
deliversperfect lip syncwith digital programs
or video displays
• Front-paneldigital audioand analog
audio/videojacks may beusedas either
inputsor outputsfor connectionto portable
productsor videogameconsoles
• ExtensiveMultiroomoptions,includinga
standardZoneII remote,assignablerear-
channelamplifier channelsandA-BUSReady_
capabilityfor listeningto aseparatesourcein
a remotezone
®,HDCD÷,HighDefinitionCompatibleDigital®andPacificMicrosonicsTM areeitherregisteredtlademarks
ortrademarksofPacificMicrosonics,Inc.,intheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.HDCDsystemmanufactured
underlicensefromPacificMicrosonics,Inc.

SAFETY INFORMATION
Important Safety Information
VerifyLineVoltageBeforeUse
YourAVB635 hasbeendesignedfor usewith
120 voltACcurrent.Connectiontoalinevoltage
otherthanthatforwhichit isintendedcancreatea
safetyandfirehazardandmaydamagetheunit.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthevoltagerequirements
foryourspecificmodel,oraboutthelinevoltageinyour
area,contactyoursellingdealerbeforepluggingtheunit
intoawalloutlet.
DoNot UseExtensionCords
Toavoidsafetyhazards,useonlythepowercord
attachedtoyourunit.Wedonotrecommendthat
extensionco_dsbeusedwiththisproduct.Aswithall
electricaldevices,donotrunpowercordsunderrugs
orcarpetsor placeheavyobjectsonthem.Damaged
powercordsshouldbereplacedimmediatelybyan
authorizedservicecenterwitha co_dmeetingfactory
specifications.
HandletheAC PowerCordGently
Whendisconnectingthe powerco_dfromanACout
bt, alwayspulltheplug:neverpullthecord.Ufyoudo
notintendtousetheunitforanyconsiderablelength
oftime,disconnecttheplug%m theACoutlet.
DoNot Openthe Cabinet
Therearenousar-serviceabbcomponentsinsidethis
product.Openingthecabinetmaypresenta shock
hazard,andanymodificationtotheproductwillvoid
yourguarantee.Ifwateroranymetalobjectsuchasa
paperclip,wireorastapleaccidentallyfailsinsidethe
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
closetothepointofcableentryaspossible.
InstallationLocation
• Toensureproperoperationandtoavoidthepoten-
tialforsafetyhazards,placetheunitona firmand
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.
• DuetotheweightoftheAVB635andtheheat
generatedbytheamplifiers,thereistheremote
possibilitythatthe rubberpaddingonthebottom
of theunit'sfeetmayleavemarksoncertain
woodor veneermaterials.Usecautionwhen
placingtheunitonsoftwoodsorothermaterials
thatmaybedamagedbyheatorheavyobjects.
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
enceina residentialinstalla_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 oftheFCCRules
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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ThefollowingcontrobandindicatorsareavailableontheAVR635'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
AVR635;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 /M0 N0 mode,
eachtapoftheSelectorwillincreaseordecreasethe
frequencybyoneincrement.Whenthetunerreceives
astro%-enoughsignalforadequatereception,
MANUA L TUNE D willappearintheLower
DisplayLine [] andintheon-screendisplay.When
thetunerisintheA UT 0/STE RE0 mode,
pressthebuttononce,andthetunerwillscantora
staSonwithacceptablesignalstrength.Whenthe
nexthigher-or Iowepfrequencystationwithastrong-
enoughsignalistuned,thefrequencyscanwillstop
andtheLowerDisplayLine [] andtheon screen
displaywillindicateA UT 0 TUNED. Whenan
FMStereostationistuned,thedisplaywillread
AUT0 ST T UNED. Seepage37 formore
informationonusingtheluner.
[] TunerBandSelector:Pressingthisbuttonwill
automaticallyswitchtheAVR635 totheTunermode,
Pressingit againwillswitchbetweentheAMandFM
frequencybands.(Seepage37 for moreinformation
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,IftheAVR635 ismuted,adjustingthevolume
controlwillautomaticallyreleasetheunitfromthe
silencedcondition.
[] InputIndicators:Oneoftheseindicatorswilllight
toidentitythecurrentlyselectedinput.Notethatthe
enllrelistwilllightbridlyeachtimetheunitisturned
onasa test.
[] Speaker/ChannelInputIndicators:Theseindi
catorsaremulSpu_pose,indicatingbottsthespeaker
typeselectedforeachchannelandtheincomingdata
signalconfigurallon.Theleft,center,right,rightsurround
andleftsurroundspeakerindicatorsarecomposedof
threeboxes,whilethesubwooferisa singlebox.The
centerboxlightswhena"small"speakerisselected,
andtheb_voouterboxeslightwhen"large"speakersare
selected.Whennoneoftheboxesarelitforthecenter,
surroundorsubwooferchannels,nospeakerhasbeen
assignedthatposi_on.(Seepage27 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.(Seepage34formorn
intormation.)
[] RemoteSensorWindow:Thesensorbehind
thiswindowreceivesinfraredsignalsfloratheremote
control.Aimtheremoteatthisareaanddonotblock
or coveritunlessanexternalremotesensoris
installed.

FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS
Thefollowingcontrolsandjacksarelocatedbehindthefrontpaneldoor.Toopenthedoor,placetheedgeofa fingerontheleftor rightedgeofthepanelandgentlyswingthe
doordowntowardsyou.
[] Main PowerSwitch: Pressthisswitchtoapply
powertotheAVR635,Whentheswitchispressed
in,theunitisplacedinaStandbymode,as indicated
bytheamberilluminationsurroundingtheStandby/On
Switchil. ThisbuttonMUSTbepressedinto
operatetheunit.Toturntheunitoffandpreventthe
useoftheremotecontrol,thisswitchshouldbe
presseduntilit popsoutfromthe frontpanelsothat
thewo_d"OFF"maybereadatthetopof theswitch.
NOTE:Thisswitchisnormallyleftinthe"ON"position.
[] HeadphoneJack:Thisjackmaybeusedto lis
tentotheAVR635'soutputthrougha pairofhead
phones.Becertainthattheheadphoneshaveastan
dard1/4" stereophoneplug,orthatyouusean
adaptor,as needed,toconve4theplugonyourhead-
phonestothe1/4"jackusedontheAVR.Whenthe
headphonejackisin use,themainroomspeaker-swill
automaficallybeturnedoffandtheunitwilloutputa
standardstereosignal.Youmayalsouseoneofthe
DolbyHeadphonemodesforanenhancedlistening
experience.Formoreinformationonheadphonelis
tening,seepage33.
[] ToneModeButton:Thisbuttoncontrolsthetone
modesettings,enablingadjustmentofthebassand
trebleboosVcut.Youmayalsouseittotakethetone
controlsoutofthesignalpathcompletelyfor"flat"
response,Thefirstpressofthebuttondisplaysa
t 0 NE I101)E messageintheLowerDisplay
Line[] andintheon-screendisplay.Totakethe
controlsoutofthesignalpath,presseitherofthe
•_/1_ Buttons[] untilthedisplayreadsT 0NE
0UT, Tochangethebassortreblesettings,press
thebuttonagainuntilthedesiredoptionappearsinthe
LowerDisplayLine[] andintheonscreendisplay
andthenpresseitherofthe._/_. Buttons[] to
enterthedesh-edboostor cutsetting.Seepage32
formoreintormafiononthetonecontrols.
[] SpeakerSelectorButton:Pressthisbuttonto
begintheprocessofconfiguringtheAVR635torthe
typeofspeakersit isbeingusedwith.Forcomplete,
informationonconfiguringthespeakersettings,see
page27.
[] ChannelAdjustSelector:Pressthebuttonto
begintheprocessofadjustingthechannellevelout
putsusingthesourcecurrentlyplayingthroughyour
AVR.Forcompleteinformationonadjustingthechart
neloutputlevel,seepage30.
[] DigitalInputSelector:Pressthisbuttonto begin
theprocessofselectinga digitalsourcetot usewith
thecurrentlyselectedinput.Oncethebuttonhasbeen
pressed,usethe._/_. Buttons[] tochoosethe
desiredinputandthenpresstheSet Button[] to
enterthesettingintothe unit'smemory.Seepage33
formoreintormafionondigitalaudio.
[] DelayAdjustSelector:Pressthisbuttonto begin
theprocessofadjustingthedelaysettingsforDolby
surroundmodes.Seepage29 formoreintormafion
ondelayadjustments.
[] _/_. Buttons:Whenmakingsystemconfigura
tionchangesusingthefront-panelcontrols,press
thesebuttonsto scrollthroughtheavailablechoices
fortheoptionbeingadjusted.
[] SetButton:Whenmakingsystemconfiguration
changesusingthefrontpanelcontrols,pressthisbut-
tontoenterasettingintotheunit'smemory.
[] EzSet/EQMicrophoneJack: Beforestallingthe
EzSeVEQautomatedsetupprocess,plugthe micro
phoneintothisjack.Themicrophonedoesnetneed
tobepluggedin atothertimes.
[] Optical4 DigitalInput:Connecttheopticaldigital
outputofanaudioorvideoproducttothisjack.
[] Input/OutputStatusIndicators:TheseLED
indicateswillnormallylightgreentoshowthatthe
frontpanelCoaxial3DigitalJack [] andVideo4
Input/OutputJacks[] areopelafingasinputs.When
thesejacksareconfiguredforuseasanoutput,the
appropriateindicatorwillturnredtoshowthatthejack
maybeusedasanoutputforrecording.(Seepage38
formoreinformationonconfiguringtheflont-panel
jacksasoutputs,latherthaninputs.)
[] Coaxial4 DigitalJack:Connectthecoaxialdigi-
talinputoroutputfora digitalaudioproductsuchasa
poltableaudioplayeror videogametothisjack.The
jackisnormallyaninput,butmaybeswitchedtoan
outputforrecordingusingttTemenusystem.Seepage
38for moreinformation.
[] Video4 Input/OutputJacks:Theseaudio/video
jacksmaybeusedaseitheraninputor outputfor
tamporaryconnectiontovideogamesor poltabie
audio/videoproductssuchascamcordersand
poltableaudioplayers.(Seepage3Sformore
informationonswitchingthesejacksbe%ueenan
inputandoutput.)

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FanVents
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
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€_'RS232Port
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CoaxialDigitalAudioInputs
CDAudioInputs
OpticalDigitalAudioOutput
DVDAudioInputs
TapeInputs
OpticalDigitalAudioInputs
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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 DigitalAudio: Orange
Center: Green CompositeVideo: Yellow
ComponentVideo"Y": Green
ComponentVideo"Pr": Red
ComponentVideo"Pb":Blue
OpticalDigitalIn: Black
OpticalDigitalOut: Gray

REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS
O AMAntenna:ConnecttheAMloopantennasup
pliedwiththereceivertotheseterminals.Ifanexternal
AMantennaisused,makeconnectionstotheAMand
GNDterminalsinaccordancewiththeinstructionssup
pliedwiththeantenna.
FMAntenna:Connectthesuppliedindoororan
optionalexternalFMantennatof:isterminal.
_]1PreampOutputs:Connectthesejackstoan
optional,externalpoweramplifierfor applications
wherehigherpowerisdesired.
0 SubwooferOutput:Connectthisjacktotheline
levelinputofa poweredsubwoofer,Ifanexternalsub-
wooferamplifierisused,connectthisjacktothesub
wooferamplifierinput.
A-BUSConnector:Connectthisjackto anoptional
A BUS_ certifiedremoteroomproducttoextendthe
multiroomcapabilitiesofyourAVR635 Seepage17
formoreintormatlononABUS,
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
thecolor-coded(whiteforfrontleftandredfor%nt
right)(+) terminalsontheAVR635 tothered(+)
terminalsonthespeaker-sandtheblack(-) terminals
ontheAVR635 totheblack() terminalsonthe
speakers.Seepage16for moreintormationon
speakerpolarity.
_]1FanVents:Theseventilationholesaretheoutput
oftheAVR635'sairflowsystem.Toensureproper
operationoftheunitandto avoidpossibledamageto
delicatesurfaces,makecertainthattheseholesam
notblockedandthatthereisatleast3 inchesofopen
spacebetweentheventholesandanywoodenortab
ricsurface,itisnormalfor thefantoremainoffat
mostnormalvolumelevels.Anautomatictemperature
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
willreceivetheoutputselectedforamuWroomsystem
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,Ifa replacementisrequired,
it mustbeofthesametypeandcapacity.
SwitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Theseoutlets
maybeusedtopoweranydeviceyouwishtohave
turnedonwhentheAVR635 islvrnedonwiththe
Standby/OnSwitchH.
_) UnswitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Thisoutlet
maybeusedto poweranyACdevice,Thepowerwill
remainonatthisoutlet,regardlessofwhetherthe
AVR635 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/OUTjacksofaVCRorothervideo
sourcetothesejacks.
Video1 VideoOutputs:Connectthecomposite
or S videoRECANjacksofa\/ORor othervideo
recoTdingdevicesuchasaDVDrecorderorPVRto
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.Whena sourceconnected
tooneoftheComponentVideoInputs_ is
selected,thesignalwillbesenttothesejacks.
DVDComponentVideoInputs:Theseinputs
maybeusedwithanysourcedeviceequippedwith
analogY/Pr/Pbor RGBcomponentvideooutputs.The
facton/defaultisforthesejacksto belinkedtothe
DVDinput,butyoumaychangethesate%atany
timethroughthe TN/0 UT S ET UP menu.See
page21for moreinformationonconfiguringthe
componentvideoinputs.
ComponentVideo1Inputs:Theseinputsmay
beusedwithanysourcedeviceequippedwithanalog
WPr/Pbor RGBcomponentvideooutputs.Thefactory
defaultisforthesejacksto belinkedtotheDVDinput,
butyoumaychangethesettingatanytimethrough
the TN/0 UT S ET UP menu.Seepage21 for
moreinformationonconfiguringthecomponentvideo
inputs,
ComponentVideo2 Inputs:Theseinputsmay
beusedwithanyvideosourcedeviceequippedwith
analogY/Pr/Pbor RGBcomponentvideooutputs.The
factorydefaultisforthesejacksto belinkedtothe
Video2 input,butyoumaychangethesettingatany
timethroughthe TN/0 UT S ET UP menu.See
page21 formoreintormationonconfiguringthecom-
ponentvideoinputs.
MultiroomIRInput:ConnecttheoutputofanIR
sensorinaremoteroomtothisjacktooperatethe
/_,/R635'smulllroomconl_olsystem.

REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS
RemoteIRInput: IftheAVR635'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
theAVR635 overabi-directionalRS-232serial
controllinktoacompatiblecomputerorprogrammable
remotecontrolsystem.Duetothecomplexib/of
programmingRS-232commandswestrongly
recommendthatconnectionstothispo_ttor
controlpurposesbemadebyatrainedandqualified
technician.Thisjackmayalsolinktoa compaSble
computerto upgradethesoftwareandoperatingsys
tamoftheAVR635whenupgradesareavailable.
CoaxialDigitalAudioOutput:Connectthisjack
tothecoaxialdigitalinputofa CDR/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
totheopticaldigitalinputconnectorona CDR/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,Thesignalmaybea DolbyDigital
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
forconnectiontosourcedevicessuchasDVDAudio
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.