Harman kardon Avr 635 User manual

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AVR 635

AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER

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

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_) VideoMonitorOutputs

Video1 VideoInputs

Video1 VideoOutputs

Video2 VideoInputs

Video2 VideoOutputs

_) Video3 VideoInputs

ComponentVideoMonitorOutputs

DVDComponentVideoInputs

ComponentVideo1 Inputs

ComponentVideo2 Inputs

MultiroomIRInput

RemoteIRInput

RemoteIROutput

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CoaxialDigitalAudioInputs

CDAudioInputs

OpticalDigitalAudioOutput

DVDAudioInputs

TapeInputs

OpticalDigitalAudioInputs

Video1AudioInputs

Video1AudioOutputs

Video2 AudioInputs

Video2 AudioOutputs

8 ChannelDirectInputs

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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.

MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

O PowerOffButton

I_ PowerOnButton

O LCDIntormationDisplay

O InputSelectors

AVRSelector

0 DSPSurroundModeSelector

Q Logic7 ModeSelectButton

DirectButton

ClearButton

NumericKeys

TuningModeButton

i_ DimButton

ChannelSelectButton

NavigationButton

DigitalSelectButton

SetButton

VolumeUp/DownSelectors

TransportFastPlay/ScanButtons

TrackSkipUp/DownButtons

PresetUp/DownButton

I_ VideoInputButton

DiscSkipButton

ProgramButton

LightButton

MultireomButton

OSDButton

NightModeButton

ToneControlBulton

SleepButton

AM/FMButton

TuningUp/DownButton

ChannelUp/DownSelector

MUTE

DVD

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MemoryButton

StereoModeSelectButton

DTSNeo:6ModeSelectButton

DTSDigitalModeSelectButton

DolbyModeSelectButton

6/8 ChannelInputSelect

MuteButton

0 Lens

NOTES:

• Thefunctionnamesshownhereare,eachbutton'sfeaturewhenusedwiththeAVR635.Most

buttonshaveadditionalfunctionswhenusedwithotherdevices.Whenabuttonispressed,the

functionnamewillappearinthebottomlineoftheLCDInformationDisplayi_).

,,Thejackontheupperrightsideoftheremoteisreservedtotfutureuse.Donotremovethe

plugprovidedorconnectanydevicetothelack.

,,Tomakeiteasiertofollowtheinstructionsthatrefertothisillustration,alargercopymaybe

downloadedfremthePreductSupportsectionforthisproductatwww.harmankadon.com.

MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

IMPORTANTNOTE:TheAVR635'sremotemay

beprogrammedtocontrolupb eightdevices,

includingtheAVR635. Beforeusingtheremote,

itisimportanttorememberto presstheInput

SelectorButtonO thatcorrespondstotheunit

youwishtooperate.Inaddition,theAVR635's

remoteisshippedfromthefactoryto operatethe

AVR635 andmostHarmanKardonCDor DVD

playersandcassettedecks.Theemoteisalso

capableofoperatingawidevarieb/ofotherproducts

usingthecontrolcodesthatampartoftheemote.

Beforeusingtheremotewithotherproducts,follow

theinstructionsonpages43 46 toprogramthe

propercodestortheproductsinyoursystem.

Itisalsoimportanttorememberthatmanyofthe

buttonsontheremotatakeondifferentfuncfions,

dependingontheproductselectedusingtheInput

SelectorsO. Thedeseripfionsshownhemprimauly

detailthefuncfionsoftheremotewhenitisusedto

operatetheAVR635.

O PowerOffButton:Pressthisbuttontoplace

theAVR635 ora selecteddeviceintheStandby

mode.Notethatthiswillturnoffthemainroom

functions,butiftheMultiroomsystemisactivated,

itwillcontinuetofunction.

PowerOnButton:Presethisbuttontoturnon

thepowertoadeviceselectedbyfirstpressingoneof

theInputSelectors_]P.

OLOD InformationDisplay:Thistwolinescreen

displaysvariousinformationdependingonthecorn

mandsthathavebeenenteredintotheremote.

InputSelectors:Preseingoneofthesebuttons

willpe_1ormthreeactionsatthesametime,First,ifthe

AVR635 isnotturnedon thiswillpoweruptheunit,

Next,it willselectthesourceshownonthebuttonas

theinputtotheAVR635.Finally,itwillchangethe

remoteconl_olsothatitcontrolsthedeviceselected,in

normaloperation,theremotewillrevertto contrslling

theAVRwhennobuttonispressedfor 6 seconds.

Thisallowstheremotetoautomaficallyreturnto con

trolof importantfunctionssuchasvolume,muteand

surroundmodeselectionafteryouhaveusedthe

remotetocontrslanotherdevice,ifyouwishto

changethelengthoftimethatthersmoteoperates

anotherdevice,or tohavetheremoteremainactive

forcontroloftheotherdevice(suchasa DVDplayer

orsettopbox)untilyoumanuallyreturncontrsltothe

AVRbypreseingtheAVRSelector_, followthe

instructionsonpage52.

AVRSelector:Pressingthisbuttonwillswitchthe

remotesothatitwilloperatetileAVR635'sfunctions,If

theAVR635isintheStandbymode,itwillalsoturnthe

_,/R635on.

TestButton:Presethisbuttontobeginthe

sequenceusedtomanuallycalibratetheAVR635's

outputlevels,(Seepage30 for moreinformationon

calibratingtheAVR635.)

0 DSPSurroundModeSelector:Pressthis

buttontoselectoneoftheDSPsurroundmodes,such

asVMAx,Hall1,Hall2orTheatekEachpreseofthe

buttonselectsanothermode.(Seepage34for more

intormationonsurroundmodes.)

Logic7 ModeSelectButton:Presethisbutton

toselectfromamongtheavailableLogic7 surround

modes.(Seepage34fortheavailableLogic7

options.)

Q DirectButton:Presethisbuttonwhenthetuner

isinusetostallthesequencefordirectentryofa

station'sfrequency.Afterpressingthebutton,simply

presstheproperNumericKeys_ toselecta

station.(Seepage37 formoreinformationonthetuner.)

ClearButton:Whenprogrammingtheremote

orusingtile EzSetfeaturs,pressthisbuttontocancel

thecurrentf_ncfion.Whenusingtheremotetoenter

frequenciesfordirecttuneraccess,presethisbutton

todearpreviousentries.

NumericKeys:Thesebuttonsserveasa 10

buttonnumerickeypadtoentertunerpresetpositions.

Theyarealsousedtoselectchannelnumberswhen

_{, Cableor SAThasbeenselectedontheremote,or

toselecttracknumbersonaCD,DVDor LDplayer,

dependingonhowtheremotehasbeenprsgrammed.

Thesebuttonsarealsousedtoenterlettersandnum-

berswhenrenamingdevicesintheLCDInformation

Display.(Seepage50 formoreinformationonrenan

ingdevicesandkeys.)

TuningModeButton:Presethisbuttonto

changethetunermodebetweenmanualand

automatic.Whenthebuttonispreseedsothat

AUT0 /STEI_E0 appearsintheUpper

DisplayLine[] andintheon-screendisplay,only

stationswithacceptablesignalqualilywillbetuned,

andthetunerwillplayFMstationsinstereo,when

available.IntheAUTOmode,whentheTuning

Up/DownButtonsLmJ_]p_ arepressed,theunit

willautomaticallysearchforthenextavailablestation

withgoodsignalstrength.Whenthisbuttonispreseed

sothat I1ANUAL /110 N0 appearsin theUpper

DisplayLine[] andintheon screendisplay,each

pressoftheTuningUp/DownButtonsI_J_]p_

willmovethefrequencyupordowninsinglestep

increments.WhentheFMbandisin use,pressingthe

buttonsothatthe MANUALmodeisacfivatedwill

enableyoutotunestationswithweaksignalsby

changingto monauralreception.(Seepage37 for

moreintormafionontuneroperation.)

Dim Button:Pressthisbuftontoactivatethe

Dimmerfunction,whichreducesthebrightnessofthe

front-paneldisplay,orturnsit offenfirely.Pressthe

buttononcetochangethedisplaytoreducethe

brightnessby50%,andpressitagainwithin5 sac

ondsandthemaindisplaywillgo completelydark.

Notethatthissettingistemporary;regardleseofany

changes,thedisplaywillalwaysreturntofullbright-

nesswhentheAVRislurnedon,Theblueillumination

aroundtheStandby/OnSwitch[] willalways

remainatfullbrightnessregardlessofthesettingto

remindyouthattheAVRissfillturnedon.Theblue

accentlightinginsidethevolumecontrolwillalso

remainatfullbrightnesswhenthepanelisat50%,

butgooutwhenthepanellightsarefullydimmed.

ChannelSelectButton:Thisbuttonisusedto

starttheproceseofsettingtheAVR635'soutputlevelsto

anexternalsource.Oncethisbuftonispreseed,pressthe

•,/• ontheNavigationButton_ toselectthe

channelbeingadjustedthenpresstheSetButton

followedbythe•/• ontheNavigationButton

again,tochangethelevelsetting,(Seepage38 formore

information.)

NavigationButton:Thissingledisclikebuttonis

usedtonavigatethroughtheon screenconfigumfion

menus,toscrsllthroughtheoptionslistandtoselect

chobesforthevarioussettingssuchasdelay,speakers,

surroundmodes,digitalinputs,etc.Tousethebutton,

simplypressit left,right,upor downinthedirection

indicatedbythe•/V/,9 _ iconsprintedonthe

buttondisc.Dependingonthemenubeingused,

preseingthebuttonwilleitherchangea specificmenu

or configurationchoice,or itwillchangetheoption

shownintheon-screenor frontpaneldisplay,The

sectionsinthismanualdescribingtheunit'sindividual

fealuresandconfigurationoptionscontainspecific

intormafiononhowthenavigationcontrolsareused.

DigitalSelectButton:Pressthisbut[ontoasei%

oneofthedigitalinputs_) _ [_1"_ toa source.

',Seepage33formoreinformationonusingdigital

inputs,)

SetButton:Thisbuttonisusedto entersettings

intotheAVR635's memon/.Itisalsousedinthe

setupproceduresfordelaytime,speakerconfiguration

andchanneloutputleveladlustment.

VolumeUp/DownButtons:Thesecontrols

sharethecommondiscinthelowerthirdofthe

remote.Toraisethevolume,pressthebuttonmarked

• bypreseingtowardsthetopoftheremote.Tolower

thevolume,pressthebuttonmarked• bypressing

towardstheboftomoftheremote.The_/_, buttons

ontheleftandrightsidesofthisdiscchangechannels

upor downwhentheTV,cableboxor satelliteInput

Selectors_ havebeenpressed.

MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

TransportFast-Play/ScanButtons:Thesebut

tonshavenodirectfunctionontheAVR635, butthey

am usedwhentheremoteisprogrammedforacorn

patibleDVD,CDortapeplaye_Pressingthesebuttons

willtransmita fastplayforward,fast-playreverse,ortast

forwardor reversescancommand,accordingtothe

capabilitiesoftheplayerbeingcontrolledInthefactory

defaultsettingthesebuttonsarepreprogrammedwith

theremotecodesforHarmanKardonDVDplayersso

thatyoumaycontrolacompatibleplayerwithouthay

ingtoswitchdevices.

I_ MainTransportControls:Thesebuttonshave

nodirectfunctionontheAVR635,buttheyareused

whentheremoteisprogrammedfora compatible

DVD,CDortapeplayer.Pressingthesebuttons

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

command,accordingtothecapabilitiesoftheplayer

beingcontrolled.Inthefactorydefaultsetting,these

buttonsareprogrammedwiththeremotecodesfor

HarmanKardonDVDplayerssothatyoumaycontrol

a compatibleplayerwithouthavingto switchdevices.

TrackSkipUp/DownButtons:Thesebuttons

denothaveadirectfuncllonwiththeAVR635,but

whenusedwithacompatiblyprogrammedCDor DVD

changerwillchangethet_ackorchaptercurrentlybeing

played.Inthefacton/defaultsallng,thesebuttonsare

programmedwiththeremotecodestotHarmanKardon

DVDplayerssothatyoumaycontrola compaQbbplayer

withouthavingtoswitchdevices.

I_ PresetUp/DownButton:Whenthetunerisin

use,pressthisbuttonto scrollthroughthestations

programmedintotheAVR635'smemory.

VDIButton:Thisbuttondoesnothaveanyrune

tienfortheAVR,butisprovidedfor youruseinpro

grammingthecodesthatareusedto scrollupor

downthroughtheavailabbinputsonyourvideodis

play.Thisallowsyouto switchvideoinputsthatare

directlyconnectedtoyourvideodisplay.Alternatively,

youmayprogramanycompatibleremotecodeinto

the"up"and"down"potionsofthisbutton.Forintor

mationon"learning"remotecodesintoa button

ontheAVRremote,followtheinstructionsshown

onpage44,

DiscSkipButton:Thisbuttonhasnodirect

functionfortheAVR635butmaybeusedtochange

thediscinaCDor DVDchangerwhentheremoteis

programmedtorthattypeofdevice.

I_ ProgramButton:Thisbuttonisusedtobegin

theprocesaofprogrammingtheremote.Pressandhold

thisbuttonfor3secondstoplacetheremoteinthe

programmingmode.OncetheredLEDundertheSet

Button_ lights,releasethebGton.Youmaythen

select%m thedesiredoption.(Seepages40 49 for

moreinformationonconfiguringtheremote.)

LightButton:Pressthisbull:ontoactivatethe

remote'sbacHightforeaseof useindarkenedrooms.

MultiroomButton:Pressthisbuttontobegin

theprocessofactivatingthemultiroomsystemor to

changetheinputor volumelevelforthesecondzone.

(Seepage41 formoreinformationonthemultlroom

system.)

MacroButtons:Pressthesebuttonstostoreor

recalla"Macro",whichisapreprogrammedsequence

ofcommandsstoredintheremote.(Seepage46 for

moreinformationon macros.)

OSDButton:Pressthisbuttontoactivateorturn

offtheOn-ScreenDisplay(OSD)systemusedto setup

oradjusttheAVR635's parameters.

NightModeButton:Pressthisbuttontoacti

vatetheNightmode.Thismodeisavailableinspecially

encodedDolbyDigitalsources,andit preserves

dialogue(centerchannel)intelligibilityatlowvolume

levels.

ToneControlButton:Thisbuttoncontrolsthe

tonemodesettings,enablingadjustmentofthebass

andttebleboost/cut.Youmayalsouseittotakethe

tonecontrolsoutofthesignalpathcompletelyfor

"flat"response.Thefirstpressofthebuttondisplaysa

t 0 NE T N messageintheLowerDisplayLine

[] andintheon-screendisplay.Totakethecontrols

outofthesignalpath,presseitherofthe,A,/V

NavigationButtons_ untilthedisplayreads

T0 NE 0 UT. Tochangethebassortrebleset-

tings,pressthebuttonagainuntilthedesiredoption

appearsintheLowerDisplayLine[] andin the

onscreendisplayandthenpresseitheroftheA/V

NavigationButtons_ toenterthedesiredboost

orcutsetting.Seepage32 formoreinformationon

thetoneconsols.

SleepButton:Pressthisbultontoplacetheunit

intheSleepmode.Afterthetimeshowninthedisplay,

theAVR635 willautomalmallygointotheStandby

mode.Eachpressofthebuttonchangesthetimeuntil

turn-offinthefollowingcider:

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WhentheSleeptimerisinuse,thefrontpaneldisplay

indicatorswilldimtohalfbrightness.

AM/FMButton:Pressthisbuttontoselectthe

AVR635'stunerasthelisteningchoice.Pressi%this

buttonwhenthetunerisalreadyinusewillselect

belweentheAMandFMbands.

TuningUp/DownButton:Pressthisbutton

whenthetunerisinuseto changethestationtoone

witha higheror lower%quency.Whenthetunerisin

the I1A NUAL /110 N0 mode,eachtapofthe

Selectorwillincreaseor decreasethefrequencyby

oneincrement.Whenthetunerreceivesa strong-

enoughsignalforadequatereception,11A NUAL

T UNEl) willappearintheLowerDisplayLine

[] andintheon-screendisplay.Whenthetunerisin

the AUT0 /STERE0 mode,pressthebutton

once,andthetunerwillscanforastationwithaccept

ablesignalstrength.WhenthenexthigheporIowep

frequencystationwithastrong-enoughsignalistuned,

thefrequencyscanwillstopandtheLowerDisplay

Line[] andtheonscreendisplaywillindicate

AUT 0 T UNEl). Whenan FMStereostationis

tuned,thedisplaywillreadAUT0 S T TUNED.

Seepage37for moreinformallononusingthetuner.

ChannelUp/DownSelector:Thisbuttonhasno

functionwhentheAVRis beingcontrolled,butwhen

programmedforusewithaVCR,11/,cablebox,satel

litereceiverorethersimilarproduct,itwillchangethe

channelupor down.Seepages43 53 formore

informationonprogrammingtheremote.

TransportPlayButtons:Thesebuttonshave

nodirectfunctionontheAVR635,buttheyareused

whentheremoteisprogrammedforacompatible

DVD,CDortapeplayer.Pressingthesebuttonswill

transmitaforwardor reverseplaycommand,

accordingtothecapabilitiesoftheplayerbeing

controlled.Inthefactorydefaultsetting,thesebuttons

areprogrammedforHarmanKardonDVDplayersso

thatyoumaycontrolaeompallbleplayerwithout

havingtoswitchdevices.

DelaySelectButton:Thisbuttonselects

adjustmentstotheAN SyncDelayandtheindividual

channeldisplays.Thefirstpressofthebuttondisplays

an A/V SYNC I)E LAY messageintheLower

DisplayLine [] andintheon-screendisplay,which

meansthatyoumaychangetheamountoftimethat

allchannelsaredelayedtogetherbehindthevideo.

Thisenablesyoutocompensateforthelossof lip

syncthatmaybecausedbydigitalvideoprocesaing

inyourdisplayorbytelevisionstations.Tochange

theAN SyncDelay,presstheSetButton_ while

the A /V SYNC DELAY messageisvisible

andthenusetheA/V NavigationButton

tochangethesettingsothatthesoundandthe

videoimageareinsync.Tochangethedelayfor

anindMdualoutputchannel,presatheA/V

NavigationButton_ untilthedesiredchannel

nameisshown,andthenpresstheSet ButtonIi_.

UsetheA/V NavigationButtons_ tochange

thedelayamount.(Seepage29for moreintormation

ondelayoptions.)

MAIN REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

SpeakerSelect Button: Pressthisbutton

tobegintheprocessof configuringtheAVR635's

bassmanagementsystem.Thenpressthe_,/'v

NavigationButton _ to selectthechannelyou

wishto setup.PresstheSet Button_ and

thenselectanotherchanneltoconfigure.Whenall

adjustmentshavebeencompleted,presstheSet

Button_ twicetoexitthesettingsandreturnto

normaloperation.(Seepage27 for moreinformation

onspeakersetup.)

MemoryButton:Pressthisbuttontoentera

radiostationtotheAVR635'spresetmemon/.First,

tunethedesiredstation,andthenpress11isbutton.

Within5 secondsofwhenyouseethestation's

frequencyflashintheUpperDisplayLine[] and

intheonscreendisplay,pressthenumerickeys

forthepresetnumberbelweeo01 and30 thatyou

wishtoassigntothestation.(Seepage37 for more

information.)

StereoModeSelectButton:Pressthisbutton

toselecta stereolisteningmode.Whenthebuttonis

pressedsothatSURR0 UND 0 FF appearsin

theLowerDisplayLine[], theAVRwillopeTate

ina bypassmodewithtrue,fullyanalog,twochannel

left/rightstereomodewithnosurroundprocessingor

bassmanagement,asopposedto othermodeswhere

digitalprocessingisused.Whenthebuttonispressed

sothatSURR0 UND 0 FF appearsin theLower

DisplayLine_], andtheDSPandSurroundOff

SurroundModeIndicators[] arelit,youwinenjoy

atwo channelpresentationofthesound,alongwith

thebenefitsofbassmanagement.Dependingon

whetheryoursystemisconfiguredfor5.t or6.1/Y.1

channels,thenextpressofthebuttonwillcauseeither

5 CH STEREO or7 CH STEREO to

appea_,andthestareosi%alwillberoutedtoallfive

(orseven)speakers.(Seepage34 formoreinforma-

tiononstareoplaybackmodes.)

DTSNeo:6ModeSelectButton:Pressthis

buttontoselecta DTSNeo:6mode.(Seepage34

fortheavailableDTSNeo:6options.)

DTSDigitalModeSelectButton:Whena

DTSencodeddigitalsourceisplaying,eachpressof

thisbuttonwillscrollthroughtheavailableDTSmodes.

Thespecificchoiceofmodeswillvaryaccordingto

theb/peofencodingonthediscandyoursystem's

speakerconfiguration.Whena DTSsourceisnotin

use,thisbuttonhasnofuncfion.(Seepage34forthe

availableDTSdigitaloptions.)

DolbyModeSelectButton:Thisbuttonisused

toselectfromtheavailableDolbySurroundmodes.

EachpressofthisbuttonwillselectoneoftheDolby

ProLogicII,ProLogicIIxor DolbyVirtualSpeaker

modes,asavailableforhe numberofspeakersinyour

systemWhena DolbyDigitaEencodedsourceisin

use,theDolbyDigitalmodemayalsobeselected.

(Seepage34for theavailableDolbysurround

modeoptions.)

6-Channel/8-ChannelInputSelect:Pressthis

buttontoselectthedeviceconnectedtothe6- or8-

ChannelDirectInputs@. (Seepage32 formore

information.)

MuteButton:Pressthisbuttonto momeotadly

silencetheA\/R635orTVsetbeingcontrolled,

dependingonwhichdevicehasbeenselected.

Lens:Theinfraredemittersbehindtheplastic

lensatthetopoftheremotecommunicatetheremote

codestotheA\/R635. Becertainthatthelensisnot

coveredwhenusingtheremote,andpointthelens

towa/dtheAVRfor bestresults.Inlearningmode,the

remotereceivesIRcodestobelearnedthrougha

sensorbehindthelens.

NOTE:DONOTremovetherubberplugthatcoversthe

jackontheupperrightsideoftheremoteThejackis

notactiveandisreservedforfutureuse

ZONE II REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

POWER

AVR VID1

MUTE

VID2

DN_PRESET_UP

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PowerOffButton

@ AVRSelectorButton

AM/FMTunerSelector

inputSelectors

TuningUp/Down-FastPlayButtons

Record/PauseButton

(_ PresetUp/Down TrackSkipButtons

DiscSkipButLon

O VolumeUp/DownButtons

PlayForward/ReversdStopButtons

MuteButton

PowerOffButton:Whenusedinthemorn

wheretheAVR635 islocated,pressthisbutton

toplacetheunitinStandby.Whenit isusedina

remoteroomwithasensorthatisconnectedto the

MultiroomIRInputJack_, thisbuttonturnsthe

Multiroomsystemonandoff,

_) AVRSelectorButton:Pressthisbuttontoturn

ontheAVR635,Theinputinusewhentheunitwas

lastonwillbeselected.

AM/FMTunerSelector:Pressthisbuttonto

selecttheTunerastheinputtotheMultimomsystem.

PressitagaintochangebelweentheAMandFM

bands,

InputSelectors:WhentheAVR635 iso_

pressoneofthesebuttonstoselecta specificinput

andturntheuniton,Whentheunitisah-eadyin use,

pressingoneofthesebuttonswillchangetheinput.

TuningUp/Down-FastPlayButtons:When

theZoneIIremoteisusedinthesamemornasthe

AVR635,thesebuttonsmaybeusedtochangethe

frequencyofthetuner.Thesebuttonsmayalsocontrol

theFastPlayor FastReversefunctionsofcompatible

HarmanKa_donCD,DVDor cassettedecksin the

sameroom,orfromaremoteroomwhenaniRlink

isconnectedtotheAVR635,

Record/PauseButton: Pressthisbuttonto

activatetheRecordorPausefunctiononcompahble

HarmanKa_donCD,DVDor casseltedeckproducts.

PresetUp/Down-TrackSkipButtons:When

theAVR635'stunerisselectedastheinputsource,

thesebuttonswillmoveupor downthroughthelistof

stationsthathavebeenstoredinthepresetmemon/.

Whena CDorDVDchangeror playerisselected,

thesebuttonsactivatetheForwardorReverseTrack

orChapterSkipfunctions.

I[][_ DiscSkipButtons:Pressthesebuttonsto

changediscsoncompatibleHarmanKardonCDor

DVDchangersorplayers.

@ VolumeUp/DownButtons:WhentheZoneII

remoteisusedinthemornwheretheAVR635 is

located,pressthisbuttontoraiseor lowerthevolume

inthatroom.Whenitisusedinaremoteroomwitha

sensorthatisconnectedtotheMultiroomIRInput

Jack_, thisbuttonwillraiseorlowerthevolumein

theremoteroom.

PlayForward/Reverse/StopButtons:Press

thesebuttonstocontrolcompatibleHarmanKa_don

CD,DVDor cassetteplayers.

_[4 Mute Button:WhentheZoneIIremoteisused

inthemornwheretheAVR635 islocated,pressthis

buttontotemporarilysilencetheunit.Whenit isused

ina remoteroomwithasensorthatisconnected

totheMultiroomIRInputJack_, thisbuttonwill

temporarilysilencethefeedtotheremoteroom

only.Pressthebuttonagaintoreturntotheprevious

vohmelevel.

NOTES:

•TheZoneIIremotemaybeusedineitherthesameroomwheretheAVR635 islocatedor inasepa/ate

roomwithanoptionalinfraredsensororA BUSproductthatisconnectedtotheAVR635'8MultiroomIRInput

Jack_. Whenit isusedinthesameroomastheAVR635, itwillcontrolthefunctionsoftheAVR635 or any

compatibleHarmanKardonproductsinthatroom.Whenit isusedinaseparateroomviaasensorconnectedto

theMultiroomIRInputJack_-_p,thebuttonsforPower,InputSource,\/olumeandMutewillconlrolthesource

andvolumeforthesecondzone,asconnectedtotheMultiroomAudioOutputJacks@, (Seepage41 for

completeinformationonusingtheMultiroomsystem.)

• Tomakeit easiertofollowtheinshuctionsthat_efertothecontrolsandconnectorsin thisillustration,alarger

copymaybedownloadedfromthe ProductSupportsectqonforthisproductatwww.harmankardon,com,

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

System Installation

Afterunpackingtheunit,Ioca_ngitinaplacewithade

quatavenllla_onandplacingitona solidsu_1acecapable

dsupportingitsweight,youwillneedtomakethecon-

nectionstoyouraudioandvideoequipment.

IMPORTANTNOTE:Foryourpersonalsafetyandto

avoidpossibledamageb yourequipmentandspeakers,

itisalwaysgoodpracticetoturnoffandunplugtheAVR

andALLsourceequipmentfloratheACoutputbefore

makinganyaudioorvideosystemconnections.

AudioEquipmentConnections

Werecommendthatyouusehighqualityinterconnect

cableswhenmakingconnectionstosourceequipment

andrecordersto preservethe integrityofthesignals.

1.Connecttheanalogoutputofa CDplayertothe

CDAudioInputs_).

NOTE:IfyourCDplayerhasbothfixedandvariable

audiooutputs,it isbesttousethefixedoutputunless

youfindthattheinputtothereceiverissolowthatthe

soundisnoisy,orsohighthatitisdistorted.

2.ConnecttheanalogPlay/Outjacksof a casselte

deck,MD,CDRorotheraudiorecordertothe

TapeInputs_). ConnecttheanalogRecord/In

jacksontherecoldertotheTapeOutputs

ontheAVR635.

3.Connecttheoutputofanydigitalsourcessuchas

aCDor DVDchangeror player,advancedvideo

game,a digitalsatellitereceive_,HDll/tuneror

digitalcableset-topboxortheoutputofa corn

patiblecomputersoundcardtotheOpticaland

CoaxialDigitalAudio Inputs _) _ [['_l'_l

4.ConnectthecoaxialoropticalDigitalAudioOutputs

_'."@PontherearpaneloftheAVR635tothematch

ingdigitalinputconnectionsonaCDRorMiniDisc

recorde_.

5.AssembletheAMloopantennasuppliedwiththeunit

sothatthetabsatthebosomoftheantennaloop

snapintotheholesinthebase.ConnectittotheAM

and6NDScrewTerminalsO.

6.ConnectthesuppliedFMantennatotheFM(75-

Ohm)Connection_. TheFMantennamaybe

anexternalroofantenna,aninsidepoweredor

wireleadantennaora connectionfromacable

TVsystem,Iftheantennaor connectionuses

300 ohmlwindeadcable,youmustuseanopllonal

300 ohm-b-75 ohmadaptortomakethe

connection.

7. Connectthe%nt, center,surroundandsurround

backspeakeroutputsCO0@ totherespec

tivespeakers.

Toensurethatalltheaudiosignalsarecarriedb your

speakerswithoutlossofclarityorresolution,wesug-

gestthatyouusehighqualityspeakercable.Many

brandsof cableamavailableandthechoiceofcable

maybeinfluencedbythedistancebelweenyour

speakersandthereceive_,thetypeofspeakersyou

use,personalpreferencesandothertactors.Your

dealeror installerisavaluableresourceto consultin

selectingthepropercable.

Regardlessofthebrandofcableselected,werecom-

mendthatyouusecablewithagaugeof 14orsmaller

Rememberthatinspecifyingcable,thelowerthe

number;thethickerthecable.

Cablewithagaugeof 16maybeusedforshortruns

oflessthan10taet.Wedonotrecommendthatyou

usecableswithanAWGequivalentof 18or higher,

duetothepowerlossanddegradationinpertormance

thatwilloccur:

Cablesthatareruninsidewallsshouldhavetheappro

priatamarkingsto indicatelistingwithUL,CSAorother

appropriatetestingagencystandards.QuesSonsabout

runningcablesinsidewallsshouldbereferredtoyour

installerora licensedelectricianwhoisfamiliarwith

theNECand/ortheapplicablebuildingcodesin

yourarea.

Whenconnecllngwiresb thespeakers,becertain

toobserveproperpolarity.Notethatthepositive(+)

terminalofeachspeakerconnecSonhasa specificcolor

code,asnotedonpage8.However,mostspeakers

stillusea mdterminalforthepositive(+)connection.

Connectthe"negative"or "black"wiretothesame

terminalonboththereceiverandthespeaker.

NOTE:Whilemostspeakermanutacturersadhereto

anindustryconventionof usingblackterminalsfor

negativeandredonesforpositive,somemayvary

fromthisconfiguration.Toensureproperphaseand

optimalperformance,consulttheidenllficationplateon

yourspeakerorthespeaker'smanualto verifypolarity,

Ifyoudonotknowthe polariS/ofyourspeaker,ask

yourdealerforadvicebeforeproceeding,orconsult

thespeaker'smanufacturer.

Wealsorecommendthatthelengthof cableused

toconnectspeakerpairsbeidentical.Forexample,

usethesamelengthpieceof cableto connectthe

frontleftandfront-rightor surroundleftandsur

round-rightspeakers,evenifthe speakersarea

differentdistancefromtheAVR635.

8. Connectionstoasubwooferarenormallymadevia

alinelevelaudioconnectionfromtheSubwoofer

OutputQ tothelinelevelinputofasubwooter

withabuibinamplifier.Whena passivesubwoofer

isused,theconnectionfirstgoestoapowerampli

tier,whichwillbeconnectedtooneormoresub

wooferspeakers.Ifyouareusingapoweredsub

wooferthatdoesnothavelinelevelinputconnec

tions,followtheinstructionsfurnishedwiththe

speakerforconnectioninformation.

9. Ifanexternalmultichannelaudiosourcewith

5.1 outputssuchasanexternaldigitalprocesaoW

decoder,DVDAudioor SACDplayerisused,con

necttheoutputsofthatdevicetothe8-Channel

DirectInputs_).

VideoEquipmentConnections

Videoequipmentisconnectedinthesamemanner

asaudiocomponents.Again,theuseofhighqualify

interconnectcablesisrecommendedtopreserve

signalquality.

1.ConnectaVCR'sor othervideosource'saudioand

videoPlay/OutjackstotheVideol/Video 2 Audio

andVideoInputJacks@iD@ @ ontherear

panel.TheAudioandVideoRecord/Injacksonthe

VCRshouldbeconnectedtotheVideol/Video 2

AudioandVideoOutputJacks _i_)@ _ on

theAVR635.

2.Connecttheanalogaudioandvideooutputsofa

satellitereceiver,cableR/converterortelevisionset

oranyothervideosourcetotheVideo3 Audio

andVideoInputJacks€_)_).

3.Connecttheanalogaudioandvideooutputsof a

DVDor laserdiscplayertotheDVDAudio and

VideoInputs@_.

4.Connecttheopficalorcoaxialdigitalaudiooutputs

ofaDVDplayer,satellitereceiveT,cablebox,HDTV

tunerorvideogametoanyoftheOpticalor

CoaxialDigital Inputs_ _ [['_1"_1Therecom

mendedconnectionforaDVDplayeristousea

coaxialdigitallinkconnectedtotheCoaxialDigital

AudioInput1,butyoumaychangethedigital

audioinputassignmentforanysourceusingthe

ZN/0 UT S ET UP menu,asdescribedon

page21 ortheDigital InputSelectorF'_ii_ on

thefrontpanelor remote(seepage33).

NOTE:Whenconnectingadevicesuchasa digital

cableboxorotherset-taptunerproductwithadigital

audiooutput,we recommendthatyouconnectboth

thedigitalandanalogoutputsoftheproducttoyour

AVR.TheaudioinputpollingfeatureoftheAVRwill

thenbeabletomakecertainthatyouhaveaconstant

audiofeed,sinceitwillautomaticallyswitchtheaudio

inputtotheanalogjacksifthedigitalfeedisintenuptad

or notavailablefora particularchannel.

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

Ifyoursystemrequiresdirectconnectionofa video

sourcetoyourdisplay,wesuggestthatyouconsider

programmingtheVDIButtons_ sothatyoumay

changetheinputusedbyyourdisplayfromtheAVR's

remote.Forinformationon "learning"remotecodes

intoabultonontheAVRremote,followtheinstruc

tionsshownon page44.

5.ConnecttheVideoMonitorOutputJacksi_) on

thereceivertothecompositeor Svideoinputof

yourtelevisionmonitororvideoprojector:

6.IfyourDVDplayerhasY/Pr/Pbanalogcomponent

videooutputs,connectthemtotheComponent

Video1 Inputs€_. Althoughthissetofinputsmay

beassignedtoanyofthefourvideoinputson

theAVR635,thefactorydefaultisforthisinput

tobeassignedto theDVDAudio Inputs_).

Remembertomakeadigitalaudioconnection

betweenthe DVDplayerandtheAVR,withthe

CoaxialDigitalInput 1 I_ beingthefactory

default.Forinformationonchangingtheinput

assignmentsfor eitherthecomponentvideo

jacksortheDVDplayer'saudioconnecllon,see

page21,

7.If youhaveotherdeviceswithY/R/Pbor RGB

componentvideooutputs,connectthesource

devicetotheComponentVideo2 Inputs_'_).

TheaudioconnectionsmaybetoanyoftheVideo

AudioInputs_ (_) !_ [] ortheOpticalor

CoaxialDigitalInputs_) _ r['_l'_l.Whenusing

eitheroftheComponentVideoInputs,makecertain

thattheaudioandvideoinputsareproperlyconfig

uredinthe TN/0UT SE TUP menu,as

describedonpage21.

8.Ifthecomponentvideoinputsareused,connect

theComponentVideoMonitorOutputs_ to

thecomponentvideoinputsofyourTV,projector

ordisplaydevice.

9.Ifyouhaveacamco_der,videogameorother

audio/videodevicethatisconnectedtotheAVRon

atemporaryratherthanpermanentbasis,connect

theaudio,videoanddigitalaudiooutputsofthat

devicetotheFront-PanelInputs[]1"_1[], A

deviceconnectedhereisselectedastheVideo4

input,andthedigitalinputsmustbeassignedtothe

Video4 input,(Seepage21 formoreinformation

oninputconfiguration.)

System and Power Connections

TheAVR635isdesignedforflexibleusewithmulti-

roomsystems,externalcontrolcomponentsand

poweramplifiers.

MainRoomRemoteControlExtension

Ifthereceiverisplacedbehindasolidorsmoked

glasscabinetdoor,theobstructionmaypreventthe

remotesensorfromreceivingcommands.Inthis

event,anoptionalremotesensormaybeused.

Connecttheoutputoftheremotesensorto the

RemoteIBInputJack _.,_._,

Ifothercomponentsarealsoprevented%m receiving

remotecommands,onlyonesensorisneeded.Simply

usethisunit'ssensorora remoteeyebyrunninga

connectionfromtheRemoteIROutputJack _ to

theRemoteIRInputjackonHarmanKardonorother

compatibleequipment.

MultiroomIRLink

TheremoteroomIRreceivershouldbeconnectedto

theAVR635 viastandardcoaxialcable.PlugtheIRcon-

nectioncableintotheMultiroomIRInputJack_. on

theAVR635'8rearpanel,

IfotherHarmanKaldon-compatiblesourceequipment

ispartofthemainroominstallation,theRemoteIR

OutputJack_ onhe rearpanelshouldbecon-

nectedtotheIRINjackonsourceequipment.Thiswill

enabletheremotemornlocationtocontrolsource

equipmentfunctions.

WhenaremoteIRsensorisusedtocontrolnon

HarmanKardonsourceequipment,werecommend

thatyoumakeadirectconnectionoruseanoptional,

externalIR"blaster"connectedtotheRemoteIR

CarrierOutputJack __',Ifyouareindoubtasto

whichIROutputjacktousefortheequipmentinyour

system,contactyourdealerorinstaller,orthemanu-

facl_mr'ssuppo_lsiteandaskwhethertheunittobe

controlleduses"fullcarrier"or"stripped"carrierIR

commands.When"fullcarriercommands"areused,

maketheconnectiontotheRemoteIRCarrier

OutputJack_._.Otherwise,maketheconnectionto

theRemoteIBOutputJack _ as notedabove.

NOTE:Allremotelycontrolledcomponentsmustbe

linkedtogetherina"daisychain'.'ConnecttheIROUT

jackofoneunitto theIBINofthenextto establish

thischain.

MultiroomConnections

TheAVR635 isequippedwithmultizonecapabililqes

thatallowittosenda separateaudiosourcetothe

remotezonefromtheoneselectedforuseinthe

[nain room.

Dependingonyoursystem'srequirement,three

optionsareavailablefor audioconnection:

Option1: Usehigh-quality,shieldedaudiointercon-

nectcablefromtheAVR635'slocationto theremote

room.Intheremoteroom,connecttheinterconnect

cabletoa stereopoweramplifie_.Theamplifierwillbe

connectedto theroom'sspeakers,AttheAVR635,

plugtheaudiointerconnectcablesintotheMultiroom

AudioOutputs_ ontheAVR635'srearpanel.

Option2: ConnecttheMultiroomAudioOutputs

€_'ontheAVR635totheinputsofanopSonalstereo

poweramplifier.Runhighqualityspeakerwirefrom

theamplifiertothespeakersintheremoteroom.

Option3: TakingadvantageoftheA\/R635'sbuiltin

sevenchannelamplifie_,it ispossibletouselvvoofthe

amplifierchannelstopowerspeakersintheremote

room.Whenusingthisoption,youwillnotbeableto

usethefull7.1 channelcapabilitiesoftheAVR635 in

themainlisteningroom,butyouwillbeabletoadd

anotherlisteningmornwithoutexternalpowerampli

fiers.Tousetheinternalamplifiersto powera remote

zone,connectthespeakersfortheremoteroomloca-

tiontotheSurroundBack/MultiroomSpeaker

Outputsi_). Beforeusingtheremoteroom,you

willneedtoconfiguretheamplifiersforsurroundoper

ationbychanginga settingin theI1UL T TI_0 0 11

menu,followingtheinstructionsshownonpage41.

NOTE:Foralloptions,youmayconnectanoptional

IRsensorintheremoteroomtotheAVR635 viaan

appropriatecable.Connectthesensor'scabletothe

MultiroomIRInput_ ontheAVR635 andusethe

ZoneIIremoteto controltheroomvolume,Alter

natively,youmayinstallanopllonalvolumecontrol

betweentheoutputoftheamplifiersandthespeakers.

A-BUS®InstallationConnections

TheAVR635 isamongthefewreceiversavaihble

thatofferbuiltinA-BUSReadyoperation.Whenused

withanopSonalA-BUSproduct,youhavealltheben

ditsof remotezoneoperationwithouttheneedfor an

externalpoweramplifie_.

TousetheAVR635 withanapprovedA-BUSprod

uct,simplyconnectittotheAVR635 usingstandard

Category5 wiringthatisproperlyratedforthespecific

in-wallinstallation.Terminatethewiringatthereceiver

endtoa standardRJ45 connectorincompliance

withtheinstructionsfurnishedwiththeA-BUSproduct

Nofurtherinstallationor adjustmentisneeded,asthe

A-BUSjackontheAVR635routesthesignalstotheir

properdestinationfor poweT,signalsourceandconl_ol.

TheoutputfedtotheABUSjackisdeterminedbythe

AVR635'smultimomsystemandmenus.

RS-232Connections

TheAVR635 isequippedwithanRS-232Serial

ConnectionPort-_ thatmaybeusedfortwo par

poses.Whentheportisconnectedtoa compatible,

optional,externalcomputer,keypadorcontrolsystem,

theAVR635 iscapableof bi directionalcommunica-

tionsthatenabletheexternalsystemtocontrolthe

AVR,andfortheAVRtoreportstatusandhandshake

databacktothecontmlle_.UseoftheRS232 po_lfor

thistypeofcontrolrequiresspecifictechnicalknowl

edge,andwe recommendthatanyconnectionand

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

programmingtorcontrolbemadebyatrainedinstaller

ortechnicianfamiliarwiththeequipmentbeingused.

TheRS-232portmayalsobeusedasanaccess

pointthroughwhichtheAVR635'soperatingsystem

andsurroundmodememoriesmaybeupdatedvia

connectiontoacompatiblecomputer.Atthetime

thatanyupgradeisavailable,instruc_onstormaking

theconnectionandinstallingtheupgradewillbe

availablethroughtt]eProductSupportareaofthe

HarmankardonWebsiteatharmankaidon.com.

ThephysicalconnectiontotheAVR635'sRS232

portisastandardDSUB9 connection,butto ensure

compatibleandproperoperation,specificso_vare

commandsandpinwiringschemesmayberequired.

ACPowerConnections

ThisunitisequippedwithtwoaccessoryACoutlets,

Theymaybeusedtopoweraccessorydevices,but

theyshouldnotbeusedwithhighcurrentdrawequip

mentsuchas poweramplifiers.Thetotalpowerdraw

toeachoutletmaynotexceed1O0walts.

TheSwitchedACAccessoryOutlet_ ispowered

onlywhentheunitison.Thisisrecommendedfor

devicesthathaveamechanicalpowerswitchthatmay

beleftinthe"ON"position.

NOTE:Manyaudioandvideoproductsgo intoa

Standbymodewhentheyareusedwithswitchedout

lets,Thistypeofproductmaynotoperateproperly

whenusedwiththeswitchedoutlet.

TheUnswitchedACAccessoryOutleti_ is

poweredaslongastheAVRispluggedintoa

poweredACoutlet.

TheAVR635featuresaremovablepowercord

thatallowswirestoberuninadvancetoacomplex

installationsothattheunititselfneednotbeinstalled

unSlit isreadyforconnection.Whenallneeded

connectionshavebeenmade,connecttheAC

PowercordtotheACPowerCordJack i_).

TheAVR635drawssignificantlymorecurrenttnan

otherhouseholddevices,suchascomputers,thatuse

removablepowercords.Forthatreason,it isimportant

thatonlythecordsuppliedwiththeunit(ora direct

replacementofidenticalcapacity)beused.

Oncethepowercordisconnected,youarealmost

readytoenjoytheAVR635'8incrediblepower

andfidelit!!

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Whenallaudio,videoandsystemconnectionshave

beenmade,thereareafewconfiguraSonadlustments

thatmustbe made.Atewminutesspenttocorrectly

configureandcalibratetheunitwillgreatlyaddtoyour

listeningexperience.

SpeakerSelectionand Placement

Theplacementofspeakersinamultichannelhome

theatersystemcanhaveanoticeableimpactonthe

qualityofsoundreproduced.

Nomatterwhichtypeor brandof speakersisused,

the samemodelor brandof speakershouldbeused

fortheleftfront,centerandrightfrontspeakers.This

createsa seamlessfrontsoundstageandeliminates

the possibilityof distractingsonicdisturbancesthat

occurwhenasoundmovesacrossmismatchedfront

channelspeakers.

Speaker Placement

Dependingonthetypeofcenterchannelspeakerin

useandyourviewingdevice,placethecenterspeaker

eitherdirectlyaboveor belowyourTV,or inthecenter

behindaperforatedfront-projectionscreen.

Oncethecenterchannelspeakerisinstalled,position

thefrontleftandfrontrightspeakerssothattheyare

asfarawayfromoneanotherasthecenterchannel

speakerisfromthepreterredlisteningposition.Ideally,

thefrontchannelspeakersshouldbeplacedsothat

theirfi_veetersarenomorethan24"aboveor below

thelweeterinthecenterchannelspeaker.

Dependingonthespedficsof yourroomacoustics

andthetypeofspeakersinuse,youmayfindthat

imagingisimprovedbymovingthelettfrontandright

frontspeakersslightlyforwardof thecenterchannel

speakehIfpossible,adjustallfrontloudspeakers

sothattheyareaimedatearheightwhenyouare

seatedinthe listeningposition.

Usingtheseguidelines,you'llfindthatittakessome

experimentafiontofindthecorrectlocationtorthe%nt

speakersinyourparticularinstallation.Don'tbeafraidto

movethingsaroundunfilthesystemsoundscorrect.

Optimizeyourspeakerssothataudiotransitionsacross

thefrontofthemornsoundsmooth,andthatsounds

fromallspeakersappeartoarriveatthelisteningposi

tionatthesame8me(withoutdelayfromthecenter

speakercomparedtotheleftandrightspeakers).

WhentheAVR635 isusedin 5.1-channeloperation,

thepreferredlocationforsurroundspeakemisonthe

sidewallsoftheroom,atorslightlybehindthelisten

ingposition.Ina 7.1 channelsystem,bothsidesur

roundandbacksurroundspeakersarerequired.The

centerof thespeakershouldfaceintotheroom.The

Center Front Speaker

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than 24'

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i_ ,_ At least 6 inches from ceiling

At least 2 feet

speakemshouldbelocatedsothatthebottomofthe

cabinetisatleast2 feethigherthanthelisteners'ears

whenthelistenersareseatedinthedesiredarea.

Rearsurroundspeakemarerequiredwhenafull7.1

channelsystemisinstalled,andtheymayalsobe

usedin5.1 channelsystemsasanalternativemount

i% positionwhenitisnotpracticalto placethemain

surroundspeakersonthesidesoftheroom.Speakers

maybeplacedonarearwall,behindthelistening

position.Aswiththesidespeakem,rearsurrounds

shouldbelocatedsothatthebottomofthecabinet

isatleast2 feethigherthanthelisteners'ears.The

speakersshouldbenomorethan6 feetbehindthe

rearoftheseatingarea.

Ifdipoletypespeakersareusedoneitherthesideor

rearwallsofthemorn,pleasenotethatif thereare

arrowsonthespeakerstheyshouldfacethefrontof

theroomforthesidespeakers,ortowardsthecenter

ofthewallfortherearspeakers.

Subwoofersproducenondirectionalsound,sothey

maybeplacedalmostanywhereina room.Actual

placementshouldbebasedonroomsizeandshape

andthetypeofsubwooferused.Onemethodoffind

ingtheoptimallocationforasubwooferisto beginby

placingit inthefrontoftheroom,about6 inches

froma wall,or nearthefrontcornerofthemorn.

Anothermethodistotemporarilyplacethesubwoofer

atyournormallisteningposition,andthenwalk

aroundtheroomuntilyoufindaspotwherethesub

woofersoundsbest.Placethesubwoeferinthatspot.

Youshouldalsofollowtheinstructionsofthesub

weofer'smanufacturer,or youmaywishto experi

mentwiththebestlocationforasubweoferinyour

listeningroom.

System Setup

Oncethespeakershavebeenplacedintheroomand

connected,theremainingstepsinthesetupprocess

aretoassigninputandoutputconnections,makeany

toneadjustments,selectasurroundmode,program

theAVR635'sbassmanagementsystemforthetype

ofspeakersusedinyoursystem,calibratetheoutput

levelsandsetthedelaytimesusedbythesurround

sauedprocessah

Althoughit isnecessarytoassigninpuVoutputse_ngs

andsurroundmodechoicesmanually,werecommend

thatyoutakeadvantageofthepowerandprecisionof

EzSet/EQtoautomaticallyselectandenterthesettings

forallotheraudioparameters.Thiswillnotonlysave

youtime;itwillensurethatyourroomiscalibratedand

equalizedwithanaccuracynotpossiblewhenthese

settingsaremademanually.

YouarenowreadytopoweruptheAVR635tobegin

thesefinaladjustments.

1.MakecertainthattheACpowercordisfirmly

insertedintotheACPowerCordJack

andplugthecordintoanunswitchedACoutlet.

Tomaintaintheunit'ssafetyrating,DONOT

substitutethepowerco_dforonewithlower

currentcapacity.

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

2.PresstheMain PowerSwitch[] located

behindtheFront-PanelControlDoor[] in

untilit latchesandtheword"OFF"onthetopof

theswitchdisappearsinsidethefrontpanel.Note

thattheilluminationaroundtheStandby/On

Switch[] willturnamber,indicatingthatthe

unitisintheStandbymode.

3. Carefullyremovetheprotectiveplasticfilmfrom

thefront-panellens.Ifleftinplace,thefilmwill

preventproperoperationoftheremotecontrol,

4. InstallthefoursuppliedAAAbatteriesinthe

remoteasshown.Becertaintofollowthe (+)

and() polarityindicatorsthatareinthebattery

compartment.

5.TurntheAVR635oneitherbypressingthe

Standby/OnSwitch[] onthefrontpanel,or

viatheremotebypressingthePowerOnButton

_, theAVRSelector_ oranyofthe

InputSelectorsq_]_dl_ _ onthe

remote,ThefightingaroundtheStandby/On

Switch[] willturnbluetoconfirmthatthe

unitison,

Usingthe On-ScreenDisplay

Whenmakingthefollowingadjustments,youmayfind

iteasiertousetheAVR635'sonscreendisplaysys

tam,TheseeasytoreaddisplaysgiveyouaclearpiG

tureofthecurrentstatusoftheunitandmakeiteasy

toseewhichspeaker,delay,inputordigitalselection

youaremaking.

Toviewtheonscreenmenus,makecertainyouhave

madea connectionfromtheVideoMonitorOut

Jack_) ontherearpanelto thecompositeor S

videoinputofyourTVorprojectoLInordertoviewthe

AVR635'sdisplays,thecorrectvideosourcemustbe

selectedonthevideodisplay.Theon-screenmenus

arenotavailablewhenacomponentvideo

displayisin use,

IMPORTANTNOTE:Whenviewingtheon-screen

menususingaCR_basedprojector,plasmadisplayor

direct-viewCRTmonitorortelevision,itisimportantthat

theynotbeleftonforanextendedperiodoftime.The

constantdisplayofa stahcimagesuchasthesemenus

maycausetheimagetobepermanently"burnedinto"

theprojectiontubes,plasmascreenorCRTThistypeof

damageisnotcoveredbytheAVR635warrantyand

maynotbecoveredbytheprojecto_/TVset'swarranty.

TheAVR635hasb_voonscreendisplaymodes,

"SemiOSD"and"FullOSD."Whenmakingconfigure

tionadjustments,it isrecommendedthatthefullOSD

modebeused.Thiswillplaceaneasilyviewedlistof

theavailableoptionsonthescreen.

MakingConfigurationAdjustments

ThefullOSDsystemisavailablebypressingthe

OSDButtondD Whenthisbuttonis pressed,the

MASTER MENU (Figure1)willappear;and

adjustmentsaremadefromtheindividualmenus.

_ MASTER MENU _

IN/OUT SETUP

AUDIO SETUP

SURROUND SELECT

EZSET/EQ

NANUAL SETUP

MULTI-ROOM

ADVANCED

F_gum1

Thesemi-OSDsystemisalsoavailable,allowingyou

tomakeadjustmentsdirectly,bypressingtheappro-

priatebuttonsonthe%nt panelor remotecontrolfor

thespecificpammetartobeadlusted.Forexample,to

changethedigitalinputforanyofthesources,press

theDigitalSelectButton_ andthenpressthe

,A/V NavigationButton_ toscrollthroughthe

listofoplonsastheyappearintheon-screendisplay

or intheLowerDisplayLine_'_1.

TousethefullOSDmenusystem,presstheOSD

Button_[). Whenthemenuisonthescreen,press

theA/V NavigationButton_ untiltheonscreen

•e, cursorisnexttotheitemyouwishtoadjust,and

thenpresstheSet Button_ toadjustthatitem.

Themenuswillremainonthescreenfor20seconds,

andthentheywill"timeout"anddisappearfromthe

screen,Thetimeoutmaybeincreasedtoasmuch

as50 secondsby goingtotheA DVA NCED

SE LE CT menu,andchangingtheitemtitled

FULLOSD TIME OUT.

Whenthef_ll-OSDsystemisinuse,themenuselec

tionsamnotshownin theUpperor LowerDisplay

Lines_'lj, Whenthefull OSDmenusystemis

used,0 SD 0 N willappearintheUpperDisplay

Line [] to remindyouthatavideodisplaymustbe

used.WhenthesemiOSDsystemisusedin conjunc

tionwiththediscreteconfigurationbuttons,theon

screendisplaywillshowa singlelineoftextwiththe

currentmenuselection.Thatselectionwillalsobe

shownintheUpperor LowerDisplayLines[][],

dependingonwhichparameterisbeingadjusted.

Settingthe SystemConfigurationMemory

TheAVR635featuresanadvancedmemon/system

thatenablesyoutoestablishdifferentconfigurations

forthespeaker"size/'componentvideoassignment,

digitalinput,surroundmodeandcrossoverfrequency

foreachinputsource.Thisflexibilityenablesyouto

customizethewayinwhichyoulistentoeachsource

andhavetheAVR635 memorizethosesettings.This

means,forexample,thatyoumaysetdifferentspeaker

configurationswiththeresultantchangestothebass

managementsystem,Oncethesesettingsammade,

theywillautomaticallyberecalledwheneveryouselect

thatinput.

ThefactorydefaultsettingsfortheAVR635haveall

inputsexceptfor DVDandVideo3 configuredforan

analogaudioinput,theCoaxialDigitalAudioInput1

t_ forDVDandtheOpticalDigitalInput 1

isthedefaultforVideo3,Thedefaultspeakersettings

are"Small"atallpositions,withtheSubwooferon.

ThedefaultsettingtotthesurroundmodesisLogic7

Musicforanalogsources.DolbyDigitalor DTSwill

automaticallybeselectedasappropriatewhenadigital

sourceisinuse,

Betoreusingtheunit,youmaywanttochangethe

settingsforsomeinputsso thattheyareproperly

configuredtoreflecttheuseofdigitaloranaloginputs,

thetypeofspeakersinstalledandthesurroundmode

specificsofyourhometheatersystem.Remember

thatsincetheAVR635 memorizesthesettingsfor

eachinputindividually,youwillneedtomakethese

adjustmentsforeachinputused.However,oncethey

aremade,furtheradjustmentisrequiredonlywhen

systemcomponentsarechanged.

Tomakethisprocessasquickandeasyaspossible,

wesuggestthatyouusethef_ll-OSDsystemwiththe

on-screenmenus,andsteplhmugheachinput.Once

youhavecompletedthesettingsforthefirstinput,

manysettingsmaybeduplicatedfortheremaining

inputs,itisalsoagoodideato settheconfiguration

dataintheordertheseitemsarelistedinthe II AS -

T ER 11ENU, assomesettingsrequirea specific

entryina priormenuitem.

Input Setup

Thefirststepistoconfigureeachinput.Oncean

inputisselected,thesettingsforthe DigitalInput,

ComponentVideoassignmentandSurroundModewill

"attach"themselvestothatinputandbestoredina

nonvolatilememory,Thismeansthatoncemade,the

selectionofaninputwillautomaticallyrecallthoseset

tings.Forthatreason,theproceduresdescribedbelow

mustberepeatedforeachinputsourcesothatyou

havetheopportunityto customizeeachsourcetoyour

specificlisteningrequirements.However,oncemade,

theyneednotbechangedagainunlessyouneedto

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