Harman Kardon HK 3490 User manual

Harman Kardon, Inc.
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Woodbury, NY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AT HOME 08
IN THE CAR 34
ON THE GO 40
SPECIFICATIONS 44

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WELCOME
As a consumer electronics company, the Harman Kardon®brand dates
back to the days of monaural sound and vacuum tubes. And yet here we
are, still going strong after more than 50 years, still headed by our founder,
Dr. Sidney Harman, and still following our own path, in our own way. Over
the years, landmark Harman Kardon products led the transition from
vacuum tubes to solid state, from mono to hi-fi, and from analog to digital.
With features that often broke new ground, and performance that
always set higher standards, nothing else ever looked or sounded quite like
Harman Kardon components. That’s just the way we always wanted it. And
that’s the way it still is.
* iPod tou ch not included.

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TECHNICAL PHILOSOPHY
Harman Kardon products were delivering high bandwidth before most people
realized it was a good thing. Technology leaders can only lead by example, and
we’ve been setting a series of very good examples for more than 50 years.
Many of the technologies found in today’s finest amplifiers were introduced
in Harman Kardon audio equipment. And we’ve always been quick to adopt
and improve on any good ideas we didn’t actually think of ourselves. It doesn’t
happen often, you understand, but it happens.

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AT HOME
AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS
A maximum number of options, a minimum number of buttons.
Harman Kardon A/V receivers employ the industry’s most advanced
technologies to optimize the audio and video clarity of any
entertainment source, old or new. Yet even certified technophobes
will discover that they can operate them successfully.

/ AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS
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AVR 354
7 x 75W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI™1.3a Repeater, Audio/Video Processing and Upscaling to 1080p
The AVR 354 includes a full complement of Dolby®and DTS®decoding technologies, HDMI™repeater capability, Faroudja DCDi Cinema™
processing, EzSet/EQ™equalization and multiroom capability. It connects to a universe of digital and analog sources, as well as to
external amps. And with The Bridge II docking station (included), it will even play, control and charge your iPod. To ensure that everything
works together seamlessly, the AVR 354 features a full-color graphical user interface and an eight-device programmable remote.
Harman Kardon founder Dr. Sidney Harman has always believed technology should serve users, not intimidate them. The AVR 354 is a
perfect case in point. AVR 254
7 x 50W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI 1.3a Repeater, Audio/Video Processing and Upscaling to 1080p
The AVR 254 is the most affordable Harman Kardon receiver to feature both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™decoding on the
audio side, and Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processing to 1080p on the video side. But there’s plenty more to recommend the AVR 254,
including three HDMI inputs, connections for external amplifiers, EzSet/EQ technology to fine-tune your system to the acoustics of your room,
and an RS-232 port for future firmware upgrades. Perhaps the highest recommendation of all? As do all Harman Kardon A/V receivers, the
AVR 254 features a high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth design for maximum fidelity.
AVR 154
5 x 30W 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI Switching
The Harman Kardon AVR 154 is all about getting connected. It features three HDMI inputs, two wide-bandwidth HDTV-ready component
video inputs, four S-video inputs, a front-panel input for video game consoles, an auxiliary input for portable media players, and a portfolio of
advanced surround processing technologies, including Dolby Digital, DTS and Logic 7®processing. But the AVR 154 is also about ease of
use, and it features a high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth design for maximum fidelity.

/ DOCKING STATION FOR iPod
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The Bridge II
Docking Station for iPod
Is your home entertainment system incomplete without music from
your iPod? Thanks to The Bridge II docking station, connection and
control are completely within your power. The Bridge II connects
directly to Harman Kardon The Bridge-ready products and allows
you to use your system’s remote to seamlessly select and play audio
and video content – guided by easy-to-read on-screen or front-panel
messages. Let the (gloriously uninterrupted) music begin.
iPod tou ch not included.

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BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY
We didn’t start with a business plan in 1953 – we started with a product. We
weren’t looking to find a marketing niche for ourselves – we were looking to
build audio components that satisfied our own passion for music. We built our
very first systems for ourselves and a handful of others who could hear what
we heard. These days, Harman Kardon, Inc., has a business plan, R&D labs and
a marketing department – everything a prestigious company should have. But
we’re still building systems for people who hear what we hear.

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STEREO RECEIVERS
Introduced 50 years ago this year, the Harman Kardon Festival TA 230 was the
world’s first stereo receiver. Today, we continue to keep the audio faith with a choice of
powerful stereo receivers engineered by and for people who prefer to be entertained
with their eyes closed. We’re passionate, to be sure, but we’re not zealots. Our
HK 3490 offers digital audio inputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology, among
other 21st-century innovations. Time marches on, and Harman Kardon products
march with it.

/ STEREO RECEIVERS
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HK 3490
2 x 120W Stereo Receiver
The insanely powerful HK 3490 combines all of an audiophile’s must-haves (high-performance phono preamp,
preout/main-in jacks, high-current amplification) with an array of multichannel extras (digital-audio inputs,
video switching, dual subwoofer outputs and Dolby Virtual Speaker technology). Add The Bridge II docking
station for iPod, and the HK 3490 will connect as elegantly to your newfangled iPod as it does to your time-
honored turntable. The HK 3490 isn’t a snob about where the music comes from, as long as it sounds great
when it reaches its final destination: your ears.
HK 3390
2 x 80W Stereo Receiver
The HK 3390 was born to make beautiful music and, like all specialists, it’s very good at what it does. It features
high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplification, a signature Harman Kardon technology that delivers all the
subtlety of an original musical performance, whether reproduced from vinyl or your MP3 player of choice. But
even specialists enjoy a change of pace from time to time. So the HK 3390 also features four high-quality
composite video inputs, and convenient front-panel inputs for video game consoles and portable audio players.