INTRODUCTION
Thankyou forchoosingHarmanKardon*!With
thepurchaseofa HarmanKardonAVR225 youare
aboutto beginmanyyearsoflisteningenjoyment.The
AVR225 hasbeencustom-designedto provideallthe
excitementanddetaildmoviesoundtracksandevery
nuanceofmusicalselections.OnboardDoby_*Digital
andDfS_*decodingallowsyoutotakeadvantageof
thedigitalsoundtracksfromthelatestDVDreleases
andDigitallYevisionbroadcasts.
Whilecomplexdigitalsystemsarehardatworkwithin
theAVR225 tomakeallofthishappen,hookupand
operationaresimple.Color-keyedconnections,apro-
grammableremoteconlrol,andon-screenmenus
maketheAVR225easytouse.[oobtainthemaxi-
mumenjoymentfromyournewreceive_:weurgeyou
totakeafewminutestoreadthroughthismanual.
[hiswillensurethatconnectionstospeakers,source
playbackunitsandotherexternaldevicesaremade
properly.Inaddition,a fewminutesspentlearningthe
functionsofthevariouscontrolswillenableyouto
takeadvantageof allthepowertheAVR225 isable
todeliver.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisproduct,its
installationorksoperafion,pleasecontactyourretailer
orcustominstaller.Theyareyourbestlocalsources
ofinformation,
DescriptionandFeatures
TheAVR225 isamongthemostversatileandmulti-
featuredA/Vreceiversavailable,incorporatingawide
rangeoflisteningoptions.Inadditionto bolbyDigital
andDTSdecodingfor digitalsources,abroadchoice
ofanalogsurroundmodesareavailablefor usewith
sourcessuchasCD,VCR,TVbroadcastsandthe
AVR2253 ownFM/AMtuner,Alongwiththelatest
bolbyProLogic®*IIdecodingtechnology,Dolby3
StereoandcustomFtalland[heatermodes,only
barmanKardonreceiversofferLogic7®*to createa
wider,moreenvelopingfieldenvironmentandmore
definedfly-oversandpans.AnotherHarmanKardon
exclusiveisVMAx®*,whichusesproprietaryprocess-
% tocreateanopen,spacioussoundfieldevenwhen
only_wofrontspeakersareavailable.A Stereo-Direct
modebypassesthedigitalprocessortopreserveallof
thesubtletiesdolderanalog,two-channelmaterials,
whilebassmanagementimprovesyourabilitytotailor
thesoundtosuityourroomacousticsortaste.
Inaddition_oprovidingawiderangeoflistening
options,theAVR225 iseasyto configuresothatit
providesthebestresultsv4thyourspeakersandspe-
cificlistening-roomenvironment.On-screenmenus
makeit simpletoenterset_ingsforspeakers,inputs
anddelaytimes,whileourexclusiveEzSet'_"remote
measuresthesystem'ssoundlevelsandautomatically
calibratesthemfor aperfectlybahncedsoundfield
presentation.
TOTHEUSER
[his equipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomply
withthelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuantto
Part15of theFCCRules,Theselimitsaredesigned
to providereasonableprotectionagainstinterference
inaresidentia}area.[his devicegeneratesanduses
radiofrequencyenergyandif notinstalledandused
inaccordancewiththeinstructions,itmaycause
interferencetoradioorTVreception.
IfthisunitdoescauseinterferencewithFVorradio
reception,youcantrytocorrecttheinterferenceby
oneor moreofthefollowingmeasures:
A.Reorientor relocatethereceivingantenna.
B.Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipment
andthereceiver.
C.Plugtheequipmentintoadifferentoutletsothatit
isnotonthesamecircuitasthereceiver.
Ifnecessary,consultthedealeror anexperienced
radio/lVtechnicianforadditionalsuggestions.
CAUTION:
Changesor modificationstothisequipmentnot
expresslyapprovedbyharmanconsumergroup
forcot@fiancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthorityto
operatethisequipment.
Fortheultimateinflexibility,theAVR225 features
connectionsforfivevideodevices,allwithbothcom-
positeandS-Videoinputs,indudingthefront-panel
inputs.IVvoadditionalaudioinputsareavailable,anda
totalofsixdigitalinputsmaketheAVR225 capabled
handlingallthelatestdigitalaudiosources.Coaxand
opticaldigitaloutputsarealsoavailablefordirectcon-
nectiontodigitalrecorders.TWOvideorecordingout-
putsandasix-channelinputmaketheAVR225
virtuallyfuture-prodwitheverythingneededto
accommodatetomorrow'snewformatsrightonboard.
the AVR225'spowerfulamplifierusestraditional
HarmanKardonhigh-currentultrawide-bandwidth
designtechnologies.
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HarmanKardoninventedthehigh4idelityreceiver
almostfiftyyea_sago.Withstate-of-the-artcircuitry
andtime-honoredcircuitdesigns,theAVR225 isone
ofthefinestreceiverseverofferedbyHarmanKardon.
• OnboardDolby"* Digitaland DTS_*Decoding
UsingCrystal®*ChipTechnology
• HarmanKardon'sExclusiveLogic7_*and
VMAx®*Modes
• DolbyLaboratories'LatestProLogid* II
DecodingTechnology
• llllll3z$_r*RemoteAutomaticallySetsOutput
Levelsfor OptimumPedormance
• Stereo-DirectModefor Two-ChannelSources
BypassesDSPProcessingToPreservethe
IntegrityofAnalogMaterials
• Stereo-DirectModefor ProgrammableBass
Managementof LowFrequenciesBetween
MainSpeakersand Subwoofer
• Front-PanelDigital Inputsfor EasyConnection
to PortableDigitalDevicesand the Latest
VideoGameConsoles
• MultipleDigitalInputsandOutputs
• On-ScreenMenuandDisplaySystem
• 6-ChannelDirectInputfor UseWith DVD-
AudioPlayers,OtherProductsWithInternal
SurroundDecodersor ExternalSurround
Decoders
• Color-CodedInput,Outputand Speaker
TerminalsComplyWiththe LatestCEA
Standardsfor EasyInstallation
CAUTION
CAUTION: To reduce the risk
of electric shock,
do not remove cover (or back).
No user-serviceable parts inside.
Refer servicing to
qualified service personnel.
_1 The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
'dangerous voltage" within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a
risk of electric shock to persons.
_lk The point an equilateral
exc_amatioa within
triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
