AVR 3500 (serv.man2) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 3

INTRODUCTION 3

Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon!
With the purchase of a Harman Kardon AVR
3500 you are about to begin many years of lis-
tening enjoyment. The AVR 3500 has been cus-
tom designed to provide all the excitement and
detail of movie sound tracks and every nuance
of musical selections. With onboard Dolby*
Digital and DTS

†

decoding, the AVR 3500 deliv-

ers six discrete channels of audio that take
advantage of the digital sound tracks from the
latest DVD and LD releases and Digital Television
broadcasts.

While complex digital systems are hard at work
within the AVR 3500 to make all of this happen,
hookup and operation are simple. Color-keyed
connections, programmable remote control, and
on-screen menus make the AVR 3500 easy to
use. To obtain the maximum enjoyment from
your new receiver, we urge you to take the time
to read through this manual. This will ensure
that connections to speakers, source playback
units and other external devices are made prop-
erly. In addition, a few minutes spent learning
the functions of the various controls will enable
you to take advantage of all the power the AVR
3500 is able to deliver.

If you have any questions about this product, its
installation or its operation, please contact your
dealer. He is your best local source of informa-
tion.

Description and Features
The AVR 3500 is among the most versatile and
multi-featured A/V receivers available, incorpo-
rating a wide range of listening options. In addi-
tion to Dolby Digital and DTS decoding for digi-
tal sources, a broad choice of analog surround
modes are available for use with sources such 
as CD, VCR, TV broadcasts and the AVR’s own
FM/AM tuner. Along with the latest Dolby
ProLogic

®

II decoding technology, Dolby 3

Stereo, 5 Ch Stereo and custom Hall and Theater
modes, only Harman Kardon receivers offer Logic
7

®

to create a wider, more enveloping field envi-

ronment and more defined fly-overs and pans.

Finally, the AVR 3500 is among the very few A/V
receivers that offer decoding of MP3 data, so
that you may listen to the latest music selections
directly from compatible computers or playback
devices with the power and fidelity you expect
from Harman Kardon.
Another Harman Kardon exclusive is VMAx

™

,

which uses proprietary processing to create an
open, spacious sound field even when only two
front speakers are available.

In addition to providing a wide range of listening
options, the AVR 3500 is easy to configure so
that it provides the best results with your speak-
ers and specific listening-room environment.
On-screen menus make it simple to enter set-
tings for speakers, inputs and delay times, while
our exclusive EzSet™ remote measures a sys-
tem‘s sound levels and automatically calibrates
them for perfectly balanced soundfield presenta-
tion.

For the ultimate in flexibility, the AVR 3500 fea-
tures connections for five video devices, all with
both composite and S-Video inputs. Two addi-
tional audio inputs are available, and a total of
six digital inputs make the AVR 3500 capable of
handling all the latest digital audio sources.
Coax and optical digital outputs are available for
direct connection to digital recorders. Two video
recording outputs, and a six-channel input make
the AVR 3500 virtually future-proof, with every-
thing needed to accommodate tomorrow’s new
formats right on board.

The AVR 3500’s powerful amplifier uses
traditional Harman Kardon high-current design
technologies to meet the wide dynamic range of
any program selection.

Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiv-
er more than forty-seven years ago. With state-
of-the-art circuitry and time-honored circuit
designs, the AVR 3500 is one of the finest
receivers ever offered by Harman Kardon within
its price range.

■ Onboard Dolby Digital and DTS

■ Harman Kardon’s Exclusive Logic 7 and

■ Dolby Laboratory's latest ProLogic II

■ MP3 Decoding for Use with compatible

■

■ Front-Panel Digital Inputs for Easy

■ Multiple Digital Inputs and Outputs
■ On-Screen Menu and Display System
■ 6-Channel direct input for use with

■ Remote with Internal Codes Capability