AVR 45 (serv.man16) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 3

Introduction

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Congratulations! With the purchase of the
Harman Kardon AVR45RDS you are about
to begin many years of listening
enjoyment. The AVR45RDS has been
custom designed to provide all the
excitement and detail of movie sound
tracks and every subtle nuance of musical
selections. With on-board Dolby* Digital
Decoding, the AVR45RDS delivers six
discrete channels of audio that take
advantage of the digital sound tracks from
the latest DVD and LD releases. 

While complex digital systems are hard 
at work within the AVR45RDS to make all
of this happen, hookup and operation are
simple. Color-keyed connections and a
comprehensive programmable remote
control make the AVR45RDS easy to use. 

To obtain maximum enjoyment from your
new receiver, we urge you to take a few
minutes to read through this manual. This
will ensure that connections to speakers,
source playback units and other external
devices are made properly. In addition, a
few minutes spent learning the functions
of the various controls will enable you to
take advantage of all the power the
AVR45RDS is able to deliver.

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

Description and Features
The AVR45RDS is a full-featured A/V
receiver, incorporating a wide variety of
listening options. In addition to Dolby
Digital decoding, Dolby Pro Logic* and
Dolby 3 Stereo are available for
compatibility with the tens of thousands of
movies and television programs encoded
with analog surround information. A
choice of Hall and Theater modes is also
available for use with both encoded
sources and traditional two-channel stereo
recordings.

A total of four audio/video inputs, as 
well as two additional audio-only inputs,
and an FM stereo/FM/AM tuner are
available for the utmost flexibility. Front-
panel A/V inputs simplify connections to
video games or camcorders.

The AVR45RDS’s powerful amplifiers use
traditional Harman Kardon High-Current
Design philosophies to meet the wide
dynamic range of any program selection. 

Harman Kardon invented the high-
fidelity receiver more than forty-five years
ago. With state-of-the-art features and
time-honored circuit designs, the
AVR45RDS is one of the finest receivers ever
offered by Harman Kardon.

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On-Board Dolby Digital Decoding

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Coax and Optical Digital Inputs

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Five Analog Surround Modes

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Backlit, Universal Remote Control
Operates the AVR45RDS and Up To
Seven Additional Devices

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Learning Remote Control May Be
“Taught” The Codes From Most IR
Remotes, and is Programmed for
Harman Kardon CD Players and
Cassette Decks

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Composite Video Switching

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Six-Channel Direct Input Enables
Seamless Integration of Future
Decoding Systems

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Preamp Output for ALL Channels
Permits Ease of Expansion

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RDS Data System Displays Data On
FM Broadcasts