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Power for the Digital Revolution:
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RECEIVER
MANUAL
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AVR 125 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER
3 Introduction
4 SafetyInformation
4 Unpacking
5 Front-PanelControls
7 Front-PanelInformationDisplay
9 Rear-PanelConnections
11 RemoteControlFunctions
14 InstallationandConnections
14 SystemInstallation
14 AudioEquipmentConnections
14 VideoEquipmentConnections
15 PowerConnections
16 SystemConfiguration
16 SpeakerSelectionandPlacement
17 SystemSetup
17 SpeakerSetup
18 Configuring_e SurroundOff(Stereo)Modes
18 Stereo-Direct(Bypass)Mode
18 Stereo-DigitalMode
18 OutputLevelAdjustment
19 DelaySettings
20 AdditionalInputAdjustments
21 Operation
21 BasicOperation
21 SourceSelection
21 VolumeControl
22 SurroundModeChart
23 SurroundModeSelection
23 DigitalAudioPlayback
23 SelectingaDigitalSource
24 DigitalStatusIndicators
24 NightMode
25 TunerOperation
25 TapeRecording
25 OutputLevelTrimAdjustment
26 6-ChannelDirectInput
26 DisplayBrightness
27 ProgrammingtheRemote
27 DirectCodeEntry
27 AutoSearchMehod
27 CodeReadout
28 MacroProgramming
28 ProgrammedDeviceFunctions
28 Punch-ThroughProgramming
29 VolumePunch-Through
29 ChannelControlPunch-Through
29 TransportControlPunch-Through
29 ResettingtheRemoteMemory
31 FunctionList
33 SetupCodeTables
42 TroubleshootingGuide
42 ProcessorReset
43 TechnicalSpecifications
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INTRODUCTION
Thankyoufor choosingHarmanKardon®!With DescriptionandFeatures
theourchaseofaHarmanKardonAVR125 youare TheAVR125isamongthemostversatileandmulti-
aeout_ooeglnmanyyears}f listeningenjoyment,The featuredAN receiversavauaele,incorporatingaWide
AVR125 hasbeencustom-designea_oprovideal _ne rangeoflisteningODUOnS,InadditiontoDolbyDigital
exammen_anddetailofmoviesoundtracksandever_ andDTSdecodingfordigitalsources,aeroaa;holce
nuanceofmusicalselections,OnboardDolby®*Dig[al ofanalogsurroundmodesareavallaoleforusewith
• OnboardDolby®*Digitaland DTS®*Decoding
UsingCrystal®*ChipTechnology
• HarmanKardon'sExclusiveLogic7®*and
VMAx_ Modes
• DolbyLaboratories'LatestProLogic®*II
anaDTS®*decodingauowsyoutotakeadvantageof sourcesSUChasCD,VCRTVbroadcastsandthe
a_gtalsoundtracksfromthelatestDVDreleasesand AVR125'sownFM/AMtuner,Alongwiththelatest
DigitalTelevisionbroadcasts, [ cloyProLogic®*IIdecodingtechnology,Dolby3
StereoandcustomHallandTheatermodes,on,
WI-e complexdigitalsysmmsarehardatwork^!imln HarmanKardonreceiversofferLogc 7®*tocreatea •
meAVR125 tomakeallofthishappen,hoOkUDand wlaer,moreenvelcp_ngfieldenwronmemandmore
oDeratlonareslmme,Color-keyedconnectionsanda 3efinedfly-oversandcans,AnotherHarmanKardon
programmaeleremoracontrolmaketheAVR125 exclusiveisVMAx®* whichusespropne_aryDrocess-
easjtouse,Toobtainthemaximumenjoymen_from ng_ocrea_eanopen,spacioussoundfieldevenwhen •
yournewreceiver,weurgeyou_o_aKeafewminutes ony twofrontspeakersareavailable,
toreadthroughthismanual,Thiswillensurethatcon-
nectlons_ospeakers,sourceplaybackunitsanaother Inadditionto providingawiderangeoflistening
exmrnaaevlDeSaremaaeproperly,InaaaltlOn,afes
m_numsspentlearningthefunctionsofthevarious
controlsWillenaeleyoutotakeadvantageofallBe
powerTheAVR125 s aele_oaenver
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oo_ons,theAVR125iseasyto configureso thatit
orovidesthebestresultswithyourspeakersandsse-
sificlistening-roorrenvironment,AStereo-Direct
moaebypasses_nealgl[alprocessorto preserveallof
:hesubtletiesofolderanalogtwo-channelmamnals
whilebaSSmanagement,avaliaDiein:hesurroundana
DecodingTechnology
• Stereo-DirectModeforTwo-ChannelSources
BypassesDSPProcessingto Preservethe
IntegrityofAnalogMaterials
Stereo-DigitalModefor ProgrammableBass
Managementof LowFrequenciesBetween
MainSpeakersandSubwoofer
Front-PanelDigital Inputsfor EasyConnection
to PortableDigital Devicesandthe Latest
VideoGameConsoles
• MultipleDigital Inputsand Outputs
• 6-ChannelDirectInputfor UseWith DVD-
AudioPlayers.OtherProductsWithInternal
SurroundDecodersor ExternalSurround
Decoders
• Color-CodedInput,OutputandSpeaker
TerminalsComplyWiththe LatestCEA
auonor Iscseratlon,pleasesontactyourretaileror Stereo-Dig[almodes,irrprovesyouraemtl_o
customns_auer,Theyareyourees_localsourcesof tailorthesoundtosuit!ourroomacousticsor _asm,
'nformation,
TOTHEUSER
ThiseauiDmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomply
withthelimitsfor aClassBdigitaladvice,pursuant_o
Part15oftheFCCRules,These_m_mareaes_jnea
_oprovidereasonablepromc_onagainstinterference
na residentialarea,Thisdevicegeneramsanauses
radiofrequencyenergyandifnot ns_aueaandused
naccordancewiththeinstructions,itmaycause
nterferenceto radioorTVreceDuon,
f thisunitdoescausenterferencewithTVor radio
reception,youcan_rytocorrecttheinterferenceb_
oneor moreofthefollowincmeasures:
A,Reorientorrelocatetherecelwng_ntenna,
B,IncreasetheseparationDe_weertheeauiDmem
andthereceiver,
C,Plug_neeauiDmemintoadifferentoutletsothat
sno_onthesamecircuitasthereceiver.
f necessary,consultthedealeroranexoanencea
radio/TVtechnicianforadditionalsuggestions,
CAUTION:
ChangesormodificationstothiseauiDmen_no_
expresslyapprovedDyharmanconsumergroup
forcomollanDecouldvoidtheuser'sau_orl__o
oDerate thiS eaulDment
Standardsfor EasyInstallation
Fortheultimateinflexibility,theAVR125features
;onnectionsforfourvideodevices,allw_thbothcom-
oositeandS-VideonDum,naua_ngthefront-Dane
nouts,TwoadditionalaudionDU[SareavauaDle_no
_o_aofsixdig[alInDU[SmaketheAVR125 capableof
handlingallthelamstalgltaaudiosources,CoaxanD
Op_lDalalgKalaudiooutputsarealsoavailableforaireD[
DonneD_lOn_oalgl[alreDorders,A videorecording
OUtDUtandas_x-channeroutmaketheAVR125
virtuallyfuture-prootwitheverythingneeded_o
accommoaamtomorrowsnewformatsrightonboard,
TheAVR125'spowerfulamplifierusestraditional
HarmanKardonhian-Durren_ul[rawldeDandWldth
designmcnno_ogles
HarmanRaraoninventeaBe high-fidelityreceiver
almostfiftyyearsago,Withstate-of-the-artcircuitry
andtime-honoredcircuitdesigns,theAVR125 isone
if thefinestreceiverseveroffered_, HarmanKardon,
Pour le CANADA
CORDEDECONNEXIONCAATTENTION:
POUREVITERLESCHOCSELECTRIQUES,INTRO-
DUIRELALAMELAPLUSLARGEDELAFICHE
DANSLABORNECORRESPONDANTEDELAPRISE
ETPOUSSERJUSQU'AUFOND,
ForCANADA
ACPOWERCORDCONNECTIONCAUTION:
TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,MATCHWIDE
BLADEOFPLUGTOWDESLOT,FULLYNSERT,
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.
,_ 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.
,_ The exclamation eoint within an eauilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating ana
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying me appliance.
SAFETY INFORMATION
Important Safety Information InstallationLocation • Reonemor relocamthereceivingantenna.
• ToensureproberoDera[ionanotoavoloTneDo[en- • Increasetheseoara[ionoe_weenmeequipmentand
VerifyLineVoltageBeforeUse :ialforsafetyhazards,placetheunitona firmand receiver.
YourAVR125hasbeenoeslgnedforusewith120- levelsurface.WhenplacingtheunitonashelfDe
oItACcurrent.Connectiontoa inevoltageotherthan sertainthattheshelfandanj mou%nghardwaJ'e • ConnecttheeouiDmemintoanCUtleronaclrcuK
differentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
matforwhich[ isimenaeocancreama safeband sanSUDDOr_theweightofthe DroaucL
firehazard_nomaydamagetheunlL • M_kecertainthatoroDerspaces orovloea0o7 • Consultthedealeroranexeenenceoradio/TVtech-
aboveandbelowtheunitfor ventilation.Ifthis nclanfor helo
'youhaveanyquestionsaboutthevoltagerequlremenm
oroouc[w DenstalleainacaDine[oromer ThsoevJcecorralleswithPart15oftheFCCRules.
foryourspecificmodel,oraboutmelinevoltageinyout
enclosedareamakeDetrainthatthereissufficient CaerationsSUeecttothefollowingtwoconoKions:
area.contactyoursellingDealerbeforepluggingtheunit
'n[oawalouuet, airmovementwithinthecabinet.Undersomecir- _ls dewcemaynotcauseharmfunterference
DumstancesafanmayDerequired aria2 miDoevlcemustacceotinterferencereceived
Do NotUseExtensionCords • Eonotolacetheunitdwectlyona carpemosurface, nc_uaJnginterferencethatmatcauseungeslreo
Toavoidsafet',hazards,useonlyme Dowercoro oDeratlor
• Avoidinstallationr extremebhotorCOldlocations.
a_[acneutoyourunit.Wedo notrecommendthat
oranareathatISe>aoseoto olrec[sunlightor NOTE:Changesormodificationsma_causehis
extensioncordsbeusedwiththisoroauc_Aswireal
heatlr_equlpmenL unittofai tocompl}WithPart15 oftheFCCRules
electricaldevices,dOnotrur DowerCOrdSunoerrugs
or cardedorplaceheawobjectsonthem.Bamaceg • Avoidmoistor humidDcatlon& aNoma_volotneusersaumorl[y_ooDeramme
eauDmem,
powercordsshouldbereDlaceaimmediatelyDyan • DonotobstructtheventilationslotsonthetcDof
aumonzedservicecenterwithacordmeeungfactory Tneunit,or placeobjectsalrec[i}overthem.
sDecifications. Unpacking
Cleaning
Thecar[orandsn_pplngmatenalsused_opromc_your
Handlethe ACPowerCordGently Whenmeunitgetsa_r?,wipe_tw_taclean,soft dry
WhenalsconnecmgmeDowercordfromanACout- cloth."necessary,wipeitwithasoftclot dampened newreceiveraunngshipmentwerespeciallydesigned
to cushion_fromshockandvibration.Wesuggem
et.alwayspUllmeplug,neverDUllthecord.Ifyouao withmildsoap,_water,thenafreshclot w_thclean
Thatyousavethecar_onandpackingmaterialsforuse
notintendtousetheunitfor anyconmaeramelengl_ water.Wipedryimmediatelywithadr_cloth.NEVER
oftimed_sconnec[mep_ugfromtheACoutlet usebenzeneaerosolcleaners,dinner._ICOhOIoranj nsnippingif youmoveorsnoulameuniteverneed
omervolatileoeanlngagent.Donotuseabrasive reDam
Do NotOpenthe Cabinet cleanersastheymaydamagethefinishofmetalData,
-a minimizethesizeofthecartonins_orage,youmay
Therearenouser-servlceaDlecomponentsinsidethis A olasprayingnsectlcldeneartheunit
product.Openingthecabinetmaypresentashock wishtoflattenit.Thisisdonebycarefullyslittingme
hazard,andan_modificationtomeproductWillvoid Movingthe Unit tareseamsonthebottomandcollapsingthecar_cn.
Othercardboardinsertsma'.Deshredinmesame
yourguarantee."wamroranymetaloDJecIsucnasa Beforemovingmeunl_Decertainto disconnectan_
manner.PackingmaterialsmatcannotDecollaosea
paperCUD.w_reor aStanleacclaen[a,fallsinsidethe nmrconnec[ioncordswit omercomDonenm,and
unKdisconnectitfromtheACDowersourceimmeal- makecertainma_youdisconnecttheunitfrorrme shouldDesavedalongwiththecartonin aplasticbag.
a_el,_,andconsultanaumorlzeaservicestauon. ACoutlet. _youao notwish_osavethepackagincmamrlalS.
CATVor AntennaGrounding ImportantInformationfor the User pleasenotethatthecroonandothersectionsofthe
' ar outsideantennaorcablesystemisconnecma_c ThiseaulDmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomply shippingpromotionarerec'.slable.Pleaserespectme
thisoroauc[Decertainthatit s groundedsoasToDrO- wirethelimitsforaClass-BalgKaldevice,pursuan__o envlronmemanddiscardthosemamrlalSata COd,
laesomeprojectionaga_ns_voKagesurgesands[auc Part15 oftheFCCRules.The milsare]eslgneato recyclingcenmr.
charges.Section810oftheNationaElectricalCode. orovlaereasonableprotecuonagainstharmfulinterfer- Athis timeyouShOUldremovetheDromcweDlaSIIC
ANSI/NFPANo,70-1984,providesinformationwith enceina residentialins_allauon,Thisequlpmemgener- filmfromthefront-lane lens,Leavingthefilminmace
respecttopropergroundingofthemastandsupporting ads,usesandcanradiateradio-frequencyenerg_ana,if _
ayaffecttheperformanceif yourremo_econtrol,
s_uc[ure,grounalngofthelead-inwiretoanantenna not ns[aHeaanausedn accordancewiththeinstruc
dischargeunit,sizeof _rounalngconductorsiocauon 1ions,maj causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocom-
ofantennadischargeunit connection_ogrounding municatlon,However,thereisn( guaranteethatharm-
elec_roaesandreauirementsofthegroundingelectrode, fu interferenceNIIInOToccurIr aoar[iCUlarinstallation.
' thiseauiDmenTacescauseharmfuinterferenceto
NOTETOCATVSYSTEMINSTALLER:Thisreminder raaloormlevlslonreception,whichcanDeaemrm_nea
isorovlaeatocalltheCATV(CableTV)system byturningmeequipmentoffandon theusers
'nstaiiers aFe%ontoar[icie820-4CoftheNECthat encouragedtotr_mcorrectme nterferenceb; one
providesguidelinesforpropergroundingana,inoar- or moreofthefollowingmeasures
iicuiar,_DecifiesthatthecaDiegroundShallbecon-
nectedtothegrounalngsysten-ofmebUildingas
ClOSe[omeoointofcableentryaspossible
FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS
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[] MainPowerSwitch [] InputSourceSelector [] SetButton
[] SystemPowerControl [] TuningModeSelector [] InputIndicators
[] PowerIndicator [] DigitalOptical3 Input [] Delay
[] HeadphoneJack [] DigitalCoax3 Input [] DigitalInputSelector
[] SelectorButtons [] Video3 VideoInputJacks [] MainInformationDisplay
[] ToneMode [] Video3 AudioInputJacks [] ChannelSelectButton
[] SurroundModeSelector [] BassControl [] SpeakerSelectButton
[] TuningSelector [] BalanceControl [] TestToneSelector
[] AM/FMSelector [] TrebleControl [] SurroundModeIndicators
[] PresetStationsSelector [] VolumeControl [] RemoteSensorWindow
[] MainPowerSwitch: Pressthisbuttontoappl_ noeerauon,theindicatorwillturngreen.Shouldthe semnc3oftheBass[] andTreble[] comrolsmay
power_o_neAVR125.When_neswltcnisdressed ind_cator_urnredturnTheunitoffusmj theMain Deusedtoadjusttheoutputsignals.When_neeu_or
'n.theunit _olacedn aStandb,_mode,asindicated PowerSwitch[] andcheckthesdeakerwirecon- isdressedonceortwicesothatthewordsT0 NE
eytheamberLEE[] surroundingthe System nectionstomakecertainthattherearenoshort 0UT appearintheMainInformationDisplay[]
PowerControl[]. ThisbuttonMUSTbesressedn .:lrcu_m.
_ooderam[neunit.Toturntheunitoffanddreven_
the useof_neremoracon[rolthisswitchshouldoe [] HeadphoneJack:ThisJaCKmayDeused_olisten
pressedunH[ DODSoutfromthefrontpanelso that totheAVR125'soutputthrougha pairofheadphones.
theword ]FF"ma Dereadatthetoo }f theswitcr Becertainthattheheadphoneshaveastandards/4
s_ereophoneplug.Thespeakersw automatical,oe
NOTE:Thisswitchisnorma, eft nthe"ON"oosKion, turnedoffwhentheheadphoneJackISnuse.
[] SystemPowerControl:WhentheMain Power
Switch[] is"ONI'dressthisou_ontoturnonthe
AVR125:Dressi_againtoturntheunitoff.Notethat
thePowerIndicator[] surroundinghe switchw
turn greenwhenthe unit ISE_
[] PowerIndicator:ThisLEDw De lumlnamdin
amberwhen_neunitisinthe_tandbymodetosignal
[] SelectorButtons:When/ouareestablishingthe
AVR125'sconfigura_onsemngs,use_eseou_[ons_o
selectfromthechoicesavailable,asshownintheMain
InformationDisplay[]
[] ToneMode:PressingthisE)u[_onenaolesor diS-
aules_e BassandTrebletonecontrols.Whenthe
UU[[On_SDressedsothatthewordsT0 NE TN
thattheunits read'._oDe_urneaon.Whentheunitis aDoea_intheMainInformationDisplay_"1,_e
theoutpu[signal_vbe"flat".w_thoutan_massor _re-
Diealterationnomatterhowtheac[ualBassand
TrebleControls[]il_ arean.asmd
[] SurroundModeSelector:Pressthisbuttonm
shangethesurroundmodeoyscrollingthrough_ne_s_
}f availablemodes.Dependingonthe_pe of input
somemodesareno_alwaysavailable.(Seepage22
formoreinformationaoomsurroundmodes
[] TuningSelector:Presstheleftsideofthebutton
totunelower-frequencyma_lonsandtherightsideof
:heou[_on_o_unehigher-frequenGs[a_lons.Whena
stationwit as_rongslgna _reachedtheTUNED
Indicator[] w Deilluminatedinthe Main
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FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS
nManuatuningmode,tapTneou_onlightlkandnote [] Video3VideoInputJacks:ThesejacksmayDe therec@ver.Seepages7-8 foracomDteTeexD_ana-
thatthetuner_vstepuponefrequencyincrementper usedforTempora'_connectionTothe somoositeor S- tionoftheInformationDisplay.
DU_[On[ tess.Whentheuumonisheldfora fewsec- vlqeooutputofvideogames,camcorqersorother
onqsyouNIIInotethattheunitwillquicklyaqvance portablevlqeoqroouc[s. [] ChannelSelectButton:PressthisuumonTo
_roughthefrequencyband.Releasetandthetuner begintheprocassoft_imminothechannelcutoutev-
w_STOD.nAutoTuningmode,eachcressofthebut- [] Video3AudioInputJacks:Theseaudio,acks elsusinganexTernaauqlosource Formoreinforma-
tonwillsearchforthe nextstationwKnanacceptable
signal.Pressandhold_neuu_tontoskDthroughthe
acceotablestations.Whenthebuttons releaseqthe
tuner Will r dT STO0 unIi [ reaches a s_auon wKr ar
acceptablefrequency.
ToswitchbackandforthbetweenTneAutoand
Manualtuningmodes,presstheTuningMode
SelectorrP-_,
[] AM/FMSelector:Pressingthisbuttonw_ au_o-
maTicaj switchtheAVRt25 totheTunermode.
Pressingi_againw switchbetweentheAMandFM
frequencyBands.'.Seepage25 formoreinformation
on_netuner,
[] PresetStationsSelector:Pressthisbuttonto
scro upordownthroughthelistofstationsthathave
Beenenteredintotheoresetmemory.(Seepage25
formoreinformauononTunerpresets.
matDeuseqfor temDorar_connecuonTo iqeo tlononOUtDUT_evelTrimaqlusTmen[,seecage25.
gamesorportableaudio/vdeoDroquc[sSUChascam-
comersanqDoHaoleaudioplayers [] SpeakerSelectButton: PressthisDU_OnTO
begintheorocessofconfiguring_neunit1omatchthe
[] BassControl:Turnthiscontroltomodif_thelow- typeofspeakersuseqinyourns[enlngroom.iSee
frequencyouTpu_oftheleft!rightchannelsoyasmuchas pages16-19 formoreinformatioronspeakersetup
= OdBwhentheunitisinthe"SurroundOff"mode.Set andconfiguraTic-
[nlscontrolToaSUITaglePositionfor_}urTasTeorroorr
acousuc8 [] TestToneSelector:PressthisbuttonToDeg_n
[neprocessof adjustingthechannelcutoutlevels
[] BalanceControl:TurnTnlscontrolTocnangeThe usingtheinternalTestToneasareference.--ormore
relawevolumeforthefrontleft!rightchannels, informationonouTpuTlevelaqjusTmenT,seepage18
NOTE:Forproperooerationofthesurroundmodes
thiscontrolshouldDeatthemloooln[or 12 }'clock
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n use,
[] TrebleControl:TurrThiscontrolTomodifythehigh [] RemoteSensorWindow:Thesens}r behind
frequencyoutputoftheleft!rightchannelsb};_smuchas thiswin(sowreceivesinfraredsignalsfromtheremote
+_19dBwhentheunit3_nthe"SurroundOff"mode.Set control.AimtheremoteatthisareaanqdonotblOCK
th_Scontroltoa suitablePositionfor,'ourTasTeorroof orcover_.
[] InputSourceSelector:PressthisDu_onTo acousucs
cnangethe npu[oyssromngupor downthroughthe [] VolumeControl:Turnthisknobclockwiseto
listofInputIndicators[] ncreaseTnevolumecounterclockwiseto decreasethe
volume.IftheAVR125 isrruTeqaqjusTingthe
[] TuningModeSelector:Press_ls DUTTOnTOselect
VolumeControl[]_) w au[omaucam_release
AutoorManuaTuning.WhentheDU_OniSoresseqsc
theunitfromthesilencedconqluOr
thattheAUTOIndicator[] ghts,thetunerwillsearch
forthenextstationw_thanacceptablesgna when_e
TuningSelector[]_l_ isDressed.WhentheDu_[or
'sDresseqsothattheAUTOIndicator[] isnoti1[
eacnDressoftheTuningSelector[]_IP w_
'ncreasethefrequency.ThisbuttonmasalsoDeuse(]To
switchbetweenStereoandMonomodesforFMradio
receotion.WhenweakreceoT_onisencounteredDress
theDu_onum theSTEREOIndicator[] goesoutTo
switchtoMonoreceoTion.PressandhOldagainTo
swl_crback1} STEREOmode.Seepage25 formore
'nformationonusingthetuner. ....
[] SetButton:Whenmakingshoicesduring_ne
se_UDanqconfigurationprocess,dress_ls ou_[or
Tcenterthedesiredsemngasshownin_neMain
InformationDisplay[] ntotheAVR125'smemory.
ThesetouT,onma\alsoDeusedtochangethedispla_
orightness.(Seepage26.
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the nDUTTna_iscurrenuyceltSuseqasthesourcefor
TheAVR12£
[] Delay:Pressthisbu_tontobeginthesequence
[] DigitalOptical3 Input:Connecttheop_lca_u@[al ofsteDsrequwedToenterqelaytimesettings.(See
auqlocutoutofanauqloorvlqeodrOdUCttOthisjack. page19 for moreinformationonqelayTimes.)
When_e nDU[iSnotinuse.Decertaintoke63_ne
DlaSTICcadI_talledto aVOidqUSIconiamlnauon_aI
'_ghtdegradefutureoerformance.
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nec[_ontothecutoutof oor[aDleauqloqevlces,vlqeo
gameconsolesorotheroroquc[sthatnaveacoax
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thathasadigl_aOUTDUt.DressthisDU_OnTOselec_
oe_weentheOptical[]@ an(]Coaxial_lJ@
Digital nou[sorToselectThesourcesanaloginput
(Seepages23-25 for moreinformationondlgl[a
audio.
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[] DTSModeIndicator
[] DolbyDigitalIndicator
[] DolbyProLogicII Indicator
[] Dolby3 StereoIndicator/StereoIndicator
[] MainInformationDisplay
[] DSPModeIndicator
[] VMAxModeIndicators
[] Logic7 ModeIndicators
[] PresetNumber/SleepTimer
[] NightModeIndicator
[] Speaker/ChannelInputIndicators
[] PresetIndicator
[] SleepIndicator
[] MemoryIndicator
[] StereoIndicator
[] TunedIndicator
[] AutoIndicator
[] AnalogInputIndicator
[] CoaxialDigitalInputIndicators
[] OpticalDigitalInputIndicators
[] BitstreamIndicators:Whentheinputisa digital [] Main InformationDisplay:Thisdisplayshows
sourceoneoftheseindicatorswi ighttodisplaythesee-
cifictypeofdaasignalin_e.
[] DTSModeIndicator:Thisindicatorlightswhena
DTS-encodedsourceisplayingandDTSSurround
oecodlne IS In use,
[] DolbyDigitalIndicator:Thisindicatorlights
messagesrelall%tol_nesla_us,inou[sourcesurround
mode._uner.volumeevel}ro_nerasuec_sofDe
AVR125'Sooeralon.
[] DSPModeIndicator:Thisindicatorjhtswhet
an ofthesurroundmodescreaedeyDigitalSignal
ProcessingorDSPareinuse,Thesemodesinclude
Hall1 Hall2. Theaterand5-ChanneStereo.
whena DolbyDig[alsourceisBeingplayedandDolb_
[ igl[alsurrounddecodings inuse, [] VMAxModeIndicators:Thisndicatorigntswhen
[] DolbyProLogicII Indicator:Thisno,cabot_lghts
whentheDolb,ProLogc modehasbeenselected.
• [ IS30SSlele _0 see De Dolbs°to Lo{_ICII indlca_or
simultaneous_withtheDolbyDig_alindlcaor,ever
thoughtheDolbyDigkalsurroundmodehasbeen
selectedThisis sue_oDe seecificationsforDolL,
Digitaprocessing,whichredulrethattheDolb}
the MAxmodeisinuse,V11Ax I= aBeearswhet
xheFarFieldVMAxmodeisselectedV IIA × N
aBeearswhentheNearFieldVMAxmodeisselected
(Seepage22for a descrutionoftheVMAxmodes,
[] Logic7 ModeIndicators:Thesend_ca[ors_gnt
NhentheLogic7 modeisinuse LO6T ([ ?([ ae-
pearsfortheCinemaversionofLogc 7: LOGT([ "211
anoearsfortheMusicversionof Logic7. (Seepage
volumelevels.Thismodeison, availablewithspecials
encodedDolbyDigitalsources.(Seepage24for a
_escrxlonoftheNightMode,
[] Speaker/ChannelInputIndicators:Theseindica-
torsaremultipurpose,indicatingeitherthespeakertype
selectedforeachchannelortheincomingdaa-slgna
sonflguration.Theleft.cen_er,rjn[, ngn[surroundand
eftsurroundsBeakerindicatorsarecorr9oseoofthree
Boxes.whilethesubwooferisasinglebox.Thecenter
coxlightswhena'sins speakerisselectebandthe
_WOou_erBoxeslightwhen"large"sFeakersareselecb
eo Nhennoneoftheboxesare t forthecenter,sup
roundorsubwooferchannels,nosueakerhasbeen
assignedtooneofthoseeositions.(Seepage17 for
moreinformationonconfiguringspeakers.Theletters
nsloeeachofthecenterBoxesdisplayacweInpu_
channelsForstandardanaloginputs,on_,_De LandR
w light,indicatinga stereoinput.Whenad_l[alsource
ProLoo,c modeDeusedany_lmea2-channel
Dolbysignalsdetected,
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se_lncsinthemenusfor bothyourDVDplayerand
yourDVDdiscto makesurethata5,1-channelDolb_
[ igl[alsound_racKisavauaoleandhasbeenselected
[] Dolby3 StereoIndicator/StereoIndicator:The
emlre_nd_caorgnuswhentheDolb 3Stereomode
nasBeenselected.WhenDe surroundmodesare
turnedoffsothattwo-channelstereoplaybacks in
use.or._De 'ST"indicatorw igm
22 fora descrotionoftheLogic7 modes.) s playingDe indicatorsw lighttOdisplaythechannels
oelngreceiveda Dedlg_[ainput.WhenDe le_ers
[] PresetNumber/SleepTimer:Whenthetuneris flash.Dedigitalinputhasbeeninterrupted.(Seepages
nuse,DesenumoersindicatetheseecificEreset _B-19formoreinformationontheChanneindicators.
memop,ocauoninuse,(Seepage25 formoreinfor-
mationondrese_s_auons.WhentheSleeEfunctions [] PresetIndicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenthe
nuse,Desenumberssnowhowmar. minutes
remainbeforetheunitgoesintotheStandb,.mode.
(Seepage21for informationonDe SleeeFunction,/
[] NightModeIndicator:Thisindicatorlightswhen
theAVF125isintheNign_mode.which_reserves
De dynamicrangeofdigitalprogrammanana_[low
tunerisinusetoshowthatthePresetNumber/
SleepTimer [] isshowingthestation'spreset
memorynumber.(Seepage25 for moreinformation
on_unererese_s.i
[] SleepIndicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenthe
Sleeefunctionis n use.ThenumbersintheReset
Number/SleeBTimerIndicatorsWillShOWthem_nu[es
FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY
remainingbeforetheAVR125 goesintotheStandL.
mooe Seepage21 formoreinformation
[] MemoryIndicator:Thisindicatorflasheswhen
en[enng_rese[sanootherinformationintothe_uners
memory,
[] StereoIndicator:ThisindicatorigntswhenanFM
s[a_lonisbeing_uneoins[ereo,
[] TunedIndicator:Thisindicatorligntswhera s_a_lon
isbeingreceivedwithsufficientsignals_reng__oDro-
_eacceo_aelens[enlngquan[y.
[] Auto Indicator:Thisnolca_or lights whenthe
tuner'sAutomodeisin use,
[] AnalogInputIndicator:Thisinolca_orilgntswher
ananaoj nuu[sourcehasbeenseJec[eo
[] CoaxialDigitalInputIndicators:Thesenolca[ors
ignttoshowwhenaCoaxiaDigitalnuuthaseeen
selec[ea,
[] OpticalDigitalInputIndicators:Theseindicators
ignttoshowwhenanOpticsDigitalInputhaseeen
selec_ea
NOTE:Seepage23 forinformationor assgnlngel[ner
ananaloginput}r oneofthedigl[ainputstothe
sourcecurre% r use,
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SurroundSpeakerOutDu[s
FrontSpeakerOutEu_s
i_) SurroundSpeakerOutpum
FrontSpeakerOutEum
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ACPowerCord
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CoaxialDigitalOut_u_
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O AMAntenna:ConnecttheAMloopantennasup-Subwoofer Output:Connectthisjacktotheline- connection.(Seepage"14for moreinformationon
pliedwi_ thereceivertotheseterminals.Ifanexternal levelinputofapoweredsubwoofer.Ifanexternalsub- speakerpolarity.)
AMantennaisused,makeconnectionstotheAM and wooferamplifierisused,connectthisjacktothesub-
GNDterminalsinaccordancewiththeinstructionssup- wooferamplifierinput, _i]_) SurroundSpeakerOutputs:Connectthese
pliedwiththeantenna, outputstothematching+ or_ terminalsonyourleft
_i_ FrontSpeakerOutputs:Connectthese andrightsurroundspeakers.Whenmakingspeaker
FMAntenna:Connectthesuppliedindoororan outputstothematching÷ or. terminalsonyourfront connectionsalwaysmakecertainto maintaincorrect
optionalexternalFMantennatothisterminal, speakers.Whenmakingspeakerconnections,always polarityby Connectingtheblackterminaltothenega-
makecertainto maintaincorrectpolaritybyconnecting tive(-) terminalonthespeakers.Connecttheblue
CDInputs:Connectthesejackstotheoutputof a the blackterminaltothenegative(_)terminalonthe terminaltothepositive(÷) termina!onthe!eftsur-
compactdiscplayerorCDchanger, speakers.Connectthewhiteterminaltothepositive round speakerandthegrayterminaltothepositive
0 TapeOutputslconnecttheselacksto (+) terminalonthe leftfrontspeaker,the redterminal (+)terminalontherightsurroundspeaker.Newer
to thepositive(+)terminalOntherightfrontspeaker speakersmayhavematchingcolorterminalsinaccor-
RECORD/INPUTjacksofanaudiorecorder.
andthegreenterminaltothe positive(+)terminalon dancewiththenewCEAspecifications,whileexisting
TapeInputs-.connectthesejaCksiothe thecenterfrontspeaker.Newerspeakersmayhave sPeakers typicallyUsearedterminalforthePositive
PLAY/OUTjacksofanaudiorecorder, matchingcolorterminalsinaccordancewiththenew (÷) speakerwireconnection.(Seepage14for more
CEAspecifications,whileexistingspeake[stypically informationonspeakerpolarity.)
use aredterminalforthepositive(+) speakerwire
REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS
SwitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Thisoutletmay
beusedtopoweranydeviceyouwishtohaveturned
onoroffatthesametimeastheAVR125.Anydevice
connectedtothisoutletwillbeoffwhentheAVR125
isintheStandbymode,andpowerwillbesuppliedto
theoutletwhentheAVR125 isturnedon.
UnswitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Thisoutlet
maybeusedto poweranyACdevice.Thepowerwill
remainonatthisoutletregardlessofwhetherthe
AVR125 isonoroff.
IMPORTANTNOTE:Thetotalpowerconsumptionof
alldevicesconnectedtotheaccessoryoutletsshould
notexceed1O0watts.Donotconnectpoweramplifiers
or otherhigh-currentdrawdevicestotheseoutlets.
ti_ ACPowerCord:ConnedtheACplugtoan
unswitchedACwalloutlet.
i]_ OpticalDigitalOutput:Connedthisjacktothe
matchingdigitalaudioinputconnectorona digital
recordersuchasaCD-RorMiniDiscrecorder.
CoaxialDigital Output:Connectthisjacktothe
matchingdigitalaudioinputconnectoronadigital
recordersuchas aCD-RorMiniDiscrecorder.
_ VideoMonitorOutputs:Connedthesejacks
tothecompositeorS-VideoinputofaTVmonitoror
videoprojectortoviewtheoutputofanystandard
videosourceselectedbythereceiver'svideoswitcher.
i_)_ DVDVideoInputs:Connectoneofthese
jackstothecompositeor S-Videooutputjacksona
DVDorothervideosource.
i_) CoaxialDigitalInputs:Connedthecoaxdigital
audiooutputfromaDVDplayer,HDTVreceiver,LD
player,satellitereceiver,cablebox,MiniDiscrecorderor
CDplayertothesejacks.Thesignalmaybeeithera
DolbyDigitalsignal,DTSsignalorastandardPCMdigital
source.DonotconnedtheRFdigitaloutputofan
LDplayertothesejacks.
Video1 VideoInputs:Connedoneofthese
jackstothePLAY/OUTcompositeorS-Videojacks
onaVCRorothervideosource.
Video1 VideoOutputs:Connectoneofthese
jackstotheRECORD/INPUTcompositeor S-Video
jackonaVCR.
OpticalDigital Inputs:Connecttheopticaldigital
audiooutputfroma DVDplayer,HDTVreceiver,LD
player,satellitereceiver,cablebox,MiniDiscplayeror
recorder,or CDplayertothesejacks.Thesignalmay
beeitheraDolbyDigitalsignal,aDTSsignalor a
standardPCMdigitalsource.
€_)_ Video2VideoInputs:Connectoneofthese
jackstothePLAY/OUTcompositeor S-Videojacks
onaTV,VCRorothervideosource.
_,) 6-ChannelDirectInputs:Ifanexternaldigital
audiodecoderisused,connecttheoutputsofthat
decodertothesejacks.
Thesejackshavebeencolor-codedasfollowsto
assistyouin makingcorrectchannelconnections:
FrontLeft White
FrontRight Red
Center Green
SurroundLeft Blue
SurroundRight Gray
Subwoofer Purple
DVDAudioInputs:Connedthesejackstothe
analogaudiojacksonaDVDplayerorothersource
device.
NOTE:Thedefaultsettingfortheaudioinputassociated
withDVDistheCoaxialDigitalInput 1i_). Ifyou
connecttheaudiooutputsofaDVDplayertotheana-
logjacks,_, changetheinputsettingasshownon
page20.
_})Video1AudioInputs:Connedthesejacksto
thePLAY/OUTaudiojacksonaVCRorothervideo
source.
_X)Video1AudioOutputs:Connedthesejacksto
theRECORD/INPUTaudiojacksonaVCR.
(_) Video2 AudioInputs:Connectthesejacksto
thePLAY/OUTaudiojacksonaVCR,satellitereceiver,
cablebox,videogameor othercompositevideo
source.
REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS
O PowerOffButton
0 IRTransmitterWindow
O ProgramIndicator
0 PowerOnButton
InputSelectors
AVRSelector
0 AM/FMTunerSelect
TestButton
SleepButton
SurroundModeSelector
NightMode
ChannelSelectButton
• Button
• Button
SetButton
DigitalSelect
• Button
NumericKeys
TunerMode
DirectButton
TuningUp/Down
MacroButtons
TransportControls
SkipUp/DownButtons
DiscSkipButton
PresetUp/Down
ClearButton
MemoryButton
Delay/Prev.Ch.
• Button
SpeakerSelect
SpareButton
VolumeUp/Down
0 TV/VideoSelector
6-ChannelDirectInput
@ Mute
NOTE:Thefunctionnamesshownhererefertoeach
button'sfeaturewhenusedwith_e AVR125.Most
buttonshaveadditionalfunctionswhenusedwith
otherdevices.Seepages31-32 fora listofthese
functions.
VCR TV
CH. NIGHT
TUNING PRESET
AVR125
REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS
IMPORTANTNOTE:TheAVR125'sremotemaybe
programmedtocontroluptosevendevices,including
he AVR125.Beforeusingtheremote,rememberto
presstheInputSelectorButton_ hat corre-
spondstotheunityouwishto operate.Inaddition,the
AVR125'sremoteisshippedfromthefactorytooper-
atetheAVR125andmostrecentHarmanKardon
products.Theremoteisalsocapableofoperatinga
widevarietyofotherproductsusingthecontrolcodes
thatarepartoftheremote.Beforeusingtheremote
withotherproducts,followtheinstructionsonpages
27-30 toprogramthepropercodesfortheproducts
inyoursystem.
Itisalsoimportanttorememberthatmanyofthebut-
tonsontheremotetakeondifferentfunctions,depend-
ingontheproductselectedusingtheDeviceControl
Selectors.Thedescriptionsshownhereprimarilydetail
thefunctionsoftheremotewhenit isusedtooperate
theAVR125.(Seepages31-32 forinformationabout
alternatefunctionsfortheremote'sbuttons.)
0 PowerOffButton:Pressingthisbuttonturnsoff
(placesintheStandbymode)thedevicethatwaslast
selectedbypressingoneoftheInputSelectors4_t.
ToplacetheAVR125intheStandbymode,firstpress
theAVRSelectorButton_ andthenpressthis
button.
IRTransmitterWindow:Pointthiswindow
towardstheAVR125v_enpressingbuttonsonthe
remotetomakecertainthatinfraredcommandsare
properlyreceived.
ProgramIndicator:Thisthree-colorindicatoris
usedtoguideyouthroughtheprocessofprogram-
mingtheremote.(Seepages27-30 forinformation
onprogrammingtheremote.)
0 PowerOnButton:Afterselectingadeviceby
pressingoneoftheInputSelectors4_t, pressthis
buttontoturnthedeviceon.ToturnontheAVR125,
presstheAVRSelectorButton_.
InputSelectors:Pressingoneofthesebuttons
willperformthreeactionsatthesametime.First,if the
AVR125 isnotturnedon,thiswillpoweruptheunit.
Next,itwillselectthesourceshownonthebuttonas
theinputtotheAVR125.Finally,itwillchangethe
remotecontrolsothatitcontrolsthedeviceselected.
Afterpressingoneofthesebuttonsyoumustpress
theAVRSelectorButton_ againto operatethe
AVR125'sfunctionswiththeremote.
AVRSelector:Pressingthisbuttonwillswitchthe
remotesothatitwilloperatetheAVR125'sfunctions.If
theAVR125 isintheStandbymode,itwillalsoturnthe
AVR125on.
0 AM/FMTunerSelect:Pressthisbuttonto select
theAVR125'stunerasthe listeningchoice.Pressing
thisbuttonwhenthetunerisalreadyin usewillswitch
betweentheAMandFMbands.
Q TestButton:Pressthisbuttontobeginthe
sequenceusedtocalibratetheAVR125'soutputlevels.
(Seepages18-19 formoreinformationoncalibrating
theAVR125.)
SleepButton:Pressthisbuttonto placetheunit
intheSleepmode.Afterthetimeshowninthedisplay,
theAVR125 willautomaticallygo intotheStandby
mode.Eachpressofthebuttonchangesthetimeuntil
turn-offinthefollowingorder:
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Thisbuttonisalsousedto changechannelsonyour
IV whentheIV isselected,anditisalsousedtoend
theprocessofcreatingamacrocommand.(Seepage
28formoreinformationoncreatingmacros.)
SurroundModeSelector:Pressthisbuttonto
begintheprocessofchangingthesurroundmode.After
thebuttonhasbeenpressed,usethe A/• Buttons
qi_)qi_l to selectthedesiredsurroundmode.(See
page22for moreinformation.)Thisbuttonisalso
usedtotunechannelswhentheIV isselected,and
duringtheprocessof erasingstoredmacrocom-
mands.(Seepage28for moreinformationon
macros.)
NOTE:TheSleepButton_ andSurroundMode
Selector_ mayalsofunctionastheChannel+
and- keyswhentheremoteisprogrammedforuse
withTVs,cableboxes,VCRs,satellitereceiversorother
videodeviceswithtuners.Seepage29for information
on programmingtheremotefor ChannelControl
Punch-Throughcapabilitysothatyoumaychange
channelsonaseparatedevicewhentheremoteis
inAVRmode.
NightMode:Pressthisbuttontoactivatethe
Nightmode.Thismodeisavailableinspeciallyencod-
eddigitalsourcestopreservedialog(centerchannel)
intelligibilityatlowvolumelevels.
ChannelSelectButton:Thisbuttonisusedto
starttheprocessofsettingtheAVR125'soLMutlevelsto
anexternalsource.Oncethisbuttonispressed,usethe
A/• Buttonsqi_)qi_l toselectthechannelbeing
adjusted,thenpresstheSetButton_, followedby
theA/• Buttonsqi_)qi_l again,tochangethelevel
setting.(Seepage25formoreinformation.)
A Button:Thismultipurposebuttonisusedto
changeconfigurationsettingssuchasoutputlevels.
Whenchanginganitemsuchasthesurroundmodeor
digitalinputdirectly,firstpressthefunctionor modeto
bechanged(e.g.,presstheSurroundModeSelector
toselectasurroundmodeortheDigitalSelect
Button@ tochangethedigitalinput)andthenpress
thisbuttontoscrollthroughthelistofavailablechoices.
• Button:Thisbuttonisusedto changethe
settingduringsomeofthesetupproceduresforthe
AVR125.
SetButton:Thisbuttonisusedtoentersettings
intotheAVR125'smemory.Itisalsousedinthe
setupproceduresfordelaytime,speakerconfiguration
andchanneloutputleveladjustment.
DigitalSelect:Pressthisbuttonto assignoneof
thedigitalinputsi_)_l'_J_lJ tothesourcecurrently
inuse.(Seepage23for moreinformationonusing
digitalinputs.)
• Button:Thismultipurposebuttonisusedto
changeconfigurationsettingssuchasoutputlevels.
Whenchanginganitemsuchasthesurroundmodeor
digitalinputdirectly,firstpressthefunctionor modeto
bechanged(e.g.,presstheSurroundModeSelector
toselectasurroundmodeortheDigitalSelect
Button@ tochangethedigitalinput)andthenpress
thisbuttontoscrollthroughthelistofavailablechoices.
NumericKeys:Thesebuttonsserveasaten-
buttonnumerickeypadtoentertunerpresetpositions.
Theyarealsousedtoselectchannelnumberswhen
TV hasbeenselectedontheremote,or toselecttrack
numbersonaCD,DVDor LDplayer,dependingon
howtheremotehasbeenprogrammed.
TunerMode:Pressthisbuttonwhenthetuneris
inusetoselectbetweenautomatictuningandmanual
tuning.Inautomatictuningmode,theAUTOIndicator
[] willbelit,andonlystationswithacceptablesignal
qualitymaybetunedbypressingtheTuningUp/
DownButtons[_Jql_hWhenthebuttonispressed
sothattheAUTOIndicator[] goesout,manual
tuningmodeisengaged,andpressingtheTuning
Buttons_}P[_ willmovethefrequencyupordown
insingle-stepincrements.WhentheFMbandisin
use,pressingthisbuttonwhenastation'ssignalis
weakwillchangetomonauralreception.(Seepage
25 formoreinformation.)
DirectButton:Whenthetunerisinuse,press
thisbuttontostartthesequencefordirectentryofa
station'sfrequency.Afterpressingthebuttonsimply
presstheproperNumericKeys_ toselecta sta-
tion.(Seepage25 formoreinformationonthetuner.)
REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS
TuningUp/Down:Whenhe tunerisinuse,these
buttonswilltuneupordownthroughtheselectedfre-
quencyband.IftheTunerModeButton_)E'_I has
beenpressedsothattheAUTOIndicator[] isillumi-
nated,pressingeitherofthebuttonswillcausethetuner
toseekthenextstationwithacceptablesignalstrength
forqualityreception.WhentheAUTOIndicator[] is
NOTilluminated,pressingthesebuttonswilltunesta-
tionsinsingle-stepincrements.(Seepage25for more
information.)
MacroButtons:Pressthesebuttonstostoreor
recalla"Macro",whichisa preprogrammedsequence
ofcommandsstoredintheremote.(Seepage28 for
moreinformationonstoringandrecallingmacros.)
TransportControls:Thesebuttonsdonothave
anyfunctionsfortheAVR125,buttheymaybepro-
grammedfortheforward/reverseplayoperationofa
widevarietyofCDorDVDplayers,andaudioorvideo
cassetterecorders.(Seepage29 formoreinformation
onprogrammingtheTransportConb-olPunch-Through
capabilityoftheremote.)
SkipUp/DownButton:Thesebuttonshaveno
directfunctionwiththeAVR125,butwhenusedwith
acompatiblyprogrammedCDorDVDchanger,they
willchangethetrackorchapterofthedisccurrently
beingplayedinthechanger.
DiscSkipButton:Thisbuttonhasnodirect
functionfortheAVR125,butwhenusedwithacom-
patiblyprogrammedCDor DVDchanger,itwillchange
thedisccurrentlybeingplayedinthechanger.(See
page28 formoreinformationonusingtheremote
withotherdevices.)
PresetUp/Down:Whenthetunerisinuse,
pressthesebuttonstoscrollthroughthestationspro-
grammedintotheAVR125'smemory.Whensome
sourcedevices,suchasCDplayers,VCRsandcas-
settedecks,areselectedusingthedeviceInput
Selectors41_t,thesebuttonsmayfunctionas
ChapterSteporTrackAdvance.
ClearButton:Pressthisbuttontoclearincorrect
enbieswhenusingtheremotetodirectlyentera radio
station'sfrequency.
MemoryButton:Bessthisbuttontoenteraradio
stationintotheAVR125'spresetmemory.Oncethe
MemoryIndicator[] flashes,youhavefiveseconds
toenterapresetmemorylocationusingtheNumeric
Keysqj]_. (Seepage25 for moreinformation.)
Delay/PreyCh.:Pressthisbuttonto begin
theprocessforsettingthedelaytimesusedbythe
AVR125 whenprocessingsurroundsound.After
pressingthisbutton,thedelaytimesareenteredby
pressingtheSet Button_ andthenusingthe
A/v Buttonsqi_)qj_l tochangethesetting.Press
theSetButton_ againtocompletetheprocess.
(Seepage19for moreinformation.)
_. Button:Pressthisbuttontomangeasetting
orselectionwhenconfiguringmanyoftheAVR125's
settings.
SpeakerSelect: Pressthisbuttonto beginthe
processofconfiguringtheAVR125's bassmanage-
mentsystemfor usewiththetypeof speakersused
inyoursystem.Oncethebuttonhasbeenpressed,
usethe A/'v Buttonsqi_!_qj_ltoselectthechan-
nelyouwishtosetup.PresstheSet Button
andthenselectanotherchannelto configure.When
alladjustmentshavebeencompleted,pressthe
Set Button_ twicetoexitthesettingsand
returnto normaloperation.(Seepage17 formore
information.)
SpareButton:Thisbuttondoesnothaveany
functionfortheoperationoftheAVR125,butitis
availableforusewhenprogrammedwiththecode
fromanotherremote.(Seepage27 forinformation
on programmingtheremotewithcodesfor other
devices.)
VolumeUp/Down:Pressthesebuttonstoraise
or lowerthesystemvolume.Seepage29 formore
informationonprogrammingtheVolumePunch-
Throughcapabilityoftheremote,whichallowsyouto
changetheAVR125'svolumewhiletheremoteisset
toconb-olanotherdevice.
W/VideoSelector:Thisbuttondoesnothavea
directfunctionontheAVR125,butwhenusedwitha
compatiblyprogrammedVCR,DVDor satellitereceiver
thathasa"IV/Video"function,pressingthisbuttonwill
switchbetweentheoutputoftheplayerorreceiver
andtheexternalvideoinputtothatplayer.Consultthe
owner'smanualforyourspecificplayeror receiverfor
thedetailsofhowitimplementsthisfunction.
6-ChannelDirectInput:Pressthisbuttonto
selectthecomponentconnectedtothe6-Channel
DirectInput_ asthesource.
Mute:Pressthisbuttonto momentarilysilence
theAVR125 orTVsetbeingconb-olled,dependingon
whichdevicehasbeenselected.WhentheAVR125
ismuted,pressthisbuttonorusetheVolume
Control[] _ toreturntothepreviousvolume
level.WhentheAVR125 remoteisbeingprogrammed
to operateanotherdeviceorwhenamacrocommand
isbeingprogrammed,thisbuttonispressedwiththe
InputSelectorButton_ tobegintheprogram-
mingprocess.(Seepage27 formoreinformationon
programmingtheremote.)
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS
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SystemInstallation cableTVs_stem.Notethatiftheantennaorconnec- colortoasmstyouinmakingthecorrectconnections.
Afterunpackinctheunit.andplacingKonaSOlidsurface tlor uses300-ohmtwin-leadcableyoumustuseme ' your_9eakershavecolor-codedconnectionsmamn
capableofsupportingitsweight,youWillneedtomake 300-ohm-to-75-ohmadaptorSUDEedwiththeunitto theterminalontheAVR125 totheliketerminalon
theconnectionsto_buraudioandvideoequipment maketheconnecuon, yourspeakers,Forexistingspeakerswitharedmrml-
AudioEquipmentConnections 7, IfyouhaveaDVD-AudioDrSACDp_ayer,orother
Werecommendthatyouusehigh-qualit_interconnect componentthatincludesanoneoardsurround
Cableswhenmakingconnectionsto sourceedu_omem decoderand6-channelline-levelaudiooutputs,you
andrecorderstooreservetneinmgrityofthesignals, ma_connecttheseaudiocutoutstothe6-Channel
Whenmakingconnections10audioSOUrCeedulPmen[
orsoeakersitisalwaysa goodpracticetounplugthe
unitfromtheACwalloutletThisorevenmanypOSSlPll-
[yofaccidentalysendingaudioor transientsignalsto
thesoeakersthatmaydamac_=them
1. Connecttheanalogoutputofa CDplayertothe
CDInputs
DirectInputs_,_.Its alsonecessarytoconnectthe
coaxoropticaldigitaloutputoraBVBpla_ertocoax
or opticaldigitalinputsontheAVR125i_)_i'l_Ji'l_J
totakeadvantageofDolbyDigitaorDTSsoundtracks.
ConnecttheDVDplayerswdeocutoutstotheDVD
VideoInputJacks_. Foraudio-on,sources,
suchasDVDaudioorSACEselectthe6-Channe
Directnoutsource.Forvideosourcessucnasa DVD
selecttheDVDndUt
NOTE:WhentheC[ playerhasPOInfixedandvari- 8, Connectthefront cemerandsurroundSpeaker
ampaudiooutoum[is des[tousethefixedcutout Outputs_})_ totherespectivespeakers.
unlessyoufindthattheinput[0thereceiver_sso ow
thatthesoundisnoisy,orsohighthatthesignais
distorted,
2. ConnecttheanalogPlay/Outjacksofa cassette
deck.MD.CD-RorotheraudiorecordertotheTape
InputJacks _ ConnecttheanalogRecord/Injacks
ontherecordertotheTapeOutputJacks 0 onthe
AVR125,
3. Connecttheoutputofanyolctalsources1othe
appropnam_nputconnectionsontheAVR125 rear
panel.NotethattheOpticalandCoaxialDigital
Inputsi_)€_i"B'ti"_Jmaybeusedwitha Bolby
Digta or DTSsourcesuchasaDVDola!er.or the
outputofaconventlonaCDor LDplayer'sPCM
S/P-DIRoutput.
-a ensurethatalltheaUdiOsignalsarecarriedtoyour
sEeakerswithoutlossofclarit,orresolutionwesLj-
gestthatyouusehigi_ qualityspeakercable.Man,.
brandsofcableareavailableandthecnolceofcable
ma,_beinfluencedo,_[nedistancepetweenyour
speakersandthereceiver,thetypeofspeakersyou
use.Dersona_Ereferencesandotherfactors.Your
dealeror ns[allerisaValUableresourcetoconsultn
selectingtheprooercame,
Degarolessofthebrandofcableselectedwerecom-
mendthat, Duuseacaplecons_uc[edoffinemuitl-
s_and:opperwitha gaugeof14 orsmaller.Remember
1natinspecifying:anle._neowerthenumoethe
thickerthecaole.
nalfor theoosmveconnectlortheconnectionsonthe
AVR125 areasfollows:
FrontLeft= White FrontRight= Red
Center= Green
SurroundLeft= Blue SurroundRight= Gra_
Wh_mostsoeakermanufacturersadheretoan
ndustr.,conventionofusincblackterminalsfornega-
tiveandredonesforEositlve,somemanufacturers
mayvaryfromthisconfiguration.Toensureproper
phaseandoptimalperformance,consulttheidentifica-
tionplatoonyourspeakerorthesoeaker'smanualtc
verifypolarity.IfyoudOno_knowhe oolarityofyour
speaker,askyourdealerforadvicebeforeproceeding
orconsultthesoeaker'smanufacturer,
Wealsorecommendthattne engthofcableused
to connectspeakerpairsde identical.Forexamole.
usethesamelengthpieceofcableto connectthe
fr)nt-leftandfront-rigmor surround-leftandsur-
round-rghtspeakers,eveniftheSEeakersarea
differentdistancefromtheAVR125
9 Connectionstoasubwooferarenorma_madevia
a _ne-leveaudioconnectionfromtneSubwoofer
Output0 tothellne-levenEu1ofasubwooferwith
aPUll[-Inam9lifier.Whena 9asslvesubwooferisuseG
theconnectionfirstgoestoapoweramplifier,which
w_ Deconnectedtooneormoresubwooferspeakers,
f youareusinga doweredsubwooferthatdoesnot
haveline-levelinputconnections,followtheinstruc-
tionsfurnishedwiththesEeakerforconnection
nformation,
4,ConnecttheOpticalDigitalOutput_ orCoaxial
DigitalOutputii_ onthemarpaneloftheAVR125to
thematchingdigitalinputconnectionsonaCD-Ror
MiniDiscrecorde_:
Cablewithagaugeof16 ma,..Deusedforshortruns
oflessthantenfeet,Wedo notrecommendthatyou
usecableswithanAWGequivalentof18 orhgnerdue
tothedower}ssanddegradationinperformancethat
Will OCCur,
VideoEquipmentConnections
VideOeaulpmen[isconnecmanthesamemanneras
auaLocomponents,Again,theuseofhign-qua_vmerco_-
nectcames_srecommendedtopreserve%naEquamy,
5.AssembletheAMLOOPAntennasuooneawithtne
unitasshownbelow.ConnectittotheAMandGND
ScrewTerminalsO.
thoughanycompatibleVideOaewcema Decon-
CablesthatareruninsidewallsshouldhavetheaDoro-
necteatoanyvlaeoinput/wl_theexceptionofthe
oriatemarkingstoindicatelistingWl_UL.CSAor other Video1 OutputJacks_)1_}. whichmay0% de
appropnamrestingagenc_SIandardS.Questionsaboul
connectedtoaVideorecorder),to makeprogramming
runnm_cablesinsidewallsShOUldbereferredtoyour devicecodes_ntotheremotecontroleasier,werec-
ns[aHerora censeaelectricalcontractorwhoisfamil-
ommendthatyOUconnectyourVCRtotheVideo1
JarwiththeNECand/ortheaPEcablelOCalPUlldlng Connectors(__)_, ! ourtelevisionto the
COdeSin!ourarea Video2 Connectors_ I_), andyourcable-TV
converterorsatellitereceivertotheVideo3
When:onnectlngwirestothe_oeakers,Decertainto
Connectorsi'_Ji']'_J,
observeoroperpoland.Remembertoconnec__ne
negative"or "black"wiretothesameterminalon
1.Connecta VCR'saUdiOandvideoPlay/Outacksto
6. ConnectthesuuoliedFMantennatotheFM boththereceiverandthesoeaker.TheAVR125 con-
theVideo1 InputJacks_ ontherearoanel,
Antenna(75ohm)Connection_. TheFManmnna fon-nstothe atestCEA-recommendedCOlOr-Codlno
TheAudioandVideoRecord/inacksontheVCR
ma_alsobeanexternalroofanmnnaan nsldecow- forspeakerterminals.Accordingly.mePOSllIVeI+
eredorwireearlantennaora connectionfroma terminal,whichwaspreviouslyred s nowasoecific
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS
shouldbeconnectedtotheVideo1OutJacks
i_)_)l_i) ontheAVR125
2. Connecttheanalogaudioandvideocutoutsofa
mievlslonsetor an,_oTnervideosourcetotheVideo2
Jacks_)_) _),
3.ConnectTheanalogaudioandvideodUmdUmofa
cableTVconverterorsatellitereceiver,or ar,,Diner
videosourceTotheVideo3 Jacksil_j[r_j onme
frontdaneoftheAVR125.
PowerConnections
Ths unit_sedu_DDedWit tWOaccessor.ACoutlets,
ThejmaydeusedTopoweraccessory]ewces.DUT
the ShOUldnotDeusedwithhign-currentdraweduID-
meritsuchasdoweramplifiers.ThetotalsoweruraN
toeachOUTleTma'_notexceed100 waits.
TheSwitchedACAccessoryOutlet_ willreDe_ve
poweronlywhentheunit 3on.This 3recommended
"ordevicesthathavenodowerswitDhor amechanica
dowerswitchthatms'.Deleftinthe 'ON'DOSltlOn
4. Connectthe analogaudioandvideoOumutsof NOTE:Man_aUdiOandvideoproductsgoIntoa
aDVDor laserdiscplayerToTneDVDJacks
i_)_. When_olgltaaudioconnectionisused
foryourDVDp_aser thedefaultconnectionsthe
CoaxialDigital Input 1Jack i_). However.the
connectionma}alsoDemadeToanyoftheOptical
_i"k"t }r Coaxiali_)i"B Digital Inputs, provided
matmedigitalInputsourceselectionischancedas
Shownonpage23. If_ourDVDorDVD-Audioplayer
'noluoesanOnDOarOsurrounddecoderand6-channe
ne-_eve_audioouTpuTs,yOUmayconnecttheseaudio
OUmUtStOhe 6-ChannelDirectInputs_,_.When
3tandbmodewhenthe__reusedwithswitchedout-
ets._ndcannotbefull,.TurnedonuSlnDmeOuTleT
alonewithoutaremotesontrocommand
TheUnswitchedACAccessoryOutlet li_/v
receivecoweraslongasTheunitispluggedIn_oa
coweredACoutlet,
Finally,wnenallconnectionsare;ompleTe,plughe
PowerCord li_ intoanonswlmned120-voltACwal
outleT,YourealmostreadyToenjoytheAVR125!
youwishTohearthisdecodedaudio,selecttheDVD
ndUtfirstinordertoselectthevideosgnalfromthe
DVDala_er,Tnenselectthe6-ChanneDirectInDuT
sourcefortheaudio.
5. ConnectthedigitalaudioouTpumofa DVDpla!er
sammmreceivercameDOXor HDTVconvertertothe
aDDroDnamOpticalor CoaxialDigital Inputs
6, ConnecttheVideoMonitorOutput_. 9.CKS
onthereceivertothecomooslm}rS-VideoInDuTof
yourm_ews_onmonitoror waledprojector
VIDEOCONNECTIONNOTE:
• 30mDOSlTean(]S-Videosignalsmayo% Deviewed
ntheirnativeformats,TheAVR125 Willno]_convert
signalsfromcomoositeto S-Videcorviceversa
S-Videoinputsmay0% beviewedwhenthe
AVR125 isconnectedToa TVsetorvideodisplay
wthS-Videocapability.Ifyouusebothstandard
comooslTevideoandS-Videosourcesinyour
s_stem.iTisirrportanTThatyou;onnectbothan
S-Videocableandastandardcomoosimvideo
cablea coaxcablewithanRCAslugsnboth
endsbetweentheAVR125 andjourTVor projec
Tor,Whenitisnecessar_[omakebothtypeso]
connectionsTo.ourTVset.usedifferentin}utsif
sosslole.ConsulttheinstructionsforyourTVseto_
projectorfor moreinformation}n connecHncboth
#pesofs_nals.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
/Vhenallaudio,vlgeoandsjstemconnectionshave
oeenmacethemareafewconfigurationaojus_menm
_a_mustbemade.A fewminutessoemtocorrectly
configureangcailoramtheunitWilljrea_iyago_oyour
istenlngexperience.
Center Front Speaker
SpeakerSelectionandPlacement
Theglacementofsoeakereina multichannehome
_eaters,.s_emcanhaveano%eagle-oac_on_ne
quali_ofsoundreproduced.No matterwhich_ypeor
orangofsoeakerss used.thesamemogeor orang
ofsgeakershouldbeusegfor theleftfront,cenmr
angrightfrontsbeakers.Thiscreatesaseamless
frontsoundstageandeliminatesthepossIOlllbofdis-
_rac[ingsonicdisturbancesthatoccurwhenasoung
movesacrossmismatchedfront-channespeakers.
SpeakerPlacement
Dependingonthetypeofcenterchannelsueakerin
useangyourviewinggevlce,olacethecentersoeaker
eitherdirectl,aooveor oelow\ ourTV orinthecenrer
oemg aperforatedfrontprojectionscreer
Oncethecenterchannelsoeakerisinstalled,oosmon
_e eftfrontangrghtfrontsFeakeresothatthe',are
asfarawa fromoneanotherasthecenterchanne
speakerisfromthesreferred_smn_ngposmon._gea_y,
thefront-channelsoeakereShOUldbeolacegso that
theirtweetersarenomorethan24" aboveor below
Speaker
A Front-ChanndSoeaKerinstallationwmDirect-
ViewTVSetsorRear-ScreenProJectors
TV or Prolection Screen
Left Front Center Front Right Front
SDeaKe_ Speaker Speaker
No more than 6feel
wnen rear-mounted
speakers are used
thetweeterinthecenterchannelsoeaker, outiona!Rear-'WallMounting
Dependingonthespecificsofyourroomacous%s
oosition.Againthe!ShOUldbelocatedsothatthe
oottomofthecamne_isa_leasttwofeethigher_an
thelisteners'ears.Thesoeakereshouldbenomore
thansixfeetbehindtherearoftheseatingarea.
Subwooferesrooucenondirectionalsoung,sothe
"sayoeFlacegalmos_ar,'whereir aroom.Actua
cacemen_shouldoeoasegonroomsizeandShade
andthe_pe ofsubwooferused.Onemethodoffind-
ngtheoFNmaocationforasubwooferis_oDecn
myplacingi_inthefrontoftheroom.aoou[sixincnes
fromawa_ }rnearthefrontcorneroftheroom.
Anothermethods _o_emporanlyplacethesubwoofer
at_ournormalllsrenlrj _osmonandthenwalk
aroundtheroomunt youfindassotwherethesub-
woofersoundsbest.PlacethesubwooferinthatSDOL
YOUsilouldalsofollowtheinstructionsoftheSUb-
woofer'smanufacturer,oryoumayWiShtoexperi-
mentwithmebestlocationfor asubwooferin ,our
listening rOOF
Oncethesoeakerehavebeenolacedintheroom
andconnected-.heremainingstepsin_e se[uE
orocessare_oprogramtheAVR125's bassmanage-
men_s,,stemforthetypeofspeakersusedinJour
sysmm,calleramthecutoutlevels,angse_tneoela,_
_lmesusedo _nesurroundsoungorocessor.
YOUarenowreagyto powerup_e AVR125to beglr
thesefinalaous_menm.
1 PlugthePowerCord_ ntoanunswitchedAC
gnutheype ofspeakersin use,youma_findthat E Thedistancebetweentheleftandrigm suueL
'magingisimprove(]oymovingtheleftfrontandngn[ soeaKersShOUldDeeoualto thedistancefrom
frontspeakersslightlyforwardofthecenterchanne _nesea_/ngpos/son_omewowingscreen,rou 2.PresstheMainPowerSwitch[] n unuii!
speaker.Ifpossible,adJStallfrontIoudsoeakereso mayalsoexpenmemw/mplacing_neleftand atchesand_e worg'OFF}n me_ooofthe
thattheyareaimedatearheightwhenyouareseamc r/gmspeakerss//gn[/}forwardofthecenter switchg_saooearsinsidethefrontoanel.Note
'nthe s_enlngOOSlUOn. soeaKe£ thatthePowerIndicator[] Will_urnamber.
nglcaungthat_e unitisintheStandbymoge
Js_ng_eseguidelines,you'llfindthatittakessome
e>senmenm_lon_ofindthecorrectocationforthefront
speakersinyourparticularinstallationDon'tbeafraidto
movethingsarounduml_e s,smmsoundscorrecL
Ootimizeyourspeakersso_at audiotransKionsacross
thefrontoftheroomsoundsmootr _o _a[ sounds
froma_soeakereaooeartoarriveatthelisteninggos_-
tlonatthesameumewmou[delayfromthecenter
soeakercomoareo_otheleftandrightspeakers).
At S.Removetheorotec[iveolasticfilmfromthefront-
least 6 inches from
ceiling
saneens.f leftinolace,thefilmma,affectthe
serformanceof .'ourremoracontrol
At least 2 feet
4.Insm_thethreesuo_edAAAba_enes_nthe
remoteasshown.Becertaintofollowthe
_ng/-/poian_ ndicatorethatareonthebottom
ofthebatterycompar_menL
Surroundsoeakereshouldde }lacedonthesidewalls
oftheroom a_ors_gnHyoenlndtheI_smnlng_OSl[l(n.
Thecenmroftheseeakershouldface_n[o_neroom.
Thest eakereshouldbelocatedso_a_theBottomof
_necaelne[sa_leas__wofeethigherthanthelisteners
earswhenthe _smnereareseamgin_e desiredarea.
fside-wallmountingisnotpractical._nesoeakere
_" i,4 Oct,realolacementofsurroundsoeaKer
may oe placegon a rearwa , behindthe s[enlng
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
5.TurntheAVR125 oneiherbypressingthe
SystemPowerControl[] onhe frontpanel,
orviahe remotebypressingtheAVRSelector
0 oranyoftheInputSelectors00_
ontheremote.ThePowerIndicator[] willturn
greentoconfirmthathe unitison,andhe Main
InformationDisplay[] willalsolightup.
SystemSetup
TheAVR125featuresanadvancedmemorysystem
thatenablesyouto establishdifferentconfigurations
forhe bassmanagement,digitalinput,surround
mode,delaytimesandoutputlevelsforeachinput
source.Thisflexibilityenablesyouto custom-tailorthe
wayinwhichyoulistentoeachsourceandhavethe
AVR125 memorizethosesettings.Thismeans,for
example,hat youmayusedifferentoutputlevelsor
trimsfordifferentsources,orsetdifferentspeaker
configurationswiththeresultantchangesto thebass
managementsystem.Oncethesesettingsaremade,
theywillautomaticallyberecalledwheneveryouselect
thatinput.
Thefactorydefaultsettingsforhe AVR125 haveall
inputsconfiguredforananalogsource(exceptforthe
DVDinput,whichhastheCoaxialDigital Input1 i_)
ashe default),Stereoasthesurroundmode,all
speakerpositionssetto"sma['andasubwoofercon-
nected.Beforeusingtheunit,youwillprobablywant
tochangethesettingsfor mostinputssohat hey are
properlyconfiguredtoreflecthe useofdigitalor ana-
loginputs,thetypeofspeakersinstalledandhe sur-
roundmodespecifics.Rememberthatsincehe
AVR125 memorizesthesettingsfor eachinputindi-
vidually,youwillneedto makehese adjustmentsfor
eachinputused.However,oncetheyaremade,further
adjustmentisonlyrequiredwhensystemcomponents
arechanged.
Onceyouhavecompletedthesettingsforthefirst
input,manysettingsmaybeduplicatedfortheremain-
inginputs.Rememberthatoncethesettingsare
enteredforoneinput,theymustbecompletedforall
otherinputsourcesinyoursystem.
SpeakerSetup
Theseadjustmentstellhe AVR125 whichtypeof
speakersareinuse.Thisisimportantasitadjustshe
settingshat determinewhichspeakersreceivelow-
frequency(bass)information.Foreachoftheseset-
tingsusetheL ARGE settingif he speakersfora
particularpositionaretraditionalfull-rangeloudspeak-
ersthatarecapableofreproducingsoundsbelow
lOOHz.Usehe SMAL L settingfor smaller,fre-
quency-limitedsatellitespeakersthatdonotreproduce
soundsbelowlOOHz.Notethatwhen"small"speak-
ersareused,asubwooferisrequiredtoreproduce
low-frequencysounds.Rememberthatthe"large"and
"small"descriptionsdonotrefertotheactualphysical
sizeofhe speakers,buttoheir abilitytoreproduce
low-frequencysounds.Ifyouareindoubtastowhich
categorydescribesyourspeakers,consulthe specifi-
cationsinthespeakers'owner'smanual,oraskyour
dealer.
Wih he AVR125 turnedon,followthesestepsto
configurethespeakers:
1. PuttheAVR125intheDolbyProLogicIImode
bypressingtheSurroundModeSelector[] on
thefrontpanelor bypressingtheSurroundMode
Selector_ ontheremote,untilD0 L B Y
PRO LOGIC II- MOVIE appears
inhe MainInformationDisplay[] andhe
ProLogicIIIndicator[] lights.
2. Presshe SpeakerSelectButton_ _ on
theremoteorfrontpanel.F NT SPKR will
appearintheMainInformationDisplay[].
3. Presshe SetButtonqi]_.
4. Presshe A/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_onhe remote
ortheSelectorButtons[] onhe frontpanel
untileitherL ARGE or SMALL appears,
matchingthetypeofspeakersyouhaveattheleft-
frontandright-frontpositions,asdescribedbythe
definitionsshownintheprecedingsection.
WhenSMAL L isselected,low-frequency
soundswillbesenttothesubwooferoutputonly.
Notethatifyouchoosehis option,andhere isno
subwooferconnected,youwillnothearanylow-
frequencysoundsfromhe frontchannels.
WhenLARGE isselected,afull-rangeoutput
willbesenttothefront-leftandfront-rightoutputs,
andNOlow-frequencysignalswillbesenttohe
subwooferoutput.
5.Whenyouhavecompletedyourselectionforthe
frontchannel,presstheSet Button_ _, and
thenpresstheA/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_onhe
remoteortheSelectorButtons[] onthefront
paneltochangethedisplayto C SPKR.
6. PresstheSet Button_ W again,andusethe
Air Buttonsqi_qi_l_onhe remote,orhe
SelectorButtons[] onhe frontpanel,toselect
theoptionthatbestdescribesyoursystembased
onthespeakerdefinitionsshowninthepreceding
section.
WhenC SMALL isselected,low-frequency
center-channelsoundswillbesenttothesub-
wooferoutputonly.Notethatif youchoosethis
optionandthereisnosubwooferconnected,you
willnothearanylow-frequencysoundsfromhe
centerchannelspeaker.
WhenC LA RGE isselected,a full-rangeoutput
willbesenttothecenterspeakeroutput,andNO
center-channellow-frequencyinformationwillbe
senttothesubwooferoutput.
NOTE:IfyouchooseLogic7 ashe surround
modeforhe particularinputsourceforwhichyou
areconfiguringyourspeakers,theAVR125 willnot
maketheLARGEoptionavailableforthecenter
speaker.Thisisduetohe requirementsofLogic7
processing,anddoesnotindicateaproblemwih
yourreceiver.
WhenC N0 NE isselected,nosignalswillbe
senttothecentepchanneloutput.
7.Whenyouhavecompletedyourselectionforhe
centerchannel,presstheSetButton_ _,
andthenpressthe4/_ Buttons_ _ onthe
remoteortheSelectorButtons[] onthefront
paneltochangethedisplayto SR SPKR.
8.Presshe Set Button_ _ again,andthen
usethe A/V Buttonsqi_qi_l_ontheremoteor
he SelectorButtons[] onthefrontpanelto
selecttheoptionthatbestdescribesyoursystem
basedonhe speakerdefinitionsshowninhe
precedingsection.
WhenSR SMA L L isselected,low-frequency
surround-channelsoundswillbesenttothesub-
wooferoutputonly.Notethatifyouchoosehis
optionandhere isnosubwooferconnected,you
willnothearanylow-frequencysoundsfromthe
surroundspeaker.
WhenSR L ARGE isselected,afull-rangeout-
putwillbesenttothesurround-channeloutputs,
andNOsurround-channelsignalswillbesentto
he subwooferoutput.
WhenSR N0 NE isselected,surroundsound
informationwillbesplitbetweenthefront-leftand
front-rightoutputs.Notethatforoptimalperform-
ancewhennosurroundspeakersareinuse,he
Dolby3 Stereomodeshouldbeusedinsteadof
DolbyProLogicII.
9.Whenyouhavecompletedyourselectionfor the
surroundchannel,presstheSet Button_ _,
andthenpressA/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_onthe
remoteortheSelectorButtons[] onhe front
paneltochangethedisplayto S- WSPKR.
10. PresstheSetButton_ _, andthenpress
he A/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_ontheremoteorhe
SelectorButtons[] onthefrontpaneltoselect
he optionthatbestdescribesyoursystem.
Thechoicesavailableforhe subwooferpositionwill
dependonthesettingsfortheoherspeakers,particu-
larlythefrontleft!rightpositions.
Ifthefrontleft!rightspeakersaresetto SMAL L,
he subwooferwillautomaticallybesetto SUB,
whichisthe"ON"position.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Ifthefrontleft!rightspeakemaresetto L ARGE,
threeoptionsareavailable:
• IfnosubwooferisconnectedtotheAVR125,
presstheA/V Buttonsqi_)_ ontheremote
sothatSWN0 NE appearsintheMain
InformationDisplayI-ii. Whenthisoptionis
selected,allbassinformationwillberoutedtothe
frontlefVright"main"speakers.
• Ifa subwooferisconnectedtotheAVR125,you
havetheoptiontohavethefrontlefVright"main"
speakersreproducebassfrequenciesatalltimes,
andhavethesubwooferoperateonlywhenthe
AVR125 isbeingusedwithadigitalsourcethat
containsa dedicatedLow-FrequencyEffects,or
LFE,soundtrack.Thisallowsyoutousebothyour
mainandsubwooferspeakerstotakeadvantage
ofthespecialbasscreatedforcertainmovies.
PressA/V Buttonsqi_)_ ontheremote
sothatSW(LF E) appearsintheMain
InformationDisplayI-ii.
• Ifa subwooferisconnectedandyouwishto useit
forbassreproductioninconjunctionwiththemain
frontlefVrightspeakers,regardlessofthetypeof
programsourceor surroundmodeyouarelisten-
ingto,presstheA/V Buttonsqi_)_ onthe
remotesothatL / R+ L F E appearsinthe
MainInformationDisplayI-ii. Whenthisoption
isselected,a "complete"feedwillbesenttothe
frontlefVright"main"speakers,andthesubwoofer
willreceivebassfrequenciesbelowlOOHz.
11.Whenallspeakerselectionshavebeenmade,
presstheSet Button_ _ to returnto
normaloperation.
Configuringthe SurroundOff
(Stereo)Modes
Forsuperiorreproductionoftwo-channelprogram
materials,theAVR125offerstwoStereomodes:an
analogStereo-Directmodethatbypassesthedigital
signalprocessingcircuitryforacompletelyanalogsig-
nalpaththatpreservesthepurityoftheoriginalsignal,
andadigitalmodethatiscapableofprovidingbass
managementfor optimaldistributionofthelowfre-
quenciesbetweensmallerspeakersandasubwoofer.
Stereo-Direct(Bypass)Mode
WhentheanalogStereo-Directmodeisselectedby
pressingtheSurroundModeSelectorI_1_ until
SURROUND OFF- STEREO scrolls
acrosstheMainInformationDisplay[] andthe
SurroundModeIndicator[] for %rroundOffislit,
theAVR125 willpasstheanalogsourcematerial
directlythroughtothefrontleftandrightspeakers,
bypassingthedigitalprocessingcircuitry.
Inthismode,thefrontleftandrightspeakerswillauto-
maticallybeconfiguredasLARGE, anditwillnotbe
possibletoconfigurethesespeakersasS MA L L
Youmayconfigurethesubwooferas0N or 0F F
bypressingtheSpeakerSelectButton[]
untilS- WSP KR appearsintheMainInformation
Display[]. PresstheA/V Buttonsqi_)_ or
theSelectorButtons[] toselectthedesired
option,andtheSetButtonF:i"l_ to enterthe
selection.
Stereo-DigitalMode
Ifyourfrontleftandrightspeakersarenotcapableof
handlingafull-rangeinput,youmayprefertotake
advantageoftheAVR125'sbassmanagementcapa-
bility.WhenlisteningintheStereomode,pressthe
SurroundModeSelector_i_ untilSUR-
R0 UND 0F F - A / D M0 DE scrollsacross
theMain InformationDisplay[], theSurround
ModeIndicator[] forSurroundOffislitandboth
theStereoIndicator[] andtheDSPMode
Indicator[] arelit.Inthismode,theanaloginputwill
beconvertedtodigitalandroutedtothedigitalsignal
processorfor bassmanagementprocessingbeforeit
isconvertedbacktoanalogandoutputtothefront
leftandrightspeakers.
Toconfigureyourfrontleftandrightspeakersinthis
mode,presstheSpeakerSelectButton[]_
untilFNT SPKR appearsintheMainInformation
Display[], andthenpresstheSet ButtonF:i"l_.
PresstheA/V Buttonsqi_)_ or theSelector
Buttons[] untileitherLARGE or SMA LL
appears,matchingthetypeofspeakersyouhaveat
thefront-leftandfront-rightpositions,asdescribed
on page17.
WhenSMAL L isselected,low-frequencysounds
willbesenttothesubwooferoutputonly,andthesub-
wooferspeakerwillautomaticallybeconfiguredas
0 N. Ifyouchoosethe SMAL L configurationand
thereisnosubwooferconnected,youwillnothearany
low-frequencysounds.
WhenLARGE isselected,afull-rangeoutputwill
besenttothefront-leftandfront-rightspeakers,and
NOlow-frequencysignalswillbesenttothesub-
wooferoutput.
Output LevelAdjustment
Outputleveladjustmentisa keypartoftheconfigura-
tionprocessforanysurroundsoundproduct.Itispar-
ticularlyimportantfora DolbyDigitalreceiversuchas
theAVR125, ascorrectoutputlevelswillensurethat
youhearsoundtracksintheirproperplacewiththe
properdirectionalityandintensity.
IMPORTANTNOTE:Listenersareoftenconfused
abouttheoperationofthesurroundchannels.While
someassumethatsoundshouldalwaysbecoming
fromeachspeaker,mostofthetimetherewillbelittle
ornosoundinthesurroundchannels.Thisisbecause
theyareonlyusedwhena moviedirectoror sound
mixerspecificallyplacessoundtheretocreate
ambience,aspecialeffectortocontinueactionfrom
thefrontoftheroomtotherear.Whentheoutputlev-
elsareproperlyset,it isnormalforsurroundspeakers
to operateonlyoccasionally.Artificiallyincreasingthe
volumetotherearspeakersmaydestroytheillusion
ofanenvelopingsoundfieldthatduplicatestheway
youhearsoundina movietheaterorconcerthall.
Beforebeginningtheadjustmentprocess,makecer-
tainthatallspeakerconnectionshavebeenproperly
made.Thesystemvolumeshouldbesettothelevel
thatyouwilluseduringa typicallisteningsession.
Finally,makecertainthattheBalanceControl[] is
settothecenter"12 o'clock"position.
Toassistinmakingspeakerconfigurationsettings,the
iconsintheSpeaker/ChannelInputIndicators[]
changeasthespeakertypeisselectedateachposi-
tion.Whenonlythecentericonboxcontainingthe
abbreviationforthespeakerpositionislit,thespeaker
issetfor "sma['Whentheinnerboxandthetwo
outerboxesarelit,thespeakerissetfor"large."When
noindicatorappearsataspeakerlocation,thatposi-
tionissetfor "none"or"no"speaker.
Forexample,inthefollowingfigure,theleftfrontand
rightfrontspeakersaresetfor "large,"thecenter,sur-
roundleft(SL)andsurroundright(SR)speakersare
setforsmall,anda subwooferisset,asshownbythe
boxwiththeabbreviation"LFE",whichstandsfor"low-
frequencyeffects,"
[LFEi
Toadjustandcalibratetheoutputlevels,followthese
steps.Foraccuratecalibration,it isa goodideato
maketheseadjustmentswhileseatedinyourfavorite
listeningposition:
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
-. PuttheAVR125intheDolbyProLogicii moae
cypressingtheSurroundModeSelector[]
onDefrontpanel,orcy pressingDe Surround
ModeSelector_ ontheremoteunt
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II-MOVIE
scrollsacrosstheMainInformationDisplay[]
andtheProLogicIIIndicatorsIll[] light. ButtonO ontheremotetocomcletethe
0utcut_eve_aajus[memumngthetesttone_snot
aojus[mem.
available_ntheStereomodesHoweve_nDe
DelaySettings
Stereo-Digitalmode.youmay_rlmtheoutcut
Duetothedifferentdistancesbetweenthefront-chart-
leVelSusingprogrammaterial,asaescrlceaon
page25, ne SEeakersandDe listeningposKioncomparedto
:nesurrounasceakersandthe istenlngposmon.De
2.PresstheTestButtonO ontheremote,
amoumoftimeittakesforsoundto reach,ourears
T ES T F L OdB willaccearintheMain fromthefont orsurrounaspeakersmaydiffer.YOU
InformationDisplay[] ariathe e_ersF L
ma,comcensateforthisdifferencethroughtheuseof
NOTE:Thesubwooferout[utlevelisnot Jela}forthecenterchanne measureDe als[ance
aajusmcleusingthetesttone.TochangeDe fromthe creferredllsmnlngpositioninthecenterof
subwooferevelfollowDe SmCSfor0utcu[Leve theroomto boththecenterchannels[ eakerand
TrimAajustmentonpage25, eithertheleftorrlgntsFeaKer,
6.WhenyouhaveaajusmaDeoutputsothatall Ifthedistancesareeoua_nofurtherao;us[memis
channelshavethesameleve,cresstheTest recJlreaandthecenteraeia'_shouldce settozero,If
Dedistancetothefrontspeakers_sg-eaterthanthe
sistancetotnecenmrspeaker,youmaywishtOrepo
sltlonthespeakersbymovingthefront-leftandfront-
rightspeakerscloserto the is[enlngposl[_onorthe
senmrsceakerfurtherawa,fromDe istenlngcositlon.
f reposl[ionlngofthesceakersisnotposslcle,adjust
themnmraelaytime,aaalngonemllnseconaof center
cnannelaelayforever_footClosertothelistening
3osKionDe centersceakeristhanthefrontsceaker,
willflashonceeachsecona,
3.Thetestnoisewi _mmealamlyceglntoclrculam sificsceakerclacemen[anaacousticconamonsr
amongthes9eakersir a clockwiserotation yourlisteningroomorhometheater.
pausingateachpositionforthreeseconds,As Thefactorysemngs accrocriateformostroomscut
De testnoiserotates.De sceakerEosiuonWillce
someinstallationscreateanuncommondistance
shownntheMainInformationDisplay[] betweenthefont andsurroundsoeakersthatmar
NOTE:Thisisagoodtimeto verifycat De musethearnvaoffont-channelsoundsto cecome
thedelaysettingsto adjustthesmlngtotailorthesce- Forexamcle,f thefront-leftandfront-rightspeakers
ireeacn10 feetfromthe _smn_ngposKioranaDe
semercnannelspeakeriseightfeetaway.thedelayis
figureaas 10-8=2. suggestinganOCtlmalcenter
]ela',of twomilliseconds.
Tosetthedelastimes,followthesesteEs:
". PuttheAVR125 intheDolbyProLogicII-
sbeakershavebeenpropenyconnected.Asthe disconnectedfromsurrouna-cnannelsounas.
_es[noisecirculates,istentomakecertainthat Toresj,nchronizethefrontandsurroundchannels,fol-
thesoundcomesfromthesceakerDOSIU0n 0Wthesesmcs:
shownintheMainInformationDisplay.Ifthe
1.MeasureDe a_stancefromthelistening/viewing
soundfromasceakerlocationdoesNOTmatch
cositiontothefrontsceakers.
theCOSl[ionnalcateanthedisplay,turnthe
AVR125 offusinctheMain PowerSwitch[]
andcheckthespeakerw_nngtomakecertain
thateachsdeaker_sconnectedtothecorrect
ou[cu[terminal,
4.Aftercheckingfor sceakerclacement,letthe_est
2.Measurethealstancefromthe stoning/viewing
C0SKIOD t0 the surround sceakers.
3.Subtractthedistancetothesurroundsseakem
fromthed_stancetothefrontsoeakers.
MoviesmoaecypressingDe SurroundMode
Selector[] onthefrontcanelor cypressingthe
SurroundModeSelector_ onDeremora
unlDOLBY PRO LOGIC II- MOVIE
accearsntheMainInformationDisplay[] ana
theProLogicIIIndicator[] ugntsup,
2, PressDe DelayButton _ _ ontheremote
orfrontcanekThewordsS R DEL AY wi
accearintheMain InformationDisplay[]
3, PresstheSet Button_
cressDe _ Buttonsqi_!_qi_i_onDe
roundsceakersarefivefeetaway,De optima
remoteortheSelectorButtons[] onthefront delaytimeisfiguredas10-5=5, ThusinDIS
cane_foreachchanneltoceglntocnncthemt( example,thedela!timeforDolbyDigitalshould
thesamelevel.Notethatwhenoneofthebut- besetatfivemilliSeconds.
ionsisoushed,thetestnoisearculauonw
b.WhensemngthedelaytimefortheProLogic
causeonthechannelbeingaojusmatogiveyou
timeto maketheacustment.Wheryourelease modes,taketheresultofthesubtractiorano
De cu_ontnecirculationWillresumeafter15 add15 toobtaintheoptimaldelaytime,For
figurecalculamausingtheformulaenteredacove
accears in De display,
5. IfonlyanalogsourcesWillceusecnoacustmen[
_sneededfor thecenterchanneldelaj inthat
casecresstheSet Button_ _ toenterthe
surrounddelaysettingsintotheAVR125's mem-
ory.However,ifyouN ceusingalgl[alsources
andthecalculationsoutlinedaboveindicatethat
seconas,
5.Continuetoadjusttheindividualsceakersunti
they_11havethesamevolume.Notethatacust-
-ents ShOUldcemadewmDeA/V Buttons
_i_Dqi_l_ontheremoteortheSelector
Buttons[] onthefrontpanelonly.NOTthe
mainvolumecontrols.ThercresstheSet
Button_ _1 to memorizethechange,If_oL
areusingasoundcressure(SPL/meterfor cre-
clse evelaajus[men[,setDe volumesothatDe
-eter reads75dB.C-WeignungSicw.
examole,if thefront_beakersare10 feetawa,
andthesurroundsoeakersarefivefeetawa,_, thecenterchanneldelayrequiresananjustmen[
theoctlma]elaytimesfiguredas continuewiththefollowingstecs
" }-5+15=20. Thus._nthisexaFrce.the 6. Beforesettingthecenterchanneldela_time.make
ProLogic delayshouldbesetat20 ...... certaincat adigitalsourcehasbeenselected.
seconds. 7 SelecttheDolbyDigitalmodebypressingeither
NOTE:TheTheaterandHallmodesusea fixed,non- theSurroundModeSelector[] onthefront
aajusmcleaelaytime. canelortheSurroundModeSelector_ on
theremoteunu DOLBY DIGITAL
TheDolbyDigkalmodealsoinauaesaseearamseF
t_ngforthecenterchanneldela, modesincethedis- accears_ De Main InformationDisplay[]
:reinnatureofthesesignalsmakesthelocationofthe
:entercnannelsceakermorecritical.TocalculateDe
a.Whensemngtnedelaytimefor theDolb_
noiseclrculamandlistentoseewhichchannel_ Digitalsurroundmode.theopumalaela}_lmeis 4. Adjustthedelaybmebypressingthe_/V
soundlouderthantheothers.Usin_thefrontleft theresultofthatsubtraction.Forexamom,ifthe Buttonsli_D_i_i_ontheremoteortheSelector
FL inthedisplay)sceakerasareference frontsEeakersare10 feetawa andthesur- Buttons[] onthefrontcaneluntilthedelaytime
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
8. PresstheDelayButton_ _ ontheremote
or frontpanel.ThewordsSI_ ])E L A ¥ will
appearintheMain InformationDisplayr-J.
9. Presstheset Buttonqi]_, andthenimme-
diatelypresstheA/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_onthe
remoteortheSelectorButtons[] onthefront
paneluntilthedesireddelaytimeforthesurround
channelsisshowninthedisplay.
10. PresstheSet Buttonqi]_m withinthreesec-
ondsafterthedesiredsettingisshown.
11. Pressthe A/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_ontheremote
oncesothat([T ]) EL AY appearsintheMain
InformationDisplayr-J.
12. PressthetheSetButton_ _.
13. Pressthe A/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_ontheremote
or theSelectorButtons[] onthefrontpanel
untilthedesireddelaytimeforthecenterchannel
appearsinthedisplay.
14. PresstheSet Button_ _ toentertheset-
tingintotheAVR125'smemory.
AdditionalInputAdjustments
Inadditiontothemajoradjustmentsdescribedinthe
precedingpages,youmayalsowishtosetthetypeof
audiosource(analogordigital)to beusedwithan
inputatthistime.Onceaspecificaudiosourcetypeis
associatedwithanyoftheinputs,it willremaininthe
memoryuntilit ischanged,evenwhenanotherinputis
selected.Toattachoneofthedigitalinputstoaspecific
source,followthesesteps:
1. PresstheDigital Buttonqi_m.
2. Immediatelypressthe A/V Buttonsqi_qi_l_or
SelectorButtons[] toscrollthroughthelistof
availabledigitalinputsortheanaloginput.
3.Whenthedesiredinputtypeisshowninboththe
MainInformationDisplay[] andintheAnalog
[/:_J,CoaxialDigital Input[] orOpticalDigital
Input[] Indicators,presstheSetButton
W toenterthesettingintotheunitsmemory.
WhentheStereo-Direct(SurroundOff)modeisin use,
youmayonlyselecttheanaloginputforasource.
WhentheStereo-Digitalmodeisin use,youmay
selectfromanyofthedigitalinputsthatyouhave
connectedtoyoursourcecomponents.
Youmayalso"memorize"aspecificsurroundmodeso
thatitwillalwaysbeusedwhenaninputisselected.
TheAVR125 alwaysremembersthelastsurround
modeusedwithanyinput,butduringthesetup
processyoumaywishto presetthemodesforeach
source.Todothat,followthesesteps:
1.Selectaninputby pressingoneoftheInput
Selectors_ _ [] ortheAM/FMTuner
Selectqi_D.
2.PresstheSurroundModeSelectorql]_E_, and
immediatelypressthe A/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_or
SurroundModeSelector[] to scrollthroughthe
listofavailablesurroundmodes.Notethatthe
nameofeachmodewillscrollfromrighttoleft
acrosstheMainInformationDisplay[]. To
avoidhavingthesystem"timeout"andexitthe
selectprocess,besureto presstheA/V Buttons
qi_qi_l_ orSurroundModeSelector[] to
selectthenextmodeatanytimethemodename
isdisplayed.
3.WhenthedesiredmodenameappearsintheMain
InformationDisplay[] andintheSurround
ModeIndicatorsm, simplypauseforafew
secondstoallowtheunitto"timeout_'Yourselec-
tionwillbememorizedandwillbeactivatedeach
timetheinputisselecteduntilanothermodeis
selected.
4.Repeattheprocessforeachoftheinputs.
5.WhenthedesiredSurroundmodehasbeen
enteredforallinputs,presstheSetButtonqi]_.
Oncethesettingsoutlinedonthepreviouspageshave
beenmade,theAVR125isreadyfor operation.While
therearesomeadditionalsettingstobemade,these
arebestdoneafteryouhavehadanopportunityto lis-
tentoa varietyofsourcesanddifferentkindsof pro-
grammaterial.Thesesettingsaredescribedonpages
21through26 ofthismanual.Inaddition,anyofthe
settingsmadeintheinitialconfigurationoftheunit
maybechangedatanytime.Asyouaddnewordif-
ferentsourcesor speakers,or ifyouwishtochangea
settingto betterreflectyourlisteningtaste,simplyfol-
lowtheinstructionsforchangingthesettingsforthat
parameter,asshowninthissection.
Havingcompletedthesetupandconfigurationprocess
foryourAVR125,youareaboutto experiencethe
finestinmusicandhometheaterlistening.Enjoy!
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