Harman Kardon AVR125 Owner's manual

Brand: Harman Kardon

Model: AVR125

Type: Owner's manual

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Power for the Digital Revolution:

AVR

AUDIO/VIDEO

OWNER'S

125

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,

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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

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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,

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sno_onthesamecircuitasthereceiver.

f necessary,consultthedealeroranexoanencea

radio/TVtechnicianforadditionalsuggestions,

CAUTION:

ChangesormodificationstothiseauiDmen_no_

expresslyapprovedDyharmanconsumergroup

forcomollanDecouldvoidtheuser'sau_orl__o

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Standardsfor EasyInstallation

Fortheultimateinflexibility,theAVR125features

;onnectionsforfourvideodevices,allw_thbothcom-

oositeandS-VideonDum,naua_ngthefront-Dane

nouts,TwoadditionalaudionDU[SareavauaDle_no

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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-

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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.

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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

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powercordsshouldbereDlaceaimmediatelyDyan • DonotobstructtheventilationslotsonthetcDof

aumonzedservicecenterwithacordmeeungfactory Tneunit,or placeobjectsalrec[i}overthem.

sDecifications. Unpacking

Cleaning

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to cushion_fromshockandvibration.Wesuggem

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notintendtousetheunitfor anyconmaeramelengl_ water.Wipedryimmediatelywithadr_cloth.NEVER

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hazard,andan_modificationtomeproductWillvoid Movingthe Unit tareseamsonthebottomandcollapsingthecar_cn.

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CATVor AntennaGrounding ImportantInformationfor the User pleasenotethatthecroonandothersectionsofthe

' ar outsideantennaorcablesystemisconnecma_c ThiseaulDmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomply shippingpromotionarerec'.slable.Pleaserespectme

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ANSI/NFPANo,70-1984,providesinformationwith enceina residentialins_allauon,Thisequlpmemgener- filmfromthefront-lane lens,Leavingthefilminmace

respecttopropergroundingofthemastandsupporting ads,usesandcanradiateradio-frequencyenerg_ana,if _

ayaffecttheperformanceif yourremo_econtrol,

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dischargeunit,sizeof _rounalngconductorsiocauon 1ions,maj causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocom-

ofantennadischargeunit connection_ogrounding municatlon,However,thereisn( guaranteethatharm-

elec_roaesandreauirementsofthegroundingelectrode, fu interferenceNIIInOToccurIr aoar[iCUlarinstallation.

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NOTETOCATVSYSTEMINSTALLER:Thisreminder raaloormlevlslonreception,whichcanDeaemrm_nea

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FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS

[] 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.

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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

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relawevolumeforthefrontleft!rightchannels, informationonouTpuTlevelaqjusTmenT,seepage18

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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. ....

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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.)

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DlaSTICcadI_talledto aVOidqUSIconiamlnauon_aI

'_ghtdegradefutureoerformance.

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nec[_ontothecutoutof oor[aDleauqloqevlces,vlqeo

gameconsolesorotheroroquc[sthatnaveacoax

]gl_alauqlc_Ck,

[] Digital InputSelector:Whenplayingasource

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

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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

SwitchedACAccessor.Outlet

ACPowerCord

OpticalDigitalOutpu_

CoaxialDigitalOut_u_

VideoMonitorS-VideoOutpu_

i_) DVDS-VideoInou_

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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

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

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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Harman Kardon AVR125 Owner's manual

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