Harman kardon avr 300 owners manual

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3INTRODUCTION Introduction Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon! With the purchase of a Harman Kardon AVR 300 you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The AVR 300 has been cus- tom designed to provide all the excitement and detail of movie sound tracks and every nuance of musical selections. With onboard Dolby* Digital and DTS  Decoding, the AVR 300 deliv- ers six discrete channels of audio that take advantage of the digital sound tracks from the latest DVD and LD releases and Digital Television broadcasts. While complex digital systems are hard at work within the AVR 300 to make all of this happen, hookup and operation are simple. Color-keyed connections, a programmable remote control, and on-screen menus make the AVR 300 easy to use. To obtain the maximum enjoyment from your new receiver, we urge you to take a few minutes to read through this manual. This will ensure that connections to speakers, source playback units and other external devices are made properly. In addition, a few minutes spent learning the functions of the various controls will enable you to take advantage of all the power the AVR 300 is able to deliver.If you have any questions about this product, its installation or its operation, please contact your retailer or custom installer. They are your best local source of information. Description and Features The AVR 300 is a full-featured A/V receiver, incorporating a wide variety of listening options. In addition to Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, Dolby Pro Logic* and Dolby 3 Stereo are available for compatibility with the tens of thousands of movies and television programs encoded with analog surround infor- mation. In addition, specially programmed Theater and Hall modes are available to enhance the enjoyment of conventional two-channel stereo recordings. A total of four audio/video inputs, each with both composite and S-Video, as well as three additional audio-only inputs, are selected through a learning remote control and an easy- to-read front-panel display or on-screen graph- ics through a TV monitor. Multiroom operation is available with independent source and volume selection.The AVR 300Õs powerful amplifier uses traditional Harman Kardon high-current design technologies to meet the wide dynamic range of any program selection. Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiver over forty-five years ago. With state- of-the-art circuitry and time-honored circuit designs, the AVR 300 is one of the finest receivers ever offered by Harman Kardon. nOnboard Dolby Digital and DTS Decoding nCoax and Optical Digital Inputs and Outputs nOn-Screen Displays nProgrammable Remote Control nComposite and S-Video Switching nComplete Multiroom Control n6-Channel Direct Input and Preamp Output for ALL Channels Permits Ease of Expansion CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, do not remove the grounding plug on the power cord, or use any plug or extension cord that does not have a grounding plug provided. Make certain that the AC outlet is properly grounded. Do not use an adapter plug with this product. 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 products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.