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AVR 1550 Audio/VideoReceiver
OWNER’S MANUAL
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Power for the Digital Revolution
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Table of Contents 3 Introduction 4 Safety Information 4 Unpacking 5 Front Panel Controls 7 Front Panel Information Display 8 Rear Panel Connections 9 Remote Control Functions Declaration of Conformity 11 Installation and Connections 11 Audio Equipment Connections 11 Video Equipment Connections 12 SCART A/V Connections 13 Speaker Selection and Placement 14 System Configuration We, Harman Consumer International 14 First Turn On 14 Settings to be Made 2, route de Tours With Each Input Used 72500 Ch
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Introduction Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon! In addition to providing a wide range of listening The AVR 1550’s powerful amplifier uses With the purchase of a Harman Kardon options, the AVR 1550 is easy to configure so traditional Harman Kardon high-current design AVR 1550 you are about to begin many years of that it provides the best results with your technologies to meet the wide dynamic range of listening enjoyment. The AVR 1550 has been speakers and specific listening-room any program s
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Safety Information Installation Location Important Safety Information Unpacking To assure proper operation and to avoid the Verify Line Voltage Before Use The carton and shipping materials used to potential for safety hazards, place the unit on Your AVR 1550 has been designed for use with protect your new receiver during shipment were a firm and level surface. When placing the 220-240-Volt AC current. Connection to a line specially designed to cushion it from shock and unit on a shelf, be cert
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Front Panel Controls ^# $ ÔÓ * & ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 ) ! @ % 7 Main Power Switch Tuner Band Selector Selector Buttons 1 9 & System Power Control Preset Stations Selector Main Information Display 2 ) * Power Indicator Input Source Selector Volume Control 3 ! ( Headphone Jack RDS Select Button Set Button 4 @ Ó Remote Sensor Window Channel Select Button Digital Input Selector 5 # Ô Tone Mode Speaker Select Button Delay 6 $ Surround Mode Selector Video 3 input jacks 7 % Tuning Test Tone Sele
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Front Panel Controls 7 Surround Mode Selector: Press this but- # Channel Select Button: Press this button ( Volume Control: Turn this knob clockwise ton to change the surround mode by scrolling to begin the process of trimming the channel to increase the volume, counterclockwise to through the list of available modes. Note that output levels using an external audio source. decrease the volume. If the AVR is muted, Dolby Digital and DTS modes can be selected (For more information on output level
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Front Panel Information Display A H O Bitstream Indicators Dolby 3 Stereo Indicator Auto Indicator B I P Optical Source Indicators RDS Indicator Speaker/Channel Input Indicators C J Q DTS Mode Indicator DSP Mode Indicator Preset Number/Sleep Timer D K R Dolby Digital Indicator Traffic Program Indicator Preset Indicator E L S Coaxial Digital Input Indicators Tuned Indicator Sleep Indicator F M T Dolby Pro Logic II Indicator Main Information Display Memory Indicator G N U Analog Input Indicator Ni
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Rear Panel Connections ¶ ¢ ¤ ª a ‡ ‚ ¡ • £ · b fl ⁄ ™ ° ∞ § fi › ‹ Tape Inputs CD Inputs TV Audio Inputs Tape Outputs Coaxial Digital Audio Outputs Optical Digital Inputs Video 1 Audio Inputs Coaxial Digital Inputs AC Power Cord AM Antenna
Subwoofer Output DVD Video Inputs Video 1 Audio Outputs Video Monitor Outputs Video 1 Video Outputs Video 2 Audio Inputs Front/Center Speaker Outputs Video 1 Video Inputs FM Antenna Surround Speaker Outputs Video 2 Video
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Remote Control Functions 0 Power On Button b 1 IR Transmitter Window 2 Mute 3 Power Off Button 4 Input Selectors 5 AVR Selector 6 AM/FM Tuner Select a d 7 Test Button 8 Sleep Button f 9 Surround Mode Selector e A Night Mode B Channel Select Button ⁄ ¤ C / Buttons g ‹ D Button E Enter Button F Digital Select/Direct Button v G Numeric Keys H Tuner Mode t y I Volume Up/Down J Tuning Up/Down K Speaker Select r L Transport Controls › M Button ` s N RDS Select Button u O Preset Up/Down o P Clear Butto
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Remote Control Functions ⁄ ¤ again to operate the AVR’s functions with the C / Buttons: These are multi-purpose K Speaker Select: Press this button to remote. buttons.They will be used most frequently to select begin the process of configuring the a surround mode.These buttons are also used to AVR 1550’s Bass Management System for use 5 AVR Selector: Pressing this button will increase or decrease output levels when config- with the type of speakers used in your system. switch the remote so that
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Installation and Connections After unpacking the unit, and placing it on a solid We also recommend that the length of cable surface capable of supporting its weight, you will used to connect speaker pairs be identical. For need to make the connections to your audio and example, use the same length piece of cable to video equipment. connect the front-left and front-right or sur- round-left and surround-right speakers, even if Audio Equipment Connections the speakers have a different distance from
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Installation and Connections SCART A/V Connections Black Black Figure 1: For the connections described above your video Yellow Yellow SCART/Cinch-Adapter for device needs RCA (cinch) connectors or/and Red Red playback; S-Video connectors for all Audio and Video signal flow: signals: Any normal video device (Not SVHS or SCART Cinch High 8) for only playback needs 3 RCA jacks, Black Black VCRs for record and playback even 6 RCA jacks. Red Red Any S-Video device (SVHS, High 8) needs 2 RCA 1 Blu
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Installation and Connections Center Front Speaker Depending on the specifics of your room Speaker Selection acoustics and the type of speakers in use, you No matter which type or brand of speakers is may find that imaging is improved by moving the No more than used, the same model or brand of speaker 60cm front-left and front-right speakers slightly should be used at least for the front-left, center forward of the center-channel speaker. If and front-right speakers. This creates a seam
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System Configuration Once the speakers have been placed in the Input Setup Settings to be Made With Each room and connected, the remaining steps are to The first step in configuring the AVR 1550 is to Input Used program the system configuration memories. select an input. This may be done by pressing The AVR 1550 features an advanced memory With the AVR 1550 two kind of memories are the front panel Input Source Selector! system that enables you to establish different used, those associated indivi
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System Configuration With the AVR 1550 turned on, follow these When SMALL is selected, low frequency cen- 9. When you have completed your selection for steps to configure the speakers: ter channel sounds will be sent to the Fronts, if the surround channel, press the Enter button they are set for LARGE and Sub is turned off. E on the remote control, or the Set button on 1. Put the AVR 1550 in the Dolby Pro Logic II ⁄ ¤ When Sub is on, low frequency center channel the front Ó, and then press the /
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System Configuration To assist in making these settings, the icons in Surround Setup Making Settings independent of the Speaker/Channel Input IndicatorsP Once the speaker setup has been completed, the selected Input will change as the speaker type is selected at next setup step is to set the surround mode you After the settings described above have been each position. When only the inner icon box is lit, wish to use with each input. Since surround made for all input sources in your system, the f
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System Configuration ⁄ ¤ the optimal delay time is figured as 6. Press the / buttons C on the remote Output Level Adjustment (3–1) x 3+15=21. Thus, in this example, the once, so that CDELAY appears in the Main Output level adjustment is a key part of the con- Pro Logic II delay should be set at twenty Information DisplayM. figuration process for any surround sound prod- milliseconds. uct. It is particularly important for a Dolby Digital 7. Press the Enter button E on the remote receiver such as
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System Configuration 3. The test noise will immediately begin to circu- After checking for speaker placement, let the Once the settings outlined on the previous late in the speakers in a clockwise rotation, test noise circulate again, and listen to see pages have been made, the AVR 1550 is ready pausing at each position for two seconds. As the which channels sound louder than the others. for operation. While there are some additional test noise rotates the speaker positionsFL, Using the front le
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Operation The sleep time will be displayed in the Preset Basic Operation Controls and Use of Headphones Number/Sleep Timer IndicatorQ and it will Once you have completed the setup and configu- • Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using count down until the time has elapsed. ration of the AVR 1550, it is simple to operate the front panel Volume Control( or remote When the programmed sleep time has elapsed, and enjoy. The following instructions should be Volume Up/Down I buttons. the unit wi
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Operation Surround Mode Chart MODE FEATURES DELAY TIME RANGE DOLBY DIGITAL Available only with digital input sources encoded with Dolby Digital data. It provides Center: 0 ms – 5 ms up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated Low Frequency Effects Initial Setting – 0 ms channel. Surround: 0 ms – 15 ms Initial Setting – 0 ms DTS Available only with digital input sources encoded with DTS data. Available on special Delay time not adjustable DVD, LD and audio-only discs, DTS pro
