Harman Kardon AVR 370 (serv.man8) Service Manual ▷ View online
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Playing files on a USB device
1. Insert the uSb drive into the Avr’s front-panel uSb port.
IMPORTANT: do not connect a personal computer or peripheral to the uSb port. uSb
1. Insert the uSb drive into the Avr’s front-panel uSb port.
IMPORTANT: do not connect a personal computer or peripheral to the uSb port. uSb
hubs and multi-card readers are not supported.
2. Select the uSb Source Selector button on the remote. “uSb” will appear on the front-
2. Select the uSb Source Selector button on the remote. “uSb” will appear on the front-
panel display, and the uSb screen and the slide-in menu will appear.
USB
Menu:
Previous:
Next:
MENU
USB
Browse USB
Repeat Music: Off
3. Select “browse uSb.” the Avr will list the folders located on the drive.
4. Select a folder and press the ok button. the Avr will list all compatible audio files.
5. Select a file to begin playback. the uSb play screen will appear. Any Id3 information
4. Select a folder and press the ok button. the Avr will list all compatible audio files.
5. Select a file to begin playback. the uSb play screen will appear. Any Id3 information
and album art will be displayed, along with the track’s elapsed/current time and icons
indicating the current playback status.
USB
Night Crazy
06:16
Jugalbandi
Night Crazy
Menu:
Previous:
Next:
MENU
NOTES:
• to skip to the next track, press the right button; to return to the previous track, press
the left button once.
• you can use the transport control buttons to control playback (skipping to the
previous or next track, searching at high speed forward or backward within a track,
playing a file, pausing playback or stopping playback).
• to repeat a file or folder, press the menu button and select the repeat option. each
press of the ok button will change the setting from off (no repeat) to repeat one
(file) to repeat All (files at the current directory level of the drive). repeat All will
always be activated when random music playback is turned on.
• to play the audio tracks in random order, press the menu button and select the
random music setting. each press of the ok button turns the setting on or off. the
Avr will automatically repeat the tracks until playback is stopped manually.
• to collapse a folder or return to the previous menu level, press the back/exit button
or the left button.
Listening to an iPod/iPhone/iPad Device
when an ipod, iphone or ipad device is connected to the Avr’s front-panel uSb port, you
may play audio files through your high-quality audio system, operate the ipod, ipad or
iphone using the Avr remote or the Avr’s front-panel controls, view navigation messages
on the Avr’s front panel or a connected video display and charge the ipod, ipad or iphone.
for the latest compatibility information, please see our web site: www.harmankardon.com.
press the uSb source selector button on the remote until the front-panel display’s “ipod”
press the uSb source selector button on the remote until the front-panel display’s “ipod”
as the source. the ipod screen will appear and the slide-in menu will automatically
appear.
iPod
Menu:
Previous:
Next:
MENU
iPod
Music
Repeat Music:Off
Shuffle Music:Off
Shuffle Music:Off
the table below summarizes the controls available during normal playback via the uSb
port.
iPod or iPhone Function
Remote Control Key
play
play
pause
pause
menu
menu
back/exit
back/exit or left Arrow
Select
ok or right Arrow
Scroll reverse
up Arrow
Scroll forward
down Arrow
forward Search
forward Search
reverse Search
reverse Search
next track
Skip forward or right Arrow
previous track
Skip backward or left Arrow
page up/down
page up/down
while scrolling, hold the button to scroll faster. use the page up/down control on the
remote to scroll a page at a time.
while a selection is playing, the album, artist, song title, track elapsed time, total track
while a selection is playing, the album, artist, song title, track elapsed time, total track
time and play mode icon will appear on the front-panel message display.
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If a video monitor is connected to the Avr and the system is not in ipod manual mode,
an ipod screen will appear and display the play mode icon, song title, artist and album. A
graphic bar indicates the current play position within the track. If random or repeat play
has been programmed, an icon will appear in the upper right corner.
iPod
Menu:
Previous:
Next:
MENU
iPod
Music
Repeat Music:Off
Shuffle Music:Off
Shuffle Music:Off
the screen may disappear from view, depending on the Setup and Slide-In menus setting
in the System Settings menu (described in System Settings, on page 39). you can restore
the now playing screen to view by pressing either of the left or right buttons.
CAUTION: We strongly recommend that you use the screen saver built
into your video display to avoid possible damage from “burn-in” that may
occur with plasma and many CRT displays when a still image, such as a
menu screen, remains on the display for an extended period of time.
press the menu button to view the slide-out menu:
Music: Select this to navigate the audio materials stored on the ipod, ipad or iphone. use
Music: Select this to navigate the audio materials stored on the ipod, ipad or iphone. use
the page up/down buttons on the remote to scroll through the content a page at a time.
note: you can only play audio content via the uSb port.
Repeat Music: Select this setting to repeat a track or all tracks in the current album
Repeat Music: Select this setting to repeat a track or all tracks in the current album
or playlist. each press of the ok button switches the setting: repeat off, repeat one or
repeat All.
Shuffle Music: Select this setting to play all the available songs in random order. each
Shuffle Music: Select this setting to play all the available songs in random order. each
press of the ok button switches the setting: shuffle by Song, shuffle by Album, or off to
end shuffle playback.
NOTE: the itunes application allows you to exempt some tracks from Shuffle mode. the
NOTE: the itunes application allows you to exempt some tracks from Shuffle mode. the
Avr cannot override this setting.
Listening to vTuner (Internet Radio)
your Avr’s network connection brings you a world of mp3- and wmA-format streams via
the Internet. After you have successfully connected to your home network as described in
Connect to Your Home Network, on page 20, and set up the network as described in Set
Up the Network, on page 27, press the network Source Selector button on the remote.
each press toggles between the network and vtuner screens.
vTuner
Laut fm Progman
Jugalbandi - Night Crazy
Menu:
Previous:
Next:
MENU
11:43
with the vtuner screen (above) displayed, the Avr will automatically connect to the
Internet via the www.radioharmankardon.com portal. to select a stream, press the menu
button, and use the up/down buttons to search by category: presets, my favourites,
Added Stations, location, genre, podcasts by location, podcasts by genre, new Stations,
most popular Stations, recently played and Search.
NOTE: the categories displayed may
vary by region.
to create a favourites list, log onto www.radioharmankardon.com from your computer.
to create a favourites list, log onto www.radioharmankardon.com from your computer.
enter your Avr’s mac address as its Id # (the mac address is on the network Settings
screen in the System Settings menu) and create an account. favourites that you select
on the web site will be available on the Avr.
navigation is similar to other slide-in menus. Scroll to the desired item and press the ok
navigation is similar to other slide-in menus. Scroll to the desired item and press the ok
button to select it. to return to the previous menu level (or to clear the top-level menu
from view), press the back/exit button or the left button.
If you know the url (web address) of a specific audio stream, select the direct Station
If you know the url (web address) of a specific audio stream, select the direct Station
option from the menu. A live stream is required. the Avr is not able to connect to streams
that require site registration or other interaction prior to playing the stream. If the Avr
cannot connect to the stream, a “Station not live” message will appear briefly, and the
Internet radio screen will remain essentially blank. not all urls will be accessible.
Listening to Media via Your Home Network
your Avr is dlnA-compatible and can access mp3 and wmA audio media that is stored
on other dlnA-compatible devices that are connected to the same network as your Avr.
dlnA is a file sharing protocol that creates a bridge between the Avr and other devices
dlnA is a file sharing protocol that creates a bridge between the Avr and other devices
on the same network that contain audio media. dlnA is supported by pcs that have
windows media player, windows media center or Intel media Server file sharing. Apple
computers can also share files via dlnA using hArmAn music manager software, which
can be downloaded without charge from www.harmankardon.com. (third-party software
that enables dlnA file-sharing also is available.)
MP3 compatibility: mono or stereo, contstant bit rates (cbr) from 8kbps to 320kbps,
MP3 compatibility: mono or stereo, contstant bit rates (cbr) from 8kbps to 320kbps,
variable bit rates (vbr) from lowest to highest quality, with sample rates from 8khz –
48khz.
WMA compatibility: ver. 9.2, stereo cbr with 32khz – 48khz sampling rate and 40kbps
WMA compatibility: ver. 9.2, stereo cbr with 32khz – 48khz sampling rate and 40kbps
– 192kbps bit rate, mono cbr with 8khz – 16khz sampling rate and 5kbps – 16kbps bit
rate, vbr pass encoding and quality encoding 10 – 98, 44khz and 48khz sampling rate.
before you can access files located on other devices via the network, each device
before you can access files located on other devices via the network, each device
must first give permission to share files with the Avr:
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To share media on PCs:
1. open windows media player.
2. open the library menu and select media Sharing. the media Sharing window will
1. open windows media player.
2. open the library menu and select media Sharing. the media Sharing window will
appear.
3. check the “Share my media” box. An icon for the Avr will appear in the window.
4. Select the Avr icon, select “Allow,” then select “ok.”
the computer’s wmA and mp3 media should now be available to the Avr.
to share media on other types of computers, operating systems or media software:
4. Select the Avr icon, select “Allow,” then select “ok.”
the computer’s wmA and mp3 media should now be available to the Avr.
to share media on other types of computers, operating systems or media software:
check the instructions for the computer, operating system or media player.
to listen to shared media, press the network Source Selector button. (If vtuner appears
to listen to shared media, press the network Source Selector button. (If vtuner appears
as the source, press the button a second time to switch from the Internet radio source to
the network source.) the network screen will appear.
Beanwater Junction
1.50
Jugalbandi
Night Crazy
Night Crazy
Menu:
Previous:
Next:
MENU
Network
press the menu button, and the slide-in menu should list by name all devices that allow
sharing. use the slide-in menu to browse the content stored in the device’s media player
library. Scroll to the desired item and press the ok button to select it. to return to the
previous menu level (or to clear the menu from view from the top level), press the back/
exit button or the left button.
note: Although video content may appear in the menu, the Avr does not support video
note: Although video content may appear in the menu, the Avr does not support video
playback from the network connection.
Selecting a Surround Mode
Selecting a surround mode can be as simple or sophisticated as your individual system
and tastes. feel free to experiment, and you may find a few favorites for certain sources
or program types. you can find more detailed information on surround modes in
Audio Processing and Surround Sound, on page 33.
to select a surround mode, press the Surround modes button (front panel or remote). the
to select a surround mode, press the Surround modes button (front panel or remote). the
Surround modes menu will appear.
Surround Modes – Cable/Sat
Auto Select – AVR Selects Best Mode
Virtual Surround – For Two Speaker Systems
Stereo:
Movie:
Virtual Surround – For Two Speaker Systems
Stereo:
Movie:
Music:
Video Game:
2 CH Stereo
Logic 7 Movie
Logic 7 Movie
Logic 7 Music
Logic 7 Game
press the up/down buttons repeatedly until the desired surround-mode category
appears: Auto Select, virtual Surround, Stereo, movie, music or video game. press the ok
button to change the surround-mode category.
Auto Select: for digital programs, such as a movie recorded with a dolby digital or dtS
Auto Select: for digital programs, such as a movie recorded with a dolby digital or dtS
soundtrack, the Avr will automatically use the soundtrack’s native surround format. for
two-channel analog and pcm programs, the Avr uses the logic 7 movie, logic 7 music
or logic 7 game mode, depending on the source.
Virtual Surround: when only two main speakers are present in the system, you can use
Virtual Surround: when only two main speakers are present in the system, you can use
hArmAn virtual Surround to create an enhanced soundfield that virtualizes the missing
speakers. Select between wide and reference modes.
Stereo: when you want two-channel playback, select the number of speakers you want
to use for playback:
• “2 ch Stereo” uses two speakers.
• “5 ch Stereo” plays the left-channel signal through the front left and surround
• “5 ch Stereo” plays the left-channel signal through the front left and surround
left speakers, the right-channel signal through the front right and surround right
speakers, and a summed mono signal through the center speaker.
• “7 ch Stereo” follows the same scheme as 5 ch Stereo but adds the surround
back left and surround back right speakers. this mode is available only when the
surround back speakers are present and have not been reassigned to multizone or
front height operation. See Audio Processing and Surround Sound, on page 33, for
more information.
Movie: Select from the following when you want a surround mode for movie playback:
logic 7 movie, dtS neo:6 cinema or dolby pro logic II (IIx or IIz when seven main
speakers are present).
Music: Select from the following when you want a surround mode for music playback:
Music: Select from the following when you want a surround mode for music playback:
logic 7 music, dtS neo:6 music or dolby pro logic II (IIx or IIz when seven main speakers
are present). the dolby pro logic II/IIx/IIz music mode allows access to a submenu with
some additional settings. See Audio Processing and Surround Sound, on page 33, for
more information.
Video Game: Select from the following when you want a surround mode for game
Video Game: Select from the following when you want a surround mode for game
playback: logic 7 game or dolby pro logic II (IIx/IIz when seven main speakers are
present) game.
After you have made your selection, press the back/exit button.
See Audio Processing and Surround Sound, on page 33, for more information on surround
After you have made your selection, press the back/exit button.
See Audio Processing and Surround Sound, on page 33, for more information on surround
modes.
Audio Effects
the Audio effects buttons on the front panel and remote provide settings that let you
adjust the dolby volume setting, tone controls, lfe trim or eZ Set, equalization on/off
setting. we recommended that you leave these settings at their default values until you
are more familiar with your system. See Audio Effects Button, on page 34, for complete
information.
Video Modes
the video modes buttons on the front panel and remote provide settings that let you
use the Avr’s video processor to fine-tune the picture, if necessary, after making all
adjustments on the video display. we recommend that you leave the settings at their
defaults until you are completely familiar with the video performance of your system. See
Video Processing, on page 34, for complete information.
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Advanced Functions
much of the adjusting and configuration your Avr requires is handled automatically, with
little intervention required on your part. you can also customize your Avr to suit your
system and your tastes. In this section we will describe some of the more advanced
adjustments available to you.
Audio Processing and Surround Sound
Audio signals can be encoded in a variety of formats that can affect not only the quality
of the sound but the number of speaker channels and the surround mode. you may also
manually select a different surround mode, when available.
Analog Audio Signals
Analog audio signals usually consist of two channels – left and right. your Avr is able to
Analog audio signals usually consist of two channels – left and right. your Avr is able to
process two-channel audio signals to produce multichannel surround sound, even
when no surround sound has been encoded in the recording. Among the available
modes are the dolby pro logic II/IIx/IIz, hArmAn virtual Speaker, dtS neo:6, logic
7, 5 ch and 7 ch Stereo modes. to select one of these modes, press the Surround
modes button.
Digital Audio Signals
digital audio signals offer greater flexibility and capacity than analog signals, and
digital audio signals offer greater flexibility and capacity than analog signals, and
allow the encoding of discrete channel information directly into the signal. the result is
improved sound quality and startling directionality, since each channel’s information is
transmitted discretely. high-resolution recordings sound extraordinarily distortion-free,
especially in the high frequencies.
Surround Modes
Surround-mode selection depends upon the format of the incoming audio signal as well
Surround-mode selection depends upon the format of the incoming audio signal as well
as your personal taste. Although there is never a time when all of the Avr’s surround
modes are available, there is usually a wide variety of modes available for a given input.
table A12 in the Appendix, on page 50, offers a brief description of each mode and
indicates the types of incoming signals or digital bitstreams the mode may be used with.
Additional information about the dolby and dtS modes is available on the companies’
web sites: www.dolby.com and www.dtsonline.com.
when in doubt, check the jacket of your disc for more information on which surround
when in doubt, check the jacket of your disc for more information on which surround
modes are available. usually, nonessential sections of the disc, such as trailers, extra
materials or the disc menu, are available only in dolby digital 2.0 (two-channel) or
pcm two-channel mode. If the main title is playing and the display shows one of these
surround modes, look for an audio or language setup section in the disc’s menu. Also,
make sure your disc player’s audio output is set to the original bitstream rather than
two-channel pcm. Stop play and check the player’s output setting.
multichannel digital recordings are produced in five-channel, six-channel or seven-
multichannel digital recordings are produced in five-channel, six-channel or seven-
channel formats, with or without a “.1” channel. the channels included in a typical
5.1-channel recording are front left, front right, center, surround left, surround right and
lfe (low-frequency effects). the lfe channel is denoted as “.1” to represent the fact that
it is limited to the low frequencies. 6.1-channel recordings add a single surround back
channel, and 7.1-channel recordings add surround back left and surround back right
channels to the 5.1-channel configuration. new formats are available in 7.1-channel
configurations. your Avr is able to play the new audio formats, delivering a more exciting
home theater experience.
NOTE: to use the 6.1- and 7.1-channel surround modes, the surround back channels
NOTE: to use the 6.1- and 7.1-channel surround modes, the surround back channels
must be enabled. See Manual Speaker Setup, on page 36 for more information.
digital formats include dolby digital 2.0 (two channels only), dolby digital 5.1, dolby
digital formats include dolby digital 2.0 (two channels only), dolby digital 5.1, dolby
digital ex (6.1), dolby digital plus (7.1), dolby truehd (7.1), dtS-hd high-resolution
Audio (7.1), dtS-hd master Audio (7.1), dtS 5.1, dtS-eS (6.1 matrix and discrete), dtS
96/24 (5.1), two-channel pcm modes in 32khz, 44.1khz, 48khz or 96khz, and 5.1 or
7.1 multichannel pcm.
when the Avr receives a digital signal, it detects the encoding method and the number
when the Avr receives a digital signal, it detects the encoding method and the number
of channels, which is displayed briefly as three numbers, separated by slashes (e.g.,
“3/2/.1”).
the first number indicates the number of front channels in the signal: “1” represents
the first number indicates the number of front channels in the signal: “1” represents
a monophonic recording (usually an older program that has been digitally remastered
or, more rarely, a modern program for which the director has chosen mono as a special
effect). “2” indicates the presence of the left and right channels, but no center channel.
“3” indicates that all three front channels (left, right and center) are present.
the second number indicates whether any surround channels are present: “0” indicates
that no surround information is present. “1” indicates that a matrixed surround signal is
present. “2” indicates discrete left and right surround channels. “3” is used with dtS-eS
bitstreams to represent the presence of the discrete surround back channel, in addition
to the side surround left and right channels. “4” is used with 7.1-channel digital formats
to indicate the presence of two discrete side surround channels and two discrete back
surround channels.
the third number is used for the lfe channel: “0” indicates no lfe channel. “.1”
the third number is used for the lfe channel: “0” indicates no lfe channel. “.1”
indicates that an lfe channel is present.
the 6.1-channel signals – dolby digital ex and dtS-eS matrix and discrete – each
the 6.1-channel signals – dolby digital ex and dtS-eS matrix and discrete – each
include a flag that signals the receiver to decode the surround back channel, indicated
as 3/2/.1 ex-on for dolby digital ex materials, and 3/3/.1 eS-on for dtS-eS materials.
dolby digital 2.0 signals may include a dolby Surround flag indicating dS-on or dS-off,
dolby digital 2.0 signals may include a dolby Surround flag indicating dS-on or dS-off,
depending on whether the two-channel bitstream contains only stereo information or a
downmix of a multichannel program that can be decoded by the Avr’s dolby pro logic
decoder. by default, these signals are played in dolby pro logic IIx movie mode.
when a pcm signal is received, the pcm message and the sampling rate (32khz,
when a pcm signal is received, the pcm message and the sampling rate (32khz,
44.1khz, 48khz or 96khz) will appear.
when only two channels – left and right – are present, the analog surround modes
when only two channels – left and right – are present, the analog surround modes
may be used to decode the signal into multiple channels. If you would prefer a different
surround format than the native signal’s digital encoding, press the Surround modes
button to display the Surround modes menu (see Selecting a Surround Mode, on page
32).
the Auto Select option sets the surround mode to the native signal’s digital encoding,
the Auto Select option sets the surround mode to the native signal’s digital encoding,
e.g., dolby digital, dtS, dolby truehd or dtS-hd master Audio. for two-channel
materials, the Avr defaults to the logic 7 movie mode. If you prefer a different surround
mode, select the surround-mode category: virtual Surround, Stereo, movie, music or
video game. press the ok button to change the mode.
each surround-mode category is set to a default surround mode:
each surround-mode category is set to a default surround mode:
• virtual Surround: hArmAn virtual speaker.
• Stereo: 7-ch Stereo or 5-ch Stereo (depending on how many main speakers are
• Stereo: 7-ch Stereo or 5-ch Stereo (depending on how many main speakers are
present in the system).
• movie: logic 7 movie.
• music: logic 7 music.
• video game: logic 7 game.
• music: logic 7 music.
• video game: logic 7 game.
you may select a different mode for each category. below is a complete list of available
surround modes. (the actual surround modes available will depend on the number of
speakers in your system.)
• virtual Surround: hArmAn virtual speaker.
• Stereo: 2-ch Stereo, 5-ch Stereo or 7-ch Stereo.
• movie: logic 7 movie, dtS neo:6 cinema, dolby pro logic II movie, dolby pro logic
• Stereo: 2-ch Stereo, 5-ch Stereo or 7-ch Stereo.
• movie: logic 7 movie, dtS neo:6 cinema, dolby pro logic II movie, dolby pro logic
IIx movie, dolby pro logic IIz.
• music: logic 7 music, dtS neo:6 music, dolby pro logic II music, dolby pro logic
IIx music, dolby pro logic IIz.
• video game: logic 7 game, dolby pro logic II game, dolby pro logic IIx game,
dolby pro logic IIz.
once you have programmed the surround mode for each type of audio, select the
line from the Surround modes menu to override the Avr’s automatic surround-mode
selection. the Avr will use the same surround mode the next time the source is selected.
NOTE: dolby pro logic IIx is available only if you have set up the Avr’s Assigned Amp to
NOTE: dolby pro logic IIx is available only if you have set up the Avr’s Assigned Amp to
Surround back; dolby pro logic IIz is available only if you have set up the Avr’s Assigned
Amp to front height. See Manual Speaker Setup, on page 36, for more information.
please refer to table A12 in the Appendix for more information on which surround modes
please refer to table A12 in the Appendix for more information on which surround modes
are available with different bitstreams.
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