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Rear Panel Connections

•

Connect the

RECORD/INPUT jacks of an audio
tape recorder to these jacks.

ª

Connect the

PLAY/OUT jacks of an audio tape
recorder to these jacks.

‚

Connect the

RECORD/INPUT jacks of an audio
tape recorder to these jacks.

⁄

Connect the

PLAY/OUT jacks of an audio tape
recorder to these jacks.

NOTE:

The recorder connected to

the 

jacks may be moni-

tored during a recording session by
pressing the 

button

!d on the front panel or remote.

¤

Connect the audio

and video outputs from a TV,
Satellite receiver or other A/V source
to these jacks. The signal sent to the
audio jacks may also be used to
trigger the TV Auto On function. (See
page 23 for more information on TV
Auto On.)

‹

Connect the com-

posite video and analog audio
outputs of a DVD player to these
jacks.

›

Connect the

audio and video REC/IN jacks of
your main VCR to these jacks.

NOTE:

The 

jacks may be

used for any video source, but when
used with a VCR they will permit
dubbing from one source to another
while a separate source is being
listened to by selecting the 

button &.

fi

Connect 

these terminals to the input terminals
on your front left/right, center and
surround speakers.

fl

These 

outlets provide AC power only 
when the AVR55 is turned on. 
Note that the total power draw of 
the products connected may not
exceed 100 watts.

‡

Connect this

plug to an unswitched 115 volt 
AC outlet.

°

Connect the

audio and video PLAY/OUT jacks 
of your main VCR to these jacks.

·

Connect

the audio and video PLAY/OUT jacks
of a VCR, DVD, LD, Satellite system
or other video source to these jacks.

a

Connect

this jack to the video input of a TV or
video projector to view the selected
source.

b

This jack may be con-

nected to other compatible Harman
Kardon products so that they will
receive infrared commands
captured by the AVR55’s remote
sensor.

c

If the AVR55’s front panel IR

sensor is blocked due to cabinet
doors or other obstructions, an
external IR sensor may be used.
Connect the output of the sensor to
this jack.

d

Connect the output of

your CD player or D/A converter to
these jacks.

e

Connect the output

of your turntable or tone arm to
these jacks. Note that only Moving
Magnet (MM) type cartridges may
be used.

f

Connect 

the coax digital output from a DVD
player, HDTV receiver, LV player or
CD player to this jack. The signal
may be either a Dolby Digital (AC-3)
signal or a standard PCM digital
source.

g

Connect the 

AC-3 RF output of an LV player
equipped for digital audio to this
jack.

NOTE:

Do not connect standard

analog audio sources to these jacks
¶ f g

h

These jacks provide the output for
the front left and right channels to an
external amplifier or processor. In
normal operation, unless an external
power amplifier is used, the jumper
pins should remain connected 
to the 

jacks i.

i

These jacks are the input to

the AVR 51’s front left/right channel
power amplifier. Unless an external
power amplifier is used for the
left/right channels, the jumper pins
should remain connected to the

jacks h.

Remote Control Functions

m

n

o

p

q

r

s

t

u

v

w

y

`

x

z

b

c

e

g

h

i

k

l

a

d

d

f

j

a

Use/Learn

b

Source Power

c

Main Power

d

Audio Source Selectors

e

Video Source Selectors

f

Night Mode

g

Delay

h

Digital Audio Input Selectors

i

AM/FM

j

Select

k

Test Tone

l

Channel Select

m

Speaker Level Adjust

n

Main Volume

o

Display

p

Mute

q

Transport Controls

r

Tune/Search and Fast Forward

s

Preset/Disc

t

Channel/Skip

u

Memo

v

P-Scan

w

Number Keys

x

Stereo Selector

y

Matrix Surround Modes

z

AC-3 Select

`

Dolby Surround Modes

Sleep

Learning LED

Sending LED

Remote Control Functions

a

This switch selects

the operation mode of the remote
control. Slide it to the left for normal
operation. Slide it to the right when
the remote is being programmed.

b

Press these 

buttons to control power for the last
source device selected when power
on/off commands have been pro-
grammed into the remote’s memory.

c

Press these 

buttons to turn the unit on or off.

d

Press

these buttons to select any of the
audio only sources (

, 

,

, 

) as the AVR55’s input.

e

Press

these buttons to select any of the
audio/video sources (

, 

, 

,

) as the AVR55’s input.

f

Press this button 

to activate the “Night” mode, pre-
venting loud playback when the 
digital modes are in use without
altering the dynamic range of the
output signal.

g

Press this button to

change the delay time, after the
Delay function has been initiated by
first pressing the 

button 

j.

h

Press one of these buttons to select
a digital audio input. The digital
audio source may be the same as,
or different than, the analog audio
source of the selected video input.

i

Press this button to

select the AVR55’s tuner as an input
source. Pressing this button when
the tuner is in use will switch
between the AM and FM bands.

j

Press this button to initi-

ate the process that changes the
delay time (see page 20). 

k

Press this button to

begin the adjustment of the channel
output levels. The first press will
circulate the test tone among the
speakers. A second press enables
the levels to be set for each channel
(see page 19).

l

Press this

button to view the output level for the
surround or center channels. When
the 

button 

k has been

pressed so that the Tone is audible,
pressing this button will change the
channel available for adjustment
(see page 19).

m

When

setting the system output levels,
press these buttons to increase or
decrease the output level.

n

These buttons

control the unit’s volume. Note 
that all channels are controlled
simultaneously.

o

Press this button 

to reduce the brightness of the 
front panel display, or to turn it off
completely.

p

Press this button to tem-

porarily cut the audio output of the
receiver. Press it again to return to
the previous volume level.

q

These 

buttons may be programmed to
control the tape or disc motion of the
last playback source selected with
the 

buttons 

d.

Use them as you would the Play,
Stop, Pause, Record, Reverse Play
and Forward Play buttons on any
VCR, CD, cassette, DVD or LD
remote control. The Reverse Play
button 

fi also operates the FM

Mode function of the AVR55’s tuner.

r

These buttons may be

programmed to have multiple
functions, which vary according 
to the input device selected.

a. When the 

has been

selected, these buttons are used
to tune stations.

b. When 

, 

, 

, 

or 

is the input source, these

buttons act as the Fast Scan
Forward 

—

or Fast Scan

Reverse 

‚

controls.

Remote Control Functions

s

These buttons

have multiple functions, which
vary according to the input device
selected.

a. When the 

has been

selected, these buttons will scroll
up 

·

or down 

‡

through 

the stations that have been pro-
grammed in the preset memory.

b. When 

is selected and the unit

is a CD changer, these buttons 
will change to the next disc 

∏

or

previous disc 

Â

.

c. When 

or 

is the

input source, and the tape
machine is a compatible Harman
Kardon dual cassette deck, these
buttons will switch between the
“A” and “B” sides. 

t

These buttons

have multiple functions, which
vary according to the input device
selected and the codes pro-
grammed from another remote.

a. When 

, 

or 

are

selected, they may function as 
the channel up 

·

or channel

down 

‡

tuning buttons when

programmed with the codes from
another unit’s remote.

b. When 

is selected these

buttons act as forward and
reverse “Skip” buttons to move 
to the next track or chapter on 
the disc.

c. When a compatible Harman

Kardon cassette player has been
selected as 

or 

,

these buttons move the tape
forward 

·

or backwards 

‡

to

the next selection using the Music
Scan feature.

u

The memo button is

used to enter settings for the tuner’s
preset memory and when entering
speaker types. It is also used when
clearing the memory.

v

Press this button to

automatically scan through the sta-
tions preset into the tuner memory.
Press the button again to end the
scan when the tuner stops at the
desired station.

w

These buttons

serve as a ten button numeric key-
pad to enter tuner preset positions.
They are also to be used to select
channel numbers when 

has 

been selected on the remote, or to
select track numbers on a CD, DVD
or LD player, depending on how the
remote has been programmed.

x

Press this but-

ton to turn the surround processing
off and listen to an input in traditional
two-channel (front left/right) audio.

y

Press

this button to select the Theater,
Hall, Stadium or Church surround
modes. Each press of the button
cycles through the four modes 
(see page 23).

z

Press this button to

activate the Dolby Digital mode when
an appropriate digital audio source is
present and the correct digital input
is selected (see page 24).

`

Press

these buttons to select the Dolby Pro
Logic or Dolby 3 Stereo modes. Use
Pro Logic when surround speakers
are installed, and Dolby 3 Stereo when
only front speakers are available.

Press this button to

activate the sleep timer. Each press
of the button will increase the time
increment before the AVR55 goes
into the Standby mode in the
following order:

Note that the front panel display will
dim when the Sleep function is active.

This indicator

will illuminate when a button on the
remote is being programmed with
signals from another remote during
the “learning” mode. The light will go
out when the signal is received and
memorized.

This indicator

should flash any time a button is
pressed to confirm that a command
is being sent to the receiver or
another unit. If the light is dim or
does not illuminate when a button is
pressed the batteries in the remote
should be replaced.

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