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AVR 125
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AUDIO/VIDEO

Introduction
SafetyInformation
Unpacking
Front-Panel
Controls

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Front-Panel
Information
Display
Rear-Panel
Connections
RemoteControlFunctions
Installation
andConnections

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SystemInstallation
AudioEquipment
Connections
VideoEquipment
Connections
PowerConnections
SystemConfiguration
SpeakerSelectionandPlacement
SystemSetup
SpeakerSetup
Configuring
_e SurroundOff(Stereo)Modes
Stereo-Direct
(Bypass)Mode
Stereo-Digital
Mode
OutputLevelAdjustment
DelaySettings
Additional
InputAdjustments
Operation
BasicOperation
SourceSelection
VolumeControl
SurroundModeChart
SurroundModeSelection
DigitalAudioPlayback
Selectinga DigitalSource
DigitalStatusIndicators
NightMode
TunerOperation
TapeRecording
OutputLevelTrimAdjustment
6-ChannelDirectInput
DisplayBrightness
Programming
the Remote
DirectCodeEntry
AutoSearchMehod
CodeReadout

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RECEIVER

MacroProgramming
Programmed
DeviceFunctions
Punch-Through
Programming
VolumePunch-Through
ChannelControlPunch-Through
Transport
ControlPunch-Through
Resetting
the RemoteMemory
FunctionList

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SetupCodeTables
Troubleshooting
Guide
Processor
Reset

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Technical
Specifications

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INTRODUCTION
Thankyou for choosing HarmanKardon®!With
the ourchaseof a HarmanKardonAVR125 youare
aeout_ooeglnmanyyears}f listening
enjoyment,
The
AVR125 hasbeencustom-designea
_oprovideal _ne
exammen_
anddetailof moviesoundtracks
andever_
nuanceof musicalselections,
OnboardDolby
®* Dig[al
anaDTS®*decodingauowsyouto takeadvantage
of
a_gtalsoundtracks
fromthe latestDVDreleasesand
DigitalTelevision
broadcasts,

Descriptionand Features
TheAVR125 is amongthe mostversatileandmultifeaturedAN receiversavauaele,
incorporating
a Wide
rangeof listeningODUOnS,
In additionto DolbyDigital
andDTSdecodingfor digitalsources,a eroaa;holce
of analogsurroundmodesareavallaoleforusewith
sourcesSUCh
asCD,VCRTVbroadcasts
andthe
AVR125's ownFM/AMtuner,Alongwiththe latest
[ cloyProLogic®*IIdecodingtechnology,
Dolby3
StereoandcustomHallandTheatermodes,on,

• OnboardDolby®*Digitaland DTS®*Decoding
UsingCrystal®*ChipTechnology

WI-e complexdigitalsysmmsarehardat work ^!imln
meAVR125 to makeall of thishappen,hoOkUD
and
oDeratlonareslmme,Color-keyed
connectionsanda
programmaele
remoracontrolmaketheAVR125
easj to use,Toobtainthe maximumenjoymen_
from
yournewreceiver,weurgeyou_o_aKea fewminutes
to readthroughthismanual,Thiswill ensurethatconnectlons_ospeakers,sourceplaybackunitsanaother
exmrnaaevlDeS
aremaaeproperly,
In aaaltlOn,
afes
m_nums
spentlearningthefunctionsof thevarious
controlsWillenaeleyouto takeadvantageof allBe
powerTheAVR125 s aele_oaenver

HarmanKardonreceiversofferLogc 7®*to createa
wlaer,moreenvelcp_ngfieldenwronmem
andmore
3efinedfly-oversandcans,AnotherHarmanKardon
exclusiveisVMAx
®* whichusespropne_ary
Drocessng_ocrea_e
an open,spacioussoundfieldevenwhen
ony twofrontspeakersareavailable,

• Stereo-DigitalMode for ProgrammableBass
Managementof Low FrequenciesBetween
MainSpeakersandSubwoofer

Inadditionto providinga widerangeof listening
oo_ons,the AVR125 is easyto configureso thatit
orovidesthe bestresultswithyourspeakersandssesificlistening-roorr
environment,
A Stereo-Direct
moaebypasses_nealgl[alprocessor
to preserveallof
:he subtletiesof olderanalogtwo-channelmamnals
whilebaSSmanagement,
avaliaDie
in:hesurroundana
Stereo-Dig
[almodes,irrprovesyouraemtl_o
tailorthesoundto suit!ourroomacousticsor _asm,

• Multiple Digital Inputsand Outputs

yOUhaveanyquesuons aDOUI 711S3roauc[, ItS nstalauonor Iscseratlon,pleasesontactyourretaileror
customns_auer,
Theyareyourees_localsourcesof
'nformation,
'

• HarmanKardon'sExclusiveLogic 7®*and
VMAx_ Modes
• DolbyLaboratories'Latest ProLogic®* II
DecodingTechnology
• Stereo-DirectModefor Two-ChannelSources
BypassesDSPProcessingto Preservethe
Integrityof Analog Materials

• Front-PanelDigital Inputsfor EasyConnection
to PortableDigital Devicesandthe Latest
VideoGameConsoles

• 6-ChannelDirect Input for UseWith DVDAudio Players.Other ProductsWith Internal
SurroundDecodersor ExternalSurround
Decoders
• Color-CodedInput,Output and Speaker
TerminalsComplyWith the Latest CEA
Standardsfor EasyInstallation

Forthe ultimateinflexibility,
theAVR125features
;onnections
forfourvideodevices,allw_thbothcom-

TO THEUSER
ThiseauiDment
hasbeentestedandfoundto comply
withthe limitsfor a ClassBdigitaladvice,pursuant
_o
Part15 of the FCCRules,These_m_m
areaes_
jnea
_oprovidereasonable
promc_on
againstinterference
n a residential
area,Thisdevicegeneramsanauses
radiofrequencyenergyandif not ns_auea
andused
n accordance
withthe instructions,
it maycause
nterference
to radioorTVreceDuon,
f thisunitdoescausenterference
withTVor radio
reception,youcan_ryto correctthe interference
b_
oneor moreof the followincmeasures:
A, Reorientor relocatethe recelwng_ntenna,
B,Increasetheseparation
De_weer
theeauiDmem
andthe receiver,
C, Plug_neeauiDmem
intoa differentoutletso that
s no_on thesamecircuitasthe receiver.
f necessary,
consultthedealeror an exoanencea
radio/TVtechnician
foradditional
suggestions,
CAUTION:
Changesor modifications
to thiseauiDmen_
no_
expresslyapprovedDyharman consumergroup
for comollanDe
couldvoidthe user'sau_orl__o
oDerate thiS eaulDment

oositeandS-VideonDum,naua_ng
the front-Dane
nouts,TwoadditionalaudionDU[S
areavauaDle
_no
_o_aof sixdig[alInDU[S
maketheAVR125 capableof
handlingallthe lamstalglta audiosources,CoaxanD
Op_lDal
algKalaudiooutputsarealsoavailable
for aireD[
DonneD_lOn
_oalgl[alreDorders,
A videorecording
OUtDUt
anda s_x-channe
r out maketheAVR125
virtuallyfuture-prootwitheverythingneeded_o
accommoaam
tomorrowsnewformatsrighton board,
TheAVR125's powerfulamplifierusestraditional
HarmanKardonhian-Durren_
ul[rawldeDandWldth
designmcnno_ogles

CAUTION

HarmanRaraoninventeaBe high-fidelity
receiver
almostfiftyyearsago,Withstate-of-the-art
circuitry
andtime-honored
circuitdesigns,theAVR125 is one
if the finestreceiverseveroffered_, HarmanKardon,

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.

Pour le CANADA
CORDEDECONNEXION
CAATTENTION:
POUREVITER
LESCHOCSELECTRIQUES,
INTRODUIRELA LAMELA PLUSLARGE
DELA FICHE
DANSLA BORNECORRESPONDANTE
DELA PRISE
ETPOUSSER
JUSQU'AU
FOND,

,_

within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert
the user to
thewith
presence
of uninsulated
The lightning
flash
arrowhead
symbol,

"dangerous voltage" within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a
risk of electric shock to persons.

For CANADA
AC POWERCORDCONNECTION
CAUTION:
TO PREVENT
ELECTRIC
SHOCK,MATCHWIDE
BLADEOFPLUGTOW DESLOT,FULLYNSERT,

triangle is intended to alert the user to the
The exclamation
presence
of important
eoint operating
within an eauilateral
ana
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying me appliance.
,_

SAFETY INFORMATION
Important Safety Information
VerifyLine VoltageBeforeUse
YourAVR125 hasbeenoeslgnedfor usewith120oItACcurrent.Connection
to a inevoltageotherthan
matforwhich[ is imenaeocancreama safeband
firehazard_nomaydamagethe unlL
' youhaveanyquestions
aboutthevoltagerequlremenm
foryourspecificmodel,oraboutme linevoltageinyout
area.contactyoursellingDealer
beforeplugging
theunit
'n[oa wal ouuet,
Do NotUseExtensionCords
Toavoidsafet',hazards,useonlyme Dowercoro
a_[acneu
to yourunit.Wedo notrecommend
that
extension
cordsbeusedwiththisoroauc_Aswireal
electricaldevices,dOnot rur DowerCOrdS
unoerrugs
or cardedor placeheaw objectson them.Bamaceg
powercordsshouldbereDlaceaimmediately
Dyan
aumonzed
servicecenterwitha cordmeeungfactory
sDecifications.
Handlethe AC PowerCordGently
Whenalsconnecmg
me DowercordfromanACoutet.alwayspUllme plug,neverDUllthecord.If youao
not intendto usetheunitfor anyconmaerame
lengl_
of time d_sconnec[
me p_ugfromtheAC outlet
Do NotOpenthe Cabinet
Thereareno user-servlceaDle
componentsinsidethis
product.Openingthe cabinetmaypresenta shock
hazard,andan_modification
to me productWillvoid
yourguarantee."wamror anymetaloDJecI
sucnasa
paperCUD.
w_reor a Stanleacclaen[a,fallsinsidethe
unKdisconnect
it fromthe AC Dowersourceimmeal-

InstallationLocation
• ToensureproberoDera[ion
anoto avoloTneDo[en:ialforsafetyhazards,placethe uniton a firmand
levelsurface.Whenplacingthe uniton ashelf De
sertainthattheshelfandanj mou%nghardwaJ'e
sanSUDDOr_
the weightofthe DroaucL

• Reonemor relocamthe receivingantenna.
• Increasethe seoara[ion
oe_ween
me equipment
and
receiver.

• M_kecertainthatoroDerspaces orovloea0o7
aboveandbelowthe unitfor ventilation.
Ifthis

• Consultthe dealeror an exeenenceo
radio/TVtechnclanfor helo

oroouc[w Denstalleaina caDine[or omer
enclosedarea makeDetrain
thatthereissufficient
airmovementwithinthe cabinet.UndersomecirDumstances
afan mayDerequired
• Eo not olacethe unitdwectlyon a carpemosurface,
• Avoidinstallationr extremebhot or COldlocations.
or an areathatISe>aoseoto olrec[sunlightor
heatlr_ equlpmenL
• Avoidmoistor humid Dcatlon&
• Donot obstructthe ventilation
slotson thetcDof
Tneunit,or placeobjectsalrec[i}overthem.
Cleaning
Whenmeunitgetsa_r?,wipe_tw_t aclean,soft dry
cloth."necessary,
wipeit withasoftclot dampened
withmildsoap,_
water,thena freshclot w_thclean
water.Wipedry immediately
withadr_cloth.NEVER
usebenzeneaerosolcleaners,
dinner._ICOhOI
or anj
omervolatileoeanlngagent.Donotuseabrasive
cleanersastheymaydamagethefinishof metalData,
A olasprayingnsectlclde
neartheunit
Moving the Unit
Beforemovingme unl_Decertainto disconnect
an_
nmrconnec[ion
cordswit omercomDonenm,
and
makecertainma_you disconnect
theunitfrorr me

• Connectthe eouiDmem
intoan CUtler
on a clrcuK
differentfromthatto whichthereceiveris connected.

Ths oevJcecorralleswithPart15 of the FCCRules.
Caerations SUeectto thefollowingtwoconoKions:
_ls dewcemaynot causeharmfu nterference
aria 2 miDoevlcemustacceotinterference
received
nc_uaJng
interference
thatmat causeungeslreo
oDeratlor
NOTE:Changesor modifications
ma_causehis
unitto fai to compl}WithPart15 of the FCCRules
aNoma_volotne usersaumorl[y_ooDeramme

eauDmem,

Unpacking
Thecar[orandsn_pplng
matenals
used_opromc_your
newreceiveraunngshipmentwerespeciallydesigned
to cushion_fromshockandvibration.
Wesuggem
Thatyousavethecar_onandpackingmaterialsforuse
n snippingif youmoveor snoulame uniteverneed
reDam
-a minimizethe sizeof the cartonins_orage,
youmay
wishto flattenit.Thisisdonebycarefullyslittingme
tare seamsonthe bottomandcollapsing
the car_c
n.
Othercardboardinsertsma'.Deshred inme same
manner.Packingmaterials
matcannotDecollaosea
shouldDesavedalongwiththe cartonin a plasticbag.

a_el,_,
andconsultanaumorlzea
servicestauon.

ACoutlet.

_youao notwish_osavethe packagincmamrlalS.

CATVor AntennaGrounding
' ar outsideantennaor cablesystemis connecma_c
thisoroauc[Decertainthatit s grounded
so asToDrOlaesomeprojectionaga_ns_
voKage
surgesands[auc

ImportantInformationfor the User
ThiseaulDment
hasbeentestedandfoundto comply
wirethe limitsfora Class-BalgKaldevice,pursuan_
_o
Part15 of the FCCRules.The milsare ]eslgneato

pleasenotethatthecroon andothersectionsof the
shippingpromotionarerec'.slable.Pleaserespectme
envlronmem
anddiscardthosemamrlalS
at a COd,
recyclingcenmr.

charges.Section810 of the NationaElectrical
Code.
ANSI/NFPA
No,70-1984, providesinformation
with
respectto propergrounding
of the mastandsupporting
s_uc[ure,grounalngofthe lead-inwireto anantenna
dischargeunit,sizeof _rounalng
conductorsiocauon
of antennadischarge
unit connection
_ogrounding
elec_roaes
andreauirements
ofthegroundingelectrode,

orovlaereasonable
protecuon
againstharmfulinterferenceina residential
ins_allauon,
Thisequlpmemgenerads, usesandcanradiateradio-frequency
energ_ana,if
not ns[aHea
anausedn accordance
withthe instruc
1ions,maj causeharmfulinterference
to radiocommunicatlon,
However,
thereisn( guarantee
thatharmfu interference
NIIInOToccurIr a oar[iCUlar
installation.
' thiseauiDmenT
acescauseharmfuinterference
to
raaloor mlevlslonreception,whichcan Deaemrm_nea
byturningme equipmentoffandon the users
encouraged
to tr_m correctme nterference
b; one
or moreofthe followingmeasures

Athis time youShOUld
removethe DromcweDlaSIIC
filmfromthe front-lane lens,Leavingthe filminmace
_ ay affectthe performanceif yourremo_e
control,

NOTETO CATVSYSTEMINSTALLER:
Thisreminder
is orovlaeato callthe CATV(CableTV)system
'nstaiier
s aFe%onto ar[icie820-4Cof the NECthat
providesguidelines
for propergroundingana,inoariicuiar,_Decifies
thatthecaDiegroundShallbe connectedto the grounalngsysten-ofme bUildingas
ClOSe
[o me oointof cableentryaspossible

FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS

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MainPowerSwitch
SystemPowerControl
PowerIndicator
Headphone
Jack
SelectorButtons
ToneMode
SurroundModeSelector
TuningSelector
AM/FMSelector
PresetStationsSelector

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InputSourceSelector
TuningModeSelector
DigitalOptical3 Input
DigitalCoax3 Input
Video3 VideoInputJacks
Video3 AudioInputJacks
BassControl
BalanceControl
TrebleControl
VolumeControl

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Set Button
InputIndicators
Delay
DigitalInputSelector
MainInformation
Display
ChannelSelectButton
SpeakerSelectButton
TestToneSelector
SurroundModeIndicators
RemoteSensorWindow

[] Main Power Switch: Pressthisbuttonto appl_
power_o_neAVR125. When_neswltcnis dressed
'n.the unit _ olacedn a Standb,_
mode,as indicated
eythe amberLEE[] surrounding
the System
PowerControl []. ThisbuttonMUSTbe sressedn
_ooderam[ne unit.Toturn the unitoff anddreven_
the useof _neremoracon[rol thisswitchshouldoe

n oeerauon,
the indicatorwillturngreen.Shouldthe
ind_cator
_urnred turnTheunitoff usmj the Main
PowerSwitch [] andcheckthe sdeakerwireconnectionsto makecertainthatthereareno short
.:lrcu_m.

semnc3 ofthe Bass[] andTreble[] comrolsmay
Deusedto adjustthe outputsignals.When_neeu_or
is dressedonceor twiceso thatthe wordsT 0 NE
0 U T appearinthe MainInformation Display[]
theoutpu[signal_v be "flat".w_thout
an_mass
or _reDiealterationno matterhowthe ac[ualBassand

[] HeadphoneJack:ThisJaCK
mayDeused_olisten

TrebleControls []il_

pressedunH [ DODS
out fromthe front panelso that
the word ]FF" ma Dereadat thetoo }f the switcr

to theAVR125'soutputthrougha pairofheadphones.
Becertainthattheheadphones
havea standard
s/4
s_ereo
phoneplug.Thespeakers
w automatical,oe
turnedoff whenthe headphone
JackISnuse.

NOTE:Thisswitchis norma, eft nthe "ON"oosKion,
[] SystemPowerControl:Whenthe Main Power
Switch [] is"ONI'dressthisou_onto turnonthe
AVR125: Dressi_againto turnthe unitoff.Notethat
the PowerIndicator [] surrounding
he switchw
turn greenwhenthe unit ISE_
[] PowerIndicator:ThisLEDw De lumlnamdin
amberwhen_neunitis inthe _tandbymodeto signal
thatthe unit s read'._oDe_urneaon.Whentheunit is

[] SelectorButtons:When/ouareestablishing
the
AVR125'sconfigura_on
semngs,
use_eseou_[ons
_o
selectfromthechoicesavailable,
asshownintheMain
InformationDisplay[]
[] ToneMode:Pressing
thisE)u[_on
enaolesor diSaules_e BassandTrebletonecontrols.Whenthe
UU[[On
_SDressed
so thatthewordsT 0 NE T N
aDoea_
inthe MainInformation Display_"1, _e

arean.asmd

[] SurroundMode Selector:Pressthisbuttonm
shangethesurroundmodeoyscrollingthrough_ne_s_
}f availablemodes.Depending
on the_pe of input
somemodesareno_alwaysavailable.(Seepage22
formoreinformation
aoomsurroundmodes
[] TuningSelector:Pressthe leftsideof the button
to tunelower-frequency
ma_lons
andthe rightsideof
:he ou[_on
_o_unehigher-frequenG
s[a_lons.
Whena
stationwit a s_rongslgna _reachedthe TUNED
Indicator [] w Deilluminated
inthe Main
InformationDisplay[]

FRONT- PANEL CONTROLS
nManuatuningmode,tap Tneou_onlightlkandnote
thatthetuner_v stepup onefrequency
increment
per
DU_[On
[ tess.Whenthe uumon
is heldfora fewseconqsyou NIIInotethatthe unitwill quicklyaqvance
_roughthe frequency
band.Releasetandthe tuner
w_STOD.
nAutoTuningmode,eachcressofthe buttonwillsearchforthe nextstationwKnanacceptable
signal.Pressandhold_neuu_ton
to sk Dthroughthe
acceotable
stations.Whenthe buttons releaseqthe
tuner

Will r dT STO0 unIi

[ reaches

a s_auon

wKr

[] Video3 VideoInputJacks: ThesejacksmayDe
usedforTempora'_
connection
Tothe somoosite
or Svlqeooutputof videogames,camcorqersor other
portablevlqeoqroouc[s.
[] Video3 AudioInputJacks: Theseaudio,acks
mat Deuseqfor temDorar_
connecuon
To iqeo
gamesor portableaudio/vdeoDroquc[s
SUCh
ascamcomersanqDoHaole
audioplayers

ar

acceptable
frequency.
ToswitchbackandforthbetweenTneAutoand
Manualtuningmodes,pressthe TuningMode
SelectorrP-_,
[] AM/FM Selector:Pressing
thisbuttonw_ au_omaTica
j switchtheAVRt25 to theTunermode.
Pressing
i_againw switchbetweentheAM andFM
frequency
Bands.'.Seepage25 formoreinformation
on _netuner,
[] PresetStationsSelector:Pressthisbuttonto
scro up or downthroughthe listof stationsthathave
Beenenteredintothe oresetmemory.(Seepage25
formoreinformauon
onTunerpresets.

[] BassControl:Turnthiscontrolto modif_thelowfrequency
ouTpu_
of theleft!rightchannels
oyasmuchas
= OdBwhenthe unitisinthe"Surround
Off"mode.Set
[nlscontrolToaSUITagle
Position
for_}urTasTe
or roorr
acousuc8

[] SpeakerSelectButton: PressthisDU_On
TO
beginthe orocessof configuring
_neunit1omatchthe
typeof speakersuseqinyourns[enlng
room.iSee
pages16-19 formoreinformatioron speakersetup
andconfiguraTic
-

[] BalanceControl:TurnTnlscontrolTocnangeThe
relawevolumeforthefrontleft!rightchannels,
NOTE:Forproperooerationof the surroundmodes
thiscontrolshouldDeat the mloooln[or 12 }'clock

[] SurroundMode Indicators:A greenLEDwi
gnTn frontof the surroundmodethats currem

OOSI[IC
q

n use,

[] TrebleControl:TurrThis
controlTomodifythehigh
frequency
outputofthe left!rightchannels
b};_smuchas
+_19dBwhentheunit 3_nthe"Surround
Off"mode.Set
th_S
controltoa suitablePosition
for ,'ourTasTe
or roof

[] RemoteSensorWindow:Thesens}r behind
thiswin(sowreceivesinfraredsignalsfromthe remote
control.Aimtheremoteatthisareaanqdo not blOCK
or cover_.

acousucs

cnangethe npu[oyssromng
up or downthroughthe
listof Input Indicators[]

[] VolumeControl:Turnthisknobclockwiseto
ncreaseTnevolumecounterclockwise
to decreasethe

[] TuningModeSelector:Press_ls DUTTOn
TOselect
Autoor ManuaTuning.
Whenthe DU_On
iSoresseq
sc
thattheAUTOIndicator[] ghts,thetunerwillsearch
forthe nextstationw_thanacceptable
sgna when_e
TuningSelector[]_l_ is Dressed.
Whenthe Du_[or
's Dresseq
sothattheAUTOIndicator[] isnot i1[
eacnDressofthe TuningSelector[]_IP w_
'ncreasethefrequency.
ThisbuttonmasalsoDeuse(]To
switchbetweenStereoandMonomodesforFMradio
receotion.
WhenweakreceoT_on
is encountered
Dress
theDu_onum theSTEREOIndicator[] goesoutTo
switchto MonoreceoTion.
PressandhOldagainTo
swl_crback1} STEREO
mode.Seepage25 formore
'nformation
onusingthetuner. ....

volume.IftheAVR125 isrruTeqaqjusTing
the
VolumeControl []_)
w au[omaucam_
release
the unitfromthesilencedconqluOr

[] DigitalCoax3 Input:Thisjackisusedforconnec[_on
to the cutoutof oor[aDle
auqloqevlces,vlqeo
gameconsolesor otheroroquc[sthatnavea coax
]gl_alauqlc_Ck,

[] ChannelSelectButton:Pressthisuumon
To
beginthe procassof t_imminothechannelcutoutevelsusingan exTerna
auqlosource Formoreinformatlonon OUtDUT
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seecage25.

[] TestToneSelector:PressthisbuttonToDeg_n
[ne processof adjusting
the channelcutoutlevels
usingthe internalTestToneasa reference.--ormore
information
on ouTpuT
levelaqjusTmenT,
seepage18

[] Input SourceSelector:PressthisDu_onTo

[] DigitalOptical3 Input:Connectthe op_lca_
u@[al
auqlocutoutof anauqloor vlqeodrOdUCt
tOthisjack.
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the rec@ver.Seepages7-8 fora comDteTe
exD_anationof the Information
Display.

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during_ne
se_UD
anqconfiguration
process,
dress_ls ou_[or
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InformationDisplay[] ntotheAVR125's memory.
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orightness.
(Seepage26.
[] Input Indicators:A greer LEDwignt ir frontof
the nDUT
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celtSuseqasthe sourcefor
TheAVR12£
[] Delay:Pressthisbu_tonto beginthe sequence
of steDsrequwed
Toenterqelaytimesettings.(See
page19 for moreinformation
on qelayTimes.)
[] Digital InputSelector:Whenplayinga source
thathasadigl_aOUTDUt.
DressthisDU_On
TO
selec_
oe_ween
the Optical[]@ an(]Coaxial_lJ@
Digital nou[sor ToselectThesourcesanaloginput
(Seepages23-25 for moreinformation
ondlgl[a
audio.
[] Main InformationDisplay:Thisq_splay
delivers
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Dolby3 StereoIndicator/Stereo
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DSPModeIndicator
VMAxModeIndicators

[] BitstreamIndicators:Whentheinputisa digital
sourceoneoftheseindicators
wi ightto displaytheseecifictypeof daasignalin_e.
[] DTSModeIndicator:Thisindicatorlightswhena
DTS-encoded
sourceisplayingandDTSSurround
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whena DolbyDig[alsourceis BeingplayedandDolb_
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PresetNumber/Sleep
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Speaker/Channel
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PresetIndicator
SleepIndicator
MemoryIndicator
StereoIndicator

[] Main InformationDisplay:Thisdisplayshows
messages
relall%to l_nesla_us,
inou[sourcesurround
mode._uner.
volumeevel}r o_nerasuec_s
of De
AVR125'Sooeralon.
[] DSPMode Indicator:Thisindicatorjhts whet
an of thesurroundmodescreaedeyDigitalSignal
Processingor DSPareinuse,Thesemodesinclude
Hall1 Hall2. Theaterand5-ChanneStereo.
[] VMAxMode Indicators:This ndicatorigntswhen
the MAxmodeisinuse,V11Ax I= aBeearswhet
xheFarFieldVMAxmodeisselectedV IIA × N
aBeearswhenthe NearFieldVMAxmodeisselected
(Seepage22 for a descrutionof theVMAxmodes,

[] Logic 7 Mode Indicators:Thesend_ca[ors
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Nhenthe Logic7 modeis inuse LO 6 T ([ ? ([ aepearsfortheCinemaversionof Logc 7: LOGT ([ "211
anoearsforthe Musicversionof Logic7. (Seepage
22 for a descrotionof the Logic7 modes.)
[] PresetNumber/SleepTimer:Whenthe tuneris
n use,DesenumoersindicatetheseecificEreset
memop,ocauoninuse,(Seepage25 for moreinformationon drese_
s_auons.
Whenthe SleeEfunctions
n use,Desenumberssnowhowmar. minutes
remainbeforethe unitgoesintothe Standb,.mode.
(Seepage21 for information
on De SleeeFunction,/
[] Night Mode Indicator:Thisindicatorlightswhen
theAVF125 is inthe Nign_mode.which_reserves
De dynamicrangeof digitalprogrammanana_[low

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TunedIndicator
AutoIndicator
AnalogInputIndicator
CoaxialDigitalInputIndicators
OpticalDigitalInputIndicators

volumelevels.Thismodeison, available
withspecials
encodedDolbyDigitalsources.(Seepage24 for a
_escrxlon of the NightMode,
[] Speaker/ChannelInput Indicators:Theseindicatorsaremultipurpose,
indicating
eitherthespeakertype
selectedforeachchannelor theincomingdaa-slgna
sonflguration.
Theleft.cen_er,
r jn[, ngn[surroundand
eftsurroundsBeaker
indicators
arecorr9oseoof three
Boxes.
whilethesubwooferisa singlebox.Thecenter
coxlightswhena 'sins speakerisselectebandthe
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eo Nhennoneofthe boxesare t forthecenter,sup
roundor subwoofer
channels,
no sueakerhasbeen
assigned
to oneofthoseeositions.
(Seepage17 for
moreinformation
on configuring
speakers.Theletters
nsloeeachofthe centerBoxesdisplayacweInpu_
channelsForstandard
analoginputs,on_,_
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w light,indicating
a stereoinput.Whena d_l[alsource
s playingDe indicators
w lighttOdisplaythechannels
oelngreceived
a Dedlg_[ainput.WhenDe le_ers
flash.Dedigitalinputhasbeeninterrupted.
(Seepages
_B-19 formoreinformation
onthe Channeindicators.
[] Preset Indicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenthe
tuneris inuseto showthatthe PresetNumber/
SleepTimer [] is showingthe station'spreset
memorynumber.(Seepage25 for moreinformation
on_unererese_s.i
[] SleepIndicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenthe
Sleeefunctionis n use.Thenumbersinthe Reset
Number/SleeB
TimerIndicators
WillShOW
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INFORMATION

remainingbeforethe AVR125 goesintothe StandL.
mooe Seepage21 for moreinformation
[] Memory Indicator:Thisindicatorflasheswhen
en[enng_rese[sanootherinformationintothe _uners
memory,
[] StereoIndicator:ThisindicatorigntswhenanFM
s[a_lonisbeing_uneoins[ereo,
[] TunedIndicator:Thisindicatorligntswher a s_a_lon
is beingreceivedwithsufficientsignals_reng__oDro_e acceo_aele
ns[enlng
quan[y.
[] Auto Indicator:This nolca_or
tuner'sAutomodeisin use,

lights

whenthe

[] AnalogInput Indicator:Thisinolca_or
ilgntswher
an anaoj nuu[sourcehasbeenseJec[eo
[] CoaxialDigitalInput Indicators:Thesenolca[ors
igntto showwhena CoaxiaDigitalnuuthaseeen
selec[ea,
[] Optical DigitalInput Indicators:Theseindicators
igntto showwhenan OpticsDigitalInputhaseeen
selec_ea
NOTE:Seepage23 for information
or assgnlngel[ner
an analoginput}r oneof the digl[ainputsto the
sourcecurre% r use,

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O AMAntenna:Connect
theAMloopantenna
sup-Subwoofer
Output:Connectthisjackto the linepliedwi_ thereceiver
totheseterminals.
Ifanexternal
levelinputof a poweredsubwoofer.
If anexternalsubAMantennaisused,makeconnections
to theAM and
wooferamplifieris used,connectthisjackto the subGNDterminalsinaccordance
withtheinstructions
supwooferamplifierinput,
pliedwiththe antenna,
_i_
FrontSpeakerOutputs:Connectthese
FMAntenna:Connect
thesuppliedindooror an
outputsto the matching÷ or. terminalsonyourfront
optional
external
FMantennatothisterminal,
speakers.
Whenmakingspeakerconnections,
always
makecertainto maintain
correctpolaritybyconnecting
CD Inputs:Connectthesejacksto theoutputof a
the blackterminalto thenegative(_) terminalon the
compactdiscplayeror CDchanger,
speakers.Connectthewhiteterminalto the positive
0 TapeOutputsl connecttheselacksto
RECORD/INPUT
jacksof anaudiorecorder.
TapeInputs-.connectthesejaCksiothe
PLAY/OUT
jacksof anaudiorecorder,
use

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terminalonthe leftfrontspeaker,
the redterminal
the positive(+) terminalOntherightfrontspeaker
andthegreenterminaltothe positive(+) terminalon
the centerfrontspeaker.Newerspeakersmayhave
matchingcolorterminalsinaccordance
withthe new
CEAspecifications,
whileexistingspeake[stypically
a redterminalforthe positive(+) speakerwire

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connection.(Seepage"14for moreinformation
on
speakerpolarity.)
_i]_) SurroundSpeakerOutputs:Connectthese
outputsto the matching+ or _ terminalson yourleft
andrightsurroundspeakers.
Whenmakingspeaker
connections
alwaysmakecertainto maintaincorrect
polarityby Connecting
theblackterminalto the negative(-) terminalonthe speakers.Connectthe blue
terminalto the positive(÷) termina!on the !eftsurround speakerandthe grayterminalto the positive
(+)terminalon the rightsurroundspeaker.Newer
speakersmayhavematchingcolorterminalsinaccordancewiththe newCEAspecifications,
whileexisting
sPeakers typicallyUsea redterminalfor the Positive
(÷) speakerwireconnection.(Seepage14 for more
information
on speakerpolarity.)

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CONNECTIONS

SwitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Thisoutletmay
be usedto poweranydeviceyouwishto haveturned
on or off atthe sametimeasthe AVR125.Anydevice
connectedto thisoutletwill beoff whentheAVR125
is intheStandbymode,andpowerwillbe suppliedto
theoutletwhentheAVR125 is turnedon.
UnswitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Thisoutlet
maybe usedto poweranyAC device.Thepowerwill
remainon atthisoutletregardless
of whetherthe
AVR125 is on or off.
IMPORTANT
NOTE:Thetotalpowerconsumption
of
all devicesconnectedto theaccessoryoutletsshould
notexceed1O0watts.Donot connectpoweramplifiers
or otherhigh-current
drawdevicestotheseoutlets.
ti_ AC PowerCord:ConnedtheACplugto an
unswitched
ACwalloutlet.
i]_ Optical DigitalOutput:Connedthisjackto the
matchingdigitalaudioinputconnectoron a digital
recordersuchasa CD-Ror MiniDiscrecorder.
CoaxialDigital Output:Connectthisjackto the
matchingdigitalaudioinputconnectoron a digital
recordersuchas aCD-Ror MiniDiscrecorder.
_
VideoMonitorOutputs:Connedthesejacks
to thecompositeor S-Videoinputof aTVmonitoror
videoprojectorto viewthe outputof anystandard
videosourceselectedbythereceiver'svideoswitcher.
i_)_ DVDVideoInputs: Connectoneofthese
jacksto the compositeor S-Videooutputjackson a
DVDor othervideosource.
i_) CoaxialDigitalInputs: Connedthecoaxdigital
audiooutputfroma DVDplayer,
HDTVreceiver,
LD
player,
satellite
receiver,
cablebox,MiniDisc
recorderor
CDplayerto thesejacks.Thesignalmaybeeithera
DolbyDigitalsignal,DTSsignalor astandard
PCMdigital
source.Donot connedthe RFdigitaloutputof an
LDplayerto thesejacks.
Video1 VideoInputs:Connedoneof these
jacksto the PLAY/OUT
compositeor S-Videojacks
on aVCRor othervideosource.
Video1 VideoOutputs:Connectoneofthese
jacksto the RECORD/INPUT
compositeor S-Video
jackon aVCR.
OpticalDigital Inputs:Connectthe opticaldigital
audiooutputfroma DVDplayer,HDTVreceiver,LD
player,satellitereceiver,cablebox,MiniDiscplayeror
recorder,
or CDplayerto thesejacks.Thesignalmay
be eithera DolbyDigitalsignal,a DTSsignalor a
standardPCMdigitalsource.

€_)_ Video2 VideoInputs:Connectoneof these
jacksto the PLAY/OUT
compositeor S-Videojacks
on a TV,VCRor othervideosource.
_,) 6-ChannelDirect Inputs: Ifan externaldigital
audiodecoderis used,connectthe outputsof that
decoderto thesejacks.
Thesejackshavebeencolor-codedasfollowsto
assistyouin makingcorrectchannelconnections:
FrontLeft
White
FrontRight
Center
SurroundLeft
SurroundRight
Subwoofer

Red
Green
Blue
Gray
Purple

DVDAudioInputs: Connedthesejacksto the
analogaudiojackson a DVDplayeror othersource
device.
NOTE:Thedefaultsettingfortheaudioinputassociated
withDVDis the CoaxialDigitalInput 1 i_). If you
connectthe audiooutputsof a DVDplayerto the analogjacks,_, changethe inputsettingas shownon
page20.
_}) Video1 Audio Inputs:Connedthesejacksto
the PLAY/OUT
audiojackson aVCRor othervideo
source.
_X)Video1Audio Outputs:Connedthesejacksto
the RECORD/INPUT
audiojackson aVCR.
(_) Video2 Audio Inputs:Connectthesejacksto
the PLAY/OUT
audiojackson aVCR,satellitereceiver,
cablebox,videogameor othercompositevideo
source.

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IRTransmitter
Window
ProgramIndicator
PowerOnButton
InputSelectors
AVRSelector

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TestButton
SleepButton
SurroundModeSelector
NightMode
ChannelSelectButton
• Button
• Button
SetButton
DigitalSelect
• Button
NumericKeys
TunerMode
DirectButton
TuningUp/Down
MacroButtons
Transport
Controls

VCR

TV

CH.

NIGHT

SkipUp/DownButtons
DiscSkipButton
PresetUp/Down
ClearButton
MemoryButton
Delay/Prev.
Ch.
• Button
SpeakerSelect
SpareButton
VolumeUp/Down
TV/VideoSelector
6-ChannelDirectInput
@ Mute
0

TUNING

PRESET

NOTE:Thefunctionnamesshownherereferto each
button'sfeaturewhenusedwith_e AVR125. Most
buttonshaveadditional
functionswhenusedwith
otherdevices.Seepages31-32 fora listof these
functions.

AVR
125

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS
IMPORTANT
NOTE:TheAVR125'sremotemaybe
programmed
to controlup to sevendevices,including
he AVR125. Beforeusingthe remote,rememberto
pressthe InputSelectorButton_ hat correspondsto the unityouwishto operate.Inaddition,
the
AVR125'sremoteisshippedfromthefactoryto operatetheAVR125 andmostrecentHarmanKardon
products.Theremoteis alsocapableof operatinga
widevarietyof otherproductsusingthe controlcodes
thatarepartof theremote.Beforeusingthe remote
withotherproducts,followthe instructions
on pages
27-30 to programthe propercodesforthe products
inyoursystem.
It isalsoimportant
to rememberthatmanyof the buttonsonthe remotetakeondifferentfunctions,
dependingon the productselectedusingthe DeviceControl
Selectors.
Thedescriptions
shownhereprimarily
detail
thefunctionsofthe remotewhenit isusedto operate
theAVR125. (Seepages31-32 for information
about
alternate
functions
forthe remote'sbuttons.)
0 PowerOff Button:Pressing
thisbuttonturnsoff
(placesintheStandbymode)the devicethatwaslast
selectedbypressing
oneofthe InputSelectors4_t.
ToplacetheAVR125intheStandbymode,firstpress
theAVRSelectorButton_ andthenpressthis
button.
IRTransmitterWindow:Pointthiswindow
towards
theAVR125v_enpressing
buttonsonthe
remoteto makecertainthatinfrared
commands
are
properlyreceived.
ProgramIndicator:Thisthree-colorindicator
is
usedto guideyouthroughthe processof programmingtheremote.(Seepages27-30 for information
on programming
the remote.)
0 PowerOn Button:Afterselecting
a deviceby
pressing
oneofthe InputSelectors4_t, pressthis
buttonto turnthedeviceon.ToturnontheAVR125,
presstheAVRSelectorButton_.
Input Selectors:Pressingoneof thesebuttons
willperformthreeactionsatthe sametime.First,if the
AVR125 is notturnedon,thiswill powerup theunit.
Next,it willselectthesourceshownon the buttonas
the inputto theAVR125. Finally,
it will changethe
remotecontrolsothatit controlsthedeviceselected.
Afterpressingoneof thesebuttonsyou mustpress
theAVRSelectorButton _ againto operatethe
AVR125'sfunctionswiththe remote.
AVRSelector:Pressing
thisbuttonwillswitchthe
remotesothatit willoperate
theAVR125'sfunctions.
If
theAVR125 isintheStandbymode,it willalsoturnthe
AVR125on.

0 AM/FMTunerSelect:Pressthisbuttonto select
theAVR125's tunerasthe listening
choice.Pressing
thisbuttonwhenthetuneris alreadyin usewill switch
betweentheAM andFMbands.
Q TestButton:Pressthisbuttonto beginthe
sequenceusedto calibrate
theAVR125'soutputlevels.
(Seepages18-19 for moreinformation
on calibrating
theAVR125.)
SleepButton:Pressthisbuttonto placetheunit
intheSleepmode.Afterthetime showninthe display,
theAVR125 willautomatically
go intothe Standby
mode.Eachpressof the buttonchangesthe timeuntil
turn-offinthefollowingorder:
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30_
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Thisbuttonis alsousedto changechannels
on your
IV whentheIV is selected,andit is alsousedto end
the processofcreatinga macrocommand.
(Seepage
28 formoreinformation
oncreatingmacros.)
SurroundMode Selector:Pressthisbuttonto
beginthe processofchangingthesurroundmode.After
the buttonhasbeenpressed,usethe A/• Buttons
qi_)qi_l to selectthe desiredsurroundmode.(See
page22 for moreinformation.)
Thisbuttonis also
usedto tunechannelswhentheIV isselected,and
duringthe processof erasingstoredmacrocommands.(Seepage28 for moreinformation
on
macros.)
NOTE:TheSleepButton _ andSurround Mode
Selector_ mayalsofunctionasthe Channel+
and- keyswhentheremoteis programmed
for use
withTVs,cableboxes,VCRs,satellitereceiversor other
videodeviceswithtuners.Seepage29 for information
on programming
the remotefor ChannelControl
Punch-Through
capabilitysothatyoumaychange
channelson a separate
devicewhenthe remoteis
inAVRmode.
Night Mode:Pressthisbuttonto activatethe
Nightmode.Thismodeis available
inspeciallyencoded digitalsourcesto preservedialog(centerchannel)
intelligibility
at lowvolumelevels.
ChannelSelectButton:Thisbuttonisusedto
starttheprocessofsettingtheAVR125'soLMutlevelsto
anexternal
source.Oncethisbuttonis pressed,
usethe
A/• Buttonsqi_)qi_l to selectthechannelbeing
adjusted,
thenpresstheSet Button _, followedby
the A/• Buttonsqi_)qi_l again,tochangethelevel
setting.(Seepage25 formoreinformation.)

A Button:Thismultipurpose
buttonisusedto
changeconfiguration
settingssuchasoutputlevels.
Whenchanging
an itemsuchasthesurroundmodeor
digitalinputdirectly,
firstpressthefunctionor modeto
bechanged(e.g.,presstheSurroundModeSelector
to selecta surroundmodeorthe DigitalSelect
Button @ to changethedigitalinput)andthenpress
thisbuttonto scrollthroughthe listof available
choices.
• Button:Thisbuttonisusedto changethe
settingduringsomeof the setupprocedures
forthe
AVR125.
Set Button:Thisbuttonis usedto entersettings
intothe AVR125's memory.It is alsousedinthe
setupprocedures
fordelaytime,speakerconfiguration
andchanneloutputleveladjustment.
DigitalSelect:Pressthisbuttonto assignoneof
the digitalinputsi_)_l'_J_lJ to the sourcecurrently
inuse.(Seepage23 for moreinformation
on using
digitalinputs.)
• Button:Thismultipurpose
buttonisusedto
changeconfiguration
settingssuchasoutputlevels.
Whenchanging
an itemsuchasthesurroundmodeor
digitalinputdirectly,
firstpressthefunctionor modeto
bechanged(e.g.,presstheSurroundModeSelector
to selecta surroundmodeorthe DigitalSelect
Button @ to changethedigitalinput)andthenpress
thisbuttonto scrollthroughthe listof available
choices.
NumericKeys:Thesebuttonsserveasa tenbuttonnumerickeypadto entertunerpresetpositions.
Theyarealsousedto selectchannelnumberswhen
TV hasbeenselectedon the remote,or to selecttrack
numberson a CD,DVDor LDplayer,depending
on
howthe remotehasbeenprogrammed.
TunerMode:Pressthisbuttonwhenthetuneris
inuseto selectbetweenautomatictuningandmanual
tuning.Inautomatictuningmode,the AUTOIndicator
[] willbe lit, andonlystationswithacceptablesignal
qualitymaybetunedbypressingthe TuningUp/
Down Buttons[_Jql_h Whenthe buttonis pressed
sothatthe AUTOIndicator[] goesout,manual
tuningmodeis engaged,andpressingthe Tuning
Buttons _}P[_ will movethe frequency
up or down
insingle-stepincrements.
Whenthe FMbandis in
use,pressingthisbuttonwhena station'ssignalis
weakwill changeto monauralreception.(Seepage
25 formoreinformation.)
Direct Button:Whenthetuneris inuse,press
thisbuttonto startthe sequencefordirectentryof a
station'sfrequency.
Afterpressing
the buttonsimply
pressthe properNumericKeys_ to selecta station. (Seepage25 formoreinformation
on thetuner.)

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS
TuningUp/Down:Whenhe tunerisinuse,these
buttonswilltuneup or downthroughtheselectedfrequencyband.IftheTunerModeButton _)E'_I has
beenpressedsothattheAUTOIndicator[] is illuminated,pressing
eitherofthe buttonswillcausethetuner
to seekthe nextstationwithacceptable
signalstrength
forqualityreception.
Whenthe AUTOIndicator[] is
NOTilluminated,
pressing
thesebuttonswilltunestationsinsingle-step
increments.
(Seepage25 for more
information.)

AVR125 whenprocessing
surroundsound.After
pressing
thisbutton,thedelaytimesareenteredby
pressing
the Set Button _ andthenusingthe
A/v Buttonsqi_)qj_l to changethe setting.Press
the Set Button _ againto completethe process.
(Seepage19 for moreinformation.)

MacroButtons:Pressthesebuttonsto storeor
recalla "Macro",
whichisa preprogrammed
sequence
of commands
storedintheremote.(Seepage28 for
moreinformation
on storingandrecallingmacros.)

SpeakerSelect: Pressthisbuttonto beginthe
processof configuringtheAVR125's bassmanagementsystemfor usewiththe typeof speakersused
inyoursystem.Oncethe buttonhas beenpressed,
usethe A/'v Buttons qi_!_qj_lto selectthe channelyou wishto set up.Pressthe Set Button
andthenselectanotherchannelto configure.
When
all adjustments
havebeencompleted,pressthe
Set Button _ twiceto exitthe settingsand
returnto normaloperation.(Seepage17 for more
information.)

TransportControls:Thesebuttonsdo not have
anyfunctions
forthe AVR125, buttheymaybe programmedforthe forward/reverse
playoperationof a
widevarietyof CDor DVDplayers,
andaudioor video
cassetterecorders.
(Seepage29 formoreinformation
on programming
theTransport
Conb-ol
Punch-Through
capabilityofthe remote.)
Skip Up/DownButton:Thesebuttonshaveno
directfunctionwiththeAVR125, butwhenusedwith
a compatibly
programmed
CDor DVDchanger,
they
willchangethe trackor chapterofthe disccurrently
beingplayedinthechanger.
DiscSkip Button:Thisbuttonhasno direct
functionfor theAVR125, but whenusedwithacompatiblyprogrammed
CDor DVDchanger,
it will change
the disccurrentlybeingplayedinthe changer.
(See
page28 for moreinformation
on usingthe remote
withotherdevices.)
PresetUp/Down:Whenthe tuneris inuse,
pressthesebuttonsto scrollthroughthe stationsprogrammedintotheAVR125's memory.Whensome
sourcedevices,suchasCDplayers,
VCRsandcassettedecks,areselectedusingthe deviceInput
Selectors41_t,thesebuttonsmayfunctionas
ChapterSteporTrackAdvance.
ClearButton:Pressthisbuttonto clearincorrect
enbieswhenusingtheremoteto directlyentera radio
station's
frequency.
MemoryButton:Bessthisbuttonto enteraradio
stationintotheAVR125'spresetmemory.
Oncethe
MemoryIndicator[] flashes,youhavefiveseconds
to entera presetmemorylocationusingthe Numeric
Keysqj]_. (Seepage25 for moreinformation.)
Delay/PreyCh.: Pressthisbuttonto begin
the processforsettingthe delaytimesusedbythe

_. Button:Pressthisbuttontomangea setting
or selection
whenconfiguring
manyoftheAVR125's
settings.

SpareButton:Thisbuttondoesnot haveany
functionforthe operationof theAVR125, but it is
availableforusewhenprogrammed
withthe code
fromanotherremote.(Seepage27 forinformation
on programming
the remotewithcodesfor other
devices.)
VolumeUp/Down:Pressthesebuttonsto raise
or lowerthesystemvolume.Seepage29 for more
information
on programming
the VolumePunchThroughcapabilityof the remote,whichallowsyouto
changetheAVR125'svolumewhilethe remoteisset
to conb-olanotherdevice.
W/VideoSelector:Thisbuttondoesnot havea
directfunctionontheAVR125, butwhenusedwitha
compatiblyprogrammed
VCR,DVDor satellitereceiver
thathasa "IV/Video"function,pressingthisbuttonwill
switchbetweenthe outputof the playeror receiver
andthe externalvideoinputto thatplayer.Consultthe
owner'smanualforyourspecificplayeror receiverfor
the detailsof howit implements
thisfunction.
6-ChannelDirect Input: Pressthisbuttonto
selectthe component
connectedto the 6-Channel
DirectInput _ asthesource.
Mute: Pressthisbuttonto momentarily
silence
theAVR125 or TVsetbeingconb-olled,
dependingon
whichdevicehasbeenselected.
WhentheAVR125
ismuted,pressthisbuttonor usetheVolume
Control [] _ to returnto the previousvolume
level.WhentheAVR125 remoteis beingprogrammed

to operateanotherdeviceor whenamacrocommand
is beingprogrammed,
thisbuttonispressedwiththe
Input SelectorButton _ to beginthe programmingprocess.(Seepage27 formoreinformation
on
programming
theremote.)

INSTALLATION

AND CONNECTIONS

SystemInstallation
Afterunpackinc
theunit.andplacingKon aSOlid
surface
capableofsupporting
itsweight,youWillneedto make
theconnections
to _buraudioandvideoequipment

cableTVs_stem.Notethatif the antennaor connectlor uses300-ohmtwin-leadcable youmustuseme
300-ohm-to-75-ohmadaptorSUDE
ed withtheunitto
makethe connecuon,

AudioEquipmentConnections
Werecommend
thatyouusehigh-qualit_
interconnect
Cableswhenmakingconnections
to sourceedu_omem
andrecordersto oreservetne inmgrityofthe signals,

7, Ifyou havea DVD-Audio
DrSACDp_ayer,
or other
componentthatincludesan oneoardsurround
decoderand6-channelline-levelaudiooutputs,you
ma_connecttheseaudiocutoutsto the 6-Channel
Direct Inputs_,_.It s alsonecessary
to connectthe
Whenmakingconnections
10audioSOUrCe
edulPmen[
coaxor opticaldigitaloutputor a BVBpla_er to coax
or soeakersit is alwaysa goodpracticeto unplugthe
or opticaldigitalinputson theAVR125 i_)_i'l_Ji'l_J
unitfromtheACwalloutletThisorevenm
anypOSSlPll- to takeadvantage
of DolbyDigitaor DTSsoundtracks.
[yof accidental
y sendingaudioor transientsignalsto
Connectthe DVDplayers wdeocutoutsto the DVD
thesoeakersthatmaydamac_=
them
VideoInput Jacks _.
Foraudio-on,sources,
suchasDVDaudioor SACEselectthe 6-Channe
1. Connectthe analogoutputof a CDplayertothe
Directnoutsource.Forvideosourcessucnasa DVD
CDInputs
selectthe DVDndUt
NOTE:Whenthe C[ playerhasPOInfixedandvariampaudiooutoum[is des[to usethefixedcutout
unlessyoufindthatthe input[0 the receiver_sso ow
thatthe soundisnoisy,or so highthatthesigna is
distorted,
2. Connectthe analogPlay/Out
jacksof a cassette
deck.MD.CD-Ror otheraudiorecorderto the Tape
Input Jacks _ Connectthe analogRecord/In
jacks
on the recorderto theTapeOutputJacks 0 on the
AVR125,
3. Connectthe outputof anyolctalsources1othe
appropnam_nputconnectionson the AVR125 rear
panel.Notethatthe Optical andCoaxialDigital
Inputs i_)€_i"B'ti"_Jmay beusedwitha Bolby
Digta or DTSsourcesuchasa DVDola!er.or the
outputof a conventlonaCDor LDplayer'sPCM
S/P-DIRoutput.
4, ConnecttheOpticalDigitalOutput_ or Coaxial
DigitalOutputii_ onthemarpaneloftheAVR125to
thematching
digitalinputconnections
on aCD-Ror
MiniDisc
recorde_:
5. Assemble
the AM LOOP
Antennasuooneawithtne
unitasshownbelow.Connectit to the AM andGND
ScrewTerminalsO.

8, Connectthefront cemerandsurroundSpeaker
Outputs_})_
to the respective
speakers.
-a ensurethatall theaUdiOsignalsarecarriedto your
sEeakerswithoutlossof clarit,or resolutionwesLjgestthatyou usehigi_ qualityspeakercable.Man,.
brandsof cableareavailable
andthecnolceof cable
ma,_be influencedo,_[nedistancepetweenyour
speakersandthereceiver,thetypeof speakersyou
use.Dersona_
Ereferencesandotherfactors.Your
dealeror ns[alleris aValUable
resourceto consultn
selectingthe prooercame,
Degaroless
of the brandof cableselectedwerecommendthat, Duusea caplecons_uc[ed
of fine muitls_and:opperwitha gaugeof 14 orsmaller.Remember
1natinspecifying:anle._neowerthe numoe the
thickerthe caole.
Cablewitha gaugeof 16 ma,..Deusedforshortruns
of lessthanten feet,Wedo notrecommend
thatyou
usecableswithanAWGequivalent
of 18 or hgnerdue
to the dower}ss anddegradation
inperformance
that
Will OCCur,

CablesthatareruninsidewallsshouldhavetheaDorooriatemarkingsto indicatelistingWl_UL.CSAor other
appropnam
restingagenc_SIandardS.
Questions
aboul
runnm_cablesinsidewallsShOUld
bereferredto your
ns[aHer
or a censeaelectricalcontractorwhoisfamilJarwiththe NECand/orthe aPEcablelOCal
PUlldlng
COdeS
in!ourarea

6. Connectthe suuoliedFMantennato the FM
Antenna(75 ohm)Connection_. TheFManmnna
ma_alsobe an externalroofanmnnaan nsldecoweredor wire earlantennaor a connectionfroma

When:onnectlngwiresto the _oeakers,
Decertainto
observeoroperpoland.Remember
to connec_
_ne
negative"
or "black"wireto thesameterminalon
boththereceiverandthe soeaker.
TheAVR125 confon-nstothe atestCEA-recommended
COlOr-Codlno
forspeakerterminals.
Accordingly.
me POSllIVe
I+
terminal,whichwaspreviously
red s nowa soecific

colorto asmstyou inmakingthecorrectconnections.
' your_9eakershavecolor-codedconnectionsmamn
the terminalon theAVR125 to the liketerminalon
yourspeakers,Forexistingspeakerswitha redmrmlnalfor the oosmve
connectlortheconnections
on the
AVR125 areasfollows:
FrontLeft= White
FrontRight= Red
Center= Green
SurroundLeft= Blue SurroundRight= Gra_
Wh _ mostsoeakermanufacturers
adhereto an
ndustr.,conventionof usincblackterminalsfor negativeandred onesfor Eositlve,somemanufacturers
mayvaryfromthisconfiguration.
Toensureproper
phaseandoptimalperformance,
consultthe identification platoon yourspeakeror the soeaker'smanualtc
verifypolarity.
Ifyou dOno_knowhe oolarityofyour
speaker,askyourdealerforadvicebeforeproceeding
or consultthe soeaker'smanufacturer,
We alsorecommendthattne engthof cableused
to connectspeakerpairsde identical.Forexamole.
usethe samelengthpieceof cableto connectthe
fr)nt-left andfront-rigmor surround-leftandsurround-rght speakers,evenif the SEeakersarea
differentdistancefrom theAVR125
9 Connections
to a subwooferarenorma_ madevia
a _ne-leveaudioconnection
fromtne Subwoofer
Output0 to the llne-levenEu1of a subwooferwith
a PUll[-In
am9lifier.
Whena 9asslve
subwooferis useG
the connectionfirstgoesto a poweramplifier,
which
w_ Deconnectedto oneor moresubwooferspeakers,
f youareusinga doweredsubwooferthatdoesnot
haveline-levelinputconnections,
followthe instructionsfurnishedwiththe sEeakerforconnection
nformation,
Video EquipmentConnections
VideO
eaulpmen[
is connecmanthesamemanneras
auaLo
components,
Again,theuseof hign-qua_v
merco_nectcames_srecommended
to preserve
%naEquamy,
thoughanycompatibleVideO
aewcema Deconnecteato anyvlaeoinput/wl_ theexceptionof the
Video 1 OutputJacks _)1_}.
whichmay0% de
connectedto a Videorecorder),to makeprogramming
devicecodes_ntothe remotecontroleasier,werecommendthatyOUconnectyourVCRto theVideo 1
Connectors(__)_,
! ourtelevision
to the
Video2 Connectors_
I_), andyourcable-TV
converteror satellitereceiverto theVideo3
Connectorsi'_Ji']'_J,
1. Connecta VCR'saUdiO
andvideoPlay/Outacksto
the Video1 InputJacks _
onthe rearoanel,
TheAudioandVideoRecord/inackson theVCR

INSTALLATION
shouldbe connectedto the Video1 Out Jacks
i_)_)l_i) on theAVR125
2. Connectthe analogaudioandvideocutoutsofa
mievlslon
setor an,_oTnervideosourceto the Video2
Jacks _)_) _),

PowerConnections
Ths unit_sedu_DDed
Wit tWOaccessor.AC outlets,
Thej mayde usedTopoweraccessory]ewces.DUT
the ShOUld
not Deusedwithhign-current
draweduIDmeritsuchas doweramplifiers.
Thetotal soweruraN
to eachOUTleT
ma'_notexceed100 waits.

3. ConnectTheanalogaudioandvideodUmdUm
ofa
cableTVconverteror satellitereceiver,
or ar,, Diner
videosourceTotheVideo3 Jacks il_j[r_j on me
frontdaneof theAVR125.

TheSwitchedACAccessoryOutlet_ will reDe_ve
poweronlywhenthe unit 3on.This 3recommended
"or devicesthathaveno dowerswitDhor a mechanica
dowerswitchthatms'.Deleftinthe 'ON'DOSltlOn

4. Connectthe analogaudioandvideoOumuts
of
a DVDor laserdiscplayerToTneDVDJacks
i_)_.
When_olglta audioconnectionis used
for yourDVDp_as
er the defaultconnections the
CoaxialDigital Input 1 Jack i_). However.
the
connectionma} alsoDemadeToanyof the Optical
_i"k"t }r Coaxiali_)i"B Digital Inputs, provided
matme digitalInputsourceselectionis chancedas
Shownon page23. If_ourDVDor DVD-Audio
player
'noluoesanOnDOarO
surrounddecoderand6-channe
ne-_eve_
audioouTpuTs,
yOUmayconnecttheseaudio
OUmUtS
tOhe 6-ChannelDirect Inputs_,_.When
youwishTohearthisdecodedaudio,selectthe DVD
ndUtfirstinorderto selectthe videos gnalfromthe
DVDala_er,Tnenselectthe 6-ChanneDirectInDuT
sourceforthe audio.

NOTE:Man_aUdiOandvideoproductsgo Intoa
3tandb modewhenthe__reusedwithswitchedoutets._ndcannotbefull,.Turnedon uSlnD
me OuTleT
alonewithouta remotesontrocommand

5. Connectthe digitalaudioouTpum
of a DVDpla!er
sammm
receivercameDOX
or HDTVconverterto the
aDDroDnam
Opticalor CoaxialDigital Inputs

6, Connectthe VideoMonitorOutput _.
9.CKS
on thereceiverto the comooslm}r S-VideoInDuT
of
yourm_ews_on
monitoror waledprojector
VIDEOCONNECTION
NOTE:
• 30mDOSlTe
an(]S-Videosignalsmayo% Deviewed
n theirnativeformats,TheAVR125 Willno]_convert
signalsfromcomoositeto S-Videcor viceversa
S-Videoinputsmay0% beviewedwhenthe
AVR125 is connectedToa TVsetor videodisplay
wth S-Videocapability.
Ifyou usebothstandard
comooslTe
videoandS-Videosourcesinyour
s_stem.iTis irrportanT
Thatyou ;onnectbothan
S-Videocableandastandardcomoosimvideo
cable a coaxcablewithanRCAslugsnboth
ends betweentheAVR125 andjourTVor projec
Tor,Whenit is necessar_[omakebothtypeso]
connections
To.ourTVset.usedifferentin}utsif
sosslole.
Consultthe instructions
for yourTVset o_
projectorfor moreinformation}n connecHnc
both
#pesof s _nals.

TheUnswitchedAC AccessoryOutlet li_/v
receivecoweraslongasTheunitis pluggedIn_oa
coweredAC outlet,
Finally,
wnenall connections
are;ompleTe,
plughe
PowerCord li_ intoa nonswlmned
120-voltAC wal
outleT,YourealmostreadyToenjoythe AVR125!

AND CONNECTIONS

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
/Vhenallaudio,vlgeoandsjstemconnections
have
oeenmacethemareafewconfiguration
aojus_menm
_a_mustbe made.A fewminutessoemto correctly
configureangcailoram
the unitWilljrea_iyago_oyour
istenlngexperience.
SpeakerSelectionand Placement
Theglacementof soeakereina multichanne
home
_eaters,.s_em
canhavea no%eagle-oac_ on _ne
quali_of soundreproduced.
No matterwhich_ypeor
orangof soeakerss used.the samemoge or orang
of sgeakershouldbe usegfor the leftfront,cenmr
angrightfront sbeakers.
Thiscreatesa seamless
frontsoundstageandeliminates
the possIOlllbof dis_rac[ingsonicdisturbances
thatoccurwhena soung
movesacrossmismatched
front-channespeakers.

oosition.Againthe! ShOUld
be locatedsothatthe
oottomofthe camne_
is a_leasttwofeethigher_an
the listeners'ears.Thesoeakereshouldbe no more

Center Front Speaker

thansixfeetbehindtherearof the seatingarea.

Speaker

A Front-Channd
SoeaKer
installation
wmDirectViewTVSetsor Rear-Screen
ProJectors
TV

Left Front
SDeaKe_

or

Prolection

Screen

Center Front
Speaker

Right Front
Speaker

SpeakerPlacement
Depending
on the typeof centerchannelsueakerin
useangyourviewinggevlce,olacethe centersoeaker
eitherdirectl,aooveor oelow\ ourTV or inthe cenrer
oemg a perforatedfrontprojectionscreer
Oncethe centerchannelsoeakeris installed,oosmon
_e eftfrontangrght frontsFeakereso thatthe',are
asfarawa fromoneanotherasthecenterchanne
speakeris fromthe sreferred_smn_ng
posmon.
_gea_y,
thefront-channel
soeakere
ShOUld
be olacegso that
theirtweetersareno morethan24" aboveor below
thetweeterinthe centerchannel
soeaker,
Dependingon the specificsof yourroomacous%s
gnuthe ype of speakersin use,youma_findthat
'magingis improve(]oymovingtheleftfrontandngn[
frontspeakersslightlyforwardof the centerchanne
speaker.Ifpossible,ad JStallfrontIoudsoeakere
so
thattheyareaimedat earheightwhenyouareseamc
'n the s_enlng
OOSlUOn.
Js_ng
_eseguidelines,
you'llfindthatit takessome
e>senmenm_lon
_ofindthe correctocationforthefront
speakers
inyourparticular
installation
Don'tbeafraidto
movethingsarounduml _e s,smmsoundscorrecL
Ootimize
yourspeakersso_at audiotransKions
across
thefrontofthe roomsoundsmootr _o _a[ sounds
froma_soeakereaooearto arriveat the listening
gos_tlonatthe sameume wmou[delayfromthe center
soeakercomoareo_othe leftandrightspeakers).

listening rOOF

Oncethe soeakerehavebeenolacedinthe room
andconnected-.heremaining
stepsin_e se[uE
orocessare_oprogramtheAVR125's bassmanagemen_s,,stemforthe typeof speakersusedin Jour
sysmm,calleramthe cutoutlevels,angse_tne oela,_
_lmesusedo _nesurroundsoungorocessor.
No more than 6 feel
wnen rear-mounted
speakers are used

outiona!
Rear-'Wall
Mounting

E Thedistancebetweentheleftandrigm
soeaKers
ShOUld
Deeoualto thedistancefrom
_nesea_/ng
pos/son_ome wowingscreen,rou
mayalsoexpenmemw/mplacing_neleftand
r/gmspeakerss//gn[/}forwardof the center
soeaKe£

Atleast

6 inches from ceiling

At least 2 feet

Surroundsoeakereshouldde }lacedon the sidewalls
of the room a_or s_gnHyoenlndthe I_smnlng
_OSl[l(
n.
Thecenmrof the seeakershouldface _n[o_neroom.
Thest eakereshouldbe locatedso_a_the Bottomof
_necaelne[s a_leas_
_wofeethigherthanthe listeners
earswhenthe _smnere
areseamgin_e desiredarea.
fside-wallmountingis not practical.
_nesoeakere
may oe placeg on a rearwa , behind the s[enlng

Subwooferesrooucenondirectional
soung,sothe
"sayoe Flacegalmos_ar,'whereir a room.Actua
c acemen_
shouldoe oasegon roomsizeandShade
andthe _pe of subwooferused.Onemethodof findng the oFNma ocationfora subwooferis _oDecn
myplacingi_inthe frontof the room.aoou[six incnes
froma wa_ }r nearthefront cornerof the room.
Anothermethods _o_emporanly
placethe subwoofer
at _ournormalllsrenlrj _osmonandthenwalk
aroundthe roomunt youfinda ssotwherethe subwoofersoundsbest.Placethe subwooferinthatSDOL
YOU
silouldalsofollowthe instructions
of theSUbwoofer'smanufacturer,
or you mayWiShto experimentwithme bestlocationfor asubwooferin ,our

,4
_" Oct,
irealolacement
of surroundsoeaKer

YOU
arenowreagyto powerup _e AVR125 to beglr
thesefinalaous_menm.
1 Plugthe PowerCord_
suueL

nto an unswitched
AC

2. Pressthe MainPowerSwitch [] n unuii!
atchesand_e worg'OFF }n me_ooof the
switchg_saooears
insidethe frontoanel.Note
thatthe PowerIndicator [] Will_urnamber.
nglcaungthat_e unitis inthe Standbymoge
S.Remove
the orotec[ive
olastic
filmfromthe
frontsane ens.f
leftinolace,
the filmma,
affect
the
serformance
of .'ourremoracontrol
4. Insm_thethreesuo_edAAAba_enes_nthe
remoteasshown.Becertainto followthe
_ng/-/poian_ ndicatorethatareon the bottom
of the batterycompar_menL

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
5.TurntheAVR125 on eiher bypressing
the
SystemPowerControl[] onhe frontpanel,
or viahe remotebypressingtheAVRSelector
0 or anyof the Input Selectors00_
on theremote.ThePowerIndicator[] willturn
greento confirmthathe unitison, andhe Main
InformationDisplay[] willalsolightup.
SystemSetup
TheAVR125 featuresan advancedmemorysystem
thatenablesyouto establish
differentconfigurations
forhe bassmanagement,
digitalinput,surround
mode,delaytimesandoutputlevelsforeachinput
source.Thisflexibilityenablesyouto custom-tailor
the
wayinwhichyou listento eachsourceandhavethe
AVR125 memorize
thosesettings.Thismeans,for
example,hat youmayusedifferentoutputlevelsor
trimsfordifferentsources,or setdifferentspeaker
configurations
withthe resultantchangesto the bass
management
system.Oncethesesettingsaremade,
theywill automatically
berecalledwhenever
you select
thatinput.
Thefactorydefaultsettingsforhe AVR125 haveall
inputsconfigured
for ananalogsource(exceptforthe
DVDinput,whichhasthe CoaxialDigital Input 1 i_)
ashe default),Stereoasthe surroundmode,all
speakerpositionssetto "sma[' anda subwooferconnected.Beforeusingthe unit,youwill probablywant
to changethe settingsfor mostinputssohat hey are
properlyconfiguredto reflecthe useof digitalor analog inputs,the typeof speakersinstalledandhe surroundmodespecifics.Remember
thatsincehe
AVR125 memorizes
thesettingsfor eachinputindividually,youwillneedto makehese adjustments
for
eachinputused.However,
oncetheyaremade,further
adjustment
is onlyrequiredwhensystemcomponents
arechanged.
Onceyouhavecompletedthe settingsforthe first
input,manysettingsmaybe duplicated
forthe remaining inputs.Remember
thatoncethe settingsare
enteredforoneinput,theymustbe completedforall
otherinputsourcesinyoursystem.
SpeakerSetup
Theseadjustments
tellhe AVR125 whichtype of
speakersareinuse.Thisis importantasit adjustshe
settingshat determinewhichspeakersreceivelowfrequency(bass)information.
Foreachof thesesettingsusethe L AR GE settingif he speakersfora
particularpositionaretraditionalfull-rangeloudspeakersthatarecapableof reproducing
soundsbelow
lOOHz.Usehe SMAL L settingfor smaller,frequency-limited
satellitespeakersthatdo not reproduce
soundsbelowlOOHz.Notethatwhen"small"speakers areused,a subwooferis requiredto reproduce
low-frequency
sounds.Remember
thatthe "large"and

"small"descriptions
do notreferto the actualphysical
sizeof he speakers,
butto heir abilityto reproduce
low-frequency
sounds.Ifyou areindoubtasto which
categorydescribes
yourspeakers,consulthe specificationsinthespeakers'owner'smanual,or askyour
dealer.
Wih he AVR125 turnedon,followthesestepsto
configurethe speakers:
1. Putthe AVR125 inthe DolbyProLogicIImode
bypressingthe SurroundModeSelector[] on
the frontpanelor bypressingthe SurroundMode
Selector_ onthe remote,untilD0 L B Y
PRO LOGIC II- MOVIE appears
inhe MainInformation Display[] andhe
ProLogic II Indicator[] lights.
2. Presshe SpeakerSelectButton_ _ on
the remoteor front panel.F NT S PKR will
appearinthe MainInformation Display[].
3. Presshe Set Button qi]_.
4. Presshe A/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_onhe remote
or theSelectorButtons[] on he frontpanel
untileitherL AR GE or S MA L L appears,
matchingthetypeof speakersyou haveatthe leftfrontandright-frontpositions,asdescribedbythe
definitions
showninthe precedingsection.
WhenSMAL L is selected,low-frequency
soundswill besentto thesubwooferoutputonly.
Notethatif you choosehis option,andhere isno
subwooferconnected,
youwillnot hearanylowfrequencysoundsfrom he frontchannels.
WhenL A RGE is selected,a full-rangeoutput
will be sentto the front-leftandfront-rightoutputs,
andNOlow-frequency
signalswill be sentto he
subwooferoutput.
5.Whenyouhavecompletedyourselectionforthe
frontchannel,pressthe Set Button _ _, and
thenpressthe A/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_on he
remoteor the SelectorButtons [] on thefront
paneltochangethedisplayto C SPKR.
6. Pressthe Set Button _ W again,andusethe
Air Buttonsqi_qi_l_ on he remote,or he
SelectorButtons[] on he frontpanel,to select
the optionthatbestdescribes
yoursystembased
onthe speakerdefinitions
showninthe preceding
section.
WhenC SMAL L isselected,low-frequency
center-channel
soundswillbe sentto thesubwooferoutputonly.Notethatif youchoosethis
optionandthereis no subwooferconnected,
you
will nothearanylow-frequency
soundsfromhe
centerchannelspeaker.
WhenC L A RGE isselected,a full-rangeoutput

willbe sentto the centerspeakeroutput,andNO
center-channel
low-frequency
information
will be
sentto the subwooferoutput.
NOTE:IfyouchooseLogic7 ashe surround
modeforhe particularinputsourceforwhichyou
areconfiguring
yourspeakers,
theAVR125 will not
makethe LARGEoptionavailable
forthe center
speaker.
Thisis dueto he requirements
of Logic7
processing,
anddoesnot indicate
a problemwih
yourreceiver.
WhenC N0 NE isselected,no signalswill be
sentto the centepchannel
output.
7. Whenyou havecompletedyourselectionforhe
centerchannel,pressthe Set Button _ _,
andthenpressthe 4/_ Buttons_ _
onthe
remoteor the SelectorButtons[] on the front
panelto change
thedisplayto SR SPKR.
8. Presshe Set Button _ _ again,andthen
usethe A/V Buttonsqi_qi_l_ on the remoteor
he SelectorButtons [] onthe frontpanelto
selectthe optionthatbestdescribes
yoursystem
basedon he speakerdefinitions
showninhe
precedingsection.
WhenS R S MA L L isselected,low-frequency
surround-channel
soundswillbe sentto the subwooferoutputonly.Notethatif youchoosehis
optionandhere isno subwooferconnected,
you
willnot hearanylow-frequency
soundsfromthe
surroundspeaker.
WhenS R L AR GE isselected,a full-rangeoutputwill be sentto the surround-channel
outputs,
andNOsurround-channel
signalswill be sentto
he subwooferoutput.
WhenS R N 0 N E is selected,surroundsound
information
willbe splitbetweenthe front-leftand
front-rightoutputs.Notethatfor optimalperformancewhenno surroundspeakersareinuse,he
Dolby3 Stereomodeshouldbe usedinsteadof
DolbyProLogicII.
9. Whenyouhavecompletedyourselectionfor the
surroundchannel,presstheSet Button _ _,
andthenpressA/V Buttons qi_)qi_l_onthe
remoteor the SelectorButtons[] on he front
panelto change
thedisplayto S- W SPKR.
10. Pressthe Set Button _ _, andthenpress
he A/V Buttonsqi_)qi_l_on the remoteor he
SelectorButtons[] on the frontpanelto select
he optionthatbestdescribesyoursystem.
Thechoicesavailableforhe subwooferpositionwill
dependonthe settingsforthe oher speakers,particularlythe frontleft!rightpositions.
Ifthe frontleft!rightspeakersaresetto SMAL L,
he subwooferwill automatically
besetto SU B,
whichis the "ON"position.

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Ifthe frontleft!rightspeakemaresetto L A RGE,
threeoptionsareavailable:
• Ifno subwooferisconnectedto theAVR125,
pressthe A/V Buttons qi_)_ on the remote
so thatSW N0 NE appearsinthe Main
InformationDisplayI-ii. Whenthisoptionis
selected,all bassinformation
willbe routedto the
frontlefVright"main"speakers.
• Ifa subwooferisconnectedto theAVR125, you
havethe optionto havethe frontlefVright"main"
speakersreproducebassfrequencies
atall times,
andhavethe subwooferoperateonlywhenthe
AVR125 isbeingusedwitha digitalsourcethat
containsa dedicatedLow-Frequency
Effects,or
LFE,soundtrack.
Thisallowsyouto usebothyour
mainandsubwooferspeakers
to take advantage
of the specialbasscreatedforcertainmovies.
PressA/V Buttons qi_)_ onthe remote
so thatSW (L F E) appearsinthe Main
InformationDisplayI-ii.
• Ifa subwooferisconnectedandyouwishto useit
for bassreproduction
in conjunction
withthe main
frontlefVrightspeakers,regardless
ofthe typeof
programsourceor surroundmodeyou arelisteningto, pressthe A/V Buttons qi_)_ onthe
remotesothatL / R+ L F E appearsinthe
MainInformationDisplayI-ii. Whenthisoption
isselected,a "complete"
feedwill be sentto the
frontlefVright"main"speakers,
andthesubwoofer
willreceivebassfrequencies
belowlOOHz.
11. Whenall speakerselections
havebeenmade,
pressthe Set Button _ _ to returnto
normaloperation.

Configuringthe SurroundOff
(Stereo)Modes
Forsuperiorreproduction
of two-channel
program
materials,
theAVR125 offerstwoStereomodes:an
analogStereo-Direct
modethatbypasses
the digital
signalprocessing
circuitryfora completelyanalogsignalpaththatpreserves
the purityof the originalsignal,
anda digitalmodethatiscapableof providingbass
management
for optimaldistribution
of the lowfrequenciesbetweensmallerspeakersanda subwoofer.
Stereo-Direct(Bypass)Mode
WhentheanalogStereo-Direct
modeis selectedby
pressingthe SurroundMode SelectorI_1_ until
SURROUND
OFF- STEREO scrolls
acrosstheMain InformationDisplay[] andthe
SurroundModeIndicator [] for %rroundOffis lit,
theAVR125 will passthe analogsourcematerial
directlythroughto the frontleftandrightspeakers,
bypassing
the digitalprocessing
circuitry.

Inthismode,thefront leftandrightspeakerswillautomatically
be configured
asLARGE, andit willnot be
possible
to configurethesespeakersasS MA L L
Youmayconfigurethe subwooferas 0 N or 0 F F
bypressingthe SpeakerSelectButton []
untilS - W SP KR appearsinthe MainInformation
Display[]. PresstheA/V Buttons qi_)_ or
the SelectorButtons[] to selectthe desired
option,andthe Set Button F:i"l_ to enterthe
selection.
Stereo-DigitalMode
Ifyourfrontleftandrightspeakersarenot capableof
handlingafull-rangeinput,youmaypreferto take
advantage
of theAVR125's bassmanagement
capability.Whenlisteninginthe Stereomode,pressthe
SurroundMode Selector_i_
untilS UR R 0 UN D 0 F F - A / D M0 D E scrollsacross
the Main InformationDisplay[], the Surround
ModeIndicator [] for SurroundOffis litandboth
the StereoIndicator[] andthe DSPMode
Indicator[] arelit. Inthismode,the analoginputwill
beconvertedto digitalandroutedto the digitalsignal
processor
for bassmanagement
processing
beforeit
isconvertedbackto analogandoutputto the front
leftandrightspeakers.
Toconfigureyourfrontleftandrightspeakersinthis
mode,pressthe SpeakerSelectButton []_
untilF N T SP KR appearsinthe MainInformation
Display[], andthenpresstheSet Button F:i"l_.
Pressthe A/V Buttonsqi_)_ or theSelector
Buttons[] untileitherL A RGE or S MA L L
appears,matchingthe typeof speakersyouhaveat
the front-leftandfront-rightpositions,asdescribed
on page17.

properdirectionality
andintensity.
IMPORTANT
NOTE:Listenersareoftenconfused
aboutthe operationof the surroundchannels.
While
someassumethatsoundshouldalwaysbecoming
from eachspeaker,
mostof the timetherewill be little
or no soundinthesurroundchannels.
Thisis because
theyareonlyusedwhena moviedirectoror sound
mixerspecifically
placessoundthereto create
ambience,
a specialeffector to continueactionfrom
the frontof the roomto the rear.Whenthe outputlevelsareproperlyset,it is normalfor surroundspeakers
to operateonlyoccasionally.
Artificially
increasing
the
volumeto the rearspeakersmaydestroythe illusion
of anenvelopingsoundfieldthatduplicates
the way
you hearsoundina movietheateror concerthall.
Beforebeginningthe adjustment
process,makecertainthatallspeakerconnections
havebeenproperly
made.Thesystemvolumeshouldbesetto the level
thatyouwilluseduringa typicallisteningsession.
Finally,makecertainthatthe BalanceControl[] is
setto thecenter"12 o'clock"position.
Toassistinmakingspeakerconfiguration
settings,the
iconsintheSpeaker/ChannelInput Indicators[]
changeasthe speakertypeis selectedat eachposition.Whenonlythe centericonboxcontaining
the
abbreviation
forthespeakerpositionis lit,the speaker
is setfor "sma['Whenthe innerboxandthetwo
outerboxesarelit, thespeakeris setfor"large."When
no indicatorappearsat a speakerlocation,thatposition is setfor "none"or "no"speaker.
Forexample,inthe followingfigure,the leftfrontand
rightfrontspeakersaresetfor "large,"the center,surroundleft(SL)andsurroundright(SR)speakersare
setforsmall,anda subwooferis set,asshownbythe
boxwiththe abbreviation
"LFE",
whichstandsfor"lowfrequencyeffects,"

WhenSMAL L is selected,low-frequency
sounds
will besentto the subwooferoutputonly,andthesubwooferspeakerwillautomatically
beconfiguredas
0 N. Ifyouchoosethe SMAL L configuration
and
thereis no subwooferconnected,
youwillnot hearany
low-frequency
sounds.
WhenL A RGE is selected,a full-rangeoutputwill
besentto thefront-leftandfront-rightspeakers,and
NOlow-frequency
signalswill besenttothe subwooferoutput.

[LFE
i

Output Level Adjustment
Outputleveladjustment
is a keypartof theconfiguration processforanysurroundsoundproduct.It is particularlyimportantfora DolbyDigitalreceiversuchas
theAVR125, ascorrectoutputlevelswill ensurethat
you hearsoundtracksintheirproperplacewiththe

Toadjustandcalibratethe outputlevels,followthese
steps.Foraccuratecalibration,
it isa goodideato
maketheseadjustments
whileseatedinyourfavorite
listeningposition:

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
-. PuttheAVR125 inthe DolbyProLogicii moae
cy pressingtheSurroundMode Selector[]
on Defront panel,or cy pressing
De Surround
ModeSelector_ onthe remoteunt
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II-MOVIE
scrollsacrossthe MainInformationDisplay[]
andthe ProLogic II IndicatorsIll[]
light.
0utcut _eve_
aajus[mem
umngthetesttone_snot
available_nthe StereomodesHoweve_n De
Stereo-Digital
mode.you may_rlmtheoutcut
leVelS
usingprogrammaterial,
asaescrlceaon
page25,
2. PresstheTest Button O

on the remote,

T ES T F L Od B will accearinthe Main
InformationDisplay[] ariathe e_ersF L
willflashonceeachsecona,
3.Thetestnoisewi _mmealamly
ceglnto clrculam
amongthe s9eakersir a clockwiserotation
pausingateachpositionforthreeseconds,As
De testnoiserotates.De sceakerEosiuonWillce

NOTE:Thesubwooferout[ut levelisnot
aajusmcle
usingthetesttone.TochangeDe
subwooferevel followDe SmCS
for0utcu[ Leve
TrimAajustment
on page25,
6. WhenyouhaveaajusmaDe outputso thatall
channels
havethe sameleve,cressthe Test
Button O onthe remoteto comcletethe
aojus[mem.
DelaySettings
Dueto thedifferentdistancesbetweenthefront-chartne SEeakersandDe listeningposKioncomparedto
:ne surrounasceakersandthe istenlngposmon.
De
amoumof timeit takesfor soundto reach,ourears
fromthe font or surrounaspeakersmaydiffer.YOU
ma,comcensate
forthisdifference
throughthe useof
the delaysettingsto adjustthe smlngto tailorthe scesificsceakerclacemen[anaacousticconamonsr
yourlisteningroomor hometheater.

shownn the Main InformationDisplay[]

Thefactorysemngs accrocriateformostroomscut
someinstallations
createanuncommondistance
betweenthefont andsurroundsoeakersthatmar

NOTE:Thisisa goodtimeto verifycat De
sbeakershavebeenpropenyconnected.
Asthe

musethe arnvaof font-channelsoundsto cecome
disconnected
fromsurrouna-cnannel
sounas.

_es[noisecirculates,istento makecertainthat
the soundcomesfromthesceakerDOSIU0n
showninthe MainInformation
Display.Ifthe
soundfroma sceakerlocationdoesNOTmatch
the COSl[ion
nalcateanthe display,
turnthe
AVR125 off usincthe Main PowerSwitch []
andcheckthespeakerw_nngto makecertain
thateachsdeaker_sconnectedto the correct
ou[cu[terminal,

Toresj,nchronize
thefrontandsurroundchannels,
fol0Wthesesmcs:

4.Aftercheckingfor sceakerclacement,letthe_est
noiseclrculamandlistento seewhichchannel_
soundlouderthantheothers.Usin_the frontleft
F L inthe display)sceakerasa reference
cressDe _
Buttons qi_!_qi_i_
onDe
remoteor the SelectorButtons [] on thefront
cane_foreachchannelto ceglnto cnncthemt(
the samelevel.Notethatwhenoneof the butionsis oushed,thetest noisearculauon
w
causeonthe channelbeingaojusmato giveyou
timeto makethe acustment.Wher yourelease
De cu_ontne circulation
Willresumeafter15

seconas,
5.Continueto adjustthe individualsceakersunti
they _11
havethesamevolume.Notethatacust-ents ShOUld
ce madewm DeA/V Buttons
_i_Dqi_l_
onthe remoteorthe Selector
Buttons[] on the frontpanelonly.NOTthe
mainvolumecontrols.
Ther cressthe Set
Button _ _1 to memorize
the change,If_oL
areusinga soundcressure(SPL/meterfor creclse evelaajus[men[,
setDe volumesothatDe
-eter reads75dB.C-Weignung
Sicw.

1. Measure
De a_stance
fromthe listening/viewing
cositionto thefrontsceakers.
2. Measure
the alstancefromthe stoning/viewing
C0SKIOD t0 the surround
sceakers.
3. Subtractthedistancetothe surround
sseakem
fromthed_stance
to thefrontsoeakers.

Jela}for thecenterchanne measure
De als[ance
fromthe creferredllsmnlngpositioninthe centerof
theroomto boththecenterchannels[ eakerand
eitherthe leftor rlgntsFeaKer,
Ifthe distancesareeoua_no furtherao;us[mem
is
recJlreaandthecenteraeia'_shouldce setto zero,If
Dedistanceto thefrontspeakers_sg-eaterthanthe
sistance
to tne cenmrspeaker,youmaywishtOrepo
sltlonthe speakersbymovingthe front-leftandfrontrightspeakerscloserto the is[enlngposl[_on
or the
senmrsceakerfurtherawa,fromDe istenlngcositlon.
f reposl[ionlng
of thesceakersis not posslcle,
adjust
the mnmraelaytime,aaalngonemllnsecona
of center
cnannelaelayforever_footCloserto the listening
3osKionDe centersceakeris thanthefrontsceaker,
Forexamcle,f thefront-leftandfront-rightspeakers
ire eacn10 feetfromthe _smn_ng
posKioranaDe
semercnannelspeakeris eightfeetaway.the delayis
figureaas 10-8=2. suggestingan OCtlmal
center
]ela',of twomilliseconds.
Tosetthe delastimes,followthesesteEs:
". PuttheAVR125 inthe DolbyProLogicIIMoviesmoaecy pressingDe SurroundMode
Selector[] onthe frontcanelor cy pressingthe
SurroundMode Selector_ onDeremora
unlDOLBY PRO LOGIC II- MOVIE
accearsn the MainInformationDisplay[] ana
the ProLogic II Indicator[] ugntsup,
2, PressDe DelayButton _ _ onthe remote
or frontcanekThewordsS R D EL AY wi
accearinthe Main InformationDisplay[]
3, PresstheSet Button _

a. Whensemngtne delaytimefor the Dolb_
Digitalsurroundmode.the opumalaela}_lmeis
theresultof thatsubtraction.
Forexamom,if the
frontsEeakersare10 feetawa andthesurround
sceakers
arefive
feet
away,
De optima
delaytime isfiguredas10-5=5, ThusinDIS
example,
the dela!time forDolbyDigitalshould
besetat fivemilliSeconds.
b.Whensemngthedelaytimeforthe ProLogic
modes,takethe resultof thesubtractiorano
add15 to obtainthe optimaldelaytime,For
examole,
if thefront_beakersare10 feetawa,
andthesurroundsoeakersarefivefeetawa,_,
theoctlma ]elaytime s figuredas
" }-5+15=20. Thus._nthisexaFr
c e.the
ProLogic delayshouldbe setat20 ......
seconds.
NOTE:TheTheaterandHallmodesusea fixed,nonaajusmcle
aelaytime.
TheDolbyDigkalmodealsoinauaesaseearamseF
t_ngforthe centerchanneldela, modesincethedis:rein natureof thesesignalsmakesthe locationof the
:entercnannelsceakermorecritical.TocalculateDe

4. Adjustthe delaybmebypressingthe _/V
Buttons li_D_i_i_on theremoteor the Selector
Buttons [] on thefrontcaneluntilthe delaytime
figurecalculama
usingtheformulaenteredacove
accears in De display,

5. If onlyanalogsourcesWillce usec no acustmen[
_sneededfor thecenterchanneldelaj inthat
case cresstheSet Button _ _ to enterthe
surrounddelaysettingsintotheAVR125's memory.However,if you N ce usingalgl[alsources
andthe calculations
outlinedaboveindicatethat
the centerchanneldelayrequiresananjustmen[
continuewiththe followingstecs
6. Beforesettingthecenterchanneldela_time.make
certaincat adigitalsourcehasbeenselected.
7 Selectthe DolbyDigitalmodebypressingeither
the SurroundModeSelector[] on thefront
canelor the SurroundMode Selector_ on
the remoteunu DOLBY DIGITAL
accears_ De Main InformationDisplay[]

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
8. Pressthe DelayButton _ _ on theremote
or frontpanel.ThewordsSI_ ]) E L A ¥ will
appearinthe Main InformationDisplayr-J.
9. Pressthe set Buttonqi]_,
andthenimmediatelypressthe A/V Buttons qi_)qi_l_on the
remoteor the SelectorButtons [] on thefront
paneluntilthedesireddelaytimeforthe surround
channelsis showninthe display.
10. Pressthe Set Button qi]_m withinthreesecondsafterthe desiredsettingisshown.
11. Pressthe A/V Buttons qi_)qi_l_on theremote
onceso that([ T ]) EL AY appearsinthe Main
InformationDisplayr-J.
12. Pressthe the Set Button _

_.

13. Pressthe A/V Buttons qi_)qi_l_on theremote
or theSelectorButtons [] onthe frontpanel
untilthe desireddelaytimeforthe centerchannel
appearsinthedisplay.
14. Pressthe Set Button _ _ to enterthe setting intotheAVR125's memory.
AdditionalInput Adjustments
In additionto the majoradjustments
describedinthe
precedingpages,you mayalsowishto setthe typeof
audiosource(analogor digital)to be usedwithan
inputatthistime.Oncea specificaudiosourcetype is
associated
withanyofthe inputs,it willremaininthe
memoryuntilit is changed,evenwhenanotherinputis
selected.
Toattachoneof thedigitalinputsto a specific
source,followthesesteps:
1. Pressthe Digital Buttonqi_m.
2. Immediately
pressthe A/V Buttonsqi_qi_l_ or
SelectorButtons[] to scrollthroughthe listof
available
digitalinputsor theanaloginput.
3. Whenthe desiredinputtypeis showninboththe
Main InformationDisplay[] andinthe Analog
[/:_J,CoaxialDigital Input [] or Optical Digital
Input [] Indicators,pressthe Set Button
W to enterthesettingintotheunits memory.
WhentheStereo-Direct
(SurroundOff)modeis in use,
youmayonlyselecttheanaloginputfora source.
WhentheStereo-Digital
modeisin use,youmay
selectfrom anyof the digitalinputsthatyouhave
connectedto yoursourcecomponents.

Youmayalso"memorize"
a specificsurroundmodeso
thatit will alwaysbeusedwhenan inputisselected.
TheAVR125 alwaysremembers
the lastsurround
modeusedwithanyinput,but duringthesetup
processyou maywishto presetthe modesfor each
source.Todo that,followthesesteps:
1. Selectan inputby pressingoneof the Input
Selectors_ _ [] or theAM/FMTuner
Selectqi_D.
2. PresstheSurround ModeSelectorql]_E_, and
immediately
pressthe A/V Buttons qi_)qi_l_or
SurroundMode Selector[] to scrollthroughthe
listof availablesurroundmodes.Notethatthe
nameof eachmodewill scrollfrom rightto left
acrossthe Main InformationDisplay[]. To
avoidhavingthesystem"timeout"andexitthe
selectprocess,be sureto pressthe A/V Buttons
qi_qi_l_ or SurroundMode Selector[] to
selectthenextmodeatanytimethe modename
is displayed.
3. Whenthe desiredmodenameappearsinthe Main
Information Display[] andinthe Surround
Mode Indicators m, simplypausefor a few
secondsto allowtheunitto "timeout_'Yourselectionwill be memorized
andwill beactivatedeach
timethe inputisselecteduntilanothermodeis
selected.
4. Repeatthe processforeachofthe inputs.
5. Whenthe desiredSurroundmodehasbeen
enteredforall inputs,pressthe Set Button qi]_.
Oncethesettingsoutlinedonthe previouspageshave
beenmade,theAVR125 is readyfor operation.
While
therearesomeadditional
settingsto be made,these
arebestdoneafteryouhavehadanopportunity
to listen to a varietyof sourcesanddifferentkindsof programmaterial.
Thesesettingsaredescribedon pages
21 through26 of thismanual.Inaddition,anyof the
settingsmadeinthe initialconfiguration
ofthe unit
maybe changedat anytime.Asyou addnewor differentsourcesor speakers,
or if youwishto changea
settingto betterreflectyourlistening
taste,simplyfollowthe instructions
forchangingthe settingsforthat
parameter,
asshowninthissection.
Havingcompletedthesetupandconfiguration
process
for yourAVR125,you areaboutto experience
the
finestinmusicandhometheaterlistening.Enjoy!

OPERATION

Onceyounavecomoletedthesetupandconfiguration
of theAVR125. i_is slmE)_e
_ooE)era_e
andenjoy.The
followingns_rucuons
wmhepyou maximize
_e enjoymen_of yournewreceiver

_uncuon
is programmed.
TocanceltheSleeofunction.
tressandholdhe SleepButton_l_ untilthe informationdisplayrevns _onormaorghtnessthe
SleeoindicatornumE)ers
alsaE)E)ear
aria_e woras
SLEEP 0 aE)E)ear
in_neMainInformation
Displayr-J

Turningthe AVR125On or Off

When/ou wluDeawayfromhomefor anextended

• WhenusingtheAVR125forthefirsttime,youmust
presstheMain PowerSwitch[] on _e frontDane
toturntheuniton.Thisolacestheunitina Standb,.
moa6asina_ca_ea
E)theambercolorof thePower
Indicator[] Oncetheunit s inStandby,
youmas
E)egln
a ns_enlng
sessionby pressing
theSystem
PowerControl[] onthefrontoanelor theAVB
Selector_lP. NotethatthePowerIndicator[]
_urngreenThiswillturnthe unitonandre_urn[ tothe
inE)ut
sourcethatwas_stused.TheunitmayalsoDe
turnedon fromStandbybypressing
anyof theInput
SelectorButtons_lDqi_D_ onthe remoteor _ne
InputSourceSelector[] on thefrontE)ane.

E)eriod
of timeit is alwaysa gooa_aea_ocompletely
turntheunitoff withthefront-saneMain Power
Switch []

NOTE:AfterE)ress_ng
oneof theInput Selector

thefront-panelInput SourceSelector[]. Eacl
_
Etessof the buttonN move_neirE)u[selection
throuonthe listofavallaE)le
IndU[S.

Basic Operation

Buttons _l_i_ _ to turntheuniton. E)ress
the
AVRSelector0 to setthe remotecontrolto the
AVR125'sfunctions.
Toturnthe unitoffat the endof a s_enlnc
session.
s_mply
pressthe SystemPowerControl[] on the
frontE)anel
or the PowerOff Button O on the
remote.Powerwill beshutoff to anyequl_men_
pluggedin_o_nerear-saneSwitchedAC Outlet _
andthe PowerIndicator [] Will_urnamE)er.
When_e remo_e
is usea_o_urnthe unit"oft [ is
ac[uauy
p acingthe systemna Standb',mode.asine
ca_eaE),_
theamuercolorof thePower Indicator[]
• TcprogramtheAVR125forautomatic
turn-oft.
presstheSleepButton 0 onthe remote.Each
pressofthe E)u[[on
wl ]ecreasethetimebeforeshut
downn thefollowingsequence

F___90 ._) 80 _
rain
rnin

70 _
rain

60 _
rain

50
rnin --I

NOTE:A E)reset
memoriesarelostif the unitis left
turnedoff E)yusingthe Main PowerSwitch [] for
morethar oneweek.

40 ,_)

°rain

30 ,_}
min

20 ,_)
min

10 ,_)
min

OFF _

/

ThesleeE)
_lmeWillE)ealsplayedinthe Preset
Number/SleepTimer Indicator[] _nait w coun_
downuntilthetimehaselaE)sea,
Whenthe programmea
sleeFtimehaselaE)sea,
the
unKwl _.u[oma[ical.
turnoff. Notethatthefrontoane_
alspla_w aimto onehalfbrightness
whenthe SleeE

• AdJUS_
TheVOlUme
_oacomfortableleVelusing_e
front-E)anel
Volume Control[] or remo_e
Volume
Up/Down _
E)u_ons.
• Whens_enlngn oneof the Stereomodeswiththe
surrouna
circuitsoft.the BalanceControl [] ma!.De
used_oanJSttherelawesounaowE)u_
between_ne
frontleftandrightsseakers.
• Toten-ooraruy
silenceallsE)eaker
outE)uts
Dresstne
Mute Button _. This A n_erruE)t
the outE)u_
_oa
soeakersandthe headphone
JACK,
but it willnot affect
_nyrecoralngor auE)E)lng
_na_
mayDeinprogress.
Press_neMute Button _
againor aajustthe vc-

Source Selection

ume _.0 return to norma oDerauon,

• TOse_ec_
a sourceE)ress
anyofthe Source
SelectorButtons _ID_i_D_ on the remote,

• Duringa listeningsessionyoumaywishto adjusI
the BassControl[] anaTrebleControl[] _osul_
yourns[ening
_as_es
or roomacoustics.

• Thein[u_sourcema,.alsobe cnanyeaE)ypressing

• ASthe nputis changed,theAVR125 wi automatical, switch_o_nedigitalinput(ifselected),surround
mode.sE)eaker
configuration,
output_evels
andnight
odestatus_na_
wereenteredaunngtheconfiguration srocessforthatsource.
• Thefront-caneVideo3 Inputs _J[r_lj mayE)e
usea_oconnec[/ourcaE)le
televisionconver[eror
sa[elll[ereceiver,or youma_connecta devicesuchas
avlaeogameor camcoraer_o,'ourhomeentertainmen_s,,s_enon a_emporars
E)as_s.
• AS the

IRE)U[ source

IS

cnanoed,thenew

nE)ut name

wulmomen[aruy
aE)E)ear
inthe Main Information
Display[] anda greenLEDwi gn_nextto the
selectedinou[snameinthefront-panelInput
Indicators[].
• Nhenan aUdiO
sourceISselected,the as[VideO
inputusedremainsroutedto the VideoI Outputs

/

I

Volume Control

andVideoMonitor Outputs_.
This
allowsyouto listento anaudioinEut suchasthe
tunerwhilewatchingoneofthe videoinE)u_s.
_

• Whenavideosourceisselectedthe waeosignalfo_
thatinE)u[
w be routedtothe VideoMonitorOutputs
_
andwill beviewableon a TVmonitorco_neckedto theAVR125.

• Toset thecutoutofthe AVR125 so_a_the ou_E)u_
s "flat withthetonecontrolsdeactivated.
Dressthe
ToneMode Button [] un[i the wordsT o n e
0 u 1: aE)E)ea_"
momen_an,inthe MainInformation
Display[] Toreturnthetonecontrols_oanacwe
conaKioncressthe ToneMode Button [] untilthe
_voras
T o n e T n momen_an
y appearinthe Main
Information Display[].
• Foranva[eus_enlng,
plugthe 1/4" stereoonone
plugfroma pairof stereoheadE)hones
intothefront
panelHeadphoneJack [] Notethatwhenthe
headphone's
plugs connec[ea_newora
HEADPHONE IN _ scrOllonceacrossthe
MainInformationDisplay[] anaansE)eakers
wl
be silenced.Whenthe headphone
plugis removea.
the audiofeed_othe sE)eaKers
WillDeres_orea.

OPERATION
Surround Mode Chart
MODE

FEATURES

DELAYTIME RANGE

DolbyDigital

AvailableonlywithdigitalinputsourcesencodedwithDolbyDigitaldata.It provides
upto fiveseparatemainaudiochannelsanda specialdedicatedLow-Frequency
Effects
channel.

Center:Oms- 5ms

DTS

AvailableonlywithdigitalinputsourcesencodedwithDTSdata.Available
on specialDVD,
LDandaudio-onlydiscs,DTSprovidesupto fiveseparatemainaudiochannels
anda special
dedicatedlow-frequency
channel.

Delaytimenotadjustable

DolbyProLogicII
Movies
Music
Emulation

DolbyProLogicII isthe latestversionof DolbyLaboratory's
benchmarksurroundtechnology
thatdecodesfull-range,
discreteleft,center,right,rightsurroundandleftsurroundchannels
from eithermatrixsurround-encoded
programsor conventional
stereosources.
The
DolbyProLogicII Moviesmodeisoptimizedformoviesoundtracks,
whilethe ProLogicII
Musicmodeshouldbe usedwithmusicalselections.
The ProLogicIIEmulation
mode
re-creates
originalProLogicprocessing
forthosewhopreferthatpresentation.

Movies:lOms- 25ms
Music:Oms- 15ms
Emulation:
lOms - 25ms

Logic7 C
Logic7 M

Logic7 is an advancedmodethatextractsthe maximumsurroundinformation
from either
surround-encoded
programsor conventional
stereomaterial.TheLogic7 C,or Cinema,mode
shouldbe usedwithanysourcethatcontainsDolbySurroundor similarmatrixencoding.
Logic7 C deliversincreased
center-channel
intelligibility,
andmoreaccurateplacement
of sounds
withfadesandpansthataremuchsmootherandmorerealisticthanwithotherdecoding
techniques.
TheLogic7 M, or Music,modeshouldbe usedwithanalogor PCMstereosources.
Logic7 M enhancesthe listeningexperience
bypresenting
a widerfrontsoundstage
andgreater
rearambience.
BothLogic7 modesalsodirectlow-frequency
information
to the subwoofer
(if installed
andconfigured)
to delivermaximumbassimpact.

Delaytimenotadjustable

Dolby3 Stereo

Usesthe information
containedina surround-encoded
or two-channel
stereoprogramto create
centepchannel
information.
Inaddition,the information
thatisnormallysentto the rear-channel
surroundspeakersis carefullymixedinwiththe front-leftandfront-rightchannels
for increased
realism.
Usethismodewhenyou havea centerchannelspeakerbutno surroundspeakers.

Nosurroundchannels

Theater

TheTheatermodecreatesa soundfieldthatresemblestheacousticfeelingof a standard
liveperformance
theater.

Delaytimenotadjustable

Hall1
Hall2

ThetwoHallmodescreatesoundfieldsthatresemblea small(Hall1)or medium-sized
(Hall2)
concerthall.

Delaytimenotadjustable

VMAxNear
VMAxFar

Whenonlythe twofront-channel
loudspeakers
areused,Harman'spatentedVMAxmodedeliversa threedimensional
soundspacewiththe illusionof "phantomspeakers"atthe centerandsurroundpositions.
TheVMAxN,or NearField,modeshouldbe selectedwhenyourlisteningpositionis lessthanfivefeet
fromthe speakers.
TheVMAxF,or FarField,modeshouldbeselectedwhenyourlisteningpositionis
greaterthanfivefeetfrom thespeakers.
TheVMAxmodesarealsoavailable
usingthe Headphone
Jack I_lJ.Whenheadphones
arebeingused,the FarFieldmodewillappearto pushthe soundfield
awayfromyourears,reducingthe "insidethehead"sensation
oftenexperienced
whenusingheadphones.

Nosurroundchannels

5-ChannelStereo

Thismodetakesadvantage
of multiplespeakers
to placea stereosignalat boththefrontand
backof aroom.Idealfor playingmusicinsituationssuchasa par_,it placesthesamesignal
atthe front-leftandsurround-left,
andfront-rightandsurround-right
speakers.
Thecenter
channelis fed a summedmonomixof the in-phasematerialof the leftandrightchannels.

Nodelayis available
for
thismode

SurroundOff (Stereo)
Thesemodesturnoff all surroundprocessing
andpresentthe pureleft-andright-channel
presentation
Stereo-Direct
(Bypass) of two-channel
stereoprograms.
TheStereo-Direct
(Bypass)modemayonlybe usedwithanalogsource
Stereo-Digital
inputs,asit preserves
the analogformatofthe audiosignalforits entirepathof travelthroughthe receiver
to thespeakerandsubwooferoutputs,bypassing
all digitalprocessing.
Digitalbassmanagement
isnot
available
in Stereo-Direct
mode.TheStereo-Digital
modecanbeusedwitheitherananalogor digitalinput,
asthe signalundergoesdigitalbassmanagement
to optimizethe distribution
of the lowfrequencies
betweenthe mainspeakersanda subwoofer.

InitialSetting:Oms
Surround:Oms- 15ms
InitialSetting:Oms

Nosurroundchannels

OPERATION
Surround Mode Selection
Oneofthe mostimportantfeaturesof theAVR125
is its abilityto reproduce
a fullmultichannel
surround
soundfieldfromdigitalsources,analogmatrixsurround-encoded
programsandstandardstereoprograms.Inall,a totalof 16 listeningmodesareavailableon he AVR125.
Selectionof asurroundmodeis basedon pemonal
taste,aswellashe typeof programsoumematerial
beingused.Forexample,
motionpicturesorTVprogramsbearinghe logoof oneof he majorsurroundencodingprocesses,
suchasDolbySurround
®*,DTS
Stereo
®*or UltraStereo
'M*maybeplayedineitherthe
DolbyDigital,DolbyProLogicIIor Logic7 Cinemasurroundmodesdepending
on he sourcematerial.
NOTE:Oncea programhasbeenencodedwih matrix
surroundinformation,
it retainsthesurroundinformation
aslongasthe programisbroadcast
instereo.
Thus,
movieswih surround
soundmaybedecodedviaanyof
he analogsurroundmodessuchasProLogicIIor
Logic7, whentheyarebroadcast
viaconventional
TV
stations,
cable,payTVandsatellite
transmission.
Inaddition,a numberof made-for-television
programs,
sports
broadcasts,
radiodramasandmusicCDsarealso
recordedinsurround
sound.Youmayviewa listof
heseprogramsatthe DolbyLaboratories
Websiteat
www.dolby.com.
Evenwhena programisnot listedascarryingintentional
surroundinformation,
youmayfindhat he ProLogicII,
Logic7, VMAxandhe Hallor Theatermodesoften
deliverenveloping
surroundpresentations
throughthe
useof thenaturalinformation
presentinall stereorecordings.However,
forstereo,bL_notsurround
programs,
we
suggest
thatyouexperiment
withtheothermodes.
Surroundmodesareselectedusingeiher thefront
panelcontrolsor he remote.Toselecta surround
modefromthe frontpanel,pressthe SurroundMode
Selector[] to scrollup or downhroughthe listof
availablemodes.Toselectasurroundmodeusinghe
remote,pressthe SurroundMode Selectorql]_and
thenpressthe A/T Buttonsqi_)qi_) to changehe
mode.Asyou pressthe buttons,theSurroundmode
namewillappearinthe Main InformationDisplay
r-J, andan individual
modeindicatorwillalsolightup
r_['_Jr_Jr_r_[n[].
Asthe surroundmodes
change,a greenLEDwill lightnextto thecurrent
modeintheSurround ModeIndicators[] liston
thefront panel.
NOTE:Thenameof eachSurroundModewill scroll
acrosshe MainInformationDisplay[] whilethe
modesarebeingselected.
Toavoidexitingfromthe
surroundmodeselectionprocess,pushhe • or •
Button qi_)qi_) whilea modenameis stillvisible.

TheDolbyDigitalandDTSmodesmayonlybe selected whenadigitalinputisin use.Inaddition,whena
digitalsourceis present,he AVR125 will automaticallyselectandswitchto thecorrectmode(DolbyDigital
or DTS),regardless
of he modethathasbeenpreviouslyselected.Formoreinformation
onselectingdigital
sources,
seehe followingsectionof thismanual.
Tolistento a programintraditional
two-channel
stereo,
usinghe front-leftandfront-rightspeakersonly(plus
he subwooferif installedandconfigured),
followthe
instructions
shownaboveforusingthe remoteuntil
SURR OFF appearsintheMain Information
Display[]. TheStereo-Direct
(Bypass)modemay
onlybe selectedwhenananaloginputis inuse.

Digital Audio Playback
Digitalaudioisa majoradvancement
overolderanalog
matrixsurround
systems.
Itdelivers
fivediscrete
channels:left-front,
center,right-front,
left-surround
andrightsurround.Eachchannel
reproduces
fullfrequency
range
(20Hzto 20kHz)andoffersdramatically
improved
dynamicrangeandsignificant
improvements
to signalto-noiseratios.Inaddition,
digitalsystems
havethecapabilityto deliveranadditional
channel
hat isspecifically
devotedto low-frequency
information.
Thisishe ".1"
channelreferred
to v_enyouseehesesystems
described
as"5.1". Thebasschannelisseparate
from
he oher channels,
butsinceit is intentionally
bandwidthlimited,sounddesigners
havegivenit hat unique
designation.
DolbyDigital
DolbyDigital(originally
knownasAC-3®) isa standard
partof he DVDformat,andisalsopartofhe newdigital
broadcasting
systemandit isavailable
wih manysatellite
receivers
andsomedigitalcableboxes,aswellaswih
specially
encodedLDdiscs.
An optional,externalRFdemodulator
is requiredto
usetheAVR125to listento the DolbyDigitalsound
tracksavailableon laserdiscs.Connectthe RFoutput
of the LDplayerto he demodulator
andthenconnectthe digitaloutputof the demodulator
to the
Optical or CoaxialInputsi_)_i'l_'ti'l_lJ of the
AVR125. Nodemodulator
is requiredfor usewith
DVDplayersor DTS-encoded
laserdiscs.
DTS
DTSis anoherdigitalaudiosystemthatiscapableof
delivering5.1 audio.AlthoughbothDTSandDolby
Digitalaredigital,theyusedifferentmehodsof
encodinghe signals,
andthustheyrequiredifferent
decodingcircuitsto convertthe digitalsignalsback
to analog.

DTS-encoded
soundtracksareavailableon select
DVDandLDdiscs,aswellason specialaudio-only
DTSdiscs.YoumayuseanyLDor CDplayer
equippedwitha digitaloutputto playDTS-encoded
discswih theAVR125. Allthatis requiredis to connectthe player'soutputto eiher he Optical or
Coaxialinputonthe rearpaneli_)_ or frontpanel

Inorderto listento DVDsencodedwithDTSsound
tracks,the DVDplayermustbecompatiblewiththe
DTSsignalas indicated
bya DTSlogoonthe player's
frontpanel.EarlyDVDplayersmaynot beableto play
DTS-encoded
DVDs.
Thisdoesnot indicatea problem
withtheAVR125, assomeplayerscannotpassthe
DTSsignalthroughto he digitaloutputs.Ifyouarein
doubtasto he capability
of yourDVDplayerto handle
DTSdiscs,consultthe player'sowner'smanual.Please
notehat someDVDplayersareshippedwiththeir
outputsetforDolbyDigitalonly.ToinsurethatDTS
datais beingsentto he AVR,pleasecheckhe setup
menusystemon yourDVDplayerto makecertainhat
DTSdataoutputis enabled.

Selecting a Digital Source
Toutilizeeitherdigitalmodeyoumusthaveproperly
connecteda digitalsourceto theAVR125. Connect
he digitaloutputsfromDVDplayers,
HDTVreceivers,
satellitesystemsor CDplayersto he Opticalor
CoaxialInputs i_)_i'l_'ti'l_lJ. Inorderto providea
backupsignalanda sourceforanalogstereorecording,the analogoutputsprovidedon digitalsource
equipment
shouldalsobeconnectedto heir appropriateinputson theAVR125 rearpanel(e.g.,connect
he analogstereoaudiooutputfrom a DVDto the
DVDAudio Inputs_ on the rearpanelwhenyou
connectthesource'sdigitaloutputs).
Whenplayingadigitalsourcesuchas DVD,firstselect
he sourceinputusinghe remoteor front-panelcontroisas describedon page21. Next,selectthedigital
sourceby pressing
the Digital Input SelectorButton
qi_!
andthenusingthe ,A/v Buttons qi_)qi_)
onhe remoteor theSelectorButtons[] on the
frontpanelto chooseanyofthe 0 P1"I C AL or
C0 AX I AL inputs,ashey appearinthe Main
InformationDisplay[], the Digital Input
Indicators[][]. Whenthe digitalsourceisplaying,
he AVR125 willautomatically
detectwheherit is a
multichannel
DolbyDigitalor DTSsource,or a conventional
PCMsignal,whichisthe standardoutput
fromCDplayers.
A Bitstream Indicator[] will light
inthe Main InformationDisplay[] to confirmthat
he digitalsignalis DolbyDigital,DTSor PCM

OPERATION
DigitalStatus Indicators
Whent alg[al sourceis playing,theAVR125 senses
_ne_ e of ul_s_eam
aam_na_s present,using_nls
'nformationthe correctsurroundmodewillautomatiCalljbeselected.Forexample.DTSbitstreamsNU
causetheunl[to swKcnto DTSaecoglng,andDolby
Dig[al Dim[reams
wl enableDolbyDigitaldecoalng
Nhen_neunitsensesPCMdatatom CDsor LDs.you
mayselec[ant of the standard
surroundmouessuch
asDolbyProLogicIIor LogC7. Sincethe rangeof
avallaole
sun'ounamouesis aeDendent
onthe typeof
aigKalaa_athatis oresem_e AVR125 usesa /ane[y
of indicators
to let ou knowwhattypeof signa is
present,Thisw_ helpyOU_0unaers_ana
thecnolce
of modes
Nhena alg[al sources playing,a Bitstream
Indicator[] will lign_to showwhichtype if signalis
playing
]): Whenthe DOLBYD indicatorghts.a Dolby
Dig[al olm_rean'
is oelngreceived.Depenalng
on the
se_ungs
onthe sourceplayeranaspecificsurrouna
'nformation
andnumberof channelsonthe disc.a
numberof surroundmouesareqossible.Fordiscs
Wl[hfu 5.1 aualo,onlythe DolbyDigitalandVMAx
mouesareavailable,
Whenthe DolbyDigitalsignalis
on, rwo-cnannel,
youmayalsoselectfromthe Locc 7
Cinema!Music.
Hal 1/2.Theater.DolbyProLogic
MoviesMusicor Emulationor Doltsj3 Stereomodes.
NhentheAVR125sensesa 2,0-channelDob.
Dig_m_
signal.]ne unKWl au_omaucally
selectDolby
ProLocc as_e surrounaprocessing
moae,tna
boththe DolbyDigital[] andDolbyProLogic II
[] surrouna-mode
ina_ca[ors
wl ght inaccordance
with_nereaulremenm
of Dolb_Laooramnes

definition,a 96/24 sgnalmayDesuppllea0% viaa
alglm nDUL
Inadditionto the bitstrean"inalca[ors,
theAVF125
"eaturesa setof uniquecnanneHnDu[
nalca_ors
that
tellyouhowmanychannelsof digitalinformation
are
oeingrecelveaand/orwhetherthe algl[alslgna is
_nmn'uDma.
Theseindicators
arethe L/C/R/SL/SR/LFE
le_[ers
that
areinsidethe centerboxesof the Speaker/Channel
Input Indicators[] inthefront DaneMain
InformationDisplay[] Whenastandardanaloc
signalis inuse.or lythe 'L"and"R"indicators
w
ight.ts analogsignalsnaveonlyleftandrightchartnels respecwely.
Digitalsignals,however,mayhavetwo.fiveor sixseparatechannels,
aepena_ng
on the programma[anal,
me me[noaof transmission
andthe waj inwnlclli[
wasencoded,Whena agKalslgna s playing,_e lettersintheseindicators
Wll in[ inresponse_o_e
specificsignalbeingrecelvea,i_is -eormn__onora
thatalthoujh DolbyDigital,for examFe. isreferredto
asa "5.1" sTsmm,no_all DolbyDigitalDVDsor programsareencodedwith5.1 channels.
Thusi[ is
someumes
normalfora DVDwitl-a DolbyDigital
soundtrack
to triggeronl_me 4: ana"R"indicators,
NOTE:Man',DVDdiscsarerecordedwithboth"5.1"
ana"2.0"versionsof the samesound-track,
When
playinga DVD.alwaysbe certainto checkthe typeof
mamrlalon thedisc.Mostdiscsshowthis nformation
n theformof a listing}r sonin the backof the disc
acket.Whena discdoesoffermumblesouna_rack
choicesyou mayhaveto makesomeadjus_menm
_c
yourDVDplayer(usuauy
withthe "AudioSelect"button

]) T._: Whenthe DTSindicatorlignm,a DTSbitstream
is beingreceived.
Whenthe unitsensesthistypeof
aam.or._the DTSmodema_Deusea.

or ina menuscreenon the alsc _osenaafu 5.1
feedto theAVR125. It is alsopossibleforthe typeof
signalfeed_ocnangeduringthe courseof a DVD
playback.Insomecasesthe previewsof specialmare-

PC 11:Whenthe PCMna_ca[or
light&asmnaara
PulseCodeModulation.
or PCM.s gnal s Delnc
received.Thisisthetypeof diglm_
aua_ouseauy cone%onalcon-Dac_alscarialaseraiscrecoralngs
Nhena PCMbitstreamis Dresen_.
a_mouesexcept
DolbyDigtal andDTSareavailable,

rlalWillOP_Derecoraeain2.0 aualc Williethe malr
"ea_ure
is avauaule
in5,1 audio.As longasyourDVD
playerissetfor 6-channeloutDu_theAVR125 w
au_oma_lca.._
sensechangesto the bitstreamand
channelcountandreflecttheminthesena_camrs.

Whena hign-resolu_lon
96kHz/24-bitPCMsigna_is
aemcmathe nameof thecurrentsourceinDu[foIoweaDV9I-,K. forexamole.])V]) / 91-,K WillDe
olsplayeainthe Main InformationDisplay[]. This
typeof programmamrla_
canbe foundon speclaB
markeddiscs_na_
wererecoraequsinga highersampiingratethanthe 44kHzor 48kHztypicallyuse(]on
compactdiscs,TheStereo-Digital
(Surround
O_
moaeWillDeavailable
_oprocessa 96/24 signal.The
Stereo-Analog moaeWill not De availablesince, Dy

Thelettersuseduythe Speaker/ChannelInput
Indicators[] alsoflashto indicatewhena bitstream
hasbeeninterru_ma.Thiswi happenwhena die[a
Irou_sourceisselecmabeforethe playback
s_arm,
or
whena dig[alsourcesuchasa DVDis caused.The
flashinoina_ca_om
remlnayouthatthe playbackhas
stoDDed
dUetOthe aosenceof a digKalsignalanano_
througnan_faultof theAVR125.Thisis norma ana
the dgKaplaybackwillresumeoncethe playbad s
startedac-]in

Night Mode
A specialfeatureof DolbyDigitalisthe Nigh_mode,
wbchenablesDolbyDigitalinpu_sources_oDeplayea
backwithfulldialcguein[elllglOlll_
whilereducingthe
minimumpeaklevelb!.]/_ to ]/3. ThisDrevenm
aorup_lycudtransitions
fromols[urelngo_ers wl[nou_
.................
of the digitalsource.TheNight
-oae isavailable
onlywhenDolbyDigitalsignalswith
sDeclaaa_aarebeingplayea.
TheNightmodemaybeengagedwhena DolL,
DigitalDVDis playingbypressingthe Night Mode
Button _ on_neremora.NextDressthe ,a,/v
Buttons li_
to selecteitherthe mlaglerangeor
maximum-corr
sressionversionsof the Nightmode.To
_urn_neNijht modeoff,pressthe A/v Buttons
qi_qi_il_untilthe messageinthe Main Information
Display[] reaas]) - R 0 f f. WI-anthe Night
moaeisacwe.the NightMode Indicator [] w
also {_nT
IMPORTANT
NOTESONDIGITALPLAYBACK:
_ When_nealgKalpla_backsources smDDeaor ina
PauseFastForwardor ChapterSearchmode,_ne
aid[alaualoaa-,aWillmomenmruy
stop,tna the
cnanne[ qsKionle_ersnslaethe Speaker/
ChannelInput Indicators[] N flashThisis
normalana Icesno[ nalcama oroblemwitheither
theAVR125 or the sourcemacnlne.
TheAVR125
w re[urn_oalgi[aip_ayback
assoonas_neaam_s
tvailableandwhenthe machine_sn as_anaara
plasmoae.
2.AlthOL
_ntheAVR125 wmaecogevlr_uaB
al DVE
swesCDsandHDTVsources,i[ s possible
that
somefuturedigitalsourcesmayno_Decompa_lDi6
withtheAVR125
3. Notethatno_all ]lgKallyencoaeaprogramscon[air
full5.1-channelaudio.Consultthe programgulae
thataccompanies
the DVDor laserdiscto determinewhich_pe of audiohasbeenrecordedon the
disc.TheAVR125 Willautomatically
sensethe type
sf digitalsurroundencoa_ng
useaanaagjus[to
accommoaam
m
4. Whena alg[alsources playing,you mayno_De
IDle_0selectsomeofthe analogsurrounamoues
suchasDolbyProLogicII, Dolb_3 Stereo.Hall.
Theateror Logic7.
5. Whena DolbyDigitalor DTSsourceis olaylna[
s not qOSSlDle
IOmakean analogrecoralngusing
the Tape_ _ndVideoI AudioOutputs_,
However.
the algl_al
signalswmDesassedthrough
to the Optical_ andCoaxial_) DigitalAudio
Outputs

OPERATION
PCMAudioPlayback
PCM PulseCodeModulatioristhe noncorrDressed
] gl_alaudioSys[emusedfor comdac[DISCS
andlaser
discs,Thedig[alclrcuKsn theAVR125 arecanableof
hgn-quau_algltal4o-_nalocdecoding,andthej ma_
Desonnectea
alrectly_othe digitalaudiooutputofyoui
CDor LDplayer

2 PresstheAM/FMTunerSelectButton0 or
AM/FM BandSelector[] againto switch
between
AM andFMsothatthedesiredfrequency
Dana is selected,

3. PresstheTuningModeButton[]
_nuaor aumrnauc
_un_ng

Tc stento a PCMdig_m_
source,firstselectthe irgutfor
the desiredsource',e.g.CD),Next.pressthe Digital
InputSelector[]@
andthenusetheA/V
Buttons qi_)qi_) onthe remoteor theSelector
Buttons[] on thefrontpanel,untilthe desiredchoice

WhentheAUTOIndicator[] is not illuminated
_netuneris n a manualmoaeanaWillS[Odatearl
frequencyincrementintheseiecteaDana.

appearsintheMain InformationDisplay[]
Whena PCMsourceis playingthe POMIndicator
[] wight, DuringPCMplayback,youma_seiec[
an_surroundmodeexceD_
DolbyDigtalor DTS,
f a 96kHz/24-bitPCMsigna s aemc[ecthename
of the currentsourceiroutfollowedby =1I.,K for
examole]) V ]) / _1I.,K. wl DealsDlatedinthe
Main Information Display[]. Youmayselectthe
Stereo-Digl[aSurroundOffimodeto processthiS
typeof signa.
PlajbackfromPCMsourcesma aso benefitfromthe
Logic7 Mode.Whenplayingbacka surround-encoded
PCMsourcesucnasan LEor surrounaoencoaea
CD

NOTE:Whena Logic7 modeis Inusewitha Dolb_
Dgital2.0 dgltalinpu[source,thatmode ratherthar
LCgic7. W_DeUSedO'_theAVRafterthe agila Dlls_reams Imerrupted
foran_reasonsuchasstopping
or pausingthe dgKaplayback,Note,also,thatLogic7
'_ notavallaD
_ withalgltalplaybackunlessalwochanneDim[ream
i_inuse.

Tuner Operation
TheAVR125'stuneris capableof tuningAM FMand
:M Stereobroadcast
stations.StationsmayDe[unea
manuauy,
or theymaybe storedasfavomestauoreresereandrecaed froma 30-Dosmormemory,
Station Selection
1, Presshe AM/FMTunerSelectButton _i_ c
theremo[eto selectthe tunerasan nDut,The
_unerma,Deselectedfromthefront pane_
Dy
eitheruressirg the InputSourceSelector[]
untilthetuneris activeor oypressingtheAM/FM
BandSelector [],

_oselec!

inautomatic
_unincmode.theAUTOIndicator[]
_s umlnamon theMain InformationDisplay[]
_nathe _uner
Willsloponly_.tthosestationsthat
_vea s_gnas[rongenougn_obe received
wff
_ccep_aD_e
quaw.

Connections
m_yDemadeto eitherthereap3ane
Opticalor CoaxialInputsi_)_ or the front-oanel
Opticalor CoaxialDigitalInputsi"l_Ji'l_lJ.

usethe Logic7 C or Cinemamode,Wi-_r oiayinc
[ruestoredrecoralnas,
usethe LCglC7 M or Music
modefor a wget sounds[age
andincreased
rearchanneambience,

_

4. Toselec[stations,cressthe TuningSelector
Button []q_). WhentheAUTOIndicator[] is
lumlnamaDressthe buttonandthenrelease_o
causethetunerto searchforthe nexthignes[-or
owest-frequenc!
s_auon
thathasanacceD_aDm
signal.WhentuningFMstationsintheAutomode
:ne _unerWillselec[on_stereostations.Tctune_o
:he nextstauonDressthe buttonagain.Ifthe
StereoIndicator[] s not umlnama.Dresstne
TuningModeButton i'_l_ to activatethe
manuamode.and_aDthe TuningSelector
Button []_)
to advanceonefrequencyncrementa_a time,or DressandhOldI[tOiocama SDe
sificstation.Whenthe TUNEDIndicator[] ghts,
-hestauonis propenytunedandShOUld
Deheard
withclarity,
5. Stationsma,.aso De_unedd_rec[__ne@erauto-a_lcor manua_uningmodeDypressingme
Direct Button _, andthenpressing_ne
NumericKeys _ thatcorresoona
to the staon'sfrequency.
The ]eslreastationw aummatl
ca / DetuneD._you pressan incorrectuu_on
whileenteringa directfrequency,presstheClear
Button _ _ostar_over.
NOTE:Whenthe FMreceDuon
of a stationisweak

au_o ]Uall_NIIIDencreaseaDyswl[cningto Mon¢
sue bypressinghe TuningMode Button []_
un[i the StereoIndicator[] goesout,This_ aso
.......................
mode.
PresetTuning
Jslngthe remote,uoto 30 stationsmayDestored_r
theAVRt 25's memoryforeasyreca_usingthefront
sanecontrolsor the remote.
o entera stationintothe memory,
firsttunethe stalion usngme s_epsOU[llnea
above.Then
, Pressthe MemoryButton _ onthe remora.
No_e
_na_neMemoryIndicator[] w De

umlnaedandflashinthe Main Information
Display_-'-'_,
2,Withinfiveseconds,9ressthe Numeric Keys
corresponding
to the locationwhereyouwiShtO
storethisstation'sfrequenc!Onceenmreathe
erese[numberw _uoear_n_nePreset
Number/SleepTime DisplayIll,
3, R@eatthe processaftertuninganya@monal
s[atlons_oDeorese_.
RecallingPresetStations
• Tomanua selecta stationprewou%entereainthe
xese[memory,Dressthe NumericKeys _ that
corres[ona_othe aesireas_atlon
s memon
ocauon
• Tomanuay tunethroughthe listof storedorese_
s[atlonsoneoy one.9ressme PresetStations
SelectorButtonsi'_J_ onthe fronteanelor
remora.

Tape Recording
r normaldEera_lon,
the audioor VideOsource
se_ecma
forlisteningthroughtheAVR125 s sen[_o
therecordcutouts,ThLsmeansthatanyprogramyou
a_ewamnlngor ustenlng
_oma_Derecordedsimply
oyplacingmacnlnes
connectedtothe OUtOU[S
for
TapeOutputs0 }r Video1 OutputsI_)_)
n
the Recordmode,
Whena a gl[alaudiorecorderisconnecma_ome
Optical_ or Coaxiali_) DigitalAudioOutputs,
youmayrecordthe algl[alsgnalusinga CD-F
MiniDiscor other_glmlrecordingsys[em.
NOTESONRECORDING:
• TheAVR125 convermanaognDumto a PCM
algltasignal,enablingyou[o record_nematerla
on a 3Dor MDrecorderconnec[eato oneofthe
AVR125's DigitalAudioOutputs_li_. Thedigital
recordermus_Decomoatiblewiththe oumu_
sgna
%r example,
the PCMdgita inputfroma 3Dplayer
-ay be recordedona CD-Ror MiniDisc.
uu_Dolb_
Digi[alor DTSsignasmayno_.
• Pleasemake cer[aln that/ou are aware of an_
ccpyrlgnt resthc[ionson any maerla you cc py,
UnauthorizedauDiicauonof copyrighted materialsis
PrOhibitedOyfederallaw

Output Level Trim Adjustment
/orma oumu_leveadjustment
for_neAVR125
es[auushea
usingthe test_oneas oumneaon pages
"8 and19. Insomecases,however._tma_Deaesir
aDie_oadjustthe Cutoutleve_s
usr _ programmatenal
suchasa testdisc or a selec[ion_/ouarefamiliarwith.

OPERATION
Additionally,
meoutpu__eve_
forthesubwoofercan
onlyDeaajusteousingthis[ roceaure,
Toadjusllthe ou[pu_eve_s
usingprogrammaterial,firs1
setthe referencevolumeforthefront-leftandfrontrightchannelsusingtheVolumeControl[] I_).

Whenthe 6-ChannelDirectinpu__sinuse,you may
no_selec_a surrounamoaeasthe externaldecoder
ae_ermlnes
processing,
in aaal[ion,thereisno sigma
atthe recordoumumwhenthe 6-ChannelDirectinou_
IS In US6

}ncethe referenceleve hasbeenset. Dress_ne
ChannelSelectButton li_)[] arianorathat F L
L E VE L w aooearinthe Main Information

Memory Backup

DisplayI-_1.Tochangeme evel.firstcressthe Set
Button ii1_1_1, aria_nenusethe SelectorButtons
[] or the A/V Buttons li_)li_) to raiseor lower
TheevekDONOTusethe volumecon_roastnlsw

information
ana_uneraresetsif the unit s acclaen_al
unpluggea
or suujecma_oa poweroumge.This
memoBWilllaSIfor approxlmamls
oneweek,after
whiCht_meal nformationmustbe reenmrea.

almrthe referencesetting.

DisplayBrightness

}ncethe changehasbeenmad6 cressthe Set
Button Ii1_1_'1ana_en Dressthe Selector
Buttons [] or _neA/v Buttons li_)_
_oselec[
_e nextoumu_cnanneliocauonthatyouwBnto
adjust.Toadjus[_qesubwooferlevel sresstne
SelectorButtons [] or theA/T Buttonsli_)li_i)
untilSW LEVEL appearsin_neMain
InformationDisplay[]

Tr_AVR125's Main InformationDisplay_ s
setat a defaultunghtness
thatissufficientforviewing
ina normalj t room.However.n somehometheater
ins[allatlons,
youmaywishto occasional,lowerthe
erlgntness
of the displa,_
or turn _off compleml!
Tochangethe d_splay
brightness,
pressanaholdthe
Set Button [] on thefrontpanelfor threeseconas
untilthe message_nthe MainInformation Display
[] readsVF ]) F UL L Withinfiveseconds.[ tess
IheSelectorButtons[] on thefrontpanelum the
aeslrea]lsplaybrightnessevelisshown.At thatooin_.
[ tessthe Set Button [] _galnm enmrthe setting.
WhenF UL L aoDears
inme Main Information

Pressthe Set Button_ [] when_nenameof _ne
desiredchannelappearsintheMain Information
Display[], ma followthe instructions
snowneanle_
_oaajustthe leve
Repeatthe uroceaureasneeaeaun_lallchannels
requiringaajustment
havebeenset.Whena _ajus_mentshavebeenmaaeananofurtheradjus_menm
aremadeforfiveseconastheAVR125 will returnm
norma ooeratlor

NOTES:
,, Theou_pu_
leve_s
mayDeseparamls
trimmedforeach
algKal
8naanalogsurrouna
moae._youw8nto havedifferenttrimlevelsforasoecificmode.selectthatmode
ana_en followthe ps[ruc_oPs
_n_e sacsshownearlier:
• _nStereo-Digital
(SurroundOff)mode,onlythe
front-left,front-rign[anasubwooferchannelsmayDe
_nmmea.
i_isnot oosmble
to trimthe ou[ou[levelsIn
Stereo-Direct
mode.sincethatmoaebypasses_e
agl[alclrcul[ryuseaforoutnu[-level
_rlmmlng.

6-Channel Direct Input
TheAVR225 iseauIDE
edforfutureexpansion
_rougnthe useof oouonal,exmrnalaaa)tersfor
formatsthattheAVR225 mayno[ Decapablec"
processing.
Whenanadaptors connectedto the
6-ChannelDirect Inputs _,,_,youmayse_ec[[ oy
pressingthe 6-Oh Direct Input Selector_. The
6-ChannelDirectinpu[mayalsoDeselec[eaoy
pressingthe Input SourceSelectorButton [] on
thefront
caneum b ¢ H 91 R E C T aooears
q
_qeMain InformationDisplay[] anaa g eenLEE
ignmnextto 6 CHinthe Input Indicators[].

Thisuroauc_is eau_uuea
witha memorybackup
systemthat_reservesthe systemconfiguration

Display[], the displayisa_i_snormalorlon[hess.
WhenH AL F auuears,
the a_spla_
s at halfthe normalon_htnesslevel.When0 I=P"appears,allof the
indicatorsintheMain Information Display[] N
go dark.Note,however,
thatthe greerLEDsforthe
Input Indicators _ andthe SurroundMode
Indicators_, asWellasT_ePowerIndicator []
w_ _wa;sremain__orem_na
youtnattheAVR125
sst lurnea
on,
Oncethedesiredbrian[ness
levelisselecma.._
remainineffectun_ [ is char_eaagainor untilthe
unl[is_urneaoff,

PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE
Programming the Remote
TheAVR125 is equippedwitha powerfulremote
controlthatwill controlboththe receiver'sfunctions

underthe InputSelector0 will flashthree
timesbeforegoingdarkto confirmtheentry.
6.

andmostpopularbrandsof audioandvideoequipment,includingCDplayers,
cassettedecks,TVsets,
cableboxes,VCRs,satellitereceivers
andotherhome
theaterequipment.Oncethe AVR125's remoteis
programmed
withthe codesforthe productsyouown,
it is possibleto eliminatemostotherremotesand
replacethemwiththe convenience
of a single,universalremotecontrol.
Asshippedfromthefactory,the remoteisfullyprogmmmedfor allAVR125 functions,
aswellasthoseof
mostHarmanKardonCDchangers,
DVDplayers,
CD
recorders,
CDplayersandcassettedecks.Inaddition,
byfollowing
oneofthe methodsbelow,you mayprogramthe remoteto operatea widerangeof devices
fromothermanufacturers.
Direct Code Entry
Thismethodisthe easiestwayto programyour
remoteto workwithdifferentproducts.
1. Usethe tablesinthefollowingpagesto determine
thethree-digitcodeor codesthatmatchboththe
producttype printedon the remoteabovethe
InputSelector_
(e.g.,VCR,TV),andthe
specificbrandname.Ifthereis morethanone
numberfor a brand,makenoteof the different
choices.
2. Turnon the unityouwishto programintothe
AVR125 remote.
3. Pressandhold boththe Input Selector_ for
the productyouwishto control(e.g.,VCR,TV)and
the Mute Button _ atthe sametime.When
the ProgramIndicator_ turnsamberand
beginsflashing,andthe Input Selector_ turns
red,releasethe buttons.It isimportantthatyou
beginthe nextstepwithin20 seconds.
4. PointtheAVR125'sremotetowardstheunitto be
programmed
andenterthefirstthree-digitcode
numberusingthe NumericKeys_. The
ProgramIndicator_ willchangeto a flashing
greento indicatethata codehasbeenentered.
Ifthe unitturnsoff,thecorrectcodehasbeen
entered.PresstheInput Selector_ again,and
notethatthe redlightwillflashthreetimesbefore
goingdarkto confirmtheentry.
5. Ifthe deviceto be programmed
indoesNOTturn
off,continueto enterthree-digitcodenumbers
untilthe equipment
turnsoff.Atthispoint,the correctcodehasbeenentered.Pressthe Input
Selector_ againandnotethatthe redlight

7.

Tryaftof thefunctionson theremoteto makecertainthatthe productoperatesproperly.
Keepin
mindthatmanymanufacturers
usea numberof
differentcombinations
of codes,soit is agood
ideato makecertainthatnot onlythe powercontrol,butthe volume,channelandtransportcontrols
workastheyshould.Iffunctionsdo notwork
properly,youmayneedto usea differentremote
code.
Ifa codecannotbe enteredto turnthe unit off,if
the codeforyourproductdoesnot appearinthe
tablesinthismanual,or if not all functionsoperate properly,try programming
the remotewith
the AutoSearchMethod.

Auto SearchMethod
Ifthe unityouwishto includeintheAVR125'sremote
isnot listedinthe codetablesinthismanualor if the
codedoesnotseemto operateproperly,
youmaywish
to programthecorrectcodeusingtheAutoSearch
methodthatfollows:
1.Turnonthe unitthatyouwishto includeinthe
AVR125 remote.
2. Pressthe InputSelector_ forthetypeof
productto beentered(e.g.,VCR,TV)andthe
Mute Button _ atthe sametime.Holdboth
buttonsuntilthe redlightunderthe InputSelector
stayslitandthe ProgramIndicator
turnsamberandbeginsflashing.Notethatthe next
stepmusttakeplacewhilethe redlightis on,and
it mustbeginwithin20 secondsafterthe light
appears.
3. PointtheAVR125remotetowardtheunitto be
programmed
andpresseitherthe • or • Button
qi_)q[_).TheProgramIndicator_ will
changeto aflashinggreento indicatethata code
hasbeenentered.Eachpresswillsendoutathreedigitcodefromtheremote'sbuilt-indatabase.
When
the unitbeingprogrammed
turnsoff,releasethe•
or• Button qi_)q[_), asthatisyourindication
thatthecorrectcodeis inuse.
4. Pressthe InputSelector41_ID,
andnotethatthe
redlightunderthe InputSelectorwillflashthree
timesbeforegoingdarkto confirmtheentry.
5. Tryallof the functionsonthe remoteto makecertainthatthe productoperates.
Keepinmindthat
manymanufacturers
usea numberof different
combinations
of codes,andit isa goodideato
makecertainthatnot onlythe powercontrol
works,butalsothatthe volume,channeland

transportcontrolsfunctionproperly.
If allfunctions
do notworkproperly,youmayneedtoAutoSearchfora differentcode,or entera codeviathe
DirectCodeEntrymethod.
CodeReadout
Whenthe codehasbeenenteredusingtheAuto
Searchmethod,it isalwaysa goodideatofind outthe
exactcodesothatit maybe easilyreenteredif necessary.Youmayalsoreadthe codesto verifywhich
devicehasbeenprogrammed
to a specificControl
Selectorbutton.
1.

Pressandhold boththe Input Selector_ for
the deviceforwhichyouwishto findthe code
andthe Mute Button _ at the sametime.
Notethatthe ProgramIndicator _ will initally
turn amber.Releasethe buttonsandbeginthe
nextstepwithin20 seconds.

2. ResstheSet Button _). TheProgram
Indicator_ willthenblinkgreenina sequence
thatcorresponds
to thethree-digit
code,witha onesecondpausebetween
digits.Countthe numberof
blinksbetween
pausestodetermine
thedigitofthe
code.Oneblinkisthenumber1, twoblinksindicate
thenumber2, andsoforth,v_ile10 blinksareused
to indicatea"01'
Example:
Oneblink,followedbya one-secondpause,
followedbysixblinks,followedby aone-second
pause,followedby10 blinksindicates
thatthecode
hasbeensetto 160.
Forfuturereference,
enterthe SetupCodesforthe
equipment
inyoursystemhere:

DVD

CD

VID1/VCR

VID2/TV

VID3/CBL/SAT
VID

TAPE

PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE
MacroProgramming
Macrosenableyouto easilyrepeatfrequem}used
comelnat
3nsof commands
withtheDressof a sino_e
buttonon theAVR125 remotecon_rc
I.Once[ rogrammea,
a macroWillsendourUDtO19 different
remotecodesIn a oreaetermlnea
seauen[lal
order.
enaollng
youto automatathe orocessofturningon
yoursystem,changingdevicesor othercommontasks.
TheAVR125 remoracanstoreUDtofiveseoara_e
macrocommandseouences:
oneNat isassoclaea
WINthe PowerOn ButtonI_i, andfourmorethat
areaccessedeypressing
the MacroButtons _I.
1, Pressthe Mute Button _

Afterfollowingtnesesmos.eacht@e youpress
theMacro 1 Button I_, theremoteN sets
thePowerOn/Offcommand_o_e AVR125 Ene
television
andthe cableboxwitha singleout,or
cress.
ErasingMacroCommands
Toerasethe sommanas
_nathavebeenprogrammed
intooneof the Macroou_onsfollowthesesteus
". Pressthe Mute Button _ andthe Macro
Button _ thatcontainsthe commands/ou
wishto erase,

the remoracontroa_agram
p£[ureoJustbeforethe
FunctionLISImules.Notethateachbuttonhasa numperon i_
-D findoutwha_functiona 3articularou_onhasfor
a specificdevicefindthe UU_[On
numDeron the
%nc[ionLIStandthenlookinthe columnfor_ne
aewceyouarecontrolling.
Forexample,out[ornumbet50 isthe Macro2 buttonfortheAVR125. DU[_
s the 'Favorite'out,orforman_caolemlewsorDoxes
andsamlnmreceivers.
Buttonnumber2° s the Del@
buttonfortheAVR125, buttheTimeDispw cut[on
forCDplayers,

andthe Macro

Button _ to be programmed
or the PowerOn
Button 0 atthe sametime.Notethatthe last
Input Selector0 pressedwill lign_red,andthe
ProgramIndicator_ willflashamoer,
2 Enterthe s[eosforthe macrosequenceoy pressinat__ buttonfor theactuacommandsmu,
Althoughthe macromaycontainUDto 19 steDs
eachsu_[oncress,includingthoseused_ocnange
dewces,coumsasa stuD.TheProgramIndicator
I_I will flashgreen_oconfirmeachburrerDress
asyouenmrcommands
NOTE:Whileenterirg commands
fcr PowerOn/Offof
anyaewceduringa macrosequenceDressthe Mute
Button _, DONOTcresstheactuaPowerButton,
3. Whenall the steoshavebeenenmreG[ ressthe
Sleep Button _ to enterthe commands.The
ProgramIndicatorI_I w flashgreenthree
rimesandthenturnoff.

2, TheProgramIndicator I_ willflashameerand
theLEDundertheAVRSelector0 willturnred,
3,Within10 seconds,Dressthe SurroundMode
Selector/ChannelDownButton _,
4, Thered LEDunderthe AVRSelector_ willgo
OUr,andthe ProgramIndicator I_I Will_urn
greenandflashthreetimesbeforeit goesoul
5. Whenthe ProgramIndicatorI_I g}es our,the
Macrohasoeeneras@
ProgrammedDeviceFunctions
OncetheAVR125's remotehasbeenprogrammed
for
the codesof otherdevices,Dresstheappropriate
Input
Selector_ to changetheremotefromcontrolling
theAVR125to controlling
theadditional
oroduct.Whet
youpressan,_oneoftheselectors,
it willbrieflflashin
redto _ndlcate
thatyouhaveshanged
_nedeviceoelng
son,roiled

NOTE:ThenumoersUSed
tO Jescribethe uu[[on
functionsinthe sagramon page30 forthe DUmOSeS
of describinghowa Du_onCoera_es
area differentset
3f numbersthanthoseusedinthe restof _ls manual
to describethe Du_onfunctionsfortheAVR125
Noteson Usingthe AVR125 Remote
With Other Devices
• Manufacturers
mayusedifferentcodese_swithin
thesameuroauc[ca_egor!suchasTVsetsor
VCRs.
Theymayalsocnangecodesfora cer[aln
camgor_Iromonemodel/earm thenext.Forthat
reason_is irroortantthat! oucheckto see
Nhether
the :odese_/ounaveenteredcEdramsas
manycon[ro_s
as possible,
Ifi[ anoearsthat0% a
fewfunctionscberate,checkto seewhetheranother
codese[wl Horkwithmorebuttons,
• Whena DU[_On
Soresseaon theAVR125 remote
the redilgntunderthe Input Selector_ for the
Droauc_
oelngooeratedshouldflashbriefl/.Ifthe
DeviceControlSelectorflashesforsorte put notall
buttonsfora Dar[icular
DroaucLI acesNOTind
cama oroolerrwin the remotebutratherthatno
functionisprogrammed
forthe ou[_onoelng
OUShed

Example:Toprogramthe Macro1 Button_
so thatt turnson theAVR125 11/andaCable
Box followthesestess
• Sress_neMacro1 _ andMute _
Du_ons
atthesame_lmean(]thenrelease_err

Whenopera[_ng
a deviceotherthantheAVR125. _e
son_olsmayno_correspond
exacuyto thefunction
orintedontheremoteor button.Somecommands.,
SUCIastheVolumeContro.arethesameasthe_8_e
w_ththeAVR125. OtherbuttonsWillChange
theirfuno

• TheProgramIndicator0 willflashamber,
• PresstheAVRSelectorI_t.

tlonsothatthes sorresE
onaToa secondary_Deor
theremote.Forexamde,the SleeoandSurrounc

Punch-Through Programming

• Press_e Mute Button _ to s[orethe
AVRt25's PowerOncommand,
• PresstheVlD2InputSelectorButton _ to
in]lcatethenex_commandis_oDetrarksmmea
_o
theW.
• Pressthe Mute Button _ to store_e W
PowerOnCommand,
• PresstheVID3InputSelectorButton _ _c
nalca_e
the nex_commandIstc Detrarsmit_ea
_o
me CableDO^,
• Pressthe MuteButton _ to storetheCable
DowerOncommand,
• PresstheSleepButton _ to com_le_etne
orocess
andstorethemacroseauence,

modeselec[orDu_ons
alsofunctionasme ChannelJD
andChanneDownbuttonswhenopera_ngmostTV
se[s.VCRsor cableboxes.TheChannelUdDownr/allso,ionis printedalrec[l_or the remote.Forman manlardCDplayers,
casse[mdecksVCRsandDVDfurslions,thestandardfunctionsonsareDrln_ea
on_oDof
_neDu_ons,

TheAVR125'sremoramayDeprogrammed
to contro_oneaewcesuchasaT_ whilesmuitaneous,
]lrectlngonlycertainfunctionsto anotherdevlc6SUCh
asthe trans_ortcontrolsof a DVDola_er,withouthav
ngto switchbackandfor_ betweennDu[s.YOU
ma_
alsousethe remoteto con[roi_nesysmmvolumeon
theAVRwithoutthe needto switd-betweenJifferent
devices.Thisis called"Punch-Through.
andm_ssectionwillshowyouhOWtOprogramthe remotefor
thesefunctions.

Forsomeoroauc8,however,
the functionofa oar_icuar buttondoesnotfollowthe commandDrin_ea
on
the remote,inorderto seewhichfunctiona OU[IOn
controlsconsultthe FunctionLIS[_aDles
on pages31
anD32 Tousethosetables,firstcheckthe typeof
deviceoelngcondonedle._.,TV,VCRI.Next,lookat

NOTE:A programming
forthe rem soaesneededtc
oDeramsEecificdevicessucr asaTV.DVDcame
cox sa[elll[ereceiverorVCR.shouldDecomole[ea
beforeprogramming
punch-through
commanas,

PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE
VolumePunch-Through
TheAVR125's remotemayee programmea
_odeeramthe VolumeControl _
andMute _ funclionsof eithertheTVor the AVR125 inconunction
HIthat. Dfthedevicescontrolledt, theremote.For
examele,sincetheAVR125 m like, ee use(]asthe
sounasysmmfor TVviewing,you maywishto have
theAVR125's volumeactivated,
althougitheremote
s se_to runtheTV.EithertheAVR125 or TVvolume
con_romat Deassoaa_e(]
withar. ofthe remote's
devices.
To orogramthe remoteforVolumePunchThroua
h followthesestems:
1, Pressthe InputSelector_ forthe unK_ouw
eeusing(e.g.,TV)whenyouwishto haveVolume
Punch-Through
to youraudiosystemac[iveandbe
MuteButton@ atthesametimeun_ltherea
ghtappeamunaertheInputSelector_ ana
r }mthattheProgramIndicator0 w flash
_meer,
2, Press_e VolumeUpButton _
an(]nora_na_
_neProgramIndicator0 willstopflashing
an(]
sta'.ameer,
3, Presseitherthe AVRSelector_ or theInput
Selector_), depending
onwhichsystem
s
.olumecon[toyouwishto haveattachedforthe
punch-thmugh
mode,TheProgramIndicator
w blinkgreenthree_lmesandthen1oou[_oconfirmthedataentry
Example:Tohavetne AVR125'svolumecontro
acwam(]eventhoughthe remoteis se[_ocontrol
theT.. firstcresstheVideo/TVInput Selector
andthe MuteButton _ atthesametime,
Nex_DresstheVolumeUpButton _), followed
bythe AVRInput Selectori[_),
NOTE:Should;de wish_ore[urntheremoteto the
originalconfiguration
afterenteringa VolumePunchThmugn,youwillneea_oreeeatthe steesShOWn
aeove,Howeve_
eressthe sameineutSelectoriF
3tees_ _nd3,

, PresstheInput SelectorButton_ forthedevice
youw eeusing(e.g.,VCR)whenyouwishto have
ChannelPunch-Through
acuveandtheMute
Button _
a_thesame_lmeun_therea jht
appearsunderthe InputSelector_ an(]the
ProgramIndicator_ flashesameer.

Example:Tocontrolthe transeort
of a DVDplayer
whilethe remoteisse__ocontroltheT_ firstDressthe
VID2/TVInputSelectorButton _ andthe Mute
Button _ at thesametime,Nextreleasethem
_napressthe PlayButton _, followedbythe
DVDInputSelectorButton

2. Press_neVolumeDownButton _. The
ProgramIndicator_ willstopflashingandstay
ameer.

NOTE:ToremovetheChannelControlPunch-Throu(]h
anare[urntheremoteto itsorginalconfiguration,
repea_
thestagsshownabove,HoweveI(]tessthesameeu[:on n Stems1 an(]3

3, PressandreleasetheInput SelectorButton
forthedevicethatwillbeusedto changethecnan...............
Indicator_ willblinkgreen
threetimesandthengo outto confirmthe data
entry,
Example:Tocontrolthechannels
usingyourCable
Boxor Satellite
Receiver
whiletheremoteissetto
controltheVCR,firstoresstheVlD1/VCRInput
SelectorButton_ andtheMute Button
at thesametime,Nexl re_ease
themanaDressthe
VolumeDownButton _. followede! the
VlD2/TVInputSelectorButton
NOTE:Toremovethe Channel
ControlPunch-Throug
_
anare_urn
the remo_e
_oimorginalconfiguration,
repea_
thestudsshownaeove,However.
cressthesameeu[_oninStees1 and3,
TransportControlPunch-Througl_
TheAVR125'sremotema! eeprogramme(]
_ooeera_e
sothattheTransportControlFunctions_ (Play,
Stop.FastForward.
Rewind.PauseandRecordfora
VCRcassettedeck,DVDor CDWilloperaminconjunctionwithoneofthe otherdevicescontrollede_the
remote,Forexample,
whileusinganacontrolll%tileTV.
youma_w_Sh
_0s[ar_or stopyourVCRor DVDwithout
having_ocnangetheaevlceselecma07theAVR1%
or the remote,
ToprogramtheremoraforTransoor_
ControlPunch-ThrouDh,
followthesesteos:
PresstheInput Selector_ br theaevlceyOL
w_Deuslr] (e,g,,TV)whenyouwishtOhave
Transeort
ControPunch-Through
acuveanathe
Mute Button _ atthe sametimeuntiltherea
_htappearsunaerthe InputSelector_ anathe
ProgramIndicator_ flashes
amber,

ChannelControlPunch-Through
TheAVR125's remotema,ee programme(]
_ooperam
sothatthechannelcontrolfunctionfor eitherthel_
caeleor sa_em_e
receiverusean yoursystemmayDe
use(]Inconunctionwithoneof theotherdevicescon2, PressthePlayButton_), TheProgram
_OlleaeytheremoraForexample,
whileusingan(]conIndicator_ willstopflashinganasm_amee
[rOlling
theVCR,youmat wishto changeChannels
ona
cableboxorsatellitereceiverwithouthavingto change
3, PressandreleasetheInput SelectorButton
thedeviceselectedb',theAVR125 orthe remote,To
fortheaewcewhose_ranseor[
mechanism
willbe
programtheremoteforChannelControlPunch-Through,
con[rol_e(]
(e.g,,DVD,CD),TheProgramIndicator
follow_nesesmes:
_ willblinkgreenthreeumesana_nengo ou[_o
confirmthedataent_,

Resetting the Remote Memory
Asyouaaacomponenm
to yourhometheatersysmm
occasionally
you ma,,WISh
tOtotallyreprogram
the
remoracontrolwithouttheconfusiorof ay._comman(]s,
macrosor "Punch-Through"
programming
thatyoumay
havedone.Todothis.I[is _OSSlele
to resm_neremora
tothe originalfactorydefaults
anacommanacoaese,.
followir_ mesestops,Note.however,
thatonce_ne
remoraisrese[all commanas
or co(]estha_youhave
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PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE

harman/kardon
AVR
125
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usedin1heFunctionListtableson pages31-32.
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lhroughoutthe restofthismanualto indicatethe
specificbuttonsusedto operatetheAVR125's
functions.
Thekeyto 1hosebuttonnumbers,which
areshowninsidean ovalisfoundon pages11-13.

FUNCTION
No. Button Name

AVRFunction

DVD

CD/CD-R

LIST

Tape

VCR(VID1)

TV(VID1)

CBL(VID3)

SAT(VID3)

i

1

PowerOn

PowerOn

PowerOn

PowerOn

PowerOn

PowerOn

PowerOn

PowerOn

PowerOn

2

PowerOff

PowerOff

PowerOff

PowerOff

PowerOff

PowerOff

PowerOff

PowerOff

PowerOff

3

Mute

Mute

Mute

Mute

Mute

Mute

Mute

Mute

Mute

4

AVR

AVRSelect

5

DVD

DVDInputSelect

6

CD

CDInputSelect

7

Tape

TapeInputSelect

8

rID1

Video1 Select

9

VID2

Video2 Select

10

VID3

Video3 Select

11

AM/FM

TunerSelect

......

12

6 CHInputSelect

13

Sleep

Sleep

'

14

Test

TestTone

15

TV

16

VolumeUp

17

SurroundSelect

18

Night

NightModeSelect

19

Spare

>0 VolumeDown

DVDSelect
CDSelect

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

TapeSelect
VCRSelect
TVSelect
VID3Select

TV/DVD

'

'

CDPSelect

TVNCR

VolumeUp

InputLevelUp

VolumeUp

Surround
ModeSelect

CDRSelect

Channel-

VolumeDown

input
Level
Down '

_2

Speaker/Menu

SpeakerAdjust

Menu

Menu

_3

•

Move/Adjust
Up

Up

Move/Adjust
Left

Left

Set

Enter

Move/Adjust
Down

Right
Down

Digital
InputSelect

Subtitle

DelayAdjust

Return

Time

_6
_7

•

>8 Digital/Exit
P9 Delay/Prey.Ch.
30 1

TVNCR

W/Cable

W/Sat

VolumeUp

VolumeUp

VolumeUp

Channel-

Channel-

VolumeDown ' VolumeDown

Title

Set

Channel+

_

'

ChannelTrim

_5

Channel+

......

Channel/Guide

>4

Channel+

'

"

"

t

t

1

1

31

2

2

2

32

3

3

3

33

4

4

14

34

5

5

5

35

6

6

t6

36

7

7

7

37

8

8

8

38

Tun-M

39

9

9

9

30

0

0

0

31

Memory

32

TuneUp

TuneUp

33

Direct

DirectTunerEntry

_

i

'

Info/Guide

Menu

Menu

Menu

Up

Up

Up

Left

Left

Left

Up
Left

Enter

Enter

Enter

Enter

Right
Down

Right

Right

Right

Down

Down

Down

Exit

Exit

Exit

Exit

PrevChannel

PrevChannel

PreyChannel

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5
t

VolumeDown

Info/Guide

'6

'6

6
7

8

7
8

8

TuningMode

NextChapter

i

.....
TrackDirect

9

9

9

9

0

0

0

0

FUNCTION LIST
No. ButtonName

AVRFunction

44

Clear

Clear

45

Preset Up

PresetTuneUp

46

TuneDown

TuneDown

47
48

D. Skip
Preset Down

Preset
TuneDown

49
50
51

M3

52

M4

AngleSelect '

53

Rewind

R. Search

R.Search

Rewind

Rewind

54

Play

Play

Play

Play

Play

55

FastForward

R Search

F.Search

FastFwd

FastFwd

56

Record

Record

Record

Record

57

Stop

Stop

Stop

Stop

Stop

58

Pause

Pause

Pause

Pause

Pause

59

Skip Down

Skip-

Skip-

_

Scan-

60

Skip Up

Skip+

Skip+

_

Scan+

DVD
Clear

CD/CD-R
Clear

Stop

Stop

TV(VID1)
Clear

CBL(VID3)
Clear

SAT(VID3)
Clear

Sleep

PPV

Cancel

Fav

Fav

Bypass

Next

Music

AIt

Day-

Day-

Day+

Day+

Page-

Page-

Page+

Page+

PrevChapter TrackIncrement
DiscSkip

SlowRev

IntroScan

M1

Open/Close

Open/Close

M2

SubtWe
On/Off Repeat

_

VCR(VID1)
Clear

SlowForward

DiscSkip

i

Tape

AudioSelect

_

Cancel

RandomPlay
I

I

I

_

'

SETUP CODE TABLE:
Manufacturer/Brand

Setup CodeNumber

A MARK

103
192
123
164
045
103
084
205
123
059
123
045
045
O45
128
O45
172

ADMIRAL
AKAI
AMPRO
ANAM
AOC
BLAUPUNKT
BROKSONIC
CANDLE
CAPEHART
CENTURION
CENTRONIC
CITIZEN
CLASSIC
CONCERTO
CONTEC
CORANDO
CORONADO
CRAIG
CROWN
CURTISMATHES
CXC
DAEWO0
DAYTRON
DIGILINK
DYNASTY
DYNATECH
ELECTROHOME
EMERSON
FUNAI
FUTURETECH
GE
GOLDSTAR
GRUNDIG
HALLMARK
HARMANKARDON
HITACHI
INFINITY
INKEL
JBL
JC PENNEY
JENSEN
JVC
KAWASHO
KEC
KENWOOD
KMC
KTV
LLOYTRON
LODGENET

132
045
045
123
045
045
128
2OO
O45
O63
115
045
O45
O45
087
101
193
128
201
123
148
125
148
115
019
079
173
O45
123
132
045
172
O69

132
160
103
123

106
128

109

112

122

123

128

132

157
132
128

158

159

087
132

102

105

106

108

111

114

116

119

132
123

128

132

139

157

158

159

162

205

121
103

123
110

128
128

133
132

145

159

163

128

132

144

147

123

128

132

145

087

134

206
128
171

132

204
123
173

132

162

127

128 132

TV

SETUP CODE TABLE:

Manufacturer/Brand

SetupCodeNumber

LOGIK
LUXMAN
L×I
MAGNAVOX
MARANTZ
MATSUI
MEMOREX
METZ
MGA
MINERVA
MITSUBISHI
MTC
NATIONAL
NEC
NtK£
ONKING
ONWA
OPTONICA
ORION
PANASONIC
PHILCO
PHILIPS
PIONEER
PORTLAND
PROSCAN
PROTON
QUASAR
RADIO
SHACK
RCA
REALISTIC
RUNCO
SAA
SAMPO
SAMSUNG
SANYO
SCOTT
SEARS
SHARP
SIEMENS
SIGNATURE
SONY
SOUNDESIGN
SPECTRICON
SSS
SYLVANIA
SYMPHONIC
TANDY
TATUNG
TECHNICS
TECHWOOD

O69
128
077
123
115
148
069
084
115
084
077
175
148
115
045
045
O45
O77
207
087
045
123
024
128
133
059
O87
045
115
045
152
183
059
124
054
045
128
077
084
069
117
045
103
O45
123
184
077
063
080
128

145
128
123

148
132
148

TV

145

148

128
123

28

115
176
177
121

23

128

160

167 168

79
23

180
125

181

182

208
148
115
128
123
132

209
169
123
132
128

210

211

128
145
213

132
148
214

122

128

132

165

128
123
196
153

132
128
197

180
133

196
145

123
128

128
132

145

128 132
132 145
128 132

130 136
128

194

128 145

148

212

148

197
161 163

SETUP CODE TABLE:
Manufacturer/Brand

SetupCodeNumber

TEKNIKA

045
O69
156
190
128
O63
132
160
128
069
123
128
O45
069
103

TELERENT
TERA
THOMSON
TMK
TOSHIBA
TOTEVISION
VIDEOCONCEPTS
VIDTECH
WARDS
YAMAHA
YORK
YUPITERU
ZENITH
ZONDA

069

115

123

128

TV/VCR

132

191
129

2O2

128
128

132

148

090

SETUP CODE TABLE:
Manufacturer/Brand

Setup CodeNumber

AIWA
AKAI

040
048 108

AMPRO
ASA
AUDIODYNAMICS
BROKSONIC

076
134
018 048
110 147

CANDLE
CANON
CAPEHART
CITIZEN
CRAIG
DAEWO0

134 135
135 140
094
134
045 116
017 094 104

DAYTRON
DBX

094
018 048

DYNATECH
EMERSON
FISHER
FUNAI
GE

040
013 040 042 110 112
017
040
076 095 124

GOVIDEO
GOLDSTAR
HARMANKARDON

113
018 107
018 049

HITACHI
JC PENNEY
JENSEN
JVC

040 048
018 045
048
018 048
111 132

KENWOOD
LLOYD
LXI
MAGIN
MAGNAVOX

020
040
020
045
040

048
040

109 126

VCR

SETUP CODE TABLE:
Manufacturer/Brand

SetupCode Number

MARANTZ
MEMOREX
MGA

018
017
049

MITSUBISHI
MULTITECH
NAD
NATIONAL
NEC
NORDMENDE
OPTIMUS
ORION
PANASONIC
PHILCO
PHILIPS
PORTLAND
PULSAR

049 131
040
139
140
018 048
048
159
147
125 150 167 172
040
040 075
094
076

QUASAR
RADIO
SHACK
RCA
REALISTIC
SALORA

001
134
095
017
020

125
140 142 158 159
124 125 157 172
020 040 045 159

SAMSUNG
SANSUI
SANYO
SCOTT
SEARS

045
048
017
110
017

095 105 109
116 147
020
112
020

SHARP
SONY
SOUNDESIGN
SYLVANIA
SYMPHONIC
TANDY
TASHICO
TATJNG
TEAC
TEKNIKA
THOMAS
TMI4
TOSHIBA
TOTEVISION
JNITECH
VECTOR
RESEARCH
VIDEOCONCEPTS
VIDEOSONIC
WARDS

129 156
080 129
040
040
040
017 040
134
048
040 }48
040
040
013
"12 155
045
045
018
018 040
045
040 045 112

YAMAHA
ZENITH

018
040

020 040 076

040 048
07E 083

VCR

SETUP CODE TABLE:
Manufacturer/Brand
ADCOM
AIWA
AKAI
AUDIO
TECHNICA
AUDIOACCESS
AUDIOFILE
BSR
CALIFORNIA
AUDIO
CAPETRONIC
CARRERA
CARVER
CASIO
CLARINETTE
DENON
EMERSON
FISHER
FRABA
FUNAI
GE
GENEXXA
GOLDSTAR
HAITAI
HARMANKARDON
HITACHI
INKEL
JC PENNEY
JENSEN
JVC
KENWOOD
LOTTE
LUXMAN
LXI
MAGNAVOX
MARANTZ
MCINTOSH
MCS
MITSUMI
MODULAIRE
NAD
NAKAMICHI
NEC
NIKKO
ONKYO
OPTIMUS
PANASONIC
PHILIPS
PIONEER
PROTON
QUASAR
RADIOSHACK
RCA

063
072
050
053
125
211
044
015
O7O
O87
136
117
122
187
052
055
117
126
164
108
016
099
001
093
216
098
153
176
030
108
077
164
039
058
194
080
152
122
013
199
069
053
037
065
015
039
071
210
015
122
024

CodeNumber
069
111 118 156
177 184

170

109

140
122
166
188
093
068

143

144

145

185

025

054

190

218

219

196
078

079

148

151

176

178

191

192

193

166
074
200

197
201

198

055
038
089
075
138
094

045
091
109
149
100

046
092
119
209
112

171
099
158

175
104
183

202
212
204

203

123

131

161

162

109
126
081

213
093

150

087
214
002

141
166

186

213
108

147
195
062

181

102
113
084
098

215

CD

SETUP CODE TABLE:
ManufacturertBrand
RCX
REALISTIC
SANSUI
SANYO
SCOTT
SHARP
SHERWOOD
SONY
SOUNDSTREAM
SYMPHONIC
TAEKWANG
TEAC
THETADIGITAL
TOSHIBA
VECTOR
RESEARCH
VICTOR
WARDS
YAMAHA
YORK

Setup CodeNumber
169
058 093 095
104 105
047081
i34
i57 i72
033 068 082
108
058 105 114
003 041 058

095

103 115 116
118
124
059 110
177
011 058 085 086
039
013 074 097 151
087
125 130
095
019 031 053 061
122 166

Setup CodeNumber
061
019 051
003 004
OO5
CO1
OO6
005 055 064
O56
O59
023
062
009 048
024 030 044
056
041 065
060
003 004
003 004
053 054
028
043 045
003 004
009 058
030 063
005 055 064

108

164 i66

168

151 159
i05
133

SETUP CODE TABLE:
Manufacturer/Brand
APEXDIGITAL
DENON
GE
GOLDSTAR
HARMANKARDON
JVC
LG
MAGNAVOX
MARANTZ
MITSUBISHI
NAD
ONKYO
PANASONIC
PHILIPS
PIONEER
PROCEED
PROSCAN
RCA
SAMSUNG
SHARP
SONY
THOMSON
TOSHIBA
YAMAHA
ZENITH

CD/DVD

132

167 180

i81

139

205

163

106 107 110
155

173

135 169

DVD

206

207 208

121 137 146

154

212 217

SETUP CODE TABLE:
Manufacturer/Brand

Setup CodeNumber

ALPHASTAR
ALPHASTAR
DBS
ALPHASTAR
DSR
BIRDVIEW
CHANNEL
MASTER
CHAPARRAL
CITOH
DRAKE
DXANTENNA
ECHOSTAR
ELECTRO
HOME
FUJITSU
GENERAL
INSTRUMENT
HITACHI
DBS
HOUSTON
TRACKER
HUGHES
JANIEL
JERROLD
KATHREIN
LEGEND
MACOM
MAGNAVOX
MEMOREX
NEXTWAVE
NORSAT
OPTIMUS
PANASONIC
PANASONIC
DBS
PANSAT
PERSONAL
CABLE
PHILIPS
PICO
PRESIDENT
PRIMESTAR
ROA
REALISTIC
SAMSUNG
SATELLITE
SERVICE
CO
SCIENTIFIC
ATLANTA
SONY
STARCHOICE
DBS
STARCAST
SUPERGUIDE
TEECOM
TOSHIBA
UNIDEN
ZENITH

472
450
442
425
320
315
360
313
331
395
392
324
303
455
463
437
366
454
410
453
317
461
453
423
373
466
366
457
420
418
375
407
381
412
301
349
442
335
339
405
459
347
327
330
302
323
384

321
316

322
380

325 361
451

317
352
397

318
362
452

413 481
379 483
453 463

477

478

484

329
311

334
323

365 403

454

468

474

468

484

365
473

369

370 371

468
458

475
465

390
460
348
387

391
461
349
394

409
470
351

354

355

485

469

404
454
439
480
388

423
333
426
332
385

393
462
350
419

381

383

389

403

466

479

480

SAT

SETUP CODE TABLE:
Manufacturer/Brand
HARMANKARDON

Setup CodeNumber
001

SETUP CODE TABLE:
Manufacturer/Brand
ABC
ALLEGRO

TAPE/CBL

CBL

Setup CodeNumber

001
111
AMERICAST
212
ARCHER
112
BELCOR
113
CABLESTAR
033
CITIZEN
111
COLOUR
VOICE
085
OlGI
114
EAGLE
186
EASTERN
066
ELECTRICORD
039
EMERSON
112
FOCUS
116
G.I.
001
GCELECTRONICS
113
GEMINI
032
GENERAL
210
GENERAL
INSTRUMENT 168
GOODMIND
112
HAMLIN
056
HITACHI
001
JASCO
111
JERROLD
001
LINDSAY
118
MACOM
191
MAGNAVOX
017
MOVIE
TIME
035
NSC
035
OAK
197
PACE
179
PANASONIC
053
PANTHER
114
PHILIPS
013
PIONEER
001
POPULAR
MECHANICS 116
PRELUDE
125
PRIMESTAR
162
RADIOSHACK
111
RCA
053
RECOTON
116
REGAL
056

011

113
090

070

011 017 096 097
060

099 100 101 117 175 208
188
002 011 017 073 096 097 162 168 188 210

019 068
039
190

176 177 189 214
019 020 085 090
041 119 171 209

112 213
214
099 100 101 208

SETUP CODE TABLE:
Manufacturer/Brand

Setup CodeNumber

REMBRANT
SAMSUNG
SCIENTIFIC
ATLANTA
SEAM
SIGNATURE
SPRUCER
STARCOM
STARGATE
TANDY
TELECAPATION
TEXSCAN
TFC
TIMELESS
TOCOM
UNfrEECABLE
UNIVERSAL
VIDE)WAY
VlEWSTAr_
ZENITH
ZENTEK

O32
072
183
121
001
053
002
125
024
028
036
122
123
170
01
033
124
019
065

186
203
188
081 177 189
011 163

205
034 039 042 113
211
025 08C 089 190
125 211

CBL

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
YourAVR125 receiverhasbeendesignedto providemanyyearsof trouble-freeservice.Intheevent_hatyouareexperiencing
difficulties,
pleasecheck_hesuggestions
belowfor a possiblesolutionto yourproblem.Additional
information
on he AVR125, includingupdatedinformation
anduserhints,is available
fromourWebsiteat
www.harmankardon.com.
SYMPTOM

CAUSE

SOLUTION

Unitdoesnot functionwhenMain
PowerSwitchis pushed

• NoAC Power

• MakecertainAC powercordispluggedinto
a liveoutlet
• Checkto seewhetheroutletis switch-controlled

Displaylights,butno sound
or picture

• Intermittent
inputconnections

• Makecertainhat all inputandspeakerconnections
aresecure
• PressMute button
• Turnupvolumecontrol

• Mute is on
• Volumecontrolis down
Unitturnson, butfront-panel
displaydoesnot lightup

• Displaybrightnessis turnedoff

• Followthe instructions
inhe DisplayBrightness
section
on page26 sothatthedisplayis setto VI= ]) I= UL L

Nosoundfromanyspeaker;
lightaroundpowerswitchis red

• Amplifieris inprotectionmode
dueto possibleshort
• Amplifieris inprotectionmode
dueto internalproblems

• Checkspeakerwireconnections
forshortsatreceiverand
speakerends
• ContactyourlocalHarmanKardonservicecenter,whichyou can
locatebyvisitingourWebsiteat www.harmankardon.com

Nosoundfromsurroundor
centerspeakers

•
•
•
•

•
•
•
•

Unitdoesnot respondto
remotecommands

• Weakbatteriesinremote
• Wrongdeviceselected
• Remotesensoris obscured

• Changeremotebatteries
• PresstheAVRselector
• Makecertainfront-panelsensoris visibleto remote
or connectremotesensor

Intermittent
buzzingintuner

• Localinterference

• Moveunitor antennaawayfrom computers,
fluorescent
lights,motorsor oher elecNcalappliances

Lettersflashinthe channelindicator
displayanddigitalaudiostops

• Digitalaudiofeedpaused

• Resumeplayfor DVD
• Checkhat DigitalInputis selected

Incorrectsurroundmode
Inputis monaural
Incorrectconfiguration
Stereoor Monoprogrammaterial

Processor Reset
inthe rarecasewhereme unKsooeratlon
or the
]lsplaysseemaonormathecauseme,.nvolvethe
erraticoperation
of thesystems memor',or microorocessor,
Tocorrecttnisoroblem,
first unplugtheunitfromthe
AC wal ou[letan(]wail:el:_eas_
mreeminwes,Afterthe
pause,reconnec_
theACDowercordandcheckthe
unitsc Deration,
Ifthe sjs_emstillmalfunctions+
a sysmm resev ma_.clearthe Droolem,
TocleartneAVR125's entiresjsIem memorynclu(]'ng_unerpresem,ou[ou_levelsewn_s,delay_lmesa_(]
speakerconfiguration
data,first(]u[meunKinStandb',
uypressingtheSystem PowerControlButtonP"],

Selecta modeotherthanStereoor Dolby3 Stereo
Thereis nosurroundinformation
from monosources
Checkspeakermodeconfiguratioin
Thesurrounddecodermaynot createcenter-or rear-channel
information
fromnonencoded
programs

_ex_,Dressanaholdthe ToneMode [] buttonfor
:hreeseconds.
TheunitWillturnon awomatlcally
ano(]lSpla_
the
I_ES E1" rr?ssageinme Main Information
Display[_. Notethatoncejou haveclearedme
mem% ntnismanner.[_snecessar,toreestablish
m
sysmmconfiguration
settingsan(]_unerpresem,
Theresetwillnotaffectsemngs_na_
wereprogrammed
intothe remotecontrol,Toresettheremotecontrol
andrestoreit to itsfactor_,
defaultsettings,olease
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TECHNICAL
AudioSection
StereoMode
Continuous
AveragePower(Fro)

SPECIFICATIONS

FMTunerSection

55 Wattsperchannel,@ < 0.07%THD,20Hz- 20kHz,
bothchannelsdriveninto8 ohms
Five-Channel
SurroundModes
PowerPerIndividualChannel
FrontL&Rchannels:
45 Wattsperchannel
@ < 0.07%THD,20Hz-2OkHzinto8 ohms
Centerchannel:
45 Watts@ < 0.07% THD,20Hz-2OkHzinto8 ohms
Surroundchannels:
45 Wattsperchannel
@ < 0.07%THD,20Hz-2OkHzinto8 ohms
InputSensitivity/Impedance
Linear(High-Level)

200mV/47kohms

Signal-to-Noise
Ratio(IHF-A)

95dB

SurroundSystemAdjacentChannelSeparation
ProLogicII
45dB
DolbyDigital(AC-3)
55dB
DTS
55dB

FrequencyRange
UsableSensitivity
Signal-to-Noise
Ratio
Distortion
StereoSeparation
Selectivity
ImageRejection
IF Rejection

87.5-108.0MHz
IHF1.3!JV/13.2dBf
Mono/Stereo
70dB/68dB
Mono/Stereo
0.2%/0.3%
4OdD@ lkHz
_+400kHz,
7OdD
8OdD
9OdD

AMTunerSection
FrequencyRange
Signal-to-Noise
Ratio
UsableSensitivity
Distortion
Selectivity

520-1720 kHz
45dB
Loop500!JV
lkHz, 50% Mod0.8%
_+lOkHz,
3OdD

VideoSection
Television
Format
NTSC
InputLevel/Impedance 1Vp-p/75 ohms
OutputLevel/Impedance 1Vp-p/75 ohms
VideoFrequency
Response
IOHz-aMHz(-3dB)
General

FrequencyResponse
@ lW (+ODD,-3dB)

lOHz-lOOkHz

HighInstantaneous
CurrentCapability
(HCC)

_+25Amps

Transient
Intermodulation
Distortion(TIM)

Unmeasurable

SlewRate

40V/!Jsec

PowerRequirement
PowerConsumption

AC 120V/6OHz
68Widle,540W maximum
(2 channelsdriven)

Dimensions
Widlh
Height
Depth
Weight

17.3 inches(440mm)
6.6 inches(168mm)
15.4 inches(390mm)
23.8 Ib (lO.akg)

Depthmeasurement
includesknobs,buttonsandterminalconnections,
Heightmeasurement
includesfeetandchassis,
Allfeaturesandspecifications
aresubjectto changewithoutnotice,

* Seethefo//owingtrademark
acknowledgements:
HarmanKardonandPowerfor the DigitalRevolution
are registeredtrademarksof HarmanKardon,Inc,
Manufactured
underlicensefromDolbyLaboratories,
"Dolbyi'"ProLogic"andthe Double-Dsymbol
are registeredtrademarks
of DolbyLaboratories,
Confidential
Unpublished
Works,
@1992-1999 DolbyLaboratories,
Inc,All rightsreserved,
"DTS"and"DTSDigitalSurround"are registered
trademarksof DigitalTheaterSystems,Inc,
UltraStereo
is a trademarkof UltraStereoCorp,
VMAxis a registeredtrademarkof HarmanInternational
Industries,
Inc,,andis an
implementation
of CooperBauckTransaural
Stereounderpatentlicense,
Logic7 is a registeredtrademarkof Lexicon,Inc,,a HarmanInternational
Company,
and
HarmanInternational
Industries,
Inc,,
Crystalis a registeredtrademarkof CirrusLogicCorp,

harman/kardon ®

H A HarmanInternational
Company
250 CrosswaysParkDrive,Woodbury,NewYork 11797
vwvw.harmankardon.com
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