Owner's Manual

5
inTRODUCTiOn
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Thank you for choosing a Harman Kardon
®
product!
For more than fifty years, the Harman Kardon
®
mission has been to
share a passion for music and entertainment, using leading-edge
technology to achieve premium performance. Harman Kardon, Inc.,
invented the receiver, a single component designed to simplify
home entertainment without compromising performance. Over
the years, Harman Kardon products have become easier to use,
while offering more features and sounding better than ever. The
AVR 1600 7.1-channel digital audio/video receiver continues this
tradition with some of the most advanced audio and video process-
ing capabilities in its class, and a wealth of listening and viewing
options.
To obtain the maximum enjoyment from your new receiver, please
read this manual and refer back to it as you become more familiar
with its features and their operation.
If you have any questions about this product, its installation or its
operation, please contact your Harman Kardon retailer or custom
installer, or visit the Web site at www.harmankardon.com.
Harman Kardon AVR 1600 7.1-Channel
Audio/Video Receiver
Audio Section
• 50 Watts x 7, two channels driven at full power at 8 ohms,
20Hz – 20kHz, <0.07% THD, 350 watts total
• High-current capability, ultrawide-bandwidth amplifier design with
low negative feedback
• All-discrete amplifier circuitry
• Quadruple-crossover bass management
• 24-Bit, twin-core Cirrus Logic
®
CS 497024 DSP processor
• 192kHz/24-bit A/D and D/A conversion
• Sampling upconversion to 96kHz
Surround Modes
• Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD
• Dolby Pro Logic
®
II and IIx (Movie, Music and Game), up to 96kHz
• Harman Virtual Speaker
• Harman Headphone
• DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
™
, DTS-HD Master Audio
™
• DTS
®
(5.1; DTS Stereo; DTS-ES
®
6.1 Discrete and Matrix)
• DTS 96/24
™
(DTS Stereo)
• DTS Neo:6
®
(Cinema 5-, 6- or 7-channel; Music 5-, 6- or
7-channel), up to 96kHz
• Logic 7
®
(Movie, Music and Game), up to 96kHz
• 5- or 7-Channel Stereo, up to 96kHz
• Surround Off (DSP or Analog Bypass)