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Page 1: A Guide to Technologies 2009.pdf · Harman Kardon® Technologies Virtually alone among today’s most-respected audio brands, Harman Kardon® can point to a history of innovation

HarmanKardonTechnologies

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A Guide to Harman Kardon®

Technologies

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A Guide to Harman Kardon®

Technologies

Virtuallyaloneamongtoday’smost-respected

audiobrands,HarmanKardon®canpointtoa

historyofinnovationstretchingbackmorethan

55years,acrossdozensoflandmarkproducts

andtechnologies,totheearliestdaysofhigh

fidelity.ThedownsideforHarmanKardonsales

associates?Allthathistoryaddsuptoalotto

keepinmindwheninteractingwithcustomers

onthesalesfloor.Thinkofthisguideasashort

courseforlearningabouttheHarmanKardon

brand–itsproducts,itsphilosophy,andthemany

benefitsitstechnologiesoffertolistenerswho

arepassionateaboutaudio.Wehopeyou’llfind

itusefulonadailybasis.

Design Philosophy

Surround Formats

Multiroom Functionalities

Stereo Features

VideoTechnologies

Ease of Use

Industrial Design

Audio and Video Formats

Content Aggregation

iPod Compatibility

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1958

1954

Since1953,HarmanKardondesignersand

engineershavefocusedonimprovinghome

entertainmentbycombiningextraordinary

industrialdesign,innovativetechnologies,

meticulousengineeringandthehighestlevels

ofmanufacturingqualityinthebrand’s

products.Extensiveexperienceandresearch

haveputthebrandintheuniquepositionof

beingabletobringtogetherthebestinanaloganddigitaltechnologies,trendsetting

designandflexibleuserinterfacestocreatehigh-performance,market-leading

homeentertainmentsystems.Infact,mostofthetechnologiescurrentlyassociated

withtoday’sverybestamplifierswereoriginallyintroducedinHarmanKardon

products.ThenewestHarmanKardonproductsretainthetime-honoredperformance

characteristics–high-currentcapability,ultrawide-bandwidthdesignanddiscrete

circuitry,forexample–thathavebuiltthebrand,whileincorporatingandadvancing

theverylatestaudioandvideotechnologiesandformats.

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2009

1970

1980

1959

2000

ChecklistofMajor Harman Kardon Milestones

1954 FestivalD1000.Theworld’sfirsthigh-fidelityreceiver.

1958 FestivalTA230.Theworld’sfirststereoreceiver.

1959 CitationII.Theworld’sfirstultrawide-bandwidthamplifier.

1970 CAD5.Theworld’sfirstcassettedeckwithDolby®B-typenoisereduction.

1980 CitationXX.Theworld’sfirsthigh-current-capabilityamplifier.

2000 AVR7000.ThefirstA/VreceiverwithLogic7,®VMAx®andHDCD®processing.

2001 EzSet/EQ.™Soundcalibrationtechnology.

2009 AVR760.Theworld’sfirstimplementationofDolbyVolumetechnology.

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» … [the true leader] knows that there is more knowledge and insight available from the group than he or any one person alone can bring to it.

Dr. Sidney Harman | Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Harman International

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* CEA 2019 Newtestingandmeasurementmethodforaudioamplifiers.

Totalsystempower(W)=numberofchannelsxpowerperchannel.

Manufacturer’s rating

Independent measurement

CEA 2019* rating 434W 182W 371W 231W

Harman Kardon AVR 255 Brand X Brand Y Brand Z

Allchannelsdriven,8ohms,20Hz-20kHz,THD0.07% 50W N/A N/A N/A

Onechanneldriven,8ohms,1kHz,THD0.10% 62W 26W 53W 33W

Numberofchannels 7 7 7 7

Onechanneldriven,6ohms,1kHz,THD0.10% N/A 140W 110W 120W

There’snousetryingtohideit:HarmanKardonengineershave

alwaysbeendrivenbyalustforpower(ormoreaccurately,

current).Power(asmeasuredinwattsperchannel)isan

almostmeaninglesspredictorofanamplifier’sabilitytodrive

loudspeakers.It’scurrent(measuredinamperes)thatactually

createstheaudiosignalthatloudspeakersrespondto–and

thehigherthecurrentrating,thebetterthesoundquality,at

anyvolumelevel.HarmanKardonamplifiershavealways

deliveredcurrentratingswithmorethanenoughheadroom

todrivethemostdemandingloudspeakersduringeventhe

mostdynamicmusicalpassagesandmoviesoundtracks.

Andunlikemanyintheindustry,we’vealwayspublishedour

powerratingswithallchannelsdriven,instrictaccordance

withU.S.FederalTradeCommissionguidelines.Thatmeans

ourperformancefiguresarehonestnumbers,freeofexagger-

ation,inflationorpuffery.Bydeliveringfull-ratedpowertoall

channelssimultaneously,HarmanKardonproductsreproduce

musicandmoviesthewaytheywereintendedtobeheard.

High-Current Capability

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Both deliver 12 V, but which one would you choose to start your car?

Benefit Tighter bass and superb transient response, at any volume level.

12V

1,5 V 1,5 V 1,5 V 1,5 V 1,5 V 1,5 V 1,5 V 1,5 V

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Ultrawide-Frequency Bandwidth

Whilemanyamplifiersandreceivers

struggletocleanlyreproducethe

audiblefrequencyspectrumfrom

20Hzto20kHz,HarmanKardon

componentstypicallyperformto

wellbeyond100kHz.Althoughthis

exceedstheusuallimitsofhuman

hearing,itreducesphasedistortion

forimprovedphaselinearityand

transientaccuracy.

Harman Kardonfrequency spectrum

Brand X frequency spectrum

human hearing frequency spectrum10Hz 20Hz 20kHz0dB

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Benefit Purer, more realistic sound.

Low Negative Feedback

Allamplifiersusenegativefeedbacktoreduce

harmonicdistortion.Buthighlevelsofnegative

feedbackcanhaveaharsh,gratingeffecton

overallsoundquality.Byusingonlythehighest

qualitytransistors,passivecomponents

andconstructiontechniques,HarmanKardon

amplifierslimitnegativefeedbacktolessthan

25dBcomparedwith60dBormoreinsome

competitiveproducts–forsubstantiallylower

distortion.

Benefit Sharper sound with more precise imaging.

100kHz

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Idealamplifier

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4

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30

60

60

30

0

(Cap)

(Ind)

Phase (degrees)

Impedance (ohms)

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Discrete Circuitry

Tothefullestextentpossible,HarmanKardonproductsuse

separatetransistors,resistors,capacitorsanddiodesin

theircircuitry,insteadofintegratedcircuits(ICs),inwhich

suchcomponentsarebundledtogetheronall-purpose

siliconchips.Discretecircuitsarealmostalwaysmore

expensivethanICs,buttheyalmostalwaysoutperform

them.IsitanywonderthatHarmanKardonengineers

preferthem?

Inanidealamplifier,outputvoltageremainsconstant,regardless

ofthecurrentbeingdrawn,orthephaseanglesofthatcurrent.

Thiscanbevisualizedinthreedimensions,with“phase”as

thehorizontalaxis,“impedance”asthedepthaxisand“power

output”astheverticalaxis.GroundbreakingHarmanKardon

researchhasestablishedthepowercubemeasurementas

themostaccurateindicationofamplifierquality,ascorre-

latedwiththeresultsofsubjectivelisteningtests.Italso

providesausefulvisualaidforcomparingtheperformance

ofHarmanKardonamplifierstotheperformanceofamps

fromothermanufacturers.

The Power Cube Measurement

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Competitiveamplifier

HarmanKardonamplifier(HK990)

4

2

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30

60

60

30

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(Cap)

(Ind)

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Benefit Minimal noise and signal loss.

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» Our products are an expression of customers’ desire to command the “best seat in the house”, no matter what kind of music or entertainment they enjoy.

Dinesh Paliwal | Chairman and CEO, Harman International

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Surr

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For

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» Our products are an expression of customers’ desire to command the “best seat in the house”, no matter what kind of music or entertainment they enjoy.

Dinesh Paliwal | Chairman and CEO, Harman International

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Benefit Future-proof connectivity.

Throughouttheyears,landmarkHarmanKardonproductshaveledthe

transitionfromvacuumtubestosolidstate,frommonotohi-fi,andfrom

analogtodigital,withfeaturesthathaveoftenbrokennewground,and

performancethathasalwayssethigherstandards.Inthefast-moving

digitalera,HarmanKardonproductshavealwayssupportedthewidest

rangeofpopularsound-processingtechnologies.OurnewestA/V

receivers,forexample,featuretwoonboard32-bitDSPprocessorsto

decodethefullsuiteofDolbyandDTS®technologies,includingDolby

TrueHDandDTS-HD™MasterAudio.

About DTS and Dolby

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Surr

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For

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Benefit A more consistent, comfortable and enjoyable listening experience.

DolbyVolumeisasophisticatednewtechnologythatresolvestheproblemof

varyingvolumelevelsacrossbothprogramcontentandprogramsources.

StartinginselectHarmanKardonA/Vreceivers,DolbyVolumetechnology

enableslistenerstoenjoyalltheircontentandprogrammingatthesame

preferredlisteninglevelwithouthavingtoreachfortheremotecontrol.

Dolby Volume Technology

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HarmanKardonAVR

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Surr

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Benefit Stunning 5- or 7-channel surround sound from compact discs, LPs, cassettes and videotapes.

Logic 7 Technology

HarmanKardonLogic7soundprocessingusesproprietarydigitalalgorithms

tocreateamorecohesiveandenvelopingsoundfieldfromanalogmatrix

recordings,includingthetensofthousandsofstereotitlesstillinwide-

spreaduse.Logic7isnotonlycapableofresolvingeitherfiveorseven

channelsfromatwo-channelsource,itactuallyincreasestheaccuracywith

whichsoundsaredirectedtothecenterandsurroundchannelsformore

precisereproductionoftheoriginalsoundtrack.Developedforhigh-end

processorsandnowfeaturedinagrowingnumberofluxuryautomobiles,

Logic7processingisbuiltintoeveryHarmanKardonA/Vreceiver.

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» While it’s nice to enjoy something good, it’s even better to experience something great.

Rich Sorota | President, Harman Consumer Division

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Audi

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Form

ats

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Ethernet

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Audi

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Form

ats

A Glossary of Common Video Formats

MPEG-2Awidelyusedformatfordigitaltelevision

signalsandDVDandSVCDdiscswitha

resolutionlimitof720pixelsx480pixels.

MPEG-4Aseriesofcodecsdesignedtostandardizethe

productionanddistributionofdigitalcontentfor

HDTVandmultimediaapplications.

Anext-generationdiscformatdeveloped

toenablerecording,rewritingandplayback

ofhigh-definitionvideo.ABlu-rayDisc™offers

upto10timesthestoragecapacityoftradi-

tionalDVDs,holdingupto25GBonasingle-

layerdisc,and50GBonadual-layerdisc.

Avideocodecpopularforitsabilityto

highlycompressdigitalvideointosmallfile

sizeswithrelativelyhighvisualquality.

TheHarmanKardonbrandwasthe

firsttolinkhomeentertainment

systemstocomputeraudioina

varietyofpopularformats,and

itsnewreceiversincludethefirst

modelsthatallowyounotjustto

listentoaUSBmemorydevice,

Connectivity, Compatibility and Convergence

buttoactuallycontrolplaybackthroughyour

receiver’sremote.HarmanKardonreceivers

alsofeatureconnectionsforagreatnumberof

videodevices,allwiththelatestversionofHDMI.

Videorecordingoutputs,preamp-outjacksforall

channelsandcolor-codedeight-channelinputs

makeHarmanKardonAVRsuniquelyversatile.

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» I’d rather explain our prices than compromise on quality.

Thijs Linthorst | General Manager, Harman Consumer International

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Justassomedigitaldevicesareconverging,digitalsourcescontinueto

proliferate,andgenerationsofanalogsourcessteadfastlyrefuseto

goaway.ConsumersmayownentertainmentintheformofCDs,vinyl

records,DVDs,magnetictapeandmemorycardsofonesortoranother–

someneatlystoredoncomputersandportableplayers,otherssimply

scatteredaboutinvariousattics,closets,drawersandgloveboxes.

HarmanKardonDigitalMediaCentersmakeitpossibletoaggregate

muchofthismaterialontoacentralharddisk,andtoshareitamong

otherwiseincompatibledigitaldevices.

Managing Digital Assets

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iPod

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» Harman Kardon products: The materialization of unfettered design.

Kurt Solland | V.P. Industrial Design, Harman International

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TheAppleiPod–andthecountlessportablemusicplayersthathavecome

beforeandafterit–hasrevolutionizedhowandwherewelistentomusic.

TheHarmanKardon“TheBridge”wasoneofthefirstproductsdesigned

tointegratetheiPodintotraditionalhomeentertainmentsystems.

TheBridgeisadockingstationfortheiPodthatconnectsdirectlytomost

HarmanKardonA/Vreceivers–controlledbytheAVRremotewithon-

screenorfront-panelmenusthatuserscanreadfromacrosstheroom.

Building Bridges

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iPod

Com

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Benefit Choose or change tracks and playlists without interrupting playback.

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» There are always more rooms to improve.

Carsten Olesen | Commercial Director, Harman Consumer International

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Benefit Multiroom solutions are built in, not added on.

Zone 1

Zone 2

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Entertainment SystemsThat Multitask

HarmanKardonproductsofferachoiceofwaystoeasilycreate

multiroomentertainmentsystems.AllHarmanKardon7.1-channel

A/Vreceiversarebuiltwithassignablerear-channelamplifiers

andasecond-zonecontrolsystem,andmanyincludeasecond-

zoneremote.TheDMCdigitalmediacenterisdesignedtodistri-

buteseparateaudiostreamsfromacentralmusiclibrarytoup

tofourdifferentlocationsinahome,allowinguserstospreadout

andenjoythemselves–theirentertainmentwillbethereforthem.

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Benefit Centralized access to your entire music library without a computer.

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Zone 4

In hotels In shops At home

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WiththeDigitalMediaCenter,theidea

ofacentralmediaserverthatworks

likeanentertainmentdevice,nota

computerperipheral,hasbecomea

reality.Fluentinauniverseofdigital-

storagetechnologiesandformats,a

HarmanKardonDigitalMediaCenter

istheonego-todevicetofinally

bridgetheDVD/CD/musicsystem/cell

phone/cameradivide.OneoftheMedia

Center’smostexcitingfeaturesisits

capabilityofrecordingaudiofroma

CDoranexternalanalogaudiosource,

convertingittotheMP3formatand

storingitonthebuilt-inHDD.Once

stored,theMediaCenterallowsdistri-

butionofseparateaudiostreamsfrom

themusiclibrarytouptofourdifferent

locationsinyourhome.

Digital Media Centers

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Benefit Multizone operation without external amplifiers.

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Zone 4

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A-BUS® Technology

WithanA-BUS-equippedHarmanKardon

AVRandanABH-4000hub,anyhome

caneasilybedividedintofourseparate

entertainmentzones,inwhichlocal

customsandindividualmusicaltastes

mayprevail.LinkinanA-BUS-equipped

remoteAVRandthepossibilitiesmultiply.

Whole-houseaudiosystemsdon’thave

tobecomplicated.

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» 2-Channel sound at its best is like having artists perform live in your living room.

Frank Gaisser | Product Manager Home Solutions, Harman Deutschland

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TheHarmanKardonFestivalTA230,introducedmorethan

50yearsago,wastheworld’sfirststereoreceiver.Today,

wecontinuetoofferachoiceofpowerfulstereoreceivers

engineeredbyandforpeoplewhoprefertobeentertained

withtheireyesclosed.We’repassionate,tobesure,butwe’re

notzealots.Oneofournewestreceiversfeaturesdigitalaudio

inputsandDolbyVirtualSpeakertechnology,amongother

21st-centuryinnovations.Timemarcheson,andHarmanKardon

productsmarchwithit.

Keeping the Audio Faith

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TominimizetheA/DandD/Aconver-

sionsthatdegradesignalquality,

theHarmanKardonHK990stereo

integratedamplifierusesanRJ45

connectorandLVDS(Low-Voltage

DifferentialSignaling)drivers/receivers

tosynchronizetheamplifier’sdata

clockwithincomingdatastreams

ofanHD990CDplayer.Theresult

isajitter-freeconnectionbetween

theamplifierandthesource,making

itsoundasthoughplaybackwere

originatinginsidetheamplifieritself.

High-Resolution Synchronization Link

Benefit Flawless sonic resolution.

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D/A Conversion

Benefit Minimal noise and signal loss.

HarmanKardonmultimediaplayers

useonlythehighestgrade

digital-to-analogconverters,

withhigh-definition,wide-

bandwidth,low-feedbackout-

putcircuitryinapureClassA

configuration.

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RLS Technology

HarmanKardonReal-TimeLinearSmooth-

ingconversiontechnology,introduced

in1992,hasbeenhailedasanefficient,

high-performancemeansoftrans-

formingdigitalsignalstohigh-quality

analog.Today’sRLSIII-andIV-equipped

HarmanKardonmultimediaplayersand

amplifiersbanishnoisetoanonaudible

frequencywithveryhighjitterrejection.

Benefit Spacious, richly detailed sound other players cannot duplicate.

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1992RLS

1996 | 1997RLSII

2005RLSIII

2008RLSIV

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» Video without audio is just surveillance.

Jurjen Amsterdam | Brand Director, Harman Kardon Home Solutions

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HDMIcablesdeliverhigh-

definitionA/Vsignals

throughasinglecable

withabandwidthof

uptotenGbits.Itisthe

connectionofchoice

forallHDapplications,

andallHarmanKardon

productsofferit.

HDMI Connectivity

Maximum Video Resolution From Any Source

Therapidadvancementofvideotechnologyhas

leftavarietyofentertainmentrelicsinits

wake–tapesandDVDsinvariousresolutions,

aspectratiosfrom480ito1080p,andplayers

andset-topboxeswithanaloganddigital

outputsrangingfromRCAplugstoHDMI.

HarmanKardonA/Vreceiversareconfigured

notjusttoaccommodatethelatestformats

andtechnologies,butalsotomakethemost

ofthosethatareforgottenbutnotgone.

Benefit Lossless connectivity and simple system setup.

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FullHD

Benefit Automatic optimization of any video input.

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Faroudja DCDi Cinema™

DCDiCinemaprocessing,offeredon

allHarmanKardon7.1A/Vreceivers,

usessophisticatedalgorithmsto

improvetheimagequalityoflow-

resolutionNTSCandPALvideo

signals,removingthejaggededges

thatareespeciallynoticeableon

LCDandplasmaflat-panelmonitors.

Benefit The best-possible picture from any source.

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Ease

of U

se

» It should not be difficult to be entertained.

Richard Metcalfe | Global Brand Director, Harman Kardon

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On-Screen Displays (OSD)

HarmanKardoninternallydeveloped

anewfull-color,high-definition

OSDwith“drop-down”or“scroll”

stylemenuoperation.Competitors’productsoftengenerateaguided

userinterface(GUI)instandard

definition(SD)andthenscale

uptohighdefinition(HD).With

thehelpofaFaroudja®Torino

processor,HarmanKardonA/V

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EzSet/EQtechnologyusesabuilt-insound-pressure

measurementtoautomaticallyconfigurespeaker-channel

levels,sizeandcrossoverinformation,anddelaytimes.

Italsohasaroom-equalizationfeature,whichtakesinto

considerationthespecificparametersoftheroomin

whichthesystemisplaced,aswellasotherfactors,to

ensureoptimalsoundquality.

Benefit Easy setup and a gentle learning curve with improved appearance.

Benefit Optimum surround sound, regardless of room conditions or speaker type.

EzSet/EQ Technology

receiversgenerateGUIscreens

directlyinHD,eliminatingthe

needforthisextrastepof

upscaling.TheuseoftheTorino

processoralsoallowsforAlpha-

blending.WithAlpha-blending,

theGUIscreenscanbeshown

asatransparentoverlayoverthe

videoinput.TheOSDisavailable

in6differentlanguages.

Ease

of U

se

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Indu

stria

l Des

ign» Harman Kardon design

explores the rich fabric of human culture to deliver experiences that define entertainment.

Daniel Ashcraft | Harman Kardon Product Designer, Ashcraft Design

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Minimalismhaslongbeenamajor

forceinarchitecture,musicand

design.Ithasalsobeenoneofour

guidingprinciplesfromthevery

beginning.HarmanKardon,Inc.

believesthatgooddesignconsists

ofessentialelementspresented

intheirpurestform,withan

absenceofexcessordecoration.

HarmanKardonengineersalways

strivetobuildproductsthatoffer

amaximumnumberofoptions

withaminimumnumberofbuttons

andknobs.

Less Is More

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Power Consumption

Manyofourcustomersareincreasingly

awareofenvironmentalissues,and

wesharetheirconcern.Forexample,

HarmanKardonproductsofferowners

atotalpower-offoption,inadditionto

standbymode,toreduceunnecessary

powerusage.

Indu

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ign

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Premiumbrandsrequirepremium

experiences.Thevalueandexcite-

mentoftheHarmanKardonbrand

andproductsshouldalsobe

reflectedinthepresentationat

retail.Ourpresentationsystems

andshop-in-shopsolutionsensure

thatcustomerswillexperience

allvalues,featuresandfunctions

ofHarmanKardonproductsin

thebestpossibleway.Itisyet

anotherexampleoftheunwavering

HarmanKardoncommitmentto

doingthingsrightinsteadoffollow-

ingtrends.Weprovidein-store

audioandvideoperformance,not

justbarespecifications.Thosewho

trulyloveentertainmentwouldn’t

wantitanyotherway.

Brand Experience

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Did You Know?

TheHarmanKardonbrandisalso

oneoftheworld’sleading

suppliersofautomotiveaudio

andinfotainmentsystems;

ourproductsarefoundinthe

premiumcarsofeverymajor

manufacturer.

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