Harman-Kardon AVR 355 manuel d'utilisation

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    A V R 2 5 5 / A V R 3 5 5 A u d i o/ V i d e o R e c e iv e r OWNER’S MANU AL Com posit AV R Info R eso lution Audio E ffects Vid eo Modes S urro und Modes Back/ Exit S our ce List AB L K OK E N G L I S H[...]

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    T able of Contents T ypogr aphical Conventions In order to help you use this manual with the remote control, front-panel controls and rear -panel connections , certain conventions have been used. EXAMPLE – (bold type) indicates a specific remote control or front-panel button, or rear -panel connection jack EXAMPLE – (OCR type) indicates a messa[...]

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    Introduction Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon! Wit h the purc hase of a Harma n Kard on A VR 255/ A VR 35 5 you are a bout to b egin ma ny years o f lis tenin g enjoy ment. D esign ed to provid e all the exc itemen t and det ail of mo vie sou ndtr acks an d eve ry nua nce of musi cal selec tions , the A V R 255/ A VR 35 5 are tru ly mult ichan [...]

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    Safety Information I Dolby T r ue HD , Dolb y Digital Plus , Dolby Digita l EX and Dolby Pro Logic* II and IIx Decoding , and the full suite of DTS ® modes , includi ng DTS-H D Master Au dio , DTS-HD a nd DTS-ES ® 6. 1 Discrete & Matrix a nd Neo:6 ® I Seven ch annels of high -curren t amplifi- cation w ith two channe ls assignabl e to either[...]

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    Safety Information T he lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle , is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons . T he exclamation point within an equilateral tr[...]

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    Front P anel Controls 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ) ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( Ó V olume Control System P ower Control P ower Indicator Headphone Jack Menu Navigation Buttons OK Button A VR Button Info Button Resolution Button Audio Effects Button Video Modes Button Source List Button Main Information Display Speak er/Channel Input Indicator Surround Mode Button[...]

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    1 V olume Control: T urn this knob clockwise to increase the volume, counterclockwise to decrease the volume. If the A VR is muted, adjusting volume control will automatically release the unit from the silenced condition. 2 System Power Control: When the Main P ower Switch on the rear panel is “ON , ” press this button to turn on the AVR; press[...]

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    Rear P anel Connections 0 Z Q P 7 T S Y 5 B 9 a 8 X L J eK g I W 4V U DO F A E N G R C HM 1 2 3 b 6 c f d                    ,            ! # " $ % & ' ( ) * + AM Antenna FM Antenna Analog 2 Audio IN Analog 2 Audio OUT Subwoofer Output Analog 5 A[...]

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    Rear P anel Connections  Digital Media Player (DMP) C onnector (AVR 355 only): With the A VR turned off , connect the optional Harman Kardon to this proprietary connector , and dock your compatible Apple iP od. When the Digital Media Player source is selected, you may view your iP od’ s control and navigation messages on your video display (if[...]

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    Rear P anel Connections  Surround Back/Multiroom Speak er Outputs: T hese speaker terminals are normally used to power the surround back left/surround back right speak ers in a 7.1 channel system. However , they may also be used to power the speak ers in a second zone, which will receive the output selected for a multiroom system. T o change the[...]

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    Main Remote Control Functions A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a A VR P ower On A VR P ower Off Source Selectors (T he Bridge only on A VR 355) Audio Effects Button T ransport Controls Menu Navigation L KM N Sleep Button Background Light Button (A VR 355 only) Main T uning Buttons Last Button Numeric K eys Video Mode Button Menu [...]

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    12 MAIN REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Main Remote Control Functions T he remote is capable of operating the A VR 355/A VR 255 and most Harman Kardon CD changers or players, CD Recorders and T ape decks , using the control codes that are part of the remote . å A VR P ower On: When the A VR 355/AVR 255 is in the Sta ndby mode , as ind icated by the P ow[...]

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    ZONE 2 REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 13 E N G L I S H Zone 2 Remote Control Functions (Zone 2 Remote Control only with A VR 355) A P ower Off B A VR Settings C Back/Exit Button D Source Selectors E Menu Navigation Buttons F V olume Up/Down G Mute H T ransport Controls I Sleep Button J Settings Info Button K Menu Button L OK Button M Zone Select Buttons[...]

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    Zone 2 Remote Control Functions I Sleep Button: Press this button to place the unit in the Sleep mode . Each press of the button selects the amount of time that will remain before the unit will automatically go into the Standby mode, as shown in the Main Infor- mation Display # , in the following order: Holding the button pressed for some seconds w[...]

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    Af ter un pac king t he un it, and p lac ing it o n a sol id su rfac e capa ble of supp ort ing its wei ght, y ou wil l ne ed to ma k e the c onne cti ons to y our a udio a nd vi deo eq uip ment . Audio Equipment Connections T here are two formats for audio connections: digital and analog. Digital audio signals are of higher quality , and are requi[...]

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    Referring to drawing of the remote control on page 11,there is a section of 7 buttons mark ed C , (A VR 355: 8 Buttons) near the top of the remote designated “Source Selectors”: Cable/Sat, DVD , Media Server , Radio, TV , Game and A UX. Each of these buttons corresponds to a “source input”. The A VR’ s flexible design a llows you to use a[...]

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    Installation and Connections 9. Connections to a subwoofer are normally made via a line level audio connection from the Subwoofer Output  to the line-level input of a subwoofer with a built-in amplifier . When a passive subwoofer is used, the connection first goes to a power amplifier , which will be con- nected to one or more subwoofer speak er[...]

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    Installation and Connections S ystem and P ower Connections T he A VR is designed for flexible use with multi- room systems , external control components and power amplifiers . Main Room Remote Control Extension I f the receiver is placed behind a solid or smok ed glass cabinet door , the obstruction may prevent the remote sensor from receiving com[...]

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    E N G L I S H INST ALLA TION AND CONNECTIONS 19 Installation and Connections Speaker Selection No matter which type or brand of speak ers is used, the same model or brand of speaker should be used for the front-left, center and front-right speak ers. T his creates a seamless front soundstage and eliminates the possibility o f distracting sonic dist[...]

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    20 SY STEM CONFIGURA TION System Configuration Subwoofers produce largely nondirectional sound, so they may be placed almost anywhere in a room. Actual placement should be based on room size and shape and the type of subwoofer used. One method of finding the optimal location for a subwoofer is to begin by placing it in the front of the room, about [...]

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    System Configuration E N G L I S H SY STEM CONFIGURA TION 21 Audio and Video Input Selection Please see T able A1 in the appendix for the fac- tory default input assignments for each source . Y ou may assign any available input to any s ource using the Source Info menu, accessible either by pressing the AVR Settings Button Y and selecting the Setup[...]

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    NO TE : When the display has a DVI input which is connected to the AVR using an HDMI-to-DVI adapter , if the display is not HDCP-compliant, the picture will be distorted. In that case, a different video connection must be used (component, composite or S-video). Resolution from Source: T his line, which is informational only , indicates the video fo[...]

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    System Configuration Figure 6 Step 6: After you select “Continue”, the screen shown in Figure 6 will appear . Although the AVR may be used with up to eight speak ers, you may h ave elected not to install surround back speak- ers at this time , or you may have decided to use the surround back speak er channels to power speak ers in the remote ro[...]

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    System Configuration M anual Setup T he A VR 355/A VR 255 is flexibly designed to be used with almost any loudspeak ers available . The flexibility arises from the AVR 355/A VR 255’ s capability tobe configured to match the charac- teristics of your particular speak ers , and to com- pensate for the acoustic characteristics of your room. EzSet/EQ[...]

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    System Configuration Number of Speakers Move the cursor to the Number of Speak ers line and press the SetButton. See Figure 10. Figure 10 – Number of Speakers Menu T he Number of Speakers menu lists each of the speak er groups. Program the correct setting for each group: ON when the speak ers are present in the system, and OFF for positions where[...]

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    26 SY STEM CONFIGURA TION System Configuration Adjust Speaker Distance Menu As explained above in Step T wo – Measure Speak er Distances, sometimes the speakers are placed at different distances from the listening- position, which can muddy the sound, as sounds are heard earlier or later than desired. Even if all of your speak ers are placed the [...]

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    SY STEM CONFIGURA TION 27 E N G L I S H System Configuration Reset Levels: If you wish to start by resetting all of the levels to their factory defaults of 0dB , scroll down to this line and press the OK Button. T he levels will be reset. If you are using an external source to set your output levels , simply navigate to each channel, press the OK B[...]

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    Operation 28 OPERA TION S urround Mode Chart MODE FEA TURES DOLBY DIGIT AL PLUS An enhanced version of Dolby Digital encoded more efficiently, Dolby Digital Plus has the capacity for additional discrete channels and for streaming audio from the internet, all with enhanced audio quality . Source material may be delivered via HDMI, or decoded to Dolb[...]

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    S urround Mode Chart MODE FEA TURES DTS Neo:6 Cinema T hese two modes are available when any analog source is playing to create a six-channel DTS Neo:6 Music surround presentation from conventional Matrix-encoded and traditional Stereo sources . Select the Cinema version of Neo:6 when a program with any type of analog Matrix surround encoding is pr[...]

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    Operation B asic Operation O nce you h ave complete d the setup and con figu- ra tion of the A VR, it is sim ple to oper ate and enjoy . The followi ng instructi ons should be follow ed for you to maxi mize your enjoy ment of your new r eceiver: T urning the A VR On or Off • Whe n usi ng the A VR for t he fi rst ti me , you m ust pr ess th e Main[...]

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    Operation HDMI-equipped multichannel disc player: • Connect the player’ s HDMI output to one of the A VR’ s HDMI Inputs. No other connections are necessary . • Assign the HDMI Input to both the Audio and Video Input F rom Source settings in the Source Info menu. HDMI-equipped multichannel disc player that does not output multichannel audio [...]

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    Operation Note that when Dolby Digital 2.0 signals (e .g. " D .D. 2.0" tracks from DVD), that are encoded with Dolby Pro Logic information, are received via any digital input, the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode will be selected automatically (in addition to the Dolby Digital mode) and will decode a full range 5.1 channel surround sound eve[...]

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    Operation F or DTS-ES materials , the incoming bitstream will be displayed as 3/3/.1 ES-ON . W hen a PCM signal is received, the PCM message , followed by the sampling rate of the signal (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz or 96kHz), will appear in the front-panel display . I n addition, the Speaker/Channel Input Indicators will indicate the number of channels [...]

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    34 OPERA TION Operation Night Mode Night mode is available with some Dolby Digital p rograms , if it has been encoded in the material. It compresses the peak sound levels , maintaining the intelligibility of the dialogue and quieter passages , while reducing the loudness of special effects and louder passages to avoid disturbing others . Night Mode[...]

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    MUL TIROOM OPERA TION 35 Multiroom Oper ation M ultiroom T he A VR is fully equipped to operate as the con- trol center for a complete multiroom system that is capable of sending one source to a second zone in the house while separate source is lis- tened to in the main room. In addition to provid- ing for control over the selection of the remote s[...]

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    36 MUL TIROOM OPERA TION Multiroom Operation T o operate the multizone system using the remote , slide the Zone Select Switch at the bot- tom of the remote to the “2” position or , alter- natively use the Zone 2 Remote Control (A VR 355 only). Press a Source Selector to select a source input for the remote zone . Adjusting the volume or mute co[...]

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    ADV ANCED FEA TURES 37 E N G L I S H V ideo Adjustments V ideo Adjustments T he A VR 255/AVR 355 includes sophisticated DCDi by F aroudja video processing that delivers enhanced video quality , even for older analog video source components , as well as upgr aded on-screen displays . When upscaling video materials from a lower resolution to a higher[...]

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    Color: T his control adjusts the hue of the colors in the picture , and may be set between 0 and 100. Select a setting in which people and objects on screen look natural. T here is no “recommended” setting, and no harm in experimenting. Sharpness: Y ou may adjust the Sharpness setting from 0 to 100. We recommend leaving this setting as low as p[...]

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    Resolution to Display: Select the highest resolution that your TV can show. If you use HDMI, resolution selection happens automatically . If you use analog signals , you must choose the proper resolution. Note: if you choose a resolution that is higher than your screen can show , the picture disappears . In this c ase , wait for approx. 10 seconds [...]

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    T uner Operation T o select the built-in tuner: 1 . Press the Source List Button on the front panel and use the K / L Buttons to scroll through the source list. The last-used band (AM or FM) will be active . 2 . Press the Radio Source Selector on the remote . Press this button again to switch bands (AM or FM). A screen similar to the one shown in F[...]

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    T uner Operation • The Progr am T ype ( PTY ) as s hown in t he list bel ow . N O TE: Many stations do not transmit a specific PTY . The display will show NONE , when such a station is selected and PTY is active . • A “text” message (Radiotext , R T ) conta ining specia l informatio n from the broad cast station. Note tha t this message m a[...]

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    T he A VR 255/A VR 355 is equipped with a pow- erful remote control that will control not only the receiver’ s functions , but also most popular brands of audio and video equipment, including CD players , TV sets , cable boxes, VCRs , satellite receivers and other home-theater equipment. Once the AVR’ s remote is programmed with the codes for t[...]

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    Progr amming the Remote Example: One blink, followed by a one-second pause , followed by six blinks , followed by a one- second pause , followed by four blinks indicates that the code has been set to 164. F or future re ference ente r the Setup Code s for t he equi pment in your sy stem here: DVD ____________ CD _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ VID1/V[...]

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    Progr amming the Remote A ctivity Programming (Macr os) Activi ties enable yo u to easily repea t frequently used com binations of c ommands with th e press of a singl e button on the A VR’ s remote con trol. Once progra mmed, an Activity will send out up to 19 diffe rent remote co des in a pre-dete rmined sequen tial order ena bling you to auto [...]

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    Progr amming the Remote Notes on Using the A VR Remote With Other Devices . • Manufacturers may use different code sets for t he same product category . F or that reason, it is important that you check to see if the code set you have entered operates as many controls as p ossible . If it appears that only a few functions operate , check to see if[...]

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    No . BUTT ON Name A VR A VR Zone 2 The Bridge FM AM DVD 01 A VR Power On A VR Power On A VR P ower On A VR Power On A VR Power On A VR P ower On A VR Power On 02 A VR Power Off A VR Power Off A VR P ower Off A VR Power Off A VR Power Off A VR Power Off A VR Power Off 03 Device P ower On P ower On 04 Device P ower Off P ower Off 05 CBL/SA T INPUT SE[...]

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    No . DVDR DMC250 DMC1000 TV CBL/SA T UR Function CD HDTV PVD VCR 01 AVR P ower On A VR Power On A VR Power On A VR Power On A VR Power On A VR Power On A VR P ower On A VR Power On A VR Power On A VR P ower On 02 AVR P ower Off A VR Power Off A VR Power Off A VR Power Off A VR P ower Off A VR Power Off A VR Power Off A VR P ower Off A VR Power Off [...]

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    Function List A VR 255 4 3 2 1 5 1 2 1 5 1 6 1 7 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 4 1 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 8 5 0 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 2 7 2 9 2 8 3 1 3 0 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 2 4 3 3 9 4 0 2 5 2 6 1 8 1 9 2 0 1 3 1 4 67 8 1 0 1 1 9 48 FUNCTION LIST No . BUTT ON Name A VR A VR Zone 2 FM AM DVD D VDR 01 AVR P ower On A VR Power On A VR Power On A VR P ow[...]

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    Function List A VR 255 E N G L I S H FUNCTION LIST 49 No . DMC250 DMC1000 TV CBL/SA T UR Function CD HDTV PVD VCR 01 AVR P ower On AVR P ower On AVR P ower On A VR Power On A VR Power On A VR P ower On AVR P ower On A VR Power On A VR Power On 02 AVR P ower Off A VR Power Off A VR Power Off A VR Power Off A VR P ower Off A VR Power Off A VR Power O[...]

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    T roubleshooting Guide Processor Reset In the r are case wher e the unit’ s oper ation or the displa ys seem abnorm al, t he cause may inv olve the err atic oper ation of th e system’ s memory or microp rocessor . T o correct this problem, first unplug the unit from the AC wall outlet and w ait at least three minutes . After the pause, reconnec[...]

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    T echnical Specifications Audio Section Stereo Mode Continuous Average Power (FTC) A VR 255: 65 Watts per channel, 20Hz - 20 kHz A VR 355: 70 Watts per channel, 20Hz - 20 kHz @ < 0.07% THD , both channels driven into 8 ohms 7 Channel Surround Modes P ower Per Individual Channel, with all channels driven F ront L&R channels: A VR 255: 50 Watt[...]

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    Appendix – Default settings, worksheets, remote product codes T able A1 – Recommended Source Component Connections Device T ype AVR Source Digital Audio Connection Analog Audio Connection Video Connections Cable TV , satellite TV , HD TV CBL/SA T HDMI 2 Analog 1 HDMI 2 or other device that delivers television programs DVD Audio/Video , SACD , D[...]

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    T able A3 – Speaker/Channel Setting Defaults Audio Input All Digital and 2-Channel Analog Audio Inputs 6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs* Y our Settings Left/Right Speakers ON ON Center Speaker ON ON L eft/Right Surround Speakers ON ON L eft/Right Surround Back Speakers ON ON Subwoofer ON ON Left/Right Speakers Crossover 100Hz Large * Center Speak[...]

  • Page 54

    54 APPENDIX APPENDIX – SETTINGS WORKSHEET T able A6 – Audio Effects Settings Default Cable/Sa t DVD Media Server Radio TV Game AUX T one Control Off T reble 0dB Bass 0dB LFE T rim Off Night Mode Off T able A7 – Video Modes Settings Default Cable/Sa t DVD Media Server Radio TV Game AUX Video Mode Processor Off Brightness * 50 Contrast * 50 Col[...]

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    APPENDIX 55 E N G L I S H APPENDIX – SETTINGS WORKSHEET T able A8 – Surround Modes Default Cable/Sa t DVD Media Server Radio TV Game AUX Auto Select Logic 7 Movie or native digital format Virtual Surround Dolby Virtual Speaker Reference Stereo 7 CH Stereo Movie Logic 7 Movie Music Logic 7 Music Game Logic 7 Game Center Width * 0 Dimension * 0 P[...]

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    56 APPENDIX APPENDIX – SETTINGS WORKSHEET T able A11 – Zone 2 Settings Source Input Device T ype (if changed) Y our Settings Status Off Source Cable/Sat V olume -25dB Surround Back Amps Main Room[...]

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    APPENDIX 57 E N G L I S H APPENDIX – SETTINGS WORKSHEET[...]

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    250 Crossways Park Drive, W oodbury, New Y ork 11797 www .harmankardon.com Harman Consumer Group, Inc.: 2, route de T ours, 72500 Château-du-Loir , Fr ance © 2008 Harman Kardon, Incorporated P art No.: CQX1A1318Z[...]