AVR 161S
425-watt, 5.1-channel, networked AVR with Bluetooth connectivity
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Specifications
- Power Requirement
- 220V - 240V AC, 50Hz/60Hz
- Dimensions (H x W x D – Metric/English)
- 121mm x 440mm x 300mm (4-3/4” x 17-5/16” x 11-13/16”)
- Weight (Metric/English)
- 4.6kg (10 lb)
- Stereo Power
- 85W per channel, two channels driven @ 6/8 ohms, 20Hz – 20kHz,
- Multichannel Power (one channel driven)
- 85W per channel, two channels driven @ 6/8 ohms, 20Hz – 20kHz,
- High Instantaneous Current Capability
- 29 Amps
- Signal-to-noise Ratio (IHF-A)
- 100 dB
- Slew Rate
- 40V/sec
- Input Sensitivity/Impedance
- 250mV/27k ohms
- Television Format
- PAL
- Input Level/Impedance
- 1Vp-p/75 ohms
- Output Level/Impedance
- 1Vp-p/75 ohms
- Video Frequency Response (Component Video)
- 10Hz – 8MHz (–3dB)
- 10Hz – 8MHz (–3dB)
- 2.0 + 3D ready
This 425-watt, high-performance, 5.1-channel A/V receiver gives you more ways to connect to your favorite music, movies and shows. There are countless ways to access and store your favorite media, from external hard drives to set-top cable boxes to smartphones. But if your home audio/video receiver doesn’t give you options for connecting to those media, it’s borderline useless. The Harman Kardon® AVR 161S gives you a simple way to connect to everything you love. This 425-watt, 5.1-channel, networked audio/video receiver is loaded with options that let you access your media. It features five 3D-ready HDMI® 2.0 inputs, including one compatible with MHL, so you’ll have more than enough ways to access content on your HD cable box, Blu-ray™ player, MHL-equipped portable devices. It also includes Spotify Connect and HARMAN TrueStream Bluetooth® technology so you can stream high-fidelity audio from your mobile devices. Regarding sound, the AVR 161S features our exclusive Natural Sound Processing (NSP), which creates a rich, enveloping sound from any source – particularly with two-channel streaming content. And to get the very best sound based on your speakers and listening environment, its new EZSet/EQ™ III process automatically calibrates the system. And with HARMAN GreenEdge™ technology, the AVR 161S Sis environmentally friendly, too.
The AVR 161S high-performance audio/video receiver pumps out 85 watts per channel to power a full five-channel, networked surround-sound system. It can also connect to a powered subwoofer to provide enhanced low-frequency performance for all your entertainment. While the amplifiers retain the time-tested Harman Kardon® high-current capacity (HCC) ultrawide-bandwidth design to ensure the most accurate, dynamic sound with enhanced clarity and realism – even at the highest listening levels, a digitally based power supply gives the amplifiers all the wattage they need without the weight of traditional power-supply designs and their heavy transformers. The net result is a great-sounding AVR in a small form that is friendly to the environment.
The AVR 161S can stream audio from virtually any portable device. You can connect an Apple device, such as an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, directly to the front-panel USB jack and playback without the need for an external adapter. For other tablets, smartphones and laptops, you can take advantage of the AVR 161S’s integrated HARMAN TrueStream Bluetooth technology.
The HARMAN TrueStream guarantee ensures the best possible listening experience when you stream audio wirelessly via Bluetooth technology. HARMAN TrueStream tech delivers the most current, most advanced wireless option to ensure the highest-quality sound, no matter what application or source device you use.
The AVR 161S features vTuner Internet radio to connect you to a whole world of online audio entertainment. As soon as it’s out of the box, you can stream over-the-air radio stations from around the globe as well as stream from a wide range of Internet-only radio stations. The AVR 161S also features Spotify Connect, which allows you to stream music directly from your Spotify premium account on your phone, tablet or computer.
Five HDMI 2.0 inputs with 3D and 30/36-bit Deep Color deliver high-definition digital video at resolutions up to 1080p with full-fidelity audio through a single cable. There is no loss of video or audio quality because of format conversion, just full-impact Hollywood excitement as its creators meant you to experience it.
The AVR 161S gives you multiple options for audio playback with its front-panel USB port. Simply connect an iPhone, iPad, iPod or USB stick to play your stored tracks through your home entertainment system.
FAQs & How-Tos
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Yes, this is correct. The AVR 1x1S does not support OSD on HDMI 2 out, only on HDMI 1. If customers want OSD on two HDMI outputs, they can buy the AVR 370.Was this helpful? Thank you for your feedback!
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Yes, in the HDMI Setup Menu, it is possible to select either �Sound To TV� or �Sound To Amp�, Amp being the AVR. This detail is not mentioned in the owner's manual.Was this helpful? Thank you for your feedback!
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Yes, download the Harman Kardon Remote app to do this.Was this helpful? Thank you for your feedback!
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You can send any 4k video signal into the HDMI inputs of your AVR, and it will be sent to your TV screen from the HDMI output, either in 4k or 1080p. Sometimes it may be necessary to switch off the TV set, then switch it on again, to activate a new "handshake" between the devices, in order to open for the 4k signal, if normal HD 1080p signal was the last signal used. Please note that not all 4k signals can be viewed. Many streamed videos from Youtube will work, as will any 4k material that you have recorded yourself, and many TV boxes will work also. However, HDCP 2.2 protected material will not be shown in 4k, but will be converted to full HD 1080p signals, because these AVRs do not support HDCP 2.2 digital copy protection. HDR is not supported.Was this helpful? Thank you for your feedback!
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We designed the USB folder data to show the latest modified folder and it is a design preference. It is not possible to change this setting.Was this helpful? Thank you for your feedback!
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This is sometimes a problem with wired connections to computers or NAS drives. There is no way to change this, unfortunately.Was this helpful? Thank you for your feedback!
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Typically when we are talking about projectors, they are normally installed in a place where the HDMI cable is too long, and the signal has a hard time reaching the AVR. It is also possible that the projector is not compatible with the AVR. To be sure it works with the AVR, please move projector closer and use a short HDMI cable. We recommend a cable that is 3 meters in length or less. If the projector works with the shorter cable, and you have no choice but to use a longer cable, you will need an HDMI repeater/amplifier/eq/booster (name varies depending on the manufacturer), to boost the signal so that it can make it all the way from the AVR to the projector.Was this helpful? Thank you for your feedback!
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The Harman AVR App controls your receiver through your smartphone, which communicates via your wireless home network. Please make sure that your AVR is properly connected to your network router, with cable for the smaller models. If you have no wireless home network, you cannot use the app.Was this helpful? Thank you for your feedback!
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Yes, on your computer, enter the IP address of the receiver in the internet browser. In the page that opens, it is possible to change the name.Was this helpful? Thank you for your feedback!
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No, in order to go through the setup procedure, it is necessary to activate the (OSD) On-Screen-Display, and this is not possible on the front panel buttons, you need the remote control. Only the remote control features the necessary OSD button.Was this helpful? Thank you for your feedback!
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