It is normal for the Harman Kardon audio server to be red. Plug it in and charge it. It will still show red at first, but after a while the red light will go out. Press and hold the power button, the blue light will turn on and flash red immediately, then go off, plug in and charge. Harman/Kardon is a division of Harman International Industries (NYSE: HAR), which specializes in manufacturing home and car audio. It was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Woodbury, New York, USA. At the same time, JBL, AKG, and Infinity are also brands under the Harman Group. Harman/Kardon was founded in 1953 by Dr. Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon, who loved music and art. The company helped create the high-fidelity audio industry; their first product was an FM tuner, and a year after its founding Harman/Kardon released the Festival D1000, the world's first true high-fidelity receiver, a mono device aimed at It also combines many of today's common features for the non-technical consumer, such as a tuner, component controls and amplifier in a single body. In 1958, Harman/Kardon released the Festival TA230, the world's first stereo receiver, again targeting non-technical users in an effort to make high-fidelity more widely adopted. Harman/Kardon is a major audio supplier for cars such as BMW, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz and Saab, as well as Toshiba notebook computers.