Harman Kardon AVR 145 Owner's Manual

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INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 13ENGLISHInstallation and Connections7. If another component video device is avail-able, connect it to the Video 2 ComponentVideo Input jacks . The audio connections forthis device should be made to either the Video2 Input jacks or any of the Coaxial orOptical Digital Input jacks .8. If the component video inputs are used,connect the Component Video Output tothe component video inputs of your TV, projectoror display device.9. If you have a camcorder, video game or otheraudio/video device that is connected to the AVRon a temporary, rather than permanent basis,connect the audio, video and digital audio out-puts of that device to the Front Panel Inputs*ÓÔ. A device connected to the Video 3jacks Ô is selected as the Video 3 input, andconnected to the digital jacks *Ó it isselected as "Optical 3" or "Coaxial 3" input.(See page 18 for more information on inputconfiguration.)Video Connection Notes:• Y/Pr/Pb Component, RGB (see page 12), orComposite video signals may only be viewed intheir native formats and will not be convertedto the other formats. S-Video signals will beconverted to composite signal. The OSD can beviewed on the TV screen in any case, withVideo or S-Video input selected on the TV.• When the component video jacks are used, theon-screen menus will not be visible. You mustswitch to the standard composite orS-Video input on your TV to view those menus.• All component inputs/outputs can be used forRGB signals too, in the same way as describedfor the Y/Pr/Pb signals, then connected to thejacks with the corresponding color.But this is only correct as long as only thethree RGB video signals are output by thevideo source, with a sync signal in the "G"signal only, without any sync signal outputseparately by the source.SCART A/V ConnectionsFor the connections described above your videodevice needs RCA (cinch) connectors or/and S-Video connectors for all Audio and Video signals:Any normal video device (Not SVHS or High 8)for only playback needs 3 RCA jacks, VCRs forrecord and playback even 6 RCA jacks. AnyS-Video device (SVHS, High 8) needs 2 RCA(Audio) and 1 S-Video jack (Video), if it´s a play-back unit, or 4 RCA (Audio In/Out) and2 S-Video (Video In/Out) jacks, if it´s a recordingVCR.Many european video devices are equipped withRCA (Cinch) or S-Video jacks only partially, notfor all audio and video in/outputs needed asdescribed above, but with a so called Scart orEuro-AV connector (almost rectangular jack with21 pins, see drawings on next page).In that case the following Scart to Cinchadapters or cables are needed:• Units for playback, such as satellite receivers,camcorders, DVD or LD players, need anadapter from Scart to 3 RCA plugs, see fig. 1(normal video devices) or from Scart to 2RCA+1 S-Video plugs, see fig. 4 (S-Videodevices).• HiFi VCRs need an adapter from Scart to 6 RCAplugs, see fig. 2 (normal video), or from Scartto 4 Audio+2S-Video jacks, see fig. 5(S-Video VCR). Read carefully the instructionattached to the adapter to find which of the sixplugs is used for the record signal to the VCR(connect with the AVR´s Out jacks) and for theplayback signal from the VCR (connect withthe AVR´s In jacks). Do not misconnect Audioand Video signals. Don´t hesitate to consultyour dealer, if you are uncertain.• If you use only normal video devices the TVmonitor needs an adapter from 3 RCA plugs toScart (fig. 3) only. If also S-Video devices areused an adapter from 2 RCA+1S-Video plugsto Scart is needed additionally (fig. 6), connect-ed to the SCART input on your TV that is pro-vided for S-Video.Note that only the video plugs (the "yellow"cinch plug in fig. 3 and the S-Video plug infig. 6) must be connected to the TV MonitorOutput , and the volume on the TV must bereduced to minimum.2. Although any video device may be connectedto these jacks, we recommend connecting yourvideo recorder to the Audio 1 Audio/VideoInput Jacks so that you may takeadvantage of the fact that the remote control ispreprogrammed with video recorder productcodes for the Video 1 device.For the same reason, we recommend connectingyour cable TV converter or satellite receiver tothe Video 2 Audio/Video Input Jacks .3. Connect the analog audio and video outputsof a DVD or laser disc player to the DVD jacks .4. Connect the digital audio outputs of a CD,MD or DVD player, satellite receiver, cable box orHDTV converter to the appropriate Optical orCoaxial Digital Inputs *Ó.Remember that the DVD source defaults to theCoaxial 1 Digital Input . All other sourcesdefault to their analog inputs, although anysource may be assigned to any digital audioinput on the receiver.NOTE: When connecting a device such as adigital cable box or other set-top tuner productwith a digital audio output, we recommend thatyou connect both the digital and analog outputsof the product to your AVR. The audio inputpolling feature of the AVR will then be able tomake certain that you have a constant audiofeed, since it will automatically switch the audioinput to the analog jacks if the digital feed isinterrupted or not available for a particularchannel.5. Connect the Composite and S-Video (ifS-Video device is in use) Monitor Outputjacks on the receiver to the composite andS-Video input of your television monitor or videoprojector.6. If your DVD player and monitor both havecomponent video connections, connect the com-ponent outputs of the DVD player to the Video1 Component Video Inputs . Note thateven when component video connections areused the audio connections must still be madeto either the analog DVD Audio Inputs orany of the Coaxial or Optical Digital Inputjacks .30935_AVR145_ENG 01/12/06 9:53 Side 13