Harman Kardon AVR 1510S Owner's Manual

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11AVRENGLISHTypes of Home Theater System ConnectionsTypes of Home Theater System ConnectionsThere are different types of audio and video connections used to connect the AVR to yourspeakers, your TV or video display, and your source devices. The Consumer ElectronicsAssociation has established the CEA® color-coding standard.Analog Audio Connection ColorFront Left/Right White/RedCenter GreenSurround Left/Right Blue/GraySubwoofer PurpleDigital Audio Connection ColorCoaxial OrangeOptical Input BlackAnalog Video Connection ColorComposite Video YellowSpeaker ConnectionsSpeaker cables carry an amplified signal from the AVR’s speaker terminals to eachloudspeaker. They contain two wire conductors, or leads, that are differentiated in someway, such as with colors or stripes.The differentiation helps you maintain proper polarity, without which your system’s low-frequency performance can suffer. Each speaker is connected to the AVR’s speaker-output terminals using two wires, one positive (+) and one negative (–). Always connectthe positive terminal on the speaker, which is usually colored red, to the positive terminalon the receiver, which is colored as indicated in the Connection Color Guide Table, above.The negative terminals on the speakers and the AVR are black.Your AVR uses binding-post speaker terminals for the Front Left/Right speakers thatcan accept bare-wire cables or banana plugs in addition to spring-clip terminals forthe Center and Surround speakers that only accept bare-wire cables. For the spring-clip terminals, press the levers to open the connectors, insert the bare wires into theopenings, and release the levers to secure the wires. Bare-wire cables are installed asshown below:1. Unscrew Cap 3. Tighten Cap2. Insert Bare WireBanana plugs are inserted into the hole in the middle of the terminal cap, as shownbelow:A. Tighten Cap B. Insert Banana Connector into Hole in CapAlways connect the colored (+) terminal on the AVR to the (+) terminal on the speaker(usually red), and the black (–) terminal on the AVR to the (–) terminal on the speaker(usually black).IMPORTANT: Make sure the ( + ) and ( – ) bare wires do not touch each other orthe other terminal. Touching wires can cause a short circuit that can damage yourreceiver or amplifier.Subwoofer ConnectionsThe subwoofer is a speaker dedicated to reproducing only the low (bass) frequencies,which require more power. To obtain the best results, most speaker manufacturers offerpowered subwoofers that contain their own amplifiers. Use a single RCA audio cable tomake a line-level (non-amplified) connection from the AVR’s Subwoofer connector to acorresponding input jack on the subwoofer.Although the AVR’s purple subwoofer output looks similar to a full-range analog audiojack, it is filtered so that only the low frequencies pass through it. Don’t connect thisoutput to any device other than a subwoofer.Source Device ConnectionsAudio and video signals originate in source devices (components where a playbacksignal originates) such as your Blu-ray Disc or DVD player, CD player, DVR (digital videorecorder) or other recorder, tape deck, game console, cable or satellite television tuner,an iPod or iPhone (connected to the AVR’s USB port) or an MP3 player. The AVR’s FM/AMtuner also counts as a source, even though no external connections are needed otherthan the FM and AM antennas. Separate connections are required for the audio andvideo portions of the source device’s signal, except for digital HDMI connections. Thetypes of connections you use will depend upon the capabilities of the source device andof your TV or video display.Digital Audio Connections – HDMIThere are two types of audio connections – digital and analog. Digital audio signals arerequired for listening to sources encoded with digital surround modes, such as DolbyDigital and DTS, or for uncompressed PCM digital audio. Your AVR has three types ofdigital audio connections: HDMI, coaxial and optical. Do not use more than one type ofdigital audio connection for each source device. However, it’s okay to make both analogand digital audio connections to the same source.Your AVR is equipped with rear-panel HDMI input and output connectors. HDMI technologyenables high-definition digital audio and video information to be carried using a singlecable, delivering the highest quality picture and sound. If your TV or video display devicehas an HDMI input connector, make a single HDMI connection from each HDMI-enabledsource device to the AVR. Usually, a separate digital audio connection is not required.The AVR’s HDMI output connection contains an Audio Return Channel (ARC) that carriesa digital audio signal from your TV or video display back to the AVR. It allows you to listento HDMI devices that are connected directly to your TV (such as an Internet connection)without making an additional connection from the device to the AVR. The ARC signalis active when the TV source is selected. See System Settings, on page 29, for moreinformation.The HDMI connector is shaped for easy plug-in (see illustration, below), and HDMIcable runs are limited to about 10 feet (3m). If your video display has a DVI input and isHDCP-compliant, use an HDMI-to-DVI adapter (not included), and make a separate audioconnection.