Harman Kardon AVR 1700 Owner's Manual

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AVR13EnglishMaking ConnectionsMaking ConnectionsCAUTION: Before making any connections to the AVR, ensure that the AVR’s ACcord is unplugged from the AVR and the AC outlet. Making connections withthe AVR plugged in and turned on could damage the speakers.Connect Your SpeakersAfter you have placed your loudspeakers in the room as explained in Place Your Speakers,on page 10, connect each speaker to its color-coded terminal on the AVr as explainedin Speaker Connections, on page 11. connect the speakers as shown in the illustration.flcfrSrSlConnect Your Subwooferuse a single rcA audio cable to connect the AVr’s Subwoofer pre-out connector to yoursubwoofer. consult your subwoofer’s user manual for specific information about makingconnections to it.receiverSubwooferconnectorpoweredSubwooferSinglercA Audio cable(not supplied)Connect Your TV or Video DisplayHDMI Monitor Out connectorIf your tV has an hdmI connector and you have hdmI or component video sourcedevices, use an hdmI cable (not included) to connect your tV to the AVr’s hdmI monitorout connector. It will provide the best possible picture quality.hdmI cable(not supplied)tVAVr hdmImonitor outconnectorComposite Video Monitor Out connectorIf your tV does not have an hdmI connector, or if your tV does have an hdmI connectorbut you are connecting some source devices with only composite video connectors,use a composite video cable (not included) to connect the AVr’s composite monitor outconnector to your tV’s composite video connector.composite Video cable(not supplied)tVAVr compositemonitor outconnectorConnect Your Audio and Video Source DevicesSource devices are components where a playback signal originates, e.g. a blu-ray disc ordVd player; a cable, satellite or hdtV tuner; etc. your AVr has several different types ofinput connectors for your audio and video source devices: hdmI, composite video, opticaldigital audio, coaxial digital audio and analog audio.your AVr’s various Source Selector buttons have default assignments to different inputconnectors (listed in the “default AVr Input connector” column of the table below).for ease of setup and remote control programming, you should connect each sourcedevice to the connector where the corresponding default source button is assigned (e.g.,connect your cable/Satellite tuner box to hdmI 1).however, you can connect your source devices as you wish and re-assign any of thevideo and audio input connectors to any of the Source Selector buttons listed in the tableaccording to where you actually connect each of your source devices.As you connect your various source components, fill out the “connected device” and“Assigned AVr Input connector(s)” columns in the table – it will make it easier for you toassign the connectors to the Source Selector buttons after you have completed makingall of the connections. (you will make any changes to the connector assignments laterin the setup process.)Source SelectorButtonDefault AVR InputConnectorConnectedDeviceAssigned AVR InputConnector(s)Video Audiocable/Sat hdmI 1tV hdmI Arcdisc hdmI 2Server hdmI 3Aux comp. VId. 1/Aux AudIogame hdmI 5Stb hdmI 6Audio AnAlog AudIo 2network network home network –––– ––––Input Connections and Source Buttons