Harman Kardon AVR 2000 Owner's Manual

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INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 15Installation and ConnectionsSCART 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. Any S-Video device (SVHS, High 8) needs 2 RCA(Audio) and 1 S-Video jack (Video), if it´s aplayback 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 this 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 6RCA plugs, see fig. 2 (normal video), or fromScart to 4 Audio+2S-Video jacks, see fig. 5(S-Video VCR). Read carefully the instructionattached to the adapter to find which of thesix plugs is used for the record signal to theVCR (connect with the AVR´s Out jacks) andfor the playback signal from the VCR (connectwith the AVR´s In jacks). Do not misconnectAudio and Video signals. Don´t hesitate toconsult your dealer, if you are uncertain.• If you use only normal video devices the TVmonitor needs an adapter from 3 RCA plugsto Scart (fig. 3) only. If also S-Video devices areused an adapter from 2 RCA+1S-Video plugsto Scart is needed additionally (fig. 6),connected to the SCART input on your TV thatis provided for S-Video.Note that only the video plugs (the "yellow"cinch plug in fig. 3 and the S-Video plug in fig.6) must be connected to the TV MonitorOutput , and the volume on the TV must bereduced to minimum.BlackYellowRedFigure 1:SCART/Cinch-Adapter forplayback;signal flow:SCART CinchBlackRedBlueYellowGreenWhiteFigure 2:SCART/Cinch-Adapter forrecord and playback;signal flow:SCART ↔ CinchBlackYellowRedFigure 3:Cinch/SCART-Adapter forplayback;signal flow:Cinch SCARTRotSchwarzS-Video InFigure 4:SCART/S-Video Adapterfor playback;signal flow:SCART CinchSchwarzRotBlauGelbS-Video InS-Video OutFigure 5:SCART/S-Video Adapterfor record and playback;signal flow:SCART ↔ CinchRotSchwarzS-Video OutFigure 6:SCART/S-Video Adapterfor playback;signal flow:Cinch SCARTBlackYellowRedBlackRedBlue 1YellowGreen 1WhiteBlackYellowRedRedBlackS-Video InRedBlackS-Video OutBlackRedBlue 1YellowS-Video InS-Video Out1 Also other colours possible, e.g. brown and grey.Important Note for Adapter Cables:If the cinch connectors of the adapter you’ll useare labeled, connect the Audio and Video ”In”plugs with the corresponding Audio and Video”In” jacks on the AVR 2000 (and with a VCRconnect the ”Out” plugs to the ”Out” jacks onthe AVR). Note that with some adapter types itmay be just turned around: If no signal is audi-ble/ visible when the VCR is playing connect the“Out” plugs to the ”In” jacks on the AVR andturned around. If the adapter plugs are notlabeled in that way, pay attention to the signalflow directions as shown in the diagrams aboveand in the instruction attached to the adapter. Ifuncertain, don’t hesitate to consult your dealer.Important Notes for S-Video connections:1. Only the S-Video In/Out of S-Video devicesmust be connected to the AVR, NOT both, nor-mal video and S-Video In/Outputs (except the TV,see item 2).2. Like most common AV units the AVR 2000does not convert the Video signal to S-Video orvice versa. Thus both connections must be madefrom the AVR 2000 to the TV if both, Video andS-Video sources, are used, and the appropriateinput on the TV must be selected.