Harman Kardon AVR 2700 Owner's Manual

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14AVR Types 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/GraySurround Back/Front Height Left/Right Brown/TanSubwoofer PurpleDigital Audio Connection ColorCoaxial (input or output) OrangeOptical Input BlackOptical Record Output GrayAnalog Video Connection ColorComponent Video Red/Green/BlueComposite 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 that can accept bare-wire cables orbanana plugs. Bare-wire cables are installed as shown 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 CappAlways 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 and videoportions of the source device’s signal, except for digital HDMI connections. The types ofconnections you use will depend upon the capabilities of the source device and of yourTV 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 seven rear-panel HDMI input connectors, and one HDMImonitor output connector. (The AVRs also have a front-panel HDMI input connector.) HDMItechnology enables digital audio and video information to be carried using a single cable,delivering the highest quality picture and sound. If your TV or video display device has anHDMI input connector, make a single HDMI connection from each source device to theAVR. 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 39, for moreinformation. (The AVR 3700 and AVR 370 have two HDMI output connections.)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.