Harman Kardon AVR 3600 Service Manual

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18CONNECTIONSThere are different types of audio and video connections usedto connect the receiver, the speakers, the video display, and thesource devices. The Consumer Electronics Association has estab-lished the CEA® color-coding standard. See Table 1.Table 1 – Connection Color GuideSpeaker ConnectionsSpeaker cables carry an amplified signal from the receiver’s speakerterminals to each loudspeaker. They contain two wire conductors,or leads, inside plastic insulation, that are differentiated in someway, such as with colors or stripes.The differentiation preserves polarity, without which low-frequencyperformance can suffer. Each speaker is connected to the receiver’sspeaker-output terminals using two wires, one positive (+) and onenegative (–). Always connect the positive terminal on the speaker,which is usually colored red, to the positive terminal on the receiver,which is colored as indicated in the Connection Color Guide (Table 1).The negative terminals are both black.The AVR 3600 uses binding-postspeaker terminals that can acceptbanana plugs or bare-wire cables.Banana plugs are inserted into thehole in the middle of the terminalcap. See Figure 1.Figure 1 – Binding-Post Speaker Terminals With Banana PlugsBare wire cables are installed as follows (see Figure 2):1. Unscrew the terminal cap until the pass-through hole is revealed.2. Insert the bare end of the wire into the hole.3. Hand-tighten the cap until the wire is held snugly.Figure 2 – Binding-Post Speaker Terminals With Bare WiresSubwooferThe subwoofer is dedicated to the low frequencies (bass), whichrequire more power. To obtain the best results, most speaker manu-facturers offer powered subwoofers that contain their own amplifier.Usually, a line-level (nonamplified) connection is made from thereceiver’s Subwoofer Output to a corresponding jackon the subwoofer, as shown in Figure 3. Although the purple sub-woofer outputs look similar to full-range analog audio jacks, they arefiltered to allow only the low frequencies to pass. Don’t connectthese outputs to any other devices.Figure 3 – SubwooferCONNECTING SOURCE DEVICESTO THE AVRAudio and video signals originate in “source devices,” includingyour Blu-ray Disc or DVD player, CD player, DVR (digital videorecorder) or other recorder, tape deck, game console, cable orsatellite television box, an iPod or iPhone docked in The Bridge IIIdocking station or an MP3 player. The AVR’s tuner also counts asa source, even though no external connections are needed, otherthan the FM and AM antennas and the SIRIUS tuner module.Separate connections are required for the audio and video portionsof the signal, except for digital HDMI connections. The types of con-nections used depend upon the capabilities of the source deviceand video display.Audio ConnectionsThere are two types of audio connections: digital and analog.Digital audio signals are required for listening to sources encodedwith digital surround modes, such as Dolby Digital and DTS, or fornoncompressed PCM digital audio. There are three types of digitalaudio connections: HDMI, coaxial and optical. Do not use morethan one type of digital audio connection for each source device.However, it’s okay to make both analog and digital audio connec-tions to the same source.NOTE: HDMI signals may carry both audio and video. If yourvideo display device has an HDMI input, make a single HDMIconnection from each source device to the AVR. Usually, aseparate digital audio connection is not required. Turn thevolume on your television all the way down.Digital AudioThe AVR 3600 is equipped with four HDMI (High-DefinitionMultimedia Interface) inputs, and one output. HDMI technologyenables digital audio and video information to be carried usinga single cable, delivering the highest quality picture and sound.The AVR 3600 uses HDMI (V.1.3a with Deep Color) technology andis capable of processing both the audio and video componentsof the HDMI data, minimizing the number of cable connectionsin your system. The AVR 3600 implements Deep Color, whichincreases by an order of magnitude the shades of color that canbe displayed, and the latest lossless multichannel audio formats,including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.SubwooferPreout1 2 3+Audio ConnectionsLeft RightFront (FL/FR)Center (C)Surround (SL/SR)Surround Back (SBL/SBR)Subwoofer (SUB)Digital Audio ConnectionsCoaxialOpticalVideo ConnectionsComponent Y Pb PrCompositeS-VideoHDMI ™Connections (digital audio/video)HDMIInput OutputWhite RedGreenBlue GrayBrown TanPurpleOrangeGreen Blue RedYellowCONNECTIONSAVR3600 harman/kardon14