Harman Kardon AVR 505 LIMITED EDITION Owner's Manual

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INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 13Installation 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) foronly playback needs 3 RCA jacks, VCRs for recordand playback even 6 RCA jacks. Any S-Videodevice (SVHS, High 8) needs 2 RCA (Audio) and 1S-Video jack (Video), if it´s a playback unit, or 4RCA (Audio In/Out) and 2 S-Video (Video In/Out)jacks, if it´s a recording VCR.Many european video devices are equipped withRCA (Cinch) or S-Video jacks only partially, notwith 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 Cinch adaptersor cables are needed:• Units for playback, such as satellite receivers,camcorders, DVD or LD players, need an adapterfrom Scart to 3 RCA plugs, see fig. 1 (normalvideo devices) or from Scart to 2 RCA+1 S-Video plugs, see fig. 4 (S-Video devices).• HiFi VCRs need an adapter from Scart to 6 RCAplugs, see fig. 2 (normal video), or from Scart to4 Audio+2S-Video jacks, see fig. 5 (S-VideoVCR). Read carefully the instruction attached tothe adapter to find which of the six plugs isused for the record signal to the VCR (connectwith the AVR´s Out jacks) and for the playbacksignal from the VCR (connect with the AVR´s Injacks). Do not misconnect Audio and Video sig-nals. Don´t hesitate to consult your dealer, if youare uncertain.• If you use only normal video devices the TVmonitor needs an adapter from 3 RCA plugs toScart (fig. 3) only. If also S-Video devices areused an adapter from 2 RCA+1S-Video plugs toScart is needed additionally (fig. 6), connectedto the SCART input on your TV that is providedfor 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 Monitor Output, and the volume on the TV must be reduced tominimum.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 (and with a VCR connectthe ”Out” plugs to the ”Out” jacks on the AVR).Note that with some adapter types it may be justturned around: If no signal is audible/ visiblewhen the VCR is playing connect the “Out” plugsto the ”In” jacks on the AVR and turned around.If the adapter plugs are not labeled in that way,pay attention to the signal flow directions asBlackYellowRedFigure 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.shown in the diagrams above and in the instruc-tion attached to the adapter. If uncertain, don’thesitate 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,normal video and S-Video In/Outputs (except theTV, see item 2).2. Like most common AV units the AVR does notconvert the Video signal to S-Video or vice versa.Thus both connections must be made from theAVR to the TV if both, Video and S-Videosources, are used, and the appropriate input onthe TV must be selected.Important Note for the Use ofSCART-Cinch Adapters:When video sources are connected to the TVdirectly with a SCART cable, specific control sig-nals apart from Audio/Video signals will be fedto the TV. These specific signals are: With allvideo sources, the signal for automatic inputselection that switches the TV automatically tothe appropriate input as soon as the videosource is started. And with DVD players, the sig-nals automatically turning the TV to 4:3/16:9format (with 16:9 TVs or 4:3 TVs with 16:9capability) and turning the RGB video decoder ofthe TV on or off, depending on the DVD player´ssetting. With any adapter cable, these controlsignals will be lost and the appropriate settingof the TV must be made manually.