Harman Kardon AVR 635 Owner's Manual

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16 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONSInstallation 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. AnyS-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 next 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 infig. 6) must be connected to the TV MonitorOutput , and the volume on the TV must bereduced to minimum.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 bejust turned around: If no signal is audible/ visiblewhen the VCR is playing connect the “Out”plugs to the ”In” jacks on the AVR and turnedaround. If the adapter plugs are not labeled inthat way, pay attention to the signal flow direc-tions as shown in the diagrams above and in theinstruction attached to the adapter. If uncertain,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,normal video and S-Video In/Outputs (except theTV, see item below).When both connections are made, only theS-Video signal will be viewed on the screen.2. Like most common AV units the AVR does notconvert the Video signal to S-Video, only viceversa. Thus both connections must be made fromthe AVR to the TV if both, Video and S-Videosources, are used, and the appropriate input onthe TV must be selected.6. If your DVD Player has Y/Pr/Pb analog compo-nent video outputs, connect them to theComponent DVD Inputs . Although this setof inputs may be assigned to any of the fourvideo inputs on the AVR 635, the factory defaultis for this input to be assigned to the DVDAudio Inputs Remember to make a digitalaudio connection between the DVD player andthe AVR, with the Coaxial Digital Input 1being the factory default. For information onchanging the input assignments for either thecomponent video jacks or the DVD player’s audioconnection, see page 20.7. If you have other devices with Y/Pr/Pb or RGBcomponent video outputs, connect the sourcedevice to the Component Video 1 and 2Inputs . The audio connections may be toany of the Video Audio Inputs Ô orthe Optical or Coaxial Digital Inputs*Ó. When using either of the ComponentVideo Inputs, make certain that the audio andvideo inputs are properly configured in theIN/OUT SETUP menu, as described onpage 20.8. If the component video inputs are used,connect the Component Video Output tothe component video inputs of your TV, projectoror display device.9. If you have a camcorder, video game or otheraudio/video device that is connected to the AVRon a temporary, rather than permanent basis,connect the audio, video and digital audio out-puts of that device to the Front Panel Inputs*ÓÔ. A device connected to the Video 4jacks Ô is selected as the Video 4 input, andconnected to the digital jacks *Ó it is selectedas "Optical 4" or "Coaxial 4" input. (See page20 for more information on input configuration.)Video Connection Notes:• Y/Pr/Pb Component, RGB (see page 17), orComposite video signals may only be viewed intheir native formats and will not be convertedto the other formats. S-Video signals will beconverted to composite signal. The OSD can beviewed on the TV screen in any case, with Videoor S-Video input selected on the TV.• When the component video jacks are used, theon-screen menus will not be visible. You mustswitch to the standard composite or S-Videoinput on your TV to view those menus.• All component inputs/outputs can be used forRGB signals too, in the same way as describedfor the Y/Pr/Pb signals, then connected to thejacks with the corresponding color. But this isonly correct as long as only the three RGBvideo signals are output by the video source,with a sync signal in the "G" signal only, with-out any sync signal output separately by thesource.