Harman Kardon AVR8000 Service Manual

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8 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS¡ AM Antenna: Connect the AM loop antennasupplied with the receiver to these terminals. If anexternal AM antenna is used, make connectionsto the AM and GND terminals in accordancewith the instructions supplied with the antenna.™ FM Antenna: Connect the supplied indoor oran optional external FM antenna to this terminal.£ Tape Outputs: Connect these jacks to theRECORD/INPUT jacks of an audio recorder.¢ Front Speaker Outputs: Connect theseoutputs to the matching + or – terminals onyour left and right speakers. When makingspeaker connections always make certain tomaintain correct polarity by connecting thecolor-coded (white for front left and red forfront right) (+) terminals on the AVR 8000 tothe red (+) terminals on the speakers and theblack (–) terminals on the AVR 8000 to theblack (–) terminals on the speakers. See page15 for more information on speaker polarity.∞ Surround Speaker Outputs: Connectthese outputs to the matching + and – termi-nals on your surround channel speakers. In con-formance with the new CEA color code specifi-cation, the Blue terminal is the positive, or “+”terminal that should be connected to the red(+) terminal on the Surround Left speaker witholder color coding, while the Gray terminalshould be connected to the red (+) terminal onthe Surround Right speaker with the older colorcoding. Connect the black (–) terminal on theAVR to the matching black negative (–) termi-nals for each surround speaker. (See page 15for more information on speaker polarity.)§ Subwoofer Output: Connect this jack tothe line-level input of a powered subwoofer. Ifan external subwoofer amplifier is used, con-nect this jack to the subwoofer amplifier input.¶ Amplifier Inputs: When the jumper pinsthat link the Preamp Outputs • with theseinputs are removed, these jacks may be used toconnect an external source or the AVR 8000’smultiroom system to the internal amplifiers.• Main Channel Preamp Outputs: Whenthe jumper pins that link the Amplifier Inputs¶ with these outputs are removed, these jacksmay be connected to an external power amplifier.ª CD Inputs: Connect these jacks to the out-put of a compact disc player or CD changer.Rear Panel Connections∞ª ⁄‚‹fifl‡ac °·bdefgij§3132hk34•¶•¶ ¶ ¤ ›¡™£¢¢∞33¡ AM Antenna™ FM Antenna£ Tape Outputs¢ Front Speaker Outputs∞ Surround Speaker Outputs§ Subwoofer Output¶ Amplifier Inputs• Main Channel Preamp Outputsª CD Inputs‚ Surround Back Preamp Outputs⁄ Tape Inputs¤ Component Video Outputs‹ Video 1/Video 2 Component Video Inputs› DVD Component Video Inputsfi AC Power Cord Jackfl Unswitched AC Accessory Outlet‡ Switched AC Accessory Outlets° Center Speaker Outputs· 8-Channel Direct Inputsa Coaxial Digital Audio Outputb Coaxial Digital Inputsc 6-Channel Direct Inputsd Optical Digital Audio Outpute Optical Digital Inputsf DVD Inputsg Amplifier Trigger Jackh Multizone IR Inputi Remote IR Inputj Remote IR Outputk Video 1/Video 2 InputsVideo 3/Video 4 InputsMultizone OutputsVideo 1/Video 2 OutputsVideo Monitor Outputs34333231AVR8000 harman/kardon