Receiver Rear-Panel Connections - Harman Kardon BDS 400 Owner's Manual

BDS

Receiver Rear-Panel Connections

Main Power Switch Speaker Connectors (BDS 5 Shown)
AC Power Connector
NOTE: See the Connections section, on page 14, for detailed information about
making connections.
AC Power Connector: After you have made and verified all other connections, plug
the supplied AC power cord into this input and into an unswitched AC outlet.
Main Power Switch: This mechanical switch turns the BDS receiver's power supply
on or off. After you have made and verified all connections (see the Connections
section, on page 14), set this switch in the On position. During normal use you will
usually leave this switch set to On; it cannot be turned on or off using the remote
control. To conserve energy when you're not going to be using the receiver for an
extended period of time, set this switch to Off.
Speaker Connectors: Use the speaker wires supplied with the speakers to connect
the satellite and center speakers to the proper terminals.
The BDS 5 receiver (shown) has connections for five speakers: front left, front
right, surround left, surround right and center.
The BDS 2 receiver (not shown) has connections for two speakers: front left
and front right.
See Connections, on page 14, for more information.
Subwoofer Output: Use the supplied mono RCA audio cable (with the purple
connectors) to connect this jack to the subwoofer's Line-Level In LFE jack.
See Connecting the Subwoofer, on page 16, for more details about making
connections.
BD-Live Connector: To be able to use the BD-Live feature, connect this port to your
local area network (LAN) using a Cat. 5/Cat. 5e/RJ-45 network cable. See BD-Live
Interactivity, on page 25, for details.
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BD-Live Connector
Cooling Fan Air Exhaust Optical
Digital
Inputs
Subwoofer
Output
Optical Digital Inputs: Connect the optical digital output of an audio-only source
component here. The signal may be a Dolby
a standard PCM digital-audio bitstream.
NOTE: Use only one type of digital connection for each source component.
Coaxial Digital Input: Connect the coaxial digital output of an audio-only source
component here. The signal may be a Dolby Digital bitstream, a DTS bitstream or a
standard PCM digital-audio bitstream.
NOTE: Use only one type of digital connection for each source component.
HDMI Output (HDMI ver. 1.3a): Connect the BDS receiver's HDMI output to your
TV's HDMI input. Since the HDMI cable transmits both video and audio to the TV, we
recommend that you set the receiver's HDMI audio output to Off in the receiver's
Audio menu to take full advantage of your BDS system's superior audio performance.
See Audio Settings, on page 21, for more information.
IMPORTANT: Your BDS receiver is in compliance with HDCP (High-Definition Copy
Protection). Your TV must also be HDCP-compliant to be used with the BDS receiver's
HDMI output. For best results, we do not recommend HDMI connections in excess of
ten feet (about 3 meters) without a repeater. If your TV has a DVI input, you may use
an optional HDMI-to-DVI cable or adapter for the video connection to the TV. (The
DVI connection is video-only.)
Analog Audio Inputs 1 and 2: Use these inputs to connect to an audio-only source
component (such as a tape deck). Do not connect a turntable to these jacks without
a phono preamp.
The Bridge IIIP Connector: Connect The Bridge IIIP iPod/iPhone dock (available
separately) to this terminal.
FM Antenna Connector: Connect the supplied FM antenna to this terminal.
Receiver Rear-Panel Connections
HDMI Output
Analog The Bridge IIIP
Audio Connector
Inputs
Coaxial
Digital Input
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Digital bitstream, a DTS
FM Antenna Connector
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