Harman Kardon AVR 1700 Owner's Manual page 14

AVR
HDMI devices
If any of your source devices have hdmI connectors, using those connectors will provide
the best possible video and audio performance quality. Since the hdmI cable carries
both digital video and digital audio signals, you do not have to make any additional audio
connections for devices you connect via hdmI cables, although you can assign one of the
digital audio connectors to one of the hdmI inputs.
If you have a tV or other source device equipped with the hdmI Audio return channel
function, you can feed its sound to the AVr via the hdmI monitor out connector's Audio
return channel, and it will not require additional audio connections to the AVr.
AVr
hdmI connectors
hdmI cable
(not supplied)
Composite video devices
use composite video connectors for video source devices that don't have hdmI
connectors. you will also need to make an audio connection from the source device to
the AVr.
AVr component
Video connectors
composite Video
cable (not supplied)
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to hdmI
output
hdmI-equipped Source device
to composite
Video output
composite Video-equipped
Source device
Making Connections, continued
Optical digital audio devices
If your non-hdmI source devices have optical digital outputs, connect them to the AVr's
optical digital Audio connectors. note: make only one type of digital connection (hdmI,
optical or coaxial) from each device.
NOTE: Be sure to remove the caps from the tips of the optical cable before
inserting them into the AVR and your source device.
AVr digital Audio
connectors
optical digital Audio
cable (not supplied)
optical-equipped Source device
Coaxial digital audio devices
If your non-hdmI source devices have coaxial digital outputs, connect them to the AVr's
coaxial digital Audio connectors.
NOTE: Make only one type of digital connection (HDMI, optical or coaxial) from
each device.
AVr digital Audio
connectors
coaxial digital Audio
cable (not supplied)
Analog audio devices
make analog audio connections from your source devices that do not have hdmI or
digital audio connectors.
AVr Analog Audio
connectors
Stereo Audio cable
(not supplied)
remove caps
to optical digital
Audio output
to coaxial digital
Audio output
coaxial-equipped Source device
to Stereo Analog
Audio output
Analog Source device