Connections; Speaker Connections; Subwoofer; Connecting Source Devices To The Avr - Harman Kardon AVR 1600 Owner's Manual

There are different types of audio and video connections used
to connect the receiver, the speakers, the video display, and
the source devices. The Consumer Electronics Association has
established the CEA ® color-coding standard. Some of these
connectors are not used on the AVR 1600, although they may be
found on other components in your system. See Table 1.

Audio Connections

Front (FL/FR)
Center (C)
Surround (SL/SR)
Surround Back (SBL/SBR)
Subwoofer (SUB)
Digital Audio Connections
Coaxial
Optical
Video Connections
Component Y Green
Composite
S-Video
HDMI

Connections

™
(digital audio/video)
HDMI

Speaker Connections

Speaker cables carry an amplified signal from the receiver's speaker
terminals to each loudspeaker. They contain two wire conductors,
or leads, inside plastic insulation, that are differentiated in some
way, such as with colors or stripes.
The differentiation preserves polarity, without which low-frequency
performance can suffer. Each speaker is connected to the receiver's
speaker-output terminals using two wires, one positive (+) and one
negative (–). Always connect the positive terminal on the speaker,
which is usually colored red, to the positive terminal on the
receiver, which is colored as indicated in the Connection Color Guide
(Table 1). The negative terminals are both black.
The AVR 1600 uses binding-post
speaker terminals that can accept
banana plugs or bare-wire cables.
+
Banana plugs are inserted into the hole
in the middle of the terminal
cap. See Figure 1.
Figure 1 – Binding-Post Speaker Terminals With Banana Plugs
Bare wire cables are installed as follows (see Figure 2):
1. Unscrew the terminal cap until the pass-through hole is revealed.
2. Insert the bare end of the wire into the hole.
3. Hand-tighten the cap until the wire is held snugly.
1 2
Figure 2 – Binding-Post Speaker Terminals With Bare Wires
Left Right
White Red
Green
Blue Gray
Brown Tan
Purple
Orange
Input
Pb Blue Pr Red
Yellow
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CONNECTIONS

Subwoofer

The subwoofer is dedicated to the low frequencies (bass), which
require more power. To obtain the best results, most speaker
manufacturers offer powered subwoofers that contain their own
amplifier. Usually, a line-level (nonamplified) connection is made
from the receiver's Subwoofer Output to a corresponding jack
on the subwoofer, as shown in Figure 3.
Although the purple subwoofer outputs look similar to full-range
analog audio jacks, they are filtered to allow only the low frequencies
to pass. Don't connect these outputs to any other devices.
Figure 3 – Subwoofer
CONNECTING SOURCE DEVICES
TO THE AVR
Audio and video signals originate in "source devices," including
your Blu-ray Disc or DVD player, CD player, DVR (digital video
recorder) or other recorder, tape deck, game console, cable or
as a source, even though no external connections are needed,
Separate connections are required for the audio and video portions
connections used depend upon the capabilities of the source device
and video display.
Audio Connections
There are two types of audio connections: digital and analog.
Digital audio signals are required for listening to sources encoded
with digital surround modes, such as Dolby Digital and DTS, or for
than one type of digital audio connection for each source
device. However, it's okay to make both analog and digital audio
connections to the same source.
NOTE:
connection from each source device to the AVR. Usually, a
separate digital audio connection is not required. Turn the
volume on your television all the way down.

Digital Audio

enables digital audio and video information to be carried using
a single cable, delivering the highest quality picture and sound.
is capable of processing both the audio and video components
in your system. The AVR 1600 implements Deep Color, which
increases by an order of magnitude the shades of color that can
be displayed, and the latest lossless multichannel audio formats,
Preout Subwoofer
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