Scart A/V Connections - Harman Kardon AVR 247 Owner's Manual

Installation and Connections
1. Connect a VCR's audio and video Play/Out
jacks to the Video 2 In jacks MT on the rear
panel. The Audio and Video Record/In jacks on
the VCR should be connected to the Video 1
Out jacks P 7 on the AVR.
2. Although any video device may be connected
to these jacks, we recommend connecting your
TV to the Audio 1 Audio/Video Input Jacks
SQ so that you may take advantage of the
fact that the remote control is preprogrammed
with TV product codes for the Video 1 device.
For the same reason, we recommend connecting
your video recorder, cable TV converter or
satellite receiver to the Video 2 Audio/Video
Input Jacks MT.
3. Connect the analog audio and video outputs
of a DVD or laser disc player to the DVD jacks
5 C .
4. Connect the digital audio outputs of a CD,
MD or DVD player, satellite receiver, cable box or
HDTV converter to the appropriate Optical or
Coaxial Digital Inputs RN*Ó.
Remember that the DVD source defaults to the
Coaxial 1 Digital Input N. All other sources
default to their analog inputs, although any
source may be assigned to any digital audio
input on the receiver.
NOTE: When connecting a device such as a
digital cable box or other set-top tuner product
with a digital audio output, we recommend that
you connect both the digital and analog outputs
of the product to your AVR. The audio input
polling feature of the AVR will then be able to
make certain that you have a constant audio
feed, since it will automatically switch the audio
input to the analog jacks if the digital feed is
interrupted or not available for a particular
channel.
5. Connect the Composite and S-Video (if
S-Video device is in use) Monitor Output B
jacks on the receiver to the composite and
S-Video input of your television monitor or video
projector.
6. If your DVD player and monitor both have
component video connections, connect the
component outputs of the DVD player to the
Video 1 Component Video Inputs L. Note
that even when component video connections
are used the audio connections must still be
made to either the analog DVD Audio Inputs
5 or any of the Coaxial or Optical Digital
Input jacks NR.
7. If another component video device is
available, connect it to the Video 2 or Video 3
Component Video Input jacks Jc. The
audio connections for this device should be
made to either the Video 2 Input jacks MT
or any of the Coaxial or Optical Digital Input
jacks NR.
8. If the component video inputs are used,
connect the Component Video Output K to
the component video inputs of your TV, projector
or display device.
9. If you have a camcorder, video game or other
audio/video device that is connected to the AVR
on 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 4
jacks Ô is selected as the Video 4 input, and
connected to the digital jacks *Ó it is
selected as "Optical 3" or "Coaxial 3" input.
(See page 22 for more information on input
configuration.)
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MICROSOFT
XBOX ® 360 USERS:
The Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming system is
capable of outputting high-definition 1080i and
1080p video signals using the analog
component video outputs. Since the AVR 247 is
not capable of converting these analog compo-
nent video signals to the HDMI format and
downconverts them to 720p for the Component
Video Outputs, to view your Xbox 360's video
output, either connect the Xbox's component
video outputs to your video display, or change
your Xbox 360's settings so that it outputs 720p
video, which the AVR 247 can then convert to
the HDMI format.
10. When connecting the AVR 247 to a
standard, analog video display that has standard
composite and S-Video inputs only, component
video inputs may not be used. In this case,
connect the Video and S-Video Monitor
Outputs B to the matching composite and
S-Video inputs on your video display, depending
on which types of video are used by your source
devices. If both types of video are used by
different source devices, than both Video
Monitor Outputs B must be separately
connected to your television.
Video Connection Notes:
• All component inputs/outputs can be used for
RGB signals too, in the same way as described
for the Y/Pr/Pb signals, then connected to the
jacks with the corresponding color.
But this is only correct as long as only the
three RGB video signals are output by the
video source, with a sync signal in the "G"
signal only, without any sync signal output
separately by the source.

SCART A/V Connections

For the connections described above your video
device 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 for
record and playback even 6 RCA jacks. Any
S-Video device (SVHS, High 8) needs 2 RCA
(Audio) and 1 S-Video jack (Video), if it´s a play-
back unit, or 4 RCA (Audio In/Out) and
2 S-Video (Video In/Out) jacks, if it´s a recording
VCR.
Many european video devices are equipped with
RCA (Cinch) or S-Video jacks only partially, not
for all audio and video in/outputs needed as
®
described above, but with a so called Scart or
Euro-AV connector (almost rectangular jack with
21 pins, see drawings on next page).
In that case the following Scart to Cinch
adapters or cables are needed:
• Units for playback, such as satellite receivers,
camcorders, DVD or LD players, need an
adapter from Scart to 3 RCA plugs, see fig. 1
(normal video devices) or from Scart to 2
RCA+1 S-Video plugs, see fig. 4 (S-Video
devices).
• HiFi VCRs need an adapter from Scart to 6
RCA plugs, see fig. 2 (normal video), or from
Scart to 4 Audio+2S-Video jacks, see fig. 5
(S-Video VCR). Read carefully the instruction
attached to the adapter to find which of the
six plugs is used for the record signal to the
VCR (connect with the AVR´s Out jacks) and
for the playback signal from the VCR (connect
with the AVR´s In jacks). Do not misconnect
Audio and Video signals. Don´t hesitate to
consult your dealer, if you are uncertain.
• If you use only normal video devices the TV
monitor needs an adapter from 3 RCA plugs
to Scart (fig. 3) only. If also S-Video devices are
used an adapter from 2 RCA+1S-Video plugs
to Scart is needed additionally (fig. 6),
connected to the SCART input on your TV that
is provided for S-Video.
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