Harman Kardon AVR700 Service Manual page 10

AVR700
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.
or DVD player when the HDMI 1 Source Selector button is pressed.
If you have a TV equipped with the HDMI Audio Return Channel function, its sound is fed
to the AVR via the HDMI 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
You will need to make composite video connections from your source devices that do
not have HDMI connectors. You will also need to make an audio connection from the
device to the AVR.
AVR Component
Video Connectors
To HDMI
Output
HDMI-Equipped Source Device
Composite Video
Cable (not supplied)
To Composite
Video Output
Composite Video-Equipped
Source Device
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Optical digital audio devices
If your 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.
AVR Digital Audio
Connectors
Coaxial digital audio devices
If your 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. If you're connecting video sources to the Video 1, Video 2 or
Video 3 audio inputs, you must also connect the source device's composite video output
to the corresponding composite video connector.
AVR Analog Audio
Connectors
Stereo Audio Cable
(not supplied)
harman/kardon
Optical Digital Audio
Cable (not supplied)
To Optical Digital
Audio Output
Optical-Equipped
Source Device
To Coaxial Digitial
Audio Output
Coaxial Digital-Equipped
Source Device
To Stereo Analog
Audio Output
Analog Source Device