Rear Panel Connections - Harman Kardon AVR 220 Owner's Manual

Rear Panel Connections

¡ Tape Inputs: Connect these jacks to the
PLAY/OUT jacks of an audio recorder.
™ Tape Outputs: Connect these jacks to the
RECORD/INPUT jacks of an audio recorder.
£ Video 1 Audio Inputs: Connect these
jacks to the PLAY/OUT audio jacks on a VCR
or other video source.
¢ AM Antenna: Connect the AM loop antenna
supplied with the receiver to these terminals. If an
external AM antenna is used, make connections
to the AM and GND terminals in accordance
with the instructions supplied with the antenna.
∞ Video 1 Audio Outputs: Connect these
jacks to the RECORD/INPUT audio jacks on
a VCR.
§ DVD Audio Inputs: Connect these jacks
to the analog audio jacks on a DVD or other
video source.
NOTE: The default setting for the audio input
associated with DVD is the Coaxial Digital
Input 1 f. If you connect the audio outputs
of a DVD player to these jacks, change the
input setting as shown on page 18.
¶ FM Antenna: Connect the supplied indoor or
an optional external FM antenna to this terminal.
• CD Inputs: Connect these jacks to the out-
put of a compact disc player or CD changer.
ª 6-Channel Direct Inputs: If an external
digital audio decoder is used, connect the out-
puts of that decoder to these jacks.
These jacks have been color-coded as follows to
asssit you in making correct channel connec-
tions:
Front Left White
Front Right Red
Center Green
Surround Left Blue
Surround Right Gray
Subwoofer Purple
‚ Digital Audio Outputs: Connect these
jacks to the matching digital input connector
on a digital recorder such as a CD-R or
MiniDisc recorder.
⁄ DVD Video Inputs: Connect these jacks to
the composite or S-Video output jacks on a
DVD or other video source.
10 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS
¤ Video Monitor Outputs: Connect this
jack to the composite or S-Video input of a TV
monitor or video projector to view the on-screen
menus and the output of any standard video
source selected by the receiver's video switcher.
‹ Subwoofer Output: Connect this jack to
the line-level input of a powered subwoofer. If
an external subwoofer amplifier is used, con-
nect this jack to the subwoofer amplifier input.
› Front Speaker Outputs: Connect these
outputs to the matching + or – terminals on
your front speakers. When making speaker
connections, always make certain to maintain
correct polarity by connecting the red (+) termi-
nals on the AVR 220 to the red (+) terminals on
the speaker and the black (–) terminals on the
AVR 220 to the black (–) terminals on the
speakers. (See page 14 for more information on
speaker polarity.)
fi Surround Speaker Outputs: Connect
these outputs to the matching + or – terminals
on your left and right surround speakers. When
making speaker connections always make cer-
tain to maintain correct polarity by connecting
the red (+) terminals on the AVR 220 to the red
(+) terminals on the speakers and the black (–)
terminals on the AVR 220 to the black (–) ter-
minals on the speakers. (See page 14 for more
information on speaker polarity.)
fl Switched AC Accessory Outlet: This
outlet may be used to power any device you
wish to have turned on when the AVR 220 is
turned on with the System Power Control
Switch .
‡ Unswitched AC Accessory Outlet: This
outlet may be used to power any AC device.
The power will remain on at this outlet regard-
less of whether the AVR 220 is on or off.
NOTE: The total power consumption of all
devices connected to the accessory outlets
should not exceed 100 watts.
° AC Power Cord: Connect the AC plug to
an unswitched AC wall output.
· Video 1 Video Outputs: Connect these
jacks to the RECORD/INPUT composite or
S-Video jack on a VCR.
a Video 1 Video Inputs: Connect these
jacks to the PLAY/OUT composite or S-Video
jacks on a VCR or other video source.
b Video 2 Video Outputs: Connect these
jacks to the RECORD/INPUT composite or
S-Video jacks on a VCR, if you are connecting a
VCR to the Video 2 inputs.
c Video 3 Video Inputs: Connect these
jacks to the PLAY/OUT composite or S-Video
jacks on a cable television box, satellite dish
receiver, VCR or other video source.
d Video 2 Video Inputs: Connect these
jacks to the PLAY/OUT composite or S-Video
jacks on a TV, VCR or other video source.
e Optical Digital Inputs: Connect the opti-
cal digital output from a DVD player, HDTV
receiver, LD player, satellite receiver, cable box,
MiniDisc player or recorder, or CD player to
these jacks. The signal may be either a Dolby
Digital signal, a DTS signal or a standard PCM
digital source.
f Coaxial Digital Inputs: Connect the coax
digital output from a DVD player, HDTV receiver,
LD player, satellite receiver, cable box, MiniDisc
recorder or CD player to these jacks. The signal
may be either a Dolby Digital signal, DTS signal
or a standard PCM digital source. Do not con-
nect the RF digital output of an LD player to
these jacks.
g Video 2 Audio Outputs: Connect these
jacks to the RECORD/INPUT audio jacks on a
VCR or other video source, if you have connect-
ed a VCR to the Video 2 input.
h Video 3 Audio Inputs: Connect these
jacks to the PLAY/OUT audio jacks on a cable
television box, satellite dish receiver, VCR or
other video source.
i Video 2 Audio Inputs: Connect these
jacks to the PLAY/OUT audio jacks on a VCR
or other video source, if you have connected a
VCR to the Video 2 input.