Rear Panel Connections

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»Phono Inputs: Connect the out- puts of your turntable or tone arm to these jacks. Note that only Moving Magnet (MM) type cartridges may be used.

âPhono Ground: Connect the ground wire from a turntable to this terminal to reduce system hum.

ÚTV Monitor Video Output: Connect this jack to the standard (composite) video input of a TV monitor or video projector to view the output of any standard video source selected by the receiver’s video switcher.

Speaker Terminals: Connect these terminals to the appropriate terminals on your speakers.

ÜSwitched AC Outlets: These out- lets may be used to power any device that you wish to have turn on when the unit is turned on with the System Power Control switch 2.

NOTE: The power consumption of the device plugged into each of these outlets should not exceed 100 watts.

ÝPower Cable: Connect the AC plug to a non-switched AC wall output

ÞVideo 2 Inputs: Connect these jacks to the audio and video outputs of a TV Tuner, Cable TV converter box, satellite receiver or any other audio/video source.

ßVideo 1 Inputs: Connect these jacks to the audio and video PLAY/OUT jacks of a VCR.

àVideo Outputs 1: Connect these jacks to the audio and video RECORD/IN jacks of a VCR.

¡6-Channel Direct Inputs: If an external digital audio decoder is used for 5.1 (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) audio, connect the outputs of that decoder to these terminals.

áAM 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.

aFM Antenna: Connect an indoor or external FM antenna to this terminal.

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Harman-Kardon AVR5 owner manual Rear Panel Connections

AVR5 specifications

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