Harman-Kardon AVR 160 owner manual Getting Started

GETTING STARTED

NOTES:

•• For multichannel disc players, if both the device and the TV use HDMI connections for video, then check the owner’s manual for the device to determine whether it transmits multichannel audio via its HDMI output. If it does, then no separate audio connection is required. If not, write down the multichannel analog audio connection in addition to any other audio type. An analog video connection, in addition to the HDMI connection, will be required. See page 25 for more information.

•• If the device uses an HDCP-compliant DVI output for video, then connect it to one of the AVR’s HDMI Inputs using an HDMI-to-DVI adapter, but a separate audio connection will always be required.

•• The AUX Input jack on the rear panel requires a 1/8" (3,5 mm) stereo audio mini-plug. Purchase a stereo audio cable with 1/8" (3,5 mm) mini-plugs at both ends. Connect one end to the 1/8" (3,5 mm) headphone jack found on may portable audio players, and plug the other end of the cable into the AUX Input jack. The AUX Input may also be used with audio devices that have conventional left and right analog audio output jacks. Purchase a cable that has left and right “RCA-style” plugs at one end and a 1/8" (3,5 mm) mini-plug at the other end to connect the player to the AUX Input.

5.Decide which sources to connect to each of the video inputs: Assign only one unique video input to each source. Use the best type of video connection available for each source.

•• If your system-best video connection is “HDMI”, select up to four HDMI source devices and assign them to one of the three numbered HDMI sources.

•• If your system-best video connection is “Component”, or if you have source devices with component video outputs that weren’t assigned to one of the HDMI Inputs, assign up to three devices to one of the three numbered Component Video Inputs.

•• If your system-best video connection is “Composite Video”, or if you have source devices with composite video outputs that have not been assigned to any other video input, then assign the devices to one of the four conventional sources (DVD, Video 1, 2 or 3). The composite video inputs are dedicated to each source and may not be reassigned. Use the composite video input for the source you assigned to the device in number 2 above.

NOTE: If the source device is a video recorder that will be used to record from other devices connected to the AVR, assign the recorder to the Video 1 Input, which has a recording output. Any of the Coaxial or Optical Digital Inputs may be assigned to the recorder for audio, if it is capable of making digital audio recordings. To make audio-only recordings, assign the Tape source to the recorder. It is not necessary to connect TiVo or Video Recorder devices that will only record from their direct cable or satellite television signals to the AVR’s recording outputs.

6.Decide which audio inputs to connect to each source: Assign only one unique digital audio input to each digital source. Analog audio inputs are used for analog sources, or as secondary connections for digital sources for backup or for recording. The 2-channel analog audio inputs are dedicated to the four conventional sources (DVD, Video 1, 2 or 3) and may not be reassigned. Use the 2-channel analog audio input for the source you assigned to the device in number 2 above.

•• Any source using an HDMI Input requires no additional connection for audio unless:

♦♦ The source doesn’t output multichannel audio through its HDMI output. Make a second connection to the 6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs.

♦♦ The source has an HDCP-compliant DVI output for video only. Assign a digital or analog audio input.

•• For any source whose best audio connection is optical or coaxial digital

audio, assign one of the three Optical or three Coaxial Digital Audio Inputs. Do not connect both types of digital audio to the same source device.

•• You may assign one of the 2-Channel Analog Audio Inputs to a digital source.

•• You may also assign the 6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs, if available, to a digital source. See page 25.

•• Use the 2-channel Analog Audio Input for the source selected for the device in number 2 above when the device is an analog source.

NOTE: If the source device is a digital audio recorder, it may be used with any of the Coaxial or Optical Digital Audio Inputs and the Coaxial Digital Audio Output. Both coaxial and optical signals are available at either digital audio output. To make analog recordings, assign either the Analog 2 or 4 Audio Inputs to the recorder, as both have recording outputs.

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