Harman-Kardon Making Connections, continued, AVR 1650/AVR, HDMI devices, Analog audio devices

AVR 1650/AVR 165

Making Connections, continued

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, although you can assign one of the digital audio connectors to one of the HDMI inputs.

If you have a TV or other source device equipped with the HDMI Audio Return Channel function, you can feed its sound to the AVR via the HDMI Monitor Out connector’s Audio Return Channel, and it will not require additional audio connections to the AVR.

AVR

HDMI Connectors

HDMI Cable (not supplied)

To HDMI

Output

HDMI-Equipped

Source Device

Component video devices

If your Blu-ray Disc or DVD player does not have an HDMI connector but does have a component video connector, using the component video connector will provide superior video performance. You will also need to make an audio connection from the player to the AVR.

AVR DVD Component

Video Connectors

Component Video

Cable (not supplied) To Component Video

Outputs

Component Video-Equipped

Blu-ray Disc or DVD Player

Composite video devices

You will need to make composite video connections from your source devices that do not have HDMI or component video connectors. You will also need to connect the source device’s analog audio outputs to the AVR’s corresponding analog audio connectors.

IMPORTANT: If you connected your Blu-ray Disc or DVD player to the AVR’s DVD Component Video Input connectors, do not connect a source device to the AVR’s DVD Composite Video Input connector.

AVR Component

Video Connectors

Composite Video
Cable (not supplied)	To Composite
	Video Output

Composite Video-Equipped

Source Device

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

Optical Digital Audio

Cable (not supplied) To Optical Digital

Audio Output

Optical Digital-Equipped

Source Device

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)

To Coaxial

Di Output

Coaxial Digital-Equipped

Source Device

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 DVD, Video 1 or Video 2 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)

To Stereo Analog

Audio Output

Analog Source Device

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