Harman-Kardon AVR 3550HD owner manual Audio Connections for non-HDMI sources

Audio Connections (for non-HDMI sources)

•Choose one digital audio connection: Optical or Coaxial

•Optional, or where digital audio is not available, for recording, for multizone use or as a backup: Analog audio.

Video Connections (for non-HDMI sources)

(choose only one, and make sure that type is available on your TV)

•Component video

•S-video

•Composite video

NOTE: If the video display is equipped with a DVI digital video input, it must be HDCP-compliant (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) to display copy-protected materials. Use an HDMI-to-DVI adapter (not included), and make a separate audio connection from the source.

Connect a DVD, SACD, Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD Player

HDMI Video: Connect the player as shown in Figure 20:

• Connect the player’s HDMI output to the HDMI 1, 2 or 3 Input.

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Figure 20 – Connecting an HDMI-Equipped Disc Player

If the DVD-Audio, SACD, Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD player is not capable of outputting multichannel audio through its HDMI output, connect it as shown in Figure 21:

•Connect the player’s 6-/8-channel analog audio outputs to the 6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs.

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Component Video: If both the player and the TV have component video connectors, connect the player as shown in Figure 22:

•Connect the player’s component video output to the Component Video 1, 2 or 3 Input.

•Connect one of the player’s digital audio outputs to one of the Coaxial or Optical Inputs.

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Figure 22 – Connecting a Component-Video-Equipped Disc Player

If the player is capable of playing multichannel discs, add the 6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Input connection, as shown in Figure 21.

Composite/S-Video:If the best video connection common to both the player and the TV is either S-video or composite video, follow these steps (see Figure 23):

•Connect the player’s S-video or composite video output (one only) to the Video 1, 2 or 3 Input, or the front-panel Video 4 Composite or S-video Input (see Figure 31).

•Connect the player’s digital audio output to one of the Coaxial or Optical Inputs.

If the player is capable of playing multichannel discs, connect it as shown in Figure 23:

•Connect the player’s 6-/8-channel analog audio outputs to the 6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs.

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Figure 23 – Connecting a Composite- or S-Video-Equipped Disc Player

Figure 21 – Connecting a Multichannel Audio Player

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