Harman-Kardon DVD 37 owner manual Connecting to a Receiver

SETUP AND CONNECTIONS

Connecting to a Receiver/Amplifier With a Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder

One of the major advantages of the DVD format is its ability to use a variety of digital audio formats for the ultimate in sonic performance. However, in order to enjoy the benefits of digital audio, you must use a receiver or processor that has digital audio decoding capabilities and make an optical or coaxial digital audio connection between the DVD 37 and your home the- ater system. This simple connection is made as shown below with an optional coax or optical cable. Only one of these connections is required, and both should not be made at the same time.

In order to take advantage of the high-resolution DVD-Audio output of the DVD 37, you must connect the 6-Channel Audio Outputs 9 to the matching

6-channel inputs on your receiver or processor. Only compressed PCM, Dolby Digital or DTS tracks that may be present on the disc may be listened to using the digital audio outputs. Thus, the DVD 37 decodes the digital signal and outputs separate signals for each channel: front left, center, front right, surround right, surround left and low-frequency effects (LFE).

NOTES FOR ANALOG AUDIO:

•If you wish to use the DVD 37 as the input for a multiroom system, the Analog Audio Outputs ª should be connected to the standard analog left/ right DVD or CD inputs on your digital receiver or processor.

•The connection from the Analog Audio Outputs ª to the TV is optional. If you plan on occasionally using your DVD 37 alone, without turning on your complete system, this connection must be made.

•When the audio signal is to be fed to an analog receiver rather than to the TV, connect the Analog Audio Outputs ª to any analog audio inputs on your receiver or processor. The DVD 37 will “down- mix” multichannel recordings to two channels.

•The analog audio connection should also be made if you wish to play high-resolution 96kHz PCM audio discs where your receiver does not support 96kHz processing.

•In each of these four cases in which the Analog Audio Outputs ª are used, set the bass manage- ment line of the AUDIO SETUP menu to

STEREO.

NOTES ON VIDEO:

•With multiple video sources, your audio/video receiver can be used for selecting the video signal and routing it to the TV. Connect the HDMI 2, Component ∞, Composite § or S-Video ¶ output of the DVD 37 to the correct video input on your receiver, and the video outputs of the receiver to your TV. For more details, see the manual for your audio/video receiver.

•If your receiver has only DVI inputs, you may use an optional HDMI-to-DVI cable or adapter for the con- nection to the receiver. In addition, the video display used with your system must be HDCP-compatible in order to take advantage of the HDMI output, whether it is used with HDMI or DVI connections.

Connecting to a Receiver

When using the DVD 37 with an audio/video receiver or processor, connect it as follows. First, make one

of the video connections (Composite Video ç, S-Video ∂, Component Video é or HDMI ˙) to the video input jacks on the A/V receiver, and then connect the receiver’s video monitor output to the TV. If you will sometimes use the TV without the audio component, you may optionally make the Analog Audio Connection ∫ to the TV. In addition, to benefit from the high-resolution surround sound for- mats recorded on DVD-Audio discs, which are not out- put via the HDMI connection, you will need to make the 6-Channel Audio Connection å to your receiver or processor.

Second, if your receiver or processor is not HDMI- capable, make either the Optical Digital Audio Connection © or the Coaxial Digital Audio Connection ƒ, to the receiver or processor. Remember that when the HDMI connection is used with a receiver or processor that is compliant with the HDMI format, a single connection suffices for both audio and video, except for DVD-Audio discs, as noted. If your receiver or processor is not capable of processing the HDMI audio signal, then a separate audio connection is required. If your receiver/processor has multiroom capability, you may also connect the DVD 37’s analog audio outputs to the DVD analog audio inputs on the receiver.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Make certain that any device being connected, including the DVD 37, your receiver or processor and your TV or video display, is turned off whenever you make connections between products. When using the HDMI é connection, turn on your system components in this order: 1) television or video display, 2) receiver or processor, and 3) DVD 37.

Front Speakers	Center	Surround Speakers	Subwoofer
(Left/Right)	Speaker	(Left/Right)

Dolby Digital/DTS A/V Receiver or Processor

HDMI, DVI, Component,
S-video and/or
Composite video
monitor outputs	TV

To	To optical
HDMI	digital
or DVI	audio
port	input
	connectors

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To coaxial	To Y (green)/
	Pb (blue)/
digital	Pr (red)
audio	component
input	video
connectors	connectors

ƒ é ∂

To S-video input connectors

ç

To video	To analog audio	To 6-channel
input	input connectors	analog audio
connectors	(red/white)	inputs on
(yellow)	on the TV	receiver	To power outlet
	or receiver		(AC 120V/60Hz)
	(see above)

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AC INPUT 120V~, 60Hz 13W

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