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AVR 700/AVR 70/AVR 70C

11

Making Connections

After you have placed your loudspeakers in the room as explained in Place Your Speakers, 

on page 8, connect each speaker to its color-coded terminal on the AVr as explained 

in Speaker Connections, on page 9. connect the speakers as shown in the illustration.

fl

c

fr

Sr

Sl

use a single rcA audio cable to connect the AVr’s Subwoofer out connector to your 

subwoofer. consult your subwoofer’s user manual for specific information about making 

connections to it.

AVr 

Subwoofer 

connector

powered 

Subwoofer

Single 

rcA Audio cable 

(not supplied)

HDMI Monitor Out connector
If your tV has an hdmI connector and you have hdmI or component video source 

devices, use an hdmI cable (not included) to connect your tV to the AVr’s hdmI monitor 

out connector. It will provide the best possible picture quality.

hdmI cable 

(not supplied)

tV

AVr hdmI 

monitor out 

connector

Composite Video Monitor Out connector 
If your tV does not have an hdmI connector, or if your tV does have an hdmI connector 

but you are connecting some source devices with only composite video connectors, use 

a composite video cable (not included) to connect the AVr’s composite monitor out 

connector to your tV’s composite video connector.
IMPORTANT: the AVr’s on-screen display (oSd) only appears through the composite 

monitor out connector. If you want to use the AVr’s oSd menus you need to connect 

its composite monitor out connector to your tV even if you are not connecting any 

composite video source devices to the AVr.

composite Video cable 

(not supplied)

tV

AVr composite 

monitor out 

connector

Source devices are components where a playback signal originates, such as a 

blu-ray disc or dVd player, or a cable, satellite or hdtV tuner. your AVr has several 

different types of input connectors for your audio and video source devices: hdmI, 

composite video, optical digital audio, coaxial digital audio and analog audio. 
each of your AVr’s source buttons is assigned to an hdmI connector or an analog audio 

input connector (listed in the “AVr Source button/Analog Audio connector” column of 

the table below).the digital inputs are not assigned to any specific sets of analog inputs. 

once you select a source device you can use the remote control’s Audio Input Select 

(dIgItAl) button to select the specific audio input connection (hdmI, coaxial digital, 

optical digital, analog) that you want to listen to. (note: you cannot select an audio input 

connection for the fm/Am or uSb source buttons.) 
As you connect your various source components, fill out the “Source device connected” 

and “digital Audio Input connector used” columns in the following table – it will make it 

easy to keep track of which devices you have connected to which connectors. note: the 

AVr remote is pre-programmed to control a harman/kardon blu-ray disc or dVd player 

connected to hdmI 1.

Video 1

Video 2

Video 2

tape

Aux

*hdmI 1

hdmI 2

hdmI 3

* the AVr remote is pre-programmed to control a harman/kardon blu-ray disc or dVd player 

connected to hdmI 1.

AVR 700/AVR 70/AVR 70C

12

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.

•  The AVR remote control is pre-programmed to control a Harman/Kardon Blu-ray Disc 

or dVd player when the hdmI 1 Source Selector button is pressed.

If you have a tV equipped with the hdmI Audio return channel function, its sound is fed 

to the AVr via the hdmI out connector’s Audio return channel, and it will not require 

additional audio connections to the AVr. 

AVr hdmI 

connectors

hdmI-equipped Source device

hdmI cable 

(not supplied)

to hdmI 

output

Composite video devices
you will need to make composite video connections from your source devices that do 

not have hdmI connectors. you will also need to make an audio connection from the 

device to the AVr.

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.

optical digital Audio 

cable (not supplied)

to optical digital 

Audio output

optical-equipped  

Source device

AVr digital Audio 

connectors

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.

coaxial digital Audio 

cable (not supplied)

to coaxial digitial 

Audio output

coaxial digital-equipped 

Source device

AVr digital Audio 

connectors

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 Video 1, Video 2 or 

Video 3 audio inputs, you must also connect the source device’s composite video output 

to the corresponding composite video connector.

Stereo Audio cable 

(not supplied)

to Stereo Analog 

Audio output

Analog Source device

AVr Analog Audio 

connectors

AVR 700/AVR 70/AVR 70C

13

Making Connections, continued

Audio recorders
connect an analog audio recorder’s inputs to the AVr’s analog audio tape out connectors. 

you can record any analog audio input signal except for the tape 1 input.

Stereo Audio cable 

(not supplied)

to Stereo Analog 

record Inputs

Analog recording device

AVr Analog Audio 

recorder connectors

Video recorders
connect an analog video recorder’s video input connector to the AVr’s Video 1 out 

composite Video connector, and its audio input connectors to the AVr’s Video 1 out 

Analog Audio connectors. you can record the Video 2 or Video 3 composite video input 

signals.

Analog Audio/Video 

cable (not supplied)

to Analog Audio/

Video record Inputs

Analog Video 

recording device

AVr Analog 

Audio connectors

AVr composite 

Video connectors

•  Connect the supplied FM antenna to the AVR’s FM 75Ω radio Antenna connector. for 

the best reception, extend the fm antenna as far as possible. 

•  Bend  and  fold  the  base  of  the  supplied  AM  antenna  as  shown  and  connect  the 

antenna wires to the AVr’s Am and gnd connectors. rotate the antenna as necessary 

to minimize background noise.

AVr Antenna 

connectors

fm Antenna (supplied)

Am Antenna 

(supplied)

bend and fold base

connect the Ac power cord to the AVr’s Ac Input connector and then to a working Ac 

power outlet.

AVr Ac 

Input connector

Ac power 

outlet

power cord 

(supplied)

remove the remote control’s battery cover, insert the three supplied AAA batteries as 

shown in the illustration, and replace the battery cover.

note: remove the protective plastic from the AVr’s front panel to keep it from reducing 

the remote control’s effectiveness.

AVR 700/AVR 70/AVR 70C

14

Set Up the AVR

1.  Set the front-panel main power switch to “on.” (the front-panel Standby indicator 

will glow amber.)

2.  press the front-panel on/Standby switch.

Phones

USB

Video 3

Video

R

L Audio

Stereo

Power

Surr.Select

Tuning

AM/FM

Preset

Source

Memory

Folder

5V        500A    

on/Standby 

button

main power 

Switch

Standby 

Indicator

unless you will not be using the AVr for an extended period of time, leave the main power 

switch set to “on.” when the main power switch is turned off, any settings you have 

programmed will be preserved for up to two weeks.

Although it’s possible to configure the AVr using only the remote and the front-panel 

message display, it is easier to use the on-screen menu system.
to access the menu system, turn on your tV and select the tV’s composite video input 

where you connected the AVr in Connect Your TV or Video Display, on page 11.
press the remote control’s Setup button. the AVr’s on-screen display (oSd) System 

Setup menu will appear on the tV.

the System Setup menu consists of five submenus: Speaker Set, hdmI Set, parameter, 

Auto power control and Speaker on/off.
use the up/down/left/right buttons on the remote to navigate the menu system, and 

press the ok button to select a menu or setting line, or to enter a new setting.
the current menu, setting line or setting will appear in the front-panel message display, 

as well as on screen.
to return to the previous menu, press the remote’s bAck button. to exit the menu 

system, press the Setup button.
follow the instructions in this Set Up the AVR section to configure your home theater 

system. you may return to these menus at any time to make additional adjustments.
before you begin initial setup, all loudspeakers, a video display and all source devices 

should be connected to the AVr. you should be able to turn on the AVr and view the 

System Setup menu when you press the Setup button. If necessary, reread the Making 

Connections section and the beginning of this section before continuing.

1.  turn on your tV and select the tV’s composite video input where you connected the 

AVr in Connect Your TV or Video Display, on page 11.

2.  press the remote control’s Setup button. the AVr’s on-screen display (oSd) System 

Setup menu will appear on the tV.

3.  use the remote’s arrow and ok buttons to select “Speaker Setup.” the Speaker Setup 

menu will appear.

4.  Select “Speaker Settings.” the Speaker Settings menu will appear.

5.  use the remote’s left and right arrow buttons to select off, SmAll or lArge for the 

front, center and Surround speaker positions, depending on the speakers you have 

connected to the receiver. 

off: Select this setting if you have not connected a speaker in that position (not available 

for the front speakers).
SmAll: Select this setting if the speaker is not capable of producing clean, deep bass 

energy at output levels that match those produced by a powered subwoofer. All bass 

below the crossover frequency (see Step 6, below) in that channel is removed from that 

speaker and is sent to the subwoofer (or to the front speakers if Subwoofer is set to no). 

most speakers (unless they are large and powerful) should be considered SmAll.
lArge: Select this setting if the speaker is capable of producing clean, deep bass energy 

at output levels that match those produced by a powered subwoofer. All bass in that 

channel is sent to that speaker. 
note: If your system has a subwoofer and you set the front speakers to lArge, the 

subwoofer may not output audio except for dolby digital- and dtS-encoded program 

material that contains lfe channel information. If you set your front speakers to lArge 

and you want your subwoofer to reproduce bass from all program material, set the 

Subwoofer to pluS (see below).
for Subwoofer, select yeS (if your system has a subwoofer), no (if your system does not 

have a subwoofer), or pluS (if your system has a subwoofer, you set your front speakers 

to lArge and you want your subwoofer to reproduce bass from all program material). 
when you’re finished, record your settings in table A2 of the Appendix, on page 21, then 

press the remote control’s bAck button to return to the Speaker Setting menu.
6.  (note: If your system does not have a subwoofer, skip to step 7.) press the bAck button 

and select “crossover.”  the crossover menu will appear