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Rear Panel Video Connections

A

Connect these

jacks to the audio PLAY/OUT jacks
of a VCR.

B

Connect these

jacks to the RECORD/IN audio jacks
of a VCR.

C

Connect these

jacks to the composite video
PLAY/OUT jacks of a VCR.

D

Connect these

jacks to the composite video
RECORD/IN jacks of a VCR.

E

Connect

these jacks to the “S” video
RECORD/IN jacks of a VCR.

F

Connect these

jacks to the “S” video RECORD/OUT
jacks of a VCR.

G

Connect these

jacks to the audio jacks RECORD/IN
of a second VCR.

H

Connect these

jacks to the audio PLAY/OUT jacks
of a second VCR.

I

Connect these

jacks to the composite video
RECORD/IN jacks of a second VCR.

J

Connect these

jacks to the composite video
PLAY/OUT jacks of a second VCR.

K

Connect

these jacks to the “S” video
RECORD/IN jacks of a second VCR.

L

Connect these

jacks to the “S” video RECORD/OUT
jacks of a second VCR.

M

Connect the audio

outputs of a TV, cable converter or
satellite receiver to these jacks.

N

Connect the com-

posite video output of a TV, cable
converter or satellite receiver to this
jack. The signals received at this
jack are also used to trigger the “TV
Auto-On” feature.

O

Connect the “S”

video output of a TV, cable converter
or satellite receiver to this jack.

P

Connect the audio

output of a laser disc player to these
jacks.

Q

Connect the com-

posite video output of a laser disc
player to this jack.

R

Connect the “S”

video output of a laser disc player to
this jack.

S

Connect the coax

digital output of a laser disc or CD
player to this jack.

NOTE:

This connection is for stan-

dard, two channel PCM audio. DO
NOT connect the modulated RF digi-
tal output used for multichannel
(AC-3) audio to this jack.

T

Connect

this jack to the composite video
input of a TV monitor or video pro-
jector to view the on screen control
menus and output of the receiver’s
video switcher.

U

Connect this jack to the S video
input of a TV monitor or video pro-
jector to view S video sources
selected by the receiver’s video
switcher.

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Remote Control Functions

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a

This switch selects

the operation mode of the remote
control. Slide it to the left for normal
operation. Slide it to the right when
the remote is being programmed.

b

Press these 

buttons to turn the unit on or off.

c

Pressing one

of these buttons selects the input
source that will be listened to
through the receiver. When a source
is selected the remote’s transport
and numeric number buttons will
also transmit the commands needed
to control that machine. 

d

Press these but-

tons to control power for the last
source device selected. 

e

Press one of these buttons to select
a surround mode for the current lis-
tening session.

f

These buttons

control the unit’s volume. Note that
all channels are controlled simulta-
neously.

g

These buttons

adjust the volume for TV using the
remote control codes programmed
into the remote for a TV set or cable
box. These buttons control the TV
set only, regardless of which source
is selected. This enables you to con-
trol the audio level of a TV set even
when the receiver is not in use.

h

Press this button to tem-

porarily cut the audio output of the
receiver. Press it again to return to
the previous volume level.

i

These 

buttons control the tape or disc
motion of the last playback source
selected with the Source Selection
buttons 

c. Use them as you would

the Play, Stop, Pause, Reverse Play
and Record buttons on any VCR, CD
or LD remote control.

j

(These buttons have multiple func-
tions, which vary according to the
input device selected.)

a

x

b

e

y

d

c

m

h

i

f

k

j

w

u

s

q

t

g

v

r

p

z

o

n

l

a

Use/Learn

b

Main Power

c

Source Selection

d

Source Power

e

Surround Mode Selection

f

Main Volume

g

TV Volume

h

Mute

i

Transport Controls

j

Tune/Search & Fast Forward

k

Channel/Skip

l

Disc/Deck/Ant

m

Number Keys

n

P-Scan

o

Memo

p

Delay

q

Menu Controls

r

Select

s

Screen Display

t

Panel Display

u

Test Noise

v

Speaker Select

w

Level Adjust

x

Sending LED

y

Learn LED

z

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Remote Control Functions

s

Press this but-

ton to activate the on screen menu
system.

t

Press this button

to turn off all displays and indicators
in the Information Display except for
a small DISP indication in the lower
right corner of the display ¤ Press
the button again to turn the display
back on. Note that the display will
briefly illuminate when a command is
sent to the unit from the front panel
or remote, even though the display
is turned off.

u

Press this button to

begin calibration of the output level
for each channel. A test signal will
immediately be heard from the left
front speaker and the TEST indica-
tor ™ will flash. 

v

When setting

the system output levels, this button
selects the speaker position being
adjusted. Press it once to advance
to the next speaker after each posi-
tion is adjusted.

w

When setting the

system output levels, press these
buttons in increase or decrease the
output level. 

x

This indicator

should flash any time a button is
pressed to confirm that a command
is being sent to the receiver or anoth-
er unit. If the light is dim or does not
illuminate when a button is pressed
the batteries in the remote should be
replaced.

y

This indicator will

illuminate when a button on the
remote is being programmed with
signals from another remote during
the “learning” mode. The light will go
out when the signal is received and
memorized. 

z

When an

external 5.1 digital audio decoder
such as the ADP303 is connected,
press this button to select that unit
as an input source.

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a. When the 

has been

selected, these buttons are used
to manually tune stations.

b. When 

, 

or 

is the input

source, these buttons act as 
the Fast Scan Forward 

—

or Fast Scan Reverse 

‚

controls.

k

(These buttons

have multiple functions, which
vary according to the input device
selected.)

a. When the 

has been

selected, these buttons will scroll
up 

·

or down 

‡

through 

the stations that have been pro-
grammed in the preset memory.

b. When 

or 

is selected, they

are the channel up 

·

or chan-

nel down 

‡

tuning buttons.

c. When 

or 

is selected these

buttons act as forward and
reverse “Skip” buttons to move to
the next track or chapter on the
disc.

d. When a compatible Harman

Kardon cassette player has been
selected as 

or 

,

these buttons move the tape for-
ward 

·

or backwards 

‡

to the

next selection using the Music
Scan feature.

l

(These buttons

have multiple functions, which
vary according to the input device
selected.)

a. When 

is selected and the unit

is a CD changer, these buttons
will change to the next disc 

∏

or

previous disc 

Â

.

b. When 

or 

is the

input source, and the tape
machine is a compatible Harman
Kardon dual cassette deck, these
buttons will switch between the
“A” and “B” sides. 

c. When 

or 

is the input

source, these buttons switch
between VCR and TV as the unit’s
output.

d. When 

is the input source,

these buttons may switch
between video input sources or
antenna/video, depending on the
TV model.

e. When 

is the input source,

these buttons will switch the side
being played from “A” to “B” on
compatible dual side players.

m

These buttons

serve as a ten button numeric key-
pad to enter tuner preset positions.
They are also to be used to select
channel numbers when 

has been

selected on the remote, or to select
track numbers on a CD or LD player,
depending on how the remote has
been programmed. The letters
below the buttons are used to enter
information for tuner station names.

NOTE:

The

button has a dual func-

tion. It also serves as the

button to for use in programming the
tuner or clearing the system memory.

n

Press this button to

automatically scan through the sta-
tions preset into the tuner memory.
Press the button again to end the
scan when the tuner stops at the
desired station.

o

The memo button is used

to enter stations to the tuner’s preset
memory in either the manual or auto-
matic modes. It is also used in the
process of clearing the memory.

p

This button controls the

amount of sound delay to the rear
(surround) channels. Press it to
increase the delay in the steps shown
in the main Information Display or
on-screen graphics.

q

These buttons

control the action of the cursor or the
selection of menu items when the
receiver is being configured using
the setup menus.

r

This button enters set-

tings to the receiver’s memory dur-
ing system configuration.

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Installation, Set Up & Configuration

System Installation
After unpacking the unit, and placing it
in on a solid surface capable of support-
ing its weight, you will need to make the
connections to your audio and video
equipment. These steps need to be done
only when the receiver is first installed,
or when a change is made to the input
source equipment.

Audio Input and Output Connections
Use the “Audio and Systems
Connections” Diagram in the inside
front cover as a guide to connecting
audio components and speakers to the
rear panel. We recommend that you use
high quality cables when making con-
nections to source equipment and
recorders to preserve the quality of the
signals.

NOTE: When making connections to
audio source equipment or speakers it is
always a good practice to unplug the unit
from the AC wall plug. This prevents any
possibility of accidentally sending audio
or transient signals to the speakers that
may  damage them.

1. For playback only sources, such as a
CD player, CD changer, external phono
preamp or external digital to analog
converter, connect the output jacks of the
player to the appropriately labeled inputs
on the rear panel. 

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NOTE: When the source device has both
fixed and variable audio outputs it is best
to use the fixed output unless you find
that the input to the receiver is so low
that the sound is noisy, or high that the
signal is distorted.

2. When connecting recording devices
such as cassette recorders, open reel tape
decks, DCC, DAT or MD, connect the
PLAY/OUT jacks of the recorder to the 

jacks 

∂ƒ

. Connect the RECORD/IN

jacks on the recorder to the 

jacks

çé

.

3. Assemble the AM Loop Antenna sup-
plied with the unit as shown below.
Connect it to the 

and 

screw

terminals 

∫

.

4. Connect an FM antenna to the 

connection 

å

. The FM

antenna may be an external roof anten-
na, an inside powered or wire lead anten-
na, or a connection from a cable TV
system. Note that if the antenna or con-
nection uses 300 ohm twin lead cable,
you must use the 300 ohm to 75 ohm
adapter supplied with the unit to make
the connection.

5. Connect the front, center and sur-
round speaker outputs 

˙î∆˚¬

to

the respective speakers.

To assure that all the audio signals are
carried to your speakers without loss of
clarity or resolution, we suggest that you
use high quality speaker cable. Many
brands of cable are available, and the
choice of cable may be influenced by the
distance between your speakers and this
receiver, the type of speakers you use, per-
sonal preferences and other factors. Your
dealer or installer is a valuable resource
to consult in selecting the proper cable.

Regardless of the brand of cable selected,
we recommend that you use a cable con-
structed of fine, multi-strand copper with
a gauge of 14 or larger. Remember, that
in specifying cable, the lower the num-
ber, the thicker the cable.

Cable with a gauge of 16 may be used for
short runs of less than ten feet. We do not
recommend that you use cables with an
AWG equivalent of 18 or higher due to
the power loss and degradation in perfor-
mance that will occur.

One way to insure that cables will deliver
a predictable level of performance is to
use Home THX

®

certified cables. This cer-

tification assures that the cables have
met a rigorous set of specifications
designed for home theater applications.

Cables that are run inside walls should
have the appropriate markings to indi-
cate listing with UL, CSA or other appro-
priate testing agency standards.
Questions about running cables inside
walls should be referred to your installer
or a licensed electrical contractor who is
familiar with the NEC and/or the applic-
able local building codes in your area.

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