Harman Kardon AVR20 Owners Manual - Page 9

Rear., Panel, Connections

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Rear. Panel Connections 1 FM INDOOR ANTENNA Connect the supplied antenna (the wire lead) to a 300Q/75Q adapter and connect the adapter to the 75Q T-shaped FM antenna terminal, as shown in the Rear Panel Connection Diagram. Change the position of the antenna until you get the best reception of your favorite stations. 2 FM OUTDOOR ANTENNA An outdoor FM antenna may be used to further improve the quality of reception. Disconnect the indoor antenna before replacing it with the outdoor one. A 755/30052 adaptor must be used. 3 AM LOOP ANTENNA Tune in your favorite AM station and position the loop antenna for best reception. Try other stations and find the position that gives the best overall reception. When this unit is mounted in a rack or placed on a shelf with insufficient space behind, hang the antenna on a wall in the direction which gives the best reception. NOTE: If noise is heard during AM reception, move the antenna for better reception. To prevent undesired noise, the AM LOOP ANTENNA should be located away from the remote control cord over 12 inches (30cm). 4 SYSTEM GROUND TERMINAL To reduce hum to a minimum, connect the ground lead from your turntable to this terminal. AM LOOP ANTENNA SETTING LEG Stand and place it on a shelf or hang it on a wall. 5 PHONO INPUT JACKS Input for TURNTABLE with an MM cartridge having 47K ohms of load impedance. Connect shielded cables from your phono to the LEFT and RIGHT input jacks. NOTE: Do not place your TURNTABLE on a speaker enclosure. This will avoid howling caused by transmission of the speaker vibration to the TURNTABLE. 6 TV/AUX INPUT JACKS This extra stereo input is provided for any source you want to hear. An additional compact disc player, a tape recorder, a video cassette recorder (VCR) etc. can be plugged into these jacks. 7 CD INPUT JACKS Connect the output cables of a compact disc player to these jacks. 8 TAPE 1 PLAY JACKS Connect the line output of your CASSETTE DECK to these jacks. 9 TAPE 1 REC JACKS Connect the line input of your CASSETTE DECK to these jacks. 10 TAPE 2 MONITOR PLAY JACKS Connect the line output of your cassette deck to these jacks. This input may be connected to the line output of the audio processor like an optional graphic equalizer or a Digital Signal Processor. 11 TAPE 2 MONITOR REC JACKS Connect the line input of your cassette deck to these jacks. EQ controls, loudness and volume settings have no effect on the signal from this output for recording. To monitor this input source while recording, press the TAPE 2 MONITOR button (MONITOR ON position). These REC jacks may be used for the line input of the audio processor like an optional graphic equalizer or a Digital Signal Processor. 12 VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT (PLAY) JACKS OF VCR 1 Connect these jacks to the corresponding OUTPUT jacks of your TV (if available) or VCR. 8

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FM
INDOOR
ANTENNA
Connect
the
supplied
antenna
(the
wire
lead)
to
a
300Q/75Q
adapter
and
connect
the
adapter
to
the
75Q
T-shaped
FM
antenna
terminal,
as
shown
in
the
Rear
Panel
Connection
Diagram.
Change
the
position
of
the
antenna
until
you
get
the
best
reception
of
your
favorite
stations.
2
FM
OUTDOOR
ANTENNA
An
outdoor
FM
antenna
may
be
used
to
further
improve
the
quality
of
reception.
Disconnect
the
indoor
antenna
before
replacing
it
with
the
outdoor
one.
A
755/30052
adaptor
must
be
used.
3
AM
LOOP
ANTENNA
Tune
in
your
favorite
AM
station
and
position
the
loop
antenna
for
best
Rear.
Panel
Connections
reception.
Try
other
stations
and
find
the
position
that
gives
the
best
overall
reception.
When
this
unit
is
mounted
in
a
rack
or
placed
on
a
shelf
with
insufficient
space
behind,
hang
the
antenna
on
a
wall
in
the
direction
which
gives
the
best
reception.
NOTE:
If
noise
is
heard
during
AM
reception,
move
the
antenna
for
better
reception.
To
prevent
undesired
noise,
the
AM
LOOP
ANTENNA
should
be
located
away
from
the
remote
control
cord
over
12
inches
(30cm).
4
SYSTEM
GROUND
TERMINAL
To
reduce
hum
to
a
minimum,
connect
the
ground
lead
from
your
turntable
to
this
terminal.
AM
LOOP
ANTENNA
SETTING
LEG
Stand
and
place
it
on
a
shelf
or
hang
it
on
a
wall.
5
PHONO
INPUT
JACKS
Input
for
TURNTABLE
with
an
MM
cartridge
having
47K
ohms
of
load
impedance.
Connect
shielded
cables
from
your
phono
to
the
LEFT
and
RIGHT
input
jacks.
NOTE:
Do
not
place
your
TURNTABLE
on
a
speaker
enclosure.
This
will
avoid
howling
caused
by
transmission
of
the
speaker
vibration
to
the
TURNTABLE.
6
TV/AUX INPUT
JACKS
This
extra
stereo
input
is
provided
for
any
source
you
want
to
hear.
An
additional
compact
disc
player,
a
tape
recorder,
a
video
cassette
recorder
(VCR)
etc.
can
be
plugged
into
these
jacks.
7
CD
INPUT
JACKS
Connect
the
output
cables
of
a
compact
disc
player
to
these
jacks.
8
TAPE
1
PLAY
JACKS
Connect
the
line
output
of
your
CASSETTE
DECK
to
these
jacks.
9
TAPE
1
REC
JACKS
Connect
the
line
input
of
your
CASSETTE
DECK
to
these
jacks.
10
TAPE
2
MONITOR
PLAY
JACKS
Connect
the
line
output
of
your
cassette
deck
to
these
jacks.
This
input
may
be
connected
to
the
line
output
of
the
audio
processor
like
an
optional
graphic
equalizer
or
a
Digital
Signal
Processor.
11
TAPE
2
MONITOR
REC
JACKS
Connect
the
line
input
of
your
cassette
deck
to
these
jacks.
EQ
controls,
loudness
and
volume
settings
have
no
effect
on
the
signal
from
this
output
for
recording.
To
monitor
this
input
source
while
recording,
press
the
TAPE
2
MONITOR
button
(MONITOR
ON
position).
These
REC
jacks
may
be
used
for
the
line
input
of
the
audio
processor
like
an
optional
graphic
equalizer
or
a
Digital
Signal
Processor.
12
VIDEO/AUDIO
INPUT
(PLAY)
JACKS
OF
VCR
1
Connect
these
jacks
to
the
corresponding
OUTPUT
jacks
of
your
TV
(if
available)
or
VCR.
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