Harman Kardon AVR 1700 Quick Start Guide - Page 3

English AVR Connections Connect Your Speakers How to use the AVR speaker terminals: Connect Your Subwoofer Use a single RCA audio cable to connect the AVR's Subwoofer Pre-Out connector to your subwoofer. Consult your subwoofer's user manual for specific information about making connections to it. Receiver Subwoofer Connector Single RCA Audio Cable (not supplied) Powered Subwoofer 1. Unscrew Cap 2. Insert Bare Wire 3. Tighten Cap Always connect the colored (+) terminal on the AVR to the (+) terminal on the speaker (usually red), and the black (-) terminal on the AVR to the (-) terminal on the speaker (usually black). IMPORTANT: Make sure the ( + ) and ( - ) bare wires do not touch each other or the other terminal. Touching wires can cause a short circuit that can damage your AVR. Connect the speakers as shown in the illustration. Connect Your TV HDMI Out Connector If your TV has an HDMI connector and you have HDMI source devices, use an HDMI cable (not supplied) to connect your TV to the AVR's HDMI Out connector. It will provide the best possible video quality. IMPORTANT: The AVR's on-screen display (OSD) only appears through the HDMI Out connector. If you want to use the AVR's OSD menus you need to connect its HDMI Out connector to your TV even if you are not connecting any HDMI video source devices to the AVR. AVR HDMI Out Connector TV FL SL C FR SR HDMI Cable (not supplied) 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 supplied) to connect the AVR's Composite Monitor Out connector to your TV's composite video connector. AVR Composite TV Monitor Out Connector Composite Video Cable (not supplied) 3