Harman Kardon DVD5 Owners Manual - Page 13

Installation and Connections OPTION 2: Direct Connections to a Television or Video Projector with Audio Connections to an A/V Receiver or Surround Processor To hear the benefits of discrete, multichannel digital audio, you will need to use an external Dolby Digital/DTS-capable A/V receiver or surround processor. In this installation, you maintain a direct video connection to your television, but use the audio processing from another device. Note that step A is not used, as it is for analog audio connections only. This installation starts with step B B Connect the Composite Video Output ¢ on the DVD 5 to a video input on your television. Note that composite video connections typically have a yellow center ring for easy identification. C If your television or projector is equipped with component video inputs, connect the three Component Video Outputs § on the DVD 5 to the matching component video inputs on your video display. D Connect the S-Video Output ∞ on the DVD 5 to an S-Video input on your television. E Connect the AC power cord to an AC outlet. F Connect either the Optical Digital Output ¡ or the Coaxial Digital Output ™ on the DVD 5 to the matching digital input jacks on your A/V receiver or surround processor. Note that only one of these connections is required, not both. G Connect the left/right Analog Audio Outputs £ of the DVD 5 to the matching left/right analog inputs on your A/V receiver or surround processor. Installation Notes and Hints s Only one type of audio connection is required, either digital or analog. If possible, a digital connection is preferred, as that will enable you to listen to DVD soundtracks with the clarity, definition and channel separation made possible by Dolby Digital and DTS. Follow Step F for digital audio connections. However, if you do not yet have a receiver capable of digital audio processing, you will still benefit from an analog connection so that the receiver may create a multichannel soundfield using Dolby Pro Logic or other matrix decoding. Follow Step G for instructions on analog audio connections. s If your television has both standard composite video and S-Video inputs, you only need to use one of the two connections. Where possible, we recommend an S-Video connection due to the higher picture quality. s Do not connect any of the video outputs of the DVD 5 through a VCR. The use of Macrovision encoding on most DVD discs means that most discs will have a distorted picture when connections are made through a VCR. s Note that the volume level for DVD playback may different from the level for other input sources to your receiver. This is normal and does not indicate a problem with the DVD 5 or your receiver. Simply use the volume control on the receiver to set the desired level. s Depending on the product and brand, a number of different descriptions are used to label component video connections. You may see them as Y/Pr/Pb, Y/Cr/Cb or Y/R-Y/B-Y. For the purposes of connecting a DVD player, all of these labels are normally identical. The best guide is to connect the component video connections using the green/red/blue color coding of the inner rings of the connection jacks. s When making connections to a high definition (HDTV) or "digital ready" set, do not connect the component video outputs of the DVD 5 to inputs labeled "HD Component Inputs" unless you have checked with the set's owner's manual to ensure that the HD input is also compatible with standard scan (NTSC) video. TV B CD E DVD 5 FF GG Audio In Digital In Receiver 13 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS