Harman-Kardon AVR 7550HD - Manual (Page 22)

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GETTING STARTED
Table 2 – Source Assignment Worksheet
Source Device Type Best Video Video Input Second Composite Best Audio Audio Input Analog Audio
Connection Assigned Video Input for Connection Assigned (may Input for
(HDMI, DVI, Multizone (HDMI, Optical, be one digital Recording or
Component, Operation Coaxial, 2-Ch plus one or more Multizone
S-Video, Analog, 6-/8-Ch analog) Operation
Composite) Analog)
Cable/SAT
DVD
TV
Game
Media Server
AUX
A
B
C
D
Installing the AVR 7550HD and connecting it to the other system com-
ponents can be complex. To simplify installation, it is suggested that
you design your system before you begin connecting wires and cables.
Although the rear-panel jacks allow for a variety of audio and video
connections to other components, the AVR’s software organizes
the connections into 10 conventional sources: CBL/SAT, DVD, TV,
Game, Media Server, AUX, A, B, C and D. The internal sources (the
tuner, The Bridge II dock for iPod, the USB Port, the Internet Radio
and the Network) will be explained later.
Table A1 in the appendix indicates the default device types for
each source, and the default audio/video connection assignments.
If the defaults suit your system, then connect your devices to the
audio/video inputs shown. Otherwise, design your system as
explained below.
1. Best video connection type for your system:
Examine the video inputs on your TV or video display. Write down
the best available video connection type here: ____________.
The options, in order of preference, are: HDMI, DVI (must be HDCP-
compliant), component video, S-video or composite video. This is
the “system-best” video connection for your system.
2. Decide which source will be used for each
device: Match up to 10 devices to the 10 conventional sources
listed in the Table 2 worksheet below. Use the AUX source for any
of these device types: CD player, HDTV set-top box, personal video
recorder (PVR), TiVo device or VCR. The A, B, C and D sources were
added to the AVR 7550HD to enable you to benefit from the wide
variety of audio and video inputs available, and these sources may
be used for any device type.
NOTE: You may match any device type to any source. The
device type is only relevant for programming control codes
into the handheld remote and, as explained on page 27, you
may reassign any Source Selector’s device type. Any audio or
video source may be connected to any matching jack on the
AVR, regardless of device type.
3. Best video connection for each source: Examine
each source device and write down the best available type of video
connection, but not better than the system-best connection. Leave
blank audio-only sources, such as a CD player.
4. Best audio connection for each source: For
each source device, write down the best available type of audio
connection. See the note below, and if the HDMI connection may
be used for audio, it is the best option. The other options, in order
of preference, are: optical digital audio, coaxial digital audio,
2-channel analog audio.
NOTES:
• For multichannel disc players, if both the device and the
TV use HDMI connections for video, then check the owner’s
manual for the device to determine whether it transmits
multichannel audio via its HDMI output. If it does, then no
separate audio connection is required. If not, write down the
multichannel analog audio connection in addition to any
other audio type.
• If the device uses an HDCP-compliant DVI output for video,
then connect it to one of the AVR’s HDMI Inputs using an
HDMI-to-DVI adapter, but a separate audio connection will
always be required.
5. Decide which sources to connect to each of
the video inputs: Assign only one unique video input to each
source, except that you may add a composite video connection to
make the source’s video signal available to the multizone system.
Use the best type of video connection available for each source.
• If your system-best video connection is “HDMI”, select up to
four HDMI source devices and assign them to one of the four
numbered HDMI Inputs.
• If your system-best video connection is “Component”, or if you
have source devices with component video outputs that weren’t
assigned to one of the HDMI Inputs, assign up to three devices
to one of the three numbered Component Video Inputs.
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