User manual HARMAN KARDON TA10 Owners Guide

[. . . ] Making connections with the AVR plugged in and turned on could damage the speakers. Radio Antenna Connectors HDMI® Connectors Digital Audio Connectors Analog Video Connectors Analog Audio Connectors Speaker Connectors Main Power Switch Subwoofer Connector AC Input Connector TA10 Rear-Panel Connections 2 TA10 Connect Your Speakers How to use the AVR's speaker terminals: Connections Connect Your Subwoofer ENGLISH 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. AVR Subwoofer Pre-out Connector Single RCA Audio Cable (not supplied) Powered Subwoofer 1. 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 or Video Display HDMI Monitor Out Connector If your TV has an HDMI connector and you have HDMI or component video source devices, use an HDMI cable (not included) to connect your TV to the AVR's HDMI Monitor Out connector. It will provide the best possible picture quality. AVR HDMI Monitor Out Connector TV 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 included) to connect the AVR's Composite Monitor Out connector to your TV's composite video connector. AVR Composite Monitor Out Connector TV Composite Video Cable (not supplied) 3 TA10 Connect Your Audio and Video Source Devices Source devices are components where a playback signal originates, e. g. , a Blu-ray DiscTM or DVD player; a cable, satellite or HDTV tuner; etc. Your AVR has several different types of input connectors for your audio and video source devices: HDMI, component video, composite video, optical digital audio, coaxial digital audio and analog audio. The connectors are labeled for the types of source devices you are most likely to connect. Each of your AVR's source buttons is assigned to an analog audio input connector (listed in the "AVR Source Button/Analog Audio Connector" column of the table below). To provide you flexibility for connecting and configuring your system, we have designed the AVR so that you can assign the digital audio inputs and component video input to any of the video AVR sources. Connections As you connect your source components, fill out the "Source Device Connected" column in the following table ­ it will make it easier for you to assign the digital audio input connectors and component video connector later in the setup process. AVR Source Button/ Analog Audio Connector Video 1 Video 2 DVD CD Tape Aux 1 Aux 2 Recommended Source Device Type Cable or Satellite Tuner DVD Recorder or VCR Blu-ray Disc or DVD Player CD Player Cassette Deck or Audio Recorder Portable Media Player Portable Media Player Source Device Connected Digital Audio Input Connector Assigned ---- AVR Source Button/ HDMI Connector HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 ------------- Source Device Connected Digital Audio Input Connector Assigned Input Connections and Source Buttons HDMI Devices If any of your source devices have HDMI connectors, using those connectors will provide the best possible video and audio performance quality. Since the HDMI cable carries both digital video and digital audio signals, you do not have to make any additional audio connections for devices you connect via HDMI cables, although you can assign one of the digital audio connectors to one of the HDMI inputs. AVR HDMI Connectors Component Video Device If your Blu-ray Disc or DVD player does not have an HDMI connector but does have a component video connector, using the component video connector will provide superior video performance. You will also need to make an audio connection from the player to the AVR. AVR DVD Component Video Connectors HDMI Cable (not supplied) Component Video Cable (not supplied) To HDMI Output To Component Video Outputs HDMI-Equipped Source Device Component Video-Equipped Blu-ray Disc or DVD player 4 TA10 Composite Video Devices You will need to make composite video connections from your source devices that do not have HDMI or component video connections. You will also need to connect the source device's analog audio outputs to the AVR's corresponding analog audio connectors. AVR Composite Video Connectors Connections Analog Audio Devices Make analog audio connections from your source devices that do not have HDMI or digital audio connections. Select "Distance. " The Distance menu will appear. Connections 3. Press the remote control's OSD button. The AVR's on-screen display (OSD) Master Menu will appear on the TV. ** MASTER MENU ** ENGLISH 7 INPUT SETUP SURROUND SELECT SPEAKER SETUP SYSTEM SETUP 4. Use the remote's arrow and OK buttons to select "Input Setup. " The Input Setup menu will appear. * DISTANCE * FL CEN FR SR : : : : 3. 0m 3. 0m 3. 0m 3. 0m SL : 3. 0m SUB : 3. 0m * INPUT SETUP * SOURCE : TITLE: AUDIO IN : AUTO POLL : BXR : TONE : BASS : TREBLE : DVD ANALOG OFF OFF IN 0 0 DELAY RESET : OFF UNIT : FEET A/V SYNC DELAY : 0mS BACK TO SPEAKER SETUP Use the remote's left and right arrow buttons to change the distance setting on the screen for each speaker so it matches the distance you measured. Note: If you want, you can change the units from meters to feet by selecting "Unit" and pressing the right arrow button. When you're finished, select "Back To Speaker Setup. " 7. Select "Level. " The Level Adjust menu will appear. BACK TO MASTER MENU 5. For each source device you connected to a digital audio input: a) Use the remote's up and down arrow buttons to select "Source. " Use the left and right arrow buttons to change the listed source to one of the sources you connected to a digital audio input. b) Use the remote's down arrow button to select "Audio In. " * LEVEL ADJUST* FL : CEN: FR : SR : 0dB 0dB 0dB 0dB SL : 0dB SUB: 0dB * INPUT SETUP * SOURCE : TITLE: AUDIO IN : AUTO POLL : BXR : TONE : BASS : TREBLE : DVD OPT 1 ON OFF IN 0 0 CHANNEL RESET: OFF TEST TONE SEQ: MANUAL TEST TONE : OFF BACK TO SPEAKER SETUP Use the remote's down arrow button to select "Test Tone" and press the right arrow button to set "Test Tone" to ON. You will hear test noise through the front left speaker. [. . . ] b) Use the remote's down arrow button to select "Audio In. " * LEVEL ADJUST* FL : CEN: FR : SR : 0dB 0dB 0dB 0dB SL : 0dB SUB: 0dB * INPUT SETUP * SOURCE : TITLE: AUDIO IN : AUTO POLL : BXR : TONE : BASS : TREBLE : DVD OPT 1 ON OFF IN 0 0 CHANNEL RESET: OFF TEST TONE SEQ: MANUAL TEST TONE : OFF BACK TO SPEAKER SETUP Use the remote's down arrow button to select "Test Tone" and press the right arrow button to set "Test Tone" to ON. You will hear test noise through the front left speaker. Sit in the main listening position and note the volume of the test noise through the first speaker. Press the remote's down arrow button to advance the test noise to each of your system's speakers and note the volume level of the noise in each speaker. [. . . ]