AVR 55 - Harman Kardon Audio Service Manual (repair manual). Page 9

Rear Panel Connections

•

Connect the

RECORD/INPUT jacks of an audio
tape recorder to these jacks.

ª

Connect the

PLAY/OUT jacks of an audio tape
recorder to these jacks.

‚

Connect the

RECORD/INPUT jacks of an audio
tape recorder to these jacks.

⁄

Connect the

PLAY/OUT jacks of an audio tape
recorder to these jacks.

NOTE:

The recorder connected to

the 

jacks may be moni-

tored during a recording session by
pressing the 

button

!d on the front panel or remote.

¤

Connect the audio

and video outputs from a TV,
Satellite receiver or other A/V source
to these jacks. The signal sent to the
audio jacks may also be used to
trigger the TV Auto On function. (See
page 23 for more information on TV
Auto On.)

‹

Connect the com-

posite video and analog audio
outputs of a DVD player to these
jacks.

›

Connect the

audio and video REC/IN jacks of
your main VCR to these jacks.

NOTE:

The 

jacks may be

used for any video source, but when
used with a VCR they will permit
dubbing from one source to another
while a separate source is being
listened to by selecting the 

button &.

fi

Connect 

these terminals to the input terminals
on your front left/right, center and
surround speakers.

fl

These 

outlets provide AC power only 
when the AVR55 is turned on. 
Note that the total power draw of 
the products connected may not
exceed 100 watts.

‡

Connect this

plug to an unswitched 115 volt 
AC outlet.

°

Connect the

audio and video PLAY/OUT jacks 
of your main VCR to these jacks.

·

Connect

the audio and video PLAY/OUT jacks
of a VCR, DVD, LD, Satellite system
or other video source to these jacks.

a

Connect

this jack to the video input of a TV or
video projector to view the selected
source.

b

This jack may be con-

nected to other compatible Harman
Kardon products so that they will
receive infrared commands
captured by the AVR55’s remote
sensor.

c

If the AVR55’s front panel IR

sensor is blocked due to cabinet
doors or other obstructions, an
external IR sensor may be used.
Connect the output of the sensor to
this jack.

d

Connect the output of

your CD player or D/A converter to
these jacks.

e

Connect the output

of your turntable or tone arm to
these jacks. Note that only Moving
Magnet (MM) type cartridges may
be used.

f

Connect 

the coax digital output from a DVD
player, HDTV receiver, LV player or
CD player to this jack. The signal
may be either a Dolby Digital (AC-3)
signal or a standard PCM digital
source.

g

Connect the 

AC-3 RF output of an LV player
equipped for digital audio to this
jack.

NOTE:

Do not connect standard

analog audio sources to these jacks
¶ f g

h

These jacks provide the output for
the front left and right channels to an
external amplifier or processor. In
normal operation, unless an external
power amplifier is used, the jumper
pins should remain connected 
to the 

jacks i.

i

These jacks are the input to

the AVR 51’s front left/right channel
power amplifier. Unless an external
power amplifier is used for the
left/right channels, the jumper pins
should remain connected to the

jacks h.