Harman-Kardon AVR 145 - Manual (Page 19)

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INSTALLATION
You are now ready to connect your various components to your receiver.
Before beginning, make sure that all components, including the AVR 145,
are turned completely off and their power cords are unplugged. Don’t
plug any of the power cords back in until you have finished
making all of your connections.
Remember that your receiver generates heat while it is playing. Select a
location that leaves several inches of space on all sides of the receiver. It
is preferable to avoid completely enclosing the receiver inside a cabinet.
It is also preferable to stack components on separate shelves rather
than directly on top of the receiver. Some surface finishes are delicate.
Try to select a location with a sturdy surface finish.
Step One – Connect the Speakers
If you have not yet done so, place your speakers in the listening room
as described in the Speaker Placement section above.
Connect the center, front left, front right, surround left and surround right
loudspeakers to the corresponding speaker terminals on the AVR 145.
Remember to maintain the proper polarity by always connecting the
positive and negative terminals on each speaker to the positive and
negative terminals on the receiver. Use the Connection Color Guide
on page 15 as a reference.
Figure 15 – Speaker Connections
Step Two – Connect the Subwoofer
Connect the Subwoofer Output on the AVR 145 to the line-level input on
your subwoofer. Consult the manufacturer’s guide for the subwoofer for
additional information.
Figure 16 – Subwoofer Connection
Step Three – Connect the Antennas
Connect the FM and AM antennas to their terminals.
Figure 17 – Antenna Connections
Step Four – Connect the Source Components
Use the worksheets in the Appendix to note which connections you will
use for each of your source devices.
For each source, select a source input (Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, etc.).
In Table 2 we recommend connecting certain types of sources to certain
source inputs to make it easier to program and use the remote control.
Decide which audio connections you will use. If your source device has
them, use
either the coaxial digital or the optical digital audio connec-
tion. Referring to Table 2, we recommend you connect the DVD source
to the Coaxial 1 input jack, and the source designated Video 2 to the
Optical 2 input jack. However, you may make whatever connections are
best for your system.
In addition to the digital audio connections, we recommend that you
connect the analog audio connections for each source, as a backup to
the digital connections. For sources that don’t have digital audio outputs,
you must use the analog audio connections.
For each video source, select one type of video connection. Component
video is preferred, but both your source device and your video display
must have this type of video capability. If either device does not, then
use S-video. Again, if either your source device or your video display
doesn’t have S-video connections, then use composite video.
Referring to Table 2, we recommend that you connect the DVD source
to the Component Video 1 inputs, and any one source designated as
Video 1, Video 2 or Video 3 to the Component Video 2 inputs. However,
you may make whatever video connections are best for your system.
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