Harman Kardon AVR 147 Owner's Manual

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20 20INSTALLATIONYou are now ready to connect your various components to your receiver.Before beginning, make sure that all components, including the AVR 147,are turned completely off and their power cords are unplugged. Don’tplug any of the power cords back in until you have finishedmaking all of your connections.Remember that your receiver generates heat while it is on. Select alocation that leaves several inches of space on all sides of the receiver. Itis preferable to avoid completely enclosing the receiver inside a cabinet.It is also preferable to place components on separate shelves ratherthan stacking them directly on top of the receiver. Some surface finishesare delicate. Try to select a location with a sturdy surface finish.Step One – Connect the SpeakersIf you have not yet done so, place your speakers in the listening roomas described in the Speaker Placement section above.Connect the center, front left, front right, surround left and surround rightloudspeakers to the corresponding speaker terminals on the AVR 147.See Figure 16. Remember to maintain the proper polarity by alwaysconnecting the positive and negative terminals on each speaker to thepositive and negative terminals on the receiver. Use the ConnectionColor Guide on page 16 as a reference.Figure 16 – Speaker ConnectionsStep Two – Connect the SubwooferConnect the Subwoofer Output on the AVR 147 to the line-level input onyour subwoofer. See Figure 17. Consult the manufacturer’s guide for thesubwoofer for additional information.Figure 17 – Subwoofer ConnectionStep Three – Connect the AntennasConnect the FM and AM antennas to their terminals. See Figure 18.Figure 18 – Antenna ConnectionsStep Four – Connect the Source ComponentsUse the Table A4 worksheet in the Appendix to note which connectionsyou 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 certainsource inputs to make it easier to program and use the remote control.Decide which audio connections you will use. If your source device hasthem, useeither the coaxial digital or the optical digital audio connection.Referring to Table 2, we recommend you connect the DVD source tothe Coaxial 1 input jack, and the source designated Video 2 to theOptical 2 input jack. If you are using the HDMI inputs for video switching,then we recommend using the Coaxial 2 digital audio connection for thesource connected to the HDMI 1 input, and the Optical 2 digital audioconnection for the source connected to the HDMI 2 input.However, youmay make whatever connections are best for your system.In addition to the digital audio connections, we recommend that youconnect the analog audio connections for each source, as a backup tothe digital connections for recording, or in the event that you use all sixof the digital audio inputs for other devices. For sources that don’t havedigital audio outputs, you must use the analog audio connections.For each video source, select one type of video connection. HDMI ispreferred, but both your source device and your video display musthave this type of video capability. If either device does not, then usecomponent video, S-video or composite video.Referring to Table 2, we recommend that you connect the DVD sourceto the Component Video 1 inputs, and any one source designated asVideo 1, Video 2 or Video 3 to the Component Video 2 inputs. AnyHDMI-capable source devices should be connected to one of the twoHDMI inputs. All other source devices should be connected to compo-nent, the S- or composite video input for that source. However, you maymake whatever video connections are best for your system.FMAMAVR 147AVR 147SUBFR FL SR SLAVR 147C