Harman Kardon AVR 247 Owner's Manual

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23INSTALLATIONYou are now ready to connect your various components to your receiver.Before beginning, make sure that all components, including the AVR 247,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.It is preferable to avoid completely enclosing the receiver inside acabinet. It is also preferable to place components on separate shelvesrather than stacking them directly on top of the receiver. Some surfacefinishes are 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 room,as described in the Speaker Placement section above.Connect the center, front left, front right, surround left, surroundright, surround back left and surround back right loudspeakers to thecorresponding speaker terminals on the AVR 247. See Figure 17.Remember to maintain the proper polarity by always connecting thepositive and negative terminals on each speaker to the positive andnegative terminals on the receiver. Use the Connection Color Guideon page 17 as a reference.Figure 17 – Speaker ConnectionsNOTE: If you only have one surround back speaker, wait untilafter you have run EzSet/EQ in the Initial Setup section beforeconnecting it to the Surround Back Left speaker outputs.Step Two – Connect the SubwooferConnect the Subwoofer Output on the AVR 247 to the line-level input onyour subwoofer. See Figure 18. Consult the manufacturer’s guide for thesubwoofer for additional information.Figure 18 – Subwoofer ConnectionStep Three – Connect the AntennasConnect the FM and AM antennas to their terminals. If you have purchasedan XM antenna module designed for connection to an XM Ready device,such as the AVR 247, you may connect it now. To enjoy XM Radio,remember to purchase a subscription and activate your antenna module.More information is available at www.xmradio.com.See Figure 19.Figure 19 – 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, use one of the HDMI, coaxial digital or optical digital audio connec-tions. Referring to Table 2, we recommend you connect the DVD sourceto the Coaxial 1 input jack, and the source designated Video 2 to theOptical 1 input jack. If you are using the HDMI inputs, then in most casesno other audio connection is required. If your source outputs video butnot audio via its HDMI connection, then select any available coaxial oroptical digital audio input on the AVR to use with the source. If your HDMIsource plays DVD-Audio, SACD, HD-DVD, Blu-ray Discs or another multi-channel audio format, connect its multichannel analog audio outputs tothe AVR 247’s 6-/8-Channel Inputs, and connect one of its analog videooutputs to a source input on the AVR 247 (e.g., Video 3). When youselect that source input, e.g., Video 3, select the 6-/8-Channel Inputs,and the AVR will automatically use the analog video input.NOTE: The multichannel analog audio connection is notrequired for DVD-Audio players compliant with HDMI version1.1 or better, or HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc players that decodethe digital audio internally and output linear PCM signals indigital format. Consult the owner’s guide for your disc playerfor more information.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, for use with the multiroom system,or in the event that you use all six of the digital audio inputs for otherdevices. For sources that don’t have digital audio outputs, you must usethe analog audio connections.FMAMAVR 247SUBAVR 247AVR 247SR SLFR FLSBR SBLC