Harman Kardon AVR 354 Owner's Manual

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25INSTALLATIONYou are now ready to connect the various components to the receiver.Before beginning, turn off all components, including the AVR 354, andunplug their power cords. Don’t plug in any of the power cordsuntil you have finished making all of your connections.Remember that the receiver generates heat while it is on. Select alocation that leaves several inches of space on all sides of the receiver.Avoid completely enclosing the receiver inside an unventilated cabinet.It is preferable to place components on separate shelves rather thanstacking them directly on top of the receiver. Some surface finishes aredelicate. 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 354. See Figure 17.Maintain the proper polarity by always connecting the positive andnegative terminals on each speaker to the positive and negativeterminals on the receiver. Use the Connection Color Guide on page 19as a reference.Figure 17 – Speaker ConnectionsNOTE: If you only have one surround back speaker, wait until afteryou have run the EzSet/EQ process in the Initial Setup sectionbefore connecting it to the Surround Back Left speaker outputs.Step Two – Connect the SubwooferConnect the Subwoofer Output on the AVR 354 to the line-level inputon your subwoofer. See Figure 18. Consult the manufacturer’s guide forthe subwoofer for additional information.When the system has two subwoofers for a 7.2-channel system, use aY-Adapter (not included) with one male RCA plug and two female RCAjacks. Connect the male plug to the Subwoofer Output, and connecteach female jack to a cable that is then plugged into the line-level inputon each subwoofer.Figure 18 – Subwoofer ConnectionStep Three – Connect the AntennasConnect the FM and AM antennas to their terminals. If you havepurchased an XM antenna module designed for connection to anXM Ready device, connect it now. To enjoy XM Radio, remember topurchase a subscription and activate your antenna module. Moreinformation is available at www.xmradio.com. See Figure 19.Figure 19 – Antenna ConnectionsStep Four – Connect the Source ComponentsA source is a device where the audio and video signals originate. Somesources, such as CD players, only offer audio, while sources used forwatching movies or broadcast-television programming deliver a videosignal as well.Referring to the photograph of the AVR 354 remote control on page 15,there is a section of 8 buttons near the top of the remote designated“Source Selectors”: Cable/Sat, DVD, Media Server, Radio, TV, Game,The Bridge and AUX. Each of these buttons corresponds to a “sourceinput”. The AVR 354’s flexible design allows you to use almost anycombination of audio and video connections for each source device.The goal of Step Four of the Installation is to match up each of yoursource devices, e.g., DVD player and cable television box, with thecorrect connectors on the AVR 354.NOTE: This is not true of The Bridge II and the tuner, which usededicated audio source signals, and a dedicated video signal whenapplicable for The Bridge II.You may connect a source device to any appropriate input connectors.Note which audio and video inputs are used for each device in Table A5in the appendix. Table A2 indicates the default input-connection assign-ments, any of which may be changed to match the actual connectionsin your system.AVR 354FMAMAVR 354SUBAVR 354SR SLFR FLSBR SBLC