Harman Kardon AVR 7200 Owner's Manual

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INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 15INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONSSystem InstallationAfter unpacking the unit, locating it in a place with ade-quate vantilation and placing it on a solid surface capableof supporting its weight, you will need to make the con-nections to your audio and video equipment.IMPORTANT NOTE: For your personal safety and toavoid possible damage to your equipment and speakers,it is always good practice to turn off and unplug the AVRand ALL source equipment from the AC output beforemaking any audio or video system connections.Audio Equipment ConnectionsWe recommend that you use high-quality interconnectcables when making connections to source equipmentand recorders to preserve the integrity of the signals.1. Connect the analog output of a CD player to theCD Audio Inputs .NOTE: When the CD player has both fixed and vari-able audio outputs, it is best to use the fixed outputunless you find that the input to the receiver is so lowthat the sound is noisy, or so high that it is distorted.2. Connect the analog Play/Out jacks of a cassettedeck, MD, CD-R or other audio recorder to theTape Input Jacks i. Connect the analogRecord/In jacks on the recorder to the TapeOutput Jacks k on the AVR 7200.3. Connect the output of any digital sources such assuch as a CD or DVD changer or player, advancedvideo game, a digital satellite receiver, HDTV tuneror digital cable set-top box or the output of acompatible computer sound card to the Opticaland Coaxial Digital Audio Inputs j &(.4. Connect the coaxial or optical Digital Audio Outputsfh on the rear panel of the AVR to the matchingdigital input connections on a CD-R or MiniDiscrecorder.5. Assemble the AM loop antenna supplied with the unitso that the tabs at the bottom of the antenna loopsnap into the holes in the base. Connect it to the AMand GND Screw Terminals ‚.6. Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM (75-ohm) Connection •. The FM antenna may be anexternal roof antenna, an inside powered or wire-lead antenna or a connection from a cable TV sys-tem. If the antenna or connection uses 300-ohmtwin-lead cable, you must use an optional 300- to75-ohm adapter to make the connection.7. Connect the front, center, surround and surroundback speaker outputs ¡£bc to the respectivespeakers. If only one speaker is used for the sur-round back channel, it may be connected to eitherthe SBL or SBR Terminal ¡.To ensure that all the audio signals are carried to yourspeakers without loss of clarity or resolution, we sug-gest that you use high-quality speaker cable. Manybrands of cable are available and the choice of cablemay be influenced by the distance between yourspeakers and the receiver, the type of speakers youuse, personal preferences and other factors.Regardless of the brand of cable selected, we recom-mend that you use a cable constructed of multistrandcopper with a gauge of 14 or smaller. Remember thatin specifying cable, the lower the number, the thickerthe cable.Cable with a gauge of 16 may be used for runs of lessthan ten feet. We do not recommend that you usecables with an AWG of 18 or higher, due to the powerloss and degradation in performance that may occur.Cables that are run inside walls should be marked toindicate listing with UL, CSA or other appropriate test-ing agency standards. Questions about running cablesinside walls should be referred to an installer or alicensed electrician who is familiar with the NEC and/orthe applicable local building codes in your area.When connecting wires to the speakers, be certain toobserve proper polarity. Note that the positive (+) ter-minal of each speaker connection has a specific colorcode as noted on page 8. However, most speakersstill use a red terminal for the positive (+) connection.Connect the “negative” wire to the black terminal onboth the receiver and the speaker.NOTE: While most speaker manufacturers adhere toan industry convention of using black terminals fornegative and red ones for positive, some may varyfrom this configuration. To ensure proper phase andoptimal performance, consult the identification plate onyour speaker or the speaker’s manual to verify polarity.If you do not know the polarity of your speaker, askyour dealer for advice before proceeding, or consultthe speaker’s manufacturer.We also recommend that the length of cable usedto connect speaker pairs be identical. For example,use the same length piece of cable to connect thefront-left and front-right or surround-left and sur-round-right speakers, even if the speakers are a dif-ferent distance from the AVR 7200.8. Connections to a subwoofer are normally made viaa line-level audio connection from the SubwooferOutput › to the line-level input of a poweredsubwoofer. When a passive subwoofer is used, theconnection first goes to a power amplifier, which willbe connected to one or more subwoofer speakers.If you are using a powered subwoofer that does nothave line-level input connections, follow the instruc-tions furnished with the speaker for connectioninformation.9. If an external multichannel audio source with5.1 outputs such as an external digital processor/decoder, DVD-Audio or SACD player is used,connect the outputs of that device to the 8-Channel Direct Inputs .Video Equipment ConnectionsVideo equipment is connected in the same manner asaudio components. Again, the use of high-quality inter-connect cables is recommended to preserve signalquality.Although the outputs from any compatible videodevice may be connected to any video input, to sim-plify programming device codes into the remote con-trol, we recommend that a hard-drive recorder productsuch as a TiVo® or ReplayTV® be connected to theVideo 1 Connectors ⁄ . If there is no hard-driverecorder in your system, connect the VCR to thoseconnectors; otherwise connect it to the Video 2Connectors ¢ª. The audio outputs of your TVshould be connected to the Video 2 Inputs ª, andthe outputs of a cable box or satellite receiver to theVideo 3 Inputs ™.Note that the AVR 7200 will not convert signals fromcomposite to S-Video, or vice versa. S-Video inputs mayonly be viewed when the AVR 7200 is connected to aTV set or video display with S-Video capability. If you useboth standard composite video and S-Video sources inyour system, it is important that you connect both anS-Video cable and a standard composite video cable(a coax cable with an RCA plug on both ends) betweenthe AVR 7200 and your TV or projector. Consult theinstructions for your TV set or projector for more infor-mation on connecting both types of signals.1. Connect a VCR’s or other video source’s audio andvideo Play/Out jacks to the Video 1/Video 2 InputJacks ª on the rear panel. The Audio andVideo Record/In jacks on the VCR should be con-nected to the Video 1/Video 2 Output Jacks¢⁄ on the AVR 7200.2. Connect the analog audio and video outputs ofa satellite receiver, cable TV converter or televisionset or any other video source to the Video 3 InputJacks ™.3333343231