Harman Kardon AVR354 Service Manual

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INSTALLATIONIMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE: Installing a multizone system typi-cally requires running various cables inside walls. Always complywith the appropriate safety codes when installing concealed wiring.The AVR 354’s multizone connections should be installed per therequirements of all applicable state and local building codes, aswell as NEC (National Electrical Code) requirements. Failure to doso may present a potential safety hazard. If you have any doubtabout your ability to work with electrical and telecommunicationswiring, you are advised to hire a licensed electrician or custominstaller to install the multizone system.Multizone operation uses the Surround Back/Zone 2 amplifier channels,whether you connect the remote speakers directly to the speaker outputs,or if you connect an optional external amplifier to the preamp outputs. Thislimits the system in the main listening room to 5.1 channels, which meansyou cannot listen to 6.1- or 7.1-channel programs in the main room.Select one or all three of these systems:1. Connect an external amplifier to the Zone 2 Audio Outputs.See Figure 42.Figure 42 – Zone 2 Audio OutputsIt is recommended that you place the amplifier in the same roomas the AVR 354 so that a shorter length of interconnect cable isused with a long run of speaker wire to the remote room, rather thanplacing the amplifier in the remote room, which necessitates a longrun of interconnect cable that would be subject to signal degradation.Depending on the number of channels available in your amplifier,you may distribute the AVR 354’s analog audio signal to a single pairof speakers for 2-channel listening, or to several pairs of speakerslocated in different rooms.The advantage of using the Zone 2 Audio Outputs is the abilityto have a 7.1-channel system in the main listening area at the sametime others are listening to a different source in the remote zone.However, the benefit is achieved at the expense of purchasing anadditional component, i.e., the amplifier.2. Connect the remote room’s speakers directly to the SurroundBack/Zone 2 Speaker Outputs. See Figure 43.Figure 43 – Surround Back/Zone 2 Speaker OutputsIf you prefer not to purchase an external amplifier, you may reassignthe AVR 354’s Surround Back amplifier channels to power thespeakers. However, your main system will be limited to 5.1 channels,which affects playback of discs and other programs recorded in 6.1or 7.1 channels.3. Connect an external amplifier to the Surround Back/Zone 2 PreampOutputs. See Figure 44.Figure 44 – Surround Back/Zone 2 Preamp OutputsThis method also requires you to provide an additional amplifier. However,this method may be used to increase the number of remote rooms inthe system when you are also using the Surround Back/Zone 2 SpeakerOutputs and the Zone 2 Audio Outputs.In addition to the audio signal, you may connect an IR control device tothe AVR 354’s Zone IR Input so that listeners in the remote room mayturn the multizone system on or off, select a source input, control thesource device connected to that input and adjust the volume in theremote zone.NOTE: Only analog audio sources are available to the multizonesystem.Step Eleven – Turn On the AVR 354Two steps are required the first time you turn on the AVR 354.1. Gently press the Master Power Switch until the word OFF is no longervisible. The Power Indicator above the two power switches shouldlight up in amber, indicating that the AVR is in Standby mode and isready to be turned on. See Figure 45. Normally, you may leave theMaster Power Switch in the ON position, even when the receiver isnot being used.Figure 45 – Power Switches2. There are several ways in which the AVR 354 may be turned onfrom Standby mode.a) Press the Standby/On Switch on the front panel. See Figure 45.AVR 354AVR 35426AVR354 harman/kardon