Harman Kardon AVR 146, Service Manual

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You are now ready to connect your various components to your receiver.
Before beginning, make sure that all components, including the AVR 146,
are turned completely off and their power cords are unplugged.
Don’t
plug any of the power cords back in until you have finished
making all of your connections.
Remember that your receiver generates heat while it is on. Select a
location that leaves several inches of space on all sides of the receiver.
It is preferable to avoid completely enclosing the receiver inside an
unventilated cabinet. It is also preferable to place components on
separate shelves rather than stacking them directly on top of the
receiver. Some surface finishes are delicate. Try to select a location
with a sturdy surface finish.
Step One – Connect the Speakers
If 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 and surround right
loudspeakers to the corresponding speaker terminals on the AVR 146.
See Figure 16. Remember to maintain the proper polarity by always
connecting the positive and negative terminals on each speaker to the
positive and negative terminals on the receiver. Use the Connection
Color Guide on page 16 as a reference.
Figure 16 – Speaker Connections
Step Two – Connect the Subwoofer
Connect the Subwoofer Output on the AVR 146 to the line-level input on
your subwoofer. See Figure 17. Consult the manufacturer’s guide for the
subwoofer for additional information.
Figure 17 – Subwoofer Connection
Step Three – Connect the Antennas
Connect the FM and AM antennas to their terminals. See Figure 18.
Figure 18 – Antenna Connections
Step Four – Connect the Source Components
Use the Table A4 worksheet in the Appendix to note which connections
you 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 specific
source inputs to make it easier to program and use the remote control.
Decide which audio connections you will use. If a source device has
them, use
either the coaxial digital or the optical digital audio connection.
Referring to Table 2, we recommend you connect the DVD source to
the Coaxial 1 input jack, and the source designated Video 2 to the
Optical 2 input jack. However, you may make whatever connections
are best for your system.
In addition to the digital audio connections, we recommend that you
connect the analog audio connections for each source, as a backup to
the digital connections. For sources that don’t have digital audio outputs,
you must use the analog audio connections.
For each video source, select one type of video connection. HDMI video
is preferred, but both your source device and your video display must
have this type of video capability. If either device does not, then use
component video, S-video or composite video.
Referring to Table 2, we recommend that you connect the DVD source
to the Component Video 1 inputs, and any one source designated as
Video 1, Video 2 or Video 3 to the Component Video 2 inputs. Any
HDMI-capable source devices should be connected to one of the two
HDMI inputs. All other source devices should be connected to either the
S- or composite video input for that source. However, you may make
whatever video connections are best for your system.
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