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INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

System Installation

After unpacking the unit, locating it in a place with ade-
quate vantilation and placing it on a solid surface capable
of supporting its weight, you will need to make the con-
nections to your audio and video equipment.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

For your personal safety and to

avoid possible damage to your equipment and speakers,
it is always good practice to turn off and unplug the AVR
and ALL source equipment from the AC output before
making any audio or video system connections.

Audio Equipment Connections

We recommend that you use high-quality interconnect
cables when making connections to source equipment
and recorders to preserve the integrity of the signals.

1. Connect the analog output of a CD player to the

CD Audio Inputs

NOTE:

When the CD player has both fixed and vari-

able audio outputs, it is best to use the fixed output
unless you find that the input to the receiver is so low
that the sound is noisy, or so high that it is distorted.

2. Connect the analog Play/Out jacks of a cassette

deck, MD, CD-R or other audio recorder to the

Tape Input Jacks

. Connect the analog

Record/In jacks on the recorder to the

Tape

Output Jacks

on the AVR 7200.

3. Connect the output of any digital sources such as

such as a CD or DVD changer or player, advanced
video game, a digital satellite receiver, HDTV tuner
or digital cable set-top box or the output of a
compatible computer sound card to the

Optical

and

Coaxial Digital Audio Inputs

4. Connect the coaxial or optical

Digital Audio Outputs

on the rear panel of the AVR to the matching

digital input connections on a CD-R or MiniDisc
recorder.

5. Assemble the AM loop antenna supplied with the unit

so that the tabs at the bottom of the antenna loop
snap into the holes in the base. Connect it to the

and

GND Screw Terminals

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6. Connect the supplied FM antenna to the

(75-

ohm)

Connection

•

. The FM antenna may be an

external 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-ohm

twin-lead cable, you must use an optional 300- to
75-ohm adapter to make the connection.

7. Connect the front, center, surround and surround

back speaker outputs

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to the respective

speakers. If only one speaker is used for the sur-
round back channel, it may be connected to either
the

SBL

SBR Terminal

To ensure that all the audio signals are carried to your
speakers without loss of clarity or resolution, we sug-
gest that you use high-quality speaker cable. Many
brands of cable are available and the choice of cable
may be influenced by the distance between your
speakers and the receiver, the type of speakers you
use, personal preferences and other factors.

Regardless of the brand of cable selected, we recom-
mend that you use a cable constructed of multistrand
copper with a gauge of 14 or smaller. Remember that
in specifying cable, the lower the number, the thicker
the cable.

Cable with a gauge of 16 may be used for runs of less
than ten feet. We do not recommend that you use
cables with an AWG of 18 or higher, due to the power
loss and degradation in performance that may occur.

Cables that are run inside walls should be marked to
indicate listing with UL, CSA or other appropriate test-
ing agency standards. Questions about running cables
inside walls should be referred to an installer or a
licensed electrician who is familiar with the NEC and/or
the applicable local building codes in your area.

When connecting wires to the speakers, be certain to
observe proper polarity. Note that the positive (+) ter-
minal of each speaker connection has a specific color
code as noted on page 8. However, most speakers
still use a red terminal for the positive (+) connection.
Connect the “negative” wire to the black terminal on
both the receiver and the speaker.

NOTE:

While most speaker manufacturers adhere to

an industry convention of using black terminals for
negative and red ones for positive, some may vary
from this configuration. To ensure proper phase and
optimal performance, consult the identification plate on
your speaker or the speaker’s manual to verify polarity.
If you do not know the polarity of your speaker, ask
your dealer for advice before proceeding, or consult
the speaker’s manufacturer.

We also recommend that the length of cable used
to connect speaker pairs be identical. For example,
use the same length piece of cable to connect the
front-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 via

a line-level audio connection from the

Subwoofer

Output

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to the line-level input of a powered

subwoofer. When a passive subwoofer is used, the
connection first goes to a power amplifier, which will
be connected to one or more subwoofer speakers.
If you are using a powered subwoofer that does not
have line-level input connections, follow the instruc-
tions furnished with the speaker for connection
information.

9. If an external multichannel audio source with

5.1 outputs such as an external digital processor/
decoder, DVD-Audio or SACD player is used,
connect the outputs of that device to the

Channel Direct Inputs

Video Equipment Connections

Video equipment is connected in the same manner as
audio components. Again, the use of high-quality inter-
connect cables is recommended to preserve signal
quality.

Although the outputs from any compatible video
device 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 product
such as a TiVo

or ReplayTV

be connected to the

Video 1 Connectors

⁄

. If there is no hard-drive

recorder in your system, connect the VCR to those
connectors; otherwise connect it to the

Video 2

Connectors

¢ª

. The audio outputs of your TV

should be connected to the

Video 2 Inputs

, and

the outputs of a cable box or satellite receiver to the

Video 3 Inputs

™

Note that the AVR 7200 will not convert signals from
composite to S-Video, or vice versa. S-Video inputs may
only be viewed when the AVR 7200 is connected to a
TV set or video display with S-Video capability. If you use
both standard composite video and S-Video sources in
your system, it is important that you connect both an
S-Video cable and a standard composite video cable
(a coax cable with an RCA plug on both ends) between
the AVR 7200 and your TV or projector. Consult the
instructions 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 and

video Play/Out jacks to the

Video 1/Video 2 Input

Jacks

on the rear panel. The Audio and

Video 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 of

a satellite receiver, cable TV converter or television
set or any other video source to the

Video 3 Input