Harman Kardon HK 3485, 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 HK 3485,
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 a
cabinet. It is also preferable to place components on separate shelves
rather than 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.
Connect the front left and right loudspeakers to the Speaker 1 speaker
terminals on the HK 3485. 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. If you wish to
place a second pair of speakers in another room, or in the same room
for additional sound power, connect those speakers to the Speaker 2
Outputs, again remembering to maintain polarity. You may use the
Speaker 1/2 Selector on the front panel or remote to activate either
or both pairs of speakers simultaneously. See Figure 9.
Figure 9 – Speaker Connections
Step Two – Connect the Subwoofer
Connect the Subwoofer Outputs on the HK 3485 to the line-level inputs
on your subwoofer. The same full-range signal is output through both jacks.
Thus, you have the option of connecting each jack to the line-level input
on a separate subwoofer. If you have only one subwoofer with a single
line-level input, connect it to the right Subwoofer Output on the HK 3485.
See Figure 10. Consult the manufacturer’s guide for the subwoofer for
additional information.
Figure 10 – Subwoofer Connection
Step Three – Connect the Antennas
Connect the FM and AM antennas to their terminals. See Figure 11.
Figure 11 – Antenna Connections
Step Four – Connect the Source Components
Use the worksheets 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 certain
source inputs to make it easier to use the remote control.
The remote is preprogrammed to operate certain Harman Kardon
components, as shown in Table 2. However, you may connect any
component with analog audio and/or composite video outputs to
any source input on the HK 3485, with the exception of the Phono
Inputs, and you may use the original remote control supplied with
the component. It is not possible to reprogram the HK 3485 remote,
or to change the device type associated with any source input.
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