Harman-Kardon AVR 147 Installation, Step One Connect the Speakers, Step Two Connect the Subwoofer

INSTALLATION

You are now ready to connect your various components to your receiver. Before beginning, make sure that all components, including the AVR 147, 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 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 147. 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.

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AVR 147

FR FL SR SL

Figure 16 – Speaker Connections

Step Two – Connect the Subwoofer

Connect the Subwoofer Output on the AVR 147 to the line-level input on your subwoofer. See Figure 17. Consult the manufacturer’s guide for the subwoofer for additional information.

AVR 147

SUB

Figure 17 – Subwoofer Connection

Step Three – Connect the Antennas

Connect the FM and AM antennas to their terminals. See Figure 18.

AVR 147

AM

FM

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 certain source inputs to make it easier to program and use the remote control.

Decide which audio connections you will use. If your 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. If you are using the HDMI inputs for video switching, then we recommend using the Coaxial 2 digital audio connection for the source connected to the HDMI 1 input, and the Optical 2 digital audio connection for the source connected to the HDMI 2 input.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 recording, or in the event that you use all six of the digital audio inputs for other devices. 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 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 compo- nent, 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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