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•Subwoofer Output: Connect this jack to the line- level input of a powered subwoofer. If an external sub- woofer amplifier is used, connect this jack to the sub- woofer amplifier input.

ªFront Speaker Outputs: Connect these outputs to the matching + or – terminals on your left and right speakers. When making speaker connections always make certain to maintain correct polarity by connecting the color-coded (white for front left and red for front right) (+) terminals on the AVR 230 to the red (+) terminals on the speakers and the black (–) terminals on the AVR 230 to the black (–) terminals on the speakers. See page 13 for more information on speaker polarity.

‚Surround Back Speaker Outputs: These speaker terminals are normally used to power the sur- round back speaker in a 6.1-channel system.

⁄Surround Speaker Outputs: Connect these out- puts to the matching + and – terminals on your sur- round channel speakers. In conformance with the CEA color-code specification, the blue terminal is the posi- tive, or “+,” terminal that should be connected to the red (+) terminal on the Surround Left speaker with older color-coding, while the gray terminal should be connected to the red (+) terminal on the Surround Right speaker with the older color-coding. Connect the black (–) terminal on the AVR to the matching black negative (–) terminals for each surround speaker. (See page 13 for more information on speaker polarity.)

¤Center Speaker Outputs: Connect these outputs to the matching + and – terminals on your center channel speaker. In conformance with the CEA color-code specification, the green terminal is the positive, or “+,” terminal that should be connected to the red (+) terminal on speakers with the older color- coding. Connect the black (–) terminal on the AVR to the black (–) terminal on your speaker. (See page 13 for more information on speaker polarity.)

‹Video 2 Component Video Inputs: Connect the Y/Pr/Pb component video outputs of an HDTV set-top converter, satellite receiver or other video source device with component video outputs to these jacks.

›DVD Component Video Inputs: Connect the Y/Pr/Pb component video outputs of a DVD player to these jacks.

fiComponent Video Monitor Outputs: Connect these outputs to the component video inputs of a video projector or monitor. When a source connected to one of the Component Video Inputs ‹› is selected, the signal will be sent to these jacks.

flAC Power Cord: Connect the AC power cord to a non-switched AC wall outlet.

‡Switched AC Accessory Outlet: These outlets may be used to power any device you wish to have turned on when the AVR 230 is turned on.

°Unswitched AC Accessory Outlet: This outlet may be used to power any AC device. The power will remain on at this outlet regardless of whether the AVR 230 is on or off.

NOTE: The total power consumption of all devices connected to the accessory outlets should not exceed 100 watts.

·Optical Digital Audio Output: Connect this jack to the optical digital input connector on a CD-R/RW, MiniDisc or other digital recorder.

aCoaxial Digital Audio Output: Connect this jack to the coaxial digital input of a CD-R/RW, MiniDisc or other digital recorder.

bS-Video Monitor Output: If any of the input sources used in your system have S-Video connec- tions to the AVR, connect this jack to the S-Video input on your television, projector or other video display.

cCoaxial Digital Audio Inputs: Connect the coax digital output from a DVD player, HDTV receiver, LD player or CD player to these jacks. The signal may be a Dolby Digital signal, DTS signal or a standard PCM digital source. Do not connect the RF digital output of an LD player to these jacks.

dDVD S-Video Input: Connect the S-Video output of a DVD player or other video source to this jack.

eVideo 1 S-Video Input: If the product connected to the Video 1 Audio Inputs 33 has S-Video capability, connect this jack to the PLAY/OUT S-Video jack on that unit and then make certain that the S-Video Monitor Output b is connected as described above.

fOptical Digital Audio Inputs: Connect the optical digital output from a DVD player, HDTV receiver, LD player or CD player to these jacks. The signal may be a Dolby Digital signal, a DTS signal or a standard PCM digital source.

gVideo 1 S-Video Output: If the product connected to the Video 1 Audio/Video Outputs 34 has S-Video capability, connect this jack to the REC/IN S-Video jack on that unit.

hVideo 2 S-Video Input: If the product connected to the Video 2 Audio/Video Inputs 35 has S-Video capability, connect this jack to the PLAY/OUT S-Video jack on that unit and then make certain that the S-Video Monitor Output b is connected as described above.

iVideo 2 S-Video Output: If the product con- nected to the Video 2 Audio/Video Outputs 36 has S-Video capability, connect this jack to the REC/IN S-Video jack on that unit.

j6/8-Channel Direct Inputs: These jacks are used for connection to source devices such as DVD- Audio or SACD players with discrete analog outputs. Depending on the source device in use, all eight jacks may be used, though in many cases only connections to the front left/right, center, surround left/right and LFE (subwoofer input) jacks will be used for standard 5.1 audio signals.

kVideo 3 S-Video Input: If the product connected to the Video 3 Audio/Video Inputs 37 has S-Video capability, connect this jack to the PLAY/OUT S-Video jack on that unit and then make certain that the S-Video Monitor Output b is connected as described above.

31Video Monitor Output: Connect this jack to the composite video input of a TV monitor or video projec- tor to view the on-screen menus and the output of a standard video source.

32DVD Audio/Video Inputs: Connect the composite video and L/R analog audio outputs of a DVD player or other video source to these jacks.

33Video 1 Audio/Video Inputs: Connect the com- posite or Video and L/R analog audio PLAY/OUT jacks of a VCR or other video source to these jacks.

34Video 1 Audio/Video Outputs: Connect the composite or Video and L/R analog audio REC/IN jacks of a VCR or other video recording device such as a DVD recorder or PVR to these jacks.

35Video 2 Audio/Video Inputs: Connect the com- posite or Video and L/R analog audio PLAY/OUT jacks of a VCR or other video source to these jacks.

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AVR 230 specifications

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