Harman Kardon HK 3485 Owners Manual - Page 17

INSTALLATION 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. HK 3485 SUB Figure 10 - Subwoofer Connection Step Three - Connect the Antennas Connect the FM and AM antennas to their terminals. See Figure 11. HK 3485 AM FM HK 3485 Right (Spkr 1) Right (Spkr 2) Left (Spkr 2) Figure 9 - Speaker Connections Left (Spkr 1) 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 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. 17 17