Harman Kardon AVR 1510 Quick Start Guide - Page 4

AVR Connections Connect Your Speakers How to use the AVR speaker terminals: 1. Unscrew Cap 2. Insert Bare Wire 3. Tighten Cap Always connect the colored (+) terminal on the AVR to the (+) terminal on the speaker (usually red), and the black (-) terminal on the AVR to the (-) terminal on the speaker (usually black). IMPORTANT: Make sure the ( + ) and ( - ) bare wires do not touch each other or the other terminal. Touching wires can cause a short circuit that can damage your AVR. Connect the speakers as shown in the illustration. AVR 1710/AVR 171 Only: Connect Surround Back L/R Speakers -OR- Front Height L/R Speakers Here Connect Your Subwoofer Use a single RCA audio cable to connect your subwoofer to AVR's Subwoofer Pre-Out connector, as shown in the illustration below. (For the AVR 1710/AVR 171 you can use either the Subwoofer 1 or Subwoofer 2 connector when you're using a single subwoofer, or you may connect two subwoofers for increased bass performance in larger listening rooms.) Consult your subwoofer's user manual for specific information about making connections to it. AVR 1710/ AVR 171 AVR 1610/AVR1510/ AVR 161/AVR 151 Use either connector Powered Subwoofer Single RCA Audio Cable (not supplied) FHL C FHR FL FR SL SR SBL SBR 4 Connect Your TV or Video Display If your TV has an HDMI connector: Use an HDMI cable (not included) to connect it to the AVR's HDMI Out connector. (For the AVR 1710/AVR 171 you can use either HDMI Out connector.) You do not need to make any other connections to your TV from the AVR or from any of your video source components. AVR 1610/AVR 161/ AVR 1710/AVR 171 AVR 1510/AVR 151 Use either connector HDMI Cable TV (not supplied) AVR 1710/AVR 171 only: Connect a single TV to the HDMI Out 1 connector. If you have a second TV you can connect it to the AVR's HDMI Out 2 connector. Both TVs will display the same picture, but the HDMI Out 2 connector will not output the AVR's on-screen display and does not have Audio Return Channel capability (see below). Note: If your TV is equipped with the HDMI Audio Return Channel function, you can feed its sound to the AVR via the HDMI Out connector's Audio Return Channel, and it will not require additional audio connections to the AVR. (For the AVR 1710/AVR 171 the ARC is available only on the HDMI Out 1 connector.)