Harman Kardon AVR 154 Owners Manual - Page 20

INSTALLATION You are now ready to connect your various components to your receiver. Before beginning, turn off all components, including the AVR 154, and unplug their power cords. 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. Avoid completely enclosing the receiver inside an unventilated cabinet. It is 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 154. See Figure 16. 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. C AVR 154 FR FL Figure 16 - Speaker Connections SR SL Step Two - Connect the Subwoofer Connect the Subwoofer Output on the AVR 154 to the line-level input on your subwoofer. See Figure 17. Consult the manufacturer's guide for the subwoofer for additional information. AVR 154 SUB Figure 17 - Subwoofer Connection 20 Step Three - Connect the Antennas Connect the FM and AM antennas to their terminals. See Figure 18. AVR 154 AM FM Figure 18 - Antenna Connections Step Four - Connect the Source Components Use the Table A5 worksheet in the Appendix to note which connections you will use for each of your source devices. A source is a device where the audio and video signals originate. Some sources, such as CD players, only offer audio, while sources used for watching movies or broadcast-television programming deliver a video signal as well. Referring to the photograph of the AVR 154 remote control on page 13, there is a section of 12 buttons near the top of the remote designated "Input Selectors": DVD, AM/FM, CD, AUX, TAPE, VID1, VID2, VID3, HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3 and 6CH. Each of these buttons corresponds to a set of input connectors on the AVR. The set of connectors is referred to as a "source input". The goal of Step Four of the Installation is to match up each of your source devices, e.g., DVD player and cable television box, with the correct connectors on the AVR 154. We recommend that you refer to Table A1 in the appendix when making these connections. Although you may connect a source to any source input with the matching types of connectors, by selecting the source input dedicated to the same type of component, you will be able to program the AVR's universal remote to control it, simplifying operation. The precise connections to be made depend on the capabilities of the source device and your video display (TV). Select the best audio and video connections for each source. The types of connections are listed in order of preference: Audio Connections • Choose one digital audio connection: Optical or Coaxial • Optional, or where digital audio is not available: Analog audio for making recordings for personal use or as a backup. Analog audio is required for older analog sources that don't have digital audio outputs, such as cassette decks. 20