Harman Kardon AVR 525 User Manual

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS
System Installation
Alterunpackingtheunit,locatingitina placewithade
quatevantilationandplacingitonasolidsurfacecapable
ofsupportingitsweight,youwillneedto makethecon-
nectionstoyouraudioandvideoequipment
IMPORTANTNOTE:Foryourpersonalsafelyandto
avoidpossibledamageto yourequipmentandspeakers,
it isalwaysgoodpracticetoturnoffandunplugtheAVR
andALLsourceequipmentfromtheACoutputbefore
makinganyaudioorvideosystemconnections
AudioEquipmentConnections
Werecommendthatyouusehigh-qualityinterconnect
cableswhenmakingconnectionsto sourceequipment
andrecordersto preservetheintegrilyof thesignals
1 Connecttheanalogoutputofa CDplayertothe
CDAudioInputst_}
NOTE:WhentheCDplayerhasbothfixedandvari
ableaudiooutputs,it isbestto usethefixedoutput
unlessyoufindthattheinputto thereceiveris solow
thatthesoundisnoisy,orsohighthatitisdistorled
2 ConnecttheanalogPlay/Outjacksof a cassette
deck,MD,CDRorotheraudiorecorderto theTape
InputJacks _) ConnecttheanalogRecord/In
jacksontherecorderto theTapeOutputJacks
ontheAVR525
3 Connecttheoutputof anydigitalsourcessuchas
suchasa CDor DVDchangeror player,advanced
videogame,a digitalsatellitereceiver,HD]Vtuneror
digitalcableset-topboxortheoutputofa compati
blecomputersoundcardto theOpticaland
CoaxialDigital Audio Inputst_) _ _'F_i"_]
4 ConnectthecoaxialoropticalDigitalAudioOutputs
ontherearpaneloftheAVR525to thematching
digitalinputconnectionsona CDRorMiniDiscrecorder
5 AssembletheAMLoopAntennasuppliedwiththe
unit Connectitto theAMandGNDScrew
TerminalsO
6 ConnectthesuppliedFMantennato theFM (75
ohm)ConnectionO ]he FMantennamaybean
externalroofantenna,aninsidepoweredor wirelead
antennaora connectionfroma cableIV systemIf
theantennaor connectionuses300 ohmtwin-lead
cable,youmustusethe300 ohmto 75 ohmadapter
suppliedwiththeunitto maketheconnection
7 Connectthefront,center,surroundandsurround
backspeakeroutputsO_OI_) to therespective
speakers
]o ensurethatalltheaudiosignalsarecarriedtoyour
speakerswithoutlossofclarilyorresolution,wesug
gestthatyouusehigh-qualilyspeakercableMany
brandsof cableareavailableandthechoiceof cable
maybein%encedbythedistancebelweenyour
speakersandthereceiver,thetypeof speakersyou
use,personalpreferencesandotherfactorsYourdeal
er orinstallerisa valuableresourcetoconsultin
selectingthepropercable
Regardlessofthebrando[cableselected,werecom
mendthatyouusea cableconstrudedofmultistrand
copperwitha gaugeof 14orsmallerRememberthat
inspecifyingcable,thelowerthenumber,thethicker
thecable
Cablewitha gaugeof 16 maybeusedforshorlruns
of lessthantenfeet,Wedonotrecommendthatyou
usecableswithanAWGequivalentof 1S orhigher.
dueto thepowerlossanddegradationin performance
thatwilloccur
Cablesthatareruninsidewallsshouldhavetheappro
priatemarkingstoindicatelistingwithUL CSAor olher
appropriatetestingagencystandardsQuestionsabout
runningcablesinsidewallsshouldbereferredtoyour
installeror a licensedelectricianwhoisfamiliarwith
theNECand/ortheapplicablelocalbuildingcodesin
yourarea
Whenconnectingwiresto thespeakers,becerlainto
observeproperpolarityNotethatthepositive(+)ter
minalof eachspeakerconnectionnowcarriesaspe
cificcolorcodeas notedonpage8 Uowever,most
speakersstillusearedterminalforthepositive(+)
connectionConnectthe"negative"or "black"wire
tothesameterminalonboththereceiverandthe
speaker
NOTE:Whilemostspeakermanufacturersadhereto
anindustryconventionofusingblackterminalsfor
negativeandredonesForpositive,somemayvary
fromthisconfiguration ensureproperphaseand
optimalperformance,consulttheidentificationplateon
yourspeakeror thespeaker'smanualto verifypolarity
Ifyoudonotknowthepolarityofyourspeaker,ask
yourdealerForadvicebeforeproceeding,or consult
thespeaker'smanufacturer
Wealsorecommendthatthe lengthof cableused
to connectspeakerpairsbeidenticalForexample,
usethesamelengthpieceof cabletoconnectthe
front-leftandfront-rightor surroundleftandsur
roundrightspeakers,evenif thespeakersarea dif
ferentdistancefromtheAVR525
8 Connectionsto a subwooferarenormallymadevia
a linelevelaudioconnectionfromtheSubwoder
Output0 tothelinelevelinputof a subwooferwith
a built-inamplifierWhena passivesubwooferisused,
theconnectionfirstgoestoa poweramplifier,which
willbeconnectedtooneor moresubwooferspeakers
Ifyouareusinga poweredsubwooferthatdoesnot
havelinelevelinputconnections,followtheinstruc
tionsfurnishedwiththespeakerForconnectioninfor
marion
9 If anexternalmultichannelaudiosourcewith51
outputssuchasanexternaldigitalprocessor/decoder.
DVDAudioor SACDplayerisused,connectthe
outputsof thatdeviceto the8-ChannelDirect
InputsI_
VideoEquipmentConnections
Videoequipmentisconnectedinthesamemanneras
audiocomponentsAgain,theuseof high-qualilyinter
connectcablesis recommendedtopreservesignal
qualiiy
1 Connecta VCR'sorothervideosource'saudioand
videoPlay/OutjackstotheVideol/Video 2 Audio
andVideoInputJacks i]_i_)!_i _ ontherear
panel]he AudioandVideoRecord/Injacksonthe
VCRshouldbeconnectedto theVideol/Video 2
AudioandVideoOutputJacks _@ _ on
theAVR525
2 Connecttheanalogaudioandvideooutputsof a
satellitereceiver,cableTVconverlerortelevisionsetor
anyothervideosourceto theVideo3 Audioand
VideoInput Jacks _)I_
3 Connecttheanalogaudioandvideooutputsofa
DVDor laserdiscplayerto theDVDAudio and
VideoInputs i]_
4 Connectthedigitalaudiooutputsof a DVDplayer,
satellitereceiver,cableboxor _ID]Vconverlerto the
appropriateOpticalorCoaxialDigitalInputs_)
5 ConnecttheVideoMonitorOutput_ jackson
thereceiverto thecompositeorS Videoinputofyour
televisionmonitororvideoprojector
6 If yourDVDplayerandmonitorbothhavecompo
nentvideoconnections,connectthecomponentout-
putsoftheDVDplayerto theDVDComponent
VideoInputs _ Evenwhencomponentvideocon-
nectionsareused,theaudioconnectionsshouldstill
bemadeto eithertheanalogDVDAudio Inputs
oranyof theOpticalorCoaxialDigitalInputJacks
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7 If otherdeviceswithcomponentvideooutputsare
available,connectitto theVideo2 Component
VideoInputs _)]he audioconnectionsforthis

Harman Kardon AVR 525 Specifications

General

Brand	Harman Kardon
Model	AVR 525
Category	Receiver
Language	English