Thank you for purchasing a Harman Kardon®AVR 140.This Quick-Start
FRONT
LEFT
SPEAKER
(White)
SURROUND
BACK SPEAKER
(Brown)
CENTER
SPEAKER
(Green)
SUBWOOFER
(Purple)
SURROUND
LEFT
SPEAKER
(Blue)
FRONT
RIGHT
SPEAKER
(Red)
SURROUND
RIGHT
SPEAKER
(Gray)
Guide will help you with a basic system installation. For detailed information
on any step in this Guide,please refer to the pages referenced in the
Owner’s Manual.We strongly recommend that you read the Owner’s
Manual for complete details on how to install, configure and operate the
AVR 140,as well as for the important safety information it contains.
Figure 1 – Speaker Placement
The colors shown for each speaker correspond to
the matching output terminal connection on the back
of the AVR 140 (see page 7).
AVR 140 QUICK-START GUIDE
Connections Color Guide
Audio Connections Left Right
Front
Center
Surround
Subwoofer
Surround Back
Digital Audio Connections
Coax
Optical
Video Connections
Composite
S-Video
Match the colored jacks on the AVR 140 to the appropriate
jacks on your source equipment or speakers.The colors are
standardized,but not all equipment or connectors use them.
Place your speakers in the listening room
Step 1.
(see pages 14–15).
SPEAKER PLACEMENT
SURROUND BACK
SPEAKER
FRONT RIGHT
SPEAKER
FRONT LEFT
SPEAKER
CENTER SPEAKER
SUBWOOFER
LINE IN/SUB/LFE
SURROUND
RIGHT SPEAKER
+
_
+
_
+
_
+
_
SURROUND
LEFT SPEAKER
+
_
+
_
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(100W, 1A MAX)(100W, 1A MAX)
(
50W, 0.5A MAX)(50W, 0.5A MAX)
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he Bridge
AVR 140 QUICK-START GUIDE
Step 2. Connect the speakers to the receiver:red (+)
on speaker to colored (+) on receiver and
black (–) to black (–) (see page 12).
Step 3. Connect the Subwoofer Pre-Out jack to
the Line-In jack on your subwoofer (see
page 12).You may adjust the settings on
the subwoofer later as needed.
Figure 2 – Speaker Connections
Figure 3 – How to Use the Binding-Post
Speaker Terminal