Harman kardon AVR 140 QUICK-START GUIDE

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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).

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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

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LEFT SPEAKER

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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

CD PLAYERAM AntennaFM Antenna

AUDIO RECORDER

L R Optical Coax

REC/IN

PLAY/OUT

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Figure 4 – Audio Connections

Dashed lines (––––) indicate coaxial and optical
digital audio connections. Choose either type
(but not both) for each digital audio source.

Step 4. Connect AM and FM antennas (as shown above);see page 12.
Step 5. Connect source components,as shown in Figures 4 and 5,and the

Device Connection Options chart on the back of this Guide (see
pages 12 –13).
AUDIO connections: Right channel (red) on source to right (red)
on AVR,and left channel (white) on source to left (white) on AVR.

DIGITAL AUDIOconnections,if available: Choose either coax

orange) to coax (orange) OR optical to optical for each device.

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The Coax 1 input defaults to the DVD player,and the Optical 1 input
defaults to Video 2 (Cable/Sat),but either may be reassigned.Assign
the other digital inputs and outputs as appropriate for your equipment
(see Step 7).

VIDEO connections: Choose component (Y/Pb/Pr – green/blue/
red),

composite (

yellow) or S-video (4-pin) for each video source

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Connect the Composite and S-Video Monitor outputs to your video
monitor (TV).

The Component Video 1 input defaults to any of the
DVD,Tuner,CD or Tape sources.The Component Video 2 input
defaults to any of the Video 1,2 or 3 sources,or the 6-/8-channel

direct inputs.However,either component video input may be re­assigned using the Input Setup menu. Switch your TV set’s input
to match the type of video used for the currently selected source.

Step 6. Plug all components into AC power outlets.The outlets on the back

: Make sure the AVR 140 is turned off,then connect the

optional to the DMP connector.Dock your compatible

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of the AVR140 should be used

only for low-current products, such

as CD or DVD players,and the total should not exceed 100 watts.

Basic Receiver Configuration

Step 7. Select digital inputs: If your DVD is connected

to Coax 1,

cable or satellite TVbox (Video 2 source) is connected to Optical 1,

or any other digital-device connections

no adjustment is needed.

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use the on-screen Input Setup menu or the front-panel Digital Select
button and the arrow buttons to select an optical or coaxial digital
input (see pages 17 and 30).

Step 8.

Select a surround mode: Press the Surround Mo d e b u t t o n o n t h e
front panel to select Dolb

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Step 10.

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Step 11.

other modes later as you become familiar with the AVR 140;see
pages 18–20 and 27–33.)
Configure speakers: No action is needed if you have five or six
“small” satellite-type speakers and a subwoofer.Otherwise,use the
OSD Manual Setup Menu, or press the Speaker button and then the
Set and arrow buttons to select the correct speaker choices for
your system (see pages 20–22).
Set output levels: Set the volume to –15dB.Sit in the listening
position and press the Test button on the remote.The test tone
(which sounds like static) will circulate from speaker to speaker.
Press the up/down arrow keys to adjust the level of each speaker until
they all sound the same

If you have an SPL meter

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,set it to 75dB on

the C-Weighting,Slow scale.Press the Test button again to complete

In six-speaker systems,

the process
channels will be set using the single surround back speaker to
optimize Logic 7

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the levels for both surround

7-channel processing (see pages 23 – 24).

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Your system is configured – sit back and enjoy!

SPEAKER AND AUDIO CONNECTIONS

DVD PLAYER

VCR (Video 1) TV or Video Monitor

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Out/Play

IN

L R VIDEO

Video S-Video Component Video

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Component Video

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Component Video

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Optical Coax

Cable or Sat or HDTV Set-Top Box (Video 2)

OUT

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L R Video S-Video

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Device Connection Options

: Recommended connections are shown in red, but connections may be made to best fit your system requirements.The Video 3 inputs are on the front panel of the receiver.

Device Input Name Audio Input Connections Audio Output Connections Video Connections

CD Player CD CDL/R Inputs, Optical Digital 1 or 2, or Coaxial Digital 1 or 2 Not Required Not Required
DVD Player DVD Coaxial Digital 1 or 2, Optical Digital 1 or 2, or DVD L/R Inputs Not Required Component Video 1, or DVD Composite or S-Video
VCR Video 1 Video 1 L/R Inputs Video 1 L/R Outputs Video 1 Composite or S-Video Input and Output
Cable Box or Satellite Receiver Video

Audio Recorder

or Projector

TV

Check with your cable company to determine whether digital audio is available for all channels.It may be necessar y to make BOTH analog and digital connections if it is not.**Digital audio recorders only.

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Figure 5 – Video Connections

Dashed lines (––––) indicate coaxial and optical digital audio connections. Choose either type
(but not both) for each digital audio source.
Dotted lines (••••) indicate component, composite or S-video connections. Component video is
the preferred connection when available, but you may use any of the three types (but not more
than one).When component,composite and S-video sources are connected to the AVR,you must
also connect all outputs from the AVR to your TV.

3 Video 2 or 3 L/R Inputs,Optical Digital 1 or 2, or Coaxial Digital 1 or 2 Inputs* Not Required Component Video 2, or Video

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2

2 or 3

Composite or S-Video Input

DMP DMP Connector Not Required Not Required

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Applicable Not Required Not Required Monitor-Out Composite and/or S-Video and/or Compo

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Optical Digital 1/2** or Coaxial Digital 1/2** Inputs

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Inputs

ape L/R

Tape L/R Outputs,Digital Optical** or Coaxial Outputs** Not Required

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