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INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 15

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

System Installation

After unpacking the unit, locating it in a place with ade-

quate vantilation and placing it on a solid surface capable

of supporting its weight, you will need to make the con-

nections to your audio and video equipment.

IMPORTANT NOTE: For your personal safety and to

avoid possible damage to your equipment and speakers,

it is always good practice to turn off and unplug the AVR

and ALL source equipment from the AC output before

making any audio or video system connections.

Audio Equipment Connections

We recommend that you use high-quality interconnect

cables when making connections to source equipment

and recorders to preserve the integrity of the signals.

1. Connect the analog output of a CD player to the

CD Audio Inputs .

NOTE: When the CD player has both fixed and vari-

able audio outputs, it is best to use the fixed output

unless you find that the input to the receiver is so low

that the sound is noisy, or so high that it is distorted.

2. Connect the analog Play/Out jacks of a cassette

deck, MD, CD-R or other audio recorder to the

Tape Input Jacks i. Connect the analog

Record/In jacks on the recorder to the Tape

Output Jacks k on the AVR 7200.

3. Connect the output of any digital sources such as

such as a CD or DVD changer or player, advanced

video game, a digital satellite receiver, HDTV tuner

or digital cable set-top box or the output of a

compatible computer sound card to the

Optical

and Coaxial Digital Audio Inputs j &(.

4. Connect the coaxial or optical Digital Audio Outputs

fh on the rear panel of the AVR to the matching

digital input connections on a CD-R or MiniDisc

recorder.

5. Assemble the AM loop antenna supplied with the unit

so that the tabs at the bottom of the antenna loop

snap into the holes in the base. Connect it to the

and GND Screw Terminals ‚.

6. Connect the supplied FM antenna to the

FM (75-

ohm) Connection •. The FM antenna may be an

external roof antenna, an inside powered or wire-

lead antenna or a connection from a cable TV sys-

tem. If the antenna or connection uses 300-ohm

twin-lead cable, you must use an optional 300- to

75-ohm adapter to make the connection.

7. Connect the front, center, surround and surround

back speaker outputs ¡£bc to the respective

speakers. If only one speaker is used for the sur-

round back channel, it may be connected to either

the

SBL or SBR Terminal ¡.

To ensure that all the audio signals are carried to your

speakers without loss of clarity or resolution, we sug-

gest that you use high-quality speaker cable. Many

brands of cable are available and the choice of cable

may be influenced by the distance between your

speakers and the receiver, the type of speakers you

use, personal preferences and other factors.

Regardless of the brand of cable selected, we recom-

mend that you use a cable constructed of

multistrand

copper with a gauge of 14 or smaller.

Remember that

in specifying cable, the lower the number, the thicker

the cable.

Cable with a gauge of 16 may be used for runs of less

than ten feet. We do not recommend that you use

cables with an AWG of 18 or higher, due to the power

loss and degradation in performance that may occur.

Cables that are run inside walls should be marked to

indicate listing with UL, CSA or other appropriate test-

ing agency standards. Questions about running cables

inside walls should be referred to an installer or a

licensed electrician who is familiar with the NEC and/or

the applicable local building codes in your area.

When connecting wires to the speakers, be certain to

observe proper polarity. Note that the positive (+) ter-

minal of each speaker connection has a specific color

code as noted on page 8. However, most speakers

still use a red terminal for the positive (+) connection.

Connect the “negative” wire to the black terminal on

both the receiver and the speaker.

NOTE: While most speaker manufacturers adhere to

an industry convention of using black terminals for

negative and red ones for positive, some may vary

from this configuration. To ensure proper phase and

optimal performance, consult the identification plate on

your speaker or the speaker’s manual to verify polarity.

If you do not know the polarity of your speaker, ask

your dealer for advice before proceeding, or consult

the speaker’s manufacturer.

We also recommend that the length of cable used

to connect speaker pairs be identical. For example,

use the same length piece of cable to connect the

front-left and front-right or surround-left and sur-

round-right speakers, even if the speakers are a dif-

ferent distance from the AVR 7200.

8. Connections to a subwoofer are normally made via

a line-level audio connection from the

Subwoofer

Output › to the line-level input of a powered

subwoofer. When a passive subwoofer is used, the

connection first goes to a power amplifier, which will

be connected to one or more subwoofer speakers.

If you are using a powered subwoofer that does not

have line-level input connections, follow the instruc-

tions furnished with the speaker for connection

information.

9. If an external multichannel audio source with

5.1 outputs such as an external digital processor/

decoder, DVD-Audio or SACD player is used,

connect the outputs of that device to the

Channel Direct Inputs .

Video Equipment Connections

Video equipment is connected in the same manner as

audio components. Again, the use of high-quality inter-

connect cables is recommended to preserve signal

quality.

Although the outputs from any compatible video

device may be connected to any video input, to sim-

plify programming device codes into the remote con-

trol, we recommend that a hard-drive recorder product

such as a TiVo

or ReplayTV

be connected to the

Video 1 Connectors ⁄ . If there is no hard

-drive

recorder in your system, connect the VCR to those

connectors; otherwise connect it to the

Video 2

Connectors ¢ª

. The audio outputs of your TV

should be connected to the

Video 2 Inputs ª

, and

the outputs of a cable box or satellite receiver to the

Video 3 Inputs ™.

Note that the AVR 7200 will not convert signals from

composite to S-Video, or vice versa. S-Video inputs may

only be viewed when the AVR 7200 is connected to a

TV set or video display with S-Video capability. If you use

both standard composite video and S-Video sources in

your system, it is important that you connect both an

S-Video cable and a standard composite video cable

(a coax cable with an RCA plug on both ends) between

the AVR 7200 and your TV or projector. Consult the

instructions for your TV set or projector for more infor-

mation on connecting both types of signals.

1. Connect a VCR’s or other video source’s audio and

video Play/Out jacks to the

Video 1/Video 2 Input

Jacks

ª on the rear panel. The Audio and

Video Record/In jacks on the VCR should be con-

nected to the

Video 1/Video 2 Output Jacks

¢⁄ on the AVR 7200.

2. Connect the analog audio and video outputs of

a satellite receiver, cable TV converter or television

set or any other video source to the

Video 3 Input

Jacks

™.

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