Manual

Installation and Connections
System Installation
Afterunpackingthe unit,and 31acingit on a solid
surfacecapableof supportingitsweight,youwill
needto makethe connectionsto youraudioand
videoequipment.
Audio Equipment Connections
We recommend that you use high-quality inter-
connect cables when making connections to
source equipment and recordersto preserve the
integrity of the signals.
Whenmakingconnectionsto audio source
equipmentor speakersit isalwaysa good prac-
tice to unplugthe unitfrom theACwall outlet.
ohm adaptersuppliedwith the unit to make
Thispreventsanypossibilityof accidentally
sendingaudio ortransientsignalsto the speak- the connection.
ersthat maydamagethem.
1. Connectthe analogoutput of a CDplayerto
the CD Inputs Q.
6. Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM
Antenna (75 ohm) Connection O. The FM
antenna may also be an external roof antenna,
an insidepowered or wire lead antenna or a
connection from a cableTV system. Note that if
speaker.TheAVR 120isone of the first audio
productswith the latest CEA-recommended
color-codingfor speakerterminals.Accordingly,
the positive(+) terminal,which was previously
red,isnow a specificcolorto assistyouin mak-
inc thecorrectconnections.If your speakers
havecolor-codedconnections,matchthe termi-
nal on theAVR 120to the liketerminalon your
speakers.Forexistingspeakerswith a redtermi-
nal for the positiveconnection,the connections
on theAVR120 areas follows:
Left Front= White Ric_t Front= Red
NOTE: When the CD player has both fixed and
variable 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 the signal is distortec
the antennaor connectionuses300-ohmtwin- Center= Green
leadcable,you must usethe 300-ohm-to-75- Left Surround= Blue Richt Surround= Grey
7. Connect the front, center and surround
Speaker Outputs I_) _ to the respective
speakers.
Toensurethat allthe audiosignalsarecarried
to yourspeakerswithout lossof clarityor reso-
lution,we suggestthat youusehigh-quality
speakercable.Many 3randsof cableareavail-
ableand the choiceof cablemay3einfluenced
bythe distancebetweenyourspeakersand the
NOTE:While mostspeakermanufacturers
adhereto an industryconventionof usingblack
terminalsfor negativeand redonesfor positive,
somemanufacturersmayvaryfrom this config-
uration.Toensureproperphaseandoptimal
performance,consultthe identificationplateon
your speakeror the speaker'smanualto verify
polarity.If youdo not know the aolarityof your
speaker,askyour dealerfor advicebeforepro-
ceeding,or consultthe speaker'smanufacture_
Wealso recommendthat the length of cable
2. Connectthe analogPlay/Outjacksof a cas- receiver,the type of speakersyouuse,personal usedto connectspeakerpairs be identical.
settedeck,MD,CD-Ror other audiorecorderto preferencesand otherfactors.Yourdealeror Forexample,usethe samelength pieceof
the Tape Input Jacks_I. Connectthe analog nstalleris a valuableresourceto consultin cableto connectthe front-left and front-right
Record/Injacksonthe recorderto the Tape selectingthe propercable, or surround-leftand surround-rightspeakers,
Output JacksO on theAVR120. even if the speakersare a different distance
Regardlessof the brandof cableselected,we from the AVR 120.
3. Connectthe output of anydigital sources recommendthat you usea cableconstructedof
to the appropriateinput connectionson the fine,multistrandcopperwith a gaugeof 14or 8. Connectionsto a subwooferare normally
AVR120 rear panel.Notethat the Optical smaller.Rememberthat in specifyingcable,the
and Coaxial Digital Inputs _i'_"ti'_J may lowerthe number,thethickerthe cable.
be usedwith a DolbyDigital or DTSsourceor
Cablewith a gaugeof 16 maybeusedfor short
the output of a conventionalCDor LD3layer's
PCM(S/P-DIF)output. Totake advantageof runsof lessthan tenfeet. Wedo notrecom-
mendthat you usecableswith an AWGequiva-
theAVR 120'sbuilt-in MP3-decodingcapabili-
ties,you mayalso connectthe digital output lentof 18or higherdueto the power lossand
degradationin performancethat will occur.
of a computer or soundcardto this input,
providedthat the signalfrom the cornputeris Cablesthat are runinsidewallsshouldhavethe
in the S/P-DIFformat. Checkyour computeror appropriatemarkingsto indicatelistingwith UL,
madevia a line-leveaudio connectionfromthe
Subwoofer Output I_) to the line-levelinput
of a subwooferwith a built-in amplifier.Whena
passivesubwooferis used,the connectionfirst
goesto a poweramplifier,whichwill becon-
nectedto one or moresubwooferspeakers.If
youare usinga poweredsubwooferthat does
not haveline-levelinput connections,follow the
instructionsfurnishedwith the speakerfor con-
nectioninformation.
soundcard'sinstructionsto verifythe type of
output signalor usea transcodersuchasthe
HarmanKardon DAL150. wallsshouldbereferredto your installeror a
4. ConnecttheOptical Digital Output O or licensedelectricalcontractorwho isfamiliar
with the NECand/orthe applicablelocalbuild-
CoaxialDigital Output i_) ontherearpanelof
theAVR120to the matchingdigitalinputconnec- ingcodesin your area.
tionsona CD-Ror MiniDiscrecorder. Whenconnectingwires to the speakers,be cer-
5. Assemblethe AM _oopAntennasupplied tain to observeproperpolarity.Rememberto
connectthe "negative" or "black" wire to the
with the unitas shownbelow.Connectit to the
CSAor otherappropriatetestingagencystan- Video Equipment Connections
dards.Questionsaboutrunningcablesinside Videoequipmentisconnectedinthesameman-
ner asaudiocomponents.Again,the useof high-
qualityinterconnectcablesisrecommendedto
preservesignalquality.
1. Connecta VCR'saudio andvideo Play/Out
jacksto the Video 1 Input Jacks_I_) on
the rearpanel.TheAudio andVideoRecord/In
jacks ontheVCRshouldbeconnectedto the
AM and GND Screw Terminals _ same terminal on both the receiver and the Video 1 Out Jacks _) on the AVR 120.
14 INSTALLATIONAND CONNECTIONS