Manual

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS
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SystemInstallation cableTVs_stem.Notethatiftheantennaorconnec- colortoasmstyou inmakingthecorrectconnections.
Afterunpackinctheunit.andplacingKonaSOlidsurface tlor uses300-ohmtwin-leadcableyoumustuseme ' your_9eakershavecolor-codedconnectionsmamn
capableofsupportingitsweight,youWillneedto make 300-ohm-to-75-ohmadaptorSUDEed withtheunitto theterminalontheAVR125 to theliketerminalon
theconnectionsto _buraudioandvideoequipment maketheconnecuon, yourspeakers,Forexistingspeakerswitha redmrml-
AudioEquipmentConnections 7, Ifyou havea DVD-AudioDrSACDp_ayer,orother
Werecommendthatyouusehigh-qualit_interconnect componentthatincludesanoneoardsurround
Cableswhenmakingconnectionsto sourceedu_omem decoderand6-channelline-levelaudiooutputs,you
andrecordersto oreservetneinmgrityofthesignals, ma_connecttheseaudiocutoutsto the6-Channel
Whenmakingconnections10audioSOUrCeedulPmen[
orsoeakersitis alwaysa goodpracticeto unplugthe
unitfromtheACwalloutletThisorevenmanypOSSlPll-
[yofaccidentalysendingaudioor transientsignalsto
thesoeakersthatmaydamac_=them
1. Connecttheanalogoutputofa CDplayertothe
CDInputs
DirectInputs_,_.It s alsonecessaryto connectthe
coaxoropticaldigitaloutputora BVBpla_ertocoax
or opticaldigitalinputsontheAVR125 i_)_i'l_Ji'l_J
to takeadvantageof DolbyDigitaorDTSsoundtracks.
ConnecttheDVDplayerswdeocutoutsto theDVD
VideoInput Jacks _. Foraudio-on,sources,
suchasDVDaudioorSACEselectthe6-Channe
Directnoutsource.Forvideosourcessucnasa DVD
selecttheDVDndUt
NOTE:WhentheC[ playerhasPOInfixedandvari- 8, Connectthefront cemerandsurroundSpeaker
ampaudiooutoum[is des[tousethefixedcutout Outputs_})_ to therespectivespeakers.
unlessyoufindthattheinput[0thereceiver_sso ow
thatthesoundisnoisy,orso highthatthesignais
distorted,
2. ConnecttheanalogPlay/Outjacksofa cassette
deck.MD.CD-Rorotheraudiorecorderto theTape
InputJacks _ ConnecttheanalogRecord/Injacks
ontherecorderto theTapeOutputJacks 0 onthe
AVR125,
3. Connecttheoutputof anyolctalsources1othe
appropnam_nputconnectionson theAVR125 rear
panel.NotethattheOpticalandCoaxialDigital
Inputsi_)€_i"B'ti"_Jmaybeusedwitha Bolby
Digta or DTSsourcesuchasa DVDola!er.or the
outputofa conventlonaCDor LDplayer'sPCM
S/P-DIRoutput.
-a ensurethatalltheaUdiOsignalsarecarriedtoyour
sEeakerswithoutlossofclarit,orresolutionwesLj-
gestthatyouusehigi_ qualityspeakercable.Man,.
brandsof cableareavailableandthecnolceofcable
ma,_be influencedo,_[nedistancepetweenyour
speakersandthereceiver,thetypeofspeakersyou
use.Dersona_Ereferencesandotherfactors.Your
dealeror ns[alleris aValUableresourceto consultn
selectingtheprooercame,
Degarolessofthebrandof cableselectedwerecom-
mendthat, Duusea caplecons_uc[edof fine muitl-
s_and:opperwitha gaugeof 14 orsmaller.Remember
1natinspecifying:anle._neowerthenumoe the
thickerthecaole.
nalfor theoosmveconnectlortheconnectionsonthe
AVR125 areasfollows:
FrontLeft= White FrontRight= Red
Center= Green
SurroundLeft= Blue SurroundRight= Gra_
Wh_ mostsoeakermanufacturersadhereto an
ndustr.,conventionof usincblackterminalsfor nega-
tiveandred onesfor Eositlve,somemanufacturers
mayvaryfromthisconfiguration.Toensureproper
phaseandoptimalperformance,consulttheidentifica-
tionplatoonyourspeakerorthesoeaker'smanualtc
verifypolarity.IfyoudOno_knowhe oolarityofyour
speaker,askyourdealerforadvicebeforeproceeding
orconsultthesoeaker'smanufacturer,
Wealsorecommendthattne engthof cableused
to connectspeakerpairsde identical.Forexamole.
usethesamelengthpieceof cableto connectthe
fr)nt-left andfront-rigmor surround-leftandsur-
round-rghtspeakers,eveniftheSEeakersarea
differentdistancefromtheAVR125
9 Connectionsto a subwooferarenorma_ madevia
a _ne-leveaudioconnectionfromtneSubwoofer
Output0 to thellne-levenEu1of a subwooferwith
a PUll[-Inam9lifier.Whena 9asslvesubwooferisuseG
theconnectionfirstgoesto a poweramplifier,which
w_ Deconnectedto oneormoresubwooferspeakers,
f youareusinga doweredsubwooferthatdoesnot
haveline-levelinputconnections,followtheinstruc-
tionsfurnishedwiththesEeakerforconnection
nformation,
4, ConnecttheOpticalDigitalOutput_ orCoaxial
DigitalOutputii_ onthemarpaneloftheAVR125to
thematchingdigitalinputconnectionsonaCD-Ror
MiniDiscrecorde_:
Cablewitha gaugeof 16 ma,..Deusedforshortruns
of lessthantenfeet,Wedo notrecommendthatyou
usecableswithanAWGequivalentof 18 orhgnerdue
to thedower}ss anddegradationinperformancethat
Will OCCur,
Video EquipmentConnections
VideOeaulpmen[is connecmanthesamemanneras
auaLocomponents,Again,theuseofhign-qua_vmerco_-
nectcames_srecommendedtopreserve%naEquamy,
5. AssembletheAMLOOPAntennasuooneawithtne
unitasshownbelow.Connectitto theAMandGND
ScrewTerminalsO.
thoughanycompatibleVideOaewcema Decon-
CablesthatareruninsidewallsshouldhavetheaDoro-
necteato anyvlaeoinput/wl_ theexceptionofthe
oriatemarkingsto indicatelistingWl_UL.CSAor other Video 1 OutputJacks _)1_}. whichmay0% de
appropnamrestingagenc_SIandardS.Questionsaboul
connectedto a Videorecorder),to makeprogramming
runnm_cablesinsidewallsShOUldbereferredto your devicecodes_ntotheremotecontroleasier,werec-
ns[aHerora censeaelectricalcontractorwhoisfamil-
ommendthatyOUconnectyourVCRtotheVideo 1
JarwiththeNECand/ortheaPEcablelOCalPUlldlng Connectors(__)_, ! ourtelevisionto the
COdeSin!ourarea Video2 Connectors_ I_), andyourcable-TV
converterorsatellitereceivertotheVideo3
When:onnectlngwiresto the_oeakers,Decertainto
Connectorsi'_Ji']'_J,
observeoroperpoland.Rememberto connec__ne
negative"or "black"wireto thesameterminalon
1. Connecta VCR'saUdiOandvideoPlay/Outacksto
6. ConnectthesuuoliedFMantennato theFM boththereceiverandthesoeaker.TheAVR125 con-
theVideo1 InputJacks _ ontherearoanel,
Antenna(75 ohm)Connection_. TheFManmnna fon-nstothe atestCEA-recommendedCOlOr-Codlno
TheAudioandVideoRecord/inacksontheVCR
ma_alsobeanexternalroofanmnnaan nsldecow- forspeakerterminals.Accordingly.mePOSllIVeI+
eredorwire earlantennaora connectionfroma terminal,whichwaspreviouslyred s nowa soecific