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.
IMPORTFor your personal safety and to
avoid possible damage to your equipment and speakers
it is always good practice to turn off and unplug the A
and
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 .
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
2. Connect the analog Play/Out jacks of a cassette
deck, MD
Tape Input Jacks i. Connect the analog
Record/In jacks on the recorder to the Ta
Output Jacks k on the
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
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
fh on the rear panel of the A
digital input connections on a CD-R or MiniDisc
recorder
5. Assemble the
so that the tabs at the bottom of the antenna loop
snap into the holes in the base Connect it to the
AM
and GND Screw T‚.
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
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 T¡.
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. W
cables with an 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
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. T
optimal performance
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
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
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
8-
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
®
or ReplayTV
®
be connected to the
Video 1 Connectors ⁄ . If there is no hard
-drive
recorder in your system, connect the
connectors; otherwise connect it to the
Video 2
Connectors ¢ª
. The audio outputs of your
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
composite to S-Video or vice versa. S-Video inputs may
only be viewed when the
TV set or video display with S-Video capability
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
instructions for your
mation on connecting both types of signals
1. Connect a
video Play/Out jacks to the
Video 1/Video 2 Input
Jacks
ª on the rear panel. The
Video Record/In jacks on the
nected to the
Video 1/Video 2 Output Jacks
¢⁄ on the 7200.
2. Connect the analog audio and video outputs of
a satellite receiver cable
set or any other video source to the
Video 3 Input
Jacks
™.
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