Harman Kardon AVR 435 Owner's Manual page 18

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS
optional, external computer; keypad or control s ystem,
theAVR435 is capable of bi directional communica-
tionsthatenable the external system to control t he
AVR, a ndfortheAVRto reportstatus andhandshake
databackto the contmlle_. Useof the RS 232 pertfor
thistypeof control r equires s pecific technical k nowl
edge, a ndwerecommend t hatanyconnection a nd
programming f orcontrol b e madebya trained installer
or technician f amiliar w iththe equipment beingused.
TheRS-232portmayalsobe usedasanaccess
pointthrough whichtheAVR435's operating system
andsurround modememories maybe updated via
connection t o acompatible c omputer. Atthe time
thatanyupgrade isavailable, instructions f ormaking
theconnection a ndinstalling t ne upgrade will be
available t hrough the Product S upport a reaof the
Harman Kardon Websiteat harmanka_don.com.
Thephysical connection t o theAVR435's RS 232
portisa standard D SUB9 connecl_on, butto ensure
compatible a ndproperoperation, specific so_vare
commands a ndpinwiring schemes mayberequired.
A6 Power Connections
Thisunitis equipped withtwoaccessory AC outlets,
Theymaybe usedto power accessory devices, but
theyshouldnotbe usedwithhighcurrent d rawequip
mentsuchas power amplifiers. Thetotalpower d_aw
to eachoutletmaynot exceed 1O0walts.
TheSwitchedACAccessoryOutlet_ is powered
onlywhenthe unitis on.Thisisrecommended f or
devices thathavea mechanical power switchthatmay
be leftinthe "ON" position.
MOTE: M anyaudioandvideoproducts go intoa
Standby modewhentheyareusedwithswitched out
lets, T histypeof product m aynotoperate properly
whenusedwiththeswitched outlet.
TheUnswitchedACAccessoryOutleti_ is
powered aslongasthe AVRispluggedintoa
powered ACoutlet.
TheAVR435 features a removable power cord
thatallows wiresto be runinadvance to a complex
installation s othatthe unititself n eednotbe installed
unSl i t is ready for connection. When all needed
connections h avebeenmade, c onnect t heAC
Power cordto theAC PowerCordJack i_).
TheAVR435 drawssignificantly morecurrent t nan
otherhousehold d evices, suchascomputers, thatuse
removable power cords.Forthatreason, i t isimportant
thatonlythe cordsupplied withthe unit(ora direct
replacement of identical capacity) b e used.
Oncethe power cordis connected, youarealmost
readyto enjoytheAVR435'8incredible power
andfidelit!!