Step Eleven - Turn On The Avr 354 - Harman Kardon AVR 354 Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE: Installing a multizone system typi-
cally requires running various cables inside walls. Always comply
with the appropriate safety codes when installing concealed wiring.
The AVR 354's multizone connections should be installed per the
requirements of all applicable state and local building codes, as
well as NEC (National Electrical Code) requirements. Failure to do
so may present a potential safety hazard. If you have any doubt
about your ability to work with electrical and telecommunications
wiring, you are advised to hire a licensed electrician or custom
installer to install the multizone system.
Multizone operation uses the Surround Back/Zone 2 amplifier channels,
whether you connect the remote speakers directly to the speaker outputs,
or if you connect an optional external amplifier to the preamp outputs. This
limits the system in the main listening room to 5.1 channels, which means
you cannot listen to 6.1- or 7.1-channel programs in the main room.
Select one or all three of these systems:
1. Connect an external amplifier to the Zone 2 Audio Outputs.
See Figure 42.
Figure 42 – Zone 2 Audio Outputs
It is recommended that you place the amplifier in the same room
as the AVR 354 so that a shorter length of interconnect cable is
used with a long run of speaker wire to the remote room, rather than
placing the amplifier in the remote room, which necessitates a long
run of interconnect cable that would be subject to signal degradation.
Depending on the number of channels available in your amplifier,
you may distribute the AVR 354's analog audio signal to a single pair
of speakers for 2-channel listening, or to several pairs of speakers
located in different rooms.
The advantage of using the Zone 2 Audio Outputs is the ability
to have a 7.1-channel system in the main listening area at the same
time others are listening to a different source in the remote zone.
However, the benefit is achieved at the expense of purchasing an
additional component, i.e., the amplifier.
2. Connect the remote room's speakers directly to the Surround
Back/Zone 2 Speaker Outputs. See Figure 43.
AVR 354
Figure 43 – Surround Back/Zone 2 Speaker Outputs
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If you prefer not to purchase an external amplifier, you may reassign
the AVR 354's Surround Back amplifier channels to power the
speakers. However, your main system will be limited to 5.1 channels,
which affects playback of discs and other programs recorded in 6.1
or 7.1 channels.
3. Connect an external amplifier to the Surround Back/Zone 2 Preamp
Outputs. See Figure 44.
AVR 354
Figure 44 – Surround Back/Zone 2 Preamp Outputs
This method also requires you to provide an additional amplifier. However,
this method may be used to increase the number of remote rooms in
the system when you are also using the Surround Back/Zone 2 Speaker
Outputs and the Zone 2 Audio Outputs.
In addition to the audio signal, you may connect an IR control device to
the AVR 354's Zone IR Input so that listeners in the remote room may
turn the multizone system on or off, select a source input, control the
source device connected to that input and adjust the volume in the
remote zone.
NOTE: Only analog audio sources are available to the multizone
system.
Step Eleven – Turn On the AVR 354
Two steps are required the first time you turn on the AVR 354.
1. Gently press the Master Power Switch until the word OFF is no longer
visible. The Power Indicator above the two power switches should
light up in amber, indicating that the AVR is in Standby mode and is
ready to be turned on. See Figure 45. Normally, you may leave the
Master Power Switch in the ON position, even when the receiver is
not being used.
2. There are several ways in which the AVR 354 may be turned on
from Standby mode.
a) Press the Standby/On Switch on the front panel. See Figure 45.
Figure 45 – Power Switches
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