AVR 130 QUICK-START GUIDE
Thank you for purchasing a Harman Kardon AVR 130. This Quick-Start Guide will help you with a basic system installation. For detailed information on any step in this Guide, please refer to the pages referenced in the Owners Manual. We strongly recommend that you read the Owners Manual for complete details on how to install, configure and operate the AVR 130, as well as for the important safety information it contains.

FRONT LEFT SPEAKER

CENTER SPEAKER (Green)

FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER

Figure 1 Speaker Placement
The colors shown for each speaker correspond to the matching output terminal connection on the back of the AVR 130 (see page 15).

(White)

SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER
SUBWOOFER (Purple) SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER

(Gray)

Connections Color Guide Audio Connections Front Center Surround Subwoofer Digital Audio Connections Coax Optical Video Connections Composite S-Video
Match the colored jacks on the AVR 130 to the appropriate jacks on your source equipment or speakers. The colors are standardized, but not all equipment or connectors use them.

(Blue)

Step 1. Place your speakers in the listening room (see page 15).

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

LINE IN/SUB/LFE

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER

CENTER SPEAKER

Step 2. Connect the speakers to the receiver: red (+) on speaker to colored (+) on receiver and black () to black (). (See page 13.) Step 3. Connect the Subwoofer Pre-Out jack to the Line-In jack on your subwoofer (see page 13). You may adjust the settings on the subwoofer later as needed.
Figure 2 Speaker Connections
Figure 3 How to Use the Binding-Post Speaker Terminal

FM Antenna

AM Antenna

CD PLAYER

Optical

R REC/IN PLAY/OUT

Figure 4 Audio Connections
Dashed lines ( ) indicate coax and optical digital audio connections. Choose either type (but not both) for each digital audio source.
AUDIO RECORDER Step 4. Connect AM and FM antennas (as shown above). (See page 13.) Step 5. Connect source components, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, and the Device Connection Options chart on the back of this Guide (see pages 1314). AUDIO connections: Right channel (red) on source to right (red) on AVR, and left channel (white) on source to left (white) on AVR. DIGITAL AUDIO connections, if available: Choose either coax (orange) to coax (orange) OR optical to optical for each device. The Coax 1 input defaults to the DVD player, but may be reassigned. Assign the other digital inputs and outputs as appropriate for your equipment (see Step 7). VIDEO connections: Choose either composite (yellow) or S-Video (4-pin) for each video source. Connect the composite and S-Video Monitor outputs to your Video Monitor (TV). Switch your TV sets input to match the type of video used for the currently selected source. Step 6. Plug all components into AC power outlets. The outlets on the back of the AVR 130 should be used only for low-current products, such as CD or DVD players, and the total should not exceed 100 watts. Basic Receiver Configuration Step 7. Select digital inputs: If your DVD is connected to Coax 1, no adjustment is needed. For any other digital-device connections, use the front-panel Digital Select button and the arrow buttons to select an optical or coax digital input (see pages 19 and 23). Step 8. Select a surround mode: Press the Surround Mode button on the front panel to select Dolby Pro Logic II Movie. (You may select other modes later as you become familiar with the AVR 130; see pages 2224.) Step 9. Configure speakers: No action is needed if you have five small satellite-type speakers and a subwoofer. Otherwise, press the Speaker button and then the Set and arrow buttons to select the correct speaker choices for your system (see pages 1618). Step 10. Set output levels: Set the Balance to 12 oclock, and the Volume to 15dB. Sit in the listening position and press the Test button on the remote. The Test tone (it sounds like static) will circulate from speaker to speaker. Press the up/down arrow keys to adjust the level of each speaker until they all sound the same. If you have an SPL meter, set it to 75dB, C-Weighting Slow. Press the Test button again. (See pages 1819.) Step 11. Your system is configured sit back and enjoy!

SPEAKER AND AUDIO CONNECTIONS

VCR (Video 1)

L In/Rec IN Out/Play R VIDEO

TV or Video Monitor

Video S-Video
Cable or Sat or HDTV Set-Top Box (Video 3)

L Video S-Video

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FRONT PANEL

Digital Input Video 3

Optical 3 Coax 3

S-Video Video

L-Audio-R

DVD PLAYER

L R Video S-Video

Figure 5 Video Connections
Dashed lines ( ) indicate coax and optical digital audio connections. Choose either type (but not both) for each digital audio source. Dotted lines () indicate composite or S-Video connections. S-Video is the preferred connection when available, but you may use either type (but not both). When both composite and S-Video sources are connected to the AVR you must also connect both outputs from the AVR to your TV.
Device Connection Options: Recommended connections are shown in red, but connections may be made to best fit your system requirements. The Video 3 inputs are on the front panel of the receiver. Device
CD Player DVD Player VCR Cable Box or Satellite Receiver Audio Recorder TV or Projector

Input Name

CD DVD Video 1 Video 3 or 2 Tape Not applicable

Audio Input Connections

CD L/R Inputs, Optical Digital 1 or 2, or Coaxial Digital 1 or 2 Coaxial Digital 1 or 2, Optical Digital 1 or 2, or DVD L/R Inputs Video 1 L/R Inputs Video 3 or 2 L/R Inputs, Optical Digital 3* or Coaxial Digital 3* Inputs , Tape L/R Inputs, Optical Digital 1/2** or Coaxial Digital 1/2** Inputs Not required

Audio Output Connections

Not required Not required Video 1 L/R Outputs Not required Tape L/R Outputs, Digital Optical** or Coaxial Outputs** Not required

Video Connections

Not required DVD Composite or S-Video Video 1 Composite or S-Video Input and Output Video 3 or 2 Composite or S-Video Input Not required Monitor-Out Composite and/or S-Video
* Check with your cable company to determine whether digital audio is available for all channels. It may be necessary to make BOTH analog and digital connections if it is not. ** Digital audio recorders only.

VIDEO CONNECTIONS

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