Onkyo TX-NR900E instruction manual Connecting speakers, Using the speaker labels, cable

Connecting speakers

Connecting speakers

After determining the layout of your speaker system, it is now necessary to connect the speakers correctly to your TX-NR900/900E.

Caution:

Connect only speakers with an impedance between 4 and 16 Ω to the TX-NR900/900E. If the impedance of even one speaker is between 4 and 6 Ω, be sure to set the speaker impedance setting accordingly (see page 46).

Notes:

•Even if you are using only one speaker or listening to monaural (mono) sound, never connect a single speaker in parallel to both the right and left-channel terminals.

Using the speaker labels

The positive speaker terminals on the TX-NR900/900E are color coded for easy identification. Attach the supplied speaker labels to the speaker cables, and then match the colors on the speaker cables to the corresponding terminals.

Speaker cable label

TX-NR900/900E

Speaker

Speaker cable label

SPEAKERS

– +

LL

RR

–+

•To prevent damage to circuitry, never short-circuit the positive (+) and negative (–) speaker wire.

NO!

SPEAKERS

–+

LL

RR

–+

The speaker channels are colored as follows: Front left speaker (+): White

Front right speaker (+): Red

Center speaker (+): Green

Surround left speaker (+): Blue

Surround right speaker (+): Grey

Surround back/Zone 2 left speaker (+): Brown

Surround back/Zone 2 right speaker (+): Tan

•Be sure to connect the positive and negative cables for the speakers properly. If they are mixed up, the left and right signals will be reversed and the audio will sound unnatural.

•Do not connect more than one speaker cable to one speaker terminal. Doing so may damage the TX-NR900/900E.

•Connect either your surround back speakers or the speakers you will be using in the remote zone (Zone 2) to the SURR BACK SPEAKERS/ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals (see page 47).

Use the PRE OUT SUBWOOFER jack to connect a subwoofer with a built-in power amplifier. If your subwoofer does not have a built-in amplifier, connect an amplifier to the PRE OUT SUBWOOFER jack and the subwoofer to the amplifier.

Subwoofer

Front right	Front left	Surround right	Surround left
speaker	speaker	speaker		speaker

DIGITAL		PRE OUT		ANTENNA
INPUT		R	L
COAX	FRONT
1
	SUB			CENTER
2				AM

SURR

AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO

MONITOR

OUT

R L

OUT ZONE 2

COMPONENT
VIDEO	FRONT SPEAKERS
OUTPUT	R	L
Y

PB

SURR SPEAKERS

RL

AC OUTLETS

AC 120V 60 Hz

SWITCHED

TOTAL 120W 1A MAX.

3							IN	DVD
	SURR	R	L
OPT	BACK/
	ZONE 2
						FM
1							OUT
						75
	ConnectingFRONT			theMULTIspeakerCH			cable	VIDEO 1
2
				INPUT		AUDIO	IN
	R
				L
					R	L
	SUB			CENTER
3	1. Strip away approx. 5/8 inch (15 mm) of
						PHONO	OUT

PR

INPUT 1

YETHERNET

	[NET-TUNE]
PB		CENTER
	CAUTION:	SPEAKER
	SPEAKER
PR	IMPEDANCE

SURR

BACK/

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

		the wire insulation.					VIDEO 2
		SURR
4				CD		IN
	2. Twist the wire ends tightly together.
OPT		R	L	OUT
	3.	UnscrewSURR
1						IN	VIDEO 3
			the speaker terminal cap.
		BACK		TAPE
2 4.		Insert the exposed wire end.				IN	VIDEO 4
		GND		IN	L
			R L	R
DIGITAL			AUDIO	AUDIO		VIDEO		S VIDEO
	5. Screw down the speaker terminal cap.
OUTPUT
1			2	3	4			5
		5/8"
	(15mm)

	4 OHMS MIN. OR		R	L
INPUT 2	6 OHMS MIN.
	/SPEAKER
Y	SEE INSTRUCTION	I R	12V TRIGGER OUT	AV RECEIVER
	MANUAL FOR
				MODEL NO. TX-NR900
	CORRECT SETTINGS.	IN	ZONE 2
PB
		OUT	REMOTE
			CONTROL
PR

Center	Surround Back	Surround Back
speaker	right speaker	left speaker	23