Onkyo TX-SR577, SR507 instruction manual Connecting the AV receiver, Connecting Your Speakers

Connecting the AV receiver

Connecting Your Speakers

Speaker Configuration

For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need seven speakers and a powered subwoofer.

The following table shows which channels you should use based on the number of speakers you have.

Number of speakers:	2	3	4	5	6	7	7	8	9
Front left	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Front right	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Center		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surround left			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surround right			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surround back*1					✓			✓
Surround back left						✓			✓
Surround back right						✓			✓
Front high left*2							✓	✓	✓
Front high right*2							✓	✓	✓

*1 If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURR BACK L terminals.

*2 (TX-SR577)

No matter how many speakers you use, a powered subwoofer is recommended for a powerful and solid bass.

To get the best from your surround-sound system, you must set the speaker settings. You can do this automatically (see page 37) or manually (see page 66).

Note:

Front high and surround back speakers produce no sound at the same time.

Attaching the Speaker Labels

The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals are all red. (The negative (–) speaker terminals are all black.)

Speaker	Color
Front left, Zone 2 left	White
Front right, Zone 2 right	Red
Center	Green
Surround left	Blue
Surround right	Gray
Surround back left	Brown
Surround back right	Tan
Front high left*1	White
Front high right*1	Red

*1 (TX-SR577)

The supplied speaker labels are color-coded and you should attach them to the positive (+) side of each speaker cable in accordance with the above table. All you need to do then is to match the color of each label to the corresponding speaker terminal.

For North American model

•If you are using banana plugs, tighten the speaker terminal before inserting the banana plug.

Using Dipole Speakers

You can use dipole speakers for the surround left and right, surround back left and right and front high left and right speakers. Dipole speakers output the same sound in two directions.

Dipole speakers typically have an arrow printed on them to indicate how they should be positioned. The surround left and right dipole speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward the TV/screen, while the surround back left and right and front high left and right*1 dipole speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward each other, as shown.

Dipole speakers					Normal speakers
	9		10			9		10
				1					1
		TV/screen					TV/screen

2 3 4 2 3 4

5 6 5 6

		7	8			7	8
1.	Subwoofer			7.	Surround back left
2.	Front left speaker				speaker
3.	Center speaker			8.	Surround back right
4.	Front right speaker				speaker
5.	Surround left speaker			9.	Front high left
6.	Surround right speaker				speaker*1
				10. Front high right
					speaker*1
*1	(TX-SR577)

Connecting a Powered Subwoofer

Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s PRE OUT: SUBWOOFER to the input on your powered subwoofer. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’re using an external amplifier, connect the PRE OUT: SUBWOOFER to the amp’s input.

Powered

subwoofer

LINE INPUT

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