Onkyo TX-SR501E Installing Your Speakers Connecting Your Speakers, Connecting Speaker Set a

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Installing Your Speakers—Continued

Connecting Your Speakers

Before you connect your speakers, read the following:

•Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet.

•Read the instructions supplied with your speakers.

•Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other words, connect positive (+) terminals only to positive (+) terminals, and negative (–) terminals only to negative (–) terminals. If you get them the wrong way around, the sound will be out of phase and will sound odd.

•Only use speakers with an impedance of between 6 and 16 ohms. Connecting speakers with an impedance of less than 6 ohms may damage your TX-SR501/TX-SR501E.

•Unnecessarily long, or very thin speaker cables may affect the sound quality and should be avoided.

•Be careful not to short the positive and negative connections. Doing so may

damage your TX-SR501/TX-SR501E.

• Don’t connect more than one cable to each speaker terminal. Doing so may damage your TX-SR501/TX-SR501E.

•If you want to connect a single speaker instead of a pair of speakers, don’t connect it to both the left and right speaker terminals.

L

L

R R

Connecting Speaker Set A

1

Strip 5/8" (15 mm) of insu-

5/8" (15 mm)

 

lation from the ends of the

 

 

speaker cables, and twist

 

 

the bare wires tightly, as

 

 

shown.

 

2

Unscrew the terminal.

 

3

Fully insert the wire.

 

4

Screw the terminal tight.

Connecting Speaker Set B

1

Strip 3/8" (10 mm) of insu-

3/8" (10 mm)

 

lation from the ends of the

 

 

speaker cables, and twist

 

 

the bare wires tightly, as

 

 

shown.

 

2

While pressing the lever, insert

 

 

the wire into the hole, and then

 

release the lever.

Make sure that the terminals are gripping the bare wires, not the insu- lation.

The following illustration shows which speakers should be connected to which terminals.

Speakers Set A

The SUBWOOFER PRE OUT should be connected to the input on your active

subwoofer. If your

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Contents TX-SR501 TX-SR501E Important Safeguards Precautions Features Supplied AccessoriesAmp Audio/VideoSetting the Voltage Selector Worldwide model only Before Using the TX-SR501/TX-SR501EUsing the Remote Controller Installing the BatteriesFront Panel Controls & ConnectorsDisplay Controls & ConnectorsControls & Connectors Rear Panel Controls & Connectors Remote Controller-RCVR Mode RC-518M North American modelRC-479S other models AV Cables & Connectors Connecting Your AV ComponentsBefore Making Any Connections Optical Digital InputsAudio Connection Formats Video Connection FormatsUsing Composite Video Connecting a DVD playerUsing S-Video Video ConnectionsUsing Optical or Coaxial Connections Connecting Your AV ComponentsUsing Multi-channel Connections Using Analog ConnectionsConnecting a D-VHS Recorder Connecting Your AV Components Connecting a VCR for PlaybackConnecting a Camcorder, Games Console, etc Connecting Your AV Components Connecting a VCR for RecordingUsing Component Video Using Coaxial or Optical ConnectionsCoaxial Turntable without a Built-in Phono PreampConnecting a Cassette Recorder Connecting a DAT or CD/MD RecorderUsing Coaxial or Optical Connections playback only Turntable with an MC-type Moving Coil CartridgeConnecting -compatible AV Components Connecting -compatible ComponentsExample Installing Your Speakers Positioning Your SpeakersAttaching the Supplied Speaker Labels Installing Your Speakers Connecting Your Speakers Connecting Speaker Set aConnecting Speaker Set B Connecting Antenna Connecting the Indoor FM AntennaConnecting the AM Loop Antenna Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna Connecting Antenna Connecting an Outdoor FM AntennaPowering Up the TX-SR501/TX-SR501E Powering Up & Setting Up the TX-SR501/TX-SR501EImportant-First Time Setup Assigning Digital Inputs to Input SourcesPowering Up & Setting Up the TX-SR501/TX-SR501E Setting the Subwoofer ModeSpecifying the Number of Speakers Setting the Crossover Frequency Configuring Speaker Set aSpecifying Speaker Distances Configuring Speaker Set a Adjusting Individual Speaker VolumeUsing Digital Inputs Setting the Input Signal FormatPlaying Your AV Components Selecting the Source AV ComponentUsing the Multi-Channel Inputs Playing Your AV ComponentsEnabling the Tone Controls Using the Tuner Setting the AM Tuning Interval Worldwide model onlyTuning into Radio Stations Presetting Radio Stations Using the TunerSelecting Preset Stations Deleting PresetsCommon Functions Setting the Display BrightnessTurning Speaker Sets On & Off Displaying Source InformationUsing the Sleep Timer remote controller only Adjusting the Speaker Balance TemporarilyUsing Headphones To cancel the sleep timer, pressAbout the Listening Modes Using the Listening ModesBasic Modes Using the Listening ModesSurround Modes DSP ModesDirect button Using the Listening Modes Selecting the Listening ModesStereo button Surround buttonUsing the Audio Adjust Functions Audio Adjust FunctionsAudio Adjust Functions Recording Recording the Input SourceRecording from Different AV Sources Point the remote controller at the TX-SR501 Using the RC-479SRC-479S not North America TX-SR501E and use the input selector butEntering the Manufacturer’s Code RC-518M North America onlyRCVR/TAPE to select a remote controller mode Using the RC-518MUse the input selector buttons to select An input source for the TX-SR501VCR mode TV mode CABLE/SAT Cable mode Satellite modeCable Control Buttons Input SelectorsSymptom Possible cause Remedy TroubleshootingAmp Remote controller Symptom Possible cause Remedy TroubleshootingTuner Recording Others Symptom Possible cause Remedy Onkyo U.S.A. Corporation SpecificationsOnkyo Europe Electronics GmbH Onkyo China Limited
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TX-SR501E specifications

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