Onkyo TX-SR500 appendix Positioning speakers/Connecting speakers, Connecting to Speakers a

Positioning speakers/Connecting speakers

Before connecting

•Refer also to the instruction manuals of the speakers.

•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.

•Connect speakers with an impedance between 6 Ω and 16 Ω Connecting speakers with an impedance less than 6 Ω may damage the TX-SR500/TX-SR500E.

•To prevent damage to circuits, never short-circuit the positive

(+) and negative (–) speaker wires. NO!

How to connect to the FRONT SPEAKERS A, SURROUND SPEAKERS and CENTER SPEAKER teminals

5/8” (15 mm)

Strip 5/8” (15 mm) from the end of each cable, then twist the exposed wires tightly.

Loosen the	Fully insert the	Tighten the
screw.	end of the	screw.
	cable.

•Do not connect more than one speaker cable to one speaker terminal. Doing so may damage the TX-SR500/TX-SR500E.

•When you are using only one speaker or when you wish to listen to monaural (mono) sound, a single speaker should never be connected in parallel to both the right and left channel terminals simultaneously.

How to connect to the FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals

3/8” (10 mm)

L

L

Strip 3/8” (10 mm)	Press and hold	Insert the stripped
		end of the cable.

NO!NO!

from the end of the lever.

R

R

each cable, then	By releasing the
twist the exposed	lever, the lever is
wires tightly.	replaced.

Connecting to SPEAKERS A

Use the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT 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 SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack and the subwoofer to the amplifier.

Active

subwoofer

Front right

speakers

Front left speakers

Surround

right

speakers

Surround

left

speakers

Center

speaker

ANTENNA		FM
	AM
		75

FRONT	FRONT
SPEAKERS A	SPEAKERS B

SURROUND	AC OUTLET
SPEAKERS

DIGITAL INPUT

OPTICAL		COAXIAL	REMOTE
2	1		CONTROL
IN	OUT	IN

L

SUBWOOFER

PRE OUT

R

CD TAPE

				L
VIDEO 2	VIDEO 1		DVD	MONITOR	L
IN	OUT	IN	IN	OUT
				VIDEO	R
				R
				S VIDEO
IN	OUT	IN	FRONT	SURR CENTER
				L
				R
VIDEO 2	VIDEO 1			SUB
				WOOFER

DVD

L

CENTER

SPEAKER

R

DO NOT connect the power cord (mains lead) at this time.

Front right

speakers

Front left speakers

Connecting to SPEAKERS B

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