Onkyo TX-DS656 instruction manual Connecting a subwoofer

Connection
					Connection for Front, Center, and Surround speakers
					Note:
					• Be sure to connect the Right and Left speakers to the receiver's
Right				Left	corresponding speaker terminals. Also, be sure that you are connecting
Surround				Surround	the speaker's positive (+) and negative (-) binding posts with the
speaker				speaker
					receiver's corresponding speaker terminals. Otherwise,inferior sound
SURROUND SPEAKERS		CENTER	FRONT MAIN SPEAKERS		will result.
		SPEAKER
					• Use speakers whose nominal impedance is 6Ω. Connecting a speaker
R	L		R	L	whose impedance is less than 6Ω may cause damage to the receiver.
					• Do not connect two or more speaker cables to the same speaker
					terminal. Doing so may cause damage to the receiver.
R	L
FRONT REMOTE SPEAKERS					Warning:
				TX-DS656
					To prevent damage to circuitry,
					never short-circuit the positive (+)
					and negative (-) speaker wires by
Right				Left	allowing them to touch each other.
front				front
speaker				speaker
	Center speaker
				TX-DS656	Connecting a subwoofer
					Use the PREOUT 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 PREOUT SUBWOOFER jack
					and the subwoofer to the amplifier.
				FRONT

Subwoofer with built-in amplifier

RL

(Active subwoofer)		SURROUND
	R	L

CENTER SUBWOOFER

PRE OUT

Subwoofer without amplifier

Amplifier

		TX-DS656		B Connecting power amplifiers
				Using auxiliary power amplifiers allows you to listen at louder volumes
Left front				than with the TX-DS656 alone. If power amplifiers are used, connect
				each speaker to the corresponding power amplifier.
speaker
	Power amplifier
Right front
speaker
Left Surround	Power amplifier		FRONT
speaker		R	L
			SURROUND
Right Surround		R	L
speaker	Power amplifier
		CENTER SUBWOOFER
Center			PRE OUT
speaker
Subwoofer

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