SURROUND OUTPUTS

Your receiver has multiple sur round pr oces s or outputs f or us e with external amplifier(s ) or powered s peak er s . T he
AVR 305 receiver allows THX Surround EX compatibility via it’s two Surround Back ‘S BACK’ processor outputs.
Here is a typical surround output setup:
Connect to the Subwoofer 'SW'
power amplifier input
Connect to the Surround Left
'Sl' power amplifier input
Connect to the Surround Right
'Sr' power amplifier input
ZA AUDIO OUT
SURR
Connect to the Center power
amplifier input
Connect to the Left Front
power amplifier input
Connect to the Right Front
power amplifier input
FRONT
SUB CENTER
Connect to Zone 1 (A)
composite video monitor input
Connect to the Surround Back Left
'Sbl' power amplifier input
Connect to the Surround Back Right
'Sbr' power amplifier input
S BACK
Subwoofer Output - Connec t an RCA cable fr om the receiver’s SW output (part of the surround outputs ). If your
subwoofer does not contain its own am plifier you will need to purc hase an external B&K or other power amplif ier.
Connect the receiver’s SW output to the audio input of the external amplifier. Connect the external amplifier’s
speaker output to your subwoofer.
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