RCA Surround Output / Subwoofer Connection
Both the AVR515 Series2 and AVR517 Series2 supply 7.1 RCA surround processor outputs. These surround
outputs can be used to connect external amplifiers or the subwoofer. The subwoofer for the system will be
connected to the SUB OUT. If the subwoofer does not contain its own amplifier (powered subwoofer) an
external power amplifier will be needed for the subwoofer. Once the subwoofer has been connected, to setup
the subwoofer see page 25.
If an external speaker amplifier is supplied, each speaker channel can be connected to the appropriate RCA
output.
To use the surround outputs, simply connect an RCA type audio cable between the receiver and the external
amplifier. The diagram below shows a B&K Reference 200.2 Series2 amplifying the front left and right
speakers. This configuration can be performed without any hardware or software modifications.
External Amplifier
Note: All B& K receivers contain software for processing 7.1 channels of surround audio. The AVR515
Series2 can be expanded to 6.1 or 7.1 operation by connecting an external amplifier to the Surround Back
RCA outputs
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X
Surround Left Surround Right
Listening Area
NEG (-)
POS (+)
NEG (-)
POS (+) NEG (-)
POS (+)
NEG (-)
POS (+)
NEG (-)
POS (+)
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FRONTSURRND
SUB CENTER
+
EXPANSION
SERIAL #
AC LINE
IN 1 IN 2 IN 3V1V2TVDVDCDSATTAPETAPE
V1
ZB/V2
DVD INPUT
A/V SOURCE OUTPUTS A/V SOURCE INPUTS COMPONENT VIDEO
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ANTENNA
ZONE A ZONE B
OUTPUTS
ZONE BFRONTSURRND S BACK
CENTERSUB
SURROUND OUTPUTS
OPTICAL S/PDIF DIGITALCOAX S/PDIF DIGITAL
OUT SAT CD DVD V2 V1
V1V2TVZA OUT
ZB OUT SAT CD DVD
CONTROL OUT IR INPUT
ZONE A
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1394
12VDC
50mA
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POSITIVE NEGATIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE
SURROUND LEFT FRONT LEFTCENTER FRONT RIGHTSURROUND RIGHT
BK
&
SB
IMPLY ETTER!
FUSE
CAUTION: FOR CONTINUED
PROTECTION AGAINST RISK
OF FIRE REPLACE ONLY WITH
SAMETYPEANDVALUEFUSE
OUTPUT
IR INPUT
ZONE B
AUDIO
RS-232
PORT
CAUTION
RISKOF ELECTRIC
SHOCKDO NOT OPEN
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Reference 200.2 S2
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OF FIRE REPLACE ONLY WITH
SAME TYPE AND RATING.
CHANNEL 2 OUTPUTCHANNEL 1 OUTPUT
CHANNEL 1 INPUT CHANNEL 2 INPUT
CTRL
OUT
12VDC
200mA
CONTROL IN ALLOWS AMPLIFIER
OPERATION WHEN A 5-24V SIGNAL
IS APPLIED WITH A 3.5mm MINI JACK
XLR (BALANCED)
RCA (UNBALANCED)
XLR (BALANCED)
RCA (UNBALANCED)
RCA INPUT XLR INPUT RCA INPUT
BK
&
SBIMPLY ETTER!
SERIAL #
CTRL
IN
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
AC LINE
POSITIVE NEGATIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE
CONTROL I/O
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+12VLOW POWER
+12VLOW POWER
RING
TIP
GROUND
SLEEVE
+12VCTRL ENABLE
+12VCTRL ENABLE
XLR INPUT
Y
Y
P
B
PB
Front Left
AC Line
Subwoofer
IN
OUT
SUBWOOFER I/O
ON
OFF
I
O
Front Right
Center
Surround
Back R
Surround
Back L
NEG (-)
POS (+) NEG (-)
POS (+)
P
B
P
B
POSITIVE NEGATIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE
SURROUND BACK LEFT SURROUND BACK RIGHT
AVR 517 Series 2