Integra DTR-5.5 instruction manual Connecting the AV receiver—Continued, Connecting Your Speakers

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Connecting the AV receiver—Continued

Connecting Your Speakers

Speaker Configuration

For the best surround-sound experience, you should con- nect seven speakers and a powered subwoofer.

The following table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you have.

Number of speakers:	2	3	4	5	6	7
Front left	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Front right	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Center		✓		✓	✓	✓
Surround left			✓	✓	✓	✓
Surround right			✓	✓	✓	✓
Surround back*					✓
Surround back left						✓
Surround back right						✓

*If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the left (L) SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS terminals.

No matter how many speakers you use, a powered sub- woofer is recommended for a really powerful and solid bass.

To get the best from your surround-sound system, you need to set the speaker settings by using the supplied setup microphone (see page 39).

Using Dipole Speakers

You can use dipole speakers for the surround left and right and surround back left and right speakers. Dipole speakers output the same sound in two directions. Dipole speakers typically have an arrow printed on them to indicate how they should be positioned. The surround left and right dipole speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward the TV/screen, while the sur- round left and right dipolar speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward each other, as shown.

Dipole speakers			Normal speakers
		1			1
	TV/screen			TV/screen

2 3 4 2 3 4

5 6 5 6

	7	8			7	8
1. Subwoofer			6. Surround right speaker
2. Front left speaker			7. Surround back left
3. Center speaker				speaker
4. Front right speaker			8. Surround back right
5. Surround left speaker				speaker

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Connecting a Powered Subwoofer

Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s SUB- WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on your powered sub- woofer, as shown. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’re using an external amplifier, connect the SUB- WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on the amp.

Powered

RS232

OPTICAL

IN 2

IN 1

OUT

IN4

IN3

IN2

IN1

OUT

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

subwoofer

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

FRONT

SURR

CENTER

SURR BACK

IN 3

IN 2

IN 1

Y

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

MONITOR

PRE OUT

V

L

P

L

S

P

R

R

SUB

WOOFER

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

FRONT

SURR

CENTER

L

ZONE 2

OUT

L

GND

REMOTE

R

CONTROL

SUB

R

SUB

PHONO

CD

TAPE

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

WOOFER

WOOFER

LINE INPUT

Attaching the Speaker Labels

The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals are color-coded for ease of identification. (The negative (–) speaker terminals are all black.)

Speaker terminal	Color
Front left, Zone 2 left	White
Front right, Zone 2 right	Red
Center	Green
Surround left	Blue
Surround right	Gray
Surround back left	Brown
Surround back right	Tan

The supplied speaker labels are also color-coded and you should attach them to the positive (+) side of each speaker cable in accordance with the above table. All you need to do then is to match the color of each label to the corresponding speaker terminal.