Integra DTR-6.4/5.4 Connecting speakers, Connecting the speaker cables, Connecting a subwoofer

Connecting speakers

placement angle or the polarity matching for speaker connections is inappropriate, the audio phase displacement occurs. The audio phase displacement may produce obscure sound image, unstable soundfield or sound awkwardness.

Layout with dipolar	Layout with monopolar
speakers	speakers

		1				1
3	2	4	5	3	2	4	5

6	7	6	7
10			10

		8	9			8	9
				7.	Surround right speaker
1.	TV or screen
2.	Subwoofer			8.	Surround back left
3.	Front left speaker				speaker
4.	Center speaker			9.	Surround back right
5.	Front right speaker				speaker
6.	Surround left speaker			10.	Listening position

Surround back speakers

Connecting the speaker cables

After determining the layout of your speaker system, it is now necessary to connect the speakers correctly to your DTR-6.4/5.4.

1. Strip away approx. 5/8 inch (15 mm)
	5/8"
of the wire insulation.	(15mm)

2.Twist the wire ends tightly together.

3.Unscrew the speaker terminal cap.

4. Insert the exposed wire end.

5. Screw down the speaker terminal cap.

Caution:

•Place these speakers so that their height is 3 feet (1 meter) higher than that of the listener’s ears.

•(DTR-6.4 only) When using surround back left and right speakers, place them behind the listener so that the angles between the lines from each speaker to the listener and a line straight back from the listener are less than 30 degrees.

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•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.

•Do not connect more than one speaker cable to one speaker terminal. Doing so may damage the DTR-6.4/5.4.

•Even if you are using only one speaker or listening to monaural (mono) sound, never connect a single speaker in parallel to both the right and left-channel terminals.

Using the speaker cable labels

The positive speaker terminals on the DTR-6.4/5.4 are color coded for easy identification. Attach the supplied speaker labels to the speaker cables, and then match the colors on the speaker cables to the corresponding terminals.

	Speaker cable label
DTR-6.4/5.4	Speaker
	Speaker cable label

L L

R R

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

(+) and negative (–) speaker wires.

The speaker channels are colored as follows: Front left speaker (+): White

Front right speaker (+): Red

Center speaker (+): Green

Surround left speaker (+): Blue

Surround right speaker (+):Grey

Surround back speaker (+):Brown

Zone 2 left speaker (+): White

Zone 2 right speaker (+): Red

Connecting a subwoofer

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.

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