Integra DTR-8.8 instruction manual Connecting Your Speakers

Connecting Your Speakers—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 shows which channels you should use based on the number of speakers 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, use the SURR BACK L terminals.

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

To get the best from your surround-sound system, you must set the speaker settings. You can do this automati- cally (see page 55) or manually (see page 101).

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 your TV or screen, while the surround back 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

Connecting a Powered Subwoofer

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

Powered			HDMI
	RS232	IN 4	IN 3IN 2IN 1	OUT	OUT
				MAIN	SUB
subwoofer			MONITOR OUT 2		ANTENNA	ETHERNET
	COMPONENT VIDEO				AM	FM75
			MONITOR /ZONE 2 OUT
	IN 3	IN 2 IN 1(DVD)	OUT 1

Y
AUX 1	GAME/TV	CBL/SAT	VCR/DVR	DVD	MONITOR		IR
					OUT	V
V							B	C
REMOTE CB/PB							ZONE 2
CONTROL							OUT

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

12V TRIGGER OUT

ZONE 2

ZON

IN 1

CR/PR

S

S

OUT

A

B

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

FRONT

CENTER

SURR

SURR BACK

FRONT

CENTER

SURR

SURR BACK

IN 2

L

L

IN 3

R

R

OPTICAL

IN 1

PHONO

CD

TAPE

AUX 1

GAME/TV

CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

SUBWOOFER

MULTI CH

SUBWOOFER PRE OUT

PRE OUT

GND	ZONE2 R	SURR BACK R	FRONT R	SURR R	CENTER	SURR L	FRONT L	SURR B
IN 2
OUT
		FRONT R (BTL)					FRONT L (BTL)

LINE INPUT

SUBWOOFER

PRE OUT

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.

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