Connecting the Speakers and Subwoofer

Speaker connections

You can connect the following speakers:

Two pairs of front speakers.

One pair of surround speakers.

One surround back speaker or one pair of surround back speakers.

One center speaker.

One powered subwoofer.

CAUTION:

Use only the speakers of the SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated by the speaker terminals.

When connecting to either the FRONT SPEAKERS 1 or 2 terminals, use speakers with an impedance of 8 to 16 .

When connecting to both of the FRONT SPEAKERS 1 and 2 terminals, use speakers with an impedance of 16 to 32 .

Do not connect more than one speaker to each speaker terminal.

IMPORTANT:

After connecting the speakers, set the speaker installation information properly. You can use Quick Speaker Setup for it (see page 21).

To obtain the best possible Surround/DSP effect, see “Setting the Speakers” on page 23.

Surround back speakers*2

Surround speakers

Right / Left

Right / Left

1

2

3

 

4

 

RIGHT

RIGHT

 

RIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

LEFT

 

LEFT

LEFT

 

 

 

 

*1 For FRONT

*1

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

+

2 terminals

 

+

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEFT

 

LEFT

 

 

RIGHT

 

LEFT

 

RIGHT

 

 

 

 

RIGHT

 

 

 

 

1. Twist and remove the insulation at the end of each speaker signal cable (not supplied).

2. Open the speaker terminal.

3. Insert the speaker signal cable.

4. Close the speaker terminal.

For each speaker (except for a subwoofer), connect the (+) and

(–)terminals on the rear panel to the (+) and (–) terminals marked on the speakers.

Front speakers 1

Front speakers 2

Right / Left

Right / Left

Center speaker

CAUTION : SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 816

+

SINGLE USE

See Instruction

 

 

 

 

Manual For

 

 

 

 

Connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

 

SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS

SURROUND SPEAKERS

CENTER

SPEAKER

2 When using only one surround back speaker, connect the ª

 

+

+

+

 

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHTLEFT

1

2

FRONT SPEAKERS

CAUTION : SPEAKER IMPEDANCE

1OR 2 : 8 16

1 AND 2 : 1632

*

 

 

 

cord to the RIGHT ª terminal and the · cord to the LEFT ·

terminal.

 

 

 

 

CAUTION : SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 8

To RIGHT ª terminal

+

 

 

 

 

 

SINGLE USE

 

 

 

See Instruction

 

 

 

Manual For

 

 

 

Connection

 

 

 

 

 

To LEFT · terminal

RIGHT

LEFT

R

 

 

 

Surround back speaker

SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS

SU

 

 

 

Connecting the subwoofer

You can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer.

Connect the input jack of a powered subwoofer to the rear panel, using a cable with RCA pin plugs (not supplied).

SUBWOOFER

OUT

Powered Subwoofer

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