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About the speaker impedance

The required speaker impedance of the front speakers does differ depending on whether both the FRONT SPEAKERS 1 and FRONT SPEAKERS 2 terminals are used or only one of them is used.

CASE 1 When you connect only one set of front speakers

Front

Front

speaker 1

speaker 1

Use front speakers with 4 – 16 ohmimpedance.

CASE 2

 

When you connect two sets of front speakers

 

 

Front

Front

 

 

 

 

speaker 1

speaker 1

 

Front

Front

speaker 2

speaker 2

Use front speakers 8 – 16 ohmimpedance.

CAUTION:

Use speakers with the SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated by the speaker terminals.

Connecting the rear and center speakers

Connect rear speakers to the REAR SPEAKERS terminals and a center speaker to the CENTER SPEAKER terminals.

CENTER

REAR

SPEAKER

SPEAKERS

Center speaker

Left rear

+

+

Right rear

 

speaker

speaker

 

 

–

–

 

RIGHT

LEFT

Connecting the subwoofer speaker

You can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer. Connect the input jack of a powered subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT jack on the rear panel, using a cable with RCA pin plugs (not supplied).

SUBWOOFER

OUT

Powered subwoofer

Connecting Audio/Video Components

You can connect the following audio/video components to this receiver. Refer also to the manuals supplied with your components.

Audio Components

Video Components

 

 

 

 

• Turntable

• DVD player*

 

 

 

 

• CD player*

• TV

• Cassette deck

• DBS tuner*

or MD recorder*

• VCRs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Video camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*You can connect these components using the methods described in “Analog connections” (below) or in “Digital connections” (see page 8).

Analog connections

Audio component connections

Use the cables with RCA pin plugs (not supplied).

Connect the white plug to the audio left jack, and the red plug to the audio right jack.

CAUTION:

If you connect a sound-enhancing device such as a graphic equalizer between the source components and this receiver, the sound output through this receiver may be distorted.

Turntable

If an earth cable is provided for your turntable, connect the cable to the screw marked (H) on the rear panel.

RIGHT

LEFT AUDIO

Turntable

PHONO

 

CD

 

OUT

 

(REC)

 

TAPE

To audio output

/MD

IN

 

(PLAY)

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JVC RX-888RBK Connecting Audio/Video Components, About the speaker impedance, Connecting the rear and center speakers
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