Marantz SR9600 manual Connections, Speaker Placement, Connecting Speakers, Connecting a Subwoofer

CONNECTIONS

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

The ideal surround speaker setup for this unit is 8- speaker, using front left and right speakers, a center speaker, surround left and right speakers, surround back left and right speakers, and a subwoofer.

For best results we recommend that all front speakers be of the same type, with identical or similar driver units. This will deliver smooth pans across the front sound stage as the action moves from side to side.

Your center channel speaker is very important as over 80% of the dialog from a typical motion picture emanates from the center channel.

It should possess similar sonic characteristics to the main speakers. Surround channel speakers need not be identical to the front channel speakers, but they should be of high quality.

The surround speaker is useful for playback of Dolby Digital Surround EX or DTS-ES. One of the benefits of both Dolby Digital and DTS is that surround channels are discrete full range, while they were frequency-limited in earlier “Pro Logic” systems.

Bass effects are an important part of home theater. For optimal enjoyment a subwoofer should be used as it is optimized for low frequency reproduction. If you have full range front speakers, however, they may be used in place of a subwoofer with proper setting of the switches in the menu system.

Surround left and right speakers	CONNECTING SPEAKERS
When the SR9600 is used in a surround setup, the
preferred location for the surround speakers is on
the side walls of the room, at or slightly behind the		POWERED
listening position.		SUBWOOFER		SURROUND
The center of the speaker should face into the						FRONT A	FRONT B
			or	BACK
room.				RIGHT LEFT		LEFT RIGHT	LEFT RIGHT
Surround back left and right speakers					CENTER

Surround back speakers are required when a full

7.1-channel system is installed.

Speakers should be placed on a rear wall, behind

POWER

the listening position.

AMPLIFIER

The center of the speaker should face into the

7.1CH IN

MAIN IN

MULTI OUT

room.

IN

L

C

L

SL

SBL

L

R

SL

SR

SBL

SBR

C

A

B

DIGITAL

(AUDIO)

Subwoofer

CENTER

FRONT A

1

LEFT

S400

R

We recommend using a subwoofer to have maximum

2

R

SR

SBR

SW

PRE OUT

SW

AUDIO

SPEAKER C

LEFT

RIGHT

ON

SURR.BACK

FRONT A

(AUX 2)

OFF

/MULTI SPK.

/SPK. C

bass effect. Subwoofer bears only low frequency

L

3

S400

AUDIO

range so you can place it anywhere in the room.

R

IN TAPE OUT

IN CD-R/MD OUT CD

SURR.BACK

FRONT B

RIGHT

4

/MULTI SPK.

LEFT

/SPK. C

DVD

LD

TV

DSS

VCR-1

VCR-2 / DVD-R

MONITOR OUT

TUNER-1

5

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

1

2

AM

GND

FM(75Ω)

FRONT B

HEIGHT OF THE SPEAKER UNITS

VIDEO

MULTI OUT

RIGHT

6

S-VIDEO

A

B

TUNER-2

SURR.

7

VIDEO

AM

GND

FM(75Ω)

LEFT

Front left and right speakers, and a center speaker

8

Ver 1.1

INPUT-1

INPUT-2

OUTPUT

OUTPUT-1

CR/PR

HDMI

(DVD)

(DSS)

Y

CB/PB

Align the tweeters and mid-range drivers on the

SURR.

INPUT-1 (DVD)

INPUT-2 (DSS)

INPUT-3 (VCR-1)

INPUT-4 (VCR-2 / DVD-R)

CLASS 2 WIRING

RIGHT

three front speakers at the same height, as best as

COMPONENT

CB

CR

CB

CR

CB

CR

CB

CR

SWITCHED 1A 120W MAX

SPEAKER SYSTEMS

FRONT A AND B : MINIMUM 8 OHMS

FRONT A OR B, CENTER, SURR,

SURR BACK

: MINIMUM 6 OHMS

possible.

OPT

VIDEO

Y

/PB

/PR

Y

/PB

/PR

Y

/PB

/PR

Y

/PB

/PR

OUTPUT-2

1

3

1

3

IR

IN

MODEL NO. SR9600

UNSWITCHED 1A 120W MAX

COAX

PASSIVE

FLASHER RECEIVER

AC IN

IN

IN

Surround left and right speakers, and surroundDIGITAL

2

4

2

4

OUT

back speaker

OUT

USB AUDIO

RS232CSUBWOOFERDC OUT EMITTER OUT

RC-5

MULTI RC

AC 120V 60HZ

AC OUTLETS

Place the surround left, right and surround back
speakers higher than your ears by about 2.3 - 3.3 ft	SPEAKER C	SURROUND
(70cm–1m). Also, place the speakers at the same	ON	RIGHT LEFT
	OFF
height, as best as possible.

ENGLISH

	Surround Left	Subwoofer
Surround Back		Front Left
Left
		Front Center
Surround Back		0°
Right		22°
150°		30°
135°	Surround Right	Front Right
110°
	90°

Front left and right speakers

We recommend setting the front left and right speakers 45-60 degrees from the listening position.

Center speaker

Align the front line of the center speaker with the front left and right speakers. Or, place the center speaker a little back from the line.

2.3 3.3 ft. (70cm 1m)

Note:

•Use magnetically-shielded speakers for front left, front right and center speakers when the speakers are installed near the TV CRT.

CONNECTING A SUBWOOFER

Use the PRE OUT SUBWOOFER jack to connect a powered subwoofer (the power amplifier is built in ). If your subwoofer is a passive type (the power amplifier is not built in), connect a monaural power amplifier to the PRE OUT SUBWOOFER jack and connect the subwoofer to the amplifier.

CONNECTING SPEAKER WIRE

1. Strip away approx. 3/8 inch (10 mm) of wire insulation.

2. Twist the bared wire ends tight, to prevent short circuits.

3. Loosen the knob by turning it counterclockwise.

4. Insert the bare part of the wire into the hole

inside each terminal.

5. Tighten the knob by turning it clockwise to

secure the wire.

1.2.

3/8 inch (10 mm)

3. 4.5.

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