Connecting the AV receiver—Continued
Speaker Configuration
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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 |
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Front left | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Front right | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Center |
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Surround left |
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Surround right |
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Surround back* |
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| ✓ |
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Surround back left |
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| ✓ |
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Surround back right |
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*If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURR BACK L terminals.
No matter how many speakers you use, a powered subwoofer is recommended for a powerful and solid bass.
To get the best from your
Speaker Connection Precautions
Read the following before connecting your speakers:
•You can connect speakers with an impedance of between 6 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume levels for a long period of time, the
•Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before making any connections.
•Read the instructions supplied with your speakers.
•Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. Connect positive (+) terminals to only positive (+) terminals, and negative
•Unnecessarily long or very thin speaker cables may affect the sound quality and should be avoided.
•Be careful not to short the positive and negative wires. Doing so may damage the AV receiver.
•Don’t connect more than one
cable to each speaker terminal. Doing so may damage the AV receiver.
• Don’t connect a speaker to several terminals.
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