Onkyo DR-C500 instruction manual Connecting Speakers

Connecting Speakers

Before connecting

•Refer also to the instruction manuals of the speakers.

•This DVD Changer Receiver is designed to reproduce optimum sound quality when speakers with the impedances specified below are connected. Please check the following information and choose speakers with appropriate impedances for the connections.

Front speakers: 6 ohms min. per speaker

Center speaker: 6 ohms min.

Surround Speakers : 6 ohms min. per speaker

Front (R) Front (L) Center

•To prevent damage to circuits, never short-

circuit the positive (+) and negative (–)
speaker wires.
• Do not connect the speaker cable to the L
and R connectors at the same time and do			NO!
not connect more than one speaker to the
same speaker connectors.
–	+	–	+
L	L
R	R
–	+	–	+

NO!NO!

Connecting to SPEAKERS A

–+

– +

–+

The main speaker system is SPEAKERS A. Follow the illustration on the left.

How to connect to the speaker connectors

Surround

(R)

–+

L

A

R

FRONT

SPEAKERS

L

B

R

L

SURROUND

SPEAKERS

R

CENTER

SPEAKER

Surround

(L)

–+

Active

subwoofer

10 mm (3/8”)	Strip 10 mm (3/8”)
	from the end of
	each cord, then
	twist the exposed
	wires tightly.
	Press and hold
	the lever.
	Insert the stripped
	end of the cord.
	By releasing the
	lever, the lever is
	replaced.

L

A

R

FRONT

SPEAKERS

L

B

R

L

SURROUND

SPEAKERS

R

					ANTENNA						COMPONENT VIDEO
TV/LINE	TAPE/CD-R		VIDEO 2	VIDEO 1			VIDEO 2	VIDEO 1		MONI	PR
IN	IN	OUT	IN	IN	OUT		IN	IN	OUT	OUT
					SUB	DIGITAL IN	DIGITAL
L					WOOFER	VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1	OUT VIDEO				PB

AUDIO

R		Y
PRE OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL OPTICAL	S VIDEO	OUT
	IN

CENTER

SPEAKER

–+

Front (R)

L

A

R

FRONT

SPEAKERS

L

B

R

L

SURROUND

SPEAKERS

R

CENTER

SPEAKER

DO NOT connect the power cord (mains lead) at this time.

Connecting to SPEAKERS B

To place the additional speaker system (for the second room), make the SPEAKERS B connection on the left.

–+

Front (L)

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