Onkyo DR-C500 Positioning Speakers, Two speaker system, Using the provided speaker labels

Positioning Speakers

■Two speaker system

Two speaker systems (FRONT SPEAKERS A and FRONT SPEAKERS B) can be connected to the DVD Changer Receiver. For example, you can place the FRONT SPEAKERS A system in the main room, and the FRONT SPEAKERS B system in a second room.

The configuration of the FRONT SPEAKERS A system

The FRONT SPEAKERS A system consists of the front left, center, and right speakers, surround left and right speakers, and subwoofer.

You can reproduce the sounds such as Dolby surround and DTS surround.

The configuration of the FRONT SPEAKERS B system

The FRONT SPEAKERS B system consists of the front left and right speakers.

You can reproduce only monaural and stereo sounds.

■Standard speaker placement of the FRONT SPEAKERS A system

Speaker placement plays an important role in the reproduction of Surround sound. The placement of the speakers varies depending on the size of the room and the wall coverings used in the room. The illustration below shows an example of a layout for standard speaker placement. Refer to this example when you position the speakers in order to experience the best of Surround sound.

For ideal Surround effects, all speakers should be installed.

If a center speaker or subwoofer is not connected, the sound from the unused channel is properly distributed to the connected speakers in order to reproduce the best Surround sound possible.

Front

The center speaker reproduces a richer sound image by enhancing the perception of the sound's source and movement.

The left, right, and center speakers should face the seated listener and be placed at ear level.

Surround

The surround speakers reproduce the feel of a moving sound while creating the sensation of being in the middle of the action.

Place the left and right surround speakers 3 feet (1 meter) above the listener's ear level and facing toward the sides of the room, making sure that the listener is within the speakers’ dispersion angle.

Subwoofer

Install a subwoofer with a built-in power amplifier for powerful bass sounds.

The placement of the subwoofer does not affect the final quality of the sound image much, therefore, you can install it wherever it is convenient.

Refer to the speakers’ instruction manuals for details.

		Sub-woofer
Front	TV/Screen	Front
left		right
Speaker		Speaker
	Front
	center
	Speaker
Surround		Surround
left
		right
Speaker		Speaker

■Using the provided speaker labels

The speaker terminals (+) of this unit are given different colors for ease of identification. By attaching the provided speaker labels to the speaker cables, the cables to be connected to the terminals can be identified easily.

Attach the speaker label of each color to the speaker cable for the corresponding terminal and connect the speaker cable to the terminal having the same color as the label attached to the cable.

The speaker terminals are colored as follows.

Front left speaker (+): white

Front Right speaker (+): red

Center speaker (+): green

Surround left speaker (+): blue

Surround right speaker (+): gray

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