Connecting the AV Receiver

Connecting Your Speakers

Speaker Configuration

For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need seven speakers and a powered subwoofer.

The following table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you have.

Number of speakers:

2

3

4

5

6

7

7

8

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front left

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surround left

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surround right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surround back*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surround back left

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surround back right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front high left

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front high right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*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 sub- woofer is recommended for a really powerful and solid bass.

To get the best from your surround sound system, you need to set the speaker settings. You can do this automat- ically (see page 45) or manually (see page 67).

Note:

Front high and surround back speakers produce no sound at the same time.

Attaching the Speaker Labels

The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals are all red (the negative (–) speaker terminals are all black).

Speaker

Color

 

 

Front left, Zone 2 left

White

 

 

Front right, Zone 2 right

Red

 

 

Center

Green

 

 

Surround left

Blue

 

 

Surround right

Gray

 

 

Surround back left

Brown

 

 

Surround back right

Tan

 

 

Front high left

White

 

 

Front high right

Red

 

 

The supplied speaker cable labels are also color-coded and you should attach them to the positive (+) side of each speaker cable in accordance with the above table. Then all you need to do is to match the color of each label to the corresponding speaker terminal.

Speaker cable labels is not supplied with the HT-S7200 Home Theater System.

If you are using banana plugs, tighten the speaker ter- minal before inserting the banana plug.

Do not insert the speaker code directly into the center hole of the speaker terminal.

Using Dipole Speakers

You can use dipole speakers for the surround left and right, surround back left and right and front high left and right speakers. Dipole speakers output the same sound in two directions.

Dipole speakers typically have an arrow printed on them to indicate how they should be positioned. The surround left and right dipole speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward the TV/screen, while the surround back left and right and front high left and right dipole speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward each other, as shown.

Dipole speakers

 

Normal speakers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

10

 

 

 

9

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV/screen

 

 

 

 

 

TV/screen

 

2

1

3

4

2

1

3

4

 

 

5

6

5

6

7

8

7

8

1.Subwoofer

 

7.Surround back left

2.Front left speaker

speaker

 

3.Center speaker

 

8.Surround back right

4.Front right speaker

speaker

 

5.Surround left speaker

9.Front high left speaker

6.Surround right speaker

10.Front high right speaker

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Onkyo HT-RC160 Connecting the AV Receiver, Connecting Your Speakers, Speaker Configuration, Attaching the Speaker Labels

HT-RC160 specifications

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