Connecting a Power Amplifier and Speakers—Continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecting a Powered Subwoofer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using a suitable cable, connect the AV controller’s SUB-

You can also connect a powered subwoofer to the AV

 

WOOFER PRE OUT to the input on your powered sub-

 

controller’s balanced SUBWOOFER PRE OUT XLR

 

woofer. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’re

 

 

jack by using a balanced XLR cable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

using an external amplifier, connect the SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE OUT to the amp’s input.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS232

 

IN 4

IN 3

 

IN 2

IN 1

OUT

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

HD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ETHERNET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR OUT 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

/ZONE 2 OUT

 

SIRIUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 3

IN 2 IN 1(DVD)

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUX 1

GAME/TV CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

MONITOR

 

 

IR

 

 

 

A

Powered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI

XM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ETHERNET

 

 

Powered

IN 1 COAXIAL

CR/PR

 

 

 

V

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

 

ZONE 2

ZONE 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOTE

CB/PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE 2

IN

 

 

 

 

FM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

75

 

RS232

 

IN 4

IN 3

IN 2

IN 1

OUT

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12V TRIGGER OUT

 

 

 

 

MAIN

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

subwoofer

 

Y

 

 

MONITOR OUT 2

 

SIRIUS

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

subwoofer

 

L

L

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

S

 

OUT

A

B

 

 

SW

 

 

 

MONITOR

/ZONE 2 OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

AUX 1

 

VCR/DVR

DVD

OUT

 

 

IR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 3

IN 2

IN 1(DVD)

OUT 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 2

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

IN

IN

OUT IN

IN

FRONT

CENTER

SURR

SURR BACK FRONT CENTER SURR SURR BACK

 

 

 

REMOTE CB/PB

 

 

 

 

V

 

 

 

 

 

V

 

A

B

C

 

 

 

IN 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE 2

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

12V TRIGGER OUT

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE 2

ZON

 

IN 1

PHONO

CD

TAPE

 

AUX 1

GAME/TV CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

 

SUBWOOFER

MULTI CH

 

SUBWOOFER PRE OUT

PRE OUT

 

IN 1

CR/PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

BALANCE L

SURR BACK R

 

 

 

CENTER

 

 

 

SURR L

SURR BACK L

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

OUT

A

B

 

 

 

 

BALANCE R

 

SURR R

FRONT R

 

FRONT L

 

 

 

 

IN

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN

IN

IN

OUT IN

IN

FRONT

CENTER

SURR

SURR BACK FRONT CENTER SURR SURR BACK

 

 

IN 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

SUBWOOFER PRE OUT

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE OUT

 

IN 1

PHONO

 

CD

TAPE

AUX 1

GAME/TV CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

 

 

MULTI CH

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

 

BALANCE L

SURR BACK R

SURR R

FRONT R

 

CENTER

 

FRONT L

 

SURR L SURR BACK L

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

SUBWOOFER

LINE INPUT

PRE OUT

 

Balanced

XLR cable

SUBWOOFER

PRE OUT

Connecting a Power Amplifier with RCA Inputs

You can connect the AV controller to a multichannel power amplifier with RCA input jacks by using a multichannel RCA audio cable or several stereo RCA audio cables.

See your multichannel power amplifier’s instruction manual for more information on connecting speakers.

 

REMOTE

CB/PB

ZONE 2 IN

FM

 

CONTROL

 

OUT

75

DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE

 

12V TRIGGER OUT

ZONE 3

 

COAXIAL

 

ZONE 2

IN 1

(DVD)

CR/PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

OUT

A

B

 

 

SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

FRONT

CENTER

SURR

SURR BACK

FRONT

CENTER

SURR

SURR BACK

 

IN 2

(VCR/DVR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

L

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC 120V

60Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWITCHED

IN 3

(CBL/SAT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

120W 1A MAX.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

SUBWOOFER PRE OUT

 

 

IN 1

PHONO

CD

 

TAPE

AUX 1

GAME/TV

CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

 

MULTI CH

 

 

PRE OUT

 

(GAME/TV)

GND

BALANCE L

SURR BACK R

 

 

CENTER

 

BALANCE R

MONO

Bi-AMP

SURR R

FRONT R

FRONT L

 

IN 2

(CD)

2

1

3

OUT

HOT GND

COLD

SURR L

SURR BACK L

SUBWOOFER

Bi-AMP

1 2

3

GND HOT

COLD

INPUT

PRE OUT

AV controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multichannel

 

 

 

 

 

 

power amplifier

SURROUND BACK

SURROUND

FRONT

CENTER

FRONT

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

RIGHT

RIGHT

RIGHT

LEFT

LEFT

LEFT

INPUT

INPUT

INPUT

INPUT

INPUT

INPUT

INPUT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

 

 

 

 

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 OHMS MIN. PER EACH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKER TERMINAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUSE

AC INLET

12V TRIGGER

 

SEVEN CHANNEL AMPLIFIER

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

 

MODEL NO. RDA-7.1

Surround

Surround

Front right

 

Center

Front left

 

Surround

Surround

back right

right

speaker

speaker

speaker

 

left

back left

speaker

speaker

 

 

 

 

 

speaker

speaker

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Onkyo PR-SC885 instruction manual Connecting a Power Amplifier with RCA Inputs, AV controller Multichannel

PR-SC885 specifications

The Onkyo PR-SC885 is a high-end A/V preamp featuring advanced technology and robust design that caters to audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts alike. Launched as part of Onkyo’s premium line, this model is renowned for its exceptional sound quality and comprehensive connectivity options.

One of the standout features of the PR-SC885 is its support for an extensive array of audio formats, including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, which enables the reproduction of high-resolution audio tracks. This allows users to enjoy a cinematic experience right in their homes, with sound that is both rich and immersive.

The PR-SC885 also incorporates advanced digital processing capabilities. With its 32-bit DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and multiple digital inputs, the preamp ensures that sound is processed with precision and clarity. The inclusion of the latest HDMI technology means that users can connect various devices, including Blu-ray players, game consoles, and streaming devices, facilitating seamless integration into any entertainment system.

In terms of connectivity, the Onkyo PR-SC885 provides multiple HDMI inputs and outputs, as well as legacy connections including composite, component, and optical inputs. This extensive range of connectivity options makes it easy to integrate into both modern and older audio systems.

Another aspect worth noting is the unit's customizable audio calibration feature. The Audyssey MultEQ room-correction technology analyzes the acoustics of a room and adjusts the audio output accordingly, ensuring optimal sound quality tailored to the specific environment. This feature is particularly valuable for users who may not have extensive knowledge of audio setups, providing a plug-and-play experience.

The PR-SC885 also features a sleek and stylish design, with a user-friendly interface that includes an intuitive remote control, making navigation and setup straightforward. Its robust chassis not only looks good but is designed to minimize interference and enhance performance.

In summary, the Onkyo PR-SC885 stands out for its exceptional audio processing capabilities, extensive connectivity options, and user-friendly design. Whether for serious movie watching or high-fidelity music listening, this A/V preamp is engineered to deliver an immersive audio experience that meets the demands of even the most discerning users. Its blend of cutting-edge technology and practical features makes it a compelling choice for anyone looking to elevate their home entertainment system.