Onkyo PR-SC885 Connecting a Power Amplifier with RCA Inputs, Connecting a Powered Subwoofer

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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