Connecting a Power Amplifier and Speakers—Continued

Connecting a Power Amplifier with XLR Inputs

You can connect the AV controller to a multichannel power amplifier with balanced XLR input jacks by using several XLR audio cables.

The AV controller’s balanced PRE OUT XLR jacks are wired as shown.

12

3

GND HOT

COLD

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

AV controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS232

 

 

 

IN 4

 

IN 3

IN 2

IN 1

 

OUT

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HD RADIO

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ETHERNET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR OUT 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE

SIRIUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/ZONE 2 OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 3

IN 2

IN 1(DVD)

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUX 1

GAME/TV

CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

MONITOR

 

 

IR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

V

A

C

 

 

 

 

ANTENNA

 

REMOTE CB/PB

 

 

 

 

 

V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE 2

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12V TRIGGER OUT

 

ZONE 2

ZONE 3

 

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 3

(CBL/SAT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

SURR R

 

FRONT R

 

CENTER

FRONT L

 

SURR L

SURR BACK L

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

BALANCE R

MONO

 

 

Bi-AMP

 

 

 

 

 

Bi-AMP

 

 

IN 2

(CD)

2

1

1

2

 

 

3

 

3

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

HOT

GND

GND

HOT

 

COLD

COLD

 

INPUT

PRE OUT

AC INLET

AC OUTLET

AC 120V60Hz

SWITCHED

120W 1A MAX.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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PR-SC885 specifications

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