Connecting a Power Amplifier and Speakers—Continued

Bi-amping the Front Speakers

The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R outputs can be used with front speakers and surround back speakers, respec- tively, or bi-amped to provide separate tweeter and woofer feeds for a pair of front speakers that support bi-amping, providing improved bass and treble performance.

•When bi-amping is used, the AV controller is able to feed up to 5.1 speakers in the main room.

•For bi-amping, the FRONT L/R outputs feed the front speakers’ tweeter terminals. And the SURR BACK L/R outputs feed the front speakers’ woofer terminals.

•Once you’ve completed the bi-amping connections shown below and turned on the AV controller, you must set the Speaker Type setting to Bi-Amp to enable bi-amping (see page 44).

Important:

•When making the bi-amping connections, be sure to remove the jumper bars that link the speakers’ tweeter (high) and woofer (low) terminals.

•Bi-amping can only be used with speakers that support bi-amping. Refer to your speaker manual.

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

 

CONTROL

OUT

FM

 

75

DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE

 

12V TRIGGER OUT

 

COAXIAL

 

ZONE 2 ZONE 3

IN 1

(DVD)

CR/PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

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IN

FRONT

CENTER

SURR

SURR BACK

FRONT

CENTER

SURR

SURR BACK

 

IN 2

(VCR/DVR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AC 120V

60Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWITCHED

IN 3

(CBL/SAT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

120W 1A MAX.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

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INPUT

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SELECT

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OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE

4 OHMS MIN. PER EACH SPEAKER TERMINAL

FUSE

AC INLET

12V TRIGGER

 

 

IN

OUT

SEVEN CHANNEL AMPLIFIER

MODEL NO. RDA-7.1

Surround right

Center speaker

Surround left

speaker

 

speaker

Woofer (low)

Tweeter (high)

Front right speaker

Front left speaker

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PR-SC885 specifications

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