Onkyo SR608 instruction manual Connecting the Speaker Cables

•Don’t connect more than one cable to each speaker terminal. Doing so may damage the AV receiver.

•Don’t connect one speaker to several terminals.

Connecting the Speaker Cables

Screw-type speaker terminals

Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) of	1/2" to 5/8"(12 to 15 mm)
insulation from the ends of the
speaker cables, and twist the bare
wires tightly, as shown.

Using Banana Plugs (North American models)

•If you are using banana plugs, tighten the speaker terminal before inserting the banana plug.

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

Push-type speaker terminals

Strip 3/8" to 1/2" (10 to 12 mm) of insulation from the ends of	3/8" to 1/2"(10 to 12 mm)
the speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly, as shown.

The following illustration shows which speaker should be connected to each pair of terminals. If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURR BACK OR FRONT HIGH OR FRONT WIDE L terminals.

North American and Taiwan models Surround		Surround	Surround	Surround
back right		back left	right	left
	speaker	speaker	speaker	speaker

European, Australian and Asian models

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Front high	Front high	Front high	Front high	Front right	Front left	Center
right speaker/	left speaker/	right speaker/ left speaker/		speaker	speaker	speaker
Front wide	Front wide	Front wide	Front wide
right speaker	left speaker	right speaker	left speaker

Note

•The front wide speakers can also be connected to the FRONT HIGH OR FRONT WIDE OR ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals. When doing so, set “Front High/Front Wide/Zone2” in Speaker Setup to “Front Wide” (➔ 41).

•The front high or front wide speakers can also be connected to the SURR BACK OR FRONT HIGH OR FRONT WIDE SPEAK- ERS terminals. When doing so, set “Surr Back/Front High/Front Wide” in Speaker Setup to “Front High” or “Front Wide” (➔ 41).