Onkyo SR805 instruction manual Bi-amping the Front Speakers, Bi-amping Speaker Hookup

Connecting Your Speakers—Continued

Bi-amping the Front Speakers

The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminal posts can be used with front speakers and surround back speakers respectively, 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 receiver is able to drive up to 5.1 speakers in the main room.

•For bi-amping, the FRONT L/R terminal posts con- nect to the front speakers’ tweeter terminals. And the SURR BACK L/R terminal posts connect to the front speakers’ woofer terminals.

•Once you’ve completed the bi-amping connections shown below and turned on the AV receiver, you must set the Speaker Type setting to Bi-Amp to enable bi- amping (see page 45).

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.

•Use only front speakers with an impedance of 8 ohms or higher for bi-amping. Failure to do so may seriously damage the AV receiver.

Bi-amping Speaker Hookup

1	Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT R positive (+)
	terminal to the right speaker’s positive (+) tweeter
	(high) terminal. And connect the AV receiver’s
	FRONT R negative (–) terminal to the right
	speaker’s negative (–) tweeter (high) terminal.
2	Connect the AV receiver’s SURR BACK R posi-
	tive (+) terminal to the right speaker’s positive (+)
	woofer (low) terminal. And connect the AV
	receiver’s SURR BACK R negative (–) terminal to
	the right speaker’s negative (–) woofer (low) ter-
	minal.
3	Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT L positive (+)
	terminal to the left speaker’s positive (+) tweeter
	(high) terminal. And connect the AV receiver’s
	FRONT L negative (–) terminal to the left
	speaker’s negative (–) tweeter (high) terminal.
4	Connect the AV receiver’s SURR BACK L posi-

tive (+) terminal to the left speaker’s positive (+) woofer (low) terminal. And connect the AV receiver’s SURR BACK L negative (–) terminal to the left speaker’s negative (–) woofer (low) ter- minal.

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

RS232

IN 3

IN 2

IN 1

OUT

XM

ANTENNA

COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE

SIRIUS

AM

FM75

IN 3

IN 2

IN 1(DVD)

MONITOR

OUT

Y

AUX 1

GAME/TV

CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

MONITOR

IR

OUT

IN

REMOTE CB/PB

V

V

CONTROL

DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE

12V TRIGGER

OUT ZONE 2

COAXIAL

IN 1

(DVD)

CR/PR

S

S

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

FRONT

CENTER

SURR

SURR BACK

FRONT

CENTER

SURR

IN 2

(VCR/DVR)

L

L

IN 3

(CBL/SAT)

R

R

OPTICAL

SUBWOOFER

SUBWOOFER PRE OUT

IN 1

PHONO

CD

TAPE

AUX 1

GAME/TV

CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

MULTI CH

SURR BACK ZONE 2 ZONE 3

L

R

PRE OUT

AC INLET

AC OUTLET

AC 120V60Hz

SWITCHED

120W 1A MAX.

(GAME/TV)

GND	ZONE2 R	SURR BACK R	FRONT R	SURR R	CENTER	SURR L	FRONT L	SURR BACK L	ZONE2 L
		Bi-AMP						Bi-AMP

IN 2

(CD)

OUT

SURR BACK R	FRONT R
Bi-AMP

FRONT L	SURR BACK L
	Bi-AMP

Woofer (low)

Tweeter (high)

Right speaker Left speaker

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