Onkyo TX-NR414 instruction manual Connecting the AV Receiver, En-12, Connecting Your Speakers

Connecting the AV Receiver

Connecting Your Speakers

Connecting the Speaker Cables

The following illustration shows how to connect the speakers to each pair of terminals.

■Screw-type speaker terminals

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

1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm)

■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.

Surround Surround

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Front right Front left Center

Connections

Speaker Configuration

The following table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you have.

No matter how many speakers you use, a powered subwoofer is recommended for a really powerful and solid bass.

To get the best from your surround sound system, you need to set the speaker settings manually (➔ page 44).

Number of speakers	2	3	4	5
Front speakers	✔	✔	✔	✔
Center speaker		✔		✔
Surround speakers			✔	✔

Attaching the Speaker Cable Labels

The speaker terminals are color-coded for identification purpose.

Speaker	Color
Front left	White
Front right	Red
Center	Green
Surround left	Blue
Surround right	Gray

The supplied speaker cable labels are also color-coded and you should attach them to the positive (+) side of each speaker cable in accordance with the table above. Then all you need to do is to match the color of each label to the corresponding speaker terminal.

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