Onkyo TX-NR900E Miscellaneous Connections, Connecting auxiliary power amplifier, 1 2 3 4

Miscellaneous Connections

Connecting to devices with analog multi channel output

Connect a DVD player, MPEG decoder, or other component that has a multi channel port for 5.1 channel or 7.1 channel output.

Connecting auxiliary power amplifier

These jacks are for connecting auxiliary power amplifier.

You can use an auxiliary power amplifiers to listen at louder volumes than you can with the TX-NR900/900E alone. When using a power amplifier, connect each speaker to the power amplifier.

L

Front output

R

Subwoofer

to white to Red

DIGITAL	PRE OUT
INPUT	R	L
COAX	FRONT

1

to Purple

SUB CENTER

2

Lto White

Front

	to Red
R	DIGITAL	PRE OUT
	INPUT	R	L
	COAX	FRONT
	1

L

Surround

R

Ex: DVD-Audio player/MPEG

decoder

R

Surround back

L

to Blue

3

OPT

1

to Gray

2

3

4

OPT

1

to Tan

2

to Brown

DIGITAL

OUTPUT

SURR
SURR	R	L
BACK/
ZONE 2
FRONT		MULTI
		INPUT
R		L
SUB		CENTER

SURR

R L

SURR

BACK

GND

Subwoofer		to Purple	SUB		CENTER
		2
			SURR
Surround	L	to3 Brown	SURR	R	L
back		OPT	BACK/
			ZONE 2
		to1 Tan
	R	2	FRONT		MULTI C
					INPUT
				L	to Blue
		Surround
					to Gray

R

Center to Green

Center

to Green

Power amplifier

1 2 3 4 5

1.Front left speaker

2.Front right speaker

3.Subwoofer

4.Surround back left speaker

6 7 8

5.Surround back right speaker

6.Surround left speaker

7.Surround right speaker

8.Center speaker

Connecting to an external device with 12V TRIGGER terminal

When the TX-NR900/900E is in the Zone 2 mode, this terminal outputs at 12 V and 100 mA. If a component in the remote zone has a 12V TRIGGER IN terminal, connect it to this jack so that it is turned on automatically when the Zone 2 mode is selected.

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