Onkyo TX-SR576 Connecting Your Speakers-Continued, Speaker Configuration, Using Dipole Speakers

Connecting Your Speakers—Continued

Speaker Configuration

For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need seven speakers and a powered subwoofer.

The following table shows which channels you should use based on the number of speakers you have.

Number of speakers:	2	3	4	5	6	7
Front left	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Front right	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Center		✓		✓	✓	✓
Surround left			✓	✓	✓	✓
Surround right			✓	✓	✓	✓
Surround back*					✓

Connecting a Powered Subwoofer

Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s PRE OUT: SUBWOOFER to the input on your powered sub- woofer. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’re using an external amplifier, connect the PRE OUT: SUB- WOOFER to the amp’s input.

Powered

HDMI

IN 3

IN 2

IN 1

OUT

AM

SURR BACK SPEAKERS

SURR SPEA

ASSIGNABLE

Y

Bi-AMP for FRONT SPEAKERS

DIGITAL IN

COMPONENT VIDEO

L

subwoofer

(CBL/SAT)2

V

V

R

(DVD)1

COAXIAL

CB/ PB

CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

MONITOR

OUT

ANTENNA

CR/ PR

FM

(VCR/DVR)1

S

S

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OPTICAL

IN 2

IN 1(DVD)

OUT

2

ASSIGNABLE

IN

OUT

IN

IN

(CD)

IN

OUT

IN

IN

IN

FRONT

SURR

CENTER

SURR BACK

ZONE 2

PRE OUT

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

LINE OUT

SUB

L

L

L

L

L

WOOFER

R

R

R

R

R

REMOTE

SUB

CONTROL

CD

TAPE

CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

WOOFER

PRE OUT

Surround back left	✓
Surround back right	✓

*If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURR BACK L terminals.

LINE INPUT

SUB

WOOFER

No matter how many speakers you use, a powered sub- woofer is recommended for a powerful and solid bass.

To get the best from your surround-sound system, you must set the speaker settings. You can do this automati- cally (see page 36) or manually (see page 67).

Using Dipole Speakers

You can use dipole speakers for the surround left and right and surround back left and right speakers. Dipole speakers output the same sound in two directions.

Dipole speakers typically have an arrow printed on them to indicate how they should be positioned. The surround left and right dipole speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward your TV or screen, while the surround back left and right dipolar speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward each other, as shown.

Dipole speakers			Normal speakers
		1			1
	TV/screen			TV/screen

2 3 4 2 3 4

5 6 5 6

	7	8			7	8
1. Subwoofer			6. Surround right speaker
2. Front left speaker			7. Surround back left
3. Center speaker				speaker
4. Front right speaker			8. Surround back right
5. Surround left speaker				speaker

Attaching the Speaker Labels

The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals are all red. (The negative (–) speaker terminals are all black.)

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

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

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