Connecting Your Speakers
Speaker Configuration
For the best
The following table shows which channels you should use based on the number of speakers that you have.
Number of speakers: | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Front left | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Front right | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Center |
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Surround left |
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Surround right |
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Surround back* |
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Surround back left |
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Surround back right |
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*If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the left (L) SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS terminals.
No matter how many speakers you use, a powered sub- woofer is recommended for a really powerful and solid bass.
Before using the AV receiver, you must specify which speakers are connected and their sizes (see page 35). To get the very best from your
Attaching the Speaker Labels
The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals are
Speaker terminal | Color |
Front left | White |
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Front right | Red |
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Center | Green |
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Surround left | Blue |
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Surround right | Gray |
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Surround back left | Brown |
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Surround back right | Tan |
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The supplied speaker labels are also
Speaker Connection Precautions
Read the following before connecting your speakers:
•North American models: You can connect speakers with an impedance of between 6 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume levels for a long period of time, the
•Other models: You can connect speakers with an impedance of between 4 and 16 ohms. If the imped- ance of any of the connected speakers is 4 ohms or more, but less than 6 ohms, be sure to set the minimum speaker impedance to “4 ohms” (see page 34). If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume levels for a long period of time, the
•Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before making any connections.
•Read the instructions supplied with your speakers.
•Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other words, connect positive (+) terminals to only positive
(+) terminals, and negative
•Unnecessarily long or very thin speaker cables may affect the sound quality and should be avoided.
•Be careful not to short the
positive and negative wires. Doing so may damage the AV receiver.
• Don’t connect more than one cable to each speaker termi- nal. Doing so may damage the AV receiver.
• Don’t connect a speaker to several terminals.
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