Onkyo TX-SR876 Connecting the AV Receiver, Connecting Your Speakers, Speakers a, Speakers B

Connecting the AV Receiver

Connecting Your Speakers

About Speakers A and Speakers B (TX-NR906 only)

Speakers A and Speakers B allows you to have two speaker configurations of up to 7.1 speakers. Each configuration has its own pair of stereo front speakers and can use the same subwoofer, center, surround, and surround back speakers, as required. You could, for example, use Speakers A when watching a DVD movie with 7.1-channels surround sound and use Speakers B for serious music listening with a pair of stereo speakers and the subwoofer (2.1-channels).

The speakers are configured by using the “Speaker Settings” on page 61 and “Speaker Setup” on page 95.

Front Speakers A and front Speakers B can be wired normally, bi-amped, or bridged, but A and B cannot be bi-amped or bridged at the same time. For example, if front Speakers A are bridged, front Speakers B can only be wired normally. Similarly, if front Speakers B are bi-amped, Speakers A can only be wired normally. When bridging is used, the AV receiver can drive 2 speakers in the main room (2.1 speakers if you're using a powered subwoofer). When bi-amping is used, the AV receiver can drive up to 5.1 speakers in the main room. See pages 27–30 for more information.

The Speakers A and Speakers B configurations are selected by using the [SP A] and [SP B] buttons on the remote controller. Only one configuration can be selected at a time.

The versatility offered by the Speakers A and Speakers B configurations means you can configure the AV receiver to suit your exact requirements and application. Two typical applications are shown below.

■ 7.1-channel Playback with Speakers A and	■ 7.1-channel Playback with Bridged Front
Stereo Playback with Speakers B	Speakers

In this example, Speakers A provides 7.1-channel surround sound for enjoying DVD movies, while Speakers B is used for serious music listening with a pair of top-quality stereo speakers.

In this example, Speakers A provides 7.1-channel surround sound for enjoying DVD movies, while Speakers B is bridged for use with a pair of high- power stereo speakers, the subwoofer is used with Speakers A and Speakers B.

		Speakers B
FL						FR
		FL	C FR
SW		Speakers A
	SL				SR
		SBL		SBR

Subwoofer used with A and B

Speakers B

FL	FR
	FL C FR
SW	Speakers A
SL	SR

2–1.	Speaker Settings
Speaker impedance			6ohms
Speaker Type
Front(Speaker A)			Normal
Front(Speaker B)			Normal
2–2.	Speaker Config
Subwoofer		Use	Speaker A
Front		Use
Center		Use
Surround		Use
SurrBack		Use
2–2.	Speaker Config
Subwoofer		Not Use	Speaker B
Front		Use
Center		Not Use
Surround		Not Use
SurrBack		Not Use

		SBL	SBR
2–1.	Speaker Settings
Speaker impedance			8ohms
Speaker Type
Front(Speaker A)			Normal
Front(Speaker B)			BTL
2–2.	Speaker Config
Subwoofer		Use	Speaker A
Front		Use
Center		Use
Surround		Use
SurrBack		Use
2–2.	Speaker Config
Subwoofer		Use	Speaker B
Front		Use
Center		Not Use
Surround		Not Use
SurrBack		Not Use

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