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2										Connecting your equipment
					B-Speakers terminals:
	CAUTION								Switching the speaker terminal
					1 Twist exposed wire strands together.
• Make sure that all speakers are securely installed. This not									If you selected Surr.Back in The Speaker System setting on
					2 Push open the tabs and insert exposed wire.
only improves sound quality, but also reduces the risk of									page 49, you can switch between speakers using the
damage or injury resulting from speakers being knocked					3 Release the tabs.				SPEAKERS button. If you selected Height, the button will
over or falling in the event of external shocks such as									simply switch your main speaker terminal on or off. The
earthquakes.					1		2	3	options below are for the Surr.Back setting only.
									 Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to select a
									speaker terminal setting.
Connecting the speakers						10 mm
The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front						(3/8 in.)				SPEAKERS	CONTROL - MULTI-ZONE - ON/OFF
speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is
recommended, and a complete setup is best for surround					CAUTION
sound.									Press repeatedly to choose a speaker terminal option:
Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right (R)					• These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage.				• SPA – Sound is output from the speakers connected to
terminal and the speaker on the left to the left (L) terminal.					To prevent the risk of electric shock when connecting or				the A-speaker terminals (multichannel playback is
Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on					disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power				possible).
the receiver match those on the speakers.					cord before touching any uninsulated parts.				• SPB – Sound is output from the two speakers connected
You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 Ω					• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together				to the B-speaker terminals (only stereo playback is
and 16 Ω.					and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. If any of the				possible).
Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit					bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the				• SPAB – Sound is output from the A-speaker terminals,
to the AC power source.					power to cut off as a safety measure.				the two speakers in the B-speaker terminals, and the
Bare wire connections									subwoofer. Multichannel sources are downmixed only
									when the STEREO or STEREO ALC mode is selected for
A-Speakers terminals:									stereo output from A- and B-speaker terminals.
1 Twist exposed wire strands together.									• SP– No sound is output from the speakers.
2 Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire.									Note
3 Tighten terminal.									• The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in
1			2	3					Speaker Setting on page 46. However, if SPB is selected
									above, no sound is heard from the subwoofer (the LFE
									channel is not downmixed).
									• All speaker terminals are switched off (SP) when
		10 mm							headphones are connected. SPB can be selected even
		(3/8 in.)							when headphones are connected.

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