Connecting your equipment

Connecting the speakers

The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best for surround sound.

Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right (R) terminal and the speaker on the left to the left (L) terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers.

Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to the AC power source.

Front right

Subwoofer

Front left

 

Center

 

 

 

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Bare wire connections

Front speaker terminals:

1Twist exposed wire strands together.

2Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire.

3Tighten terminal.

Center and surround speaker terminals:

1Twist exposed wire strands together.

2Push open the tabs and insert exposed wire.

3Release the tabs.

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CAUTION

•These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage. To prevent the risk of electric shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts.

•Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure.

Connect the surround back or front height speakers

Connect the PRE OUT SURR BACK/FRONT HEIGHT outputs of the unit and additional amplifier to add a surround back or front height speaker.

•The Pre Out setting must be set if the above connections are performed. Select SURR.BACK if the surround back speaker is connected and HEIGHT if the front height speaker is connected (If neither the surround back speaker nor the front height speaker is connected, either setting will suffice) (see The Pre Out Setting on page 33).

•You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In this case plug the amplifier into the left (L (Single)) terminal only.

Surround back or

front height speakers

Right Left

R ANALOG L

SPEAKER R

SPEAKER L

AUDIO IN

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channel amplifier

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