Sony STR-DA90ESG manual Selecting the speaker system, Selecting the impedance

Hooking Up the System

Selecting the speaker system

You can connect one set or two sets of speakers. Set the SPEAKERS selector on the front panel according to your speaker system.

To drive	Set SPEAKERS selector to
Speaker system A	A
(connected to the FRONT
SPEAKERS A terminals)
Speaker system B	B
(connected to the FRONT
SPEAKERS B terminals)
Both speaker systems A and B	A+B*
(parallel connection)

*Connect speakers with nominal impedance of 8 ohms, or higher, to the A and B terminals.

Selecting the impedance

Check the impedance of your speakers (usually indicated on the back of the speaker), and set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR for the front speakers.

If nominal impedance of	Set IMPEDANCE SELECTOR
your speaker is	your speaker is to
Between 4 and 8 ohms	4 Ω
8 ohms or higher	8 Ω

For even more powerful amplification

You can enjoy more powerful sond by connecting three additional amplifiers.

aFront speakers

b Center Speaker

First amplifier Second amplifier

Third amplifier

Active

Woofer(s)

cRear Speakers

aFront Speakers

The front signals are output from the PRE OUT FRONT terminals.

bCenter Speaker

The center signals are output from the PRE OUT CENTER terminal.

cRear Speakers

The rear signals are output from the PRE OUT REAR terminals.

To adjust the volume

Set the volume of the additional amplifiers to the maximum position, and adjust the volume with the volume control of the receiver.

Note

For best results, we recommend that you use equivalent amplifiers to boost front, center, and rear outputs.

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