Sony STR-DA90ESG manual Speaker System Hookups

Hooking Up the System

cDAT/MD (to DAT/MD deck)

ReceiverDAT/MD

DAT/MD	OUTPUT	INPUT
L	LINE	LINE
		L
R		R
RECOUT	IN

dPHONO (to a turntable)*

Receiver

PHONOTurntable

L OUTPUT

R

IN

*If your turntable has an earth lead, connect it to y SIGNAL GND on the unit to prevent hum.

z To use Sony components with a CONTROL A1

terminal

You can connect a CONTROL A1 compatible Sony CD

player, tape deck or MD deck to the receiver. Use a

CONTROL A1 cord (not supplied) to connect the CTRL

A1 jack on each component to the S-LINK CTRL A1 jack

on the receiver. See the instructions for each

component.

z You can display the operating status of the

component connected to the CTRL A1 jack

See page 55.

z To use a Sony CD changer with a COMMAND MODE

selector

Speaker System Hookups

Although front (left and right) speakers are required, center and rear speakers are required only for enjoying surround sound.

What cords will I need?

Speaker cord (not supplied)

(+)	(+)
(–)	(–)

Twist the stripped ends of the cord about 2/3 inch (15 mm). Be sure to match the speaker cord to the appropriate terminal on the components: + to + and – to –. If the cords are reversed, the sound will be distorted and will lack bass.

Front speaker (R)	Receiver		Front speaker (L)
	FRONT	SPEAKERS
	IMPEDANCE USE 4-16Ω
R	B L	R A	L
+			+
–			–

IMPEDANCE SELECTOR

• If the changer does not have a VIDEO OUT jack, set

the command mode to “CD 1” and connect the

changer to the CD jack on the receiver.

• If the changer has a VIDEO OUT jack, set the

command mode to “CD 2” and connect the changer

to the VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, or LD jack on the receiver.

PRE OUT

CENTER

Rear Center speaker (R) speaker

PRE OUT

WOOFER

Rear speaker (L)

CENTER SPEAKER	REAR SPEAKERS
	R	L
+		+
–		–
IMPEDAMCE USE 4-16Ω	IMPEDAMCE USE 4-16Ω

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