Getting Started

Hookups

The arrow ç indicates signal flow.

CD player

Receiver

CD player

 

CD

OUTPUT

 

IN

LINE

 

L

L

 

 

 

R

R

 

 

Turntable

Receiver

Turntable

 

PHONO

OUTPUT

 

IN

LINE

 

L

L

 

 

 

R

R

 

 

If your turntable has an earth lead

To prevent hum, connect the earth lead to the y ground terminal on the receiver.

Tape deck or MD recorder

Receiver

Tape deck or MD recorder

TAPE/MD

OUTPUT

INPUT

REC OUT IN

LINE

LINE

L

 

L

R

 

R

Speaker System Hookups

Overview

This section describes how to connect your speakers to the receiver.

For specific locations of the terminals, see the illustration below.

FRONT SPEAKERS A

What cords will I need?

Speaker cord (not supplied) (1 for each speaker)

(+)

(+)

(–)

(–)

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.

TV tuner or Cable TV

 

 

 

Hookups

Receiver

TV tuner or Cable TV

Front speakers

 

TV

 

 

OUTPUT

 

 

AUDIO IN

 

VIDEO

 

L L

Front speaker

Receiver

Front speaker

(R)

(L)

 

R R

VCR

ReceiverVCR

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FRONT

SPEAKERS

R

L

A

A

B

B

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VIDEO

OUTPUT

INPUT

AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN

AUDIO

AUDIO

L

 

L

R

 

R

If you have an additional front speaker system

Connect them to the FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals.

Where do I go next?

Goontothenextsectiontoconnectthespeakers.

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Sony STR-DE310 manual Speaker System Hookups