Speaker connections

Center speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

 

TAPE/MD

 

 

 

L FRONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

PLAY

R B

R

A

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

(OUT)

(IN)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOOP ANT

 

 

 

 

CD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOLDER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGI

T

AL OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

V

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LF

 

 

 

 

 

 

HF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BI-WIRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

VCR 2

 

VCR 1

R

L

 

 

R

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM

 

PHONO

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT L

IN

OUT

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANT

GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R SURROUND L

 

CENTER

75 Ω

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBWOOFER

CENTER

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD 6CH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURROUND

SURROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

R

 

L

 

 

 

SUBWOO

F

ER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOO

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

EXT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AM

 

R

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

IN

L

IN

 

 

MONITOR

O

UT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker impedance: 6-16Ω

IN

IN

 

+

AC IN

AC OUTLET

DVD

VCR 1 TV

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

Center speaker

 

(not included)

+

Speaker cable (not included)

Surround speakers

Speaker impedance: 6-16Ω

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

TAPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

PLAY

R B

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

(OUT)

(IN)

 

LOOP ANT

 

 

CD

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

HOLDER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surround speaker (right)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

(not included)

DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR 2

VCR 1

R

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

 

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker cable

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

IN

(not included)

OUT

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

SUBWOOFER

CENTER

IN

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD 6CH

 

SURROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

L

 

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AM

R

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

ANT

 

 

 

R

IN

 

L

IN

 

MONITOR OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L FRONT

R

A L

IN

IN

 

 

 

 

+

AC IN

AC OUTLET

 

 

 

DVD

VCR 1 TV

Surround speaker (left)

L

R

L

 

S-VIDEO

(not included)

LF BI-WIRE

HF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R SURROUND L

CENTER

 

Speaker cable

 

 

(not included)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subwoofer

Active subwoofer (not included)

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

CD

TAPE/MD

 

L FRONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

PLAY

R B

R

A

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

(OUT)

(IN)

 

 

 

 

LOOP ANT

 

CD

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

HOLDER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

 

 

 

 

R

 

LF BI-WIRE

HF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR 2

VCR 1

R

L

R

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

PHONO

FRONT L

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

FM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

ANT

GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R SURROUND L

CENTER

75 Ω

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

SUBWOOFER

CENTER

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

DVD/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD 6CH

 

SURROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURROUND

 

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOOP

L

 

 

 

IN

 

OUT

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AM

R

TV

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

ANT

 

R

IN

L

IN

 

MONITOR OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monaural connection cable (not included)

16

TV

Note

This receiver does not have an amplifier for the subwoofer.

To connect a passive subwoofer

ÁConnect another amplifier and connect the subwoofer to it.

Or

ÁConnect a passive subwoofer that has front speaker terminals

(See the operating instructions of the speaker system for details.)

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Technics SA-DA10, SA-DA8 operating instructions Speaker connections, Speaker impedance 6-16Ω

SA-DA8, SA-DA10 specifications

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