■Connecting the speaker cable

1Remove approximately 10 mm (0.4 in) of insulation from the end of each speaker cable and then twist the exposed wires of the cable together to prevent short circuits.

10 mm (0.4 in)

2Loosen the knob using the supplied speaker terminal wrench, insert one bare wire into the hole and then tighten the knob.

Loosen

Insert

Tighten

Speaker terminal wrench

3Hook the speaker terminal wrench onto WRENCH HOLDER on the rear panel of this unit when not in use.

■Connecting to the SP2 speakerterminalsConnect Zone 2 or Zone 3 speakers to these terminals (page 99).Open the tab, insert one bare wire into the hole and then close the tab.

Open the tab

Insert

Close the tab

Connections

■Connecting the banana plug(Except U.K., Europe, Asia and Korea models)

Tighten the knob using the supplied speaker terminal wrench and then insert the banana plug into the end of the terminal.

Banana plug

y

You can also use the banana plug with the SP2 speaker terminals. Open the tab and then insert one banana plug into the hole on the terminal. Do not close the tab after connecting the banana plug.

■Using bi-amplification connections

Caution

Remove the shorting bars or bridges of your speakers to separate the LPF (low pass filter) and HPF (high pass filter) crossovers.

You can make bi-amplification connections to one speaker system which supports bi-amplification connection as shown below. To activate the connections, configure the “BI-AMP” setting (page 103).

This unit

R

SURROUND BACK/

 

L

BI-AMP

 

+

 

SINGLE

+

R

SURROUND

 

L

+

 

 

+

R

FRONT

 

L

+

 

 

+

Right Left

Front speakers

Note

When you make the conventional connection with the speakers, make sure that the shorting bars are put into the terminals of the speakers appropriately. Refer to the instruction manuals of the speakers for details.

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