Onkyo SC886 Instruction Manual - Page 116

Connecting Zone 3, Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers

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Zone 2 and Zone 3-Continued Connecting Zone 3 Zone 3 speakers must be connected to an amp in Zone 3. Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers You can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 3 and a different source to those selected for your main room and Zone 2. Hookup • Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV control- ler's ZONE 3 PRE OUT L/R jacks to an analog audio input on your Zone 3 amp. • Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV controller's ZONE 3 PRE OUT SW jack to the line input on a powered subwoofer in Zone 3. • Connect your Zone 3 speakers to the speaker terminals on your Zone 3 amp. Main room Multichannel power amp AV controller Zone 3 Powered subwoofer Receiver/ integrated amp Note: With the default settings, the Zone 3 volume must be set on the Zone 3 amp. If your Zone 3 amp has no volume control, set the "Zone3 Out" setting to "Variable" so that you can set the Zone 3 volume on the AV controller (see page 117). 116

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Zone 2 and Zone 3
—Continued
Zone 3 speakers must be connected to an amp in Zone 3.
Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers
You can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 3 and
a different source to those selected for your main room
and Zone 2.
Hookup
Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV control-
ler’s ZONE 3 PRE OUT L/R jacks to an analog audio
input on your Zone 3 amp.
Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV control-
ler’s ZONE 3 PRE OUT SW jack to the line input on
a powered subwoofer in Zone 3.
Connect your Zone 3 speakers to the speaker termi-
nals on your Zone 3 amp.
Note:
With the default settings, the Zone 3 volume must be set
on the Zone 3 amp. If your Zone 3 amp has no volume
control, set the “Zone3 Out” setting to “Variable” so that
you can set the Zone 3 volume on the AV controller (see
page 117).
Connecting Zone 3
AV controller
Main room
Zone 3
Powered
subwoofer
Receiver/
integrated amp
Multichannel power amp