Onkyo TX-DS494 Owner Manual - Page 17
Connecting to SPEAKERS - tx ds 494 5 1
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Connecting speakers Connecting speakers After installing the speakers, connect them to the TX-DS494. CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω min. per each speaker terminal. Preparation of speaker cords 1. Strip away 15 mm (5/8 inch) of wire insulation. 2. Twist wire ends very tight. 15mm (5/8") Connecting the speaker cord 1. Loosen the screw. 2. Fully insert the end of the cord. 3. Tighten the screw. • To prevent damage to circuitry, never short-circuit the positive (+) and negative (-) speaker wire. NO! • Be sure to connect the positive and negative cables for the speakers properly. If they are mixed up, the left and right signals will be reversed and the audio will sound unnatural. • Connect speakers with an impedance between 6 Ω and 16 Ω. Connecting speakers with an impedance less that 6 Ω may damage the TX-DS494. • Do not connect more than one speaker cable to one speaker terminal. Doing so may damage the TX-DS494. • When you are using only one speaker or when you wish to listen to monaural (mono) sound, a single speaker should never be connected in parallel to both the right and leftchannel terminals simultaneously. NO! NO! R L R L Connecting to SPEAKERS A Connecting a subwoofer Use the SUB WOOFER PRE OUT jack to connect a subwoofer with a built-in power amplifier. If your subwoofer does not have a built-in amplifier, connect an amplifier to the SUB WOOFER PRE OUT jack and the subwoofer to the amplifier. Subwoofer Front right speaker Front left speaker Center speaker Surround Surround right left speaker speaker ANTENNA R OUT AM TAPE IN FM 75 DVD GND VIDEO 1 PHONO CD L VIDEO 2 R R SUB MONITOR DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 WOOFER OUT PRE OUT L S VIDEO IN IN IN DIGITAL INPUT R L MONITOR OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL 1 2 A IN FRONT IN R L SURR OUT R L IN L VIDEO SUB CENTER WOOFER MULTI CHANNEL INPUT B R L FRONT SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKER REMOTE CONTROL AV RECEIVER MODEL NO. TX-DS 494 R L SURROUND SPEAKERS AC OUTLETS AC 120V 60Hz SWITCHED TOTAL 120W 1A MAX. Front right speaker Front left speaker Connecting to SPEAKERS B 17