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Using Dipole Speakers, Connecting the Powered Subwoofers, Bi-amping the Front Speakers A, SW2 PRE OUT - low sound from zone 2

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Using Dipole Speakers You can use dipole speakers for the surround and surround back speakers. Dipole speakers output the same sound in two directions. Dipole speakers typically have an arrow printed on them to indicate how they should be positioned. The surround dipole speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward the TV/screen, while the surround back dipole speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward each other, as shown. BC Front speakers D Center speaker EF Surround speakers G Subwoofer(s) HI Surround back speakers JK Front high speakers LM Front wide speakers Dipole speakers J K G TV/screen G LBDCM Normal speakers J K G TV/screen G L BDCM E FE F H I H I Connecting the Powered Subwoofers Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver's SW1, SW2 PRE OUT to an input on your powered subwoofer, as shown. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you're using an external amplifier, connect the SW1, SW2 PRE OUT to an input on the amp. You can connect the powered subwoofer with each jacks respectively. Level and distance can be set individually for each output. If you use one subwoofer, connect it to SW1 PRE OUT. Powered subwoofer LINE INPUT LINE INPUT LINE INPUT LINE INPUT Bi-amping the Front Speakers A The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK/ZONE 3 L/R terminal posts can be used with front speakers and surround back speakers respectively, or bi-amped to provide separate tweeter and woofer feeds for a pair of front speakers A that support bi-amping, providing improved bass and treble performance. • When bi-amping is used, surround back speakers cannot be used. • For bi-amping, the FRONT L/R terminal posts connect to the front speakers' woofer terminals. And the SURR BACK/ ZONE 3 L/R terminal posts connect to the front speakers' tweeter terminals. • Once you've completed the bi-amping connections shown below and turned on the AV receiver, you must set the "Speakers Type(Front A)" setting to "Bi-Amp" to enable biamping (➔ 51). • When front speakers A are biamped, front speakers B must be wired normally or not used. Right speaker Left speaker Tweeter (high) Woofer (low) Important: • When making the bi-amping connections, be sure to remove the jumper bars that link the speakers' tweeter (high) and woofer (low) terminals. • Bi-amping can be used only with speakers that support bi-amping. Refer to your speaker manual. En 17

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En
Using Dipole Speakers
You can use dipole speakers for the surround and surround
back speakers. Dipole speakers output the same sound in two
directions.
Dipole speakers typically have an arrow printed on them to
indicate how they should be positioned. The surround dipole
speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point
toward the TV/screen, while the surround back dipole speak-
ers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward
each other, as shown.
ab
Front speakers
c
Center speaker
de
Surround speakers
f
Subwoofer(s)
gh
Surround back speakers
ij
Front high speakers
kl
Front wide speakers
Connecting the Powered Subwoofers
Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s
SW1
,
SW2 PRE OUT
to an input on your pow-
ered subwoofer, as shown. If your subwoofer is
unpowered and you’re using an external amplifier,
connect the
SW1
,
SW2 PRE OUT
to an input on
the amp.
You can connect the powered subwoofer with each
jacks respectively. Level and distance can be set
individually for each output. If you use one sub-
woofer, connect it to
SW1 PRE OUT
.
Bi-amping the Front Speakers A
The
FRONT L/R
and
SURR BACK/ZONE 3 L/R
terminal
posts can be used with front speakers and surround back speak-
ers respectively, or bi-amped to provide separate tweeter and
woofer feeds for a pair of front speakers A that support bi-amp-
ing, providing improved bass and treble performance.
• When bi-amping is used, surround back speakers cannot be
used.
• For bi-amping, the
FRONT L/R
terminal posts connect to the
front speakers’ woofer terminals. And the
SURR BACK/
ZONE 3 L/R
terminal posts connect to the front speakers’
tweeter terminals.
• Once you’ve completed the bi-amping connections shown
below and turned on the AV receiver, you must set the “
Speak-
ers Type(Front A)
” setting to “
Bi-Amp
” to enable biamping
(
➔
51
).
• When front speakers A are biamped, front speakers B must be
wired normally or not used.
Important:
•
When making the bi-amping connections, be sure to remove the jumper bars that link the speakers’ tweeter (high) and woofer (low)
terminals.
•
Bi-amping can be used only with speakers that support bi-amping. Refer to your speaker manual.
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c
b
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e
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a
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d
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TV/screen
TV/screen
Dipole speakers
Normal speakers
LINE INPUT
LINE INPUT
Powered subwoofer
Woofer (low)
Left
speaker
Tweeter (high)
Right
speaker