Onkyo TX-SR601 Owner Manual - Page 26

Connecting speakers Using the speaker cable labels The positive speaker terminals on the TX-SR701/701E/601/601E are color coded for easy identification. Attach the supplied speaker labels to the speaker cables, and then match the colors on the speaker cables to the corresponding terminals. Speaker cable label TX-SR701/701E/ 601/601E Speaker Speaker cable label The speaker channels are colored as follows: Front left speaker (+): White Front right speaker (+): Red Center speaker (+): Green Surround left speaker (+): Blue Surround right speaker (+):Grey Surround back speaker (+):Brown Zone 2 left speaker (+): White Zone 2 right speaker (+): Red Note: If you select "2ch (PRE OUT)" at the "1. Hardware Config" menu → " b. Surr Back" and use the PRE OUT terminals for 7.1ch sound, connect the speakers to the power amplifier connected to the PRE OUT terminals without connecting any speakers to the Surround Back Speaker terminals on the TX-SR701/701E. Using the surround back terminals on both the TX-SR701/701E and power amplifier will not produce correct surround sound effect (see page 55). Connecting a subwoofer Use the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack to connect a subwoofer with a built-in power amplifier. If your subwoofer does not have a builtin amplifier, connect an amplifier to the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack and the subwoofer to the amplifier. Connecting the surround back speakers (TX-SR701/701E only) If you connect the surround back speakers to the power amplifier connected to the SURR BACK PRE OUT terminals on the TXSR701/701E for 7.1ch sound playback, do not connect the surround back speakers to the SURROUND BACK SPEAKER terminals on the TX-SR701/701E. Connecting the surround back speakers to both the TX-SR701/701E and power amplifier will not produce correct surround sound effect. 26