Onkyo TX-SR608 Owner Manual - Page 15

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. B Front speakers C Center speaker D Surround speakers E Surround back speakers F Front high speakers G Front wide speakers H Subwoofers Dipole speakers F F H TV/screen H GBCBG Normal speakers F F H TV/screen H G BCBG D DD D E E E E Connecting a Powered Subwoofer Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver's SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack to an input on your powered subwoofer, as shown. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you're using an external amplifier, connect the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack to an input on the amp. You can connect the powered subwoofer with two SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jacks respectively. The same signal is output from each jack. Powered subwoofer L EN T NE P T LINE INPUT LINE INPUT Bi-amping the Front Speakers The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK OR FRONT HIGH OR FRONT WIDE 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 that support bi-amping, providing improved bass and treble performance. • When bi-amping is used, the AV receiver is able to drive up to a 5.1 speaker system in the main room. • For bi-amping, the FRONT L/R terminal posts con- nect to the front speakers' woofer terminals; the SURR BACK OR FRONT HIGH OR FRONT WIDE 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" setting to "Bi-Amp" to enable bi-amping (➔ 41). 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 15