Onkyo TXSR705 Owner Manual - Page 22

TX-SR705_En.book Page 22 Monday, May 28, 2007 2:13 PM Connecting the AV Receiver/AV Amplifier-Continued Connecting Your Speakers Speaker Configuration For the best surround sound experience, you should connect seven speakers and a powered subwoofer. The following table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you have. Number of speakers: 2 3 4 5 6 7 Front left Front right Center ✓ ✓✓✓ Surround left ✓✓✓✓ Surround right ✓✓✓✓ Surround back* ✓ Surround back left ✓ Surround back right ✓ *If you're using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the left (L) SURR BACK SPEAKERS terminals. No matter how many speakers you use, a powered subwoofer is recommended for a really powerful and solid bass. To get the best from your surround sound system, you need to set the speaker settings by using the supplied speaker setup microphone (see page 54). Using Dipole Speakers You can use dipole speakers for the surround left and right and surround back left and right 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 left and right dipole speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward the TV/screen, while the surround back left and right dipole speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward each other, as shown. Dipole speakers TV/screen 1 2 3 4 Normal speakers TV/screen 1 2 3 4 5 65 6 7 8 1. Subwoofer 2. Front left speaker 3. Center speaker 4. Front right speaker 5. Surround left speaker 22 7 8 6. Surround right speaker 7. Surround back left speaker 8. Surround back right speaker Connecting a Powered Subwoofer Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver/AV amplifier's PRE OUT SUBWOOFER to an input on your powered subwoofer, as shown. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you're using an external amplifier, connect the PRE OUT SUBWOOFER to an input on the amp. Powered subwoofer LINE INPUT LINE INPUT Attaching the Speaker Labels The AV receiver/AV amplifier's positive (+) speaker terminals are color-coded for ease of identification (the negative (-) speaker terminals are all black). Speaker terminal Color Front left, Zone 2 left White Front right, Zone 2 right Red Center Green Surround left Blue Surround right Gray Surround back left Brown Surround back right Tan The supplied speaker cable labels are also color-coded and you should attach them to the positive (+) side of each speaker cable in accordance with the above table. Then all you need to do is to match the color of each label to the corresponding speaker terminal. Using the Speaker Terminal Tool The supplied speaker terminal tool makes it easy to tighten and loosen the speaker terminals. If you are using banana plugs, to ensure optimum sound quality, tighten the speaker terminal before inserting the banana plug. (In Europe, using banana plugs to connect speakers to an audio amplifier is prohibited.)