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03 Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker system At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left surround back terminal). Standard surround connection The front height terminals can also be used for the front wide and Speaker B speakers. Front height setting Front height right Front wide setting Front wide right Speaker B setting Speaker B - right Front height left Front wide left Speaker B - left Front right Subwoofer 1 Center Subwoofer 2 Front left LINE LEVEL INPUT LINE LEVEL INPUT PRE OUT SUBWOOFER FRONT 1 F HEIGHT/ CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK F WIDE (Single) L 2 A FRONT CENTER FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE / B R L R L SPEAKERS R SURROUND BACK R L (Single) SURROUND A R L A FRONT CENTER R L SPEAKERS PRE OUT SUBWOOFER FRONT 1 F HEIGHT/ CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK F WIDE (Single) L 2 FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE / B R L R SURROUND BACK R L (Single) SURROUND A R L Bi-amping your speakers Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this (having separate terminals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend on the kind of speakers you're using. Front right Front left Bi-amp compatible speaker High Bi-amp compatible speaker High Low Low Subwoofer 1 Center Subwoofer 2 LINE LEVEL INPUT LINE LEVEL INPUT PRE OUT SUBWOOFER FRONT 1 F HEIGHT/ CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK F WIDE (Single) L 2 A FRONT CENTER FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE / B R L R L SPEAKERS R SURROUND BACK R L (Single) SURROUND A R L Surround right Surround back speaker terminals can be used to connect to the sub zone. 5.2 ch surround setting Not connected Not connected 6.2 ch surround setting Not connected Surround back 7.2 ch surround setting Surround back right Surround back left ZONE 2 - Right ZONE 2 setting ZONE 2 - Left HDZONE - Right HDZONE setting HDZONE - Left Surround right PRE OUT SUBWOOFER FRONT 1 F HEIGHT/ CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK F WIDE (Single) L 2 A FRONT CENTER FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE / B R L R L SPEAKERS R SURROUND BACK R L (Single) SURROUND A R L Surround left Surround left CAUTION ! Most speakers with both High and Low terminals have two metal plates that connect the High to the Low terminals. These must be removed when you are bi-amping the speakers or you could severely damage the amplifier. See your speaker manual for more information. ! If your speakers have a removable crossover network, make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. Doing so may damage your speakers. 23

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Connecting your equipment
03
Installing your speaker system
At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should
always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back speaker if you like (it must be con-
nected to the left surround back terminal).
Standard surround connection
PRE OUT
SPEAKERS
A
A
B
PRE OUT
SURROUND
SURR BACK
F WIDE
F HEIGHT/
(Single)
(Single)
FRONT
CENTER
SUBWOOFER
1
2
L
R
FRONT
CENTER
A
A
R
L
SURROUND
R
L
SURROUND BACK
R
L
FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE /
B
R
L
SPEAKERS
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
The front height terminals can also be used for the front wide and Speaker B speakers.
Front height setting
Front height right
Front height left
Front wide setting
Front wide right
Front wide left
Speaker B setting
Speaker B - right
Speaker B - left
Front right
Center
Subwoofer 2
Subwoofer 1
Front left
Surround back speaker terminals can be
used to connect to the sub zone.
Surround left
5.2 ch surround setting
Not connected
Not connected
6.2 ch surround setting
Not connected
Surround back
7.2 ch surround setting
Surround back right
Surround back left
ZONE 2 setting
ZONE 2 - Right
ZONE 2 - Left
HDZONE setting
HDZONE - Right
HDZONE - Left
Surround right
Bi-amping your speakers
Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different
amplifiers for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this (having separate termi-
nals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend on the kind of speakers you’re using.
PRE OUT
SPEAKERS
A
A
B
PRE OUT
SURROUND
SURR BACK
F WIDE
F HEIGHT/
(Single)
(Single)
FRONT
CENTER
SUBWOOFER
1
2
L
R
FRONT
CENTER
A
A
R
L
SURROUND
R
L
SURROUND BACK
R
L
FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE /
B
R
L
SPEAKERS
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
High
Low
High
Low
Center
Subwoofer 2
Subwoofer 1
Surround left
Surround right
Front right
Front left
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
CAUTION
!
Most speakers with both
High
and
Low
terminals have two metal plates that connect the
High
to the
Low
terminals. These must be removed when you are bi-amping the speakers or you could severely damage the
amplifier. See your speaker manual for more information.
!
If your speakers have a removable crossover network, make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. Doing so
may damage your speakers.