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Connecting Speakers

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PREPARATION PREPARATION Connecting Your Equipment Connecting Speakers Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. We recommend a full complement of seven speakers and a subwoofer as shown here but, naturally, everyone's home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner described below. One of the latest features of home theater is the use of surround back speakers. These speakers add even greater realism in movie sound effects and some new discs with soundtracks in Dolby Digital or DTS incorporate these channels. See page 27 for speaker placement. In general, make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the R terminal and the speaker on the left to the L terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/-) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers. memo • We recommend speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8 Ω-16 Ω, but you can change the speaker impedance setting of the receiver (see page 26). • If you only have one surround back speaker hook it up to the left surround back terminal. • If you use a THX certified subwoofer use the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer (if your subwoofer has one) or switch the filter position to THX on your subwoofer. Front speaker (Left) Powered subwoofer INPUT TV/monitor Center speaker Front speaker (Right) Surround speaker (Left) ASSIGNABLE PCM/ 2DIGITAL / DTS/MPEG FM UNBAL 75Ω OUT1 IN OUT OUT2 CONTROL R L IN 1 PLAY (TV/ SAT) IN IN 2 CD-R/ (CD-R/ TAPE1 TAPE1) OUT REC IN 3 (DVD/ LD) IN 4 (CD) PLAY IN MD/ TAPE2 OUT REC CD IN PHONO/ LINE USB IN AUDIO R L DIGITAL AUDIO AM LOOP ANTENNA MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE PRE OUT MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT CENTER SUB WOOFER R OUT L MONITOR OUT FRONT R L AUDIO IN VCR1/ DVR OUT IN VCR2 OUT TV/ SAT IN R SURROUND R SURROUND BACK R FRONT R SURROUND R SUB WOOFER L L (Single) L L L CEN- TER DVD/ LD IN SURROUND BACK R L VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO MULTI CH IN ASSIGNABLE MONITOR OUT Y PB 12V TRIGGER (DC OUT12V/ PR 100mA MAX) Y (DVD/LD) IN 1 PB MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE SPEAKERS PR Å REMOTE IN R FRONT L ª Y PB PR RS-232C · (TV/SAT) IN 2 COMPONENT VIDEO AC OUTLET CENTER R SURROUND L SURROUND BACK / ı R L ª · Surround back speaker (Left) Surround back speaker (Right) Surround speaker (Right) 7 Speaker terminals 1 Twist exposed wire strands tightly together. 2 Loosen speaker terminal and insert exposed wire. 3 Tighten terminal. 3/8 in(10mm) The speaker terminals also accept single banana plugs. (Refer to speaker manual for details.) 25

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PREPARATION
PREPARATION
Connecting Speakers
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from
the AC outlet.
We recommend a full complement of seven speakers and a subwoofer as shown here but, naturally,
everyone's home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner described below.
One of the latest features of home theater is the use of surround back speakers. These speakers add
even greater realism in movie sound effects and some new discs with soundtracks in Dolby Digital or DTS
incorporate these channels. See page 27 for speaker placement.
In general, make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the R terminal and the speaker on the left
to the L terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/
–
) terminals on the receiver match those on
the speakers.
•
We recommend speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8
Ω
-16
Ω,
Ω,
Ω,
Ω,
Ω,
but you
can change the
speaker impedance setting of the receiver (see page 26).
•
If you only have one surround back speaker hook it up to the left surround back
terminal.
•
If you use a THX certified subwoofer use the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer (if your
subwoofer has one) or switch the filter position to THX on your subwoofer.
memo
PCM/
2
DIGITAL /
DTS/MPEG
OUT1
OUT2
IN
R
L
·
ª
·
ª
R
L
R
R
L
L
(TV/
SAT)
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
(CD-R/
TAPE1)
2
IN
3
(DVD/
LD)
IN
4
(CD)
USB
AUDIO
PLAY
PLAY
CD-R/
TAPE1
VCR1/
DVR
TV/
SAT
IN
DVD/
LD
IN
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
(Single)
(DVD/LD)
(TV/SAT)
FRONT
CENTER
SUR-
ROUND
SUB
WOOFER
PRE OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
MONITOR OUT
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
SURROUND BACK /
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
VCR2
CD
PHONO/
LINE
DIGITAL
AUDIO
AUDIO
VIDEO
IN
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
MONITOR OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
VIDEO
S VIDEO
MD/
TAPE2
REC
REC
AC OUTLET
ASSIGNABLE
MULTI CH IN
SPEAKERS
RS-232C
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
OUT
IN
MONITOR
OUT
CONTROL
75
Ω
ANTENNA
AM LOOP
FM UNBAL
R
L
R
L
R
L
L
R
L
R
L
R
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
REMOTE IN
ASSIGNABLE
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
SUR-
ROUND
FRONT
SUB
WOOF-
ER
CEN-
TER
L
R
L
R
L
R
Å
ı
12V
TRIGGER
(DC OUT12V/
100mA MAX)
INPUT
Powered
subwoofer
Front
speaker
(Left)
Front
speaker
(Right)
TV/monitor
Center
speaker
Surround back
speaker (Right)
Surround back
speaker (Left)
Surround
speaker
(Left)
Surround
speaker
(Right)
7
Speaker terminals
1
Twist exposed wire
strands tightly
together.
2
Loosen speaker terminal
and insert exposed wire.
3
Tighten
terminal.
The speaker terminals also
accept single banana plugs.
(Refer to speaker manual
for details.)
3/8 in(10mm)
Connecting Your Equipment