Sony STR DA5500ES Operating Instructions - Page 126

Using a bi-amplifier connection If you are not using surround back speakers, you can use the SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS terminals for the front speakers for use with a bi-amplifier connection. To connect speakers Front speaker (R) Front speaker (L) Hi Hi Lo Lo Connect the jacks on the Lo (or Hi) side of the front speakers to the FRONT SPEAKERS A terminals, and connect the jacks on the Hi (or Lo) side of the front speakers to the SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS terminals. Make sure that metal fittings of Hi/Lo attached to the speakers have been removed from the speakers. Not doing so may cause a malfunction of the receiver. To set up speakers 1 Press MENU. The menu is displayed on the TV screen. 2 Press V/v to select " Settings," then press or b. 3 Press V/v to select "Speaker," then press or b. 4 Press V/v to select "Speaker Pattern," then press . 5 Press V/v to select the appropriate speaker pattern so that there are no surround back speakers. 6 Press RETURN/EXIT O. 7 Press V/v to select "Sur Back Assign," then press . 8 Press V/v to select "BI-AMP," then press . The same signals output from the FRONT SPEAKERS A terminals can be output from the SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS terminals. Notes • You cannot use the FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals for a bi-amplifier connection. • When you use the auto calibration function, make the bi-amplifier settings before you perform auto calibration. • If you make the bi-amplifier settings, the speaker level, balance, and equalizer settings of the surround back speakers become invalid, and those of the front speakers are used. • Signals output from the PRE OUT jacks are used with the same settings as those of the SPEAKERS terminals. • If the Speaker Pattern is set to the setting that there are surround back speakers, you cannot make the bi-amplifier settings. 126GB