Sony STR-DA5ES Operating Instructions - Page 18

Another room hookups, Speaker impedance

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Speaker system hookup (continued) Another room hookups You can connect the speakers to use in another room to the SPEAKERS 3RD ROOM jacks (STR-DA5ES) or the SPEAKERS 2ND ROOM jacks (STR-DA3ES). Make sure to connect correctly as indicated on the rear panel. VIDEO 2 CONTROL S S2 VIDEO OUT IN VIDEO 1 OUT S2 VIDEO OUT IN IMPEDANCE USE 4-16Ω CTRL A1 + R FRONT L VIDEO OUT IN VIDEO OUT IN 2ND ROOM - AUDIO OUT IN AUDIO OUT IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT R FRONT L SPEAKERS 3RD ROOM R L + FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK SUB WOOFER CENTER SPEAKERS R SURROUND L R SURROUND L CENTER SURR BACK AC OUTLET + SURR BACK R SURR BACK L - CENTER SURR BACK IMPEDANCE SELECTOR 4 Ω 8 Ω PRE OUT - R L A E 3rd or 2nd room speaker (R) Ee A 3rd or 2nd room speaker (L) e Speaker impedance To enjoy multi channel surround, connect front, center, surround, and surround back speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or higher, and set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to "8Ω". Check the operating instructions supplied with your speakers if you're not sure of their impedance. (This information is usually printed on a label on the back of the speaker.) You may connect a pair of speakers with a nominal impedance between 4 and 8 ohms to all of the speaker terminals. However, even if one speaker within this range is connected, set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to "4Ω". 18 Note Be sure to turn the power off when setting the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR.

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Another room hookups
You can connect the speakers to use in another room to the SPEAKERS 3RD ROOM jacks
(STR-DA5ES) or the SPEAKERS 2ND ROOM jacks (STR-DA3ES). Make sure to connect correctly
as indicated on the rear panel.
E
e
E
e
A
A
AC
OUTLET
L
R
L
R
+
+
FRONT
SURROUND
CENTER
SURR BACK
L
R
L
R
FRONT
SURROUND
CENTER
SURR BACK
L
R
+
L
R
SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
3RD ROOM
IMPEDANCE USE 4-16
IMPEDANCE SELECTOR
4
8
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
CTRL
A1
VIDEO
VIDEO
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
S2 VIDEO
S2 VIDEO
AUDIO
AUDIO
SUB WOOFER
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO
OUT
PRE OUT
FRONT
SURROUND
SURR BACK
CENTER
2ND
ROOM
OUT
CONTROL S
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 1
SURR
BACK
R
SURR
BACK
L
Speaker impedance
To enjoy multi channel surround, connect front,
center, surround, and surround back speakers
with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or higher,
and set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to
“8
”. Check the operating instructions
supplied with your speakers if you’re not sure
of their impedance.
(This information is
usually printed on a label on the back of the
speaker.)
You may connect a pair of speakers with a
nominal impedance between 4 and 8 ohms to
all of the speaker terminals. However, even if
one speaker within this range is connected, set
the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to “4
”.
Note
Be sure to turn the power off when setting the
IMPEDANCE SELECTOR.
3rd or 2nd room
speaker (R)
3rd or 2nd room
speaker (L)
Speaker system hookup (continued)