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Connecting the AV Receiver
—Continued
Speaker Configuration
For the best surround sound experience, you should con-
nect seven speakers and a powered subwoofer.
The following table indicates the channels you should
use depending on the number of speakers that you have.
*If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to
the left (L) SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS terminals.
No matter how many speakers you use, a powered sub-
woofer 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
setup microphone (see page 38).
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.
Connecting a Powered Subwoofer
Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s SUB-
WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on your powered sub-
woofer, as shown. If your subwoofer is unpowered and
you’re using an external amplifier, connect the SUB-
WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on the amp.
Attaching the Speaker Labels
The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals are
color-coded for ease of identification (the negative (–)
speaker terminals are all black).
The supplied speaker 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.
Connecting Your Speakers
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*
✓
2
1
3
4
2
1
3
4
5
7
8
6
5
6
7
8
TV/screen
TV/screen
1. Subwoofer
2. Front left speaker
3. Center speaker
4. Front right speaker
5. Surround left speaker
6. Surround right speaker
7. Surround back left
speaker
8. Surround back right
speaker
Dipole speakers
Normal speakers
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
ZONE 2
SPEAKERS
AV RECEIVER
MODEL NO.
TX-SR
653E
L
R
SURROUND BACK
SPEAKERS
FRONT
SURROUND
CENTER
CD
VIDEO 3
VIDEO 3
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 1
VIDEO 1
IN
OUT
OUT
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
TAPE
SUB
WOOFER
MONITOR
OUT
COAXIAL
OPTI-
CAL
DVD
DVD
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
IN
IN
R
L
R
L
IN 1
IN 1
IN 2
IN 1
IN 2
IN 3
OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
REMOTE
CONTROL
IN 2
IN 3
DIGITAL
V
S
PB
Y
PR
IR IN
12 V TRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2
ANTENNA
FM 75
AM
PRE OUT
ZONE 2
LINEOUT
SUB
WOOFER
R
L
PRE OUT
SUB
WOOFER
LINE INPUT
LINE INPUT
Powered
subwoofer
