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Connecting the speakers
A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone’s home
setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below.
1
The receiver
will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three
speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best.
Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on the left
to the left terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (
+
/
–
) terminals on the receiver match
those on the speakers.
2
You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6
Ω
to 16
Ω
(please see
Switching the speaker impedance
on page 65 if you plan to use speakers with an
impedance of less than 8
Ω
).
Caution
• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker
terminal. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to the receiver.
Note
1 If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see
Speaker Setting
on page 40) to
LARGE
.
2 If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the surround back left (
L
) terminal.
MONITOR OUT
Y
P
B
COAX
OPT
OPT
(CD)
XM
IN
ASSIGNABLE
DIGITAL IN
1
2
(DVD/LD)
(DVR/VCR)
IN
IN
(DVR/VCR)
COAX
(DVD/LD)
1
2
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
(TV/SAT)IN
1
2
(TV/ SAT)
3
AM
LOOP
FM UNBAL
75
Ω
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
MONITOR
OUT
MONITOR OUT
SUB
WOOFER
SURROUND
CEN-
TER
OUT
VIDEO
S-VIDEO
SUB
WOOFER
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
OUT
IN
CD
L
R
DVR /
VCR
DVR /
VCR
TV /
SAT
TV /
SAT
DVD
/LD
DVD
/LD
PLAY
CD-R
/ TAPE
/ MD
FRONT
PREOUT
REC
ANTENNA
DVD 5.1CH INPUT
AC OUTLET
D V D
5.1CH
INPUT
AUDIO
R
L
IN
AUX
COMPONENT VIDEO
ASSIGNABLE
SIRIUS IN
ASSIGNABLE
DIGITAL IN
FRONT
R
L
CENTER
SURROUND
S
P
E
A
K
E
R
S
R
L
SURROUND BACK
A
B
L
R
INPUT
Powered subwoofer
SW
Front speakers
L
R
C
LS
RS
Surround back speakers
SBL
Surround speakers
Center speaker
SBR
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