Installation— Continued
3. With the wires connected to your speakers, connect each wire to the appropriate output termi-
nal on your receiver or amplifier. Repeat this step for each speaker to be hooked up. Your receiver
or amplifier will specify which terminals are for which speakers. Remember that the left and right
front speakers are the speakers on your left and right when you are facing them. The right and left
rear channels are the speakers on your left and right as you are facing the front. As before, make
sure that there are no loose wire strands that can make contact with another wire or terminal.
4. Double check your wiring. In home theater systems there is a lot of wiring necessary, making it
easy to make a mistake (this happens to the best of us). We highly suggest taking an extra moment
to check each connection to make sure all channels are in phase (see Phasing above).
The illustration above shows the rear of a typical 5.1 A/V receiver. Many current receivers have 7.1
or 7.2 capability. You can use either a 5.1 or 7.2 A/V receiver with your 5.1 system. We suggest you
refer to your A/V receiver’s owners manual. Hopefully it won’t seem like it’s written in a foreign lan-
guage. It will show you your receiver’s layout for your speaker connections. Some people will ask:
“What does the .1 mean in 5.1 and 7.1?” The number after the decimal place indicates the number
of subwoofers. A 5.1 system has 5 speakers plus one subwoofer. A 7.1 system has 7 speakers plus 1
subwoofer. Taken further, a 7.2 system has 7 speakers plus 2 subwoofers. If you see an additional
number after the subwoofer number such as 5.2.4, the ‘4’ is the number of Dolby Atmos or DTS:X
speakers.
With a 5.1 system, you will connect your front speakers to the left, right, and center speakers to the
appropriate speaker connectors. Obviously, the surround speakers will be connected to the sur-
round terminals. With a 7.1 system, you’ll connect 2 additional speakers to the back or rear termi-
nals.
All popular brands of receivers have a customer support number where you can receive help setting
up and adjusting your system. Check their website for their support number.
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5.1, 7.1 and 7.2 system installation
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