Step 1: Connections; Connecting Speakers; Speaker Layout - Onkyo TX-RZ900 Basic Manual

Step 1:
Connections
1

Connecting speakers

Speaker layout

9
"
'
%
Important: The power cord must be connected only after all other connections are completed.
" # Front speakers
Center speaker
$
% & Surround speakers
Subwoofer
'
7 8 Back speakers
9 F Height speakers (Front High)
G H Height speakers (Rear High)
･ 5.1 ch: "#$%&'
･ 7.1 ch: "#$%&'＋78, or
"#$%&'＋9F, or
"#$%&'＋GH
･ To enjoy the Dolby Atmos listening mode, height speakers or back speakers need to
be installed. There are a variety of height speakers apart from this type. See the next
section "Height speaker types" for details.
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F
#
$
&
H
G
8
7
Characteristics of speaker types
"# output front stereo sound and $
outputs center sound such as dialogs and
vocals. %& create back sound field. '
reproduces bass sounds and creates rich
sound field.
Connecting 78, 9F, or GH speakers
enables playback in 7.1 ch configuration.
78 (back) speakers improve sense of
envelopment created by back sound field
as well as seamlessness of back sounds,
providing more natural sound experiences
in the sound field. 9F and GH (height)
speakers produce surround effects on
a height plane. Note that this unit can
perform optimal sound field processing
for the type of height speakers actually
installed and registered in Initial Setup.
You can connect both back speakers and
height speakers at the same time, but you
can only output audio from one of these at
a time. When connected at the same time,
you can switch speakers to prioritize in the
Quick Setup menu that appears when you
press the Q button on the remote controller
(Speaker Layout function). For details, see
"7 Quick Setup menu" of "Step 3: Playing
Back".
･ The speaker setting is 7.1 channels at
the time of purchase. You can change it
manually or by using automatic speaker
setting.
･ To use the multi-zone function, see "6
Multi-zone" in "Step 3: Playing Back".
Important: Connect speakers with 4 Ω
to 16 Ω impedance. You have to change
the setting if any of the speakers have 4
Ω or more to less than 6 Ω impedance.
Using a speaker with less impedance
than the setting may result in failure.
You can set up by viewing the guidance
displayed on the TV screen. Select the
item with the cursor buttons of the remote
controller and press ENTER to confirm
your selection. To return to the previous
screen, press RETURN. Press RCV and
then SETUP on the remote controller.
Select "2. Speaker" - "Configuration" -
"Speaker Impedance" and change the
default value from "6ohms" to "4ohms".