Connecting Speakers; Using The Speaker Labels - Onkyo TX-NR900E Instruction Manual

Connecting speakers

Connecting speakers
After determining the layout of your speaker system, it is now
necessary to connect the speakers correctly to your TX-NR900/900E.
Caution:
Connect only speakers with an impedance between 4 and 16 Ω to
the TX-NR900/900E. If the impedance of even one speaker is
between 4 and 6 Ω, be sure to set the speaker impedance setting
accordingly (see page 46).
Notes:
• Even if you are using only one speaker or listening to monaural
(mono) sound, never connect a single speaker in parallel to both
the right and left-channel terminals.
SPEAKERS
– +
L L
R R
– +
• To prevent damage to circuitry,
never short-circuit the positive (+)
and negative (–) speaker wire.
• Be sure to connect the positive and negative cables for the
speakers properly. If they are mixed up, the left and right signals
will be reversed and the audio will sound unnatural.
• Do not connect more than one speaker cable to one speaker
terminal. Doing so may damage the TX-NR900/900E.
• Connect either your surround back speakers or the speakers you
will be using in the remote zone (Zone 2) to the SURR BACK
SPEAKERS/ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals (see page 47).
Use the PRE OUT SUBWOOFER
jack to connect a subwoofer with a
built-in power amplifier. If your
subwoofer does not have a built-in
amplifier, connect an amplifier to
the PRE OUT SUBWOOFER jack
and the subwoofer to the amplifier.
DIGITAL PRE OUT
INPUT R L ANTENNA
COAX FRONT
1
SUB CENTER
2
SURR
3
SURR
R L
BACK/
OPT
ZONE 2
1
Connecting the speaker cable
FRONT
MULTI CH
2
INPUT
AUDIO
R L
R
1. Strip away approx. 5/8 inch (15 mm) of
SUB
CENTER
3
the wire insulation.
SURR
4
2. Twist the wire ends tightly together.
R L
OPT
3. Unscrew the speaker terminal cap.
1
SURR
BACK
4. Insert the exposed wire end.
2
GND
5. Screw down the speaker terminal cap. R
DIGITAL AUDIO
OUTPUT
1 2
5/8"
(15mm)
SPEAKERS
– +
L L
R R
– +
NO!
Front right
Subwoofer
COMPONENT
AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO
MONITOR
OUT
R L
AM
OUT ZONE 2
IN DVD
FM
OUT
75
VIDEO 1
IN
L
PHONO OUT
VIDEO 2
CD IN
OUT
IN VIDEO 3
TAPE
VIDEO 4
IN
IN
L R L
AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO
3 4 5

Using the speaker labels

The positive speaker terminals on the TX-NR900/900E are color
coded for easy identification. Attach the supplied speaker labels to
the speaker cables, and then match the colors on the speaker cables
to the corresponding terminals.
Speaker cable label
TX-NR900/900E
The speaker channels are colored as follows:
Front left speaker (+): White
Front right speaker (+): Red
Center speaker (+): Green
Surround left speaker (+): Blue
Surround right speaker (+): Grey
Surround back/Zone 2 left speaker (+): Brown
Surround back/Zone 2 right speaker (+): Tan
Front left Surround right
speaker speaker
VIDEO
FRONT SPEAKERS
OUTPUT
R L
Y
P
B
P
R
INPUT 1
Y
ETHERNET
[NET-TUNE]
CENTER
P
B
SPEAKER
CAUTION :
SPEAKER
IMPEDANCE
P
R
4 OHMS MIN. OR
6 OHMS MIN.
INPUT 2
/SPEAKER
Y
SEE INSTRUCTION
I R
MANUAL FOR
CORRECT SETTINGS.
IN
P
B
OUT
P
R
Center Surround Back
speaker right speaker
Speaker
Speaker cable label
Surround left
speaker speaker
SURR SPEAKERS
R L
AC OUTLETS
AC 120 V 60 Hz
SWITCHED
TOTAL 120W 1A MAX.
SURR
BACK/
ZONE 2
SPEAKERS
L
R
12V TRIGGER OUT
AV RECEIVER
TX -NR
MODEL NO.
ZONE 2
REMOTE
CONTROL
Surround Back
left speaker
900
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