Onkyo HT-RC270 Instruction Manual page 15

Using Dipole Speakers
You can use dipole speakers for the surround and surround
back 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 dipole
speakers should be positioned so that their arrows point
toward the TV/screen, while the surround back dipole speak-
ers should be positioned so that their arrows point toward
each other, as shown.
ab Front speakers
c
Center speaker
de Surround speakers
f
Subwoofer(s)
gh Surround back speakers
ij Front high speakers
kl Front wide speakers
Connecting a Powered Subwoofer
Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver's
SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack to an input on
your powered subwoofer, as shown. If your sub-
woofer is unpowered and you're using an external
amplifier, connect the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT
jack to an input on the amp.
You can connect the powered subwoofer with two
SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jacks respectively.
The same signal is output from each jack.
Dipole speakers
i
f
TV/screen
k a c b
d
g
Powered subwoofer
LINE INPUT LINE INPUT
LINE INPUT
LINE INPUT
Normal speakers
j i
f
f
TV/screen
l k a c
e d
h g
j
f
b l
e
h
En
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