Onkyo HT-RC270 Instruction Manual page 16

Bi-amping the Front Speakers
The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminal posts can be
used with front speakers and surround back speakers respec-
tively, or bi-amped to provide separate tweeter and woofer feeds
for a pair of front speakers that support bi-amping, providing
improved bass and treble performance.
• When bi-amping is used, the AV receiver is able to drive up to
a 5.1 speaker system in the main room.
• For bi-amping, the FRONT L/R terminal posts connect to the
front speakers' woofer terminals; the SURR BACK L/R ter-
minal posts connect to the front speakers' tweeter terminals.
• Once you've completed the bi-amping connections shown
below and turned on the AV receiver, you must set the
"Speakers Type(Front)" setting to "Bi-Amp" to enable bi-
amping (➔ 44).
Important:
• When making the bi-amping connections, be sure to remove the jumper bars that link the speakers' tweeter (high) and woofer (low)
terminals.
• Bi-amping can be used only with speakers that support bi-amping. Refer to your speaker manual.
Connecting a Power Amplifier
If you want to use a more powerful power amplifier and use the AV receiver as a preamp, connect it to the PRE OUT
jacks, and connect all speakers to the power amplifier.
Note
*1
Specify "None" for the channel that you don't want to output
(➔ 44).
SB···Surround Back, FH···Front High, FW···Front Wide
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PRE OUT
FRONT CENTER SURR
L L
R R
FRONT CENTER SURR SURR BACK OR
FRONT HIGH OR
FRONT WIDE
L L
R R R
aFront left speaker
bCenter speaker
cFront right speaker
dSurround left speaker
eSurround right speaker
fSurround back/Front wide/Front high left speaker
gSurround back/Front wide/Front high right speaker
Right
speaker
Tweeter (high)
Woofer (low)
*1
SB/FH/FW
L
a
R
Power amplifier
L
d f
R
Left
speaker
b c
g e
*1
*1