Connecting Speakers; Connecting To The Speaker Terminals - Onkyo TX-NR1000 Instruction Manual

Connecting Speakers

Connecting to the Speaker Terminals

After determining the layout of your speaker system, it
is now necessary to connect the speakers correctly to
your TX-NR1000/TX-NR5000E.
For the USA and Canadian models, you can also use
banana plugs/connectors.
Caution:
Connect only speakers with an impedance between 4 and
16 Ω to the TX-NR1000/TX-NR5000E. If the impedance
of even one speaker is between 4 and 6 Ω , be sure to set the
speaker impedance setting accordingly (See page 89).
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.
• To prevent circuitry damage, 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-NR1000/TX-NR5000E.
Connecting the Speaker Cable
1. Strip away approx. 5/8 inch (15 mm) of the wire
insulation.
2. Twist the wire ends tightly together.
3. Unscrew the speaker terminal cap.
4. Insert the exposed wire end.
5. Tighten speaker terminal cap.
1 2
5/8"
(15 mm)
3 4 5
Tip:
The terminal wrench that
comes with this unit is a
useful tool for tightening/
loosening the speaker
terminal cap.
Attaching the Speaker Labels
The positive speaker terminals on the TX-NR1000/
TX-NR5000E 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 label
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 right
speaker
R L
SPEAKERS A
Surround
right
speaker
Speaker label
Center
speaker
FRONT R CENTER FRONT L
TX-NR1000/
TX-NR5000E
SURR R SURR BACK R ( ASSIGNABLE ) SURR BACK L ( ASSIGNABLE )
( SINGLE )
Surround Surround
back right back left
speaker speaker
Front left
speaker
SPEAKERS A
SURR L
SPEAKERS A
Surround
left
speaker
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