Connecting Speakers; Connecting The Speaker Cable; Connecting A Subwoofer - Onkyo TX-DS989 Instruction Manual

Connecting speakers

Connecting speakers
Notes:
• The TX-DS989 is designed to produce optimum sound quality
when speakers with impedances within the specified ranges
are connected. Check the following information and choose
speakers with appropriate impedances for the connections.
CAUTION:
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE
6 min. per each speaker terminal.
• When you are using only one
speaker or when you wish to
listen to monaural (mono)
sound, a single speaker should
never be connected in parallel
to both the right and left-
channel terminals
simultaneously.
• To prevent damage to
circuitry, never short-
circuit the positive (+) and
negative (–) speaker wire.
Subwoofer
R L C PRE OUT
AMP
IN
1
SUB
FRONT
WOOFER
AM
ANT.
2
SURR
R L
ZONE 2
SURR
FM
BACK
ANT.
75
VIDEO
OUT
MULTI
CHANNEL
INPUT
TAPE
1 I N
VIDEO
OUT
TAPE
I N
2
VIDEO
I N
VIDEO
C D
RS 232
I N
PHONO
VIDEO
R L
GND R L
NO!
+ – – + + – – +
R L R L
NO!
Surround Surround
left back left
speaker speaker
+ +
– –
VIDEO S VIDEO
AC-3
1
RF COMPONENT
VIDEO
MONITOR
OUT
DIGITAL
Y
2 OUTPUT
( COAXIAL )
1
OUT
DIGITAL
SURROUND ( SURR )
INPUT
( COAXIAL )
SPEAKERS
2
OUT
BACK
1
L
3
IN
4
OUT
BACK
R
2
5
IN
DIGITAL L
IN
OUTPUT
3
( OPTICAL )
1
IN
4
DIGITAL
INPUT
2
( OPTICAL )
R
IN
5
3
DVD
CAUTION:SPEAKER IMPEDANCE
IN
6 OHMS MIN. PER EACH
SPEAKER TERMINAL
VIDEO S VIDEO

Connecting the speaker cable

1. Strip away 5/8" of wire insulation.
2. Twist wire ends very tight.
3. Unscrew
4. Insert wire
5. Screw
1
5/8"
3

Connecting a subwoofer

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. The
output to PRE OUT SUBWOOFER 1 and PRE OUT
SUBWOOFER 2 is the same.
Surround Surround
back right right
speaker speaker
+ – + –
INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3
P P Y P P Y P
B R B R B
AV RECEIVER
TX-DS989
MODEL NO.
+ –
Front left
speaker
2
4 5
AC 120V 60Hz
SWITCHED
AC OUTLETS TOTAL 120W 1A MAX.
OUTPUT
P Y P P
R B R
L
FRONT
SPEAKERS
R
CAUTION:
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE
6 OHMS MIN. PER EACH
SPEAKER TERMINAL
CENTER
SPEAKER
IR IN
MAIN ZONE 2
+ – + –
Center Front right
speaker speaker
AC
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