Onkyo HT-S7100 Instruction Manual page 15

Connecting Your Speakers—Continued
Speaker Configuration
For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need
seven speakers and a powered subwoofer.
The following table shows which channels you should
use based on the number of speakers you have.
Number of speakers: 2
✓
Front left
✓
Front right
Center
Surround left
Surround right
Surround back*
Surround back left
Surround back right
* If you're using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the
SURR BACK L terminals.
No matter how many speakers you use, a powered sub-
woofer is recommended for a powerful and solid bass.
To get the best from your surround-sound system, you
must set the speaker settings. You can do this automati-
cally (see page 38) or manually (see page 72).
Using Dipole Speakers
You can use dipole speakers for the surround left and
right and surround back left and right 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 left
and right dipole speakers should be positioned so that their
arrows point toward your TV or screen, while the surround
back left and right dipolar speakers should be positioned
so that their arrows point toward each other, as shown.
Dipole speakers
1
TV/screen
2 3 4
5
6
7 8
1. Subwoofer
2. Front left speaker
3. Center speaker
4. Front right speaker
5. Surround left speaker
3 4 5 6 7
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Normal speakers
1
TV/screen
3 4
2
5
6
7 8
6. Surround right speaker
7. Surround back left
speaker
8. Surround back right
speaker
Connecting a Powered Subwoofer
Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver's PRE
OUT: SUBWOOFER to the input on your powered sub-
woofer. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you're
using an external amplifier, connect the PRE OUT: SUB-
WOOFER to the amp's input.
IN 4 (GAME/TV) IN 3
Powered
DIGITAL IN COMPONENT VIDEO
1
(DVD)
subwoofer
COAXIAL
2
(CBL/SAT)
ASSIGNABLE
1
(GAME/TV)
OPTICAL
IN 2 IN 1(DVD)
ASSIGNABLE
2
(CD)
IN
L
R
LINE INPUT
REMOTE
CONTROL
CD
LINE INPUT
Attaching the Speaker Labels
The AV receiver's positive (+) speaker terminals are all
red. (The negative (–) speaker terminals are all black.)
Speaker
Front left
Front right
Center
Surround left
Surround right
Surround back left
Surround back right
The supplied speaker labels are color-coded and you
should attach them to the positive (+) side of each
speaker cable in accordance with the above table. All you
need to do then is to match the color of each label to the
corresponding speaker terminal.
HDMI
ASSIGNABLE
AM
(CBL/SAT) IN 2 (VCR/DVR) IN 1 (DVD) OUT SIRIUS SURR BACK SPEAKERS
SURR SPEA
Bi-AMP for FRONT SPEAKERS
L
Y
ANTENNA
MONITOR
GAME/TV CBL/SAT VCR/DVR DVD
OUT FM
C B/ P B
75
V V R
C R/ P R
S S
OUT
IN IN IN IN
OUT
ZONE 2
PRE OUT
OUT IN IN IN OUT IN FRONT SURR CENTER SURR BACK LINE OUT
SUB
L L WOOFER
R R
SUB
WOOFER
TAPE GAME/TV CBL/SAT VCR/DVR DVD
PRE OUT
SUB
WOOFER
Color
White
Red
Green
Blue
Gray
Brown
Tan
L
R
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