Connections; Connecting The Av Receiver; Connecting Your Speakers - Onkyo TX-NR626 Owner's Manual

Connections

Connecting the AV
Receiver

Connecting Your Speakers

Front speakers
Center speaker
Surround speakers
Subwoofer(s)
Surround back speakers
Front high speakers
Speaker Configuration
The following table indicates the channels you should
use depending on the number of speakers that you
have.
No matter how many speakers you use, a powered
subwoofer is recommended for a really powerful and
solid bass.
To get the best from your surround sound system,
you need to set the speaker settings automatically
(➔ page 24) or manually (➔ page
Number of speakers
Front speakers
Center speaker
Surround speakers
Surround back speaker *1
Surround back speakers *1
Front high speakers *1
Speaker Configuration
5.1-channel:
7.1-channel:
7.1-channel:
*1 Front high and surround back speakers cannot be used
at the same time.
Using Powered Subwoofers
1/3 of wall
position
En-12
To find the best position for your subwoofer, while
playing a movie or some music with good bass,
experiment by placing your subwoofer at various
positions within the room, and choose the one that
provides the most satisfying results.
You can connect the powered subwoofer with two
SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jacks respectively.
The same signal is output from each jack.
Tip
55). • If your subwoofer is unpowered and you're using an
external amplifier, connect the subwoofer pre out jack to an
2 3 4 5 6 7 7
input on the amplifier.
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Attaching the Speaker Cable Labels
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The speaker terminals are color-coded for
✔
identification purpose.
✔
Speaker
✔
Front left, Front high left, Zone 2 left
Front right, Front high right, Zone 2
right
Center
+
Surround left
+
Surround right
Surround back left
Surround back right
The supplied speaker cable labels are also color-
coded and you should attach them to the positive (+)
side of each speaker cable in accordance with the
table above. Then all you need to do is to match the
color of each label to the corresponding speaker
terminal.
Corner
position

Connections

Color
White
Red
Green
Blue
Gray
Brown
Tan