Speaker Layout; Connecting To The Power Amp; Poa-A1Hd Connection And Operation - Denon AVP-A1HD Owner's Manual

Speaker Layout

The illustration below shows a basic example of installation of the amplifier combined with 8 speakers and
a monitor.
Subwoofer
Front speakers
Place the front speakers to the
sides of the monitor or screen and
as flush with the screen surface as
possible.
Two surround back speakers are required to use the THX Ultra2 Cinema,THX Music mode and THX Games
mode.
Set the surround back speakers so that the distance to the listening position is the same for both the left
and right speakers. It is also recommended that the deviations of the distance from the listening position
to L and R channel speakers (front left (FL) and front right (FR), surround left (SL) and surround right (SR),
surround back left (SBL) and surround back right (SBR)) is less than 60 cm.
The table below shows a typical speaker configuration for the AVP-A1HD.
SURROUND
FRONT
CENTER
L R L
9.1-channels
S S S S
7.1-channels
S S S S
6.1-channels
S S S S
5.1-channels
S S S S
3.1-channels S S S –
2.1-channels – –
S S
2-channels – –
S S
b The AVP-A1HD can be connected to a maximum of 3 subwoofers.
0
Center speaker
Surround back speakers
Surround speakers
SURROUND
SURROUND BACK SUBWOOFER
A B
R L R L R 1 only
–
S S S S S
– – –
S S S
– – – –
S S
– – – – –
S
– – – – – –
– – – – – –
– – – – – –

Connecting to the Power Amp

• Connect the AVP-A1HD pre-out terminal to the power amp (sold separately).
• AVP-A1HD has a RCA pre-out terminal and XLR pre-out terminal. Connect accordingly with the power
amp you want to use.
• The polarity of the XLR pre-out terminal can be switched using GUI menu "Manual Setup" – "Option
Setup" – "XLR Out Polarity" (vpage 38).
• Connect the speakers to the power amp.
• Refer to the owner's manual of each piece of equipment when making connections.

POA-A1HD Connection and Operation

• When connecting the AVP-A1HD to the power amp POA-A1HD with a control link cable (included with
the POA-A1HD), you can perform the following control operations.
POA-A1HD channel input selection and power amp settings
•
Link POA-A1HD to AVP-A1HD On/Standby control
•
Link POA-A1HD meter operation to AVP-A1HD display on/off control (vpage 41)
•
Updating POA-A1HD firmware (vpage 41)
•
• Up to 2 POA-A1HD units can be connected. Refer to the POA-A1HD owner's manual for making
connections and POA-A1HD settings.
• For instructions for connecting speakers, please refer to the POA-A1HD owner's manual.
• When using just one surround back speaker, connect it to the left channel (SBL).
(b)
S
S
S
S
S
S
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