About Home Theater; Connecting The Speakers - Onkyo HTP-440 Instruction Manual

5.1ch home theater speaker package
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About Home Theater

Enjoying Home Theater
The HTP-440's great sound means that you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own
home—just like being in a movie theater or concert hall.
Center speaker (SKC-330XC)
This speaker enhances the front left and right
speakers, making sound movements distinct and
providing a full sound image. In movies it's used
mainly for dialog.
Position it close to your TV facing forward at about
ear level, or at the same height as the front left and
right speakers.
Put it somewhere where it won't slide
around or fall.
Subwoofer (SKW-150X)
The subwoofer handles the bass sounds of
the LFE (Low-Frequency Effects) channel.
The volume and quality of the bass output
from your subwoofer will depend on its posi-
tion, the shape of your listening room, and
your listening position. In general, a good
bass sound can be
obtained by
installing the
subwoofer in a
front corner, or
at one-third the
width of the wall,
as shown.
1/3 room
length

Connecting the Speakers

Read the following before connecting your speakers:
• Turn off your amp before making any connections.
• Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before
making any connections.
• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. Connect
positive (+) terminals to only positive (+) terminals,
and negative (–) terminals to only negative (–) termi-
nals. If the speakers are wired incorrectly, the sound
will be out of phase and will sound unnatural.
• Be careful not to short the positive
and negative wires. Doing so may
damage your amp.
Connecting the Speaker Cables
Use the cables to connect each speaker's input
terminals to the corresponding speaker output
terminals on your receiver.
To make a connection, while pressing
the terminal lever, insert the wire into
the hole, and then release the lever.
Make sure that the terminals are grip-
ping the bare wires, not the insulation.
Front left and right speakers (SKF-330XF)
These output the overall sound. Their role in a home theater is
to provide a solid anchor for the sound image. They should be
positioned facing the listener at about ear level, and equidis-
tant from the TV. Angle them inward so as to create a triangle,
with the listener at the apex.
Left
Surround left and right speakers (SKM-330XS)
Corner
These speakers are used for precise sound positioning
and to add realistic ambience. Position them at the sides of
the listener, or slightly behind, about 60–100 cm above ear
level. Ideally they should be equidistant from the listener.
Connecting the Subwoofer
Using the supplied RCA cable, connect the sub-
woofer's LINE INPUT to your receiver's SUB-
WOOFER PREOUT.
LINE
INPUT
Subwoofer
Right
Surround
left
speaker
Blue
PRE OUT
SUB
WOOFER
Red
White
Front right
Front left
Center speaker
speaker
speaker
Surround
right
speaker
Gray
Green
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