Speaker Connection Precautions; Making The Connections - Onkyo HTX-22HDXPAW Instruction Manual

Connecting the Speakers

Speaker Connection Precautions

Read the following before connecting your
speakers:
• Disconnect the power cord from the wall
outlet before making any connections.
• Connect only speakers with an impedance
of 6 ohms or higher.
• Read the instructions supplied with your
speakers.
• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polar-
ity. Connect positive (+) terminals to only
positive (+) terminals, and negative (–) ter-
minals to only negative (–) terminals. If
you get them the wrong way around, the
sound will be out of phase and will sound
unnatural.
• Unnecessarily long or very thin speaker
cables may affect the sound quality and
should be avoided.
• Be careful not to short
the positive and nega-
tive wires. Doing so
may damage the
HTX-22HDX.
• Don't connect more than one cable to each
speaker terminal. Doing so may damage
the HTX-22HDX.
• Don't connect a speaker to several termi-
nals.
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Making the Connections

1
Remove the pre-
cut insulation from
the ends of the
speaker cables,
and twist the bare
wires tightly.
2
Push the lever to open
the hole, insert the
bare wire into the hole,
and then release the
lever.
Make sure that the speaker terminals are grip-
ping the bare wires, not the insulation.