Connecting Your Speakers - Onkyo TX-SR501E Instruction Manual

Installing Your Speakers—Continued

Connecting Your Speakers

Before you connect your speakers, read the following:
• Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet.
• Read the instructions supplied with your speakers.
• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other
words, connect positive (+) terminals only to positive (+)
terminals, and negative (–) terminals only to negative (–)
terminals. If you get them the wrong way around, the
sound will be out of phase and will sound odd.
• Only use speakers with an impedance of between 6 and 16
ohms. Connecting speakers with an impedance of less than
6 ohms may damage your TX-SR501/TX-SR501E.
• Unnecessarily long, or very thin speaker cables may affect
the sound quality and should be avoided.
• Be careful not to short the positive and
negative connections. Doing so may
damage your TX-SR501/TX-SR501E.
• Don't connect more than one cable to
each speaker terminal. Doing so may
damage your TX-SR501/TX-SR501E.
• If you want to connect a single speaker instead of a pair of
speakers, don't connect it to both the left and right speaker
terminals.
L
R
The following illustration shows which speakers should be connected to which terminals.
The SUBWOOFER PRE
OUT should be connected
to the input on your active
subwoofer. If your
COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA
VIDEO 1 / 2 / 3 DVD IN OUT
IN
subwoofer doesn't have an
Y
amp built-in, you'll need to
P
use an external amp. See B
the manual supplied with
P
R
your subwoofer for more REMOTE
DIGITAL INPUT CONTROL
OPTICAL COAXIAL
information.
2 1
IN OUT IN
L
L
SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT
R
R
CD TAPE
L
R
Active Front-
sub- right
woofer speaker
FM
AM
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VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD MONITOR
OUT
IN OUT IN IN
VIDEO
S VIDEO
IN OUT IN FRONT SURR CENTER
L
R
SUB
VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1
WOOFER
DVD
Connecting Speaker Set A
1
Strip 5/8" (15 mm) of insu-
lation from the ends of the
speaker cables, and twist
the bare wires tightly, as
shown.
2 Unscrew the terminal.
3
Fully insert the wire.
4 Screw the terminal tight.
Connecting Speaker Set B
1 Strip 3/8" (10 mm) of insu-
lation from the ends of the
speaker cables, and twist
the bare wires tightly, as
shown.
2 While pressing the lever, insert
the wire into the hole, and then
release the lever.
Make sure that the terminals are
gripping the bare wires, not the insu-
lation.
Speakers Set A
Front- Surround- Surround-
left right
speaker speaker speaker
FRONT FRONT SURROUND
SPEAKERS B SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS A
L L
L
R R
R
Front- Front-
right left
speaker speaker
Speakers Set B
5/8" (15 mm)
3/8" (10 mm)
Center Surround-
left speaker back
speaker
AC OUTLET
AC 120 V 60 Hz
CENTER
SWITCHED
SPEAKER
120 W 1 A MAX.
SURROUND BACK
SPEAKER
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