Connecting Your Speakers; Speaker Configuration; Attaching Speaker Labels - Onkyo TX-SR603X Instruction Manual

Connecting the AV Receiver

Connecting Your Speakers

Speaker Configuration
For the best surround sound experience, you should con-
nect seven speakers and a powered subwoofer.
The following table indicates the channels you should
use depending on the number of speakers that you have.
Number of speakers: 2
✓
Front left
✓
Front right
Center
Surround left
Surround right
Surround back
Surround back left*
Surround back right*
*If you're using only one surround back speaker, connect it to
the left (L) SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS terminals.
No matter how many speakers you use, a powered sub-
woofer 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 by using the supplied
setup microphone (see page 38).
Using Dipole Speakers
You can use dipole speakers for the surround left and
right and surround back left and right speakers. Dipole
speakers output the same sound in two directions.
Dipole speakers typically have an arrow printed on them to
indicate how they should be positioned. The surround left
and right dipole speakers should be positioned so that their
arrows point toward the TV/screen, while the surround
back left and right dipole speakers should be positioned so
that their arrows point toward each other, as shown.
Dipole speakers
1
TV/screen
2 3 4
5 6
7 8
1. Subwoofer
2. Front left speaker
3. Center speaker
4. Front right speaker
5. Surround left speaker
3 4 5 6 7
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Normal speakers
1
TV/screen
2 3 4
5 6
7 8
6. Surround right speaker
7. Surround back left
speaker
8. Surround back right
speaker
Connecting a Powered Subwoofer
Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver's SUB-
WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on your powered sub-
woofer, as shown. If your subwoofer is unpowered and
you're using an external amplifier, connect the SUB-
WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on the amp.
IR IN
12 V TRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2
Powered
DIGITAL
COAXIAL
IN 1
COMPONENT VIDEO
subwoofer
IN 3 IN 2
Y
IN 2
OPTI-
P B
CAL
IN 1
P
R
IN 2
IN 3
IN
L
OUT
R
REMOTE
CONTROL
LINE INPUT
CD
LINE INPUT
Attaching the Speaker Labels
The AV receiver's positive (+) speaker terminals are
color-coded for ease of identification (the negative (–)
speaker terminals are all black).
Speaker terminal
Front left, Zone 2 left
Front right, Zone 2 right
Center
Surround left
Surround right
Surround back left
Surround back right
The supplied speaker labels are also color-coded and you
should attach them to the positive (+) side of each
speaker cable in accordance with the above table. Then
all you need to do is to match the color of each label to
the corresponding speaker terminal.
AV RECEIVER
MODEL NO. TX-SR 603X
ZONE 2 SURROUND BACK
SPEAKERS SPEAKERS
ANTENNA AM FM 75
IN 1 OUT
L
MONITOR
VIDEO 3 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD OUT
L
V
R
R
S
IN OUT IN OUT IN IN ZONE 2
LINEOUT PRE OUT
OUT IN IN OUT IN OUT IN FRONT SURROUND CENTER
SUB
L
WOOFER
R
SUB
WOOFER
TAPE VIDEO 3 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD
PRE OUT
SUB
WOOFER
Color
White
Red
Green
Blue
Gray
Brown
Tan
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