Btl Connections Using Two Power Amplifiers - Sony TA-N9000ES Operating Instructions Manual

BTL Connections Using Two Power Amplifiers

Make the following connections if you need more power
than provided by the normal connections.
Use one power amplifier for the front and center speakers,
and one for the rear speakers. Make BTL connections to
the front and rear speakers.
Right (R)
Front Speaker
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TA-N9000ES
Set
OPERATION
to
"BTL 2 + 1ch"
OPERATION
BTL 2 + 1ch
S-LINK
CTRL A1 REAR
R
TA-N9000ES
S-LINK
CTRL A1 REAR
R
TA-E9000ES AV Control Amplifier
MIC IN AC-3 RF OPTICAL
IN
ANALIZER LD
y
SIGNAL GND
L
R
IN IN IN REC OUT
PHONO TUNER CD MD/DAT
z
If you also want to make BTL connections to the center speaker
Use three power amplifiers. Make BTL connections between the center speaker and the third power amplifier using one set of FRONT
SPEAKERS terminals. When making these connections, you should also connect a commercially available short plug to the other (unused)
FRONT SPEAKERS terminals.
10 US
Left (L)
Front Speaker
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FRONT SPEAKERS
+ –
R
( + )
BTL
( – )
+ –
R
REAR SPEAKERS
INPUT OPERATION
CENTER FRONT EXTRA 2CH
NORMAL BTL
L R L R L
FRONT SPEAKERS
+ –
R
( + )
BTL
( – )
+ –
R
REAR SPEAKERS
INPUT OPERATION
FRONT EXTRA 2CH
CENTER
NORMAL BTL
L R L R L
COAXIAL OPTICAL OPTICAL OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL OPTICAL COAXIAL
IN IN OUT IN IN IN IN IN IN
CD MD/DAT TV/DBS DVD LD
IN IN IN OUT IN OUT
IN REC OUT IN IN IN IN REC OUT IN REC OUT
TAPE TV/DBS DVD LD VIDEO 3 VIDEO 2
Be sure the OPERATION selector on the rear panel is set
to BTL. In addition, set the SPEAKER IMPEDANCE
selector to the top position.
Right (R)
Center
Speaker Rear Speaker
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See page 5
– +
L
( + )
NORMAL BTL
BTL
USE USE
4 MIN 8 MIN
( – )
– + – +
L
CENTER SPEAKER SPEAKER IMPEDANCE
Set to BTL
OPERATION
NORMAL BTL
See page 5
– +
L
( + )
NORMAL BTL
BTL USE USE
4 MIN 8 MIN
( – )
– + – +
L
CENTER SPEAKER SPEAKER IMPEDANCE
Set to BTL
OPERATION
NORMAL BTL
MONITOR
AC OUTLET
CTRL A1
CTRL S
RS-232C
S-LINK IN
PROCESSOR
VIDEO
IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT OUT
S-VIDEO
L
AUDIO CENTER
R
IN REC OUT IN FRONT REAR WOOFER
VIDEO 1 PRE OUT
Left (L)
Rear Speaker
Active Woofer
INPUT
AUDIO IN
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NORMAL BTL
USE USE
8 MIN 16 MIN
NORMAL BTL
USE USE
Set
8 MIN 16 MIN
OPERATION
to
"BTL 2ch"
OPERATION
BTL 2ch
When making BTL
connections as shown in
this illustration, the
gain level on the
TA-N9000ES center
speaker output drops
about 6 dB compared to
the output of the other
speakers. When this
happens, raise the level
of the center speaker on
the TA-E9000ES and
adjust the volume
accordingly.