Connecting An External Amplifier - Yamaha RX-V3800 Owner's Manual

Connections

Connecting an external amplifier

This unit has more than enough power for any home use. However, if you want to add more power to the speaker output
or if you want to use another amplifier, connect an external amplifier to the PRE OUT jacks.
Notes
• When you make connections to the PRE OUT jacks, do not make connections to the SPEAKERS terminals.
• Each PRE OUT jack outputs the same channel signals as the corresponding SPEAKERS terminals.
• Adjust the volume level of the subwoofer with the control on the subwoofer (see page 52).
• Some signals may not be output at the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack depending on the settings for "Speaker Set" (see page 91) and
"Bass Out" (see page 92).
• You can use the automatic setup feature even if you use an external amplifier (see page 37).
1 CENTER PRE OUT jack
Center channel output jack.
2 FRONT PRE OUT jacks
Front channel output jacks.
3 SURROUND PRE OUT jacks
Surround channel output jacks.
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CENTER FRONT SURROUND SINGLE(SB)
SUR.BACK/
SUB
PRESENCE
WOOFER
PRE OUT
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4 SURROUND BACK/PRESENCE PRE OUT
jacks
Surround back or presence channel output jacks. When
you only connect one external amplifier for the surround
back channel, connect it to the SINGLE (SB) jack.
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• Set the "Surround Back" to "Large x2", "Large x1", "Small x2"
or "Small x1" and "Presence" to "None" (see page 92) to output
the surround back channel signals at SURROUND BACK/
PRESENCE PRE OUT jacks.
• Set the "Presence" to "Yes" and "Surround Back" to "None"
(see page 92) to output the presence channel signals at
SURROUND BACK/PRESENCE PRE OUT jacks.
• When "BI-AMP" is set to "ON" (see page 19), this unit output
the front channel audio signals at the SUR.BACK/PRESENCE
PRE OUT jacks.
5 SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack
Connect a subwoofer with a built-in amplifier.
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L
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