Connecting Speakers; Using The Speaker Cable Labels - Onkyo TX-NR801 Instruction Manual

Connecting Speakers

After determining the layout of your speaker system, it
is now necessary to connect the speakers correctly to
your TX-NR801/TX-NR801E.
For the USA and Canadian models, you can also use
banana plugs/connectors.
Caution:
Connect only speakers with an impedance between 4 and
16 Ω to the TX-NR801/TX-NR801E. If the impedance of
even one speaker is between 4 and 6 Ω, be sure to set the
speaker impedance setting accordingly (See page 30).
Notes:
• Even if you are using only one speaker or listening to
monaural (mono) sound, never connect a single speaker
in parallel to both the right and left-channel terminals.
R L
+
–
R L
• To prevent damage to circuitry,
never short-circuit the positive (+)
and negative (–) speaker wire.
• Be sure to connect the positive and
negative cables for the speakers
properly. If they are mixed up, the
left and right signals will be reversed
and the audio will sound unnatural.
Use the PRE OUT
SUBWOOFER jack to connect
a subwoofer with a built-in
power amplifier. If your
subwoofer does not have a
built-in amplifier, connect an
amplifier to the PRE OUT
SUBWOOFER jack and the
subwoofer to the amplifier.
DIGITAL
IN
COAX FRONT
1
SUB
2
SURR
3
SURR
BACK/
OPT
ZONE 2
1
FRONT
Connecting the speaker cable
2
R
SUB
1. Strip away approx. 5/8 inch (15 mm) of
3
the wire insulation.
SURR
DIGITAL
OUT 2. Twist the wire ends tightly together.
OPT
1
3. Unscrew the speaker terminal cap. SURR
BACK
4. Insert the exposed wire end.
2
GND
5. Screw down the speaker terminal cap.
1
5/8"
(15mm)
18
R
+ +
– –
R
Subwoofer
PRE OUT
AUDIO VIDEO
R L ANTENNA
CENTER
AM
OUT
R L
IN
R L
FM
OUT
75
MULTI CH
IN
INPUT
AUDIO
L
L
R
CENTER
PHONO OUT
IN
CD IN
IN
R L
OUT
IN
TAPE
IN
IN
R L R L
AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO
2 3 4
• Do not connect more than one speaker cable to one
speaker terminal. Doing so may damage the
TX-NR801/TX-NR801E.
• Connect either your surround back speakers or the
speakers you will be using in the remote zone (Zone
2) to the SURR BACK/ZONE 2 SPEAKERS
terminals (See page 66).

Using the Speaker Cable Labels

The positive speaker terminals on the TX-NR801/
TX-NR801E are color coded for easy identification.
Attach the supplied speaker labels to the speaker cables,
and then match the colors on the speaker cables to the
corresponding terminals.
Speaker cable label
L
+
–
L
TX-NR801/TX-NR801E
The speaker channels are colored as follows:
Front left speaker (+): White
Front right speaker (+): Red
Center speaker (+): Green
Surround left speaker (+): Blue
Surround right speaker (+): Grey
Surround back/Zone 2 left speaker (+): Brown
Surround back/Zone 2 right speaker (+): Tan
Front Front
right left
speaker speaker
COMPONENT
S VIDEO
VIDEO
OUTPUT
MONITOR
OUT
Y
ZONE 2 P
B
DVD P
R
INPUT 1
Y
ETHERNET
VIDEO 1
( Net-Tune )
CENTER
P
B
SPEAKER
P
R
CAUTION:
SPEAKER
VIDEO 2
INPUT 2
IMPEDANCE
Y
4 OHMS MIN. OR
6 OHMS MIN.
/SPEAKER
SEE INSTRUCTION
VIDEO 3 P
B
MANUAL FOR
CORRECT SETTINGS.
VIDEO 4 P
R
S VIDEO
5
Center
speaker
Speaker cable label
Surround
right
speaker
FRONT SPEAKERS SURR SPEAKERS
R L R L
SURR
BACK/
ZONE 2
SPEAKERS
L
R
I R
AV RECEIVER
IN MODEL NO.
REMOTE
CONTROL
OUT
Surround
back
right
speaker
Surround
left
speaker
AC OUTLETS
AC 120 V 60 Hz
SWITCHED
TOTAL 120W 1A MAX.
VOLTAGE
SELECTOR
120V
TX-NR 801
220-230V
Surround
back left
speaker