Bi-Amping The Front Speakers - Onkyo TX-SR605 User Manual

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Bi-amping the Front Speakers

The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminal posts
can be used with front speakers and surround back
speakers respectively, or bi-amped to provide separate
tweeter and woofer feeds for a pair of front speakers that
support bi-amping, providing improved bass and treble
performance.
• When bi-amping is used, the AV receiver/AV ampli-
fier is able to drive up to 5.1 speakers in the main
room.
• For bi-amping, the FRONT L/R terminal posts con-
nect to the front speakers' tweeter terminals. And the
SURR BACK L/R terminal posts connect to the front
speakers' woofer terminals.
• Once you've completed the bi-amping connections
shown below and turned on the AV receiver/AV
amplifier, you must set the Speaker Type setting to Bi-
Amp to enable biamping (see page 51).
Important:
• When making the bi-amping connections, be sure
to remove the jumper bars that link the speakers'
tweeter (high) and woofer (low) terminals.
• Use only speakers with an impedance of 8 ohms or
higher for bi-amping. Failure to do so may seriously
damage the AV receiver/AV amplifier.
Bi-amping Speaker Hookup
1
Connect the AV receiver/AV amplifier's FRONT
R positive (+) terminal to the right speaker's pos-
itive (+) tweeter (high) terminal. And connect the
AV receiver/AV amplifier's FRONT R negative (–
) terminal to the right speaker's negative (–)
tweeter (high) terminal.
2
Connect the AV receiver/AV amplifier's SURR
BACK R positive (+) terminal to the right
speaker's positive (+) woofer (low) terminal. And
connect the AV receiver/AV amplifier's SURR
BACK R negative (–) terminal to the right
speaker's negative (–) woofer (low) terminal.
3
Connect the AV receiver/AV amplifier's FRONT
L positive (+) terminal to the left speaker's posi-
tive (+) tweeter (high) terminal. And connect the
AV receiver/AV amplifier's FRONT L negative (–
) terminal to the left speaker's negative (–) tweeter
(high) terminal.
4
Connect the AV receiver/AV amplifier's SURR
BACK L positive (+) terminal to the left speaker's
positive (+) woofer (low) terminal. And connect
the AV receiver/AV amplifier's SURR BACK L
negative (–) terminal to the left speaker's negative
(–) woofer (low) terminal.
Low range
(Woofer)
High range
(Tweeter)
Right speaker
Left speaker
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