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Bi-wiring your speakers
Your speakers can also be bi-wired if they support bi-amping.
! With these connections, the Speaker System setting makes no difference.
CAUTION
! Don't connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way.
! When bi-wiring as well, heed the cautions for bi-amping shown above.
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To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to the speaker terminal on the receiver.
Using a banana plug for the second connection is recommended.
Selecting the Speaker system
The front height terminals can be used for front wide and Speaker B connections, in addition to for the front
height speakers. Also, the surround back terminals can be used for bi-amping and ZONE 2 connections, in addi-
tion to for the surround back speakers. Make this setting according to the application.
Front height setup
*Default setting
1
Connect a pair of speakers to the front height speaker terminals.
See
Standard surround connection
on
page
22.
2
If necessary, select 'Normal(SB/FH)' from the Speaker System menu.
See
Speaker system setting
on
page 89
to do this.
Front wide setup
1
Connect a pair of speakers to the front height speaker terminals.
See
Standard surround connection
on
page
22.
2
Select 'Normal(SB/FW)' from the Speaker System menu.
See
Speaker system setting
on
page 89
to do this.
Speaker B setup
You can listen to stereo playback in another room.
1
Connect a pair of speakers to the front height speaker terminals.
See
Standard surround connection
on
page
22.
2
Select 'Speaker B' from the Speaker System menu.
See
Speaker system setting
on
page 89
to do this.
Bi-Amping setup
Bi-amping connection of the front speakers for high sound quality with 5.1-channel surround sound.
1
Connect bi-amp compatible speakers to the front and surround back speaker terminals.
See
Bi-amping your speakers
on
page
22.
2
Select 'Front Bi-Amp' from the Speaker System menu.
See
Speaker system setting
on
page 89
to do this.
ZONE 2 setup
With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo
playback on another component in ZONE 2.
1
Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals.
See
Standard surround connection
on
page
22.
2
Select 'ZONE 2' from the Speaker System menu.
See
Speaker system setting
on
page 89
to do this.
HDZONE setup
With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo
playback on another component in HDZONE.
1
Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals.
See
Standard surround connection
on
page
22.
2
Select 'HDZONE' from the Speaker System menu.
See
Speaker system setting
on
page 89
to do this.
About the audio connection
Types of cables and terminals
HDMI
Digital (Coaxial)
Digital (Optical)
RCA (Analog)
(White/Red)
! With an HDMI cable, video and audio signals can be transferred in high quality over a single cable.
! For HD audio, see
About HDMI
on
page
24.
23
Connecting your equipment
Transferable audio signals
HD audio
Conventional digital audio
Conventional analog audio
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