Connecting Speakers - Arcam AV41 Handbook

Connecting Speakers

To connect each of the speakers, unscrew the corresponding
terminals on the back of the Receiver, insert the speaker OUTPUT1 ZONE2
OUTPUT2
eARC OUT
wires through the hole in each post and screw the terminals
back up. Make sure that the red (positive/
Z2 OUT LINE OUT STB GAME AV BD PVR CD
speaker is connected to the red (positive/ +
back panel, and the black (negative/ ) terminal of the speaker
–
is connected to the black (negative/ ) terminal on the back
–
panel.
ANALOGUE AUDIO
SUB2 SPEAKER OUTPUTS
ZONE2 R
8Ω LOAD IMPEDANCE RECOMMENDED
HEIGHT1 R
SR FR C FL SL
SBR
C SBL
SBR
SR FR C FL SL
SUB1 SBR HEIGHT1 R
ZONE2 R
It is important that no stray strands of wire from these
connections are allowed to touch another cable or the
product casing. Failure to ensure this can cause a short circuit
and damage your Receiver.
Ensure the unit is switched off whilst connecting speakers.
Do not over-tighten the loudspeaker terminals, or use a
wrench, pliers, etc., as this could damage the terminals and
this would not be covered under the product's warranty.
Speaker cables
The speakers should be connected to the amplifier using
good-quality, high-purity, low impedance copper cables.
Cheap speaker cables should be avoided – they are a false
economy and can significantly degrade the sound quality.
The cable runs to the speakers should be as short as
practicable. Connections to the speaker terminals should
always be finger tight, whether using bare wires or spade
connectors.
Bi-amping the Front Left & Front Right speakers
Bi-amping is the use of two amplifier channels per speaker. Bi-amping can provide better sound quality than conventional
single wiring. If you do not have Surround Back speakers (i.e. you have a 5.1 surround system, not a 7.1 system) then you
can use the spare Surround Back speaker outputs to bi-amplify the front left and right speakers, if your speakers support bi-
PVR UHD BD SAT AV GAME
amping. The spare channels can alternatively be used to power stereo speakers in another room (Zone 2).
HDMI
) terminal of the
+ Speakers that support bi-amping have two sets of +/- terminals per speaker, usually linked together by metal strips. These
DIGITAL AUDIO
SAT PVR
TRIG Z1 Z1 IR
) terminal on the metal strips MUST be removed when bi-amping; failure to remove them will result in damage to the amplifier that is not
FM/DAB
covered under warranty.
To bi-amp the front left and right speakers, remove the metal strips from the speaker terminals. Connect the woofer or LF
TRIG Z2 Z2 IR
BD CD STB AV OUT
terminals to the FL and FR terminals on the Receiver. Connect the tweeter or HF terminals to the SBL and SBR terminals on
the Receiver. Finally, navigate to the Setup Menu 'Spkr Types' and set the 'Use Channels 6+7 for' menu option to 'BiAmp L+R';
see page EN-32.
ZONE2 L
HEIGHT1 L
SBL
SBL
ETHERNET
HEIGHT1 L
ZONE2 L
USB 5V/0.5A
WI-FI
HEIGHT2 HEIGHT1 Z2 OUT LINE OUT STB
Link MUST
L
LINK MUST BE REMOVED
be removed
R
CH13/14 CH15/16
WI-FI
L
Connecting Subwoofers SUB2
ZONE2 R
R
HEIGHT1 R
SBR
PREAMP OUT
PREAMP OUT
FL SL C SBL
SBR
FR SR SUB1 SBR HEIGHT1 R
ZONE2 R
The Receiver also allows up to four active subwoofers to be connected to the
subwoofer handbook for the correct setting up and connection procedure for your particular subwoofer(s).
STB
WI-FI BLUETOOTH
RS232
SBR FL SBL
FR
OUTPUT1 CAMBRIDGE, CB25 9PB, UK ZONE2
PVR UHD
OUTPUT2
eARC DESIGNED IN THE UK OUT
MADE IN VIETNAM
GAME AV BD PVR CD SAT
FM/DAB
ETHERNET
OUTPUT1
OUTPUT2
eARC
USB 5V/0.5A
ANALOGUE AUDIO
BD
HEIGHT2 HEIGHT1 Z2 OUT LINE OUT STB GAME AV BD PVR
SPEAKER OUTPUTS
ZONE2 L
L 8Ω LOAD IMPEDANCE RECOMMENDED
HEIGHT1 L
SR C FL SL
FR
SBL
R
ANALOGUE AUDIO
CH13/14 CH15/16
L
SUB2 SPEAKER OUTPUTS
ZONE2 R
8Ω LOAD IMPEDANCE RECOMMENDED
R
HEIGHT1 R
SR FR
SBR
SBL
SR FR C FL SL
PREAMP OUT
HEIGHT1 L
ZONE2 L
PREAMP OUT
FL SL
C SBL
SBR
SR FR
FR SR SUB1 SBR HEIGHT1 R
ZONE2 R
EN-16
Using external power amplifiers
The internal power amplifier of the Receiver can be
supplemented or replaced with external power amplification,
such as the Arcam PA720. Connect the
ETHERNET
your power amplifier inputs:
WI-FI
HEIGHT2
L
R
CH13/14
L
R
FL
BD SAT AV GAME STB
FR
HDMI
DIGITAL AUDIO
FL, FR
PVR
TRIG Z1 Link MUST Z1 IR
be removed LINK MUST BE REMOVED Connect these to the equivalent Right and Left front
RS232
channels of your power amplifier.
ZONE2
PVR UHD BD SAT
OUT
C
TRIG Z2 Z2 IR
CD STB AV OUT
HDMI
Connect these to the Centre front channel of your power
DIGITAL AUDIO
CD SAT PVR
amplifier.
FM/DAB
SUB
Subwoofer outputs. Connect this to the input of your active
BD CD STB AV OUT
subwoofer(s), if present.
SR, SL
ZONE2 L
HEIGHT1 L
Surround Right and Surround Left outputs. Connect these
C FL SL
SBL
to the Surround Right and Left power amplifier inputs.
SBR, SBL
Surround Back Right and Surround Back Left outputs.
or outputs. Refer to your
Connect these to the Surround Back Right and Surround
Back Left power amplifier inputs.
SBL
C FL SL
HEIGHT1 L
ZONE2 L
Height 1 (Height Front), Height 2 (Height Back)
Height Front and Height Back. Connect these to the Height
channel power amplifier inputs.
All preamplifier analogue outputs are buffered, have a low
output impedance and are at line level. They are able to drive
long cables or several inputs in parallel if required.
sockets to
OUTPUT1
OUTPUT2
eARC
USB 5V/0.5A
HEIGHT1 Z2 OUT LINE OUT STB GAME AV BD PVR CD
ANALOGUE AUDIO
CH15/16
SUB2 SPEAKER OUTPUTS
ZONE2 R
8Ω LOAD IMPEDANCE RECOMMENDED
HEIGHT1 R
SR FR C
SBR
PREAMP OUT
PREAMP OUT
SL
C SBL
SBR
SR FR C
SR SUB1 SBR HEIGHT1 R
ZONE2 R
WI-FI BLUETOOTH
AV GAME STB
WI-FI BLUETOOTH
TRIG Z1 Z1 IR
RS232
TRIG Z2 Z2 IR
CAMBRIDGE, CB25 9PB, UK
DESIGNED IN THE UK
MADE IN VIETNAM
CAMBRIDGE, CB25 9PB, UK
DESIGNED IN THE UK
MADE IN VIETNAM
ZONE2
PVR UHD
OUT
S
FM/DAB
B
ZONE2 L
HEIGHT1 L
FL SL
SBL
SBL
FL SL
HEIGHT1 L
ZONE2 L