Speaker Connections; Speaker Installation - Denon AVR-3808CI Owner's Manual

Speaker Connections

Speaker Installation

The illustration below shows a basic example of installation of the amplifier combined with 8 speakers and
a monitor.
Subwoofer
Front speakers
Place the front speakers to the
sides of the monitor or screen and
as flush with the screen surface as
possible.
The table below shows a typical speaker configuration for the AVR-3808CI.
Front
Center
L R
7.1-channels
S S S
(Surround A+B)
7.1-channels
S S S
6.1-channels
S S S
5.1-channels
S S S
3.1-channels
S S S
2.1-channels –
S S
2-channels –
S S

Center speaker
Surround back speakers
Surround speakers
Surround A Surround B Surround back
1
L R L R L R
only
–
S S S S S S
– – –
S S S S
– – – –
S S S
– – – – –
S S
– – – – – – –
– – – – – – –
– – – – – – –
Speaker Connections
Example: 5.1-channels (Surround A+B) and ZONE2 use
Front speakers
(L) (R)
w q w q
b L : Left
R : Right
Subwoofer
(L)
S
w
S
S
Surround speakers
S
S
S
–
When using just one surround back speaker, connect it to the left channel (SBL).
NOTE
By default, the AVR-3808CI's "Amp Assign" setting is set to "ZONE2" . To use as the surround back speaker
for the main zone, change the "Amp Assign" setting (vpage 68, 69).
Center speaker Subwoofer
w q
(R) (L) (R)
q w q w q w q
Surround speakers
A B
Subwoofer
with built-in
amplifier
(L) (R)
w q w q
ZONE2 speakers
ZONE2