Speaker Connections; Speaker Installation - Denon AVR-2808 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-2808CI.
FRONT
CENTER
L R
7.1-channels
S S S
(FRONT 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 SURROUND BACK
SUBWOOFER
L R L R 1 only
–
S S S S
–
S S S S
S S – – S
– – –
S S
– – – – –
– – – – –
– – – – –
Speaker Connections
Example: 5.1-channels (FRONT A+B) and ZONE2 use
Front speakers
A
(L) (R)
w q w q
b L : Left
R : Right
S
(L)
S
S
w q w
S
S
S Surround speakers
–
When using just one surround back speaker, connect it to the left channel (SBL).
NOTE
By default, the AVR-2808CI'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 31).
Front speakers
Center speaker
B
(L) (R)
w q w q
w q
(R) (L)
q w q w
ZONE2 speakers
ZONE2
Subwoofer
Subwoofer
with built-in
amplifier
(R)
q