Marantz NR1602 Owner's Manual page 59

Front A/B connection
You can connect a second set of speakers to this unit and use them for playback.
In this case, perform the settings using the
the front speakers to be used").
For surround playback of a multichannel source, if you connect the center speaker, surround speakers and
subwoofers, 5.1-channel playback is available.
Front speakers can be used separately, depending on the speaker's specifications or playback source such
as front speakers (A) for multichannel playback and front speakers (B) for 2-channel playback.
NOTE
• For speaker cable connections, see C page 6 "Connecting the
• For speaker impedance, see page 53.
• When using the A front speakers and B front speakers simultaneously, make sure you check the
impedance of the connected speakers (vpage 53).
SPEAKER A/B
(vpage 23 "Set
speakers".
SW
FL(B) FL(A)
56
Connect
FR(A) FR(B)