Speaker Configuration
The following table indicates the channels you should use
depending on the number of speakers that you have.
No matter how many speakers you use, a powered
subwoofer is recommended for a really powerful and solid
bass.
To get the best from your surround sound system, you
need to set the speaker settings automatically
(➔
page 31) or manually
Number of
2 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 11
speakers
Front speakers ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
✔
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Center
speaker
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Surround
speakers
✔
Surround back
*1*2
speaker
Surround back
*2
speakers
Front high
speakers
*2
Front wide
speakers
*2
*1
If you're using only one surround back speaker, connect it to
the SURR BACK L terminals.
*2
Front high, surround back and front wide speakers cannot be
used at the same time.
Attaching the Speaker Cable Labels
The speaker terminals are color-coded for identification
purpose.
Speaker
Front left, Front high left, Front wide left,
Zone 2 left
Front right, Front high right, Front wide right,
Zone 2 right
Center
Surround left
Surround right
Surround back left
Surround back right
The supplied speaker cable labels are also color-coded and
you should attach them to the positive (+) side of each
speaker cable in accordance with the table above. Then all
you need to do is to match the color of each label to the
corresponding speaker terminal.
(➔
page 46).
✔ ✔
✔
✔
✔ ✔
✔
✔
✔
✔ ✔ ✔
✔
✔
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Color
White
Red
Green
Blue
Gray
Brown
Tan
Speaker Connection Precautions
Read the following before connecting your speakers:
• You can connect speakers with an impedance of between
4 and 16 ohms. If the impedance of any of the connected
speakers is 4 ohms or more, but less than 6 ohms, be sure
to set the minimum speaker impedance to "4ohms"
(➔
page 46). If you use speakers with a lower
impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume levels
for a long period of time, the built-in protection circuit
may be activated.
• Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before
making any connections.
• Read the instructions supplied with your speakers.
• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other
words, connect positive (+) terminals only to positive (+)
terminals, and negative (–) terminals only to negative (–)
terminals. If you get them the wrong way around, the
sound will be out of phase and will sound unnatural.
• Unnecessarily long, or very thin speaker cables may
✔
affect the sound quality and should be avoided.
• Be careful not to short the positive and negative wires.
Doing so may damage the AV receiver.
• Make sure the metal core of the wire does not have
contact with the AV receiver's rear panel. Doing so may
damage the AV receiver.
• Don't connect more than one cable to each speaker
terminal. Doing so may damage the AV receiver.
• Don't connect one speaker to several terminals.
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