Denon AVR-1612 Manual page 9

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n Connecting the speakers
The speakers are connected in "2. Speaker Connection" of the Setup Wizard but if you did not use or cancelled the Setup Wizard, connect the speakers as shown below.
For details, see the included CD-ROM (Owner's manual).
Connect
Carefully check the left (L) and right (R) channels and
+ (red) and – (black) polarities on the speakers being
connected to the this unit, and be sure to interconnect
the channels and polarities correctly.
Connecting the speaker cables
Peel off about 0.03 ft/10 mm of sheathing from the tip of the
speaker cable, then either twist the core wire tightly or terminate it.
When using a banana plug
Tighten the speaker terminal firmly before inserting the banana plug.
NOTE
Connect so that the speaker cable core wires do not protrude
from the speaker terminal. The protection circuit may be
activated if the core wires touch the rear panel or if the + and
v
m page 90 "Protection Circuit").
– sides touch each other (
Never touch the speaker terminals while the power supply is
connected. Doing so could result in electric shock. (When the
Setup Wizard is running, follow the instructions in the Setup
Wizard screen for making connections.)
Use speakers with the speaker impedances shown below.
Speaker terminals
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
6
SL
Speaker impedance
6 – 16 Ω
5.1-channel
FL FR
SW
C
SR