Yamaha HTR-5950 - Manual (Page 17)

CONNECTIONS
Connecting speakers
Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and (black) properly. If the connections are faulty,
no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if the polarity of the speaker connections is incorrect, the sound w ill be
unnatural and lack bass.
CAUTION
Before connecting the speakers, make sure that this unit is set to the standby mode (see page 27).
Do not iet the bare speaker wires touch each other or do not iet them touch any metal part of this
unit. This could damage this unit and/or speakers.
Use magnetically shielded speakers. If this type of speakers still creates the interference with the
monitor, place the speakers away from the monitor.
If you are to use 4 or 6 ohm speakers, be sure to set “SP IMP.” to “6nMIN” before using this unit
(see page 26).
Notes
• A speaker cord is actually a pair of insulated cables mulling side by side. Cables are colored or shaped dilTerently. perhaps with a
stripe, groove or ridge. Connect the striped (grooved, etc.) cable to the ‘'+" (red) terminals of this unit tind your speaker. Connect the
plain cable to the (black) terminals.
• The low-frequency sigtials of other speakers set to ‘'SML” (or '’SIVIALL") or to “NONE" in “SPEAKER SET” (see pages 78 and 79)
are directed to the speakers selected in “LFE/BASS OUT" (see page 79).
Front speakers (A)
Right Left
Surround speakers
Right Left
Subwoofer
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speakers
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Center
Surround back
speaker
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