Kenwood Sovereign VR-5700 - Manual (Page 11)

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Chapter One : Connecting Your Devices
Connections
Connecting Your Speakers, continued
Do not plug in the receiver to AC power until all connec-
tions have been made.
To Connect Front Speakers Only:
If you only intend to listen to stereo sound (as opposed to
surround sound), you may simply connect a single pair of
speakers. To do so:
Using Banana Plugs:
1. Tighten the speaker wire binding posts. If you do not
tighten the posts, they will not conduct sound properly
to the speakers.
2. Insert the plug from the positive jack on the RIGHT
FRONT speaker into the pin jack on the positive RIGHT
FRONT post. Repeat for the negative plug.
3. Repeat step 2 for the positive and negative wires on the
LEFT FRONT speaker.
Using Bare Wires:
1. Loosen the speaker wire binding posts.
2. Insert the wire from the positive jack on the RIGHT
FRONT speaker into the U-shaped slot in the base of
the positive RIGHT FRONT post. Lay the wire to the
right of the post; that way, when you tighten the bind-
ing post, it will naturally twist the wire into the best
connection. Tighten the post. Repeat for the negative wire
on the RIGHT FRONT speaker as shown to the right.
3. Repeat step 2 for the positive and negative wires on the
LEFT FRONT speaker.
To Connect Front and Surround Sound
Speakers:
To listen to the full surround sound that this receiver can
put out, connect front speakers, center, left surround, and
right surround speakers. To do so:
For the connections of the subwoofer and surround back
speakers, see page 6 - 7.
Using Banana Plugs:
1. Tighten the speaker wire binding posts. If you do not
tighten the posts, they will not conduct sound properly
to the speakers.
2. Follow the steps under “To Connect Front Speakers
Only” on this page to connect the RIGHT and LEFT
FRONT speakers.
3. Insert the plug from the positive jack on the CENTER
speaker into the pin jack on the positive CENTER post.
Repeat for the negative plug.
4. Insert the plug from the positive jack on the RIGHT
SURROUND speaker into the pin jack on the positive
RIGHT SURROUND post. Repeat for the negative plug.
5. Repeat step 4 for the positive and negative wires on the
LEFT SURROUND speaker.
Using Bare Wires:
1. Loosen the speaker wire binding posts.
2. Follow the steps under “To Connect Front Speakers
Only” on this page to connect the RIGHT and LEFT
FRONT speakers.
3. Insert the wire from the positive jack on the CENTER
speaker into the U-shaped slot in the base of the positive
CENTER post, as shown to the right.
Tighten the post. Repeat for the negative wire.
4. Insert the wire from the positive jack on the RIGHT SUR-
ROUND speaker into the U-shaped slot on the base of
the positive RIGHT SURROUND post. Tighten the post.
Repeat for the negative wire.
5. Repeat step 4 for the positive and negative wires on the
LEFT SURROUND speaker.
Never short circuit the + and - speaker wires.
Do not switch the left and right speaker wires or swap the +
and - wires on the binding posts.
The speakers must have a nominal impedance of between
6
Ω and 16 Ω.
Using Bare Wires
1. Loosen post
2. Insert wire
3. Tighten post