Onkyo TX-SR803/803E - Manual (Page 20)

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Connecting Your Speakers —Continued
Speaker Configuration
For the best surround-sound experience, you should con-
nect seven speakers and a powered subwoofer.
The following table shows which channels you should
use based on the number of speakers you have.
*If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to
the left (L) SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS terminals.
No matter how many speakers you use, a powered sub-
woofer 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 by using the supplied
setup microphone (see page 40).
Using Dipole Speakers
You can use dipole speakers for the surround left and
right and surround back left and right speakers. Dipole
speakers output the same sound in two directions.
Dipole speakers typically have an arrow printed on them to
indicate how they should be positioned. The surround left
and right dipole speakers should be positioned so that their
arrows point toward the TV/screen, while the surround
back left and right dipolar speakers should be positioned
so that their arrows point toward each other, as shown.
Connecting a Powered Subwoofer
Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s SUB-
WOOFER PRE OUT to the input on your powered sub-
woofer. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’re
using an external amplifier, connect the SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT to the amp’s input.
Attaching the Speaker Labels
The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals are
color-coded for ease of identification. (The negative (–)
speaker terminals are all black.)
The supplied speaker labels are also color-coded and you
should attach them to the positive (+) side of each
speaker cable in accordance with the above table. All you
need to do then is to match the color of each label to the
corresponding speaker terminal.
Connecting Your Speakers
Number of speakers: 2 3 4 5 6 7
Front left ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Front right ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Center ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Surround left ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Surround right ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Surround back ✓
Surround back left* ✓
Surround back right* ✓
2
1
3 4 2
1
3 4
5
7 8
6 5 6
7 8
TV/screen TV/screen
1. Subwoofer
2. Front left speaker
3. Center speaker
4. Front right speaker
5. Surround left speaker 6. Surround right speaker
7. Surround back left
speaker
8. Surround back right
speaker
Dipole speakers Normal speakers
Speaker terminal Color
Front left, Zone 2 left White
Front right, Zone 2 right Red
Center Green
Surround left Blue
Surround right Gray
Surround back left Brown
Surround back right Tan
LINE INPUT
LINE INPUT
Powered
subwoofer