Onkyo TX-SR800 - Manual (Page 21)

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Using the speaker labels
The positive speaker terminals on the TX-SR800 are color coded for
easy identification. Attach the supplied speaker labels to the speaker
cables, and then match the colors on the speaker cables to the
corresponding terminals.
The speaker channels are colored as follows:
Front left speaker (+): White
Front right speaker (+): Red
Center speaker (+): Green
Surround left speaker (+): Blue
Surround right speaker (+): Grey
Surround back/Zone 2 left speaker (+): Brown
Surround back/Zone 2 right speaker (+): Tan
Front left
speaker
Front right
speaker
Surround left
speaker
Surround right
speaker
Connecting speakers
Center
speaker
Subwoofer
Surround Back
left speaker
Surround Back
right speaker
NO!
TX-SR800
Speaker
SPEAKERS SPEAKERS
Speaker cable label
Speaker cable label
SURR
BACK/
ZONE 2
SPEAKERS
AUDIO
MONITOR
OUT
R L
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
ZONE 2
DVD
VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 3
VIDEO 4
AUDIO
COMPONENT
VIDEO
Y
P B
P R
OUTPUT
INPUT 1
Y
P B
P R
INPUT 2
Y
P B
P R
FRONT SPEAKERS
L R L R
SURR SPEAKERS
CENTER
SPEAKER
R L
AC OUTLETS
AC 120 V 60 Hz
SWITCHED
TOTAL 120W 1A MAX.
AV RECEIVER
MODEL NO. TX-SR 800
R L
I R
IN
REMOTE
CONTROL
PHONO
DIGITAL
INPUT
PRE OUT
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
OPT
OPT
2
1
2
3
FRONT
SUB
SURR
R L
AUDIO
R L
CD
TAPE
R L
AUDIO
1
3
GND
SURR
BACK/
ZONE 2
IN
COAX
R L
MULTI CH
INPUT FRONT
SUB
SURR
SURR
BACK
CENTER
R L
R L
AM
FM
75
CENTER
ANTENNA
4 OHMS MIN. OR
6 OHMS MIN.
/SPEAKER
CAUTION:
SPEAKER
IMPEDANCE
SEE
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL FOR
CORRECT
SETTINGS.
OUT
OUT
OUT
OUT
VIDEO S VIDEO
S VIDEO VIDEO
OUT
2 5 3 4 1
5/8"
(15mm)
Use the PRE OUT SUBWOOFER
jack to connect a subwoofer with a
built-in power amplifier. If your
subwoofer does not have a built-in
amplifier, connect an amplifier to
the PRE OUT SUBWOOFER jack
and the subwoofer to the amplifier.
Connecting speakers
After determining the layout of your speaker system, it is now
necessary to connect the speakers correctly to your TX-SR800.
Caution:
Connect only speakers with an impedance between 4 and 16
Ω to
the TX-SR800. If the impedance of even one speaker is between 4
and 6
Ω, be sure to set the speaker impedance setting
accordingly (see page 41).
Notes:
• Even if you are using only one speaker or listening to monaural
(mono) sound, never connect a single speaker in parallel to both
the right and left-channel terminals.
• To prevent damage to circuitry,
never short-circuit the positive (+)
and negative (–) speaker wire.
• Be sure to connect the positive and negative cables for the
speakers properly. If they are mixed up, the left and right signals
will be reversed and the audio will sound unnatural.
• Do not connect more than one speaker cable to one speaker
terminal. Doing so may damage the TX-SR800.
• Connect either your surround back speakers or the speakers you
will be using in the remote zone (Zone 2) to the SURR BACK
SPEAKERS/ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals (see page 24).
R
L
R
L
+ –
+ –
R
L
R
L
+ –
+ –
Connecting the speaker cable
1. Strip away approx. 5/8 inch (15 mm) of
the wire insulation.
2. Twist the wire ends tightly together.
3. Unscrew the speaker terminal cap.
4. Insert the exposed wire end.
5. Screw down the speaker terminal cap.