Onkyo HT-RC180 - Manual (Page 21)

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Connecting the AV receiver
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The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK/ZONE 2 L/R termi-
nal posts can be used with front speakers and surround
back speakers respectively, or bi-amped to provide sepa-
rate tweeter and woofer feeds for a pair of front speakers
that support bi-amping, providing improved bass and
treble performance.
• When bi-amping is used, the AV receiver is able to
drive up to 5.1 speakers in the main room.
• For bi-amping, the FRONT L/R terminal posts con-
nect to the front speakers’ woofer terminals. And the
SURR BACK/ZONE 2 L/R terminal posts connect to
the front speakers’ tweeter terminals.
• Once you’ve completed the bi-amping connections
shown below and turned on the AV receiver, you must
set the “Speakers Type(Front)” setting to “Bi-Amp” to
enable biamping (see page 51).
Important:
• When making the bi-amping connections, be sure
to remove the jumper bars that link the speakers’
tweeter (high) and woofer (low) terminals.
• Bi-amping can only be used with speakers that support
bi-amping. Refer to your speaker manual.
Bi-amping Speaker Hookup
Bi-amping the Front Speakers
1 Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT R positive (+)
terminal to the right speaker’s positive (+) Woofer
(low) terminal. And connect the AV receiver’s
FRONT R negative (–) terminal to the right
speaker’s negative (–) Woofer (low) terminal.
2 Connect the AV receiver’s SURR BACK/ZONE 2
R positive (+) terminal to the right speaker’s pos-
itive (+) Tweeter (high) terminal. And connect the
AV receiver’s SURR BACK/ZONE 2 R negative
(–) terminal to the right speaker’s negative (–)
Tweeter (high) terminal.
3 Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT L positive (+)
terminal to the left speaker’s positive (+) Woofer
(low) terminal. And connect the AV receiver’s
FRONT L negative (–) terminal to the left
speaker’s negative (–) Woofer (low) terminal.
4 Connect the AV receiver’s SURR BACK/ZONE 2
L positive (+) terminal to the left speaker’s posi-
tive (+) Tweeter (high) terminal. And connect the
AV receiver’s SURR BACK/ZONE 2 L negative
(–) terminal to the left speaker’s negative (–)
Tweeter (high) terminal.
Woofer (low)
Tweeter (high) Tweeter (high)
Woofer (low)
Left speaker Right speaker
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