Onkyo SKF-330XF - Manual (Page 5)

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About Home Theater
The HTP-440’s great sound means that you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own
home—just like being in a movie theater or concert hall.
Connecting the Speakers
Read the following before connecting your speakers:
• Turn off your amp before making any connections.
• Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before
making any connections.
• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. Connect
positive (+) terminals to only positive (+) terminals,
and negative (–) terminals to only negative (–) termi-
nals. If the speakers are wired incorrectly, the sound
will be out of phase and will sound unnatural.
• Be careful not to short the positive
and negative wires. Doing so may
damage your amp.
Use the cables to connect each speaker’s input
terminals to the corresponding speaker output
terminals on your receiver.
To make a connection, while pressing
the terminal lever, insert the wire into
the hole, and then release the lever.
Make sure that the terminals are grip-
ping the bare wires, not the insulation.
Using the supplied RCA cable, connect the sub-
woofer’s LINE INPUT to your receiver’s SUB-
WOOFER PREOUT.
Enjoying Home Theater
Corner
1/3 room
length
Front left and right speakers (SKF-330XF)
These output the overall sound. Their role in a home theater is
to provide a solid anchor for the sound image. They should be
positioned facing the listener at about ear level, and equidis-
tant from the TV. Angle them inward so as to create a triangle,
with the listener at the apex. Center speaker (SKC-330XC)
This speaker enhances the front left and right
speakers, making sound movements distinct and
providing a full sound image. In movies it’s used
mainly for dialog.
Position it close to your TV facing forward at about
ear level, or at the same height as the front left and
right speakers.
Put it somewhere where it won’t slide
around or fall.
Subwoofer (SKW-150X)
The subwoofer handles the bass sounds of
the LFE (Low-Frequency Effects) channel.
The volume and quality of the bass output
from your subwoofer will depend on its posi-
tion, the shape of your listening room, and
your listening position. In general, a good
bass sound can be
obtained by
installing the
subwoofer in a
front corner, or
at one-third the
width of the wall,
as shown.
Surround left and right speakers (SKM-330XS)
These speakers are used for precise sound positioning
and to add realistic ambience. Position them at the sides of
the listener, or slightly behind, about 60–100 cm above ear
level. Ideally they should be equidistant from the listener.
Right
Left
Connecting the Speaker Cables
Connecting the Subwoofer
PRE OUT
SUB WOOFER
LINE
INPUT
Subwoofer Center speaker Front left
speaker Front right
speaker
Surround
right
speaker Surround
left
speaker
Red White Green
Gray Blue