Onkyo 29344937 - Manual (Page 19)

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Connecting the AV receiver
Speaker Configuration
For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need
seven speakers and a powered subwoofer.
The following table shows which channels you should
use based on the number of speakers you have.
*1 If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the
power amplifier’s left terminals.
No matter how many speakers you use, a powered
subwoofer is recommended for a powerful and solid
bass.
To get the best from your surround-sound system, you
must set the speaker settings. You can do this
automatically (see page 46) or manually (see page 68).
Notes:
• Front high and surround back speakers produce no
sound at the same time.
• When you connect the front high left and right
speakers, preparate it separately.
Speaker Connection Precautions
Read the following before connecting your speakers:
• North American models: You can connect speakers
with an impedance of between 6 and 16 ohms. If you
use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the
amplifier at high volume levels for a long period of
time, the built-in amp protection circuit may be
activated.
• Asian models: You can connect speakers with an
impedance of between 4 and 16 ohms. If the
impedance of any of the connected speakers is 4 ohms
or more, but less than 6 ohms, be sure to set the
minimum speaker impedance to “4 ohms” (see
page 44). If you use speakers with a lower impedance,
and use the amplifier at high volume levels for a long
period of time, the built-in amp protection circuit may
be activated.
• Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before
making any connections.
• Read the instructions supplied with your speakers.
• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. Connect
positive (+) terminals to only positive (+) terminals,
and negative (–) terminals to only negative (–)
terminals. If you get them the wrong way around, the
sound will be out of phase and will sound unnatural.
• Unnecessarily long or very thin speaker cables may
affect the sound quality and should be avoided.
• Be careful not to short the
positive and negative wires.
Doing so may damage the AV
receiver.
• Don’t connect more than one
cable to each speaker
terminal. Doing so may
damage the AV receiver.
• Don’t connect a speaker to several terminals.
Connecting Your Speakers
Number of speakers: 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9
Front left ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Front right ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Center ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Surround left ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Surround right ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Surround back *1 ✓ ✓
Surround back left ✓ ✓
Surround back right ✓ ✓
Front high left ✓ ✓ ✓
Front high right ✓ ✓ ✓