Before connecting speakers

NOTE

Disconnect this unit’s power plug from the power outlet before connecting the speakers. Also, turn off the subwoofer.

Connect so that the speaker cable core wires do not protrude from the speaker terminal. The protection circuit may be activated if the core wires touch the rear panel or if the + and - sides touch each other. (Protection circuitlink)

Never touch the speaker terminals while the power cord is connected. Doing so could result in electric shock. When the “Setup Assistant” (page 9 in the separate “Quick Start Guide”) is running, follow the instructions in the “Setup Assistant” screen for making connections. (Power is not supplied to the speaker terminals while the “Setup Assistant” is running.)

Use speakers with an impedance of 4 – 16 Ω/ohms.

NOTE

Carry out the following settings when using a speaker with an impedance of 4 – 6 Ω/ohms.

Press and hold the main unit’s ZONE SELECT and STATUS at the same time for at least 3 seconds.

Flower Mark Video Format <NTSC>” appears on the display.

Press shirosankaku-Reverse on the main unit three times.

Flower Mark Sp. Impedance <8ohms>” appears on the display.

Use White-Arrow-Left or White-Arrow-Right on the main unit to select the impedance.

8ohms
(Default):

Select when the impedance for all of the connected speakers is 8 Ω/ohms or over.

6ohms:

Select when the impedance for any of the connected speakers is 6 Ω/ohms.

4ohms:

Select when the impedance for any of the connected speakers is 4 Ω/ohms.

Press the main unit’s ENTER to complete the setting.

Connecting the speaker cables

Carefully check the left (L) and right (R) channels and + (red) and – (black) polarities on the speakers being connected to this unit, and be sure to connect the channels and polarities correctly.

Peel off about 3/8 inch (10 mm) of sheathing from the tip of the speaker cable, then either twist the core wire tightly or terminate it.
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Turn the speaker terminal counterclockwise to loosen it.
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Insert the speaker cable’s core wire to the hilt into the speaker terminal.
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Turn the speaker terminal clockwise to tighten it.
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Connecting the subwoofer

Use a subwoofer cable to connect the subwoofer. Two subwoofers can be connected to this unit.

To use two subwoofers, set “Subwoofer” to “2 spkrs” in the “Speaker Config.” setting. link

The level and distance can be set separately for Subwoofer 1 and Subwoofer 2.

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About the cable labels (supplied) for channel identification

The channel display section for speaker terminals on the rear panel is color-coded for each channel to be identifiable.

Attach the cable label corresponding to each speaker to each speaker cable. This makes it easy to connect the correct cable to the speaker terminals on the rear panel.

Speaker terminals

Color

FRONT L

White

FRONT R

Red

CENTER

Green

SURROUND L

Light blue

SURROUND R

Blue

SURROUND BACK L

Beige

SURROUND BACK R

Brown

FRONT HEIGHT L

Light Yellow

FRONT HEIGHT R

Yellow

TOP FRONT L

Light Yellow

TOP FRONT R

Yellow

TOP MIDDLE L

Light Purple

TOP MIDDLE R

Purple

TOP REAR L

Light Purple

TOP REAR R

Purple

SURROUND HEIGHT L

Light Purple

SURROUND HEIGHT R

Purple

REAR HEIGHT L

Light Purple

REAR HEIGHT R

Purple

FRONT DOLBY L

Light Yellow

FRONT DOLBY R

Yellow

SURROUND DOLBY L

Light Purple

SURROUND DOLBY R

Purple

BACK DOLBY L

Light Purple

BACK DOLBY R

Purple

TOP SURROUND

Black

SUBWOOFER

Black

Attach the cable label for each channel to its speaker cable as shown in the diagram.

Refer to the table and attach the label to each speaker cable.

Then, make connection so that the color of the speaker terminal matches that of the cable label.

Bracket Open How to attach the cable labels Bracket Close

Pict SP CableLabel 6010

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