Connecting 5.1-channel speaker system with front B speaker connection

Connect each speaker to the SPEAKERS terminals on the rear of the unit.

If you are not using surround back speakers or height/overhead speakers, you can connect additional front B speakers to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/HEIGHT (FRONT B/BI-AMP/ZONE 3) terminals.

Before connecting cables, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead).

For details on how to connect speaker cables to the unit, see “How to connect speaker cables.”

Illustration of connecting each speaker to the speaker terminals on the rear of the unit. Connect the left and right front A speakers, left and right front B speakers, left and right surround speakers, and center speaker to their respective speaker terminals using speaker cables (not supplied). Connect the subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT terminal with a monaural audio cable (not supplied).

Monaural audio cable (not supplied)

Speaker cable (not supplied)

After you have made the front B speaker connection, set [Speaker Pattern] in [Manual Speaker Settings] under [Speaker Settings] to [Front B].

You can select the front speaker system you want to use by pressing SPEAKERS on the unit.

Note

  • Connect speakers with a nominal impedance of 6 ohms to 16 ohms.
  • After you have installed and connected your speakers, be sure to select the speaker pattern you want using [Speaker Pattern] in [Manual Speaker Settings] under [Speaker Settings].
  • You can only set [Surround Back Speaker Assign] if the speaker pattern is set to a setting that does not have surround back and height/overhead speakers.