| Abbreviations used in illustrations |
Speaker name |
Functions |
| FL |
Front left speaker |
Produces stereo sounds from front left/right channels. |
| FR |
Front right speaker |
| CNT |
Center speaker |
Produces vocal sounds from center channel. |
| SL |
Surround left speaker |
Produces sounds from surround left/right channels. |
| SR |
Surround right speaker |
| SBL |
Surround back left speaker |
Produces sounds from surround back left/right channels. |
| SBR |
Surround back right speaker |
| SB |
Surround back speaker |
Produces sounds from surround back channel. |
| SW |
Subwoofer |
Produces LFE (low frequency effect) channel sounds and reinforces bass parts of other channels. |
| LH |
Left front high speaker |
Produces vertical sound effects from front high left/right channels. |
| RH |
Right front high speaker |
| Z2L |
Zone 2 left speaker |
Outputs sounds to another location (“Zone 2”). |
| Z2R |
Zone 2 right speaker |
| Z3L |
Zone 3 left speaker |
Outputs sounds to another location (“Zone 3”). |
| Z3R |
Zone 3 right speaker |
