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Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver
www.insignia-products.com
Connecting your speakers
To connect your speakers:
1 Twist to loosen knob.
2 Insert cable into opening located on the side
of the post.
3 Tighten knob.
Be sure to connect the speakers firmly and
correctly according to the channel (left and
right) and the polarity (+ and -). If you do not
make the connections correctly, you will not
hear any sounds from the speakers.
If the sound is unnatural and lacks bass, the
speaker polarity is incorrect.
After installing the speakers, adjust the
speaker settings according to your
environment and speaker layout. For more
information, see “Modifying the speaker
settings” on page 19.
Connecting a powered subwoofer
Use a powered subwoofer to empathize deep
bass sounds.
To connect your subwoofer:
1 Connect your subwoofer cable to the
receiver.
2 Connect the other end of the cable to the
powered subwoofer.
Item Description
1 Center speaker
2 Front right speaker
3 Surround right speaker
4 Surround left speaker
5 Front left speaker
6 Subwoofer
Caution
Use speakers with an impedance of 6 Ω or more.
Caution
Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other
or any metal part of this receiver. Doing so may
damage the receiver or speaker.
Note
Before connecting the speakers, refer to “Locating
your speakers” on page 7.
Powered subwoofer