Integra DTR-8.8 Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
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Connecting Your Speakers
—Continued
The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminal posts
can be used with front speakers and surround back
speakers respectively, or bridged together to provide
almost double the output power for the front speakers.
When bridging is used, the AV receiver is able to drive
2 speakers in the main room (2.1 speakers if you’re
using a powered subwoofer).
•For bridging, the positive (+) FRONT L/R and SURR
BACK L/R terminal posts are used, but the negative
(–) FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminals are
not.
Once you’ve completed the bridging connections
shown below and turned on the AV receiver, you must
set the Speaker Type setting to BTL to enable bridging
(see page 47).
Notes:
Use only front speakers with an impedance of 8
ohms or higher for bridging. Failure to do so may
seriously damage the AV receiver.
When using bridging, make sure that your front speak-
ers can handle the additional power.
Bridged Speaker Hookup
Bridging the Front Speakers
1
Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT R positive (+)
terminal to the right speaker’s positive (+) ter-
minal. And connect the AV receiver’s SURR
BACK R positive (+) terminal to the right
speaker’s negative terminal.
2
Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT L positive (+)
terminal to the left speaker’s positive (+) terminal.
And connect the AV receiver’s SURR BACK L
positive (+) terminal to the left speaker’s negative
terminal.
FRONT L
(BTL)
FRONT R
(BTL)
V
S
MONITOR
OUT
ZONE 2
OUT
RS232
DIGITAL
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
REMOTE
CONTROL
IN 1
IN 1
IN 2
IN IN IN IN
PHONO
ZONE2 L
FRONT R FRONT LSURR R CENTER SURR L
SURR BACK R
CD TAPE AUX 1
GAME/TV
GAME/TV CBL/SAT
CBL/SAT
AUX 1 VCR/DVR
VCR/DVR DVD
DVD
GND
IN 2
IN 3
LL
V
S
RR
ASSIGNABLE
(DVD)
(CBL/SAT)
(VCR/DVR)
(GAME/TV)
(CD)
OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
ASSIGNABLE
IN 3
Y
C
B
/P
B
C
R
/P
R
IN 2 IN
1(DVD)
MONITOR
OUT
OUT
IN IN
OUT
IN IN FRONT FRONTCENTER
SUBWOOFER SUBWOOFER
CENTERSURR SURR ZONE 2 ZONE 3
MULTI CH
PRE OUT PRE OUT
SURR BACK SURR BACK
L
R
AC INLET
Bi-AMP
SURR BACK L
Bi-AMP
ETHERNET
HDMI
IN 1IN 2IN 3IN 4
ASSIGNABLE
OUT
MAIN
OUT
SUB
ZONE2 R
AM
ANTENNA
FM75
AB
IR
12V TRIGGER OUT
IN
AB
OUT
C
FRONT L
(BTL)
FRONT R
FRONT R
(BTL)
SURR BACK R
Bi-AMP
FRONT L
SURR BACK L
Bi-AMP
Right speaker Left speaker