Onkyo HT-R518 Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
15
Connecting Your Speakers
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Speaker Connection Precautions
Read the following before connecting your speakers:
•You can connect speakers with an impedance of
between 8 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with a
lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume
levels for a long period of time, the built-in amp pro-
tection circuit may be activated.
Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before
making any connections.
Read the instructions supplied with your speakers.
•Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. Connect
positive (+) terminals to only positive (+) terminals,
and negative (–) terminals to only negative (–) termi-
nals. If you get them the wrong way around, the sound
will be out of phase and will sound unnatural.
Unnecessarily long or very thin speaker cables may
affect the sound quality and should be avoided.
Be careful not to short the
positive and negative wires.
Doing so may damage the AV
receiver.
Don’t connect more than one
cable to each speaker termi-
nal. Doing so may damage the
AV receiver.
Don’t connect a speaker to several terminals.
Connecting the Speaker Cables
The following illustration shows which speaker should
be connected to each pair of terminals.
1
Strip about 5/8"
(15 mm) of insulation
from the ends of the
speaker cables, and
twist the bare wires
tightly, as shown.
2
Unscrew the terminal.
3
Fully insert the bare wire.
4
Screw the terminal tight.
5/8" (15 mm)
REMOTE
CONTROL
L
R
SURR SPEAKERS
FRONT SPEAKERS
CENTER SPEAKER
ASSIGNABLE
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
1
(DVD)
2
(CBL/SAT)
1
(VCR/DVR)
2
(CD)
DIGITAL IN
ANTENNA
FM
AM
75
IN IN
IN
IN
IN IN
IN
IN 1(DVD)IN 2
OUT
OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
Y
C
B/PB
CR/PR
SUB
WOOFER
FRONT SURR CENTER
CD
R
L
TAPE
CBL/SAT
CBL/SAT
VCR/DVR
VCR/DVR
DVD
DVD
R
L
R
L
S
V
MONITOR
OUT
S
V
PRE OUT
SUB
WOOFER
L
R
ASSIGNABLE
HDMI
IN 1
IN 2IN 3
ASSIGNABLE
OUT
OUT
OUT
Front left
speaker
Front right
speaker
Center speaker
Surround
right
speaker
Surround
left
speaker
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