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Connecting Speakers
After determining the layout of your speaker system, it
is now necessary to connect the speakers correctly to
your TX-NR801/TX-NR801E.
For the USA and Canadian models, you can also use
banana plugs/connectors.
Caution:
Connect only speakers with an impedance between 4 and
16 Ω to the TX-NR801/TX-NR801E. If the impedance of
even one speaker is between 4 and 6 Ω, be sure to set the
speaker impedance setting accordingly (See page 30).
Notes:
• Even if you are using only one speaker or listening to
monaural (mono) sound, never connect a single speaker
in parallel to both the right and left-channel terminals.
• To prevent damage to circuitry,
never short-circuit the positive (+)
and negative (–) speaker wire.
• Be sure to connect the positive and
negative cables for the speakers
properly. If they are mixed up, the
left and right signals will be reversed
and the audio will sound unnatural.
• Do not connect more than one speaker cable to one
speaker terminal. Doing so may damage the
TX-NR801/TX-NR801E.
• Connect either your surround back speakers or the
speakers you will be using in the remote zone (Zone
2) to the SURR BACK/ZONE 2 SPEAKERS
terminals (See page 66).
The positive speaker terminals on the TX-NR801/
TX-NR801E are color coded for easy identification.
Attach the supplied speaker labels to the speaker cables,
and then match the colors on the speaker cables to the
corresponding terminals.
The speaker channels are colored as follows:
Front left speaker (+): White
Front right speaker (+): Red
Center speaker (+): Green
Surround left speaker (+): Blue
Surround right speaker (+): Grey
Surround back/Zone 2 left speaker (+): Brown
Surround back/Zone 2 right speaker (+): Tan
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
Using the Speaker Cable Labels
Speaker cable label
TX-NR801/TX-NR801E
Speaker cable label
SURR
BACK/
ZONE 2
SPEAKERS
AUDIO
VIDEO
S VIDEO
MONITOR
OUT
R
L
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
ZONE 2
DVD
VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 3
VIDEO 4
AUDIO
VIDEO
S VIDEO
COMPONENT
VIDEO
Y
P
B
P
R
OUTPUT
INPUT 1
Y
P
B
P
R
INPUT 2
Y
P
B
P
R
FRONT SPEAKERS
L
RL
R
SURR SPEAKERS
CENTER
SPEAKER
R
L
R
L
OUT
OUT
OUT
I
R
IN
OUT
REMOTE
CONTROL
PHONO
DIGITAL
IN
PRE OUT
DIGITAL
OUT
OPT
OPT
2
1
2
1
2
3
FRONT
SUB
SURR
R
L
AUDIO
R
L
CD
TAPE
R
L
AUDIO
1
3
GND
SURR
BACK/
ZONE 2
IN
OUT
COAX
R
L
MULTI
CH
INPUT
FRONT
SUB
SURR
SURR
BACK
CENTER
R
L
R
L
AM
FM
75
CENTER
ANTENNA
IN
IN
(
Net
-
Tune
)
ETHERNET
4 OHMS MIN. OR
6 OHMS MIN.
/SPEAKER
CAUTION
:
SPEAKER
IMPEDANCE
SEE INSTRUCTION
MANUAL FOR
CORRECT SETTINGS.
AC OUTLETS
AC
120
V 60
Hz
SWITCHED
TOTAL 120W 1A MAX.
AV RECEIVER
MODEL NO.
TX
-
NR
801
VOLTAGE
SELECTOR
220
-
230V
120V
25341
5/8"
(15mm)
Use the PRE OUT
SUBWOOFER jack to
connect a subwoofer with a
built-in power amplifier. If
your subwoofer does not have
a built-in amplifier, connect an
amplifier to the PRE OUT
SUBWOOFER jack and the
subwoofer to the amplifier.
Subwoofer
Front
right
speaker
Front
left
speaker
Surround
right
speaker
Surround
left
speaker
Center
speaker
Surround
back
right
speaker
Surround
back left
speaker
Connecting the speaker cable
1. Strip away approx. 5/8 inch (15 mm) of
the wire insulation.
2. Twist the wire ends tightly together.
3. Unscrew the speaker terminal cap.
4. Insert the exposed wire end.
5. Screw down the speaker terminal cap.