Onkyo TX-NR838 Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
5
Step 1:
Connections
2
Connecting speakers
Speaker layout
"
$
%
&
'
7
8
9
F
G
H
#
To enjoy the Dolby Atmos listening mode, Surround back
speak
ers, Height speakers or Wide speakers need to be
installed. The example above uses front Height speakers.
As other types of Height speakers are also applicable, see
the next page for details.
"
#
Front speakers
$
Center speakers
%
&
Surround speakers
'
Subwoofer
7
8
Surround back speakers
9
F
Height speakers
G
H
Wide speakers
 5.1 ch:
"#$%&'
 7.1 ch:
"#$%&'
+
78
or
"#$%&'
+
9F
or
"#$%&'
+
GH
 Although you can connect all the pairs of
78
,
9F
and
GH
speakers, only one pair of them can
output audio at one time. When two or more pairs
are connected, you can switch speakers to play
in the Quick Setup menu that appears when you
press Q SETUP on the remote controller (Speaker
Layout function). For details, see the section 5
"Using Quick Setup menu" of "Step 3: Playing
Back".
 You cannot use Wide speakers when using multi-
zone function. For details, see the section 6 "Using
the multi-zone function" of "Step 3: Playing Back".
'
Subwoofer with builtin power
amplifier
&
Surround R
8
Surround
back R
7
Surround
back L
%
Surround L
$
Center
#
Front R
F
Height R
H
Wide R
"
Front L
G
Wide L
9
Height L
If there is only one
surround back
speaker, connect
it to the BACK L
terminal.