Onkyo CR-L5 - Manual (Page 13)

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Connecting Your Speakers
Before you connect your speakers, read the following:
• Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet.
• Read the instructions supplied with your speakers.
• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. Connect
positive (+) terminals only to positive (+) terminals, and
negative (–) terminals only to negative (–) terminals. If
you get them the wrong way around, the sound will be out
of phase and will sound odd.
• If you’re connecting two sets of speakers (i.e., speaker set
A and speaker set B), the minimum impedance for each
speaker is 8
Ω
. If you’re connecting only one set of speak-
ers (i.e., speaker set A or speaker set B), the minimum
impedance for each speaker is 4 Ω . Don’t connect speak-
ers with a lower impedance.
• 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 connections. Doing so
may damage your CR-L5.
• Don’t connect more than one cable to
each speaker terminal. Doing so may
damage your CR-L5.
• If you want to connect a single speaker instead of a pair
of speakers, don’t connect it to both the left and right
speaker terminals.
You can use two sets of speakers with your CR-L5: speaker
set A and speaker set B.
Speaker set A consists of front left and right speakers and a
subwoofer and should be installed in your main listening
room.
Speaker set B consists of front left and right speakers and
can be installed in another room, such as a dining room or
kitchen.
1
Strip 15 mm (5/8") 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 wire.
4
Screw the terminal tight.
The following illustration shows how you should connect your speakers.
R
L
R
L
15 mm (5/8")
CD RECEIVER
MODEL NO. CR-L 5
R
L
R
L
A OR B: 4 OHMS MIN. / SPEAKER
A+B: 8 OHMS MIN. / SPEAKER
SPEAKERS A SPEAKERS B
REMOTE
CONTROL
PREOUT
R
L
R
L
TV/LINE TAPE CDR
FM 75
ANTENNA
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
AUDIO
ANALOG
OUT OUT
SUB
WOOFER
IN IN IN
AUDIO
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
AM
Front-
left
speaker
Front-
right
speaker
Front-
left
speaker
Front-
right
speaker
Active
sub-
woofer
Speakers Set A
Speakers Set B
The SUBWOOFER PRE OUT should be
connected to the input on your active
subwoofer. If your subwoofer doesn’t have an
amp built-in, you’ll need to use an external
amp. See the manual supplied with your
subwoofer for more information.