Onkyo HT-R420 - Manual (Page 13)

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Positioning speakers/Connecting speakers
Before connecting
• Refer also to the instruction manuals of the speakers.
• 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.
• Connect speakers with an impedance between 8 Ω and 16 Ω
Connecting speakers with an impedance less than 8
Ω may
damage the HT-R420.
• To prevent damage to circuits, never short-circuit the positive
(+) and negative (–) speaker wires.
REMOTE
CONTROL
R L R L
IN IN IN IN
IN
COAXIAL OPTICAL
IN IN IN IN FRONT SURR CENTER
SUB
WOOFER VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1
OUT
IN IN OUT
OUT OUT
DIGITAL INPUT
VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 1 DVD MONITOR
OUT
VIDEO
S VIDEO
DVD
TAPE CD
FRONT
SPEAKERS A
FRONT
SPEAKERS B
L
R
IN
VIDEO 3
R L
SURROUND
SPEAKERS
CENTER
SPEAKER
L
R
AC OUTLET
ANTENNA FM
75 AM
SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT
Center speaker
Subwoofer
Right
• Do not connect more than one speaker cable to one speaker
terminal. Doing so may damage the HT-R420.
• When you are using only one speaker or when you wish to
listen to monaural (mono) sound, a single speaker should never
be connected in parallel to both the right and left channel
terminals simultaneously.
NO!
NO! NO!
Press and hold
the lever. Insert the stripped
end of the cable.
By releasing the
lever, the lever is
replaced.
How to connect to the speaker terminals
3/8” (10 mm)
Connecting to the
speaker system B
Strip 3/8” (10 mm)
from the end of
each cable, then
twist the exposed
wires tightly.
Use the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT
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 SUBWOOFER PRE
OUT jack and the subwoofer to the
amplifier.
+
–
L R
+
–
L R
Left
DO NOT connect the
power cord at this
time.
Connecting to the speaker system A
Connecting to the speaker system B
Front speakers
Right Left
Surround speakers
Right Left
Front speakers