Onkyo HT-R518 - Manual (Page 14)

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Connecting Your Speakers —Continued
Speaker Configuration
For 5.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need five
speakers and a powered subwoofer.
The following table shows which channels you should
use based on the number of speakers you have.
No matter how many speakers you use, a powered sub-
woofer is recommended for a powerful and solid bass.
To get the best from your surround-sound system, you
must set the speaker settings. You can do this automati-
cally (see page 34) or manually (see page 59).
Using Dipole Speakers
You can use dipole speakers for the surround left and
right speakers. Dipole speakers output the same sound in
two directions.
Dipole speakers typically have an arrow printed on them to
indicate how they should be positioned. The surround left
and right dipole speakers should be positioned so that their
arrows point toward your TV or screen, while the surround
back left and right dipolar speakers should be positioned
so that their arrows point toward each other, as shown.
Connecting a Powered Subwoofer
Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s PRE
OUT: SUBWOOFER to the input on your powered sub-
woofer. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’re
using an external amplifier, connect the PRE OUT: SUB-
WOOFER to the amp’s input.
Attaching the Speaker Labels
(The speaker labels are not supplied with the
HT-S5105 Home Theater System.)
The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals are all
red. (The negative (–) speaker terminals are all black.)
The supplied speaker labels are color-coded and you
should attach them to the positive (+) side of each
speaker cable in accordance with the above table. All you
need to do then is to match the color of each label to the
corresponding speaker terminal.
Number of speakers: 2 3 4 5 6 7
Front left ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Front right ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Center ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Surround left ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Surround right ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
2
1
3 4 2
1
3 4
5 6 5 6
TV/screen TV/screen
1. Subwoofer
2. Front left speaker
3. Center speaker
4. Front right speaker 5. Surround left speaker
6. Surround right speaker
Dipole speakers Normal speakers
Speaker Color
Front left White
Front right Red
Center Green
Surround left Blue
Surround right Gray
REMOTE CONTROL
SURR SPEA
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/ P B
C R/ P R
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 2 IN 3
ASSIGNABLE OUT
OUT
OUT
PRE OUT
SUB
WOOFER
LINE INPUT
Powered
subwoofer
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