Onkyo TX-SR501 - Manual (Page 21)

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Installing Your Speakers—Continued
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. In other
words, 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.
• Only use speakers with an impedance of between 6 and 16
ohms. Connecting speakers with an impedance of less than
6 ohms may damage your TX-SR501/TX-SR501E.
• 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 TX-SR501/TX-SR501E.
• Don’t connect more than one cable to
each speaker terminal. Doing so may
damage your TX-SR501/TX-SR501E.
• 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.
Connecting Speaker Set A
Connecting Speaker Set B
The following illustration shows which speakers should be connected to which terminals.
Connecting Your Speakers
R
L
R
L
1 Strip 5/8" (15 mm) of insu-
lation 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.
1 Strip 3/8" (10 mm) of insu-
lation from the ends of the
speaker cables, and twist
the bare wires tightly, as
shown.
2 While pressing the lever, insert
the wire into the hole, and then
release the lever.
Make sure that the terminals are
gripping the bare wires, not the insu-
lation.
5/8" (15 mm)
3/8" (10 mm)
L
R
R
L
R
L
ANTENNA
FM
75 AM
FRONT
SPEAKERS A
FRONT
SPEAKERS B
SURROUND
SPEAKERS
CENTER
SPEAKER
R
L
SURROUND BACK
SPEAKER
AC OUTLET
AC 120 V 60 Hz
SWITCHED
120 W 1 A MAX.
REMOTE
CONTROL
IN IN IN
OPTICAL COAXIAL
1 2
IN IN IN IN FRONT SURR CENTER
SUB
WOOFER
OUT
OUT OUT
DIGITAL INPUT
VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD MONITOR
OUT
VIDEO
S VIDEO
DVD
TAPE CD
L
R
VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1
SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT
VIDEO 1 / 2 / 3
IN
DVD IN
COMPONENT VIDEO
Y
P B
P R
OUT
L
R
Front-
left
speaker
Front-
right
speaker
Surround-
left
speaker
Surround-
right
speaker
Front-
left
speaker
Front-
right
speaker
Active
sub-
woofer
Center
speaker
Surround-
back
speaker
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.