Onkyo TX-SR506 - Manual (Page 15)

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Connecting Your Speakers —Continued
Speaker Configuration
For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need
seven speakers and a powered subwoofer.
The following table shows which channels you should
use based on the number of speakers you have.
* If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the
SURR BACK L terminals.
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 36) or manually (see page 67).
Using Dipole Speakers
You can use dipole speakers for the surround left and
right and surround back 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 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 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Surround back* ✓
Surround back left ✓
Surround back right ✓
2
1
3 4 2
1
3 4
5 6
7 8
5
7 8
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
7. Surround back left
speaker
8. Surround back right
speaker
Dipole speakers Normal speakers
Speaker Color
Front left White
Front right Red
Center Green
Surround left Blue
Surround right Gray
Surround back left Brown
Surround back right Tan
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 SURR BACK CENTER
CD
R
L
TAPE CBL/SAT
CBL/SAT
VCR/DVR
VCR/DVR
DVD
DVD
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
S
V
MONITOR OUT
S
V
PRE OUT ZONE 2 LINE OUT
SUB WOOFER
REMOTE CONTROL
L
R
SURR BACK SPEAKERS SURR SPEA
ASSIGNABLE
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
1 (DVD)
2 (CBL/SAT)
1 (VCR/DVR)
2 (CD)
DIGITAL IN
ASSIGNABLE
ANTENNA
FM
AM
75
OUT
OUT
Bi-AMP for FRONT SPEAKERS HDMI IN 1 IN 2 IN 3
ASSIGNABLE
OUT
LINE INPUT
LINE INPUT
PRE OUT
SUB
WOOFER
Powered
subwoofer