Onkyo HT-RC160

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Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminal posts
can be used with front speakers and surround back
speakers respectively, or bi-amped to provide separate
tweeter and woofer feeds for a pair of front speakers that
support bi-amping, providing improved bass and treble
performance.
• When bi-amping is used, the AV receiver is able to
drive up to 5.1 speakers in the main room.
• For bi-amping, the FRONT L/R terminal posts con-
nect to the front speakers’ woofer terminals. And the
SURR BACK L/R terminal posts connect to the front
speakers’ tweeter terminals.
• Once you’ve completed the bi-amping connections
shown below and turned on the AV receiver, you must
set the “Speaker Type” setting to “Bi-Amp” to enable
biamping (see page 42).
Important:
• When making the bi-amping connections, be sure
to remove the jumper bars that link the speakers’
tweeter (high) and woofer (low) terminals.
• Bi-amping can only be used with speakers that support
bi-amping. Refer to your speaker manual.
Bi-amping Speaker Hookup
Bi-amping the Front Speakers
1
Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT R positive (+)
terminal to the right speaker’s positive (+) Woofer
(low) terminal. And connect the AV receiver’s
FRONT R negative (–) terminal to the right
speaker’s negative (–) Woofer (low) terminal.
2
Connect the AV receiver’s SURR BACK R posi-
tive (+) terminal to the right speaker’s positive (+)
Tweeter (high) terminal. And connect the AV
receiver’s SURR BACK R negative (–) terminal
to the right speaker’s negative (–) Tweeter (high)
terminal.
3
Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT L positive (+)
terminal to the left speaker’s positive (+) Woofer
(low) terminal. And connect the AV receiver’s
FRONT L negative (–) terminal to the left
speaker’s negative (–) Woofer (low) terminal.
4
Connect the AV receiver’s SURR BACK L posi-
tive (+) terminal to the left speaker’s positive (+)
Tweeter (high) terminal. And connect the AV
receiver’s SURR BACK L negative (–) terminal to
the left speaker’s negative (–) Tweeter (high) ter-
minal.
L
R
FRONT SPEAKERS
L
R
Woofer (low)
Tweeter (high)
Tweeter (high)
Woofer (low)
Left speaker
Right speaker