Onkyo TX-NR737

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Advanced Speaker Connection
Advanced Speaker Connection
Bi-Amping
It is possible to connect speakers supporting bi-amping to
improve quality of the low and high pitched ranges. Up to
5.2 ch will be played in bi-amping.
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Connections
1.
Connect as below using the FRONT terminals and
BACK or HEIGHT terminals.
Tweeter
(high pitched tone)
Woofer
(low pitched tone)
Front R Front L
2.
Turn the unit on and make the bi-amping setting.
1
After pressing RCV, press HOME on the remote
controller.
2
With the cursors, select "Setup", and then press
ENTER.
3
With the cursors, select the order of "2.|Speaker
Setup" – "Speaker Settings" – "Front Speakers Type".
4
Select "Bi-Amp" with the cursors and press ENTER.
r Before bi-amping, be sure to remove the short-
circuit connector that connects the tweeter (high
pitched tone) terminal and the woofer (low pitched
tone) terminal.
r Use speakers supporting bi-amping only. For
details, refer to the speakers' instruction manual.
Connecting Dipole Speakers
It is possible to use dipole speakers instead of surround
speakers and surround back speakers. A dipole speaker
is bidirectional speaker outputting the same sound in two
directions, for example forward and backward.
aa
bb
TV
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Connections
An arrow for matching the phases (
¼
) is marked on a
dipole speaker. Place the surround speakers (a) so that
their arrows ( ) point to the TV and the surround back
speakers (b) so that their arrows ( ) point to each other.
¼
Phase: A waveform position in one cycle (0 to 360 degree) of sine
wave. If the phases do not match due to mistake in speaker distance,
installation angle or positive/negative of wiring, sound image and sound
field may be unclear or hard of listening.