Onkyo TX-NR900E

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Connecting auxiliary power amplifier
These jacks are for connecting auxiliary power amplifier.
You can use an auxiliary power amplifiers to listen at louder
volumes than you can with the TX-NR900/900E alone. When using
a power amplifier, connect each speaker to the power amplifier.
Connecting to an external device with 12V
TRIGGER terminal
When the TX-NR900/900E is in the Zone 2 mode, this terminal
outputs at 12 V and 100 mA. If a component in the remote zone has
a 12V TRIGGER IN terminal, connect it to this jack so that it is
turned on automatically when the Zone 2 mode is selected.
Connecting to devices with analog multi channel
output
Connect a DVD player, MPEG decoder, or other component that has
a multi channel port for 5.1 channel or 7.1 channel output.
Miscellaneous Connections
PRE OUT
FRONT
SUB
SURR
R
L
GND
SURR
BACK/
ZONE 2
R
L
MULTI
INPU
T
FRONT
SUB
SURR
SURR
BACK
CENTER
R
L
R
L
DIGITAL
INPUT
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
OPT
OPT
2
1
2
3
4
1
2
1
3
COAX
CENTE
R
R
L
R
R
L
L
Ex: DVD-Audio player/MPEG
decoder
PRE OUT
FRONT
SUB
SURR
R
L
SURR
BACK/
ZONE 2
MULTI
C
INPUT
FRONT
R
L
DIGITAL
INPUT
OPT
2
1
2
1
3
COAX
CENTER
R
L
R
L
R
L
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1. Front left speaker
2. Front right speaker
3. Subwoofer
4. Surround back left
speaker
5. Surround back right
speaker
6. Surround left speaker
7. Surround right speaker
8. Center speaker
Front
Surround
Center
Surround
back
Subwoofer
Subwoofer
Front output
Surround
Surround back
Center
to white
to Red
to Purple
to Blue
to Gray
to Brown
to Green
to Tan
to White
to Red
to Purple
to Brown
to Tan
to Blue
to Green
to Gray
Power amplifier