Onkyo TX-SR701 - Speaker Connection Details; Using the speaker cable labels; Connecting a subwoofer; Connecting surround back speakers

Connecting speakers
Using the speaker cable labels
'Ihe positive speaker terminals on the TX-SR701/701E/601/601E
are color coded for easy identification. Attach the supplied speaker
labels to the speaker cables, and then malch the colors on the
speaker cables to the corresponding terminals.
Speaker cable label
TX-S R701/701 E/
601/601E +
Speaker
Speaker cable label
The speaker channels are colored as follows:
Front lefl speaker (+): White
Front right speaker (+): Red
Cenler speaker (+): Green
Sun'ound left speaker (+): Blue
Sun'ound right speaker (+):Grey
Surround back speaker (+):Brown
Zone 2 left speaker (+): White
Zone 2 right speaker (+): Red
Note:
If you select "2ch (PRE OUT)" at the "1. HaMware Config" menu
--> " b. Surr Back" and use the PRE OUT lerminals for 7.1ch
sound, connect the speakers to the power amplifier connecled to
the PRE OUT terminals without connecting any speakers to the
Surround Back Speaker lerminals on the TX-SR701/701E. Using
the surround back terminals on both the TX-SR701/701E and
power amplifier will not produce correct surround sound effect (see
page 55).
Connecting a subwoofer
Use the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack to connect a subwoofer with
a built-in power amplifier. If your subwoofer does not have a built-
in amplifier, connect an amplifier to the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT
,jack and the subwoofer to the amplifier.
Connecting the surround back speakers
(TX-SR701/701 E only)
If you connect the surround back speakers to the power amplifier
connected to the SURR BACK PRE OUT terminals on the TX-
SR701/701E for 7.1ch sound playback, do not connect the surround
back speakers to the SURROUND BACK SPEAKER terminals on
the TX-SR701/701E. Connecting the surround back speakers Io
both the TX-SR701/701E and power amplifier will not produce
correct surround sound effect.
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