Manual

Connecting speakers
I Connecting speakers
Caution:
Connect only speakers with an impedance between 4 and 16 _ to
the TX-DS898. If the impedance of even one speaker is between 4
and 6 £2, be sure to set the speaker impedance setting
accordingly (see page 28).
Notes:
• When you are using only one speaker or when you wish to listen to
monaural (mono) sound, a single speaker should never be
connected in parallel to both the right and left-channel terminals
simultaneously.
Connecting the cable
speaker
1. Strip away 518 inch (15 mm) of wire insulation.
2. Twist wire ends very tight.
3. Unscrew
4. Insert wire
5. Screw
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• To prevent damage to circuitry,
never short-circuit the positive (+)
and negative (-) speaker wire.
• Be sure to connect the positive and negative cables for the
speakers properly. If they are mixed up, the left and right signals
will be reversed and the audio will sound unnatural.
• Do not connect more than one speaker cable to one speaker
terminal. Doing so may damage the TX-DS898.
• Connect either your surround back speakers or the speakers you
will be using in the remole zone (Zone 2) to the SURR BACK
SPEAKERS/ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals (see page 21 ).
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Connecting a subwoofer
Use the PRE OUT S UBWOOFER jack Io connect a subwoofer with
a built-in power amplifier. If your subwoofer does not have a built-in
amplifier, connect an amplifier to 1he PRE OUT SUBWOOFER jack
and the subwoofer to the amplifier.
Front right Front left Surround right Surround left
speaker speaker speaker speaker
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Subwoofer
Center Surround Surround
speaker Back right Sackleft
20 speaker speaker