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Installing your speaker system
To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound capabilities connect front, center, surround and surround back
speakers, as well as a subwoofer.
1
Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer speakers—no subwoofer or
no center speaker, or even no surround speakers—will work. At the very least, front left and right speakers only are
necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just
one surround back speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left surround back terminal). You can use speakers
with a nominal impedance between 6 Ω and 16 Ω (please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 74 if you plan
to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8 Ω).
Connecting the speakers
Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a
positive (+) and negative (–) terminal. Make sure to
match these up with the terminals on the speakers
themselves.
Caution
• These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE
voltage. To prevent the risk of electric shock when
connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables,
disconnect the power cord before touching any
uninsulated parts.
• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted
together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal.
If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel
it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure.
Note
1 When using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURROUND BACK L (Single) terminals.
DIGITAL
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGN-
ABLE
OPTICAL
MULTI CH IN
SPEAKERS
B
A
CD CD-R
ANTENNA
PRE OUT
DVD TV SAT DVR1
CON-
TROL
IR
ZONE2
COAXIAL
HDMI
OUT
OUT
BD IN
21 -
ASSIGNABLE
21 -
21 -
2
IN
(DVR1)
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
(TV SAT)
1
IN
AUDI O
L
R
L
R
IN
IN IN IN IN
Y
P
B
P
R
OUT
DVR2 ZONE 2
IN
MONITOR
OUT
MONITOR
OUT
FM UNBAL 75
COMPONENT VIDEO
OUT
VIDEO
IN
IN INOUT INOUT
OUT
OUT OUT
FRONT CENTER
FRONT
FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK /
RLRLR L
(Single)
CENTER
SURROUND
SURROUND BACK
SUBWOOFER
SUBWOOFER
SURROUNDSURROUND BACK
(Single)
(DVD)
1
IN
2
IN
3
IN
2
IN
(CD)
OUT
OUT
IN
IN
ASSIGNABLE
31 -
AM LOOP
IN
SIRIUS
XM
IN
SELECTABLE SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
SELECTABLE
VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI
SPEAKERS
B
A
FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK /
RLRL
R
L
(Single)
SUBWOOFER
SELECTABLE SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
SELECTABLE
VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
Front
left
Center
Front
right
Subwoofer
VSX-1018AH
Surround
left
Surround
back right
Surround
back left
Surround
right
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