ONKYO 29400095 User Guide

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The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminal posts 
can be used with front speakers and surround back 
speakers respectively, or bi-amped to provide separate 
tweeter and woofer feeds for a pair of front speakers that 
support bi-amping, providing improved bass and treble 
performance.
• When bi-amping is used, the AV receiver is able to 
drive up to 5.1 speakers in the main room.
• For bi-amping, the FRONT L/R terminal posts con-
nect to the front speakers’ woofer terminals. And the 
SURR BACK L/R terminal posts connect to the front 
speakers’ tweeter terminals.
• Once you’ve completed the bi-amping connections 
shown below and turned on the AV receiver, you must 
set the “Speaker Type” setting to “Bi-Amp” to enable 
biamping (see page 42).
Important:
• When making the bi-amping connections, be sure 
to remove the jumper bars that link the speakers’ 
tweeter (high) and woofer (low) terminals.
• Bi-amping can only be used with speakers that support 
bi-amping. Refer to your speaker manual.
Bi-amping Speaker Hookup
Bi-amping the Front Speakers
1
Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT R positive (+) 
terminal to the right speaker’s positive (+) Woofer 
(low) terminal. And connect the AV receiver’s 
FRONT R negative (–) terminal to the right 
speaker’s negative (–) Woofer (low) terminal.
2
Connect the AV receiver’s SURR BACK R posi-
tive (+) terminal to the right speaker’s positive (+) 
Tweeter (high) terminal. And connect the AV 
receiver’s SURR BACK R negative (–) terminal 
to the right speaker’s negative (–) Tweeter (high) 
terminal.
3
Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT L positive (+) 
terminal to the left speaker’s positive (+) Woofer 
(low) terminal. And connect the AV receiver’s 
FRONT L negative (–) terminal to the left 
speaker’s negative (–) Woofer (low) terminal.
4
Connect the AV receiver’s SURR BACK L posi-
tive (+) terminal to the left speaker’s positive (+) 
Tweeter (high) terminal. And connect the AV 
receiver’s SURR BACK L negative (–) terminal to 
the left speaker’s negative (–) Tweeter (high) ter-
minal.
L
R
FRONT SPEAKERS
L
R
Woofer (low)
Tweeter (high)
Tweeter (high)
Woofer (low)
Left speaker
Right speaker