Sony DAV-L8100 Operating Guide

1. Place one speaker on each side of your TV. It is best 

to position them aimed at the listening position and 
at ear level height (while seated). A shelf, table, 
or other furniture will work but ideally you should 
consider using speaker stands. Sony makes speaker 
stands that are designed to work with your new 
speakers. The optional Sony speaker stands 
WS-FV10A/S (silver) and WS-FV10A/B (black) 
can be purchased from your Sony dealer or on-line 
at www.SonyStyle.com.

 

4. The placement of your subwoofer will have an effect 

on its performance. Sometimes the most convenient 
location might not yield the best performance.  
Different placements within your room will yield 
different sounding bass. For instance, if you place 
your subwoofer near a wall or corner of your room, it
will sound “boomier” than if you place it away from 
walls and corners. Ultimately, you may have to place 
your subwoofer for convenience or to accommodate 
room aesthetics. You may also need to purchase a 
longer shielded RCA cable to place your subwoofer in 
the position that you prefer. Experiment with different 
subwoofer placements once you get your system 
connected and running. For now, place the subwoofer 
no further than six feet from the receiver location.

3. Place one speaker to the left, either behind the 

listening area (Placement A on diagram) or on the 
wall to the sides of the listening area (Placement B
on diagram). Place the other speaker to the right
of the listening position in the exact opposite of the 
left channel speaker. We recommend placing the 
surround speakers above the listening position. 
(Please see the Operating Instructions that came
with your system for additional speaker placement 
recommendations.) Your Sony speakers can 
accommodate wall mounting. The optional WS-WV10 
wall mount brackets can be purchased from your 
Sony dealer or on-line at www.SonyStyle.com. If it is 
not possible to install these speakers on your wall, 
you can place them on shelves, tables, or other 
furniture. You may also use the optional Sony speaker 
stands that are designed to work with your new 
speakers. The optional Sony speaker stands WS-
FV10A/S (silver) and WS-FV10A/B (black) can be 
purchased from your Sony dealer or on-line at
www.SonyStyle.com. 

2. Place the Center Channel speaker on top of your TV 

and center it between the outside edges. If you are 
not able to do this, place this speaker below the 
screen either in the TV stand or on a short speaker 
stand. If all of the speakers in your system are 
identical, choose one of them for your Center Channel 
speaker. Ideally the Center Channel speaker should be 
aimed at your listening position. If you placed your 
speaker on top of your TV, you may need to aim it 
slightly down toward your listening position (seated). 
Caution! Tilting the center channel speaker too far 
forward may cause it to become unstable. If you 
placed this speaker below the TV, you may need to 
aim it up slightly at your listening position (seated).

5. Locate the FRONT speaker 

terminals on the back of 
your receiver. Take one of 
the supplied speaker wires 
and place one end of the 
plain wire into the L 

red

 ( + ) 

terminal of the FRONT 
speaker terminal. Place one 
end of the black-striped wire 
into the L black ( - ) terminal 
of the FRONT speaker 
terminal.

6. Place the other end of the 

plain wire into the 

red

  ( + ) 

terminal on the back of the 
speaker that you placed to 
the left of your TV set. Place 
the other end of the black-
striped wire into the black (-) 
terminal on the back of the 
same speaker.

7. Locate the FRONT speaker 

terminals on the back of 
your receiver. Take one of 
the supplied speaker wires 
and place one end of the 
plain wire into the R 

red

 ( + ) 

terminal of the FRONT 
speaker terminal. Place one 
end of the black-striped wire 
into the R black ( - ) terminal 
of the FRONT speaker 
terminals.

  8. Place the other end of the 

plain wire into the 

red

  ( + ) 

terminal on the back of the 
speaker that you placed to 
the right of your TV set. 
Place the other end of the 
black-striped wire into the 
black ( - ) terminal of the 
same speaker.

  9. Locate the CENTER speaker

terminals on the back of
your receiver. Take one of the
supplied speaker wires
and place one end of the 
plain wire into the 

red

 (+) 

terminal of the CENTER 
speaker connection. Place 
one end of the black-striped 
wire into the black ( - ) 
terminal of the CENTER 
speaker terminals.

 10.Place the other end of the 

plain wire into the 

red

  ( + ) 

terminal on the back of the 
center channel speaker. 
Place the other end of the 
black-striped wire into the 
black ( - ) terminal of the 
same speaker.

11. Locate the SURROUND 

speaker terminals on the 
back of your receiver.
Take one of the supplied 
speaker wires and place 
one end of the plain wire 
into the L 

red

 (+) terminal

of the SURROUND speaker 
terminal. Place one end of 
the black-striped wire into 
the L black ( - ) terminal 
that can be found on the 
SURROUND speaker 
terminal.

12. Place the other end of the 

plain wire into the 

red

  ( + ) 

terminal on the back of the 
surround speaker that you 
placed on the left side of 
your room. Place the other 
end of the black-striped wire 
into the black ( - ) terminal 
on the back of the same 
surround speaker.

13. Locate the SURROUND 

speaker terminals on the 
back of your receiver. Take 
one of the supplied speaker 
wires and place one end of 
the plain wire into the R 

red

( + ) terminal that can be 
found on the SURROUND 
speaker terminal. Place one 
end of the black-striped wire 
into the R black ( - ) 
terminal that can be found 
on the SURROUND
speaker terminal.

14. Place the other end of the 

 plain wire into the 

red 

 ( + ) 

 terminal on the back of the 
 surround speaker that you 
 placed on the right side of  
 your room. Place the other 
 end of the black-striped wire 
 into the black
 ( - ) terminal on the back of 
 the same speaker.  

15. Locate the AUDIO OUT

labeled SUB WOOFER
on the back of your receiver. 

16. Take the supplied 2-meter 

RCA cable and plug one end 
into the AUDIO OUT 
connector. Place the other 
end of this connector into the 
SUBWOOFER INPUT located 
on the subwoofer.