ONKYO TX-NR801 Manuel D’Utilisation

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After determining the layout of your speaker system, it 
is now necessary to connect the speakers correctly to 
your TX-NR801/TX-NR801E.
For the USA and Canadian models, you can also use 
banana plugs/connectors.

Ω to the TX-NR801/TX-NR801E. If the impedance of 

Ω, be sure to set the 

Notes:
• Even if you are using only one speaker or listening to 

monaural (mono) sound, never connect a single speaker 
in parallel to both the right and left-channel terminals.

• 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-NR801/TX-NR801E.

• Connect either your surround back speakers or the 

speakers you will be using in the remote zone (Zone 
2) to the SURR BACK/ZONE 2 SPEAKERS 
terminals (See page 66).

The positive speaker terminals on the TX-NR801/
TX-NR801E are color coded for easy identification. 
Attach the supplied speaker labels to the speaker cables, 
and then match the colors on the speaker cables to the 
corresponding terminals.

The speaker channels are colored as follows:
Front left speaker (+): White
Front right speaker (+): Red
Center speaker (+): Green
Surround left speaker (+): Blue
Surround right speaker (+): Grey
Surround back/Zone 2 left speaker (+): Brown
Surround back/Zone 2 right speaker (+): Tan

5/8"

(15mm)

Use the PRE OUT 
SUBWOOFER 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 PRE OUT 
SUBWOOFER jack and the 
subwoofer to the amplifier.