Connecting the Speakers
Separate and stripThe wires for the three front speakers should allFront Left: White Wire
the ends of thebe of the same length even if the speakers will be
speaker wire asplaced at varying distances from the DCR600II.Center: Green Wire
shown. SpeakersThe same applies to the two rear speakers. ToFront Right: Red Wire
and electronics make sure that you use the correct wires forSurround Right: Gray Wire
terminals have each speaker, we have color-coded them, asSurround Left: Blue Wire
corresponding (+)shown in the diagram:Subwoofer: Brown Wire
and (�) terminals.
Most manufacturers of speakers and electronics,
including JBL, use red to denote the (+) terminal
and black for the (�) terminal.
The (+) lead of the speaker wire is noted with a
ridge or stripe. It is important to connect both
speakers identically: (+) on the speaker to (+) on
the receiver and (�) on the speaker to (�) on the
receiver. Wiring Oout of phase� results in thin
sound, weak bass and a poor stereo image.
With the advent of multichannel surround sound
systems, connecting all of the speakers in your
system with the correct polarity remains equally
important in order to preserve the proper ambi-
ence and directionality of the program material.
To use the binding-post speaker terminals on
the rear panel of the DCR600II receiver, and on
the subwoofer, unscrew the colored collar until
the pass-through hole in the center post is
visible under the collar. Insert the bare end of
the wire through this hole; then screw the collar
down until the connection is tight. The hole in
the center of each collar is intended for use
with banana-type connectors.
To connect the supplied speaker wires to the
satellite and center speaker terminals, press the
red or black plastic tab for the desired terminal,
insert the bare end of the wire into the hole and
release the tab. Gently tug on the wire to make
sure that it is fully inserted.
Making the Audio Connections
If you will be stacking the DCR600II and1. Assemble the supplied AM Loop Antenna asreceiver, and connect the other end to the
DVD600II, place the DVD600II DVD changershown above. Connect it to the AM and GNDCoaxial Digital Outputon the DVD
on top of the DCR600II receiver, as theTerminals c on the back of the DCR600II.changer.
receiver is too heavy to be placed on top of2. Connect the supplied 75-ohm FM antenna to
the DVD changer.the FM Terminal d on the back of the4. In order to obtain the best possible sound
DCR600II. Note that if you use an optional exter-reproduction when watching your television, con-
nal FM antenna with 300-ohm twin-lead cable,nect the left and right analog audio outputs of
your TV to the TV Audio Inputs ? on the
you must use a 300-ohm-to-75-ohm adaptor (notDCR600II using the red (right) and white (left)
supplied) to make the connection.leads of the supplied triple-lead RCA cable.
3. Connect one end of the supplied single-lead
coaxial digital cable with orange connectors to
the COAX 1 (upper) Digital Input ? on the
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