The illustration below shows a basic example of installation of the amplifier combined with 8 speakers and
a monitor.
Speaker Layout
Subwoofer Center speaker
Surround speakers
Front speakers
Place the front speakers to the
sides of the monitor or screen and
as flush with the screen surface as
possible.
Surround back speakers
The table below shows a typical speaker configuration for the AVC-A1HD.
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
A
SURROUND
B
SURROUND BACK
SUBWOOFER
(b)
L R L R L R L R 1 only
9.1-channels
S S S S S S S S S
–
S
7.1-channels
S S S S S
– –
S S
–
S
6.1-channels
S S S S S
– – – –
S S
5.1-channels
S S S S S
– – – – –
S
3.1-channels
S S S
– – – – – – –
S
2.1-channels
S S
– – – – – – – –
S
2-channels
S S
– – – – – – – – –
Speaker Connections
Example: 9.3-channels
Front
speaker (R)
Center
speaker
Subwoofer 1
Subwoofer
with built-in
amplifier
Surround
speaker-A
(R)
Surround
speaker-B
(R)
• When using just one surround back speaker, connect it to the left channel (SBL).
• When using Subwoofer 2 or 3, set GUI menu “Manual Setup” – “Speaker Setup” – “Subwoofer Setup”
(vpage 28).
b L : L
eft
R : Right
Two surround back speakers are required to use the THX Ultra2 Cinema,THX Music mode and THX Games
mode.
Set the surround back speakers so that the distance to the listening position is the same for both the left
and right speakers. It is also recommended that the deviations of the distance from the listening position
to L and R channel speakers (front left (FL) and front right (FR), surround left (SL) and surround right (SR),
surround back left (SBL) and surround back right (SBR)) is less than 60 cm.
Front
speaker (L)
Surround back
speaker (R)
Surround
speaker-B
(L)
Surround
speaker-A
(L)
b The AVC-A1HD can be connected to a maximum of 3 subwoofers.
Connections
Subwoofer with built-in
amplifier
Surround back
speaker (L)
Subwoofer 3 Subwoofer 2