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The illustration below shows a basic example of installation of the amplifier combined with 8 speakers and
a monitor.
Speaker Installation
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.
The table below shows a typical speaker configuration for the AVR-3808CI.
Surround back speakers
Front
Center
Surround A Surround B Surround back
Subwoofer
L R L R L R L R
1
only
7.1-channels
(Surround A+B)
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: 5.1-channels (Surround A+B) and ZONE2 use
Front speakers Center speaker Subwoofer
Subwoofer
with built-in
amplifier
Surround speakers
A
Surround speakers
B
ZONE2 speakers
ZONE2
When using just one surround back speaker, connect it to the left channel (SBL).
NOTE
By default, the AVR-3808CI’s “Amp Assign” setting is set to “ZONE2”. To use as the surround back speaker
for the main zone, change the “Amp Assign” setting (vpage 68, 69).
b L : Left
R : Right
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