center channel hookup problem (1 Viewer)

[doug_v]

I got a DVD player for Christmas and am now trying to hook it up to my Denon AVR-1010 receiver. I plan on buying a center channel speaker but I'm not sure how I'm going to hook it up. The receiver has connections for both a right and a left center speaker. Will I be able to hook up a single center channel speaker to this receiver? Thanks for any help with this. Doug

 

[Michael Reuben]

Denon AVR-1010 receiver

Are you sure that's the right model number? I can't find it anywhere on Denon's website. How old is it? Does it have Dolby Digital and/or DTS decoding?

M.

 

[Denward]

Hey Doug. Welcome to the HTF obsession.

There is a Denon AVR 1100. It's a Dolby Digital Ready receiver. I'm going to assume that's the model you have.

First of all, "DD ready" means that it does not have a built in DD decoder. Hopefully your new DVD player (what model is it?) has a built in decoder. If not then you can't get DD out of your current system. You would either need to buy a DD decoder or a new receiver with a built in DD decoder.

If your DVD player has a decoder, then it will have 6 RCA type outputs which should be labeled something like

L front

R front

Center

L surround

R surround

Subwoofer

You would then need 6 cables to connect these outputs to your receiver's 6CH EXT IN (?) section. (That label is a little fuzzy on the pdf file from Denon's website).

AFAIK, there's really no such thing as a left center and a right center. I think you may be confusing the white and red inputs in the 6CH EXT IN section. The red one is labeled subwoofer.

A center speaker would be hooked up to the section labeled Center Speaker. It has red and black spring clips labeled + and -.

 

[doug_v]

Thanks for the fast replies. I'll try and answer your questions. The DVD player is a Panasonic DVD-RV31. I don't think it has a decoder. The receiver is a Denon AVR-1010. It says Dolby Pro-Logic Surround System on the front. As for speaker connectors, this id is what it has for connectors:

Front speaker A - left and right

Front speaker B - left and right

Center speakers - left and right

Rear speakers - left and right

I hope this helps.

 

[Richard Travale]

Front speaker A - left and right

Front speaker B - left and right

Center speakers - left and right

Rear speakers - left and right

So, your receiver has 2 red and 2 black speaker terminals for the center channel? If this is right then you may have a receiver that supports 2 centers. If that's the case, then just connect one set of red/black(positive/negative, not left/right) to your center speaker. Keep us notified as to what is happening and welcome to the forum.

 

[Denward]

Since your receiver is a pro-logic, it's even older than the DD ready receiver I was blabbing about.

I also have a Panny 31 DVD player. You just need to hook up its analog audio outputs to one of your receiver's inputs and you'll be in pro-logic land.

You're right, this player does not have a DD decoder. That's okay though because when you get around to buying another AV receiver, it will most certainly have a built in decoder.