Wiring Diagram For Home Theater
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Wiring diagram for home theater. Source componentssuch as cable boxes media streamers and blu ray playersare the beginning points and the tv and loudspeakers are the endpoints. Lets start with the following equipment. Below is a picture of the receiver and a diagram of how everything should be hooked up. The home theater connection path.
This stage is often particularly challenging for people who are new to home theater so ive endeavored to provide some. The easiest scenarios for a do it yourself installer are those in which you can run wires in the attic unfinished basement or crawlspace. Key devices on which to focus include the receiver media box router and home automation controller. After choosing the location for your home theater refer to your equipment checklist to create a diagram of the room.
This will allow you to start shopping and decide if this is a remodeling task you can do on our own or hire a contractor to help. The diagram will help you visualize the room and identify hidden wiring mounting points and seating locations. A blu ray player a wii an hd satellite box and a 71 av receiver. Wiring the right way.
At times the wires will cross. The ultimate connection diagram below shows the challenge of wiring a complete home theater network. Use the first drop down list on each component to connect to a different component. If youve come this far odds are that you either have some new electronic toys in hand or are seriously considering the purchase of some.
There will be main lines that are represented by l1 l2 l3 and so on. It helps to think of the connections of home theater equipment in terms of roads or channels that deliver goods from a producer to a distributor. Home theater connection diagram blu ray one hdmi cable goes from the blu ray player to an hdmi input on the receiver. Use the second drop down list to change the type of wire.
Injunction of 2 wires is usually indicated by black dot to the junction of 2 lines. More stars below means better. If youre new to this sort of work look to tackle a relatively small project like hiding the wires going to the rear speakers in your home theater. According to previous the traces in a home theater wiring diagram represents wires.
However it does not imply link between the cables. Sure its great to throw down a bunch of cash for a nice complete home theater speaker system and the amp that makes it all work together but this is only the beginning. Click the buttons at the top to add audiovideo components to the diagram. That means that its about time to start hooking everything up.