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Quick-Connect Poster

YHT-860

Home Theater in a Box

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Inspect Contents  

After unpacking, inspect the contents to confi rm you have 

the above items: 

 two surround speakers with tall support stands, 

 two front 

speakers with short support stands, 

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one center speaker, 

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subwoofer, 

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HTR-5850 A/V Receiver, 

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speaker wire, 

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subwoofer RCA cable, 

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four caps, 

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four adaptors 

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four stand brackets, 

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two table top bases for tall support 

stands, 

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two speaker stand bases for short support stands, 

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sixteen non-skid 

pads, 

 four adapter mounting screws, 

 eighteen base mounting screws, 

 

twelve stand bracket mounting screws, 

 sixteen cap mounting screws, 

 OMNI 

mounting screws, Also included, but not shown, are remote control, AM and FM 
antennas and related Owner’s Manuals.

Connect Center Speaker Wire 

as shown. The positive (+) side of 

the wire with the white stripe attaches to the red terminal. The negative 
(-) side attaches to the black terminal. Place all speakers in desired 
location as shown in Step 2, Room Layout.

Your System

Room

Layout

Speaker Placement  

After connection of the speakers place them so 

they appear in the approximate positions as shown in the diagram above.

Yamaha created this package to greatly enhance your audio and home theater enjoyment. This Quick-Connect 
Poster will help you get started. Follow the steps to connect the speakers fi rst. Then connect your DVD Player 
and other components. Refer to your Owner’s Manuals as well as those that came with your other components 
for complete instructions and precautions. 

Be sure that all components are not plugged in while making 

connections. 

You will need the following which are not included in the package: Phillips screwdriver, wire 

cutter/stripper, optional for wall mounting: brackets, toggle bolts, molly anchor screws or sheet metal screws.

Connect Center 

Speaker Wire

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Connect Stand Bracket to Base  

Align the arrow on the stand 

bracket to Yamaha logo on base. Use Stand bracket mounting screws (2) 
to the base. Repeat steps for each bracket and base assembly.

Attach non-skid pads

 to the bottom of the base as shown. Repeat 

steps for each base.   

Non-skid pads

Base

Base

Stand bracket 
mounting screws

Stand bracket

Attach Support to Base  

Use base mounting screws (4) to attach the 

support to the base as shown. Do not over-tighten the screws. Doing so 
may damage the screws or assembly. Repeat steps for each base.

Base

Base mounting screws

Support

Cut and Strip Speaker Wire 

to appropriate lengths. For both the short 

supports (2) and tall supports (2) pass the speaker wire through the supports 
from under the side of the base. Repeat steps for each support and base.

Speaker wire

Base

Support

Pass the Speaker Wire  

through the holes in the under side of the

cap. Attach the cap to the support with the cap mounting screws (4).  

Support

Speaker wire

Cap

Cap 
mounting 
screws

Pass the Speaker Wire 

through the hole in the adaptor. Then push 

the speaker wire fi rmly into the groove and pull as shown. Be sure to 
align screw holes of the adaptor and support as shown. Repeat steps for 
each support.

Cap

Support

Push the Speaker 

and the 

adaptor into the cap. Attach 
the adaptor to the support with 
the adaptor mounting screw (1). 
Repeat steps for each speaker. 

                Receiver must not 
be plugged in while connecting 
speakers.

Pass the Speaker Wire 

through the groove in the speaker. Attach

the adaptor to the speaker bottom (for front speakers use short support 
stands and for surround speakers use tall support stands) with adaptor 
mounting screw. Connect the speaker wire to the speaker terminals. 
Positive (+) side of the wire with white stripe attaches to (+) terminal. 
Negative (-) side attaches to (-) terminal. Repeat steps for each speaker.

Adaptor

Speaker wire

Support

Adaptor

Stand bracket
mounting 
screw

Speaker

Adaptor 
mounting 
screw

Speaker

Carefully Place the Speaker 
Stand on its Side  

Pull the speaker 

cable gently from the speaker base to 
remove any slack. Grasp the speaker 
cables with one hand close to the 
speaker terminals to prevent any 
damage to the terminals while doing 
this. Repeat steps for each speaker.

 CAUTION  

  

Connect Front Speakers and Surround Speakers

  Positive (+) 

side of the wire with white stripe attaches to (+) terminal. Negative (-) 
side attaches to (-) terminal. 

 CAUTION  

Receiver must not be plugged in while connecting speakers.

HTR-5850 Receiver

Mounting the Center Speaker (optional)  

Place the center speaker 

on top of the TV or inside the TV rack so that it is stable. When placing the 
speaker on top of the TV, put the provided Velcro™ strips on the bottom of 
the speaker and the top of the TV to prevent the speaker from falling.

Align

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