Connecting 6.1 system on a 7.1 receiver

[bachapuis]

I have a 6.1 system and most receivers out there are 7.1. When connecting the rear center speaker of my 6.1 system to the 7.1 receiver, do I connect it to the rear surround right, rear surround left, or does it even matter.

I realize I could add another surround speaker and go 7.1, but WAF has become an issue, and I'd prefer not to take another change to the council for approval.

 

[MichaelJHuman]

Your manual should explain what channel to connect a single surround to. You also have to set the RX to tell it that you have 6 speakers connected.

Some RX's may auto detect your setup.

If you lost your manual, just try hooking it up to the L or R rear surround and snoop around in the RX's menu for configuring your speaker setup.

 

[AVRat]

Most say the left rear, but check the manual to be sure.