Pioneer SC-55 Owner's Manual - Page 13

Connecting your equipment 03 Determining the speakers' application This unit is equipped with speaker terminals for 9 channels, allowing users to select a variety of speaker layouts/usage patterns according to their tastes. The terminals to which the speakers should be connected differ according to the speaker layout/usage pattern. Select one speaker layout/usage pattern before connecting the speakers. For instructions on connections, see Installing your speaker system on page 17 . ! Be sure to connect speakers to the front left and right channels (L and R). ! It is also possible to only connect one of the surround back speakers (SB) or neither. ! If you have two subwoofers, the second subwoofer can be connected to the SUBWOOFER 2 terminal. Connecting two subwoofers increases the bass sound to achieve more powerful sound reproduction. In this case, the same sound is output from the two subwoofers. Important ! The Speaker System setting must be made if you use any of the connections shown below other than [A] (see Speaker system setting on page 76 ). ! The speakers from which sound is output can be switched according to the speaker layout/usage pattern (sound is not necessarily output from all connected speakers). Use the SPEAKERS button to switch the speakers from which sound is output. For details, see Switching the speaker terminals on page 59 . [A] 9.2 channel surround system (Front height/Front wide) connection *Default setting ! Speaker System setting: 9.1ch FH/FW FHL L SW 2 FWL FHR R FWR SW 1 C SR SBR SL SBL A 9.2 ch surround system connects the left and right front speakers (L/R), the center speaker (C), the left and right front height speakers (FHL/FHR), the left and right front wide speakers (FWL/FWR), the left and right surround speakers (SL/SR), the left and right surround back speakers (SBL/SBR), and the subwoofers (SW 1/SW 2). It is not possible to produce sound simultaneously from the front height speakers and the front wide speakers. This surround system produces a more true-tolife sound from above. The speakers from which sound is output can be switched using the SPEAKERS button. For details, see Switching the speaker terminals on page 59 . [B] 7.2 channel surround system & Speaker B connection ! Speaker System setting: 7.1ch + Speaker B FHL FHR R L SW 2 SW 1 C R SR L [C] 7.2 channel surround system & Front Bi-amping connection (High quality surround) ! Speaker System setting: 7.1ch Front Bi-Amp Bi-amping connection of the front speakers for high sound quality with 7.2-channel surround sound. Front Bi-Amp R SBR SL SBL Speaker B L SW 1 SR SW 2 C With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy 7.2-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback of the same sound on the B speakers. The same connections also allow for 9.2-channel surround sound in the main zone when not using the B speakers. The speakers from which sound is output can be switched using the SPEAKERS button. For details, see Switching the speaker terminals on page 59 . SBR SL SBL En 13