Pioneer VSX-1021-K Owner's Manual - Page 14

03 Connecting your equipment Bi-amping your speakers Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this (having separate terminals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend on the kind of speakers you're using. Front right Bi-amp compatible speaker High Low Center Front left High Bi-amp compatible speaker Low HDMI IN 1 ASSIGNABLE 1 VIDEO 1 IN BD IN DVD IN DVR/BDR IN OUT DC OUTPUT for WIRELESS LAN LAN (10/100) COAXIAL IN 1 ASSIGNABLE IN 2 IN 1 IN 2 OPTICAL ASSIGNABLE CONTROL IN OUT IR IN VIDEO ZONE 2 AUDIO DVR/BDR CD-R/TAPE ZONE 2 (OUTPUT 5 V 0.6 A MAX) OUT MONITOR OUT TV/SAT VIDEO 1 IN IN OUT L ADAPTER PORT (OUTPUT 5 V OUT 0.1 A MAX) R ANTENNA (DVD) (CD) (TV/SAT) (DVR/BDR) OUT DVR/ BDR OUT IN 1 (DVD) ASSIGN ABLE IN 2 (DVR/ BDR) IN DVD IN IN IN CD FM UNBAL L 75 AM LOOP IN SIRIUS A R FRONT R L IN L IN CENTER SURROUND R L SURROUND BACK / ZONE 2 R L(Single) FRONT HEIGHT / WIDE / R L B MONITOR OUT Y PB PR COMPONENT VIDEO R TV/SAT VIDEO 1 DVD SUBWOOFER CAUTION: ATTENTION: PRE OUT SPEAKER IMPEDANCE ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 -16 . 6 -16 . SPEAKERS SELECTABLE SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL Class 2Wiring SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI Subwoofer Surround right Surround left CAUTION ! Most speakers with both High and Low terminals have two metal plates that connect the High to the Low terminals. These must be removed when you are bi-amping the speakers or you could severely damage the amplifier. See your speaker manual for more information. ! If your speakers have a removable crossover network, make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. Doing so may damage your speakers. Bi-wiring your speakers Your speakers can also be bi-wired if they support bi-amping. ! With these connections, the Speaker System setting makes no difference. CAUTION ! Don't connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way. ! When bi-wiring as well, heed the cautions for bi-amping shown above. % To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to the speaker terminal on the receiver. Using a banana plug for the second connection is recommended. Selecting the Speaker system The front height terminals can be used for front wide and Speaker B connections, in addition to for the front height speakers. Also, the surround back terminals can be used for bi-amping and ZONE 2 connections, in addition to for the surround back speakers. Make this setting according to the application. Front height setup *Default setting 1 Connect a pair of speakers to the front height speaker terminals. See Standard surround connection on page 13 . 2 If necessary, select 'Normal(SB/FH)' from the Speaker System menu. See Speaker system setting on page 64 to do this. Front wide setup 1 Connect a pair of speakers to the front height speaker terminals. See Standard surround connection on page 13 . 2 Select 'Normal(SB/FW)' from the Speaker System menu. See Speaker system setting on page 64 to do this. Speaker B setup You can listen to stereo playback in another room. 1 Connect a pair of speakers to the front height speaker terminals. See Standard surround connection on page 13 . 2 Select 'Speaker B' from the Speaker System menu. See Speaker system setting on page 64 to do this. 14 En