Pioneer HTP-072 Owner's Manual - Page 11

Connecting the speakers

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Connecting your equipment Connecting the speakers The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best for surround sound. Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right (R) terminal and the speaker on the left to the left (L) terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/-) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers. You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 and 16 . Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to the AC power source. Bare wire connections 1 Push open the tabs and insert exposed 1 2 wire. 2 Release the tabs. CAUTION • These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage. To prevent the risk of electric shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts. • Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is inserted fully into the speaker terminal. If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure. Front right Front left 02 Center Subwoofer English Français Español HDMI IN IN OUT DVD SAT/CBL GAME BD IN 1 IN 1 ASSIGNABLE (CD) (TV) ASSIGNABLE COAXIAL OPTICAL ANTENNA AM LOOP VIDEO DVD IN AUDIO R L FM UNBAL 75 SAT/CBL IN MONITOR OUT ANALOG IN 1 (CD) ASSIGNABLE SPEAKERS A FRONT CENTER R L SURROUND R L SUBWOOFER Surround right Surround left 11 En

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Connecting your equipment
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En
English
Connecting the speakers
The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but
using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best for surround
sound.
Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right (
R
) terminal and the speaker on
the left to the left (
L
) terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (
+
/
) terminals on the
receiver match those on the speakers.
You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6
and 16
.
Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to the AC power source.
Bare wire connections
CAUTION
• These speaker terminals carry
HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage
. To prevent the risk of electric
shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord
before touching any uninsulated parts.
• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is inserted fully into the speaker terminal. If any
of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a
safety measure.
1
Push open the tabs and insert exposed
wire.
2
Release the tabs.
1
2
HDMI
VIDEO
AUDIO
COAXIAL
SPEAKERS
ANTENNA
OPTICAL
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
OUT
IN
IN
A
(
CD
)
MONITOR
OUT
DVD IN
ANALOG IN
(CD)
SAT/CBL
IN
DVD
SAT/CBL
GAME
BD
(
TV
)
IN
1
1
IN
1
FM UNBAL
75
AM LOOP
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
SUBWOOFER
R
L
R
L
R
L
Center
Surround right
Front right
Front left
Subwoofer
Surround left