Pioneer SC-09TX Owner's Manual - Page 10

02 Simple Home Theater Guide Selecting the speaker layout/usage pattern This receiver is equipped with speaker terminals for 10 channels, and the speaker layout/usage pattern can be selected to suit the user's tastes. There are five speaker layout/usage patterns, as described below. When using this receiver, be sure to select one of the five patterns below before proceeding with the connections, settings and playback operations.1 Once you have decided on the speaker layout/usage pattern, connect the speakers. Proceed to Positioning and connecting the speakers on page 11. Normal surround connections (default setting) Subwoofer TV Front left (L) Center (C) Front right (R) Surround left A (SL A) Surround right A (SR A) 5.2-channel Bi-amp connections Subwoofer Front left (L)* TV Center (C)* Front right (R)* Surround left (SL)* Surround right (SR)* *: bi-amp compatible speakers Features: The front, center and surround channels are all reproduced with high quality (bi-amp). Fewer speakers are used than with other patterns and the maximum number of channels is 5.2, but this pattern provides the highest sound quality. Speakers used: Total 5 bi-amp compatible speakers (2 front, 1 center, 2 surround) Applicable listening rooms: Suited to all listening rooms Output Setup: All Ch Bi-Amp Surround left B (SL B) Surround back left (SBL) Surround right B (SR B) Surround back right (SBR) 7.2-channel front Bi-amp connections Subwoofer TV Features: Connections can be made in the ways from 2 channels for stereo playback to 5.1 (the basic requirement for a home theater) or 7.1 channels, and on this receiver it is even possible to connect 9.2 channels. With 9.1-channel (or 9.2-channel) connections, two surround speakers are used on each of the left and right sides, a speaker layout similar to that used in movie theaters. Furthermore, the set can be used for both movies and for high sound quality multi-channel music sources such as SACD and DVD Audio discs. Front left (L)* Center (C)* Front right (R)* Surround left (SL) Surround right (SR) Surround back Surround back left (SBL) right (SBR) *: bi-amp compatible speakers Speakers used: Total maximum 9 (2 front, 1 center, 4 surround, 2 surround back) Applicable listening rooms: The conditions in any listening room can be accommodated, but when using 9.2 channels of speakers, ideally the space should be large enough for the speakers. Output Setup: Normal Features: Provides up to 7.2-channel surround playback with high quality sound (bi-amp) from the front and center speakers. Speakers used: Total 7 (2 front (bi-amp compatible), 1 center (bi-amp compatible), 2 surround, 2 surround back) Applicable listening rooms: Rooms with space to place the surround back speakers behind or above the listening position Output Setup: Front Bi-Amp Note 1 If you want to expand the system into a surround playback environment though there are currently only two speakers, or if you want to make bi-amp connections though you do not have enough speaker cables, select the pattern you are thinking of trying. For either pattern, the optimum playback environment can be achieved using Auto MCACC Setup, regardless of the number of speakers. 10 En