Pioneer SC-1223-K Owner's Manual - Page 23
To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to the speaker terminal on the receiver.
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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 High Bi-amp compatible speaker Bi-amp compatible speaker Front left High Low Low Subwoofer 1 LINE LEVEL INPUT Center Subwoofer 2 LINE LEVEL INPUT 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. FRONT 1 SUBWOOFER 2 PRE OUT A FRONT CENTER FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE / B R L R L SURROUND BACK R L (Single) SURROUND A R L SPEAKERS Surround right FRONT 1 SUBWOOFER 2 PRE OUT A FRONT CENTER FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE / B R L R L SURROUND BACK R L (Single) SURROUND A R L SPEAKERS 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. 23