Pioneer SC-1522 Operating Instructions - 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-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. Installing your speaker system At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left surround back terminal). [A] 9.2 channel surround system (Front height/Front wide) connection ! If necessary, select '9.1ch FH/FW' from the Speaker System menu. See Speaker system setting on page 93 to do this. ! When only connecting one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURROUND BACK L (Single) terminals. Front wide right Front height right Front height left Front wide left Front right Subwoofer 1 LINE LEVEL INPUT Center Subwoofer 2 LINE LEVEL INPUT Front left A FRONT CENTER R L SPEAKERS FRONT 1 SUBWOOFER 2 SURROUND SURR BACK F HEIGHT (Single) F WIDE L CENTER FRONT HEIGHT R L R PRE OUT FRONTWIDE / B R L SURROUND R L SURROUND BACK A R L (Single) Surround right 23 Surround back right Surround back left Surround left

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03
Connecting your equipment
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.
Installing your speaker system
At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should
always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back speaker if you like (it must be con-
nected to the left surround back terminal).
[A] 9.2 channel surround system (Front height/Front wide) connection
!
If necessary, select ‘
9.1ch FH/FW
’ from the
Speaker System
menu.
See
Speaker system setting
on
page 93
to do this.
!
When only connecting one surround back speaker, connect it to the
SURROUND BACK L (Single)
terminals.
(Single)
SPEAKERS
FRONT
CENTER
A
A
R
L
SURROUND
R
L
SURROUND BACK
R
L
FRONT HEIGHT
FRONT WIDE /
B
R
L
R
L
SUBWOOFER
1
2
SURROUND
SURR BACK
F HEIGHT
(Single)
FRONT
CENTER
PRE OUT
F WIDE
L
R
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
Front height left
Front height right
Front wide left
Front wide right
Front left
Front right
Center
Subwoofer 2
Subwoofer 1
Surround left
Surround back right
Surround back left
Surround right