Pioneer SC-85 Owner's Manual - Page 26

To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to the speaker terminal on the receiver.

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03 Connecting your equipment Banana plug connections If you want to use speaker cables terminated with banana plugs, screw the speaker terminal fully shut, then plug the banana plug into the end of the speaker terminal. 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 Front left Bi-amp compatible speaker High Bi-amp compatible speaker High 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. Low Low A FRONT CENTER R L SPEAKERS TOP MIDDLE R L A FRONT CENTER R L SPEAKERS TOP MIDDLE R L 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. 26

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Connecting your equipment
03
Banana plug connections
If you want to use speaker cables terminated with banana plugs, screw the speaker terminal fully shut, then plug
the banana plug into the end of the speaker terminal.
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 termi-
nals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend on the kind of speakers you’re using.
SPEAKERS
A
FRONT
CENTER
A
R
L
TOP MIDDLE
R
L
SPEAKERS
High
Low
High
Low
Front right
Front left
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
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.