Pioneer SC-99 Owner s Manual - Page 24

03 Connecting your equipment [M] 5.2 channel surround system & Center and Surround Bi-amping connection (High quality surround) ! Speaker System setting: 5.2ch C+Surr Bi-Amp C L SW1 Center Bi-Amp SW2 R SL SR Surround Bi-Amp Bi-amping connection of the center and surround speakers for high sound quality with 5.2-channel surround sound. You cannot playback Dolby Atmos with this system. [N-1] Multi-ZONE Music connection [N-2] 5.2 channel surround system & ZONE 2/HDZONE connection (Multi Zone) [N-3] 5.2 channel surround system & ZONE 2/ZONE 3 connection (Multi Zone) ! [N-1] Speaker System setting: Multi-ZONE Music ! [N-2] Speaker System setting: 5.2 +ZONE 2+HDZONE ! [N-3] Speaker System setting: 5.2 +ZONE 2+ZONE 3 Main zone Sub zone ZONE 2 C L R SW1 SW2 SL SR L R ZONE 3 or HDZONE L R Other speaker connections ! Your favorite speaker connections can be selected even if you have fewer than 5.2 speakers (except front left/ right speakers). ! When not connecting a subwoofer, connect speakers with low frequency reproduction capabilities to the front channel. (The subwoofer's low frequency component is played from the front speakers, so the speakers could be damaged.) ! After connecting, be sure to conduct the Full Auto MCACC (speaker environment setting) procedure. See Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 59 . Placing the speakers Refer to the chart below for placement of the speakers you intend to connect. Listener speaker placement guidelines Listener speakers, such as Left, Right, Center, Left Surround, and Right Surround, are placed at ear level relative to the listener position. FHL SW 2 SW 1 FHR C L R FWL 30 30 FWR 60 60 120 120 SL 60 SR SBL SB SBR ! Place the surround speakers at 120º from the center. If you, (1) use the surround back speaker, and, (2) don't use the front height speakers / front wide speakers, we recommend placing the surround speaker right beside you. ! If you intend to connect only one surround back speaker, place it directly behind you. ! Place the left and right front height speakers at least one meter (3.3 ft.) directly above the left and right front speakers. With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy 5.2-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback on another component in ZONE 2, ZONE 3 and HDZONE. (The selection of input devices is limited.) However, the 5.2 +ZONE 2+ZONE 3, 5.2 +ZONE 2+HDZONE and Multi-ZONE Music settings can be used separately according to the situation. Normally set this to 5.2 +ZONE 2+ZONE 3 or 5.2 +ZONE 2+HDZONE and use this for multi-zone/multi-source playback, and when using the system for home parties for example, set this to Multi-ZONE Music to associate all zones with the main zone. You cannot playback Dolby Atmos with this system. 24