Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K Owner's Manual - Page 59

Other connections 08 • SP (off) - No sound is output from the speakers. The same sound is output from the pre-out terminals (including from your subwoofer, if connected) as when selecting speaker system A (above). Bi-amping your front speakers Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifier (in this case, to both front and surround back terminals) 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. 1 Connect your speakers as shown below. This illustration below shows the connections for biamping your front left speaker. Hook up your front right speaker in the same way. Front left speaker SPEAKERS FRONT AR CENTER SURROUND L R SURROUND BACK / B LR L (Single) Bi-wiring your speakers The reasons for bi-wiring are basically the same as biamping, but additionally, interference effects within the wire could be reduced, producing better sound. Again, to do this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they must have separate terminals for the high and low frequencies). When bi-wiring, make sure you've selected Normal or Speaker B in Surround back speaker setting on page 41. • 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. High SELECTABLE SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI Low Since both front and surround back speaker terminals output the same audio, it doesn't matter which set (front or surround back) is powering which part (High or Low) of the speaker. • Make sure that the + / - connections are properly inserted. 2 Select the 'Front Bi-Amp' setting from the Surround Back System menu. See Surround back speaker setting on page 41 to specify how you're using the surround back speaker terminals. Caution • Make sure you use a parallel (not series, which are fairly uncommon) connection when bi-wiring your speakers. • Don't connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way. 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. 59 En