Pioneer VSX-1020-K Owner's Manual - Page 20

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03 Connecting your equipment Bi-amping your speakers Front right High Low Bi-amp compatible speaker Center Subwoofer Front left High Low Bi-amp compatible speaker HDMI BD IN IN 1 ASSIGNABLE 1 4 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 OUT LAN COAXIAL ASSIGNABLE (10/100) IN 1 IN 2 IN 1 OPTICAL ASSIGNABLE IN 2 ADAPTER PORT SIRIUS IN (OUTPUT 5 V 100 mA MAX) COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE IN 1 IN 2 (DVD) (DVR/BDR) Y Y AUDIO L PB PB R (DVD) (CD) (TV/SAT) (DVR/BDR) PRE OUT ANTENNA ZONE 2 DVR/BDR DVD TV/SAT VIDEO CD CD-R/TAPE SUBWOOFER PR PR OUT OUT IN IN IN IN IN OUT IN AM LOOP FM UNBAL 75 MONITOR R FRONT CENTER L R SURROUND L SURROUND BACK R L(Single) SPEAKERS FRONT HEIGHT/WIDE/ B Y OUT R L VIDEO PB IR CONTROL IN OUT IN OUT PR SPEAKERS A Surround right Surround left 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. 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 biamping 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. • 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. 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 at the left. 20 En

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Connecting your equipment
03
20
En
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.
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.
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.
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 at the left.
HDMI
ASSIGNABLE
P
B
P
R
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
(DVD)
(DVR/BDR)
(DVD)
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
L
R
R
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
SURROUND BACK
FRONT HEIGHT/WIDE/
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
ZONE 2
OUT
DVR/BDR
DVD
OUT
IN
CD-R/TAPE
OUT
IN
IN
CD
IN
TV/SAT
IN
VIDEO
IN
(DVR/BDR)
(OUTPUT 5 V
100 mA MAX)
(CD)
(Single)
SUBWOOFER
(TV/SAT)
AM LOOP
FM UNBAL 75
COMPONENT VIDEO
AUDIO
PRE OUT
ANTENNA
OPTICAL
SIRIUS
ADAPTER PORT
VIDEO
IR
CONTROL
SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
MONITOR
OUT
LAN
COAXIAL
BD IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
(10/100)
IN
IN
1
IN
2
1
IN
1
IN
2
1
4
2
3
4
IN
1
A
IN
2
B
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
High
Low
High
Low
Front left
Subwoofer
Center
Surround right
Front right
Surround left
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
Bi-amp compatible
speaker