Pioneer VSX-21TXH Owner's Manual - Page 17

Connecting your equipment 03 Determining the speakers' application Surround sound with a strong sense of presence can be enjoyed by connecting 7 speakers and 1 subwoofer. It is also possible to achieve high sound quality using bi-amp connections and to enjoy music in other rooms using the MULTI-ZONE feature. High sound quality can be achieved with a minimum of two speakers. • Be sure to connect speakers to the front left and right channels ( L and R ). • The Surr Back System setting must be made if you use any of the connections shown below other than [1] (see Selecting the Surr Back system on page 22). [1] 7.1ch surround connection (Simple connection & Best surround) *Default setting These connections prioritize surround sound with a speaker layout like that in a movie theater. • Surr Back System setting: Normal (default) • If you have six speakers, either only connect one surround back speaker (6.1 ch surround), or connect for the 7.1-channel setting as shown on the diagram below but without the center speaker. L SW Front left Subwoofer C Center R Front right SL Surround left SR Surround right SBL Surround back left SBR Surround back right [2] 5.1ch surround & Front Bi-amping connection (High quality surround) Bi-amping connection of the front speakers for high sound quality with 5.1-channel surround sound. • Surr Back System setting: Front Bi-Amp L Front left* SW C Center Subwoofer R Front right* [3] 5.1ch surround & ZONE 2 connection (Multi Zone) With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback on another component in ZONE 2. (The selection of input devices is limited.) • Surr Back System setting: ZONE 2 L Front left SW C Center Subwoofer Surround left SL R Front L right Left R Right Surround right SR ZONE 2 [4] 5.1ch surround & Speaker B connection With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback of the same sound on the B speakers. • Surr Back System setting: Speaker B L Front left SW C Center Subwoofer R Front right Speaker B Surround left SL Surround right SR Other speaker connection • Your favorite speaker connections can be selected even if you have fewer than 5.1 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 Auto MCACC (speaker environment setting) procedure. See Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 41. Surround left SL Surround right SR *Bi-amp compatible speaker 17 En