Pioneer VSX-36TX Owner's Manual - Page 19

PREPARATION Connecting Your Equipment Speakers A full complement of eight speakers is shown here but, naturally, everyone's home set up will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner described below. The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (called "front" speakers in the diagram) but the receiver is designed to be used with at least three speakers. One of the latest features of home theater is the use of SURROUND BACK speakers. These speakers add even greater realism in movie sound effects and new discs with soundtracks in Dolby Digital or DTS incorporates these channels. In order to be able to use these channels you must hook your SURROUND BACK speakers up to an external amplifier and then connect that to the VSX-37TX/36TX, as shown in the diagram below. If you only have one SURROUND BACK speaker hook it up to the SURROUND BACK L (SINGLE) terminal on the back of the receiver. In general, make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on the left to the left terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/-) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers. Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. memo The receiver has two speaker systems, A & B. A is the main system supporting the full complement of surround sound speakers. If you switch on both A & B speaker systems, only front speakers and the subwoofer will be audible. No sound will come from the center or surround speakers but multi channel sources will be down-mixed to the active speakers so no sound will be lost. Similarly, if you choose just the B system you'll only hear the front speakers connected to the B system and multi channel sources will be down-mixed to these two speakers. For the VSX-37TX you can use speakers with a nominal impedance rated 6Ω-16Ω, for the VSX-36TX see the following page. Front speaker (A) (Left) Powered subwoofer INPUT TV/monitor Center speaker Front speaker (A) (Right) Surround speaker (Left) 2 RF IN IN 1 (AC-3) IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 SURROUND PRE OUT R OUT 1 OUT 2 FM UNBAL 75‰ FRONT R PCM/ 2/ IN 5 DTS DIGITAL L MULTI CH IN L L FRONT CENTER SUB WOOFER FM ANTENNA PLAY TAPE2 MONITOR REC SURROUND R AUDIO R L DVD / LD IN VIDEO VIDEO IN S2 VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO DVD/LD TV/SAT IN IN Y TV / SAT IN IN IN IN VCR1 / DVR OUT OUT MONITOR Y OUT IN IN VCR2 OUT OUT A FRONT SPEAKERS CENTER CD IN AM LOOP ANTENNA MULTIROOM & SOURCE OUT R L AUDIO CENTER SUB WOOFER R PLAY MD / TAPE1/ CD-R REC MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT IN MULTI CH IN SURROUND R BACK L PHONO IN L OUT REMOTE IN MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE CONTROL R SURROUND L (Single) BACK PRE OUT VSX-37TX SWITCHED TOTAL 100W(0.8A)MAX UNSWITCHED 100W(0.8A)MAX AC120V 60Hz SURROUND B FRONT AC OUTLETS Additional Amplifier (See p.21) Surround back speaker (Left) Surround back speaker (Right) Surround speaker (Right) 7 Speaker terminals 1 Twist exposed wire strands together. 2 Loosen speaker terminal and insert exposed wire. 3 Tighten terminal. 3/8 in. (10 mm) The speaker terminals also accept single banana plugs. (Refer to speaker manual for details.) 19