Pioneer VSX-40 Owner's Manual - Page 11

Connecting your equipment 02 - If the surround speakers cannot be set directly to the side of the listening position with a 7.1-channel system, the surround effect can be enhanced by turning off the Up Mix function (see Setting the Up Mix function on page 35). • For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers 2 m to 3 m (6 ft. to 9 ft.) apart, at equal distance from the TV. • If you're using a center speaker, place the front speakers at a wider angle. If not, place them at a narrower angle. • Place the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen. Also, make sure the center speaker does not cross the line formed by the leading edge of the front left and right speakers. • Surround and surround back speakers should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm (2 ft. to 3 ft.) higher than your ears and titled slight downward. Make sure the speakers don't face each other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should be more directly behind the listener than for home theater playback. • Try not to place the surround speakers farther away from the listening position than the front and center speakers. Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect. • Place the left and right front height speakers at least one meter (3.3 ft.) directly above the left and right front speakers. • If you're going to place speakers around your CRT TV, use shielded speakers or place the speakers at a sufficient distance from your CRT TV. • The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the other speakers should be at about ear-level when you're listening to them. Putting the speakers on the floor (except the subwoofer), or mounting them very high on a wall is not recommended. • 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 (MCACC) on page 24. The front height terminals can also be used for Speaker B. Front height right Speaker B - right Front height setting Speaker B setting Front height left Speaker B - left Front right Subwoofer LINE LEVEL INPUT Center Front left HDMI DVR/BDR IN DVD IN BD IN VIDEO 1 IN OUT COAXIAL IN 1 IN 1 ASSIGNABLE IN OPTICAL 2 ASSIGNABLE IR IN OUT 12 V TRIGGER (OUTPUT 12 V 50 mA MAX) VIDEO (CD) AUDIO DVR/BDR CD-R/TAPE ZONE2 (TV/SAT) (CD-R/TAPE) MONITOR TV/SAT BD OUT IN IN OUT L ADAPTER PORT (OUTPUT 5 V OUT 0.1 A MAX) R ANTENNA DVR/ BDR OUT IN 1 (DVD) ASSIGN ABLE IN 2 (DVR/ BDR) IN DVD IN IN IN CD L FM UNBAL 75 IN SIRIUS AM LOOP A R FRONT R L IN L IN CENTER MONITOR OUT Y PB PR COMPONENT VIDEO TV/SAT BD R DVD SUBWOOFER PRE OUT SURROUND R L SURROUND BACK R L(Single) SPEAKERS Class 2 Wiring FRONT HEIGHT / B R L When using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURROUND BACK L (Single) terminals. Surround right Surround back right Surround back left Surround left 11 En