Pioneer VSX-54TX Owner's Manual - Page 66
Other connections, Bi-amping your front speakers, Bi-wiring your speakers
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10 Other connections Bi-amping your front speakers Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers (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. 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 Surround in Surround back speaker setting on page 50. • 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. Front left speaker Hi SELECTABLE Lo 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 (Hi or Low) of the speaker. • Make sure that the + / - connections are properly inserted. 2 Select the 'Front Bi-Amp' setting from the 'SurrBack System' menu. See Surround back speaker setting on page 50 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 Hi and Low terminals have two metal plates that connect the Hi 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. 66 En