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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español 5 minute guide 02 3 Connect your speakers. A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone's home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below.1 The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best. 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. You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6-16Ω (please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 72 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8Ω). Front speakers Center speaker L R C Surround speakers Surround back speakers LS RS SBL SBR IN AUX FM UNBAL 75 Ω IN CD OPT OUT DVR/ 2 VCR (DVR/VCR) IN OPT 1 (TV/SAT) IN ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL IN IN COAX 2 (CD) OUT COAX 1 (DVD /LD) IN R AUDIO IN TV / SA T IN DVD /LD FRONT D V D 5.1CH REC INPUT CD-R IN / TAPE / MD PLAY L VIDEO AM LOOP ANTENNA CEN- SUB TER WOOFER R L COMPONENT VIDEO (DVR/ VCR) IN π ASSIGNABLE Y PB PR Y MONITOR OUT S-VIDEO (DVD/ LD) IN ¥ PB PR OUT CONTROL SURROUND DVD 5.1CH INPUT IN OUT MONITOR OUT SUB WOOFER PREOUT OUT DVR/ VCR IN TV/ IN SAT DVD IN /LD S-VIDEO SA P E A K E R S MONITOR OUT R FRONT L CENTER (T V / SAT)IN ø R SURROUND BACK L B FRONT SURROUND SURROUND BACK PREOUT L L L R R R R SURROUND L CENTER This receiver* Powered subwoofer SW INPUT * The illustration shows the VSX-915, but connections for the VSX-815 are the same. Caution • Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to the receiver. Note 1 • If you're not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker setting on page 48) to large. • If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the surround back left (L) terminal. 9 En

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3
Connect your speakers.
A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone’s home
setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below.
1
The receiver
will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three
speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best.
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. You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6–16
(please
see
Switching the speaker impedance
on page 72 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of
less than 8
).
* The illustration shows the VSX-915, but connections for the VSX-815 are the same.
Caution
Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker
terminal. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to the receiver.
Note
1
• If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see
Speaker setting
on page 48) to large.
If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the surround back left (
L
) terminal.
ASSIGNABLE
MONITOR
OUT
S-VIDEO
MONITOR OUT
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
CONTROL
OUT
IN
AM
LOOP
FM UNBAL
75
IN
IN
IN
COMPONENT VIDEO
MONITOR
OUT
SUB
WOOFER
SURROUND
CEN-
TER
OUT
VIDEO
SUB
WOOFER
R
AUDIO
L
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
IN
OPT
COAX
COAX
OPT
AUX
CD
L
R
DVR/
VCR
TV /
SAT
(TV/SAT)
(DVR/VCR)
(DVD
/LD)
(CD)
DVD
/LD
PLAY
CD-R
/ TAPE
/ MD
FRONT
PREOUT
ASSIGNABLE
DIGITAL IN
REC
1
2
1
2
ø
ANTENNA
(TV / SAT)IN
π
IN
DVD 5.1CH INPUT
(DVD/ LD)
(DVR/ VCR)
IN
¥
FRONT
R
L
R
L
CENTER
SURROUND
R
SURROUND BACK
S
P
E
A
K
E
R
S
D V D
5.1CH
INPUT
DVR/
VCR
TV/
SAT
DVD
/LD
IN
IN
IN
S-VIDEO
OUT
A
B
PREOUT
R
R
R
L
L
L
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND BACK
SURROUND
INPUT
Front speakers
L
R
C
LS
RS
Powered
subwoofer
This receiver*
SW
Surround speakers
SBL
SBR
Surround back speakers
Center speaker