Pioneer VSX-815-S Owner's Manual - Page 64

Other connections, Connecting additional, amplifiers, Using this receiver with a, Pioneer plasma

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11 Other connections 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. Connecting additional amplifiers This receiver has more than enough power for any home use, but it's possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers.1 • Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. R S-VIDEO N¥ PR FRONT SURROUND SURROUND BACK PREOUT L L L Nø D BACK L B R R R R SURROUND L CENTER To SUB WOOFER PREOUT jack ANALOG INPUT ANALOG INPUT L R ANALOG INPUT L R ANALOG INPUT L R ANALOG INPUT Center channel amplifier (mono) Surround back channel amplifier Surround channel amplifier Front channel amplifier Powered subwoofer Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display If you have a Pioneer plasma display2, you can use an SR+ cable to connect it to this unit and take advantage of various convenient features, such as automatic video input switching of the plasma display when the input is changed. CONTROL OUT Pioneer plasma display 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 R OUT CONTROL IN OUT OUT DVR/ VCR IN MONITOR OUT TV/ IN SAT SUB WOOFER PREOUT DVD IN /LD S-VIDEO Note 1 • You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In this case plug the amplifier into the left (L (Single)) terminal only. • The sound you hear from the surround back terminals depends on the Surround back speaker setting on page 43. • To hear sound only from the pre-outs, simply disconnect any speakers that are connected directly to the receiver. • If you're not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker setting on page 48) to large. 2 This receiver is compatible with all Pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward. 64 En

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Other connections
11
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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.
Connecting additional
amplifiers
This receiver has more than enough power for
any home use, but it’s possible to add
additional amplifiers to every channel of your
system using the pre-outs. Make the
connections shown below to add amplifiers to
power your speakers.
1
•
Before making or changing the
connections, switch off the power and
disconnect the power cord from the AC
outlet.
Using this receiver with a
Pioneer plasma display
If you have a Pioneer plasma display
2
, you can
use an SR+ cable to connect it to this unit and
take advantage of various convenient features,
such as automatic video input switching of the
plasma display when the input is changed.
Note
1
• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In this case plug
the amplifier into the left (
L (Single)
) terminal only.
• The sound you hear from the surround back terminals depends on the
Surround back speaker setting
on page 43.
• To hear sound only from the pre-outs, simply disconnect any speakers that are connected directly to the receiver.
• If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see
Speaker setting
on page 48) to large.
R
S-VIDEO
P
R
ø
N
N
¥
R
L
SURROUND
L
D BACK
B
PREOUT
R
R
R
L
L
L
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND BACK
SURROUND
INPUT
L
R
ANALOG
INPUT
L
R
ANALOG
INPUT
L
R
ANALOG
INPUT
ANALOG
INPUT
ANALOG
Front channel
amplifier
Surround channel
amplifier
Surround back
channel amplifier
Center channel
amplifier (mono)
Powered
subwoofer
¸
To
SUB WOOFER PREOUT
jack
2
This receiver is compatible with all Pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward.
CONTROL
OUT
IN
AM
LOOP
FM UNBAL
75
Ω
IN
IN
IN
MONITOR
OUT
OUT
VIDEO
SUB
WOOFER
R
AUDIO
L
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
IN
OPT
COAX
COAX
OPT
AUX
CD
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
ANTENNA
D V D
5.1CH
INPUT
DVR/
VCR
TV/
SAT
DVD
/LD
IN
IN
IN
S-VIDEO
OUT
OUT
CONTROL
Pioneer plasma
display