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03 Connecting up Connecting the speakers A complete setup of six 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. 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 for surround sound. If you're not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 42) to LARGE. 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 Ω to 16 Ω (please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 72 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8 Ω). You can use the speakers connected to the B speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room. Make sure to review Hints on speaker placement on page 21 when placing the speakers in another room. See Switching the speaker system on page 22 for the listening options with this setup. Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to the AC power source. VSX-918V HDMI IN R IN (DVD / BD) IN 1 IN (ASSIGNABLE) OUT (TV / SAT) IN 2 IN OUT IN XM IN IN DIGITAL IN COAX 1 OUT (DVD / BD) (ASSIGNABLE) AUDIO AUX L CD ANTENNA FM UNBAL DIGITAL IN PLAY CD-R / TAPE / MD REC AM LOOP DVD / BD FRONT DVD / BD IN DVD5.1 CH INPUT TV TV / SAT / SAT IN DVR / VCR DVR / VCR IN CONTROL OUT IN SUB WOOFER PREOUT MONITOR OUT DVR / VCR OUT VIDEO OPT 2 (TV / SAT) OPT 1 (CD) (ASSIGNABLE) R S P E A K A E R S CEN- SUB TER WOOFER R SURROUND L DVD 5.1CH INPUT Y SIRIUS IN (ASSIGNABLE) (DVR / VCR) IN 3 (DVD / BD) IN 1 PB PR Y PB PR FRONT MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO (TV / SAT) IN 2 LR SURROUND L CENTER R L B AC OUTLET Speaker system B The illustration shows the VSX-918V, but connections for the VSX-818V are the same. 20 En

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Connecting up
03
20
En
Connecting the speakers
A complete setup of six 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. 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 for surround sound. If
you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front
speaker setting (see
Speaker Setting
on
page 42) to
LARGE
.
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
Ω
to 16
Ω
(please see
Switching the
speaker impedance
on page 72 if you plan to
use speakers with an impedance of less than
8
Ω
).
You can use the speakers connected to the B
speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback
in another room. Make sure to review
Hints on
speaker placement
on page 21 when placing
the speakers in another room. See
Switching
the speaker system
on page 22 for the listening
options with this setup.
Be sure to complete all connections before
connecting this unit to the AC power source.
The illustration shows the VSX-918V, but connections for the VSX-818V are the same.
HDMI
(DVD / BD) IN
IN
R
L
IN
AUX
CD
IN
OUT
DVD / BD
TV
/ SAT
FRONT
DVD5.1
CH INPUT
IN
IN
DVR
/ VCR
DVR
/ VCR IN
TV
/ SAT IN
DVD
/ BD IN
AM
LOOP
IN
OUT
DIGITAL IN
CEN-
TER
SURROUND
DVD 5.1CH INPUT
SIRIUS IN
AC OUTLET
COMPONENT VIDEO
R
L
SUB
WOOFER
OPT
OPT
(TV / SAT)
(CD)
R
A
FRONT
SURROUND
CENTER
R
L
R
L
L
FM UNB
AL
CONTROL
ANTENNA
DVR
/ VCR OUT
MONITOR
OUT
AUDIO
VIDEO
XM
IN
IN
OUT
DIGITAL IN
COAX
(DVD / BD)
(ASSIGNABLE)
PLAY
CD-R
/ TAPE
/ MD
(ASSIGNABLE)
(ASSIGNABLE)
S
P
E
A
K
E
R
S
1
1
1
2
(TV / SAT) IN
OUT
2
REC
B
(DVR / VCR) IN
Y
P
B
P
R
MONITOR OUT
(ASSIGNABLE)
3
(DVD / BD) IN
1
(TV / SAT) IN
2
P
B
P
R
HDMI
(DVD / BD) IN
IN
R
L
IN
AUX
CD
IN
OUT
DVD / BD
TV
/ SAT
FRONT
DVD5.1
CH INPUT
IN
IN
DVR
/ VCR
DVR
/ VCR IN
TV
/ SAT IN
DVD
/ BD IN
AM
LOOP
IN
OUT
DIGITAL IN
CEN-
TER
SURROUND
DVD 5.1CH INPUT
SIRIUS IN
AC OUTLET
COMPONENT VIDEO
R
L
SUB
WOOFER
OPT
OPT
(TV / SAT)
(CD)
R
A
FRONT
SURROUND
CENTER
R
L
R
L
L
FM UNB
AL
CONTROL
ANTENNA
DVR
/ VCR OUT
MONITOR
OUT
AUDIO
VIDEO
XM
IN
IN
OUT
DIGITAL IN
COAX
(DVD / BD)
(ASSIGNABLE)
CD-R
/ TAPE
/ MD
(ASSIGNABLE)
(ASSIGNABLE)
S
P
E
A
K
E
R
S
1
1
1
2
(TV / SAT) IN
OUT
2
SUB
WOOFER
PREOUT
B
(DVR / VCR) IN
Y
P
B
P
R
MONITOR OUT
(ASSIGNABLE)
3
(DVD / BD) IN
1
(TV / SAT) IN
2
Y
P
B
P
R
Speaker system B
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