Pioneer VSX-820-K Owner's Manual - Page 18

Connecting the speakers, on for the listening options - subwoofer output

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03 Connecting your equipment Connecting the speakers 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. You can use the speakers connected to the B speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room. See Switching the speaker system on page 20 for the listening options with this setup. Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right (R) terminal and the speaker on the left to the left (L) terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/-) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers. You can use speakers with a normal impedance between 6 Ω and 16 Ω. However, note that only the front speakers are set to a value between 12 Ω and 16 Ω if you select SPAB in Switching the speaker system on page 20. Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to the AC power source. Center speaker Front speakers L R C Surround speakers SL SR SUBWOOFER PRE OUT SURR BACK / FRONT HEIGHT L (Single) CD-R/TAPE DVR/VCR OUT R PRE OUT CD CD-R/TAPE DVR/VCR ADAPTER PORT (OUTPUT 5 V 100 mA MAX) VIDEO DVR/VCR OUT IN TV/SAT IN SPEAKERS A R FRONT L R SURROUND L L IN R TV/SAT DVD L IN R AUDIO IN MONITOR OUT DVD IN BD IN SPEAKERS B ANTENNA PR PB Y MONITOR OUT BD FM UNBAL 75 SIRIUS IN R IN 2 (DVD) IN AM LOOP COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1 (BD) ASSIGNABLE 12 Class 2 Wiring L CENTER SW Powered subwoofer Speaker system B L R 18 En

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Connecting your equipment
03
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En
Connecting the speakers
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.
Make sure you connect the speaker on the
right to the right (
R
) terminal and the speaker
on the left to the left (
L
) terminal. Also make
sure the positive and negative (
+
/
) terminals
on the receiver match those on the speakers.
You can use the speakers connected to the B
speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback
in another room. See
Switching the s
p
eaker
system
on page 20 for the listening options
with this setup.
You can use speakers with a normal
impedance between 6
Ω
and 16
Ω
.
However, note that only the front speakers are
set to a value between 12
Ω
and 16
Ω
if you
select
SP
AB
in
Switching the s
p
eaker system
on page 20.
Be sure to com
p
lete all connections before
connecting this unit to the AC
p
ower source.
SURR BACK /
FRONT
HEIGHT
L
(Single)
R
R
L
IN
R
L
IN
IN
OUT
IN
CD
TV/SAT
DVD
BD
DVR/VCR
MONITOR OUT
P
R
P
B
Y
R
L
Class 2 Wiring
DVD IN
BD IN
OUT
MONITOR
COMPONENT VIDEO
ANTENNA
TV/SAT
IN
DVR/VCR
OUT
IN
FRONT
CENTER
R
L
SURROUND
R
L
CD-R/TAPE
DVR/VCR
CD-R/TAPE
PRE OUT
AUDIO
SIRIUS
IN
FM
UNBAL
75
AM
LOOP
ADAPTER PORT
VIDEO
(OUTPUT 5 V
100 mA MAX)
(BD)
IN
1
(DVD)
IN
2
ASSIGNABLE
SPEAKERS
1
B
SPEAKERS
A
2
SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT
SW
L
C
R
SL
SR
L
R
Center speaker
Surround speakers
Front speakers
Powered subwoofer
Speaker system B