Pioneer VSX-830-K Owner's Manual - Page 24

03 Connecting your equipment (In case of VSX-1130) Connecting the speakers Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a positive (+) and negative (-) terminal. Make sure to match these up with the terminals on the speakers themselves. This unit supports speakers with a nominal impedance of 6 W to 16 W. Installing your speaker system At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left surround back terminal). CAUTION ! These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage. To prevent the risk of electric shock when connect- ing or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts. ! Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure. Bare wire connections CAUTION Make sure that all speakers are securely installed. This not only improves sound quality, but also reduces the risk of damage or injury resulting from speakers being knocked over or falling in the event of external shocks such as earthquakes. 1 Twist exposed wire strands together. 2 Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire. 3 Tighten terminal. 1 2 3 10 mm (3/8 in.) Standard surround connection ! When only connecting one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURROUND BACK L (Single) terminals. The top middle terminals can also be used for the front wide and Speaker B speakers. 7.2 ch/5.2.2 ch setting Top middle right 7.2 ch SB/FW setting Front wide right Top middle left Front wide left Speaker B setting Speaker B - right Speaker B - left Front right Subwoofer 1 LINE LEVEL INPUT Center Subwoofer 2 LINE LEVEL INPUT Front left AUDIO OUT 1 SUBWOOFER PRE OUT 2 FRONT R L 5.2ch CENTER SURROUND R L 7.2ch SURROUND BACK R L (Single) SPEAKER B TOP MIDDLE R L Notes ! Please refer to the manual that came with your speakers for details on how to connect the other end of the speaker cables to your speakers. ! Use an RCA cable to connect the subwoofer. It is not possible to connect using speaker cables. ! If you have two subwoofers, the second subwoofer can be connected to the SUBWOOFER 2 terminal. Connecting two subwoofers increases the bass sound to achieve more powerful sound reproduction. In this case, the same sound is output from the two subwoofers. Banana plug connections If you want to use speaker cables terminated with banana plugs, screw the speaker terminal fully shut, then plug the banana plug into the end of the speaker terminal. AUDIO OUT 1 SUBWOOFER PRE OUT 2 FRONT R L 5.2ch CENTER SURROUND R L 7.2ch SURROUND BACK R L (Single) SPEAKER B TOP MIDDLE R L A 5.2.2ch HDZONE / BI-AMP B 5.2.2ch A 5.2.2ch HDZONE / BI-AMP B 5.2.2ch Surround right Surround back speaker terminals can be used to connect to the sub zone. 7.2 ch/5.2.2 ch setting Surround back right Surround back left 7.2 ch SB/FW setting Surround back right Surround back left Speaker B setting Surround back right Surround back left HDZONE setting HDZONE - Right HDZONE - Left Surround left 24