Pioneer VSX-917V-S User Manual - Page 58

11 Other connections • Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to select a speaker system setting. SOUND MIDNIGHT/ SIGNAL RETRIEVER LOUDNESS SELECT TONE PTY SPEAKERS SEARCH TUNING/ STATION TUNER EDIT SETUP RETURN MULTI JOG Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option: • SPA - Sound is output from the speakers connected to the A speaker terminals (multichannel playback is possible). • SPB - Sound is output from the two speakers connected to speaker system B (only stereo playback is possible). • SPAB - Sound is output from speaker system A (up to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two speakers in speaker system B, and the subwoofer. Multichannel sources (heard through speaker system A) are downmixed for stereo output from speaker system B. Bi-amping your front speakers Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers (in this case, to both front and surround back terminals) for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this (having separate terminals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend on the kind of speakers you're using. 1 Connect your speakers as shown below. This illustration below shows the connections for bi-amping your front left speaker. Hook up your front right speaker in the same way. Front left speaker SR FRONT P E AA K E R S LR SURROUND L CENTER R SURROUND BACK L B Hi Since both front and surround back speaker terminals output the same audio, it doesn't matter which set (front or surround back) is powering which part (Hi or Low) of the speaker. • Make sure that the + / - connections are properly inserted. 2 Select the 'Front Bi-Amp' setting from the 'Surr Back System' menu. See Surround back speaker setting on page 36 to specify how you're using the surround back speaker terminals. Caution • Most speakers with both Hi and Low terminals have two metal plates that connect the Hi to the Low terminals. These must be removed when you are bi-amping the speakers or you could severely damage the amplifier. See your speaker manual for more information. • If your speakers have a removable crossover network, make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. Doing so may damage your speakers. Bi-wiring your speakers The reasons for bi-wiring are basically the same as bi-amping, but additionally, interference effects within the wire could be reduced, producing better sound. Again, to do this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they must have separate terminals for the high and low frequencies). When bi-wiring, make sure you've selected Normal (SB) or Second Zone in Surround back speaker setting on page 36. • To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to the speaker terminal on the receiver. Lo 58 En