Pioneer VSX-919AH-K Owner's Manual - Page 20

Surr Back, System, To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker, cables to the speaker terminal on - digital optical

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03 Connecting your equipment Bi-amping your speakers Bi-amp compatible speaker High Low Front left Center Subwoofer Bi-amp compatible speaker High Low Front right ASSIGNABLE Y BD IN IN 1 AUDIO YL PB PR IN 1 (DVD) Y PB R PR IN 2 (DVR) MONITOR OUT ZONE2 OUT IN 2 DVD TV/SAT IN IN IN 3 DVR OUT IN HDMI ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL AUDIO 1 3 COAXIAL ASSIGNABLE OUT IN 1 (DVD) IN 2 (CD) FRONT OPTICAL ASSIGNABLE IN 1 (TV/SAT) IN 2 (DVR) CENTER SURROUND PRE OUT SIRIUS IN AM LOOP FM UNBAL 75 AUX IN IR IN CD CD-R IN OUT IN SPEAKERS FRONT AR SUBWOOFER MULTI CH IN SUBWOOFER ANTENNA L CENTER R SURROUND L R SURROUND BACK/ B L (Single) VIDEO PB PR COMPONENT VIDEO OUT IN CONTROL OUT Surround right Surround left VSX-1019AH Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers 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. CAUTION • Most speakers with both High and Low terminals have two metal plates that connect the High to the Low terminals. These must be removed when you are biamping 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 Your speakers can also be bi-wired if they support bi-amping. • With these connections, the Surr Back System setting makes no difference. • To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cables to the speaker terminal on the receiver. Using a banana plug for the second connection is recommended. CAUTION • Don't connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way. • When bi-wiring as well, heed the cautions for bi-amping shown at the left. 20 En

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Connecting your equipment
03
20
En
Bi-amping your speakers
Bi-am
p
ing is when you connect the high
f
r
equency d
r
ive
r
and low f
r
equency d
r
ive
r
of
you
r
s
p
eake
r
s to diffe
r
ent am
p
lifie
r
s fo
r
bette
r
c
r
ossove
r
p
e
r
fo
r
mance. You
r
s
p
eake
r
s must be
bi-am
p
able to do this (having se
p
a
r
ate
te
r
minals fo
r
high and low) and the sound
im
pr
ovement will de
p
end on the kind of
s
p
eake
r
s you’
r
e using.
CAUTION
Most s
p
eake
r
s with both
High
and
Low
te
r
minals have two metal
p
lates that
connect the
High
to the
Low
te
r
minals.
These must be
r
emoved when you a
r
e bi-
am
p
ing the s
p
eake
r
s o
r
you could seve
r
ely
damage the am
p
lifie
r
. See you
r
s
p
eake
r
manual fo
r
mo
r
e info
r
mation.
If you
r
s
p
eake
r
s have a
r
emovable
c
r
ossove
r
netwo
r
k, make su
r
e you do not
r
emove it fo
r
bi-am
p
ing. Doing so may
damage you
r
s
p
eake
r
s.
Bi-wiring your speakers
You
r
s
p
eake
r
s can also be bi-wi
r
ed if they
su
pp
o
r
t bi-am
p
ing.
With these connections, the
Surr Back
System
setting makes no diffe
r
ence.
To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker
cables to the speaker terminal on the receiver.
Using a banana
p
lug fo
r
the second
connection is
r
ecommended.
CAUTION
Don’t connect diffe
r
ent s
p
eake
r
s f
r
om the
same te
r
minal in this way.
When bi-wi
r
ing as well, heed the cautions
fo
r
bi-am
p
ing shown at the left.
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
HDMI
DIGITAL
AUDIO
COAXIAL
SUBWOOFER
SUBWOOFER
CD-R
CD
OUT
IN
DVR
OUT
IN
IR
R
L
L
R
L
(Single)
R
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
SURROUND BACK
/
CON-
TROL
IN
AUX
IN
DVD
IN
MONITOR
OUT
VIDEO
COMPONENT
VIDEO
TV
/
SAT
IN
ZONE2
AUDIO
OUT
L
Y
P
B
P
B
P
Y
P
B
P
R
P
R
Y
R
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
AM
LOOP
FM
UNBAL
75
OPTICAL
SIRIUS IN
PRE OUT
SPEAKERS
MULTI
CH
IN
ANTENNA
BD IN
IN
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
OUT
2
IN
3
IN
(DVD)
(DVD)
(DVR)
1
IN
(TV/SAT)
1
IN
(CD)
2
IN
(DVR)
2
3
1
B
A
High
Low
High
Low
F
r
ont left
Subwoofe
r
Cente
r
VSX-1019AH
Su
rr
ound
r
ight
F
r
ont
r
ight
Su
rr
ound left
Bi-am
p
com
p
atible
s
p
eake
r
Bi-am
p
com
p
atible
s
p
eake
r