Pioneer Elite VSX-52TX Operating Instructions Manual page 9

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3 Connect your speakers.
A complete setup of eight 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.
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 6–16Ω (please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 74 if you
plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8Ω).
Front speakers
L
IN
ASSIGNABLE
CD-R/
1 4
TAPE/MD
OUT
REC
VIDEO1
IN
PLAY
IN
DVR /
VCR
OUT
3 REC
IN
(DVD/
LD) TV/
SAT
IN
IN 4
(CD)
DVD/
LD
IN
LAY
R
DIGITAL
D-R/
APE/MD
OUT
REC
DEO1
LAY
VR /
CR
OUT
• If you only have one surround back speaker, hook it up to the surround back left (Single) terminal.
Caution
• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted
together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal.
Use good quality speaker wire to connect the
speakers to the receiver.
Make sure that the speaker cable you're going to use is
properly prepared with about
stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands
twisted together (fig. A).
Center speaker
R C
OUT
MONITOR
P R
CEN- OUT
TER
SUBW.
MONITOR
OUT
FRONT
Y
MULTI-
R L
ROOM &
SOURCE
VIDEO1
SUR-
IN
P
ROUND IN B
R L I R
IN 1
SUR-
ROUND OUT
BACK
IN P
R
L
R
(Single) DVR / RS - 232C
VCR
CEN-
OUT
Y
TER
SUBW.
T V /
SAT
FRONT P
B
IN
R L
2
IN
M
R L
DVD/
SUR-
P
LD R
ROUND ASSIGNABLE
PRE IN
R L
1 2
L
COMPONENT
OUT
MULTI CH IN
VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO
AUDIO VIDEO
CEN-
TER
SUBW.
FRONT
R L
SUR-
ROUND
R L
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
L
R
(Single)
CEN-
3
/ in. (10 mm) of insulator
8
Surround speakers
LS RS
AC OUTLET
AC 120 V 60Hz
SWITCHED 100W (0 .8A) MAX
SPEAKERS
A FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK /
R L R L
R
SELECTABLE
SELECTABLE
Powered
subwoofer
INPUT
To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns
until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire
(fig. B). Once the wire is in position, tighten the terminal
until the wire is firmly clamped (fig. C).
fig. A
3/8 in. (10mm)
Surround back speakers
SBL SBR
B
L
(Single)
SW
fig. B fig. C
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