Pioneer VSX-AX5Ai-G Operating Instructions Manual page 11

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Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a
positive (+) red, and negative (–) black terminal. For
proper sound you should take care to match these up
with the terminals on the speakers themselves.
• If you only have one surround back speaker, hook it
up to the surround back left (Single) terminal.
• If you're not using a subwoofer, change the front
speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 55) to
LARGE.
Caution
• 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.
Make sure that the speaker cable you're going to use is
properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped
from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted
together (fig. A).
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).
10mm
fig. A
Where you place the speakers will have a big effect on the
sound. Place your speakers as shown below for the best
surround sound effect. For more tips on speaker
placement, see Placing the speakers on page 29.
Front L
Sub-
woofer
Surround
L
Surround
back L
fig. B fig. C
Front R
Center
Surround
R
Surround
back R
4 Plug in the receiver and switch it on, followed by
your DVD player, your subwoofer and the TV.
Make sure you've set the video input on your TV to this
receiver. Check the manual that came with the TV if you
don't know how to do this.
Also make sure that DVD/LD is showing in the receiver's
display, indicating that the DVD input is selected. If it
isn't, press DVD/LD on the remote control to set the
receiver to the DVD input.
5 Use the on-screen Auto Surround setup to set up
your system.
See Automatically setting up for surround sound on the
next page for more on this.
6 Play a DVD, and adjust the volume to your liking.
In addition to the basic playback explained in Playing a
source on page 14, there are several other sound options
you can select. See Listening to your system on page 38
for more on this. See also Making receiver settings from
the Surround Setup menu on page 54 for more setup
options.
• If you're not familiar with the proper DVD settings,
refer to Checking the settings on your DVD (or other)
player on page 14.
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