Installing Your Speaker System - Pioneer VSX-AX5Ai-G Operating Instructions Manual

03 Connecting your equipment

Installing your speaker system

To take full advantage of the receiver's surround sound
capabilities connect front, center, surround and
surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer.
Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer
speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even
no surround speakers—will work. At the very least, front
left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your
Subwoofer
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
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S400
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Front
left
TV
CENTER
Surround
left
Surround
back left
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). You can use speakers with a
nominal impedance between 6–16Ω (please see
Switching the speaker impedance on page 68 if you plan
to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8Ω).
Front
right
Center
Caution
These speaker terminals carry
HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage. To prevent
the risk of electric shock when connecting
or disconnecting the speaker cables,
disconnect the power cord before
touching any uninsulated parts.
Surround
back right
SELECTABLE
Surround
right