Bi-Amping Your Speakers; Bi-Wiring Your Speakers - Pioneer VSX 1020 Operating Instructions Manual

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03
Connecting your equipment

Bi-amping your speakers

Front right
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
HDMI
ASSIGNABLE
1 4
COMPONENT VIDEO
ASSIGNABLE
IN
1
( DVD )
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
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 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.
20
En
High
Low
BD IN
IN
1
IN
2
IN
3
IN
4
AUDIO
IN
2
( DVR/BDR )
L
Y
P
R
B
ZONE 2
DVR/BDR
DVD
TV/SAT
VIDEO
OUT
OUT
IN
IN
IN
IN
P
R
MONITOR
OUT
VIDEO
IR
CONTROL
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
Center
Subwoofer
OUT
LAN
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
ASSIGNABLE
( 10/100 )
IN
1
IN
2
ASSIGNABLE
IN
1
IN
2
ADAPTER PORT
( OUTPUT 5 V
( DVD )
( CD )
( TV/SAT )
( DVR/BDR )
PRE OUT
ANTENNA
CD
CD-R/TAPE
SUBWOOFER
IN
OUT
IN
AM LOOP
FM UNBAL 75
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
R
L
R
L R
A
SPEAKERS
Surround right
Surround left

Bi-wiring your speakers

Your speakers can also be bi-wired if they
support bi-amping.
• With these connections, the Speaker
System setting makes no difference.
To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker
cords 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.
Front left
High
Low
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
SIRIUS
IN
100 mA MAX )
SURROUND BACK
SPEAKERS
L
( Single )
B
FRONT HEIGHT/WIDE/
R
L

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