Connecting The Speakers; Placing The Speakers - Pioneer Elite VSX-56TXi Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting your equipment

Connecting the speakers

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.
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.
Bare wire connections
Before you start connecting the speakers, make sure that
the speaker cable you're going to use is properly
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prepared with about / in. (10 mm) of insulator stripped
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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).
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/ inch (10mm)
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fig. A
Banana plug connections
If you want to use speaker cables terminated with banana
plugs, screw the speaker terminal fully shut then plug the
banana plug into the end of the speaker terminal.
Note
• Please refer to the manual that came with your
speakers for details on how to connect the other end
of the speaker cables to your speakers.
• If you are using a THX certified subwoofer use the
THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer (if your subwoofer
has one) or switch the filter position to THX on your
subwoofer.
fig. B fig. C
• The surround speaker terminals on this receiver can
be connected in a number of ways, depending on
your setup. See Surround back speaker setting on
page 51 for an overview of the possible
configurations.
• Other connections on page 67 provides greater detail
on alternate speaker setups such as using speaker
system B (page 67), bi-amping (page 68) and bi-
wiring (page 68).

Placing the speakers

Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect
on the quality of the sound. The following guidelines
should help you to get the best sound from your system.
• The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the
other speakers should be at about ear-level when
you're listening to them. Putting the speakers on the
floor (except the subwoofer), or mounting them very
high on a wall is not recommended.
• For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers
6–9 ft. apart, at equal distance from the TV.
• Install the center speaker above or below the TV so
that the sound of the center channel is localized at
the TV screen.
• When placing speakers near the TV, use magnetically
shielded speakers to prevent possible interference,
such as discoloration of the picture when the TV is
switched on. If you do not have magnetically shielded
speakers and notice discoloration of the TV picture,
move the speakers farther away from the TV.
• If possible, install the surround speakers slightly
above ear level.
• If you have two surround back speakers THX
recommends placing them together and the same
distance from your listening position.
Front L
Sub-
woofer
Surround
L
Surround
back L
Caution
• Make sure that all speakers are securely installed.
This not only improves sound quality, but also
reduces the risk of damage or injury resulting from
speakers being knocked over or falling in the event of
external shocks such as earthquakes.
Front R
Center
Surround
R
Surround
back R
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