Speaker Connections - Pioneer Elite VSX-35TX Operating Instructions Manual

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2 2 2 2 2 Speaker Connections

Home theater is designed to be setup with five, or seven speakers (front left & right; center; surround left
& right; and, optimally, surround back left & right) and a subwoofer but you can use this receiver with
fewer speakers. Hook up the speakers you have to the SPEAKERS A terminals on the back of the
receiver. If you only have two speakers hook them up as "FRONT." If you have three, hook up the single
speaker as "CENTER." Follow the diagram on p. 19 in order to hook up all your speakers. A center speaker
is very important for watching films because the dialog comes from the center speaker in digital
soundtracks. If you do not have a CENTER speaker you must tell the receiver the CENTER channel is
OFF or when you listen to digital soundtracks you won't hear any dialog. Use the instructions on p.
33 – 34 in order to do this.
Follow the diagram below to hook up an additional amplifier in order to use surround back speakers.
These speakers are important to hear all the sound channels on new, eight channel home theater DVDs.
The diagram below also explains how to hook up a subwoofer which provides realistic bass sounds.
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 amplifier match those on the
speakers.
R
L
RCA audio cord
L
RCA stereo cord
RCA video cord
RCA video cord
RCA stereo cord
optical cord
INPUT
Additional Amplifier (See p.21)
ANALOG
INPUT
L
R
R
L
Surround back
speaker (Left)
Quick Start Guide
VIDEO INPUT
VIDEO
VIDEO
OUT
ANALOG
STEREO
L L
R
R
DVD player
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
(not a PCM-only
output)
Powered
subwoofer
SPEAKERS
FRONT
R L
Surround back
speaker (Right)
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