Pioneer VSX-921-K Operating Instructions Manual page 11

Connecting your equipment
• Surround and surround back speakers should be
positioned 60 cm to 90 cm (2 ft. to 3 ft.) higher than your
ears and titled slight downward. Make sure the speakers
don't face each other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers
should be more directly behind the listener than for home
theater playback.
• Try not to place the surround speakers farther away from
the listening position than the front and center speakers.
Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect.
• Place the left and right front height speakers at least one
meter (3.3 ft.) directly above the left and right front
speakers.
• If you're going to place speakers around your CRT TV, use
shielded speakers or place the speakers at a sufficient
distance from your CRT TV.
• 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.
• When not connecting a subwoofer, connect speakers
with low frequency reproduction capabilities to the front
channel. (The subwoofer's low frequency component is
played from the front speakers, so the speakers could be
damaged.)
• After connecting, be sure to conduct the Auto
MCACC (speaker environment setting) procedure.
See Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)
on page 23.
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.
The front height terminals can also be used for Speaker B.
Front height setting
Front height right
Speaker B setting
Speaker B - right
Front right
Subwoofer
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
COAXIAL
OUT
HDMI DVR/BDR IN DVD IN BD IN VIDEO 1 IN
IN 1
ASSIGNABLE
( CD )
AUDIO
VIDEO
DVR/BDR CD-R/TAPE
ADAPTER PORT
L
MONITOR TV/SAT BD
( OUTPUT 5 V
OUT
IN IN
OUT 0.1 A MAX )
R
ANTENNA
CD
FM UNBAL
DVR/
75
BDR
L
AM LOOP
SIRIUS
OUT IN DVD IN IN IN
IN
1 R
( DVD )
ASSIGNABLE
IN
IN
2 L
( DVR/
BDR )
IN IN
R
SUBWOOFER
MONITOR
OUT
Y P P TV/SAT BD DVD
B R
COMPONENT VIDEO PRE OUT
When using only one surround
back speaker, connect it to the
SURROUND BACK L (Single)
terminals.
Surround
back right
Surround right
Front height left
Speaker B - left
Front left
Center
OPTICAL
IN IN
1 2 ASSIGNABLE
( TV/SAT ) ( CD-R/TAPE )
FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK
A
( Single )
R L R L R L
SPEAKERS
Class 2 Wiring
Surround
back left
Surround left
02
02
FRONT HEIGHT /
B
R L
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